601.050 - Registration, alteration, assignment or cancellation of names and insignia with Secretary of State; applicability of section. - Nevada Statutes

601.050  Registration, alteration, assignment or cancellation of names and insignia with Secretary of State; applicability of section.

      1.  An association, lodge, order, fraternal society, beneficial association, or fraternal and beneficial society or association, historical, military, or veterans’ organization, labor union, labor organization, foundation, federation, or any other society, organization or association, degree, branch, subordinate lodge, or auxiliary thereof, whether incorporated or unincorporated, the principles and activities of which are not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States or this state, may register, alter, assign or cancel in the Office of the Secretary of State a facsimile, duplicate or description of its name, badge, motto, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette or other insigne, as if it were a mark, in the manner provided in NRS 600.240 to 600.400, inclusive.

      2.  The provisions of this section for alteration, assignment or cancellation apply also to any insigne described in subsection 1 which was registered before October 1, 1997.

      [1:24:1933; 1931 NCL § 3299]—(NRS A 1975, 311; 1997, 161)

      NRS 601.110  Penalty.  Any person who willfully wears, exhibits, displays, prints or uses for any purpose the badge, motto, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette or other insigne of any association or organization mentioned in NRS 601.050 and duly registered, unless the person is entitled to use and wear it under the constitution, bylaws, rules and regulations of the association or organization, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.

      [6:24:1933; 1931 NCL § 3299.05]—(NRS A 1967, 621; 1997, 161)