NRS486A.180. Administrative fines; injunctions and other remedies; unlawful acts; deposit of money collected.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, any person who violates any provision of NRS 486A.010 to 486A.180, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a civil offense and shall pay an administrative fine levied by the Commission of not more than $5,000. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

      2.  The Commission shall by regulation establish a schedule of administrative fines of not more than $1,000 for lesser violations of any provision of NRS 486A.010 to 486A.180, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

      3.  Action pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 is not a bar to enforcement of the provisions of NRS 486A.010 to 486A.180, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, by injunction or other appropriate remedy. The Commission or the Director of the Department may institute and maintain in the name of the State of Nevada any such enforcement proceeding.

      4.  A person who fails to pay a fine levied pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 within 30 days after the fine is imposed is guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a person found by the court to be indigent.

      5.  The Commission and the Department shall deposit all money collected pursuant to this section in the State General Fund. Money deposited in the State General Fund pursuant to this subsection must be accounted for separately and may only be expended upon legislative appropriation.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 2024; A 2001, 2389; 2003, 510; 2009, 2629)