Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.090 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.090
Public inspection of documents on file in recorder's office
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239B.030 , all documents on file in the office of the county recorder must, during office hours, be open for inspection by any person without charge. The county recorder must arrange the books of record and indexes in the county recorder’s office in such suitable places as to facilitate their inspection.

2. A county recorder may allow inspection and copying of records containing personal information about a deceased or incapacitated person by a spouse, widow or widower, parent, sibling, child, guardian or personal representative of the person. As used in this subsection, “personal information” has the meaning ascribed to in NRS 603A.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.617 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.617
Loans by counties for preliminary costs of organization
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county proceeding under the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, is authorized to advance such money to the board as may be necessary to pay the preliminary organization, administration and engineering costs thereof, including bond elections as provided in NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, on such terms of repayment as may be agreed upon, and the county is authorized to secure the necessary money in the manner provided by law authorizing medium-term obligations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.687 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.687
“Pollution” defined
Status: in_force

“Pollution” means any form of environmental pollution including but not limited to water pollution, air pollution, pollution caused by solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination or noise pollution as determined by the various standards prescribed by this state or the Federal Government.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.050 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.050
Biweekly or semimonthly payment of salaries
Status: in_force

All county officers and regular and temporary employees of the counties are entitled to be paid their salaries as fixed by law, ordinance or resolution either at regular 2-week intervals or in two equal semimonthly payments. If salaries are paid semimonthly, the first semimonthly payment for each month must be for the first half of that particular month, and the second semimonthly payment must be for the last half of the month.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.334 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.334
Certification of persons who engage in property management in unincorporated area of county; application; fees; renewal; conditions; penalty; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of county commissioners of each county may, by ordinance, require each person who wishes to engage in property management in an unincorporated area of the county to obtain a certificate issued by the board before engaging in property management.

2. If a board of county commissioners of a county adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Each person who engages in property management must make application for a certificate to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property to be managed is to be located. The application must be in a form and manner prescribed by the board of county commissioners. (b) The board of county commissioners may: (1) Establish and collect a fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate. (2) Grant or deny applications for the issuance or renewal of a certificate. (3) Impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon a certificate. (4) Establish any other requirements necessary to carry out the ordinance, including, without limitation, the imposition of a penalty for a violation of the ordinance. (5) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations relating to the ordinance.

3. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section must not apply to: (a) A person who holds a license issued pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS ; or (b) A person engaging in property management of a property where gaming is conducted under a nonrestricted license for gaming issued pursuant to NRS 463.170 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2641 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2641
“Regional transportation commission” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this section and NRS 244.2643 and 244.2645 , “regional transportation commission” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.1825 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3351 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3351
Optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Imposition and administration
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 244.3359 , in addition to all other taxes imposed on the revenue from the rental of transient lodging, a board of county commissioners may by ordinance, but not as in a case of emergency, impose a tax at the rate of 1 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) as follows: (a) After receiving the approval of a majority of the registered voters of the county voting on the question at a special, primary or general election, the board of county commissioners may impose the tax throughout the county, including its incorporated cities, upon all persons in the business of providing lodging. The question may be combined with a question submitted pursuant to NRS 278.710 , 371.045 or 377A.020 , or any combination thereof. (b) After receiving the approval of a majority of the registered voters who reside within the boundaries of a transportation district created pursuant to NRS 244A.252 , voting on the question at a special, primary or general district election, the board of county commissioners may impose the tax within the boundaries of the transportation district upon all persons in the business of providing lodging. The question may be combined with a question submitted pursuant to NRS 278.710 .

2. A special election may be held only if the board of county commissioners determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The determination made by the board of county commissioners is conclusive unless it is shown that the board acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the board must be commenced within 15 days after the board's determination is final. As used in this subsection, “emergency” means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the board of county commissioners to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the county or to enable the board to provide an essential service to the residents of the county.

3. The ordinance imposing the tax must include all the matters required by NRS 244.3352 for the mandatory tax, must be administered in the same manner, and imposes the same liabilities, except: (a) Collection of the tax imposed pursuant to this section must not commence earlier than the first day of the second calendar month after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax; and (b) The governmental entity collecting the tax shall transfer all collections to the county and may not retain any part of the tax as a collection or administrative fee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.723 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.723
Construction of project
Status: in_force

The county may also provide that:

1. The project and improvements to be constructed, if any, shall be constructed by the county, lessee or the lessee's designee, purchaser or purchaser's designee, obligor or obligor's designee, or any one or more of them on real estate owned by the county, the lessee or the lessee's designee, or the purchaser or the purchaser's designee, or the obligor or the obligor's designee, as the case may be.

2. The bond proceeds shall be disbursed by the trustee bank or banks, trust company or trust companies, during construction upon the estimate, order or certificate of the lessee or the lessee's designee or of the purchaser or the purchaser's designee, or of the obligor or the obligor's designee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.449 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.449
Sale of bonds; employment of expert services
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to sell such bonds from time to time at public or private sale, as the board may determine. The board may employ legal, fiscal, engineering, or other expert services in connection with the acquisition of such improvements or facilities and with the authorization, issuance and sale of such bonds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.306 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.306
Account for acquisition or improvement of technology used in recorder's office; annual report
Status: in_force

1. If a county recorder imposes an additional fee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 247.305 , the proceeds collected from such a fee must be accounted for separately in the county general fund. Any interest earned on money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Money that remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the county general fund, and the balance in the account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

2. The money in the account must be used only to acquire technology for or improve the technology used in the office of the county recorder, including, without limitation, costs related to acquiring or improving technology for converting and archiving records, purchasing hardware and software, maintaining the technology, training employees in the operation of the technology and contracting for professional services relating to the technology.

3. The county recorder shall submit an annual report to the board of county commissioners of the county which contains: (a) An estimate of the proceeds that the county recorder will collect from the additional fee imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 247.305 in the following fiscal year; and (b) A proposal for expenditures of the proceeds from the additional fee imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 247.305 for the costs related to the technology required for the office of the county recorder for the following fiscal year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3354 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3354
Mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Distribution of proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3352 and any applicable penalty or interest must be distributed as follows:

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more: (a) Three-eighths of the first 1 percent of the proceeds must be paid to the Department of Taxation for deposit with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism. (b) The remaining proceeds must be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the county school district's fund for capital projects established pursuant to NRS 387.328 , to be held and expended in the same manner as other money deposited in that fund.

2. In a county whose population is less than 700,000: (a) Three-eighths must be paid to the Department of Taxation for deposit with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism. (b) Five-eighths must be deposited with the county fair and recreation board created pursuant to NRS 244A.599 or, if no such board is created, with the board of county commissioners, to be used to advertise the resources of that county related to tourism, including available accommodations, transportation, entertainment, natural resources and climate, and to promote special events related thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.270 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.270
County seat at Hawthorne
Status: in_force

The City of Hawthorne is designated and made the county seat of Mineral County, at which place shall be maintained the county and judicial offices and the necessary county buildings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.330 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.330
Failure to comply with certain statutory requirements: Penalty
Status: in_force

Any sheriff who shall violate any of the provisions of NRS 248.300 , 248.310 and 248.320 shall be fined not more than $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.220 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.220
Table of fees to be posted; penalties
Status: in_force

Any constable receiving fees as provided by law shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a fee table for public inspection. A sum not exceeding $20 for each day of the constable’s omission so to do shall be forfeited, which sum with costs may be recovered by any person by an action before any justice of the peace of the same county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.140 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.140
Certain persons and entities authorized to request personal information maintained by county assessor to be kept confidential
Status: in_force

1. The following persons may request that personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 250.120 that is contained in the records of a county assessor be kept confidential: (a) Any justice or judge in this State. (b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. (c) Any court-appointed master in this State. (d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive officer in this State. (e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections division of the county or city. (f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. (g) Any prosecutor. (h) Any state or county public defender. (i) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State Government. (j) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: (1) Interacts with the public; and (2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable dangers. (k) Any county manager in this State. (l) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her employer: (1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; (2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, interacts with the public; and (3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks related to code enforcement. (m) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (l), inclusive. (n) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (l), inclusive, who was killed in the performance of his or her duties. (o) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive.

2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims of domestic violence may request that the personal information described in subsection 4 of NRS 250.120 that is contained in the records of a county assessor be kept confidential.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Child protective services ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.042 . (b) “ Child welfare services ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.044 . (c) “ Code enforcement ” means the enforcement of laws, ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, safety and welfare. (d) “ Peace officer ” means: (1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360 , inclusive; and (2) Any person: (I) Who resides in this State; (II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and (III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. (e) “ Prosecutor ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 241A.030 . (f) “ Social worker ” means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35253 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35253
Powers of commissioners to license, tax and regulate cannabis and cannabis products, production, registries and establishments
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a board of county commissioners shall not fix, impose or collect a license tax for revenue or for regulation, or for both revenue and regulation, on a cannabis establishment located in the county.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a board of county commissioners may fix, impose and collect a license tax for revenue or for regulation, or for both revenue and regulation, on a cannabis establishment located in the county outside of the limits of incorporated cities as a: (a) Flat fee; (b) Percentage of the gross revenue of the cannabis establishment; or (c) Combination of a flat fee and a percentage of gross revenue of the cannabis establishment.

3. The total amount of a license tax imposed on a cannabis establishment pursuant to subsection 2, regardless of whether the license tax is imposed in the form described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 2, must not exceed 3 percent of the gross revenue of the cannabis establishment, as applicable.

4. A board of county commissioners may use any portion of any money collected as a license tax pursuant to subsection 2 to educate the public, using any method of public outreach or medium of communication, on safely purchasing cannabis and cannabis products from licensed cannabis establishments and the safe consumption of cannabis and cannabis products.

