Nevada § 97A.170 - Rights of issuer or service provider; action to determine liability for unauthorized negotiable instrument used to make payment
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 97A.170 — Rights of issuer or service provider; action to determine liability for unauthorized negotiable instrument used to make payment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97A.170. Rights of issuer or service provider; action to determine liability for unauthorized negotiable instrument used to make payment
1. An issuer or service provider shall be deemed to be a payee with respect to any
payment made on a credit card account of a cardholder by a check or other negotiable
instrument. 2. Upon the posting of a payment on a credit card account of a cardholder by the issuer
or service provider, an issuer has changed its position in reliance thereon if the
payment was made by check or other negotiable instrument. 3. A payment made on a credit card account of a cardholder by a check or other negotiable
instrument is received by the issuer in good faith if the issuer did not have actual
knowledge that the check or other negotiable instrument was forged, altered or unauthorized
when it was posted to the account. 4. An action or proceeding brought to determine liability for an allegedly forged,
altered or unauthorized check or other negotiable instrument used to make a payment
on a credit card account of a cardholder must be determined pursuant to the provisions
of chapters 104 to 104C, inclusive, of NRS.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 97A.170 cover?
Section 97A.170 ("Rights of issuer or service provider; action to determine liability for unauthorized negotiable instrument used to make payment") 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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