1.  Any person, except a credit union organized under the provisions of this chapter or the Nevada Credit Union League, which uses a name or title containing the words ‘credit union’ or any derivation thereof or representing themselves in their advertising or otherwise as conducting business as a credit union is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

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

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 672.880

  • 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 who maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports about the management or finances of any credit union is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.