5. In addition to any amount of money collected as a license tax pursuant to subsection 2, a board of county commissioners may fix, impose and collect: (a) Any fees required pursuant to chapter 278 of NRS ; (b) A one-time flat fee for an application for the issuance of a business license for a cannabis establishment located in the county outside of the limits of incorporated cities in an amount that does not exceed any similar fee imposed on a business pursuant to this chapter and chapter 369 of NRS ; and (c) A licensing tax for a business activity engaged in by a cannabis establishment located in the county outside of the limits of incorporated cities for which licensing pursuant to chapter 678B of NRS is not required only if: (1) The board of county commissioners is granted the authority to require such a license by some other provision of law; and (2) The amount of the licensing tax does not exceed the amount imposed by the board of county commissioners on other similar businesses.

6. A board of county commissioners shall not enact or enforce any ordinance which is more restrictive than or conflicts with a law or regulation of this State relating to: (a) The packaging, labeling, testing, dosage or potency of cannabis or cannabis products; (b) The kinds of cannabis or cannabis products authorized to be sold pursuant to title 56 of NRS; (c) The use of pesticides in the cultivation of cannabis; (d) The tracking of cannabis from seed to sale; (e) The transportation of cannabis or cannabis products other than the direct transportation of cannabis or cannabis products to a consumer and a requirement to notify the county of any transportation of cannabis or cannabis products; (f) The issuance or verification of a registry identification card, letter of approval or written documentation; (g) The training or certification of cannabis establishment agents or employees of a cannabis establishment; (h) The creation or maintenance of a registry or other system to obtain and track information relating to customers of cannabis establishments or holders of a registry identification card or letter of approval; or (i) The content of any advertisement used by a cannabis establishment unless the ordinance sets forth specific prohibited content for such an advertisement.

7. A person who obtains a business license described in this section is subject to all other licensing and permitting requirements of the State and any other counties and cities in which the person does business.

8. As used in this section: (a) “ Cannabis ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.085 . (b) “ Cannabis establishment ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095 . (c) “ Cannabis establishment agent ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.100 . (d) “ Cannabis products ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120 . (e) “ Letter of approval ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678C.070 . (f) “ Registry identification card ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678C.080 . (g) “ Written documentation ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678C.110 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.150 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.150
Boundary line between Humboldt and Lander Counties established--1873
Status: in_force

The boundary line between Humboldt and Lander Counties is hereby defined and established as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Lander County and running due south on the present line between Humboldt and Lander Counties, to a point due west of Battle Mountain Station; thence due west 12 miles; thence in a direct line to the present northeast corner of Churchill County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.095 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.095
Enactment by bill; summary and title
Status: in_force

1. No ordinance shall be passed except by bill. When any ordinance is amended, the section or sections thereof shall be reenacted as amended, and no ordinance shall be revised or amended by reference only to its title.

2. Every ordinance shall: (a) Bear a summary, which shall appear before the title and which shall state in brief the subject matter of the ordinance. (b) Except one revising the county ordinances, embrace but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto. The subject shall be clearly indicated in the title. In all cases where the subject of the ordinance is not so expressed in the title, the ordinance shall be void as to the matter not expressed in the title.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.220 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.220
Investigation of financial status, assets and personal and family history of protected person for whom public guardian has been appointed or upon referral of potential protected person by certain agencies
Status: in_force

1. A public guardian may investigate the financial status, assets and personal and family history of any protected person for whom the public guardian has been appointed as guardian, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS . In connection with the investigation, the public guardian may require the protected person or any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the protected person, to give any information and to execute and deliver any written requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public guardian with access to records, otherwise confidential, which are needed by the public guardian. The public guardian may obtain information from any public record office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fees.

2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a public guardian may petition a court to investigate the financial status, assets and personal and family history of any potential protected person for whom the public guardian has received a referral from the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, a law enforcement agency or a court in connection with a criminal or civil matter relating to the potential protected person, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS . In connection with the investigation, the public guardian may require the potential protected person or any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the potential protected person, to give any information and to execute and deliver any written requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public guardian with access to records, otherwise confidential, which are needed by the public guardian. The public guardian may obtain information from any public record office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fees.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Potential protected person ” means any person, other than a minor, for whom a referral for investigation has been sent to the public guardian. (b) “ Protected person ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159.0253 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.0407 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0407
Authority and procedure for donation or destruction of certain property of estate
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, with regard to the personal property of the estate of a decedent, may donate property that has a value of less than $250 to a nonprofit organization, or destroy property that has a value of less than $100, if a notice of intent to donate or destroy the property is mailed by certified mail or delivered personally to the decedent's next of kin and the property is not claimed within 15 days.

2. A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, may authorize the immediate destruction of the property of a decedent, without giving notice to the next of kin, if: (a) The administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, determines that the property has been contaminated by vermin or biological or chemical agents; (b) The expenses related to the decontamination of the property cause salvage to be impractical; (c) The property constitutes an immediate threat to public health or safety; (d) The handling, transfer or storage of the property may endanger public health or safety or exacerbate contamination; and (e) The value of the property is less than $100 or, if the value of the property is $100 or more, a state or local health officer has endorsed the destruction of the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.278 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.278
Maintenance and repair of dedicated streets or easements acquired by general improvement district
Status: in_force

1. Except as provided in subsection 5, when streets or easements acquired by a district organized or reorganized pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS have been accepted for dedication by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 278.380 and 278.390 , the board of county commissioners shall: (a) Maintain and repair such streets or easements; or (b) Pay the board of trustees of such district for the maintenance and repair of such streets or easements.

2. If the board of county commissioners maintains and repairs the streets or easements, it shall do so in the same manner as other streets or easements are maintained or repaired by the county.

3. If the board of county commissioners pays a board of trustees for such maintenance and repair, the amount of money paid shall be that fraction of the total money allocated to the county pursuant to NRS 365.550 which equals the ratio of the total miles of such dedicated streets or easements to the total miles of all county streets and roads.

4. Any such money received by a board of trustees shall be used for maintenance and repair of such streets or easements or for the purchase of equipment for such work and shall not be used to defray the expenses of administration of the district.

5. If the repair of a street or easement is necessary because of an improvement undertaken by a board of trustees, the board of county commissioners is not required to repair or pay for the repair of that street or easement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.0465 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.0465
Limitations on consideration of wage or salary history of applicant for employment by county
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through an agent: (a) Seek the wage or salary history of an applicant for employment by the county; (b) Rely on the wage or salary history of an applicant to determine: (1) Whether to offer employment to an applicant; or (2) The rate of pay for the applicant; or (c) Refuse to interview, hire, promote or employ an applicant, or discriminate or retaliate against an applicant if the applicant does not provide wage or salary history.

2. A board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county shall provide: (a) To an applicant for employment by a county who has completed an interview for a position the wage or salary range or rate for the position; and (b) The wage or salary range or rate for a promotion or transfer to a new position if an employee of a county has: (1) Applied for the promotion or transfer; (2) Completed an interview for the promotion or transfer or been offered the promotion or transfer; and (3) Requested the wage or salary range or rate for the promotion or transfer.

3. Nothing in this section prohibits the board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of the county from asking an applicant for employment by the county about his or her wage or salary expectation for the position for which the applicant is applying.

4. As used in this section, “ wage or salary history ” means the wages or salary paid to an applicant for employment by the current or former employer of the applicant. The term includes, without limitation, any compensation and benefits received by the applicant from his or her current or former employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.451 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.451
Revenue or general obligation bonds secured by pledge of revenues: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules of rates and fees
Status: in_force

In order to insure the payment of the revenue bonds of the county or of the general obligation bonds of the county, the payment of which is secured or is additionally secured, as the case may be, by a pledge of the revenues of such recreational facilities, of any such other income-producing project and of any such excise taxes, as provided in NRS 244A.445 or other such special obligation securities so secured or other such additionally secured general obligation securities of the county, the board may establish and maintain, and from time to time revise, a schedule or schedules of fees, rates and charges for services, facilities and commodities rendered by or through the recreational facilities and any such other income-producing project and a schedule or schedules of any such excise taxes, as the case may be, in an amount sufficient for that purpose and also sufficient to discharge any covenant in the proceedings of the board of county commissioners authorizing the issuance of any of the bonds or other securities, including any covenant for the establishment of reasonable reserve funds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.369 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.369
Food handlers: Ordinance requiring physical examinations; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection 2, any board of county commissioners may by ordinance require that any food handler, as defined in NRS 446.030 , submit to physical examination as a prerequisite to engaging in or continuing to engage in such occupation.

2. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 shall provide that no food handler is required to pay in excess of $5 for any or all required physical examinations in any 2-year period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3359 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3359
Taxes on rental of transient lodging: Limitations on imposition of new tax and on increase in rate of existing tax; legislative declaration; exceptions
Status: repealed

1. A county whose population is 700,000 or more shall not impose a new tax on the rental of transient lodging or increase the rate of an existing tax on the rental of transient lodging after March 25, 1991, except pursuant to NRS 244.3351 , 244.3352 and 244.33561 .

2. A county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 shall not impose a new tax on the rental of transient lodging or increase the rate of an existing tax on the rental of transient lodging after March 25, 1991, except pursuant to NRS 244.33561 and 244A.910 .

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 387.191 , the Legislature hereby declares that the limitation imposed by subsection 2 will not be repealed or amended except to allow the imposition of an increase in such a tax for the promotion of tourism or for the construction or operation of tourism facilities by a convention and visitors authority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.530 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.530
Court order to maintain confidentiality of personal information; exception
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any person or entity listed in NRS 247.540 who wishes to have the personal information of the person or entity that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept confidential must obtain an order of a court that requires the county recorder to maintain the personal information of the person or entity in a confidential manner. Such an order must be based on a sworn affidavit by the person or, if an entity, a person authorized to sign on behalf of the entity, which affidavit: (a) States that the affiant qualifies as a person listed in NRS 247.540 or that the entity on behalf of whom the person is signing qualifies as an entity listed in NRS 247.540 ; (b) Sets forth sufficient justification for the request for confidentiality; and (c) Sets forth the document numbers of all records of a county recorder that contain confidential information.

