USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES
Chapter : CHAPTER 651 - PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS
As used in NRS 651.005 to 651.040 ,
inclusive, “premises” includes, but is not limited to, all buildings,
improvements, equipment and facilities, including any parking lot,
recreational facility or other land, used or maintained in connection
with a hotel, inn, motel, motor court, boardinghouse or lodginghouse.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2670)
1. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn, motel, motor court,
boardinghouse or lodginghouse in this state is not civilly liable for the
theft, loss, damage or destruction of any property brought by a patron
upon the premises or left in a motor vehicle upon the premises because of
theft, burglary, fire or otherwise, in the absence of gross neglect by
the owner or keeper.
2. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn, motel, motor court,
boardinghouse or lodginghouse in this state is not civilly liable for the
theft, loss, damage or destruction of any property of a guest left in a
guest room if:
(a) The owner or keeper provides a fireproof safe or vault in which
guests may deposit property for safekeeping;
(b) Notice of this service is personally given to a guest or posted
in the office and the guest’s room; and
(c) The property is not offered for deposit in the safe or vault by
a guest,
Ê unless the owner or keeper is grossly negligent.
3. An owner or keeper is not obligated to receive property to
deposit for safekeeping which exceeds $750 in value or is of a size which
cannot easily fit within the safe or vault.
4. The liability of the owner or keeper does not exceed the sum of
$750 for any property, including, but not limited to, property which is
not deposited in a safe or vault because it cannot easily fit within the
safe or vault, of an individual patron or guest, unless the owner or
keeper receives the property for deposit for safekeeping and consents to
assume a liability greater than $750 for its theft, loss, damage or
destruction in a written agreement in which the patron or guest specifies
the value of the property.
[1:256:1953]—(NRS A 1979, 1114; 1993, 2258; 1995, 2670)
1. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn, motel, motor court,
boardinghouse or lodginghouse is not civilly liable for the death or
injury of a patron or other person on the premises caused by another
person who is not an employee under the control or supervision of the
owner or keeper unless:
(a) The wrongful act which caused the death or injury was
foreseeable; and
(b) There is a preponderance of evidence that the owner or keeper
did not exercise due care for the safety of the patron or other person on
the premises.
2. An owner or keeper of any hotel, inn, motel, motor court,
boardinghouse or lodginghouse is civilly liable for the death or injury
of a patron or other person on the premises caused by another person who
is not an employee under the control or supervision of the owner or
keeper if:
(a) The wrongful act which caused the death or injury was
foreseeable; and
(b) The owner or keeper failed to take reasonable precautions
against the foreseeable wrongful act.
Ê The court shall determine as a matter of law whether the wrongful act
was foreseeable and whether the owner or keeper had a duty to take
reasonable precautions against the foreseeable wrongful act of the person
who caused the death or injury.
3. For the purposes of this section, a wrongful act is not
foreseeable unless:
(a) The owner or keeper failed to exercise due care for the safety
of the patron or other person on the premises; or
(b) Prior incidents of similar wrongful acts occurred on the
premises and the owner or keeper had notice or knowledge of those
incidents.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2670)
Every owner or keeper
of any hotel, inn, motel, motor court, or boardinghouse or lodginghouse
in this state shall have the right to evict from such premises anyone who
acts in a disorderly manner, or who destroys the property of any such
owner or keeper, or who causes a public disturbance in or upon such
premises.
[2:256:1953]
1. Every owner or keeper of any hotel, inn, motel or motor court
in this state shall:
(a) Post in a conspicuous place in the office and in every bedroom
of the establishment a printed copy of this section and NRS 651.010
and 651.020 ; and
(b) Maintain a printed statement of the charge or rate of charges
by the day for lodging and make the statement available for viewing, upon
request, at the registration desk or an equivalent location in the
establishment.
2. No charge or sum may be collected for any greater or other sum
than the owner or keeper is entitled to charge pursuant to the general
rules and regulations of the establishment.
3. For any violation of this section, or any provision herein
contained, the offender shall forfeit to the injured party 3 times the
amount of the sum charged in excess of what he is entitled to charge.
[3:256:1953]—(NRS A 1999, 3285 )
1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Establishment” means any hotel, motel, inn or motor court.
(b) “Owner” or “keeper” means any person, firm, association or
corporation.
(c) “Rates” means the total charge levied at the establishment for
rooms or accommodations.
