Nevada Revised Statutes 656A.800 – Prohibited acts; penalties; action for enforcement; deposit of civil penalty; report of violation to district attorney or Attorney General
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, it is unlawful for a person to:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 656A.800
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a) Engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State;
(b) Hold himself or herself out as registered, provisionally registered, or otherwise qualified to engage in the practice of sign language interpreting in this State; or
(c) Use in connection with his or her name any title, words, letters or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an interpreter, unless the person is registered or provisionally registered with the Division pursuant to NRS 656A.100.
2. It is unlawful for a person to:
(a) Engage in the practice of realtime captioning in this State;
(b) Hold himself or herself out as registered or otherwise qualified to engage in the practice of realtime captioning in this State; or
(c) Use in connection with his or her name any title, words, letters or other designation intended to imply or designate that he or she is a realtime captioning provider, unless the person is registered with the Division pursuant to NRS 656A.400.
3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2:
(a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and
(b) May be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
4. An action for the enforcement of a civil penalty assessed pursuant to this section may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the district attorney of the appropriate county or the Attorney General.
5. Any civil penalty recovered pursuant to this section must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for Services for Persons With Impaired Speech or Hearing created by NRS 427A.797.
6. The Division shall report a violation of a provision of subsection 1 or 2 to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred or the Attorney General.