Title 52

NRS 597.245 Operation of instructional wine-making facility; prohibited activities; penalty. 1. A person may operate an instructional wine-making facility if the person: (a) Obtains a license for the facility pursuant to chapter 369 of NRS; (b) Complies with the requirements of t…

NRS 597.250 Violations: Suspension or revocation of license. The license of any person who violates the provisions of NRS 597.210, 597.220, 597.230, 597.235, 597.237 or 597.245 must be suspended or revoked in the manner provided in chapter 369 of NRS. (Added to NRS by 1975, 624; …

NRS 597.255 Violations: Civil penalties. 1. A person who has suffered injury, including, without limitation, economic damage, as the proximate result of a violation of the provisions of this section and NRS 597.190 to 597.245, inclusive, may bring a civil action against the perso…

NRS 597.260 Penalty; civil liability. 1. It is unlawful for a retailer of alcoholic beverages to substitute one brand of alcoholic beverage for a brand that has been specifically requested by the customer, unless the customer consents to the substitution. Any violation of this su…

NRS 597.262 Enforcement by Attorney General and district attorneys; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 228.380, the Attorney General has primary jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of NRS 597.120 to 597.260, inclusive, and shall cause appropria…

NRS 597.264 Definitions. As used in NRS 597.264 to 597.2667, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires the words and terms defined in NRS 597.2643 to 597.265, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1997, 942)

NRS 597.2643 “Assistive device” defined. “Assistive device” means a device purchased or accepted for delivery in this state that enhances the ability of a person to perform a major life activity, including, but not limited to: 1. Manual or motorized wheelchairs, scooters and othe…

NRS 597.2645 “Consumer” defined. “Consumer” means: 1. A person who leases or purchases, other than for the purposes of resale, an assistive device; 2. A person to whom an assistive device is transferred during the period the express warranty of a manufacturer is in effect; or 3. …

NRS 597.2647 “Dealer” defined. “Dealer” means a person who sells or leases assistive devices to consumers. (Added to NRS by 1997, 943)

NRS 597.265 “Manufacturer” defined. “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures or assembles assistive devices or an agent of that person, including an importer or a distributor. The term does not include a dealer. (Added to NRS by 1997, 943)

NRS 597.2653 Manufacturer to provide express warranty for new assistive device; effective period of warranty; failure to provide warranty. 1. A manufacturer who, directly or through a dealer, sells or leases to a consumer in this state an assistive device that has not been previo…

NRS 597.2655 Repair of assistive device not in conformance with express warranty. If an assistive device does not conform to the express warranty of the manufacturer and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer or dealer and makes the assistive device available …

NRS 597.2657 Inability of manufacturer or dealer to conform assistive device to express warranty after reasonable number of repairs: Replacement or refund; presumptions. 1. If, after a reasonable number of repairs, the manufacturer or dealer is unable to conform the assistive dev…

NRS 597.266 Manufacturer to reimburse consumer for rental of assistive device in certain circumstances; action against dealer for failure to deliver assistive device for repair in timely manner. 1. If an assistive device covered by an express warranty of a manufacturer is made av…

NRS 597.2663 Sale or lease of returned assistive device prohibited unless reason for return disclosed to prospective consumer. An assistive device that is returned to a manufacturer by a consumer in this state pursuant to NRS 597.2657 may not be sold or leased in this state unles…

NRS 597.2665 Action for damages and equitable relief; costs and attorney’s fees. 1. In addition to any other remedy available to a consumer, a consumer may bring an action to recover any damages caused by a manufacturer or dealer who violates any of the provisions of NRS 597.264 …

NRS 597.2667 Rights and remedies not exclusive; waiver of rights void. 1. The provisions of NRS 597.264 to 597.2667, inclusive, do not limit any rights or remedies a consumer may have pursuant to any other law or agreement. 2. A waiver by a consumer of any of the rights provided …

NRS 597.267 Definitions. As used in NRS 597.267 to 597.2697, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 597.2671 to 597.2691, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2025, 712)

NRS 597.2671 “Authorized repair provider” defined. “Authorized repair provider” means: 1. A person operating in this State who is not affiliated with an original equipment manufacturer and who has an arrangement with an original equipment manufacturer under which the original equ…

NRS 597.2672 “Authorized third-party provider” defined. “Authorized third-party provider” means a person who is not affiliated with an original equipment manufacturer and who has an arrangement with an original equipment manufacturer under which the original equipment manufacture…

NRS 597.2673 “Diagnosis” defined. “Diagnosis” means the process of attempting to identify the issue or issues that cause equipment not to be in fully working order. (Added to NRS by 2025, 712)

NRS 597.2674 “Documentation” defined. “Documentation” means any manual, diagram, procedure for the performance of maintenance, functional diagram, wiring diagram, reporting of output, description of a code for required service, schematic for a circuit board, security code, passwo…

