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NRS 651.072

Single-stall restrooms provided to public: Requirement to make inclusive and accessible; labeling; no private right of action against owner or operator established or filing of complaint with Nevada Equal Rights Commission authorized for violation

(Added to NRS by 2021, 2344)

1. The owner or operator of a place of public accommodation that provides a single-stall restroom to the public shall make the single-stall restroom as inclusive and accessible as possible to a person of any gender identity or expression, including, without limitation, by allowing:

(a) A parent or guardian of a child to enter the single-stall restroom with the child;

(b) A person with a disability to enter the single-stall restroom with his or her caregiver, if applicable; and

(c) A person of any gender identity or expression to use the single-stall restroom as needed.

2. The owner or operator of a place of public accommodation that provides a single-stall restroom to the public:

(a) Shall not label the single-stall restroom with gendered signage; and

(b) May label the single-stall restroom as available for use by any person, including, without limitation, by posting a sign that reads “All-Gender Bathroom” or “All-Accessible Bathroom.”

3. The provisions of this section do not:

(a) Establish a private right of action against an owner or operator described in subsection 1; or

(b) Authorize the filing of a complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission,

Ê for a violation of the provisions of this section.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Caregiver” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.306.

(b) “Gendered signage” means any sign posted on a single-stall restroom that uses words or images of a person to denominate sex.

(c) “Single-stall restroom” means a restroom that:

(1) Is intended for individual use; and

(2) Contains:

(I) A single toilet or a single urinal; or

(II) A toilet and a urinal, neither of which is separated from the other by enclosure within a stall.

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