West’s Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated
Title 52. Trade Regulations and Practices (Chapters 597-604B)
Chapter 597. Miscellaneous Trade Regulations and Prohibited Acts (Refs & Annos)
Miscellaneous Provisions
N.R.S. 597.860
597.860. Shoplifting: Civil liability of adult who steals merchandise from or damages property on merchant’s premises
Currentness:
1. An adult who steals merchandise from, or damages property on, a merchant’s premises is civilly liable for the retail value of the merchandise or the fair market value of the other property, plus damages of not less than $100 nor more than $250, costs of suit and reasonable attorney’s fees. An action may be brought even if there has been no criminal conviction for the theft or damage.
2. An action under this section may be brought as a small claim in a Justice Court if the total amount sought does not exceed the statutory limit for such a claim.
Credits
Added by Laws 1973, p. 376. Amended by Laws 1985, p. 796; Laws 1993, p. 77. Substituted in revision for NRS 598.033.
Current through the 2009 75th Regular Session and the 2010 26th Special Session of the Nevada Legislature and technical corrections received from the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2010).
West’s Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated
Title 52. Trade Regulations and Practices (Chapters 597-604B)
Chapter 597. Miscellaneous Trade Regulations and Prohibited Acts (Refs & Annos)
Miscellaneous Provisions
N.R.S. 597.870
597.870. Shoplifting: Civil liability of parent or guardian of minor who steals merchandise from or damages property on merchant’s premises
Currentness:
1. The parent or legal guardian, as the case may be, of a minor who steals merchandise from, or damages property on, a merchant’s premises is civilly liable for:
(a) The retail value of the merchandise; and
(b) The fair market value of the damaged property,
plus damages of not less than $100 nor more than $250, costs of suit and reasonable attorney’s fees. An action may be brought even if there has been no criminal conviction for the theft or damage. Recovery under this section may be had in addition to, and is not limited by, any other provision of law which limits the liability of a parent or legal guardian for the tortious conduct of a minor.
2. An action under this section may be brought as a small claim in a Justice Court if the total amount sought does not exceed the statutory limit for such a claim.
Credits
Added by Laws 1973, p. 376. Amended by Laws 1985, p. 796; Laws 1993, p. 78. Substituted in revision for NRS 598.035.
Current through the 2009 75th Regular Session and the 2010 26th Special Session of the Nevada Legislature and technical corrections received from the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2010).