Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 91 - Commodities
NRS 91.250 - Liability of principals and agents.


1. The act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent or other person acting for any natural person, association, partnership, corporation or trust within the scope of his or her employment or office shall be deemed the act, omission or failure of the natural person, association, partnership, corporation or trust, as well as of the officer, agent or other person.
2. Every person who directly or indirectly controls another person liable under any provision of this chapter, every partner, officer or director of the liable person, every person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions as the liable person and every employee of the liable person who materially aids in the violation is also liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as the liable person, unless the person who is also liable by virtue of this provision sustains the burden of proof that he or she did not know, and in exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the existence of the facts by reason of which the liability is alleged to exist.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1286)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 91 - Commodities

NRS 91.010 - Purpose; construction.

NRS 91.020 - Definitions.

NRS 91.030 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 91.040 - "Board of trade" defined.

NRS 91.050 - "Commodity" defined.

NRS 91.060 - "Commodity contract" defined.

NRS 91.070 - "Commodity Exchange Act" defined.

NRS 91.080 - "Commodity Futures Trading Commission" defined.

NRS 91.090 - "Commodity merchant" defined.

NRS 91.100 - "Commodity option" defined.

NRS 91.110 - "Financial institution" defined.

NRS 91.120 - "Offer" defined.

NRS 91.130 - "Person" defined.

NRS 91.140 - "Precious metal" defined.

NRS 91.150 - "Sale" and "sell" defined.

NRS 91.160 - Administration.

NRS 91.170 - Cooperation with other agencies.

NRS 91.180 - Effect on chapter 90 of NRS.

NRS 91.190 - Sale or purchase of commodities prohibited; exceptions.

NRS 91.200 - Persons exempted.

NRS 91.210 - Transactions exempted.

NRS 91.220 - Prohibited activities of commodity merchant and board of trade.

NRS 91.230 - Fraudulent conduct.

NRS 91.240 - Applicability of NRS 91.190, 91.220 and 91.230.

NRS 91.250 - Liability of principals and agents.

NRS 91.260 - Regulations and orders.

NRS 91.270 - Orders: Procedure.

NRS 91.280 - Orders: Judicial review.

NRS 91.290 - Appointment of Administrator as attorney to receive service of process.

NRS 91.300 - Investigations and subpoenas.

NRS 91.310 - Enforcement by Administrator.

NRS 91.320 - Remedies for violation of this chapter.

NRS 91.330 - Remedies for violation of similar law of another jurisdiction.

NRS 91.340 - Criminal penalties.