File an online Complaint. These laws prohibit everything from using a fake trademark to altering a used car's odometer.1. Knowingly passes off goods or services for sale or lease as those of another person. NRS 598.0973 - Civil penalty for engaging in deceptive trade practice directed toward elderly person or person with disability. If you have been a victim of consumer fraud or deceptive trade practices, you have rights under Nevada law. Among the several acts defined as consumer fraud, NRS 41.600(2). (e) includes any of the deceptive trade practices described in the NDTPA's. NRS 207.171 is the Nevada statute that prohibits using false or misleading advertisements. One key consumer protection law in Nevada is the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act (NDTPA). Like many states, Nevada enacted deceptive trade practices statutes to protect consumers.
