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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.520 - Addition of new service area: Application for amendment of certificate; procedure; fees.

1. If the holder of a certificate wants to add one or more new service areas to the certificate, the holder must:
(a) File with the Secretary of State an application for an amendment to the certificate to add the new service areas; and
(b) Pay any fee required by NRS 711.420.
2. The application for an amendment to the certificate must contain a description of each new service area designated by the holder and a map of each new service area that shows the territorial boundaries of each local government located, in whole or in part, within the new service area.
3. The application for an amendment to the certificate is subject to the same procedures, requirements and time periods as an application for the issuance of a certificate pursuant to NRS 711.500 and 711.510.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.530 - Modification of boundaries of service area: Filing of notice; fees; effective date.

1. If the holder of a certificate wants to modify the boundaries of an existing service area authorized under the certificate, the holder must file with the Secretary of State written notice of the modification and pay any fee required by NRS 711.420.
2. The holder may make the modification on the date on which it files the written notice with the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.540 - Termination of service to service area: Filing of notice; fees; effective date.

1. If the holder of a certificate wants to terminate service to an existing service area authorized under the certificate, the holder must file with the Secretary of State written notice of the termination and pay any fee required by section NRS 711.420.
2. The holder may make the termination on the date on which it files the written notice with the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.550 - Transfer of certificate: Authority; filing of notice; fees; conditions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a certificate of authority is fully transferable to any successor-in-interest of the holder of the certificate whether the transfer to the successor-in-interest arises through merger, sale, assignment, restructuring, change of control or any other type of transaction.
2. The holder shall file with the Secretary of State written notice of the transfer of the certificate to the successor-in-interest and pay any fee required by NRS 711.420 not later than 10 days after the date on which the transfer is completed.
3. Before the holder may transfer its certificate to the successor-in-interest, the successor-in-interest must agree that any collective bargaining agreement entered into by the holder shall continue to be honored, paid or performed by the successor-in-interest to the same extent as would be required if the holder continued to operate under its certificate unless such continued application of the collective bargaining agreement to the successor-in-interest is prohibited or limited by the terms of the agreement or by federal or state law. Any transfer of a certificate of authority that violates the provisions of this subsection is void and unenforceable and is not valid for any purpose.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.560 - Holder of certificate: Provision of video service within certain period; revocation of certificate for noncompliance.

1. Not later than 24 months after the date on which the Secretary of State issues a certificate of authority pursuant to NRS 711.500 and 711.510 or an amended certificate of authority pursuant to NRS 711.520, the holder of the certificate must have the capability to offer and provide video service to at least one subscriber who resides within the territorial boundaries of each service area authorized by the certificate or the amended certificate.
2. If a holder fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 1, the holder’s certificate of authority shall be deemed to be revoked by operation of law without the need for any notice, hearing or action by the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.570 - Holder of certificate: Provision of video service in accordance with certifications made in application.

A holder of a certificate shall provide video service in accordance with the certifications made by the holder in each application and affidavit that the holder files with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 711.500 or 711.520.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.600 - Reports regarding construction of facilities and service locations; confidentiality of reports.

1. If a video service provider that is not an incumbent cable operator within the jurisdiction of a local government intends to construct facilities within the jurisdiction of the local government pursuant to a certificate of authority, the video service provider shall, until it has constructed all the facilities intended for the jurisdiction of the local government, prepare and submit to the local government a semiannual report which describes the number of service locations within the jurisdiction of the local government that are capable of receiving video service from the video service provider.
2. The video service provider shall submit the report to the local government not later than 10 business days after the last day of the second and fourth calendar quarters of each year.
3. The information contained in a report that is submitted to a local government pursuant to this section:
(a) Is confidential proprietary information of the video service provider;
(b) Is not a public record; and
(c) Must not be disclosed to any person who is not an officer or employee of the local government unless the video service provider consents to the disclosure or the disclosure is made pursuant to subsection 4.
4. Upon request from the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, a local government shall disclose the information contained in a report that is submitted to the local government pursuant to this section to the Director for confidential use by the Legislature and the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The information that is disclosed to the Director:
(a) Is confidential proprietary information of the video service provider;
(b) Is not a public record; and
(c) Must not be disclosed to any person who is not an officer or employee of the Legislature or the Legislative Counsel Bureau unless the video service provider consents to the disclosure.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.610 - Provision of video service in nondiscriminatory manner; compliance with certain standards and federal requirements.

