Nevada § 597.820 - Profiteering in articles on which there is sales tax; penalty
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.820 — Profiteering in articles on which there is sales tax; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 597.820. Profiteering in articles on which there is sales tax; penalty
1. No person, dealer, firm, agency, partnership, corporation, service station, garage,
or business concern of any kind, wholesale or retail, shall add to the selling price
of any article of merchandise, commodity, service or utility, motor part or accessory,
tire, gasoline or other motor fuel or lubricating liquid, or any article whatsoever
upon which there is or hereafter may be a sales tax, either federal or state, when
sold, offered or exposed for sale, trade or barter in this State, more than the actual
amount of such sales tax in the smallest unit under which any of such articles is
offered for sale or sold; provided, that where such sales tax in case of units of
any such merchandise or articles amounts to less than 1 cent, 1 cent and no more may
be added to the price of the unit when sold. 2. A violation of the provisions of subsection 1 shall be a misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.820 cover?
Section 597.820 ("Profiteering in articles on which there is sales tax; penalty") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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