Nevada § 597.686 - Lemon Law Buyback: Prohibition against certain nondisclosure agreements
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.686 — Lemon Law Buyback: Prohibition against certain nondisclosure agreements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 597.686. Lemon Law Buyback: Prohibition against certain nondisclosure agreements
1. A manufacturer, importer, distributor, dealer or lienholder who reacquires or assists
in reacquiring a motor vehicle, whether by judgment, decree, arbitration award, settlement
agreement or voluntary agreement, shall not: (a) Require, as a condition of the reacquisition of the motor vehicle, a buyer or
lessee who is a resident of this State to agree to refrain from disclosing the problems
with the motor vehicle experienced by the buyer or lessee or the nonfinancial terms
of the reacquisition. (b) Include, in any release or other agreement, whether prepared by the manufacturer,
importer, distributor, dealer or lienholder, for signature by the buyer or lessee,
a confidentiality clause, gag clause or similar clause prohibiting the buyer or lessee
from disclosing information to any other person concerning the problems with the motor
vehicle or the nonfinancial terms of the reacquisition of the motor vehicle by the
manufacturer, importer, distributor, dealer or lienholder. 2. Any confidentiality clause, gag clause or similar clause included in the release
or other agreement in violation of this section is void. 3. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the inclusion within the release
or other agreement any confidentiality clause, gag clause or similar clause regarding
the financial terms of the reacquisition of the motor vehicle.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 597.686 cover?
Section 597.686 ("Lemon Law Buyback: Prohibition against certain nondisclosure agreements") 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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