1. An importer is jointly and severally liable for:
- (a) The escrow deposit due pursuant to NRS 370A.140 for each cigarette which is intended for sale in this State which the importer causes to be sent to a person who holds a license as a wholesale dealer issued by the Department; and
- (b) The reports required by subsection 1 of NRS 370.327.
- 2. A nonparticipating manufacturer located outside the United States that conducts business in this State shall provide to the Attorney General on a form prescribed by the Attorney General a declaration from each importer that imports the cigarettes of the nonparticipating manufacturer which are intended for sale in this State stating that the importer accepts liability pursuant to subsection 1 and consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State for the purposes of enforcing this section.
- 3. As used in this section, “importer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.0295.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2654; A 2017, 1004; 2019, 639)