Nevada Revised Statutes 628.560 – Prima facie evidence of violation
1. The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement or other printed, engraved or written instrument or device, bearing a person’s name in conjunction with the words ‘certified public accountant’ or any abbreviation thereof, or ‘public accountant’ or any abbreviation thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any action brought under NRS 628.570 or 628.580 that the person whose name is so displayed caused or procured the display or uttering of such card, sign, advertisement or other printed, engraved or written instrument or device, and that such person is holding himself or herself out to be a certified public accountant or a public accountant holding a permit to practice under NRS 628.380.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 628.560
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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
2. In any such action evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter shall be sufficient to justify an injunction or a conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.