NRS599B.245. Attorney General may institute legal proceeding against person believed to have violated provisions of this chapter; remedies; civil penalty for violation of court order or injunction.

      1.  If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person, either directly or indirectly, has violated, is violating or is about to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, he or she may institute an appropriate legal proceeding against the person. The district court, upon a showing that the person, either directly or indirectly, has violated, is violating or is about to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, may grant the following remedies, as appropriate:

      (a) Issue a temporary or permanent injunction;

      (b) Impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation;

      (c) Issue a declaratory judgment;

      (d) Order restitution for consumers;

      (e) Provide for the appointment of a receiver;

      (f) Order the payment of attorney’s fees and costs; and

      (g) Order such other relief as the court deems just.

      2.  Any person who violates a court order or injunction issued pursuant to subsection 1 shall, upon a complaint brought by the Attorney General, pay a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2099; A 1995, 943)