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NRS 338.595 – Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest.

1. If a subcontractor and another subcontractor or supplier enter into a subcontract for a public work, the subcontractor may withhold as retainage not more than 5 percent from the amount of any progress payment due under a subcontract which is made before 50 percent of the work has been completed under the subcontract. 2. […]

NRS 338.600 – Withholding amounts for failure of subcontractor or supplier to comply with subcontract or applicable building code, law or regulation; payment of amounts withheld upon correction of condition.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.595, a subcontractor may withhold from a progress payment or retainage payment an amount sufficient to pay the expenses the subcontractor reasonably expects to incur as a result of the failure of his or her subcontractor or supplier to comply with the subcontract or applicable building code, law […]

NRS 338.605 – Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.

1. If a subcontractor makes payment to his or her subcontractor or supplier more than 10 days after the occurrence of any of the following acts or omissions: (a) The subcontractor fails to pay his or her subcontractor or supplier in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 338.590; (b) The subcontractor fails […]

NRS 338.485 – Waiver or modification of right, obligation or liability set forth in NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, prohibited; certain conditions, stipulations or provisions of contract void and unenforceable.

1. A person may not waive or modify a right, obligation or liability set forth in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive. 2. A condition, stipulation or provision in a contract or other agreement that: (a) Requires a person to waive a right set forth in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, […]