Nevada Code § 482.3157

Restrictions on recovery for damages to leased car by placing block or processing charge on lessees credit card; unfair, deceptive or coercive conduct prohibited
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1. A short-term lessor of a passenger car
shall not seek to recover any portion of a claim arising out of damage to or
loss of a leased passenger car by causing any block to be placed on the
lessees credit card account.
2. A short-term lessor of a passenger car
shall not process a charge on a short-term lessees credit card to pay for any
damages to a passenger car leased by the lessee unless the lessor first:
(a) Obtains the written consent of the lessee, on
a form that is separate from the form for the lease, to pay for the damages by
processing a charge on the lessees credit card;
(b) Inspects the vehicle upon its return to the
lessor to verify the extent of the damages; and
(c) Provides the lessee with a written estimate
of the cost to repair the damages and the lessee provides the lessor with
written authorization to pay for the damages by processing a charge on the
lessees credit card in an amount that does not exceed the amount of the
written estimate.
The lessee
may waive the provisions of paragraph (c) if the inspection conducted pursuant
to paragraph (b) indicates that the cost to repair the damages will not exceed
$500 and the lessee provides the lessor with written authorization to pay for
the damages by processing a charge on the lessees credit card in an amount
that does not exceed $500.
3. A short-term lessor of a passenger car
shall not engage in any unfair, deceptive or coercive tactics in attempting to
recover or in recovering on any claim arising out of damage to or loss of a
passenger car.

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