Nevada Revised Statutes Section 489.821 - Public Safety - Vehicles - Watercraft

False entries; furnishing false information or document; violation of federal law; failure to maintain trust account; commingling; other violations.

1. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly:

(a) Makes any false entry on any certificate of origin or certificate of ownership.

(b) Furnishes false information to the Division concerning any security interest.

(c) Files with the Administrator any notice, statement or other document required under the provisions of this chapter which is false or contains any material misstatement of fact.

(d) Whether acting individually or as a director, officer or agent of a corporation, violates a provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.), causing a condition which endangers the health or safety of a purchaser of a manufactured home.

2. A dealer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly:

(a) Fails to maintain a trust account as required by NRS 489.724.

(b) Commingles the money or other property of a seller or purchaser of a manufactured home or a mobile home with his own.

3. Except as provided in subsections 1, 2 and 4 of this section, any person who knowingly or willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

4. Subsection 3 does not apply to a manufacturer of travel trailers.

Last modified: February 25, 2006