It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association or any agent or employee thereof to use, publish, disseminate, display or make or cause directly or indirectly to be used, published, disseminated, displayed or made, in any newspaper, magazine or other publication, by any radio, television or other advertising medium, or by any advertising device, or by public outcry, proclamation, or declaration, or by any other manner or means, including but not limited to solicitation or dissemination by mail, telephone or door-to-door contacts, any statement which is known or through the exercise of reasonable care should be known to be false, deceptive or misleading in order to induce any person to purchase, sell, lease, dispose of, utilize or acquire any title or interest in any real or personal property or any personal or professional services or to enter into any obligation or transaction relating thereto, or to include such statement as part of a plan or scheme which intentionally misstates cost or price for the purposes of producing an erroneous belief by any person that the actual cost or price is the same as stated therein.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 210)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 207 - Miscellaneous Crimes
NRS 207.010 - Habitual criminals: Definition; punishment; exception.
NRS 207.012 - Habitual felons: Definition; punishment.
NRS 207.014 - Habitually fraudulent felons: Definition; punishment.
NRS 207.016 - Procedure; trial of primary offense; prior convictions.
NRS 207.030 - Prohibited acts; penalty.
NRS 207.040 - Employment on public works.
NRS 207.050 - Credit for work performed.
NRS 207.070 - Sheriff to procure employment.
NRS 207.165 - Telephone directory must contain warning notice of offense provided in NRS 207.163.
NRS 207.170 - "False, deceptive or misleading advertising" defined.
NRS 207.171 - False, deceptive or misleading advertising and other sales practices.
NRS 207.172 - Exemption of advertising media.
NRS 207.173 - Actual deception unnecessary to create liability.
NRS 207.174 - Civil penalties; action by Attorney General or district attorney.
NRS 207.175 - Criminal penalties.
NRS 207.177 - Penalty for violation of injunction or order.
NRS 207.180 - Threatening or obscene letters or writings.
NRS 207.193 - Coercion: Hearing to determine whether sexually motivated.
NRS 207.200 - Unlawful trespass upon land; warning against trespassing.
NRS 207.205 - Posting land without permission of owner or occupant.
NRS 207.210 - Destruction of signs or notices forbidding trespass.
NRS 207.220 - Penalty for not closing gates.
NRS 207.225 - Unlawful diversion of irrigation water.
NRS 207.230 - Acting without lawful authority.
NRS 207.235 - Dog racing as gaming activity.
NRS 207.260 - Unlawful contact with child or person with mental illness.
NRS 207.270 - Loitering about school or public place where children congregate.
NRS 207.280 - False reporting of crimes unlawful.
NRS 207.290 - Giving or accepting bribe to influence outcome of sporting event.
NRS 207.295 - Commercial bribery.
NRS 207.297 - Discrimination: Definitions.
NRS 207.300 - Discrimination: Transactions involving real property.
NRS 207.310 - Discrimination: Loans for dwellings.
NRS 207.320 - Preparation or sale of academic writings.
NRS 207.325 - Unsolicited transmission of advertisement to facsimile machine.
NRS 207.330 - Sale of identifying card or document.
NRS 207.345 - Impersonation of officer or employee of utility.
NRS 207.360 - "Crime related to racketeering" defined.
NRS 207.370 - "Criminal syndicate" defined.
NRS 207.380 - "Enterprise" defined.
NRS 207.390 - "Racketeering activity" defined.
NRS 207.400 - Unlawful acts; penalties.
NRS 207.410 - Alternate fine for unlawful acts.
NRS 207.430 - Criminal forfeiture: Temporary restraining order to preserve property.
NRS 207.440 - Criminal forfeiture: Orders to secure property.
NRS 207.450 - Criminal forfeiture: Order of forfeiture; protection of property.
NRS 207.460 - Civil forfeiture: Property subject to forfeiture.
NRS 207.470 - Civil actions for damages resulting from racketeering.
NRS 207.480 - Order of court upon determination of civil liability.
NRS 207.510 - Parties to proceedings for forfeiture of property.