NRS 597.2675 “Embedded software” defined. “Embedded software” means programmable instructions provided on firmware delivered with an electronic component of equipment or with any part for the purpose of restoring or improving the operation of the equipment or part and includes, w…

NRS 597.2676 “Equipment” defined. “Equipment” means a mobility device designed for a person with a physical disability, including, without limitation, a powered wheelchair, manual wheelchair, mobility scooter or power assist device for a manual wheelchair. (Added to NRS by 2025, …

NRS 597.2677 “Firmware” defined. “Firmware” means a software program or set of instructions programmed on equipment or a part to allow the equipment or part to communicate with itself or with other computer hardware. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2678 “Independent repair provider” defined. “Independent repair provider” means: 1. A person operating in this State who: (a) Is engaged in the business of providing the services of diagnosis, maintenance or repair of equipment; (b) Does not have an arrangement described …

NRS 597.2679 “Maintenance” defined. “Maintenance” means any act necessary to keep equipment that is currently working in fully working order. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.268 “Manual wheelchair” defined. “Manual wheelchair” means a wheeled mobility device that is a chair that can either be propelled by the user or pushed by another person. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2681 “Mobility scooter” defined. “Mobility scooter” means an electric personal transporter that is used as a mobility aid for a person who needs assistance with walking or moving from one place to another. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2682 “Modification” or “modify” defined. “Modification” or “modify” means any alteration to equipment that is not maintenance or a repair. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2683 “Original equipment manufacturer” defined. “Original equipment manufacturer” means a person who, in the normal course of business, is engaged in the selling or leasing of equipment manufactured by or on behalf of the person to any other person in this State. (Added t…

NRS 597.2684 “Owner” defined. “Owner” means a person who owns or leases equipment purchased or used in this State. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2685 “Pair a part” or “parts pairing” defined. “Pair a part” or “parts pairing” means the practice by a manufacturer of using software to identify component parts through a unique identifier. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2686 “Part” defined. “Part” means any replacement part or assembly of parts, either new or used, made available by an original equipment manufacturer for the purposes of effecting the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of equipment manufactured or sold by the original equip…

NRS 597.2687 “Power assist device” defined. “Power assist device” means a device which is attached to a manual wheelchair to enable the user to propel the wheelchair with the expenditure of less effort. (Added to NRS by 2025, 713)

NRS 597.2688 “Powered wheelchair” defined. “Powered wheelchair” means a self-propelled vehicle, including a three-wheeled vehicle, designed for and used by a person with a disability or a barrier to personal mobility. (Added to NRS by 2025, 714)

NRS 597.2689 “Repair” defined. “Repair” means any act necessary to restore equipment to fully working order. (Added to NRS by 2025, 714)

NRS 597.269 “Tool” defined. “Tool” means any software program, hardware implement or other apparatus used for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of equipment, including, without limitation, software or other mechanism that provides or calibrates functionality, program, pair a p…

NRS 597.2691 “Trade secret” defined. “Trade secret” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 600A.030. (Added to NRS by 2025, 714)

NRS 597.2692 Circumstances under which original equipment manufacturer is considered authorized repair provider. For the purposes of NRS 597.267 to 597.2697, inclusive, an original equipment manufacturer who, in the regular course of business, offers to an owner the services of d…

NRS 597.2693 Original equipment manufacturer required to make available to independent repair provider or owner of equipment, on fair and reasonable terms, certain documentation, parts and tools. 1. An original equipment manufacturer shall make available to any independent repair…

NRS 597.2694 Prohibited acts by original equipment manufacturer. An original equipment manufacturer shall not: 1. Retaliate against an authorized repair provider for providing or selling, or hinder the ability of an authorized repair provider to provide or sell, as applicable, do…

NRS 597.2695 Limitation on construction of provisions. Nothing in NRS 597.267 to 597.2697, inclusive, shall be construed to: 1. Require an original equipment manufacturer to divulge any trade secret to any independent repair provider or owner except as necessary to provide docume…

NRS 597.2696 Limitations on liability. An original equipment manufacturer or authorized repair provider is not liable for any damage or injury caused to any equipment, person or property, including, without limitation, any: 1. Indirect, incidental, special or consequential damage…

NRS 597.2697 Violation constitutes deceptive trade practice. A violation of the provisions of NRS 597.267 to 597.2697, inclusive, constitutes a deceptive trade practice for the purposes of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2025, 716) AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Servic…

NRS 597.270 Definitions. As used in NRS 597.270 to 597.470, inclusive, unless the context requires otherwise, the words and terms defined in NRS 597.280 to 597.380, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1280; A 1987, 2197; 1999, 7…