1. A video service provider shall activate and offer video service in a nondiscriminatory manner within each service area and shall not deny access to video service to any group of potential residential subscribers within a particular part of a service area because of the income profile of the persons who reside in that particular part of the service area.
2. In providing video service, a video service provider shall comply with:
(a) The provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 551, as that section existed on January 1, 2007.
(b) The provisions of the
National Electrical Safety Code
, as adopted and as may be amended by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., with regard to the video service provider’s construction practices and installation of equipment.
(c) Any technical standards governing the design, construction and operation of a video service network required by federal law.
(d) The provisions of 47 C.F.R. Part 11, as adopted and as may be amended by the Federal Communications Commission, to the extent those provisions require a video service provider to participate in the Emergency Alert System.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.630 - Authority to provide telecommunication service; requirements; limitations on power of local governments regarding telecommunication and interactive computer service.

1. A video service provider may provide telecommunication service pursuant to chapter 704 of NRS and the regulations approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for telecommunication providers.
2. A video service provider shall obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to NRS 704.330 before providing any telecommunication service that is subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
3. A local government shall not require a video service provider to obtain a franchise from the local government to provide:
(a) Telecommunication service; or
(b) Interactive computer service,
if the video service provider uses its own video service network within the jurisdiction of the local government to provide such service.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1363)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.640 - Placement of facilities and use of public right-of-way or highway; management by local governments; limitations; permits or licenses; fees; emergency situations.

1. A local government shall not require a video service provider to place its facilities in ducts or conduits or on poles owned or leased by the local government.
2. A local government shall manage the use of any public right-of-way or highway by video service providers in a manner that:
(a) Is consistent with federal and state law and the lawful police powers of the local government; and
(b) Is competitively neutral and does not:
(1) Discriminate among video service providers; or
(2) Discriminate between video service providers and any other users of the public right-of-way or highway for the construction and operation of facilities.
3. In managing any public right-of-way or highway, a local government may:
(a) Require a video service provider or affiliate that is constructing, installing, working within, maintaining or repairing facilities in, on, under or over any public right-of-way or highway to obtain a construction, encroachment or occupancy permit or license for such work; and
(b) Inspect the construction, installation, maintenance or repair work performed on such facilities.
4. If a video service provider makes a request for such a permit or license, the local government shall act upon the request not later than 10 business days after the date on which the request is made.
5. A local government may charge a video service provider a fee to issue such a permit or license or to perform any inspection authorized by this section. The amount of any fee charged by a local government pursuant to this subsection may not exceed the actual costs incurred by the local government in administering the process of issuing such permits or licenses and performing such inspections.
6. If there is a situation necessitating emergency response work or repair in, on, under or over any public right-of-way or highway, a video service provider may begin that work or repair without prior approval from a local government if the provider notifies the local government as promptly as reasonably possible after learning of the need for that work or repair.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1363; A 2019, 192)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.645 - Construction, installation, placement, maintenance, operation, repair or replacement of micro wireless facility on video service network of provider; requirements; effect of provisions on authority of local government.

