Nevada § 41.690 - Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 41.690 — Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41.690. Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim
1. A person who has suffered injury as the proximate result of the willful violation
of the provisions of NRS 200.030 , 200.050 , 200.280 , 200.310 , 200.366 , 200.380 , 200.400 , 200.460 , 200.463 , 200.4631 , 200.464 , 200.465 , 200.467 , 200.468 , 200.471 , 200.481 , 200.508 , 200.5099 , 200.571 , 200.575 , 202.448 , 203.010 , 203.020 , 203.030 , 203.060 , 203.080 , 203.090 , 203.100 , 203.110 , 203.119 , 205.010 to 205.025 , inclusive, 205.060 , 205.067 , 205.075 , 205.0832 , 205.220 , 205.226 , 205.228 , 205.240 , 205.270 , 205.2715 , 205.274 , 205.2741 , 206.010 , 206.040 , 206.125 , 206.140 , 206.150 , 206.200 , 206.310 , 206.330 , 207.180 , 207.190 , 207.200 , 207.210 or 392.915 by a perpetrator who was motivated by the injured person's actual or perceived race,
color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation
or gender identity or expression may bring an action for the recovery of his or her
actual damages and any punitive damages which the facts may warrant. If the person who has suffered injury prevails in an action brought pursuant to
this subsection, the court shall award the person costs and reasonable attorney's
fees. 2. The liability imposed by this section is in addition to any other liability imposed
by law. 3. As used in this section, “gender identity or expression” has the meaning ascribed
to it in NRS 193.0148 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41.690 ("Cause of action for damages resulting from criminal violation if perpetrator was motivated by certain characteristics of victim") 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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