Title 3

NRS 41.720 “Network” defined. “Network” means a network comprised of one or more computers that may be accessed by a modem, electronic or optical technology, or other similar means. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1256)

NRS 41.725 “Recipient” defined. “Recipient” means a person who receives an item of electronic mail. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1256)

NRS 41.730 Action for damages; exceptions; injunctive relief. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.735, if a person transmits or causes to be transmitted to a recipient an item of electronic mail that includes an advertisement, the person is liable to the recipient for civil…

NRS 41.735 Immunity for persons who provide users with access to network; applicability to items of electronic mail obtained voluntarily. 1. If a person provides users with access to a network and, as part of that service, transmits items of electronic mail on behalf of those use…

NRS 41.740 Damages for which person who kills or injures pet of another person is liable; punitive and noneconomic damages may not be awarded; limitation on amount of damages; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a natural person intentionally, willfull…

NRS 41.745 Liability of employer for intentional conduct of employee; limitations. 1. An employer is not liable for harm or injury caused by the intentional conduct of an employee if the conduct of the employee: (a) Was a truly independent venture of the employee; (b) Was not com…

NRS 41.750 Limitations on liability of employer for damages arising from or relating to child care provided to children of employee. If an employer: 1. Pays money directly to an employee for use by the employee to pay all or a portion of the cost of child care and the employee se…

NRS 41.755 Limitations on liability of employer who discloses information regarding employee to prospective employer of employee; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an employer who, at the request of an employee, discloses information regarding: (a) The …

NRS 41.800 Acts for which person is liable; remedies; no criminal liability for violation of section. 1. A person shall not intentionally obstruct: (a) The ingress or egress to any public or private property from any other public or private place in such a manner as not to leave …

NRS 41.900 Qualifications for bringing action for wrongful conviction; required proof; weight and admissibility of evidence; appointment of counsel; “innocence” defined. 1. A person who is not currently incarcerated for any offense may bring a civil action for his or her wrongful…

NRS 41.910 Certificate of innocence: Entry of certificate; denial of entry of certificate and dismissal of action; sealing of records upon entry of certificate; confidentiality of records not sealed upon entry of certificate; prohibition against construction of certain findings r…

NRS 41.920 Waiver of sovereign immunity; exceptions; action not subject to other requirements or limitation on damages; law relating to absolute or qualified immunity of judicial officer, prosecutor or law enforcement officer applies to action. 1. The State of Nevada waives its i…

NRS 41.930 Captioning of pleadings; verified statement of facts must be served upon Attorney General; proceedings held before court without jury; appeal; doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel do not apply to action. 1. All pleadings filed pursuant to NRS 41.900 must b…

NRS 41.940 Limitation on time for commencement of action. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person must bring an action pursuant to NRS 41.900 within 2 years after: (a) A judgment of conviction of the person was reversed or vacated and the charging document was d…

NRS 41.950 Award of damages and other relief. 1. In an action brought pursuant to NRS 41.900 which results in the court entering a certificate of innocence pursuant to NRS 41.910, the court shall award the person: (a) If the person was imprisoned for: (1) One to 10 years, $50,000…

NRS 41.960 Reduction of award because of previous action or settlement; notification of settlement or award; reimbursement; calculation of award not to include certain items. 1. If a person in an action brought pursuant to NRS 41.900 has previously won a monetary award against th…

NRS 41.970 Submission of claim to State Board of Examiners; claim paid from Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; payment not effective without prior approval of Board. To recover damages or other monetary relief awarded by a court pursuant to NRS 41.950, less any adjustment…

NRS 41A.003 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 41A.007 to 41A.017, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2006; A 1989, 419; 1991, 1609; 1995, 2344; 1999,…

NRS 41A.007 “Economic damages” defined. “Economic damages” includes damages for medical treatment, care or custody, loss of earnings and loss of earning capacity. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 6)

NRS 41A.011 “Noneconomic damages” defined. “Noneconomic damages” includes damages to compensate for pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement and other nonpecuniary damages. (Added to NRS by 2002 Special Session, 6)

NRS 41A.015 “Professional negligence” defined. “Professional negligence” means the failure of a provider of health care, in rendering services, to use the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances by similarly trained and experienced provider…

NRS 41A.017 “Provider of health care” defined. “Provider of health care” means a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, physician assistant, genetic counselor, anesthesiologist assistant, dentist, licensed nurse, dispensing optician, optometrist, licensed physi…

NRS 41A.035 Limitation on amount of award for noneconomic damages; publication of amount of limitation by Nevada Supreme Court. 1. In an action for injury or death against a provider of health care based upon professional negligence, the injured plaintiff may recover noneconomic …

