NRS 598.39777 Ticket provider required to refund full amount paid if event cancelled; exceptions.
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NRS 598.39777 Ticket provider required to refund full amount paid if event cancelled; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a ticket provider that sells a ticket to a purchaser shall provide the purchaser with a refund of the full amount that the purchaser paid the ticket provider for the ticket, inclusive of all fees and governmental charges, if the athletic contest or live entertainment event to which the ticket pertains is cancelled. A ticket provider must provide a refund required pursuant to this subsection not more than 30 days after the rights holder or sponsor of the athletic contest or live entertainment event, as applicable, notifies the public that the athletic contest or live entertainment event to which the ticket pertains is cancelled.
2. A ticket provider is not required to provide a refund pursuant to subsection 1 if, in the discretion of the ticket provider:
(a)The athletic contest or live entertainment event for which the ticket provider sold a ticket is cancelled because of:
(1)A major catastrophe or other event for which a state of emergency or declaration of disaster is proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070 ;
(2)An extraordinary event or circumstance that could not have been foreseen by and is beyond the control of the ticket provider; or
(3)Any other issue or event in the nature of force majeure; or
(b)For an athletic contest or live entertainment event scheduled to occur outdoors or within an open air venue, including, without limitation, a music or cultural festival that takes place over several days, the rights holder provides in the terms and conditions of the live event ticket sold by the ticket provider that the athletic contest or live entertainment event will occur notwithstanding inclement weather conditions, other than extreme or dangerous weather conditions and, because of such extreme or dangerous weather conditions, the live entertainment or athletic event, or a portion thereof, is cancelled.