Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 97 - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services
NRS 97.185 - Contents of contract.


1. A retail installment contract must contain the names of the seller and the buyer, the place of business of the seller, the residence or other address of the buyer as specified by the buyer and a description or identification of the goods sold or to be sold, or services furnished or rendered or to be furnished or rendered. The contract also must contain the following items, which must be set forth substantially in the sequence appearing below:
(a) The cash sale price of each item of goods or services.
(b) The amount of the buyer’s down payment, identifying the amounts paid in money and allowed for goods traded in.
(c) The difference between paragraphs (a) and (b).
(d) The aggregate amount, if any, included for insurance, specifying the type or types of insurance and the terms of coverage.
(e) The aggregate amount of official fees.
(f) The amount financed, which is the sum of paragraphs (c), (d) and (e).
(g) The amount of the finance charge.
(h) The amount of the total of payments owed by the buyer to the seller, which is the sum of paragraphs (f) and (g).
(i) The number of installments required to pay the total of payments, the amount of each installment, and the date for payment of the installments. If the final payment substantially exceeds the other scheduled installments, it must be set forth separately.
2. Additional items may be included in the contract to explain the calculations involved in determining the amount to be paid by the buyer.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 659; A 1993, 2756; 1995, 1802)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 97 - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services

NRS 97.015 - Definitions.

NRS 97.017 - "Amount financed" defined.

NRS 97.025 - "Cash sale price" defined.

NRS 97.026 - "Credit" defined.

NRS 97.031 - "Finance charge" defined.

NRS 97.035 - "Goods" defined.

NRS 97.055 - "Official fees" defined.

NRS 97.075 - "Rate" defined.

NRS 97.085 - "Retail buyer" and "buyer" defined.

NRS 97.095 - "Retail charge agreement" defined.

NRS 97.105 - "Retail installment contract" and "contract" defined.

NRS 97.115 - "Retail installment transaction" defined.

NRS 97.125 - "Retail seller" and "seller" defined.

NRS 97.135 - "Services" defined.

NRS 97.145 - "Total of payments" defined.

NRS 97.165 - Contract contained in single document; date, signatures and size of type; fee for cancellation.

NRS 97.175 - Seller to provide certain creditor disclosures to buyer.

NRS 97.185 - Contents of contract.

NRS 97.195 - Amount of finance charge and any other fee, expense or charge.

NRS 97.205 - Contracts negotiated and entered into by mail or telephone based on seller’s catalog or printed solicitation; preparation and delivery of memorandum.

NRS 97.215 - Blank spaces in contracts.

NRS 97.225 - Prepayment of unpaid total of payments; refund.

NRS 97.235 - Consolidated contracts; memoranda.

NRS 97.245 - Retail charge agreements: Finance charge; contents of monthly statements; notice of change in terms.

NRS 97.253 - Rights of retail seller; action to determine liability for unauthorized negotiable instrument used to make payment.

NRS 97.265 - Insurance.

NRS 97.275 - Invalidity of provisions of contract or agreement; waiver of provisions of chapter ineffective.

NRS 97.285 - Provisions of chapter governing retail installment transactions exclusive.

NRS 97.297 - "Vehicle" defined.

NRS 97.299 - Forms for contracts and applications for credit: Adoption of regulations prescribing forms; contents; acceptance; translation into Spanish; amendment of forms.

NRS 97.301 - Forms for contracts and application for credit: When use is mandatory.

NRS 97.304 - Enforceability of default on part of buyer.

NRS 97.305 - Violation bar to recovery.

NRS 97.315 - Injunction to prevent violation.

NRS 97.325 - Assurance of discontinuance.

NRS 97.335 - Civil penalties.