1. A political subdivision of this State shall allow a video service provider, or an affiliate of such a provider, to construct, install, place, maintain, operate, repair or replace one or more micro wireless facilities on the video service network of the provider.
2. The construction, installation, placement, maintenance, operation, repair or replacement of a micro wireless facility which is allowed pursuant to subsection 1 must be performed in compliance with the
National Electrical Safety Code
and the certificate of authority which was granted to the video service provider.
3. A video service provider shall install a switch at a pole near each location where a radio antenna is mounted on strand of the provider to allow the disconnection of power from the antenna.
4. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Limit the authority of a local government to:
(1) License telecommunications providers; or
(2) Establish conditions on those licenses that are:
(I) Competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory; and
(II) Consistent with federal and state law.
(b) Affect the authority of a local government to:
(1) Manage the public rights-of-way within its boundaries; or
(2) Exercise its police powers and land use powers.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 192)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.670 - Imposition by local governments; requirements, conditions and limitations.

1. For the privilege of providing video service through a video service network that occupies or uses, in whole or in part, any public right-of-way or highway within the jurisdiction of a local government, the local government may require a video service provider to pay a franchise fee to the local government based on the gross revenue that the provider receives from its subscribers within the jurisdiction of the local government.
2. To require the payment of the franchise fee, the governing body of the local government must adopt a nondiscriminatory ordinance or resolution that imposes the franchise fee equally and uniformly on all video service providers operating within the jurisdiction of the local government.
3. The local government shall not require a video service provider to pay a franchise fee for any year in a total amount that exceeds 5 percent of the gross revenue that the provider received during that year from its subscribers within the jurisdiction of the local government.
4. The entire amount of the franchise fee must be paid by a video service provider directly to the local government in legal tender of the United States or in a check, draft or note that is payable in legal tender of the United States.
5. A video service provider may:
(a) Pass the franchise fee through to and collect the franchise fee from its subscribers within the jurisdiction of the local government based on the gross revenue received from each such subscriber; and
(b) Designate the amount of the franchise fee collected from each subscriber as a separate line item on the subscriber’s bill.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the franchise fee authorized by this section:
(a) Is the only fee, tax, assessment or other charge that a local government may impose on a video service provider for the privilege of providing video service or constructing or operating a video service network within the jurisdiction of the local government;
(b) Is in lieu of any other fee, tax, assessment or charge that may be imposed by a local government on a video service provider for its occupation or use of any public right-of-way or highway; and
(c) Is in lieu of any recurring rental charge that may be imposed by a political subdivision of this State on a video service provider or an affiliate of such a provider for the occupation or use of any public right-of-way or highway by a micro wireless facility installed by the provider or affiliate pursuant to NRS 711.645.
7. This section does not restrict the right of a local government to impose on a video service provider or an affiliate:
(a) The fees authorized by subsection 5 of NRS 711.640; and
(b) Any generally applicable and nondiscriminatory fees, ad valorem taxes, sales taxes or other taxes that are lawfully imposed on other businesses within the jurisdiction of the local government.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1363; A 2019, 193)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.680 - Review and audit of video service providers; action to recover underpayment or overpayment; period of limitation; payment of costs and attorney’s fees.

1. Not more than once every 3 years, a local government may, upon reasonable written notice, review and audit the business records of a video service provider to the extent necessary to ensure payment of a franchise fee pursuant to this chapter. If the results of such a review and audit identify an underpayment of the franchise fee in an amount that requires corrective action, the local government may perform a subsequent compliance review and audit to determine whether the video service provider has corrected the underpayment of the franchise fee. The compliance review and audit must be performed not later than 12 months after the date on which the results of the initial review and audit are submitted to the local government.
2. The local government and the video service provider shall each pay its own costs and fees relating to each review and audit performed pursuant to subsection 1, except that if the video service provider elects to have the local government review and audit the requested business records of the video service provider at a location outside the territorial boundaries of the local government, the video service provider shall pay the per diem allowances and travel expenses incurred by the local government to perform the review and audit at that location.
3. A person who performs a review and audit pursuant to subsection 1 may not receive compensation that is based, in whole or in part, on:
(a) Finding a particular result; or
(b) The amount of any underpayment of the franchise fee that is identified as a result of the review and audit.
4. Any action to recover a disputed underpayment of a franchise fee from a video service provider must be commenced and prosecuted by the Attorney General on behalf of the affected local governments.
5. A video service provider may bring an action against a local government to recover a disputed overpayment of a franchise fee to the local government.
6. Any action to recover a disputed underpayment or overpayment of a franchise fee must be commenced in a district court not later than 4 years after the last day of the tax year to which the disputed underpayment or overpayment relates.
7. Each party shall pay its own costs and attorney’s fees in commencing and prosecuting any action involving a disputed underpayment or overpayment of a franchise fee.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.700 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 711.710 to 711.750, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.710 - "Hub office" defined.

