Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB407: Enacts provisions relating to the repair of certain devices. (BDR 52-50)
Status: Chaptered, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to trade practices; requiring an original equipment manufacturer of certain equipment designed for a person with a physical disability to make available certain documentation, parts and tools for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; prohibiting an original equipment manufacturer from engaging in certain acts; exempting an original equipment manufacturer from liability for certain damage or injuries under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to trade practices; requiring an original equipment manufacturer of certain equipment designed for a person with a physical disability to make available certain documentation, parts and tools for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; prohibiting an original equipment manufacturer from engaging in certain acts; exempting an original equipment manufacturer from liability for certain damage or injuries under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law regulates trade practices and other commercial activities. (Title 52 of NRS) Section 26 of this bill: (1) requires an original equipment manufacturer of equipment, which is defined by section 7.5 of this bill to mean a mobility device designed for a person with a physical disability, including, without limitation, a powered wheelchair, manual wheelchair, mobility scooter or power assist device for a manual wheelchair, to make available to any independent repair provider or owner of the equipment, on fair and reasonable terms, certain documentation, parts and tools required for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; and (2) sets forth the circumstances under which documentation, parts and tools are made available on fair and reasonable terms. Section 3 of this bill defines "authorized repair provider" to mean a person operating in this State who is not affiliated with an original equipment …