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NRS 426.820 - Civil liability for engaging in certain prohibited acts concerning service animals or service animals in training.

NV Rev Stat § 426.820 (2019) (N/A)
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1. In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed, any person, including, without limitation, any firm, association or corporation, who violates the provisions of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 426.790 or subsection 1 of NRS 426.810 is civilly liable to the person against whom the violation was committed for:

(a) Actual damages;

(b) Such punitive damages as may be determined by a jury, or by a court sitting without a jury, which must not be more than three times the amount of actual damages, except that in no case may the punitive damages be less than $750; and

(c) Reasonable attorney’s fees as determined by the court.

2. The remedies provided in this section are nonexclusive and are in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including, without limitation, any action for injunctive or other equitable relief available to the aggrieved person or brought in the name of the people of this State or the United States.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 2973; A 2005, 629)

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