ity. Any procedure, testimony taken, document or other tangible evidence produced, or answer made under NRS 598A.100 shall be kept confidential by the Attorney General prior to the institution of an action brought under this chapter for the alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter under investigation, unless: 1. Confidentiality is waived by the person upon whom the written investigative demand is made; 2. Disclosure is authorized by the district court; or 3. Disclosure is made pursuant to NRS 598A.080. (Added to NRS by 1975, 947) NRS 598A.120 Investigative demands: Order requiring compliance; penalty for failure to obey. In case of refusal to comply in whole or in part with the written investigative demand by any person to whom it is directed, any district court of the State of Nevada, upon application of the Attorney General, may issue an order requiring compliance. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court. (Added to NRS by 1975, 948) NRS 598A.130 Investigative demands: Immunity from criminal prosecution. 1. If a natural person refuses to make written answer, testify or produce evidence pursuant to a written investigative demand on the ground he may be incriminated thereby, any district court of the State of Nevada, upon the ex parte application of the Attorney General may order, in the name of the State of Nevada, that the natural person be released from all liability to be prosecuted or punished on account of any testimony or other evidence he may be required to produce. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, such order of immunity shall forever be a bar to prosecution against the witness for any offense shown in whole or in part by such testimony or other evidence. 3. Immunity obtained pursuant to this section shall not: (a) Exempt any person from prosecution for perjury committed in the giving of such testimony; or (b) Prevent the Attorney General or a civil litigant from instituting civil proceedings against any person who violates the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1975, 948) NRS 598A.140 Investigative demands: Order compelling compliance after immunity granted; penalty for failure to obey. If any person refuses to testify, produce evidence or make answer after being granted immunity from prosecution as provided by NRS 598A.130, the Attorney General may apply to any district court for an order compelling such person to testify, produce evidence or make answer. Any person who disobeys such order of the court may be held in contempt of court. (Added to NRS by 1975, 948) NRS 598A.150 Investigative demands: Duty of public officers and employees to furnish information and assistance. It is the duty of all public officers, their deputies, assistants, clerks, subordinates or employees, to render and furnish to the Attorney General, his deputy or other designated representative, when so requested, all the information and assistance in their possession or within their power relating to investigations carried out under the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1975, 948) NRS 598A.160 Civil action by Attorney General for damages and other relief; proof of damages; procedure for distributing recovery. 1. The Attorney General may bring a civil action for any violation of the provisions of this chapter in the name of the State of Nevada and is entitled to recover damages and secure other relief provided by the provisions of this chapter: (a) As parens patriae of the persons residing in this state, with respect to damages sustained directly or indirectly by such persons, or, alternatively, if the court finds in its discretion that the interests of justice so require, as a representative of a class or classes consisting of persons residing in this state who have been damaged directly or indirectly; or (b) As parens patriae, with respect to direct or indirect damages to the general economy of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof. 2. In any action under this section, this state: (a) May recover the aggregate damage sustained by the persons on whose behalf this state sues, without separately proving the individual claims of each such person. Proof of such damages must be based on: (1) Statistical or sampling methods; (2) The pro rata allocation of illegal overcharges of sales occurring within the State of Nevada; or (3) Such other reasonable system of estimating aggregate damages as the court may permit. (b) Shall distribute, allocate or otherwise pay the amounts so recovered in accordance with state law, or in the absence of any applicable state law, as the district court may authorize, subject to the requirement that any distribution procedure adopted afford each person on whose behalf this state sues a reasonable opportunity individually to secure the pro rata portion of such recovery attributable to his or its respective claims for damages, less litigation and administrative costs, including attorney fees, before any of the recovery is escheated. (Added to NRS by 1975, 948; A 1999, 945) NRS 598A.170 Civil penalty in action brought by Attorney General for engaging in prohibited activity. Persons who engage in activities prohibited by this chapter are civilly liable, at the suit of the Attorney General, in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the gross income realized by the sale of commodities or services sold by such persons in this state in each year in which the prohibited activities occurred. (Added to NRS by 1975, 949) NRS 598A.180 Suit by Attorney General against domestic corporation or association. 1. Upon a violation of the provisions of this chapter by any corporation or association organized under the laws of this state, or upon failure to comply with the terms of the final judgment or decree rendered by a court of this state for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, or to comply with a consent judgment or decree rendered by a court of this state concerning an alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General may institute a suit in any district court for: (a) The forfeiture of charter rights, franchises, privileges and powers, and for the dissolution of the corporation or association; or (b) The suspension of the privilege to conduct business within the State. 2. The district court, in its discretion and with due consideration of all relevant factors, including relevant public interests and competitive and economic factors, may order the dissolution, suspend the privilege to conduct business for a specific period, deny such relief or provide other appropriate relief. (Added to NRS by 1975, 949) NRS 598A.190 Suit by Attorney General against foreign corporation or association. 1. Upon a violation of the provisions of this chapter by a foreign corporation or association exercising the privilege of conducting business within this state, or upon a failure to comply with the terms of the final judgment or decree rendered by a court of this state in any proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, or to comply with a consent judgment or decree rendered by a court of this state concerning an alleged violation of the provisions of this chapter, the Attorney General may institute a suit in any district court for the revocation or suspension of franchises, privileges and powers connected with doing business within the State. 2. The district court, in its discretion and with due consideration of all relevant factors, including relevant public interests and competitive and economic factors, may order the revocation or suspension of the privilege to conduct business for a specified period, deny relief or provide other appropriate relief. A revocation shall have the same effect as a failure to qualify to do business in this

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