599B.290 - Deposit and use of money collected from civil penalties imposed in action brought by district attorney.
599B.290 Deposit and use of money collected from civil penalties imposed in action brought by district attorney.
1. Money collected from civil penalties imposed pursuant to NRS 599B.280 in an action brought by the district attorney of a county must be deposited with the county treasurer of that county and accounted for separately in the county general fund.
2. Money in the account created pursuant to subsection 1 must be used by the district attorney of the county for:
(a) The investigation and prosecution of acts of unlawful solicitation by telephone against elderly persons or persons with disabilities; and
(b) Programs for the education of consumers which are directed toward elderly persons or persons with disabilities, law enforcement officers, members of the judicial system, persons who provide social services and the general public.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1980; A 1995, 945)
NRS 599B.300 Civil action. If an elderly person or person with a disability suffers damage or injury as a result of an unlawful solicitation by telephone, the elderly person or person with a disability or the legal representative of such a person, if any, may commence a civil action against any person who engaged in the solicitation to recover the actual damages suffered by the elderly person or person with a disability, punitive damages, if appropriate, and reasonable attorney’s fees. The collection of any restitution awarded pursuant to this section has a priority over the collection of any civil penalty imposed pursuant to NRS 599B.280.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1980)