2. A person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive, may request the county recorder to maintain the personal information of the person in a confidential manner without obtaining a court order pursuant to subsection 1 by submitting to the county recorder: (a) A sworn affidavit which: (1) States that the affiant has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive; and (2) Sets forth the document numbers of all records of a county recorder that contain confidential information; and (b) Proof that the person has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive, including, without limitation, a confirmation letter and a copy of the enrollment card if such documents are issued by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. Upon request of the county recorder, the Division shall verify whether a person who has submitted a request pursuant to this subsection has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471 , inclusive.

3. Upon receipt of an order obtained pursuant to subsection 1 or a request made pursuant to subsection 2, a county recorder shall keep such information confidential and shall not: (a) Disclose the confidential information to anyone, unless disclosure is specifically authorized in writing by that person or entity; or (b) Post the confidential information on the Internet or its successor, if any, or make the information available to others in any other way.

4. Any order of a court obtained pursuant to subsection 1 may authorize the county recorder to keep personal information confidential in a record that is filed with the county recorder subsequent to the date of the court order if the person submits a request to the county recorder along with the document number.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.005 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.005
General qualifications
Status: in_force

1. No person is eligible to the office of constable unless the person: (a) Will have attained the age of 21 years on the date he or she would take office if so elected or appointed; and (b) Is a qualified elector.

2. A person who has been convicted of a felony in this state or any other state is not qualified to be a candidate for or elected or appointed to the office of constable regardless of whether the person has been restored to his or her civil rights.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.210 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.210
Annual and other leave for county officers and employees; contents of ordinance or agreement
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of each of the several counties shall, by ordinance or agreement pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS , provide for annual, sick and disability leave for elected and appointed county officers and county employees. The provisions of such an ordinance or agreement may be more restrictive but not more extensive than the provisions set forth in this section.

2. The ordinance or agreement must include provisions in substance as follows: (a) A provision that all elected and appointed officers and employees are entitled to annual leave with pay of 1 1/4 working days for each month of service, which may be cumulative from year to year not to exceed 30 working days. (b) A provision that the board of county commissioners may by order provide for additional annual leave for long-term appointed officers and employees and for prorated annual leave for part-time employees. (c) A provision that if an appointed officer or employee dies and was entitled to accumulated annual leave under the provisions of the ordinance, the heirs of the deceased officer or employee who are given priority to succeed to his or her assets under the laws of intestate succession of this State, or the executor or administrator of his or her estate, upon submitting satisfactory proof to the board of county commissioners of their entitlement, are entitled to be paid an amount of money equal to the number of days earned or accrued annual leave multiplied by the daily salary or wages of the deceased officer or employee. (d) A provision that an elected county officer must not be paid for accumulated annual leave upon termination of the officer’s service. (e) A provision that during the first 6 months of employment of any appointed officer or employee, annual leave accrues as provided in paragraph (a), but annual leave must not be taken during this period. (f) A provision that an appointed officer or employee must not be paid for accumulated annual leave upon termination of employment unless he or she has been employed for 6 months or more. (g) A provision that all elected and appointed officers and employees are entitled to sick and disability leave with pay of 1 1/4 working days for each month of service, which may be cumulative from year to year. (h) A provision that the board of county commissioners may by order provide for additional sick and disability leave for long-term employees and for prorated sick and disability leave for part-time employees. (i) A provision that any appointed officer or employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay.

3. Such an ordinance or agreement may include a provision that upon termination of employment, retirement or death all elected and appointed officers and employees are entitled to payment for their unused sick leave at their rate of salary at the time of termination, retirement or death.

4. Such an ordinance or agreement may include a provision that elected and appointed county officers and employees may donate portions of their accumulated annual and sick leave to other elected and appointed county officers and employees. If such a provision is adopted, donated time must be converted into money at the hourly rate of salary of the donor and the money must be converted into sick leave at the hourly rate of salary of the recipient.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.360 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.360
Table of fees to be posted; penalties
Status: in_force

Any sheriff receiving fees as provided by law shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in the sheriff’s office a fee table for public inspection. A sum not exceeding $20 for each day of his or her omission so to do shall be forfeited, which sum with costs may be recovered by any person by an action before any justice of the peace of the same county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.410 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.410
Compensation for expenses
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of the counties on the line of which such surveys shall be so made are authorized to allow reasonable and proper compensation and all necessary expenses incurred in making the surveys. Upon such allowance, the county auditors of such counties, respectively, are directed to draw their warrants on the county treasurers therefor, in favor of the person or persons entitled to the same.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.200 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.200
Qualifications of person for whom public guardian may be appointed; petition for appointment; accounting and report to be filed by temporary guardian in certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. A resident of Nevada is eligible to have the public guardian of the county in which he or she resides appointed as his or her temporary individual guardian pursuant to NRS 159.0523 or 159.0525 or to mitigate the risk of financial harm to a proposed protected minor pursuant to NRS 159A.053 .

2. An adult resident of Nevada is eligible to have the public guardian of a county appointed as his or her permanent or general individual guardian if the proposed protected person is a resident of that county and: (a) The proposed protected person has no nominated person, relative or friend suitable and willing to serve as his or her guardian; or (b) The proposed protected person has a guardian who the court determines must be removed pursuant to NRS 159.185 .

3. A person qualified pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, or anyone on his or her behalf, may petition the district court of the county in which he or she resides to make the appointment.

4. Before a petition for the appointment of the public guardian as a guardian may be filed pursuant to subsection 3, a copy of the petition and copies of all accompanying documents to be filed must be delivered to the public guardian or a deputy public guardian.

5. Any petition for the appointment of the public guardian as a guardian filed pursuant to subsection 3 must include a statement signed by the public guardian or deputy public guardian and in substantially the following form: The undersigned is the Public Guardian or a Deputy Public Guardian of __________ County. The undersigned certifies that he or she has received a copy of this petition and all accompanying documents to be filed with the court.

6. A petition for the appointment of the public guardian as permanent or general guardian must be filed separately from a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian.

7. If a person other than the public guardian served as temporary guardian before the appointment of the public guardian as permanent or general guardian, the temporary guardian must file an accounting and report with the court in which the petition for the appointment of a public guardian was filed within 30 days of the appointment of the public guardian as permanent or general guardian.

8. In addition to NRS 159.099 and 159A.099 , a county is not liable on any written or oral contract entered into by the public guardian of the county for or on behalf of a protected person.

9. For the purposes of this section: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the county of residence of a person is the county to which the person moved with the intent to reside for an indefinite period. (b) The county of residence of a person placed in institutional care is the county that was the county of residence of the person before the person was placed in institutional care by a guardian or agency or under power of attorney.

10. As used in this section, “ nominated person ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159.0613 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.499 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.499
Procedure for acquisition of facilities
Status: in_force

1. The county, the State, or both, acting through the board, may construct, otherwise acquire, improve, equip, relocate, repair, maintain and operate the facilities or any part thereof for the benefit of the State, the county and their inhabitants, after the board has made such preliminary studies and otherwise taken such action as it determines to be necessary or desirable as preliminaries thereto.

2. When a comprehensive program satisfactory to the board for the acquisition of facilities for the county, the State, or both, is available, such program shall be tentatively adopted. The program need only describe the proposed facilities in general terms and not in detail.

3. A public hearing on the proposed program shall be scheduled, and notice of the hearing shall be given by publication. After the hearing and any adjournments thereof which may be ordered, the board may require changes to be made in the program as the board considers desirable, or the board may approve the program as prepared.

4. If any substantial changes to the comprehensive program are ordered at any time, in the original acquisition of the facilities or in any improvement thereto, or otherwise, a further hearing shall be held pursuant to notice which shall be given by publication.

5. Such a comprehensive program may consist of one project or of more than one project. A public hearing need not be held on each such project if it implements such a comprehensive program on which a public hearing has been held.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.325 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.325
Creation--1919
Status: in_force

The County of Pershing is hereby created out of the following territory: All of that portion of Humboldt County, as now constituted, lying west and south of a line drawn as follows: Beginning at a point where the 7th standard parallel north crosses the westerly boundary line of Humboldt County; thence east along the 7th standard parallel north to the point of intersection of that parallel with the range line between Ranges 28 and 29 E.; thence south along the range line to the corner of Townships 34 and 35 N., Ranges 28 and 29 E.; thence east along the township parallel between Townships 34 and 35 N. to the corner of Townships 34 and 35 N., Ranges 38 and 39 E.; thence south along the range line between Ranges 38 and 39 E. to the corner of Townships 32 and 33 N., Ranges 38 and 39 E.; thence east along the township parallel between Townships 32 and 33 N. to the corner of Townships 32 and 33 N., Ranges 41 and 42 E.; thence south along the range line between Ranges 41 and 42 E. to the point of intersection of the range line with the boundary line between Humboldt and Lander Counties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.320 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.320
Agreements and transactions extending beyond term of commissioners
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may enter into any agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange of property or other transaction which extends beyond the terms of the county commissioners then in office and voting on the matter, but except as otherwise provided by law, the agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange or other transaction is binding beyond those terms of office only to the extent that money is appropriated therefor, or for a like item or service.

