Exemplary and punitive damages: Injury caused by operation of vehicle after consumption or use of alcohol or another substance
Known as the Structured Settlement Protection Act
The act spans §§ 42–42 (47 sections).
Applied in 51 court decisions — leading case Hansen v. Harrah's (1984)
Most recently applied in Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Thitchener (September 2008)
(Added to NRS by 1965, 1143; A 1967, 738; 1981, 1928; 1989, 487; 2005, 161; 2023, 677)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
1. In an action for the breach of an obligation, where the defendant caused an injury by the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of NRS 484C.110, 484C.130 or 484C.430 after willfully consuming or using alcohol or another substance, the plaintiff, in addition to the compensatory damages, may recover damages for the sake of example and by way of punishing the defendant.
2. The provisions of NRS 42.005 do not apply to any cause of action brought pursuant to this section.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.