"Hub office" means the facility and related equipment located within a video service network at which video programming is received directly or indirectly from national or international content providers or broadcast networks and combined with local programming and channels for signal distribution to subscribers through central offices and related transmission or transport facilities.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.720 - "Locally produced video programming" defined.

"Locally produced video programming" means video programming produced for a service area by:
1. One or more natural persons who reside within the service area; or
2. Any local government, educational institution or other public or nonprofit private entity located within the service area.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.760 - Circumstances under which PEG access channel deemed "substantially utilized."

For the purposes of NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive, a PEG access channel shall be deemed to be "substantially utilized" if at least 12 hours of PEG access programming, excluding any alpha-numeric programming, is videocast on the PEG access channel each calendar day and at least 80 percent of the PEG access programming on each calendar day is nonrepeat locally produced video programming.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1365)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.770 - Applicability; requirements for changing channel number assigned to PEG access channel.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive, do not apply to any existing PEG access channel in service on June 4, 2007.
2. The provisions of NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive, do not prevent a video service provider from changing the channel number assigned to any PEG access channel, including, without limitation, any existing PEG access channel in service on June 4, 2007. If a video service provider intends to change the channel number assigned to any PEG access channel, the provider:
(a) Shall use good faith efforts to provide the affected local government with written notice of the change, to the extent reasonably practicable, at least 120 days before the date on which the change is to become effective; and
(b) Shall not provide such notice less than 30 days before the date on which the change is to become effective.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.780 - Holder of certificate not required to provide certain capacity, services, programming, funds, facilities, staffing or equipment.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive, a holder of a certificate is not required to:
1. Provide any network or channel capacity or free or discounted cable service or other service to any governmental entity or school, library or other public building; or
2. Furnish any funds, services, programming, facilities, staffing or equipment related to the use of PEG access channels or the production or videocasting of PEG access programming.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.790 - Incumbent cable operator authorized to cease providing certain capacity and services under certain circumstances; reclamation of channels.

1. Not sooner than 12 months after the date on which an incumbent cable operator obtains a certificate of authority, the incumbent cable operator may cease providing any network or channel capacity or free or discounted cable service or other service to any governmental entity or school, library or other public building.
2. If an incumbent cable operator ceases to provide network or channel capacity to a governmental entity, the incumbent cable operator may reclaim for its own purposes the network or channel capacity that was used by the governmental entity unless:
(a) The governmental entity uses the capacity for PEG access programming pursuant to NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive; or
(b) The incumbent cable operator and the governmental entity enter into a commercial agreement regarding the rates, terms and conditions for the governmental entity to continue using the network or channel capacity.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.800 - Request for capacity for PEG access programming by local governments; requirements and procedure.

1. On or after the date on which a holder of a certificate first provides video service to at least one subscriber within the service area of a local government, the local government may request that the holder provide capacity for PEG access programming on its video service network on any service tier viewed by more than 50 percent of the subscribers in that service area. Within a reasonable period of not less than 120 days after the date on which the local government submits its request, the holder shall provide the local government with such capacity for PEG access programming subject to the provisions of NRS 711.700 to 711.820, inclusive.
2. If a video service provider did not provide capacity for PEG access programming to a local government while operating pursuant to a local franchise, the video service provider shall, after obtaining a certificate of authority, provide capacity for PEG access programming to the local government upon a request made by the local government pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1366)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.810 - Designation of PEG access channels; requirements and procedure; reclamation of channels; applicability.

