Nevada Revised Statutes Section 453.5531 - Public Health and Safety

Action to recover civil penalty: Amount of money recoverable as civil penalty.

1. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving marijuana, to a civil penalty in an amount:

(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 100 pounds or more, but less than 2,000 pounds.

(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 2,000 pounds or more, but less than 10,000 pounds.

(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 10,000 pounds or more.

2. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance, except marijuana, which is listed in schedule I or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount:

(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 4 grams or more, but less than 14 grams.

(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 14 grams or more, but less than 28 grams.

(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 28 grams or more.

3. The State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving a controlled substance which is listed in schedule II or III or a substitute therefor, to a civil penalty in an amount:

(a) Not to exceed $350,000, if the quantity involved is 28 grams or more, but less than 200 grams.

(b) Not to exceed $700,000, if the quantity involved is 200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams.

(c) Not to exceed $1,000,000, if the quantity involved is 400 grams or more.

4. Unless a greater civil penalty is authorized by another provision of this section, the State of Nevada is entitled, in a civil action brought pursuant to NRS 453.553 involving any act or transaction in violation of the provisions of NRS 453.3611 to 453.3648, inclusive, to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $350,000.

Last modified: February 26, 2006