Nev. Rev. Stat. § 651.072

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 651.072 - Single-stall restrooms provided to public: Requirement to make inclusive and accessible; labeling; no private right of action against owner or operator established or filing of complaint with Nevada Equal Rights Commission authorized for violation
1. The owner or operator of a place of public accommodation that provides a single-stall restroom to the public shall make the single-stall restroom as inclusive and accessible as possible to a person of any gender identity or expression, including, without limitation, by allowing:
(a) A parent or guardian of a child to enter the single-stall restroom with the child;
(b) A person with a disability to enter the single-stall restroom with his or her caregiver, if applicable; and
(c) A person of any gender identity or expression to use the single-stall restroom as needed.
2. The owner or operator of a place of public accommodation that provides a single-stall restroom to the public:
(a) Shall not label the single-stall restroom with gendered signage; and
(b) May label the single-stall restroom as available for use by any person, including, without limitation, by posting a sign that reads "All-Gender Bathroom" or "All-Accessible Bathroom."
3. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Establish a private right of action against an owner or operator described in subsection 1; or
(b) Authorize the filing of a complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, for a violation of the provisions of this section.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Caregiver" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449A.306.
(b) "Gendered signage" means any sign posted on a single-stall restroom that uses words or images of a person to denominate sex.
(c) "Single-stall restroom" means a restroom that:
(1) Is intended for individual use; and
(2) Contains:
(I) A single toilet or a single urinal; or
(II) A toilet and a urinal, neither of which is separated from the other by enclosure within a stall.

NRS 651.072

Added to NRS by 2021, 2344
Added by 2021, Ch. 386,§1, eff. 10/1/2021.