Nevada § 604A.5078 - Applicability of Uniform Commercial Code; repossession of vehicle; civil action

§ 604A.5078. Applicability of Uniform Commercial Code; repossession of vehicle; civil action

1. Except where in conflict with the provisions of this section, the provisions of

chapters 104 to 104C, inclusive, of NRS apply to any title loan between a licensee

who operates a title loan service and a customer. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a customer defaults on a title

loan, or on any extension or repayment plan relating to the title loan, the sole remedy

of the licensee who made the title loan is to seek repossession and sale of the vehicle

which the customer used to secure the title loan. The licensee who made the title loan may not pursue the customer personally for: (a) Payment of the loan, unless the licensee proves the customer prevented the repossession

and sale of the vehicle by any means, including, without limitation, hiding the vehicle;

or (b) Any deficiency after repossession and sale of the vehicle which the customer used

to secure the title loan, unless the licensee proves the customer damaged or otherwise

committed or permitted waste on the vehicle. For the purposes of this paragraph, it shall not be deemed waste for the customer

to continue to use the vehicle in the same manner it was used before the customer

entered into the title loan. 3. If a vehicle is repossessed pursuant to this section: (a) By the licensee or his or her employees, the licensee shall make reasonably available

to the customer any personal property in or upon the vehicle; or (b) By a third party acting on behalf of the licensee, the licensee shall instruct

the third party to make reasonably available to the customer any personal property

in or upon the vehicle. 4. If a customer uses fraud to secure a title loan or if the customer wrongfully transfers

any interest in the vehicle to a third party before the title loan is repaid, the

licensee who made the title loan may bring a civil action against the customer for

any or all of the following relief: (a) The amount of the loan obligation, including, without limitation, the aggregate

amount of the interest, charges and fees negotiated and agreed to by the licensee

and customer as permitted under this chapter, less any prior payments made by the

customer; (b) Reasonable attorney's fees and costs; and (c) Any other legal or equitable relief that the court deems appropriate. 5. As used in this section, “ fraud ” means an intentional misrepresentation, deception or concealment of a material fact

known to the customer with the intent to deprive the licensee of his or her rights

or property or to otherwise injure the licensee. The term includes, without limitation, giving to a licensee as security for a title

loan the title to a vehicle which does not belong to the customer.