2015 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances
NRS 453.5531 - Action to recover civil penalty: Amount of money recoverable as civil penalty.
1. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving marijuana, to a civil penalty in an amount:
(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 100 pounds or more, but less than 2,000 pounds.
(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 2,000 pounds or more, but less than 10,000 pounds.
(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 10,000 pounds or more.
2. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance, except marijuana, which is listed in schedule I or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount:
(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 4 grams or more, but less than 14 grams.
(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 14 grams or more, but less than 28 grams.
(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 28 grams or more.
3. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance which is listed in schedule II or III or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount:
(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 28 grams or more, but less than 200 grams.
(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams.
(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 400 grams or more.
4. Unless a greater civil penalty is authorized by another provision of this section, the State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving any act or transaction in violation of the provisions of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $350,000.
5. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving any act or transaction in violation of the provisions of NRS 453.324, 453.354, 453.355 or 453.357, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each violation.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2042; A 2001, 1063; 2003, 560; 2007, 777, 3127)
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