2. This section does not affect any agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange of property or other transaction which does not extend beyond the term of office of any member of the board who is part of the quorum voting thereon.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.698 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.698
Restrictions on powers of county
Status: in_force

A county may not, under NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive:

1. Operate any manufacturing, industrial or warehousing enterprise or an organization for research and development to which it provided assistance; or

2. Assist any manufacturing, industrial or warehousing enterprise or organization for research and development to locate in the county, except for: (a) Health and care facilities; (b) Supplemental facilities for health and care facilities; (c) Facilities established by corporations for public benefit; and (d) Affordable housing,

which would compete substantially with an enterprise or organization already established in that county for substantially the same intrastate markets.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.400 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.400
Reports and maps to be made
Status: in_force

The county surveyors of the several counties where such boundaries are surveyed shall make out a report and maps of the boundaries, one copy to be deposited with the county clerks of the counties, and a joint copy of the counties adjoining to be transmitted to the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35351 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35351
Applicability
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of NRS 244.35351 to 244.35359 , inclusive, apply to a county whose population is 700,000 or more.

2. The provisions of NRS 244.35351 to 244.35359 , inclusive, do not apply to a residential unit located within a building that is: (a) Located on land not zoned exclusively for residential use; and (b) Owned or operated by a person who holds a nonrestricted license for gaming issued pursuant to NRS 463.170 or an affiliate of a person who holds a nonrestricted license for gaming.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Affiliate ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0133 . (b) “ Nonrestricted license ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0177 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.220 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.220
Portion of Lincoln County detached to form Clark County--1909
Status: in_force

The territory described in NRS 243.035 is detached and set aside from Lincoln County and the County of Clark erected therefrom.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.745 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.745
Project for generation and transmission of electricity: Establishment, composition, powers and duties of committee to manage project
Status: in_force

1. A county which undertakes a project for the generation and transmission of electricity shall provide in financing agreements for the project or in the contracts for the sale of capacity of the project, and contracts for participation in ownership of the project, if any, for the establishment of a management committee. The committee must be composed of voting members, each of whom represents one or more purchasers of capacity or participating owners of an undivided interest in the project, and three nonvoting representatives of the county, appointed by the board of county commissioners. Each voting member is entitled to a vote equal to the total entitlement to capacity of the participant or participants represented by that member. The agreements or contracts must fix the numbers of voting members and the manner of their appointment.

2. Action may be taken by the committee upon an affirmative vote of voting members representing owner-participants and purchaser-participants entitled to, in the aggregate, not less than 80 percent of the capacity of the project. The management committee shall exercise general supervision of the construction and operation of the project, including the approval of all major contracts and other major matters relating to construction and operation of the project. These include, without limitation, contracts and matters relating to the acquisition of resources, facilities and supplies, including rights thereto, for fuel, transportation of fuel, and water for the project.

3. The generating facilities of such project must be designed by a nationally recognized architectural and engineering firm of favorable reputation selected by the management committee. Unless otherwise provided for by the management committee, all materials and construction for the project shall be competitively bid upon terms determined by the management committee.

4. All other matters relating to the powers, duties, organization and operation of such committee must be provided by the financing agreements or contracts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 257.010 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.010
Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township's boundaries
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of each county shall, from time to time, as the public good may require: (a) Divide the county into a convenient number of townships; and (b) Cause a description of such division to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within 10 days after adoption.

2. Not more than one incorporated city in any county shall be included within the same township. When any real property lying in one established township is annexed pursuant to law by an incorporated city lying within an adjacent established township, the boundaries of the township in which the annexing incorporated city lies shall be deemed to be extended to include the real property so annexed without further action of the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 255.030 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.030
Oath and bond
Status: in_force

Each county surveyor, before entering upon the duties of office, shall:

1. Take and subscribe to the oath of office.

2. Execute to the State of Nevada a bond in the penal sum of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, the amount thereof to be determined by the board of county commissioners. The bond shall be supplied in accordance with the provisions of chapter 282 of NRS and shall be approved by the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.352 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.352
License board and liquor board may be merged
Status: in_force

Any board of county commissioners may by ordinance provide for the merger of the license board and the liquor board. The merged board shall perform all functions and has all powers provided for each of the separate boards.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.140 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.140
Duties of county clerk concerning certificate presented for filing; when certificate is considered filed
Status: in_force

1. When a certificate of marriage is required by law to be filed in the office of the county clerk, the county clerk shall: (a) Endorse upon the certificate of marriage the time when it was received, noting: (1) The year, month, day, hour and minute of its reception; (2) The document number; and (3) The amount of fees collected for filing the certificate of marriage. (b) File the certificate of marriage without delay. (c) Note at the upper right corner of the certificate of marriage the exact time of its reception and the name of the person at whose request it was filed. (d) Upon request, place a stamp or other notation upon one copy of the certificate of marriage presented at the time of filing to reflect the information endorsed upon the original pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a) and as evidence that the county clerk received the original, and return the copy to the person who presented it.

2. A certificate of marriage is filed when the information required pursuant to this section is placed on the document and is entered in the record of the county clerk.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3671 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3671
Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person, firm, association or agency that is responsible for willfully or negligently causing a wildfire to recover any expenses incurred by the county in extinguishing the wildfire and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses.

2. In determining whether a person, firm, association or agency is responsible for willfully or negligently causing a wildfire, it must be considered, without limitation, whether the person, firm, association or agency failed to exercise reasonable care given: (a) The forecasted and existing weather conditions; (b) The conditions of fuel moisture; and (c) The topography of the area of the wildfire.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1 and 2, a person, firm, association or agency is immune from liability for the payment of any expenses incurred by the county in extinguishing a wildfire and attorney's fees and litigation expenses if the person, firm, association or agency immediately notified the nearest fire-fighting agency of the wildfire, was forthright and truthful in responding to questions from the State Forester Firewarden, any fire-fighting agency and any other state or local agency investigating the wildfire, and at least one of the following circumstances applies: (a) The person, firm, association or agency had permission from a federal, state or local agency to start a fire or conduct a controlled burn and was in compliance with the terms of such permission; (b) The person, firm, association or agency started a warming fire to protect human life due to dangerous weather conditions; or (c) The person, firm, association or agency is in the business of raising livestock and started a controlled campfire for the purpose of branding livestock.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Fire-fighting agency ” means a public fire department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary functions of which are to control, extinguish, prevent and suppress fires. (b) “Livestock” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 569.0085 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.0347 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.0347
“Municipality” defined
Status: in_force

“ Municipality ” means any city, town, school district, library district, consolidated library district, fire protection district, district for a fire department, park district, general improvement district organized pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS , wastewater authority, flood management authority, water district organized pursuant to a special act or water authority organized as a political subdivision created by cooperative agreement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.485 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.485
“Pollution” defined
Status: in_force

“Pollution” means the artificially made or artificially induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of water.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.100 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.100
Witness failing to attend punishable for contempt
Status: in_force

Any witness failing to obey the subpoena of the justice of the peace may be attached and fined for contempt in like manner as in a justice court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.170 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.170
Vacancy
Status: in_force

1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of public guardian before the expiration of a normal term, the vacancy shall be filled promptly by the board of county commissioners.

2. The board of county commissioners may designate any qualified person to serve as acting public guardian until a vacancy in such office is filled.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.210 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.210
Punishment for taking excessive fees
Status: in_force

If any constable shall take more or greater fees than are allowed by law, the constable shall be liable to indictment, and on conviction shall be removed from office and fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.386 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.386
Preservation of endangered species or subspecies in county whose population is 700,000 or more: General powers; fee for construction or grading of land in unincorporated areas; creation of enterprise fund
Status: in_force

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, 1 the board of county commissioners may by ordinance establish, control, manage and operate or provide money for the establishment, control, management and operation of an area or zone for the preservation of species or subspecies. In addition, the board, in cooperation with the responsible local, state and federal agencies, may encourage in any other manner the preservation of those species or subspecies or any species or subspecies in the county which have been determined by the board of county commissioners, to be likely to have a significant impact upon the economy and lifestyles of the residents of the county if listed as endangered or threatened, including the expenditure for this purpose of money collected pursuant to subsection 2 or NRS 268.4413 or the participation in an agreement made pursuant to NRS 503.589 . The board may purchase, sell, exchange or lease real property, personal property, water rights, grazing permits and other interests in such property for this purpose, pursuant to such reasonable regulations as the board may establish. If any such property, rights or other interests are purchased from a nonprofit organization, the board of county commissioners may reimburse the organization for its cost of acquisition, not to exceed its appraised value, and any interest, carrying costs, direct expenses and reasonable overhead charges.

2. The board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, impose a reasonable fee of not more than $550 per acre on the construction of a structure or the grading of land in the unincorporated areas of the county for the expense of carrying out the provisions of subsection 1. The fee must be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the fee for the issuance of a building permit collected pursuant to NRS 278.580 .

3. If a fee is imposed pursuant to subsection 2 or NRS 268.4413 , the board of county commissioners shall create an enterprise fund exclusively for fees collected pursuant to subsection 2 and NRS 268.4413 . Any interest or other income earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the fund. The money in the fund may only be used to pay the actual direct costs of the program or programs established pursuant to subsection 1.

1 16 U.S.C.A. § 1531 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.120 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.120
“Personal information” defined
Status: in_force

“ Personal information ” means:

1. The home address of a person;

2. The home address of the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person;

3. Any telephone number or electronic mail address of a person; and

4. Any information pertaining to a confidential location maintained by a nonprofit entity in this State for the purpose of providing shelter to victims of domestic violence,

but does not include an assessor's parcel number.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.240 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.240
Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Lyon County--1883
Status: in_force

All that portion of Esmeralda County lying west of a line commencing at a point on the boundary line between California and Nevada where the Counties of Esmeralda and Douglas corner, and running thence in a northeasterly direction to a point on the north boundary line of Esmeralda County where the Carson and Colorado Railroad crosses the line, is hereby detached from Esmeralda County and annexed to Lyon County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.465 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.465
“Board” defined
Status: in_force

“Board,” when not otherwise qualified, means the board of county commissioners of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.130 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.130
Recording in general series called “Official Records”
Status: in_force

1. In lieu of any of the separate books provided for in NRS 247.120 , the county recorder may record a document designated in NRS 247.120 in one general series to be called “Official Records.”

