Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 120A - Unclaimed Property (Uniform Act)
NRS 120A.730 - Interest and penalties.


1. A holder who fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay to the Administrator interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum on the property or value thereof from the date the property should have been reported, paid or delivered.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a holder who fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter or fails to perform other duties imposed by this chapter shall pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest as provided in subsection 1, a civil penalty of $200 for each day the report, payment or delivery is withheld or the duty is not performed, up to a maximum of $5,000.
3. A holder who willfully fails to report, pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter or willfully fails to perform other duties imposed by this chapter shall pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest as provided in subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the report, payment or delivery is withheld or the duty is not performed, up to a maximum of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the value of any property that should have been but was not reported.
4. A holder who makes a fraudulent report shall pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest as provided in subsection 1, a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date a report under this chapter was due, up to a maximum of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the value of any property that should have been but was not reported.
5. The Administrator for good cause may waive, in whole or in part, interest under subsection 1 and penalties under subsections 2 and 3, and shall waive penalties if the holder acted in good faith and without negligence.
6. A holder who fails to make a payment as required by subsections 11 and 12 of NRS 120A.560 must be assessed by the Administrator a fee for each such payment in an amount equal to the greater of $50 or 2 percent of the amount of the payment.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 766; A 2019, 3018)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 120A - Unclaimed Property (Uniform Act)

NRS 120A.010 - Short title.

NRS 120A.020 - Definitions.

NRS 120A.025 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 120A.027 - "Apparent owner" defined.

NRS 120A.040 - "Business association" defined.

NRS 120A.051 - "Domicile" defined.

NRS 120A.070 - "Financial organization" defined.

NRS 120A.075 - "Game-related digital content" defined.

NRS 120A.080 - "Holder" defined.

NRS 120A.090 - "Insurance company" defined.

NRS 120A.096 - "Mineral" defined.

NRS 120A.097 - "Mineral proceeds" defined.

NRS 120A.098 - "Money order" defined.

NRS 120A.100 - "Owner" defined.

NRS 120A.105 - "Payroll card" defined.

NRS 120A.110 - "Person" defined.

NRS 120A.113 - "Property" defined.

NRS 120A.115 - "Record" defined.

NRS 120A.118 - "State" defined.

NRS 120A.119 - "Stored-value card" defined.

NRS 120A.120 - "Utility" defined.

NRS 120A.122 - "Virtual currency" defined.

NRS 120A.125 - Inapplicability of chapter to tangible property held in safe-deposit box or other safekeeping depository not maintained by bank or other financial institution or safe-deposit company.

NRS 120A.135 - Inapplicability of chapter to unredeemed gaming chips or tokens and intersection improvement project proceeds.

NRS 120A.140 - Administration of chapter; regulations.

NRS 120A.145 - Information to remain confidential.

NRS 120A.500 - Presumption of abandonment.

NRS 120A.505 - Certain items due or owing between business associations with ongoing business relationship not presumed abandoned.

NRS 120A.510 - Contents of safe-deposit box or other safekeeping depository.

NRS 120A.520 - Value remaining on gift certificate.

NRS 120A.525 - United States savings bonds.

NRS 120A.530 - Rules for taking custody.

NRS 120A.540 - Dormancy charge.

NRS 120A.550 - Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.

NRS 120A.560 - Report of abandoned property.

NRS 120A.570 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

NRS 120A.580 - Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property; notice to holders of unclaimed property.

NRS 120A.590 - Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.

NRS 120A.600 - Crediting of dividends and increments to account of owner.

NRS 120A.610 - Public sale, destruction, disposition or transfer of abandoned property; State Education Fund.

NRS 120A.620 - Abandoned Property Trust Account. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Abandoned Property Trust Account. [Effective July 1, 2022.]

NRS 120A.630 - Claim of another state to recover property.

NRS 120A.640 - Filing claim with Administrator; handling of claims by Administrator; confidentiality.

NRS 120A.645 - Donation to State for educational purposes.

NRS 120A.650 - Action to establish claim.

NRS 120A.660 - Election to take payment or delivery.

NRS 120A.670 - Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability.

NRS 120A.680 - Periods of limitation.

NRS 120A.690 - Requests for reports and examination of records.

NRS 120A.700 - Retention of records.

NRS 120A.710 - Enforcement.

NRS 120A.715 - Intrastate agreements and cooperation.

NRS 120A.720 - Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.

NRS 120A.725 - Payment or delivery of property without claim.

NRS 120A.730 - Interest and penalties.

NRS 120A.733 - Fraudulent claims; penalty.

NRS 120A.737 - False statements; penalty.

NRS 120A.740 - Agreement to locate property.

NRS 120A.750 - Uniformity of application and construction.