2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 205 - Crimes Against Property
NRS 205.765 - Presumption of intent to defraud and knowledge that holder of credit card or debit card has insufficient money or property.


NV Rev Stat § 205.765 (2013) What's This?

In a criminal action for using a credit card or debit card to obtain money, goods, property, services or anything of value with insufficient money or property with which to pay for the extension of credit, with intent to defraud, that intent and the knowledge that the holder of the credit card has insufficient money or property is presumed to exist if payment is refused by the issuer or other creditor when it is presented in the usual course of business, unless within 5 days after payment is refused by the issuer if the action involves the use of a debit card or within 10 days after payment is refused by the issuer if the action involves the use of a credit card, the holder of the credit card pays the full amount due plus any handling charges.

(Added to NRS by 1987, 1191; A 1999, 49)

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