Nevada § 482.5165 - Repossession of vehicle of certain persons prohibited during governmental shutdown; penalty

§ 482.5165. Repossession of vehicle of certain persons prohibited during governmental shutdown; penalty

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise ordered by a

court of competent jurisdiction, if a person liable on a security agreement provides

proof that he or she is a federal worker, tribal worker, state worker or household

member of such a worker and a shutdown is occurring or has occurred, a person shall

not repossess or direct or authorize another person to repossess a vehicle of that

person during the period commencing on the date on which a shutdown begins and ending

on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the shutdown ends. 2. Any person who knowingly repossesses a vehicle or authorizes another person to

repossess a vehicle in violation of this section: (a) Is guilty of a misdemeanor; and (b) May be liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred

by the injured party. 3. In imposing liability pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, a court shall,

when determining whether to reduce such liability, take into consideration any due

diligence used by the person before he or she repossessed a vehicle or directed or

authorized another person to repossess a vehicle. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Federal worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.002 . (b) “Household member” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0025 . (c) “Shutdown” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0035 . (d) “State worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.004 . (e) “Tribal worker” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 40.0045 .