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NRS 604A.900

Remedies for certain willful violations

Known as the Payday Lender Best Practices Act

The act spans §§ 604–604 (176 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case STATE, DEP'T OF BUS. AND INDUS. VS. TITLEMAX OF NEV., INC. (2019)

Most recently applied in STATE, DEP'T OF BUS. AND INDUS. VS. TITLEMAX OF NEV., INC. (September 2019)

(Added to NRS by 2005, 1708)

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a licensee willfully:

(a) Enters into a loan agreement for an amount of interest or any other charge or fee that violates the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto;

(b) Demands, collects or receives an amount of interest or any other charge or fee that violates the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto; or

(c) Commits any other act or omission that violates the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto,

Ê the loan is void and the licensee is not entitled to collect, receive or retain any principal, interest or other charges or fees with respect to the loan.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply if:

(a) A licensee shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error of computation, notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid that error; and

(b) Within 60 days after discovering the error, the licensee notifies the customer of the error and makes whatever adjustments in the account are necessary to correct the error.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.