1. A local government that requests capacity for PEG access programming may require a holder of a certificate to designate:
(a) Not more than two PEG access channels, if the population within the jurisdiction of the local government is less than 55,000.
(b) Not more than three PEG access channels, if the population within the jurisdiction of the local government is 55,000 or more.
2. The number of PEG access channels set forth in subsection 1 constitutes the total number of PEG access channels that the holder may be required to designate on any single video service network utilizing a single headend or hub office, or on all commonly owned video service networks that share a common headend or hub office, regardless of the number of local governments served from that headend or hub office. If more than one local government is served by a single or common headend or hub office, the populations within the jurisdictions of all those local governments must be aggregated to determine the total number of PEG access channels under subsection 1.
3. When a local government submits its request for capacity for PEG access programming, the local government must submit information which establishes that each PEG access channel it has requested will be substantially utilized. If one or more of the PEG access channels available under subsection 1 are being used at the headend or hub office when the local government submits its request, the holder is not required to make any of the remaining PEG access channels available to the local government unless the local government submits information which establishes that all existing PEG access channels at the headend or hub office are being substantially utilized.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, if a local government does not substantially utilize a PEG access channel made available to it pursuant to this section, the holder may reclaim the channel capacity for its own purposes. After reclaiming the channel capacity, if the local government makes a request for restoration of the PEG access channel and submits to the holder information which establishes that the PEG access channel will be substantially utilized, the holder shall restore the PEG access channel to the local government unless, when the request is submitted to the holder, the maximum number of PEG access channels available under subsection 1 are being used at the headend or hub office which serves the local government. If the restoration can be made within the limits of subsection 1, the holder shall restore the PEG access channel to the local government within a reasonable period of not less than 120 days after the date on which the request is submitted to the holder.
5. The provisions of subsection 4 do not apply to the first PEG access channel which is made available to a local government that does not have a PEG access channel in service on June 4, 2007.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1367; A 2011, 1316)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.820 - Responsibilities of local governments receiving PEG access channels; requirements regarding interconnection of video service networks for exchange of PEG access programming.

1. A local government receiving the benefit of a PEG access channel, or its designee, is responsible for producing the programming of that channel and for providing that programming to the holder of a certificate. The holder is responsible only for the transmission of the programming to subscribers.
2. A local government, or its designee, shall provide to the holder all programming for a PEG access channel in a manner or form that is:
(a) Capable of being accepted and transmitted by the holder over its video service network without alteration or change in the content or transmission signal; and
(b) Compatible with the technology or protocol utilized by the holder to deliver its video service.
3. A local government shall:
(a) Make the programming for each PEG access channel available in a nondiscriminatory manner to all holders or incumbent cable operators providing video service in the service area of the local government.
(b) Provide all facilities necessary for connectivity to a single PEG access channel distribution point in the service area of the local government, except that the first 200 feet extending from the video service network for the connectivity is the responsibility of the holder.
4. Where necessary and technically feasible, holders or incumbent cable operators shall use reasonable efforts to interconnect their video service networks for the purpose of exchanging PEG access channel programming on mutually acceptable rates, terms and conditions. Interconnection may be accomplished by direct cable microwave link, satellite or other reasonable methods of connection. Holders and incumbent cable operators shall negotiate interconnection in good faith. The person requesting interconnection is responsible for any costs, including, without limitation, signal transmission from the origination point to the point of interconnection.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1367)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.850 - Filing of complaint alleging violation of chapter; action for enforcement; remedies and penalties; award of attorney’s fees and costs; applicability.

