353C.135 - Payment of costs and fees for collection of certain debts.

353C.135  Payment of costs and fees for collection of certain debts.   1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or by a specific statute, a person who owes a debt of more than $300 pursuant to this chapter shall, in addition to the debt, pay:

      (a) The costs and fees actually incurred to collect the debt; and

      (b) A fee payable to the State Controller in the amount of 2 percent of the amount of the debt assigned to the State Controller for collection pursuant to NRS 353C.195.

      2.  The total amount of costs and fees required pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed 35 percent of the amount of the debt or $50,000, whichever is less. Any prejudgment or postjudgment interest on the debt authorized by law must not be included in the calculation of the costs and fees actually incurred to collect the debt.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 1876; A 2009, 1176)