{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-453.5531","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 453.5531","heading":"Action to recover civil penalty: Amount of money recoverable as civil penalty.","body":"1. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving marijuana, to a civil penalty in an amount:\n(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 100 pounds or more, but less than 2,000 pounds.\n(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 2,000 pounds or more, but less than 10,000 pounds.\n(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 10,000 pounds or more.\n2. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance, except marijuana, which is listed in schedule I or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 100 grams or more.\n3. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance which is listed in schedule II or III or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 400 grams or more.\n4. Unless a greater civil penalty is authorized by another provision of this section, the State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving any act or transaction in violation of the provisions of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $350,000.\n5. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving any act or transaction in violation of the provisions of NRS 453.324, 453.354, 453.355 or 453.357, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $250,000 for each violation.\n6. As used in this section, “marijuana” does not include concentrated cannabis.","path":["TITLE 40 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 453 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES","CIVIL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-453.html#NRS453Sec5531","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:40Z","sha256":"33d2dc5f845320d55657e3fdbe24cd944ed854ce5bfe9d0e2a2389cc73d6ea43","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-453.553","next":"us-nv/nrs-453.5532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}