Section 598.9822 - Complaints against solar installation company; noncompliance constitutes deceptive trade practice; violation constitutes consumer fraud; documents in English or Spanish1. A host customer may file a complaint concerning a solar installation company with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. Upon receipt of a complaint, the Commission may direct the host customer to the appropriate agency or person to resolve the complaint.2. The failure of a person to comply with NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act constitutes a deceptive trade practice for the purposes of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive.3. If a solar installation company executes with a purchaser or lessee an agreement for the purchase or lease of a distributed generation system or with a host customer a power purchase agreement and knowingly fails to comply with any requirement of NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act, including, without limitation, by failing to include any disclosure or information required by NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act, or knowingly failing to maintain a recording of a verbal communication as required by section 2 of this act, the agreement is voidable by the purchaser, lessee or host customer. The actions of persons who solely conduct administrative duties or provide administrative services directly to and for the benefit of the solar installation company are not imputed to the solar installation company for the purposes of this subsection.4. A violation of any provision of NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act constitutes consumer fraud for the purposes of NRS 41.600.5. Any document described in NRS 598.9809 to 598.9821, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act must be provided in:(b) Any other language, if any person so requests before the execution of the relevant document.6. If a solar installation company advertises its services or negotiates orally or in writing any of the requirements of NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act in a language other than English or permits an employee or agent of the solar installation company to so advertise or negotiate, the solar installation company must deliver a translation of any contract, agreement or notice described in NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 1.3 to 3, inclusive, of this act resulting from such advertising or negotiations in the language in which such advertising was made or such negotiations occurred to a person who is a party to such a contract or agreement, or who may sign the contract or agreement, or who is entitled to receive such notice. The translation of the contract, agreement or notice must be provided before the execution of the contract or agreement and include, without limitation, every term and condition in the contract, agreement or notice.Added to NRS by 2017, 4277Amended by 2023, Ch. 193,§9, eff. 1/1/2024.Added by 2017, Ch. 589,§20, eff. 9/1/2017.