“Principal contractor” defined
Known as the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act
The act spans §§ 616–616 (110 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Ges, Inc. v. Corbitt (2001)
Most recently applied in Harris v. Rio Hotel & Casino, Inc. (June 2001)
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2390)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.1115)
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.
“Principal contractor” means a person who:
1. Coordinates all the work on an entire project;
2. Contracts to complete an entire project;
3. Contracts for the services of any subcontractor or independent contractor; or
4. Is responsible for payment to any contracted subcontractors or independent contractors.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.