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NEVADA
A. Scope of the Statute and Elements of a Cause of Action
Nevada law prohibits “deceptive trade practices”1 and “deceptive
advertising.”2 There is a detailed statutory framework that has become
more elaborate with passing decades, with numerous amendments to the
law adopted in 2021. However, there is relatively little interpretive case
law, due in part to the absence of an intermediate appellate court in the
state until 2015.
1. Deceptive Trade Practices
Chapter 598 of the Nevada Revised Statutes defines a variety of
“deceptive trade practices.”3 It specifically prohibits “pyramid
promotional schemes” and “endless chains,”4 deceptive charitable
solicitations,5 and deceptive sales promotions.6 Additionally, Chapter 598
includes specific provisions governing door-to-door sales,7 grant writing
services,8 credit service organizations,9 organizations for buying goods or
services at a discount,10 sightseeing tour brokers and operators,11 dance
1. In an early case, the state supreme court referenced Chapter 598 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes as the Trade Regulation and Practices Act. State
v. AAA Auto Leasing & Rental, 568 P.2d 1230, 1231 (Nev. 1977). Later
decisions have not used that name and instead refer to Chapter 598 as the
Deceptive Trade Practices Act. See, e.g., Sattari v. CitiMortgage, Inc., 471
F. App’x 627, 628 (9th Cir. 2012); Picus v. Wal-Mart Stores, 256 F.R.D.
651, 657-59 (D. Nev. 2009); Scaffidi v. United Nissan, 425 F. Supp. 2d
1172, 1184 (D. Nev. 2005); Picardi v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 251
P.3d 723, 725 (Nev. 2011).
2. NEV. REV. STAT. §§ 207.170-.177.
3. Id. §§ 598.0915-.0925.
4. Id. §§ 598.100-.130.
5. Id. § 598.1305.
6. Id. §§ 598.131-.139.
7. Id. §§ 598.140-.2801.
8. Id. §§ 598.535-.595.
9. Id. §§ 598.741-.787.
10. Id. §§ 598.840-.930.
11. Id. §§ 598.405-.525.