2. The recording of a document in such “Official Records” will impart notice in like manner and effect as if the document were recorded in any of the separate books provided for in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.733 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.733
Option to purchase
Status: in_force

1. If the project is to be leased, the lease may grant the lessee an option to purchase all or a part of the project at a stipulated purchase price or prices or at a price or prices to be determined upon appraisal as provided in the lease.

2. The option may be exercised at such time or times as the lease may provide.

3. The county and the lessee may agree and provide in the lease that all or a part of the rentals paid by the lessee prior to and at the time of the exercise of such option shall be applied toward such purchase price and shall be in full or partial satisfaction thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.273 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.273
Use of county equipment on private road; conditions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.2731 , the board of county commissioners of each county may authorize the use of county highway patrols and snowplows on private roads if:

1. The board declares an emergency; or

2. The board deems such use to be in the best interest of the county in the absence of a contractor that is licensed to perform the work. The board shall not deem such use to be in the best interest of the county unless: (a) The equipment is being used for routine county business in the area where the private roads are located; and (b) The use of the equipment on private roads does not interfere with the normal operations of the county.

If the board authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or snowplow on a private road pursuant to this section, the equipment must be operated by an employee of the county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county the prevailing rental rate for the use of such equipment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3693 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3693
Removal or covering of graffiti on real or personal property of county; civil penalty
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners shall remove or cover all evidence that graffiti has been placed on any real or personal property which it owns or otherwise controls within 15 days after it discovers the graffiti or as soon as practicable.

2. The board of county commissioners may bring an action against a person responsible for placing graffiti on the property of the county to recover a civil penalty and damages for the cost of removing or covering the graffiti placed on such property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.020
Oath and bond
Status: in_force

1. Each county clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office: (a) Take the oath prescribed by law. (b) Execute to the county a penal bond in the sum of $10,000, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office, which bond must be approved by the district judge and recorded in the office of the county recorder, unless a blanket fidelity bond is furnished by the county.

2. In all counties where the county clerk is ex officio county recorder, the official bond of the county clerk must be recorded in the manner and place as provided in subsection 1, and immediately thereafter must be deposited for safekeeping in the office of the county treasurer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.150 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.150
Disclosure of confidential information maintained by county assessor
Status: in_force

If a person or entity listed in NRS 250.140 or person who obtains a court order pursuant to NRS 250.145 requests confidentiality, the confidential information of that person or entity may only be disclosed as provided in NRS 239.0115 , 250.087 , 250.160 or 250.180 or as otherwise specifically authorized by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.190 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.190
Quarterly financial statements
Status: in_force

1. In each calendar year, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, the constables who receive fees under the provisions of this chapter shall make out and file with the boards of county commissioners of their several counties a full and correct statement under oath of all fees or compensation, of whatever nature or kind, received in their several official capacities during the preceding 3 months. In the statement they shall set forth the cause in which, and the services for which, such fees or compensation were received.

2. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to require personal attendance in filing statements, which may be transmitted by mail or otherwise directed to the clerk of the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 255.010 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.010
Creation of office
Status: in_force

The office of county surveyor is hereby created.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.702 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.702
Project for generation and transmission of electricity: Issuance of taxable bonds to acquire, improve or equip project
Status: in_force

1. A county may issue revenue bonds the interest on which is not exempt from federal income tax or excluded from gross revenue for the purposes of federal income tax to finance or defray all or any portion of the cost of acquiring, improving and equipping a project for the generation and transmission of electricity.

2. A county may: (a) Designate the portion of the capacity of the project which is to be owned by the county and the portion of the costs of the project which is to be financed with such bonds. (b) Provide that such bonds are secured and payable separately from other bonds issued for the project, and provide for the allocation of the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues derived from the project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.190 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.190
Additional fee for filing certificate of marriage: Accounting; use; annual report
Status: in_force

1. If a county clerk imposes an additional fee pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 246.180 , the proceeds collected from such a fee must be accounted for separately in the county general fund. Any interest earned on money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Money that remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the county general fund, and the balance in the account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

2. The money in the account must be used only in the office of the county clerk, including, without limitation, to: (a) Acquire, improve, support or maintain technology; (b) Train employees in the operation of the technology; and (c) Acquire temporary or permanent staff or professional services to implement, support or maintain technology that enhances customer service, improves efficiency or promotes transparency in government.

3. The county clerk shall submit an annual report to the board of county commissioners which contains: (a) An estimate of the proceeds that the county clerk will collect from the additional fee imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 246.180 in the following fiscal year; and (b) A proposal for expenditures of the proceeds from the additional fee imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 246.180 for the costs related to the technology required for the office of the county clerk for the following fiscal year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.0435 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0435
General powers; exception
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public administrator may, within the limits of appropriations for his or her office: (a) Be provided with sufficient facilities and supplies for the proper performance of his or her duties. (b) Employ subordinates necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties. (c) Contract for the services of consultants or assistants. (d) Consult with the district attorney in matters relating to the performance of his or her duties.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply if the office of public administrator is abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.170 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.170
Delivery of books and papers to successor
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall at the expiration of his or her term of office, deliver to his or her successor all public moneys, books and papers in his or her possession.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.245 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.245
Reports and budgets to and investigations by board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners may: (a) Establish regulations for the form of any reports or budgets made by the public guardian. (b) Review reports or budgets submitted to the board by the public guardian.

2. The board of county commissioners may at any time investigate any guardianship for which the public guardian has been appointed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.049 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.049
Program to promote mental health of certain persons; program to provide bereavement services to public
Status: in_force

A coroner may establish:

1. A program to promote the mental health of: (a) The employees of the office of the coroner; and (b) Any person impacted as a result of providing services in his or her professional capacity in response to an incident involving mass casualties within the county.

2. A program that provides bereavement services to members of the public within the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.115 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.115
Portion of Elko County detached and attached to Eureka County; boundary line between Elko and Eureka Counties--1877
Status: in_force

The following described territory, now a portion of Elko County, is hereby detached from Elko County, and is hereby attached to and made a part of Eureka County: All that territory embraced within the following boundaries: Commencing at a point where the Central Pacific Railroad crosses the east boundary line of Eureka County, and running thence southerly to a point where the 116th meridian crosses the east and west line between Eureka and Elko Counties; thence westerly along the east and west line to the southwest corner of Elko County; thence northerly along the present dividing line between Eureka and Elko Counties to the place of beginning; the same embracing and transferring from Elko County to Eureka County all that portion of territory commonly known as the Mineral Hill Strip, and the line surveyed by the county surveyor of Eureka County during 1875, commencing at a point where the Central Pacific Railroad crosses the east boundary line of Eureka County, and running thence southerly to a point where the 116th meridian crosses the east and west line between Eureka and Elko Counties, is hereby fixed and established as the boundary line between the Counties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3572 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3572
Ordinance to establish offense related to purchase, possession or use of tobacco products by children
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may adopt an ordinance to establish an offense related to tobacco that may include provisions which prohibit a child who is under the age of 18 years from: (a) Purchasing or attempting to purchase tobacco products; (b) Possessing or attempting to possess tobacco products; (c) Using tobacco products; or (d) Falsely representing that he or she is 18 years of age or older to purchase, possess or obtain tobacco products.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this section must provide that the provisions of the ordinance do not apply to a child who is under the age of 18 years and who is: (a) Assisting in an inspection pursuant to NRS 202.2496 ; (b) Handling or transporting tobacco products in the course of his or her lawful employment; (c) Handling or transporting tobacco products in the presence of his or her parent, spouse or legal guardian who is 18 years of age or older; or (d) Possessing or using tobacco products for an established religious purpose.

3. As used in this section, “ tobacco products ” means cigarettes, cigarette paper, tobacco of any description or products made or derived from tobacco. As used in this subsection, the term “ products made or derived from tobacco ” does not include any product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2826 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2826
Conveyance of real property which was acquired directly from Federal Government by county whose population is less than 4,500
Status: in_force

<Section expires by limitation effective June 30, 2025. >

1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 4,500 may convey real property, without consideration or without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.281 , if: (a) The real property was acquired by the county directly from the Federal Government for the purpose of clearing title to the real property; and (b) The board of county commissioners conveys the real property to the person or persons, as applicable, who have an interest in the real property.

2. If the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 4,500 conveys real property pursuant to subsection 1, the board must execute and record a deed, which shall be effective upon recordation. Upon recordation, the board of county commissioners must send actual notice by certified mail to the person or persons, as applicable, to whom the property was conveyed that includes, without limitation, a copy of the recorded deed and information on how the person may disclaim the interest in property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.060
Filling of vacancy in office; temporary disablement
Status: in_force

1. If the district attorney dies, resigns, is removed, disappears or is permanently disabled from performing the duties of his or her office, the board of county commissioners shall appoint an interim or permanent replacement for the district attorney.

2. If the district attorney is temporarily disabled from performing the duties of his or her office: (a) The chief deputy district attorney shall perform the duties of the district attorney while the district attorney is disabled. The chief deputy is entitled to the chief deputy's regular salary while engaged in the performance of those duties. (b) If there is no chief deputy, the board of county commissioners shall appoint an interim replacement for the district attorney.

3. A person appointed as an interim or permanent replacement for the district attorney pursuant to this section must be appointed at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the board of county commissioners following the event giving rise to the appointment. Any such event occurring within the time provided by NRS 241.020 for notice of the meeting is an emergency within the meaning of that section.