1. A video service provider or a local government may file with the Bureau of Consumer Protection a written complaint alleging a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
2. Upon a written complaint filed by a video service provider or a local government pursuant to this section, the Consumer’s Advocate may commence in a district court an action to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to seek equitable or declaratory relief.
3. If such an action is commenced against a video service provider and the district court determines that the provider has violated any provision of this chapter, the court shall issue an order to the provider directing the provider to take corrective action within a specified reasonable period and providing for such other equitable or declaratory relief as the court finds necessary, including, without limitation, suspending the certificate of authority held by the video service provider.
4. If the district court orders equitable or declaratory relief in an action brought by the Consumer’s Advocate pursuant to this section, the court shall award the Consumer’s Advocate, in an amount approved by the court, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the Consumer’s Advocate in bringing the action.
5. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Apply to any action authorized pursuant to NRS 711.265 to 711.290, inclusive, or 711.680.
(b) Prevent the Bureau of Consumer Protection from enforcing any applicable provisions of chapter 598 of NRS against a video service provider.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Bureau of Consumer Protection" means the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General.
(b) "Consumer’s Advocate" means the Consumer’s Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1368)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.020 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the storage of household goods and effects in warehouses affects the public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power it is necessary to vest in the Nevada Transportation Authority the authority to set certain standards as to fitness and financial stability, and to require certain insurance as a condition for engaging in such storage business.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1025; A 1997, 1960)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.030 - "Storage of household goods and effects" defined.

1. "Storage of household goods and effects" means the storage for compensation of the personal household goods and effects of another where the operator of a warehouse is held out to the public to provide such storage.
2. "Storage of household goods and effects" does not include:
(a) The storage of personal household goods and effects when the owner rents for the owner’s exclusive use separate and distinct storage facilities from another and the lessor assumes no responsibility for the care, maintenance or safety of the stored property; or
(b) Personal property consigned to a warehouse under circumstances described in Section 1 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.050 - Requirements for permit; grounds for revocation; fee; penalty.

1. Before issuing a warehouse permit, the Nevada Transportation Authority shall:
(a) Require proof of financial ability to protect persons storing property from loss or damage, and a showing of sufficient assets, including working capital, to carry out the proposed service.
(b) Determine that the applicant has sufficient experience in and knowledge of the storage in a warehouse of household goods and effects, and the regulations of the Authority governing the storage of household goods and effects.
(c) Require proof that the applicant carries a legal policy of liability insurance evidencing coverage against fire, theft, loss and damage for stored property and effects in an amount not less than the base release value set forth in the tariff approved by the Authority governing the transportation of household goods and effects for those articles not covered by private insurance. Except upon 30 days’ written notice to the Authority, the insurance must not be cancelled during the period for which any permit is issued. Failure to keep the insurance in effect is cause for revocation of any warehouse permit.
(d) Require information showing that the property to be used for storage of household goods and effects is reasonably suitable for that purpose. Failure to maintain the property in suitable condition is cause for revocation of any warehouse permit.
(e) Collect an initial fee for the permit as set by the Authority according to the gross volume of business in an amount not less than $25 nor more than $50.
2. On or before January 1 of each year, the holder of a warehouse permit shall pay to the Authority an annual fee as set by the Authority pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1.
3. Any person who fails to pay the annual fee on or before the date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the fee plus interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee is due until the date of payment.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1025; A 1981, 1598; 1987, 897; 1997, 1960)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.060 - Inspection by Nevada Transportation Authority.

The Nevada Transportation Authority or its agents may:
1. Inspect any property proposed to be used for storage of household goods and effects to determine its suitability.
2. Examine the premises, books and records of any permit holder.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1997, 1961)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.080 - Disciplinary proceedings; judicial review.

The provisions of NRS 703.373 to 703.376, inclusive, relating to revocation and suspension of certificates, permits and licenses and judicial review thereof, apply to proceedings to suspend or revoke any permit issued under this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1983, 970)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 712 - Storage of Household Goods and Effects › NRS 712.090 - Penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is, in addition to any civil penalties which may be provided, guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1981, 1598)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 719.030 to 719.185, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2714; A 2017, 2572; 2019, 2819, 2826)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.040 - "Automated transaction" defined.