2. The rates listed on the printed statement required to be
maintained by an owner or keeper of an establishment pursuant to NRS
651.030 must include:
(a) The daily rate of the room for occupancy by one person and for
occupancy by two persons;
(b) The additional charge, if any, for occupancy by each additional
person over two persons;
(c) The additional charge, if any, for each additional bed provided
in the room; and
(d) The additional charge, if any, to offset energy costs incurred
by the establishment.
3. Every establishment shall maintain a registration card for each
room and supply the person or persons registering for accommodations a
receipt. Both the registration card and the receipt must reflect the type
of accommodations supplied, the number of persons occupying the
accommodation and the rate charged each person therefor. An establishment
shall not charge more than the rates listed on the printed statement
required to be maintained by an owner or keeper of an establishment
pursuant to NRS 651.030 .
4. For any violation of this section, or any provision herein
contained, the offender shall forfeit to the injured party three times
the amount of the sum charged in excess of what he is entitled to charge.
5. Any owner or keeper of any establishment who violates any of
the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 639; A 1960, 140; 1967, 645, 1247; 1993,
259; 1999, 3286 ; 2001, 3266 )
EQUAL ENJOYMENT OF PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
As used in NRS 651.050 to 651.110 ,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Disability” means, with respect to a person:
(a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
or more of the major life activities of the person;
(b) A record of such an impairment; or
(c) Being regarded as having such an impairment.
2. “Place of public accommodation” means:
(a) Any inn, hotel, motel or other establishment which provides
lodging to transient guests, except an establishment located within a
building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and
which is actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as his
residence;
(b) Any restaurant, bar, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda
fountain, casino or any other facility where food or spirituous or malt
liquors are sold, including any such facility located on the premises of
any retail establishment;
(c) Any gasoline station;
(d) Any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena
or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
(e) Any auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, stadium or
other place of public gathering;
(f) Any bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store,
shopping center or other sales or rental establishment;
(g) Any laundromat, dry cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop,
travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, office of an
accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, office of a provider of
health care, hospital or other service establishment;
(h) Any terminal, depot or other station used for specified public
transportation;
(i) Any museum, library, gallery or other place of public display
or collection;
(j) Any park, zoo, amusement park or other place of recreation;
(k) Any nursery, private school or university or other place of
education;
(l) Any day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter,
food bank, adoption agency or other social service establishment;
(m) Any gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course or other
place of exercise or recreation;
(n) Any other establishment or place to which the public is invited
or which is intended for public use; and
(o) Any establishment physically containing or contained within any
of the establishments described in paragraphs (a) to (n), inclusive,
which holds itself out as serving patrons of the described establishment.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 689; A 1971, 1058; 1991, 1027)
The provisions of NRS 651.050 to
651.110 , inclusive, do not apply to any
private club or other establishment not in fact open to the public,
except to the extent that the facilities of such establishment are made
available to the customers or patrons of an establishment within the
scope of NRS 651.050 .
(Added to NRS by 1965, 689)
All persons are entitled to the full and equal
enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and
accommodations of any place of public accommodation, without
discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion,
national origin or disability.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 689; A 1969, 587; 1991, 1028)
1. It is unlawful for a place of public accommodation to:
(a) Refuse admittance or service to a person with a disability
because he is accompanied by a service animal.
(b) Refuse admittance or service to a person training a service
animal.
(c) Refuse to permit an employee of the place of public
accommodation who is training a service animal to bring the service
animal into:
(1) The place of public accommodation; or
(2) Any area within the place of public accommodation to
which employees of the place of public accommodation have access,
regardless of whether the area is open to the public.
(d) Refuse admittance or service to a person because he is
accompanied by a police dog.
(e) Charge an additional fee or deposit for a service animal,
service animal in training or a police dog as a condition of access to
the place of public accommodation.
(f) Require proof that an animal is a service animal or service
animal in training.
2. A place of public accommodation may:
(a) Ask a person accompanied by an animal:
(1) If the animal is a service animal or service animal in
training; and
(2) What tasks the animal is trained to perform or is being
trained to perform.
(b) Ask a person to remove a service animal or service animal in
training if the animal:
(1) Is out of control and the person accompanying the animal
fails to take effective action to control it; or
(2) Poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others.
3. A service animal may not be presumed dangerous by reason of the
fact it is not muzzled.
