Section 240A.290 - Criminal penalties; restitution1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto:(a) For the first offense within the immediately preceding 5 years, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) For a second or subsequent offense within the immediately preceding 5 years, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.2. A person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the offense results in irreparable harm to the client.3. In addition to the penalties prescribed by subsection 1 or 2, the court may order a person described in subsection 1 or 2 to pay restitution to any person who has suffered a pecuniary loss as a result of the violation.4. For the purposes of subsections 1, 2 and 3, evidence that a person has been served with an order by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240A.260 before the date of the alleged violation is evidence that the alleged violation is intentional if it involves a repetition or a continuation of conduct of the kind described in the order.Added to NRS by 2013, 3474; A 2017, 1517Amended by 2017, Ch. 284,§3, eff. 10/1/2017.Added by 2013, Ch. 535,§25, eff. 6/12/2013 for the purposes of adopting regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and 3/1/2014 for all other purposes.