599B.235 - Attorney General may accept assurance of discontinuance of violation; proof of violation of assurance is prima facie evidence of violation of applicable law in civil action.
599B.235 Attorney General may accept assurance of discontinuance of violation; proof of violation of assurance is prima facie evidence of violation of applicable law in civil action.
1. The Attorney General may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto. The assurance may include a stipulation for the payment of money to this state by the alleged violator, including but not limited to, payment for the costs of investigation, for the costs of instituting the action or proceeding and for the restitution of any money or property acquired as a result of the violation.
2. Proof by a preponderance of evidence of a violation of an assurance given pursuant to subsection 1 constitutes prima facie evidence of a violation of the applicable statutes or regulations for the purpose of any civil action or proceeding brought thereafter by the Attorney General, whether the action or proceeding is a new action or a subsequent motion or petition in a pending action or proceeding.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2099)