4. A person appointed as an interim replacement for the district attorney pursuant to this section: (a) Is entitled to receive the same salary as the district attorney. (b) Shall: (1) If he or she is appointed pursuant to subsection 1, serve for not more than 60 days or until a permanent replacement is appointed, whichever occurs first. (2) If he or she is appointed pursuant to subsection 2, serve for the duration of the disability of the district attorney or, if the district attorney resigns or is removed from office, for not more than 60 days after the resignation or removal or until a permanent replacement is appointed, whichever occurs first. (c) May engage in the private practice of law for not more than 60 days after his or her appointment, to the extent permitted by NRS 245.0435 . The limitation of time provided by this paragraph does not apply in any county of class 6, as classified in the table of annual salaries contained in NRS 245.043 .

5. The provisions of NRS 245.170 govern the appointment of a permanent replacement for the district attorney, the length of service of the appointee and the election of a successor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.671 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.671
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the words and terms defined in NRS 244A.672 to 244A.693 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.696 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.696
Exercise of powers by county; liberal construction
Status: in_force

1. Each county is vested with all the powers necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.695 , but these powers must be exercised for the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state.

2. NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive, must be liberally construed in conformity with the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.695 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.120 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.120
Denial of request to file certificate; notice to requester; application to district court for order to file certificate; resubmission of certificate; immunity from liability
Status: in_force

1. A county clerk may deny a request to file a certificate of marriage if, within 2 judicial days after presentation of the certificate of marriage, the county clerk determines that the certificate of marriage is unauthorized, falsified or otherwise may not be lawfully filed. If a county clerk fails to make such a determination within the specified period, the county clerk shall file the certificate of marriage as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

2. A county clerk who denies a request to file a certificate of marriage pursuant to subsection 1 shall retain a copy of the certificate of marriage and, within 2 judicial days after the county clerk denies the request, shall provide the requester with written notice, on a form prescribed by the county clerk, of: (a) The reason that the county clerk is denying the filing of the certificate of marriage; (b) The right of the requester to judicial review of the denial; and (c) The criminal penalty set forth in subsection 5.

3. If a county clerk fails to provide the notice required by subsection 2 within the specified period, the county clerk shall file the certificate of marriage as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

4. If a request to file a certificate of marriage is denied pursuant to subsection 1, the requester may apply to the district court in the county in which the request was denied for an order to file the certificate of marriage. The court shall give this matter priority over other civil matters to which priority is not given by other statutes. If the requester prevails: (a) The requester is entitled to recover from the county clerk any filing fees that he or she paid related to the proceeding. (b) The county clerk shall file the certificate of marriage as soon as practicable.

5. If a county clerk denied the filing of a certificate of marriage pursuant to subsection 1, a person shall not resubmit the certificate of marriage for filing unless the certificate of marriage has been modified in such a manner that it may be lawfully filed or the person has obtained a court order pursuant to subsection 4. Unless a greater penalty is provided by NRS 239.330 , a violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.

6. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 4, a county clerk who acts in good faith in denying the filing of a certificate of marriage pursuant to this section is immune from liability for damages to the requester or any person whom the certificate of marriage concerns or affects.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.0035 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.0035
“Enterprise fund” defined
Status: in_force

“Enterprise fund” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 354.517 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.445 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.445
Issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds
Status: in_force

For any such purpose, the board, at any time or from time to time, in the name and on the behalf of the county may:

1. Issue: (a) General obligation bonds, payable from taxes; and (b) General obligation bonds, payable from taxes, which payment is additionally secured by a pledge of gross or net revenues derived from the operation of such recreational facilities, and, if so determined by the board, further secured by a pledge of such other gross or net revenues as may be derived from any other income-producing project of the county or from any license or other excise taxes levied for revenue, as may be legally made available for their payment;

2. Issue revenue bonds payable solely from the gross or net revenues to be derived from the operation of such recreational facilities, as the board may decide; and

3. Make a contract creating an indebtedness with the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any other person or agency, public or private, if a question authorizing such contract is submitted to and approved by the electors of the county in the manner provided for a question in NRS 350.020 to 350.070 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.020
Oath and bond
Status: in_force

Each constable elected or appointed in this state shall, before entering upon the duties of office:

1. Take the oath prescribed by law. The oath must be filed and recorded in a book provided for that purpose in the office of the recorder of the county within which the constable legally holds and exercises his or her office.

2. Execute a bond to the State of Nevada, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the penal sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, as may be designated by the board of county commissioners. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and must be filed in the county clerk's office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.035 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.035
Creation--1909
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 243.293 , the County of Clark is hereby erected out of the following territory: All that portion of Lincoln County lying south of the 3rd standard parallel south of Mount Diablo baseline is hereby detached from Lincoln County and the County of Clark erected therefrom.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.140 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.140
County seat at Eureka
Status: in_force

The county seat of Eureka County is located at the Town of Eureka. A courthouse and other necessary county buildings must be provided by the Board of County Commissioners of Eureka County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.020
Oath
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall, before entering on the duties of his or her office, take the oath prescribed by law faithfully to discharge the duties of his or her office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.423 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.423
“Necessary services” defined
Status: in_force

“Necessary services” means:

1. Food and access to overnight shelter.

2. Counseling to address immediate emotional crises or problems.

3. Outreach services to locate and assist runaway or homeless youths.

4. Screening for basic health needs and referrals to public and private agencies for health care.

5. Referrals to assistance and services offered by public and private agencies.

6. Long-term planning, placement and follow-up services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.160 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.160
Rendition of legal opinions to county, township and district officers
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the district attorney shall, without fees, give his or her legal opinion to any assessor, collector, auditor or county treasurer, and to all other county, township or district officers within his or her county, in any matter relating to the duties of their respective offices.

2. The district attorney is not required to give his or her legal opinion on any question regarding which the district attorney requests an opinion from the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 375.0185 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.673 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.673
“Board” defined
Status: in_force

“Board” means the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.920 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.920
Duties of county fair and recreation board; strategic plan for promotion of tourism; reports
Status: in_force

1. A county fair and recreation board that collects any proceeds of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 or 268.7987 : (a) Shall create an account administered by the board and deposit into such account all proceeds collected by the board from the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 . The money in the account, including any interest and income earned on such money, must not be transferred to any other fund or account or used for any purpose other than the purposes set forth in subsection 2. (b) Shall prescribe a procedure for the collection of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 , which may include, without limitation, procedures for the enforcement of the collection of any delinquent surcharges and the provision of penalties in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the suspension of the business license issued by a county, city or town to a hotel and the closure of a hotel for failure to pay any surcharge imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 or 268.7987 . (c) May adopt rules and regulations concerning the collection and administration of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 and provide penalties for the failure to comply therewith.

2. All money collected by a county fair and recreation board from the proceeds of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 must be used to implement a strategic plan for the promotion of tourism in the region. The strategic plan: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), may provide for the expenditure of any money received from the proceeds of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 : (1) For the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.597 . (2) For the maintenance of public recreational facilities located in the county which are owned by the county or an incorporated city in the county or under the control of the county fair and recreation board. (3) To carry out projects designed to encourage tourism or to improve access by tourists to airports located in the county. (4) To solicit and promote tourism, gaming and the use of public recreational facilities of the community or area, which may include advertising the facilities under the control of the county fair and recreation board and the resources of the community or area, including tourist accommodations, transportation, entertainment, gaming and climate. Such advertising may be done jointly with a private enterprise. The county fair and recreation board may enter into contracts for advertising pursuant to this subparagraph and pay the cost of the advertising, including a reasonable commission. (5) For any other purpose identified in the strategic plan. (b) May not provide for the expenditure of any money received from the proceeds of the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 for the operational expenses of the county fair and recreation board or for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.

3. On or before January 15, 2021, and on or before January 15 of each fifth year thereafter, a county fair and recreation board that collects any money from the surcharge imposed and collected pursuant to NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 or 268.7987 shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature a written report which must: (a) Address, without limitation, the total amount collected from the surcharges imposed by NRS 244A.910 , 268.7985 and 268.7987 ; (b) Address, without limitation, the total amount expended by the board to carry out the purposes set forth in this section; and (c) Cover the 5-year period immediately preceding the submission of the report.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.416 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.416
Advisory committee on aircraft noise: Powers
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the committee may: (a) Examine and assess laws and any other information related to problems of aircraft noise in the county, including, without limitation, existing and proposed flight paths for aircraft; (b) Promote increased communication regarding aircraft noise among relevant public entities and between those entities and the general public; and (c) With due regard for the safety and efficiency of the aviation industry, advise and consult with the Federal Aviation Administration, the board of county commissioners and all other relevant federal, state and local governmental agencies, bodies and officials regarding new and existing programs and approaches for abating aircraft noise.

2. The provisions of this section do not authorize the committee to take any action with respect to any aircraft that is operated: (a) In commercial aviation pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 121 or 14 C.F.R. Part 135 , or both; (b) As an air ambulance, as that term is defined in NRS 450B.030 ; or (c) By or in cooperation with a law enforcement agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.475 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.475
“Facilities” defined
Status: in_force

“Facilities” means the facilities of the State, county or other designated public body used or suitable for use for the control, collection, disposal and treatment of all sources of pollution, whether or not they are point sources, including, but not limited to, sewage, wastewater and in place or accumulated pollution sources and consisting of all properties, real, personal, mixed or otherwise, acquired by the State, the county or the public body, as the case may be, by one or more projects through purchase, condemnation, subject to the provisions of NRS 244A.521 , construction or otherwise, and used in connection with such purposes and related services or in any way pertaining thereto and situated within the county, whether within or without or both within and without the territorial limits of the public body.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.160 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.160
When commissioners declare an office vacant
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners shall declare vacant the office of every county officer, except the office of district judge, required by law to execute an official bond, whenever a final judgment shall be obtained against such officer for a breach of the conditions of such bond, or whenever such officer shall be finally convicted of a felony, or any offense involving a violation of the officer’s official oath.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.120 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.120
Expiration of term, employment or contract: Surrender of books and papers; successor administrator or other person
Status: in_force

1. Public administrators shall, at the expiration of their terms of office, surrender up to their successors in office all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the office, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession; but upon the expiration of the term of office of any public administrator before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the public administrator is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor in office of the public administrator.

2. Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 shall, at the expiration of their employment or contract, surrender up to the board of county commissioners all the books or papers belonging or appertaining to the person in relation to performing the duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter and any other provision of law relating to administering an estate on behalf of the county, including all exhibits, estates, money and property in their possession. Upon the expiration of the employment or contract, before the entry of a decree of distribution in any estate for which the person is the duly appointed, qualified and acting administrator, if good cause be shown therefor, the court shall enter an order in such estate, authorizing and directing a person to whom letters have been issued, to close up the estate as expeditiously as possible, or the court shall enter an order requiring the filing of a petition for letters by the successor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.170 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.170
Attendance at certain meetings of board of county commissioners; duties
Status: in_force

1. The district attorney shall, when not in attendance at the sittings of the district court as criminal prosecutor, attend the meetings of the board of county commissioners. When attending meetings of the board of county commissioners relating to the auditing of accounts and claims brought against the county, the district attorney shall oppose such accounts or claims as the district attorney deems appropriate.

2. Additional duties of the district attorney include, without limitation: (a) Reviewing all contracts under consideration by the board of county commissioners; (b) Drafting ordinances and amendments thereto; (c) Providing advice relating to the interpretation or application of county ordinances; (d) Providing advice relating to the impact of federal or state law on the county; (e) Drawing all legal papers on behalf of the board of county commissioners; and (f) At all times, giving his or her advice, including written legal opinions, when required, to the members of the board of county commissioners upon matters relating to their duties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.180 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.180
Fee book
Status: in_force

Every constable shall keep in his or her office a fee book in which the constable shall enter in detail the title of the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book shall be open to public inspection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.361 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.361
Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the boards of county commissioners of the counties of this state may, by ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, control and prohibit, as a public nuisance, the excessive emission of dense smoke and air pollution caused by excessive soot, cinders, fly ash, dust, noxious acids, fumes and gases within the boundaries of the county.

2. If an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 involves or affects agricultural operations, any plan or program to carry out that ordinance must allow for customarily accepted agricultural practices to occur on agricultural land. A governmental entity which is considering the adoption of such a plan or program shall consult with the State Department of Agriculture or local conservation districts to determine the customarily accepted agricultural practices that may be affected by the proposed plan or program.

3. An existing compliance schedule, variance order or other enforcement action relating to air pollution by fossil fuel-fired steam generating facilities, with a capacity greater than 1,000 megawatts, may not be enforced until July 1, 1977.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.33508 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.33508
Mandatory suspension of license, certificate or permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. If a board of county commissioners receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license, certificate or permit to practice a profession or occupation in that county, the board of county commissioners shall deem the license, certificate or permit issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the board of county commissioners receives a letter issued to the holder of the license, certificate or permit by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the license, certificate or permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .

2. A board of county commissioners shall reinstate a license, certificate or permit to practice a profession or occupation in that county that has been suspended by a district court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the board of county commissioners receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person whose license, certificate or permit was suspended stating that the person whose license, certificate or permit was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.064 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.064
Lending projects: Powers of county
Status: in_force

In connection with any lending project, a county may:

1. Require additional security or credit enhancement for payment of municipal securities acquired as it deems prudent.

2. Make contracts and execute all necessary or desirable instruments or documents not in conflict with the requirements of the County Bond Law.

3. Provide by ordinance for its standards, policies and procedures for financing lending projects.

4. Acquire and hold municipal securities and execute the rights of the holder of those municipal securities.

5. Sell or otherwise dispose of municipal securities unless the county is limited by any agreement that is related to those securities.

6. If the county and the municipality agree to the disposition of any savings resulting from the refunding: (a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, refund: (1) Any county general obligations issued for a lending project; (2) Any municipal securities issued on or after October 1, 1999, for one or more infrastructure projects which consist of capital improvements for a water system; or (3) Any combination of subparagraphs (1) and (2). (b) In all other counties, refund any county general obligations issued for a lending project.

7. Require payment by a municipality that participates in a lending project of the fees and expenses of the county in connection with the lending project.

8. Secure the payment of county general obligations issued for a lending project with a pledge of revenues of the lending project. If the revenues of a lending project are formally pledged to the county bonds issued to finance a lending project, the board may treat the revenues of the lending project financed by an issue of county general obligation bonds as pledged revenues pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 350.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.332 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.332
“Certificate” defined
Status: in_force

“ Certificate ” means a certificate to engage in property management issued pursuant to NRS 244.334 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.110 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.110
Duties
Status: in_force

The district attorney shall:

1. Draw all indictments, when required by the grand jury.

2. Defend all suits brought against his or her county.

3. Prosecute all recognizances forfeited in the district court and all actions for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties and forfeitures accruing to his or her county.

4. Except with respect to matters for which the board of trustees of the school district has employed private counsel, draw all legal papers, give his or her written opinion when required on matters relating to the duties of the board of trustees and transact the legal business of the school district whose boundaries are conterminous with the boundaries of his or her county, and perform such other legal duties as may be required of him or her by the board of trustees.

5. Bring all actions on behalf of the county for abatement of nuisances pursuant to order of the board of county commissioners or, in the discretion of the district attorney, pursuant to an ordinance of the county as provided by NRS 244.360, subsection 6 , including actions for injunction, as well as for recovery of compensatory and exemplary damages and costs of suit.

6. Perform such other duties as may be required of him or her by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.677 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.677
“Capacity” defined
Status: in_force

“Capacity,” as used of a project for the generation and transmission of electricity, means the capability of the project to generate electricity, and is measured in units of electrical power.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.580 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.580
Unlawful acts; penalties
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not: (a) Make a false representation to obtain any information pursuant to NRS 247.500 to 247.570 , inclusive; or (b) Knowingly obtain or disclose information pursuant to NRS 247.500 to 247.570 , inclusive, for any use not authorized pursuant to NRS 247.500 to 247.570 , inclusive.

2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.020
Election and qualification of certain county officers to be certified to Secretary of State
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after the election or appointment and qualification of any county officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments or administer oaths, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of each county shall certify, under seal, to the Secretary of State the fact of election or appointment and qualification of any such officer in that county. The certificate shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State as evidence of the official character of such officers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.850 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.850
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this section and NRS 244A.860 and 244A.870 , “ Department ” means the Department of Taxation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.682 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.682
“Health and care facility” defined
Status: in_force

“Health and care facility” means a hospital, facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing or facility for the care of adults during the day, as those terms are defined in chapter 449 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.243 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.243
Request for advance of money to pay expenses of guardianship; payment of advances; reimbursement of advances from assets of estate of protected person
Status: in_force

1. A public guardian may file with the board of county commissioners a request for an advance of money to pay necessary expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the public guardian during a guardianship. The board may approve or deny the request. If the board approves the request, the board shall determine the amount to be advanced and advance that amount to the public guardian.

2. The board of county commissioners of any county may establish a revolving fund to be used to provide advances to the public guardian pursuant to subsection 1. If the board has established a revolving fund pursuant to this subsection, the board shall pay any advance approved pursuant to subsection 1 from the revolving fund to the extent that there is sufficient money in the revolving fund to pay the advance. After the money in the revolving fund has been exhausted, the board shall pay any advance, or any part of an advance, approved by the board from the general fund of the county. If the board has not established a revolving fund pursuant to this subsection, the board shall pay any advance approved pursuant to subsection 1 from the general fund of the county.

3. The public guardian must reimburse the county for any advance provided pursuant to subsection 1 from the assets of the estate of the protected person as soon as, and to the extent that, the assets become available. If the board of county commissioners has established a revolving fund pursuant to subsection 2, the board shall deposit in the revolving fund the money obtained from a reimbursement provided pursuant to this subsection. If the board has not established a revolving fund pursuant to subsection 2, the board shall deposit in the general fund of the county the money obtained from a reimbursement provided pursuant to this subsection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.495 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.495
Remedial action required when standards of water quality or conditions of permit to discharge pollutants violated
Status: in_force

If any officer of this state or of the Federal Government who is empowered by law to determine the existence of violations of water quality standards which have the force of state or federal law or violations of conditions of a pollution discharge permit required by state or federal law notifies the county or any public body within the county that such a standard or condition is being violated, or has so notified the county or public body prior to February 24, 1977, and the violation continues after February 24, 1977, the county shall eliminate such violation by the construction, other acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation, maintenance or repair of such facilities therefor as the board deems necessary or advisable, unless such public body, subject to the approval of the board, eliminates such violation. If the violation occurs in facilities owned by another public body, the county is entitled to recover from that public body the costs of eliminating the violation plus interest from the date on which each element of those costs was respectively paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2731 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2731
Use of county equipment and county highway patrols in certain counties
Status: in_force

In a county whose population is less than 15,000, the board of county commissioners may authorize the use of:

1. County equipment on the property of any local government that is located within the county if: (a) The board adopts an ordinance which sets forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county. (b) The board and the governing body of the local government enter into an interlocal agreement providing for the reimbursement of the county for the use of such equipment and related labor costs. (c) An employee of the county operates the equipment.

2. County highway patrols and county equipment on any private road that is located within the county if: (a) The board declares an emergency; or (b) The board adopts an ordinance which sets forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county in the absence of a contractor that is licensed to perform the work.