4. This section does not relieve:
(a) A person with a disability who is accompanied by a service
animal or a person who trains a service animal from liability for damage
caused by the service animal.
(b) A person who is accompanied by a police dog from liability for
damage caused by the police dog.
5. Persons with disabilities who are accompanied by service
animals are subject to the same conditions and limitations that apply to
persons who are not so disabled and accompanied.
6. Persons who are accompanied by police dogs are subject to the
same conditions and limitations that apply to persons who are not so
accompanied.
7. A person who violates paragraph (e) of subsection 1 is civilly
liable to the person against whom the violation was committed for:
(a) Actual damages;
(b) Such punitive damages as may be determined by a jury, or by a
court sitting without a jury, which must not be more than three times the
amount of actual damages, except that in no case may the punitive damages
be less than $750; and
(c) Reasonable attorney’s fees as determined by the court.
8. The remedies provided in this section are nonexclusive and are
in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including, without
limitation, any action for injunctive or other equitable relief available
to the aggrieved person or brought in the name of the people of this
State or the United States.
9. As used in this section:
(a) “Police dog” means a dog which is owned by a state or local
governmental agency and which is used by a peace officer in performing
his duties as a peace officer.
(b) “Service animal” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 426.097
.
(c) “Service animal in training” has the meaning ascribed to it in
NRS 426.099 .
(Added to NRS by 1969, 587; A 1971, 1058; 1973, 1499; 1981, 1921;
1987, 824; 1991, 1028; 1995, 1996; 1997, 74; 1999, 2519 ; 2003, 2637 , 2977 ; 2005, 632 )
1. Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:
(a) Withholds, denies, deprives or attempts to withhold, deny or
deprive any other person of any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070
or 651.075 ;
(b) Intimidates, threatens, coerces or attempts to threaten,
intimidate or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with
any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070 or 651.075 ;
or
(c) Punishes or attempts to punish any other person for exercising
or attempting to exercise any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070
or 651.075 .
2. A prosecution for violation of a local ordinance authorized by
NRS 651.100 is a bar to any prosecution
pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 690; A 1997, 75)
1. Any person who:
(a) Withholds, denies, deprives or attempts to withhold, deny or
deprive any other person of any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070
or 651.075 ;
(b) Intimidates, threatens, coerces or attempts to threaten,
intimidate or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with
any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070 or 651.075 ;
or
(c) Punishes or attempts to punish any other person for exercising
or attempting to exercise any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070
or 651.075 ,
Ê is liable to the person whose rights pursuant to NRS 651.070 or 651.075
are affected for actual damages, to be recovered by a civil action in a
court in and for the county in which the infringement of civil rights
occurred or in which the defendant resides.
2. In an action brought pursuant to this section, the court may:
(a) Grant any equitable relief it considers appropriate, including
temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief, against the
defendant.
(b) Award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing
party.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 690; A 1977, 1609; 1991, 1029; 1997, 75)
Any county or
incorporated city of this state may adopt a local ordinance prohibiting
infringement of the rights or privileges secured by NRS 651.070 or 651.075 ,
but such an ordinance must not apply to any establishment outside the
scope of NRS 651.050 and 651.060 or impose a penalty more severe than that
provided by NRS 651.075 or 651.080
. A prosecution pursuant to NRS 651.075
or 651.080 is a bar to any prosecution pursuant to an
ordinance authorized by this section.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 690; A 1997, 76)
Any person who believes he has been denied full and equal
enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and
accommodations of any place of public accommodation because of
discrimination or segregation based on race, color, religion, national
origin or disability may file a complaint to that effect with the Nevada
Equal Rights Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 690; A 1975, 223; 1977, 1609; 1991, 1029)
A criminal
or civil action authorized by NRS 651.075 , 651.080 ,
651.090 or 651.100 may not be brought after the expiration of 1
year from the date of the act complained of. When a complaint is filed
with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission pursuant to NRS 651.110 , the limitation provided by this section is
tolled as to any action authorized by NRS 651.075 , 651.080 ,
651.090 or 651.100 during the pendency of such complaint before
the Commission. For the purposes of this section, a complaint is pending
before the Commission until the time expires for filing a petition for
judicial review of the final decision of the Commission on the complaint
or, if proceedings for such review are instituted, then until the
proceedings are completed.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 691; A 1975, 223; 1977, 1610; 1997, 76)
