1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, every person or firm engaged in the business of assaying within this state shall, in each report or other document containing the results of an assay conducted by the person or firm which is created or produced for a commercial purpose, provide in the report or document a statement, prominently displayed and in bold type, which reads substantially as follows:

Attorney's Note

Under the Nevada Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
gross misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $2,000
For details, see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.140

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 519.130

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

2.  Any person or firm who knowingly violates the provisions of subsection 1 is:

(a) For the first violation, guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) For a second or subsequent violation, guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3.  The right to enforce the provisions of this section vests exclusively in the Attorney General.

4.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is required to file an annual statement pursuant to the provisions of NRS 362.110.

5.  As used in this section, ‘business of assaying’ means a business that determines the elemental composition of samples of geologic materials for a fee or other valuable consideration.