{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-597.840","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 597.840","heading":"Unlawful retention of deposit for longer than agreed time; penalty.","body":"1. A person shall not hold a deposit for the purchase of an item longer than the time specified in a contract between the purchaser and the seller if the purchaser is entitled to the return of the deposit.\n2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished by a fine of not more than the amount of the deposit multiplied by the number of working days the deposit was retained after return was due.","path":["TITLE 52 — TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES","CHAPTER 597 - MISCELLANEOUS TRADE REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITED ACTS","MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-597.html#NRS597Sec840","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:43Z","sha256":"d257915f96f21e220123e21ab56a9e767c3e568b59d81e6cf07c2fb2f6c399be","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-597.830","next":"us-nv/nrs-597.850"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}