Repossession of vehicle of certain persons prohibited during governmental shutdown; penalty.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 482.5165
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1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, if a person liable on a security agreement provides proof that he or she is a federal worker, tribal worker, state worker or household member of such a worker and a shutdown is occurring or has occurred, a person shall not repossess or direct or authorize another person to repossess a vehicle of that person during the period commencing on the date on which a shutdown begins and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the shutdown ends. 2. Any person who knowingly repossesses a vehicle or authorizes another person to repossess a vehicle in violation of this section: (a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and (b) May be liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the injured party. 3. In imposing liability pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, a court shall, when determining whether to reduce such liability, take into consideration any due diligence used by the person before he or she repossessed a vehicle or directed or authorized another person to repossess a vehicle. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Federal worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.002 . (b) “Household member” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0025 . (c) “Shutdown” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0035 . (d) “State worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.004 . (e) “Tribal worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0045 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-482.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026