2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 597 - Miscellaneous Trade Regulations and Prohibited Acts
NRS 597.860 - Shoplifting: Civil liability of adult who steals merchandise from or damages property on merchant s premises.


NV Rev Stat § 597.860 (2013) What's This?

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.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 376; A 1985, 796; 1993, 77)

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