NRS338.565. Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.

      1.  If a contractor makes payment to a subcontractor or supplier more than 10 days after the occurrence of any of the following acts or omissions:

      (a) The contractor fails to pay his or her subcontractor or supplier in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 338.550;

      (b) The contractor fails to give his or her subcontractor or supplier the written notice of any withholding as required by subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 338.560; or

      (c) The contractor receives a subcontractor’s or supplier’s written notice of correction of the condition set forth pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 338.560 as the reason for the withholding, signed by an authorized agent of the subcontractor or supplier, and fails to:

             (1) Pay the amount of the progress payment or retainage payment that was withheld from his or her subcontractor or supplier within 10 days after the contractor receives the next progress bill or retainage bill; or

             (2) Object to the scope and manner of the correction, within 10 days after receiving the written notice of correction, in a written statement that sets forth the reason for the objection and is signed by an authorized agent of the subcontractor, statement that sets forth the reason for the objection and is accompanied by a notarized affidavit signed by the contractor,

Ê the contractor shall pay to the subcontractor or supplier, in addition to the entire amount of the progress bill or the retainage bill or any unpaid portion thereof, interest from the 10th day on the amount delayed, at a rate equal to the lowest daily prime rate at the three largest banks or other financial institutions of the United States on the date the contract was executed plus 2 percent, until payment is made to the subcontractor or supplier.

      2.  If the contractor objects pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the contractor shall pay to the subcontractor or supplier an amount that is equal to the value of the corrections to which the contractor does not object.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 1986)