Nevada Revised Statutes Section 205.134 - Crimes and Punishments

Issuance of check or draft without sufficient money or credit: Posting notices.

1. A notice in boldface type which is clearly legible and is in substantially the following form must be posted in a conspicuous place in every principal and branch office of every bank and in every place of business in which retail selling is conducted:

The issuance of a check or draft without sufficient money or with intent to defraud is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both fine and imprisonment, and the issuance of such a check or draft in an amount of $250 or more or by a person who previously has been convicted three times of this or a similar offense is guilty of a category D felony and may be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. The Superintendent of the State Printing Division of the Department of Administration shall prepare the notice and supply copies of it on demand. The Superintendent may charge a fee based on the cost for each copy of the notice which is supplied.

3. Failure of the owner, operator or manager of a bank or other place of business to post the sign required by this section is not a defense to charge of a violation of NRS 205.130.

Last modified: February 25, 2006