NRS 41A.045 Several liability of defendants for damages; abrogation of joint and several liability. 1. In an action for injury or death against a provider of health care based upon professional negligence, each defendant is liable to the plaintiff for economic damages and nonecon…

NRS 41A.061 Dismissal of action for failure to bring to trial; effect of dismissal; adoption of court rules to expedite resolution of actions. 1. Upon the motion of any party or upon its own motion, unless good cause is shown for the delay, the court shall, after due notice to th…

NRS 41A.071 Dismissal of action filed without affidavit of medical expert. If an action for professional negligence is filed in the district court, the district court shall dismiss the action, without prejudice, if the action is filed without an affidavit that: 1. Supports the al…

NRS 41A.081 Settlement conference: Persons required to participate; powers and duties of judge; failure to participate. 1. In an action for professional negligence, all the parties to the action, the insurers of the respective parties and the attorneys of the respective parties s…

NRS 41A.085 Recommendation of settlement for amount of limits of policy of insurance: When authorized; insurer to pay for opinion of independent counsel upon request. 1. In an action for damages for professional negligence in which the defendant is insured pursuant to a policy of…

NRS 41A.097 Limitation of actions; tolling of limitation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, an action for injury or death against a provider of health care may not be commenced more than 4 years after the date of injury or 2 years after the plaintiff discovers or t…

NRS 41A.100 Required evidence; exceptions; rebuttable presumption of negligence. 1. Liability for personal injury or death is not imposed upon any provider of health care based on alleged negligence in the performance of that care unless evidence consisting of expert medical test…

NRS 41A.110 Consent of patient: When conclusively established. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 442.253, a physician licensed to practice medicine under the provisions of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, or a dentist licensed to practice dentistry under the provision…

NRS 41A.120 Consent of patient: When implied. In addition to the provisions of chapter 129 of NRS and any other instances in which a consent is implied or excused by law, a consent to any medical, surgical or dental procedure will be implied if: 1. In competent medical judgment, …

NRS 41B.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 41B.020 to 41B.160, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1348)

NRS 41B.020 “Acquitted” defined. “Acquitted” includes, without limitation, a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity or diminished capacity. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1348)

NRS 41B.030 “Agent” defined. “Agent” means a person who is authorized to represent or act for another person. The term includes, without limitation, an attorney-in-fact under a durable or nondurable power of attorney or a person who is authorized pursuant to the provisions of a g…

NRS 41B.040 “Beneficiary” defined. “Beneficiary” means a person who is entitled to accrue, acquire or receive any property, interest or benefit pursuant to the provisions of a governing instrument or the laws of intestate succession. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1348)

NRS 41B.050 “Community property” defined. “Community property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 123.220. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1348)

NRS 41B.060 “Community property with right of survivorship” defined. “Community property with right of survivorship” means community property in which a right of survivorship exists pursuant to NRS 111.064 or 115.060 or any other provision of law. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1349)

NRS 41B.070 “Convicted” and “conviction” defined. “Convicted” and “conviction” mean a judgment based upon: 1. A plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere; 2. A finding of guilty or guilty but mentally ill by a jury or a court sitting without a jury; 3. An adjudic…

NRS 41B.080 “Culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent” defined. “Culpable actor in the felonious and intentional killing of a decedent” means a person who: 1. Causes or perpetrates the felonious and intentional killing of the decedent; 2. Aids, abets,…

NRS 41B.090 “Governing instrument” defined. “Governing instrument” means any of the following: 1. A deed or any other instrument that transfers any property, interest or benefit. 2. An annuity or a policy of insurance. 3. A trust, whether created by an instrument executed during …

NRS 41B.100 “Interest” defined. “Interest” means: 1. Any interest, in whole or in part, in any property or estate, whether such interest is legal or equitable, present or future, or contingent or vested; 2. A right, power or privilege to appoint, consume, exercise, transfer or us…

NRS 41B.110 “Interested person” defined. “Interested person” means: 1. A parent, spouse, child or sibling of a decedent; 2. A beneficiary or a person who would be a beneficiary if another person were found to be a killer of a decedent; 3. A person who serves in any fiduciary or r…

NRS 41B.120 “Joint tenants with right of survivorship” defined. “Joint tenants with right of survivorship” means two or more persons who hold any property, interest or benefit under circumstances that entitle one or more of the persons to the whole of the property, interest or be…

NRS 41B.130 “Killer” defined. “Killer” means a person who is deemed to be a killer of a decedent pursuant to NRS 41B.250 or 41B.260. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1350)

NRS 41B.140 “Payor” defined. “Payor” means a person who is authorized or obligated by law or a governing instrument to pay or transfer any property, interest or benefit to another person. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1350)