Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE51 FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES: PURITY; STANDARDS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; MARKETING |
CHAPTER581. Weights and Measures |
UNLAWFUL ACTS AND PENALTIES |
NRS581.445. Criminal penalties.
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who violates any provision of NRS 581.415 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished:
(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not less than $2,000 or more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
2. A person who:
(a) Intentionally violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) Is convicted pursuant to subsection 1 more than three times in a 2-year period; or
(c) Uses or has in his or her possession any device which has been altered to facilitate fraud,
Ê is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2318; A 2013, 989)