Nevada Code § 338.485

Waiver or modification of right, obligation or liability set forth in NRS 338.400 to 338.645 , inclusive, prohibited; certain conditions, stipulations or provisions of contract void and unenforceable
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1. A person may not waive or modify a
right, obligation or liability set forth in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645 , inclusive.
2. A condition, stipulation or provision
in a contract or other agreement that:
(a) Requires a person to waive a right set forth
in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645 , inclusive;
(b) Relieves a person of an obligation or
liability imposed by the provisions of NRS
338.400 to 338.645 , inclusive;
(c) Requires a contractor to waive, release or
extinguish a claim or right for damages or an extension of time that the
contractor may otherwise possess or acquire as a result of a delay that is:
(1) So unreasonable in length as to amount
to an abandonment of the public work;
(2) Caused by fraud, misrepresentation,
concealment or other bad faith by the public body;
(3) Caused by active interference by the
public body; or
(4) Caused by a decision by the public
body to significantly add to the scope or duration of the public work; or
(d) Requires a contractor or public body to be
responsible for any consequential damages suffered or incurred by the other
party that arise from or relate to a contract for a public work, including,
without limitation, rental expenses or other damages resulting from a loss of use
or availability of the public work, lost income, lost profit, lost financing or
opportunity, business or reputation, and loss of management or employee
availability, productivity, opportunity or services,
is against
public policy and is void and unenforceable.
3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not
prohibit the use of a liquidated damages clause which otherwise satisfies the
requirements of law.

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