"Automated transaction" means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means or electronic records, in which the acts or records of one or both parties are not reviewed by a natural person in the ordinary course in forming a contract, performing under an existing contract or fulfilling an obligation required by the transaction.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2714)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.045 - "Blockchain" defined.

1. "Blockchain" means an electronic record of transactions or other data which is:
(a) Uniformly ordered;
(b) Processed using a decentralized method by which one or more computers or machines verify the recorded transactions or other data;
(c) Redundantly maintained by one or more computers or machines to guarantee the consistency or nonrepudiation of the recorded transactions or other data; and
(d) Validated by the use of cryptography.
2. The term includes, without limitation, a public blockchain.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2572; A 2019, 2819, 2826)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.110 - "Governmental agency" defined.

"Governmental agency" means an executive, legislative or judicial agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution or instrumentality of the Federal Government or of a state or of a county, municipality or other political subdivision of a state.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.145 - "Public blockchain" defined.

"Public blockchain" means an electronic record of transactions or other data which:
1. Is uniformly ordered;
2. Is processed using a decentralized method by which two or more unaffiliated computers or machines verify the recorded transactions or other data;
3. Is redundantly maintained by two or more unaffiliated computers or machines to guarantee the consistency or nonrepudiation of the recorded transactions or other data;
4. Is validated by the use of cryptography; and
5. Does not restrict the ability of any computer or machine to:
(a) View the network on which the record is maintained; or
(b) Maintain or validate the state of the public blockchain.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2818, 2825)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.160 - "Security procedure" defined.

"Security procedure" means a procedure employed for the purpose of verifying that an electronic signature, record or performance is that of a specific person or for detecting changes or errors in the information in an electronic record. The term includes a procedure that requires the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption or callback, or other acknowledgment procedures.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.170 - "State" defined.

"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan native village, which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2715)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.175 - "State of the public blockchain" defined.

"State of the public blockchain" means the cumulative record of data on a public blockchain, consisting of the first block of the public blockchain, all finalized transactions on the public blockchain and all block rewards recorded on the public blockchain.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2818, 2826)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.200 - Scope.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of this chapter apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts;
(b) The Uniform Commercial Code other than NRS 104.1306, 104.2101 to 104.2725, inclusive, and 104A.2101 to 104A.2532, inclusive; or
(c) The provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. The provisions of this chapter apply to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection 2 to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection 2.
4. A transaction subject to the provisions of this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2715; A 2005, 885; 2011, 1765; 2017, 3457; 2023, 1856)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.210 - Prospective application; application of Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

1. The provisions of this chapter apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after October 1, 2001.
2. The provisions of section 101(c) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7001 et seq., apply under this chapter to a transaction in which a natural person acquires goods or services that are used primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2716)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.220 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement.

1. The provisions of this chapter do not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.
2. The provisions of this chapter apply only to transactions between parties each of whom has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties’ conduct.
3. A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of this chapter of the words "unless otherwise agreed" or words of similar import does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.
5. Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by the provisions of this chapter and other applicable law.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2716)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.240 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts.

1. A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
2. A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
3. If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
4. If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2716)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 719 - Electronic Transactions (Uniform Act) › NRS 719.245 - Use of public blockchain to secure information does not affect right to ownership or use of information; exception.

1. A person who uses a public blockchain to secure information that the person owns or has the right to use does not thereby relinquish any right of ownership or use with respect to the information, except to the extent that an agreement of the person expressly provides for the transfer of such a right.
2. Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall be deemed to affect the status of, or any right or obligation established by law with respect to, any document that is:
(a) Filed with or otherwise submitted to a governmental agency or official, including, without limitation, any document that is submitted for recording in the office of a county recorder; or
(b) A public record for the purposes of NRS 239.010.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2818)