If the board authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or county equipment on a private road pursuant to this subsection, the equipment must be operated by an employee of the county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county for the use of the equipment and related labor costs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.471 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.471
“County securities” defined
Status: in_force

“County securities” means the securities authorized to be issued by the county pursuant to NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3822 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3822
Prerequisites to grant of scholarship
Status: in_force

1. If a medical scholarship fund is created, the board of county commissioners may grant individual scholarships but shall first require each recipient to: (a) Show the recipient’s financial need for the scholarship. (b) Execute a written agreement that, after completing his or her studies and achieving professional certification, the recipient will, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, return to the county and practice the profession for a number of years to be specified by the board, not fewer than the number of years during which he or she received the county's assistance for his or her education.

2. If a recipient of a scholarship executes a written agreement with a county pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 244.3821 , the recipient shall return to a less populous rural community of that county and practice the profession for a number of years to be specified by the board, not fewer than the number of years during which he or she received the county's assistance for his or her education.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.603 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.603
County fair and recreation board in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Number, appointment and terms of members; vacancies
Status: in_force

1. In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, the county fair and recreation board consists of 14 members selected as follows: (a) Two members by the board of county commissioners from their own number. (b) Two members by the governing body of the incorporated city with the largest population in the county from their own number. (c) One member by the governing body of the incorporated city with the second largest population in the county from their own number. (d) One member by the governing body of the incorporated city with the third largest population in the county from their own number. (e) One member by the governing body of the incorporated city with the smallest population in the county from their own number. (f) One member by the governing body of one of the other incorporated cities in the county from their own number. (g) Six members to be appointed by the members selected pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive, of which: (1) Three members must be selected from a list of nominees submitted by the chamber of commerce of the incorporated city with the largest population in the county. If the nominees so listed are unsatisfactory to the members making the selection, they may, until satisfied, request additional lists of nominees. The members appointed pursuant to this subparagraph must be selected as follows: (I) Two members who are representatives of tourism, at least one of whom must be a representative of the resort hotel business; and (II) One member who is a representative of other commercial interests or interests related to tourism. (2) Three members must be selected from a list of nominees submitted by the association of gaming establishments whose membership in the county collectively paid the most gross revenue fees to the State pursuant to NRS 463.370 in the preceding year. If the nominees so listed are unsatisfactory to the members making the selection, they may, until satisfied, request additional lists of nominees. The members selected pursuant to this subparagraph must be representatives of the resort hotel business, at least one of whom is engaged in that business in the central business district of the incorporated city with the largest population in the county.

2. If there is more than one incorporated city in the county that is eligible to appoint the member provided in paragraph (f) of subsection 1, the board of county commissioners shall facilitate a biennial rotation of the authority to appoint that member among those cities.

3. Any vacancy occurring on a county fair and recreation board must be filled by the authority entitled to appoint the member whose position is vacant.

4. After the initial appointments of members appointed pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1, all members must be appointed for 2-year terms. If any such member ceases to be engaged in the business sector which he or she was appointed to represent, he or she ceases to be a member, and another person engaged in that business must be appointed to fill the unexpired term. Any such member may succeed himself or herself.

5. The term of the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1 is 2 years, commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.

6. The terms of members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 1 are coterminous with their terms of office. Any such member may succeed himself or herself.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.705 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.705
Enforcement of county's obligation to issue additional bonds or to contract for sale of capacity or for construction and operation of project
Status: in_force

Any lessee, purchaser, obligor, trustee or other representative of bondholders or any other interested party is entitled as of right to the enforcement of the obligations, if any, of the county to sell and issue additional bonds to finance the remaining costs of acquiring, improving, and equipping a project, or to contract for the sale of the capacity of the project or for the construction and operation of a project, by mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the county, its board of county commissioners or other appropriate officers to perform those obligations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.365 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.365
Creation--1869
Status: in_force

The County of White Pine is hereby created with the following boundaries: All that portion of the State of Nevada lying east of a line running due north and south through the most westerly part of the house known as Shannon's Station, on the westerly slope of Diamond Mountains, in Lander County, on the road from Austin to Hamilton in that county, and south of a line running due east and west through the most northerly part of Camp Ruby, and north of the present line between the Counties of Nye and Lander, as located by Thomas J. Reed, County Surveyor of Lander County, made in 1868.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.6825 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.6825
“Historic structure” defined
Status: in_force

“ Historic structure ” means a building, facility or other structure, including, without limitation, a landmark, which is eligible for listing in the State Register of Historic Places under NRS 383.085 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.773 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.773
Tax levy: Approval of voters; exemption from limitation
Status: in_force

The board shall, upon the approval of the voters of the county pursuant to NRS 244A.767 and 244A.768 , levy and collect, from year to year, a tax ad valorem on all taxable property in the district. The district is exempt from the limitation imposed by NRS 354.59811 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3545 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3545
Conditions which may be imposed
Status: in_force

The conditions which may be imposed by the board, as provided in NRS 244.3544 , for the protection of the health, safety and property of local residents and persons attending such assemblies may include the following:

1. A minimum number of law enforcement officers employed at the licensee's expense.

2. Adequate drinking water.

3. An adequate sewage system.

4. Adequate food supplies.

5. Adequate toilet facilities.

6. Adequate medical facilities, including doctors and supplies.

7. A minimum amount of parking space for vehicles.

8. Adequate camping facilities.

9. Indemnity or performance bonds.

10. Adequate fire protection at the licensee's expense.

11. Financial statements.

12. A communication system.

13. Other conditions determined by the board to be necessary to protect the health, welfare and property of local residents and persons attending the assembly.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.629 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.629
Acceptance of federal aid
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the powers conferred upon a county fair and recreation board by other provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, a board, for the county, is empowered to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, corporate or otherwise, for or in aid of any recreational facility within its area of operation, and to comply with such conditions, trust indentures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.

2. The purpose and intent of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, is to authorize every county to do any and all things necessary, convenient or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the Federal Government in the undertaking, acquisition, construction, maintenance or operation of any recreational facility of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.335 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.335
Creation--1861
Status: in_force

1. There shall be a county, to be known as Storey County, to include all that part of the State of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the northwestern corner of Lyon County, and running thence in an easterly direction along the northern boundary of Lyon County to the northeastern corner thereof; thence north, in a straight line, to the road leading from the lower crossing of the Truckee River to the Sink of the Humboldt; thence westerly, along the road, to the Truckee River; thence up the middle of the Truckee River to the eastern line of Washoe County; thence southerly along the line to the place of beginning.

2. The boundaries of Storey County shall be: (a) Insofar as the Truckee River constitutes a common boundary between counties, the centerline of the Truckee River as such centerline existed on the effective date of section 6 of chapter XXIV, Laws of the Territory of Nevada 1861, and such boundary shall not change because of artificially created or natural changes made or which may be made in the course of the Truckee River; and (b) As specifically described in part in NRS 243.340 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.753 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.753
County's property exempt from taxation; taxation of lessee, purchaser or obligor
Status: in_force

Pursuant to NRS 361.060 , all property owned by a county pursuant to NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive, is exempt from taxation. The lessee or purchaser shall pay whatever taxes are assessed to him or her pursuant to NRS 361.157 and 361.159 , and any obligor shall pay whatever taxes are assessed to him or her in the same manner as any other taxpayer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3358 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3358
Taxes on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Assignment of certain proceeds by certain counties to general improvement district furnishing recreational facilities; use of proceeds assigned; pledge of proceeds prohibits revocation of assignment
Status: in_force

1. A county whose population is less than 100,000 may by ordinance assign to a district created pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS which has been granted the basic power of furnishing recreational facilities all or any portion of the proceeds of any tax on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging which is imposed by the county and collected within the boundaries of the district, except the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3352 or a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3351 .

2. The district may use the proceeds assigned pursuant to subsection 1 for any purpose authorized pursuant to NRS 318.143 .

3. The district may, with the consent of the board of county commissioners or as otherwise provided in NRS 268.460 , irrevocably pledge the proceeds assigned pursuant to subsection 1 for: (a) The repayment of any bonds or short-term or medium-term obligations issued pursuant to chapter 318 or 350 of NRS for any lawful purpose pertaining to the furnishing of recreational facilities; or (b) The refinancing of any such bonds or obligations. The consent of the board of county commissioners must be given by resolution. If any proceeds are pledged pursuant to this subsection, the assignment of the proceeds may not be revoked until the bonds or short-term or medium-term obligations for which the proceeds were pledged have been completely repaid.

4. No assignment may be made pursuant to this section which is inconsistent with an assignment made or contract entered into for the purposes of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive.

5. A county which makes an assignment pursuant to this section may retain an amount equal to the reasonable cost of collecting the tax, which must not exceed 2 percent of the proceeds of the tax for any period of collection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.139 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.139
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244.137 to 244.146 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 244.141 and 244.143 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.288 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.288
Industrial development of real property by county; notice; hearing; option to purchase property
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244.275 , the board of county commissioners of a county, upon making a finding pursuant to a public hearing that a county industrial park is necessary to meet the needs of the county, and that no private enterprise has presented an acceptable proposal for industrial development, may develop a plan, establish requirements for and carry out the: (a) Acquisition, sale or lease of real property by the county for industrial development, upon such lawful terms and conditions as are agreed to by the board. (b) Design, engineering and construction of industrial developments for sale or lease.

2. The board shall: (a) Give notice of its intention by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or if there is no such newspaper then in a newspaper of general circulation in the county published in the State; and (b) Hold its public hearing not less than 10 nor more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.

3. The board may grant an option to purchase property designated for industrial development. The duration of the option must not exceed 3 years, but afterward the board may extend it year by year. Any attempted assignment of such an option, whether contractual or effected by operation of law, is void. Upon its execution, the option must immediately be recorded by the board with the county recorder.

4. After review by the planning commission, a member of the board or the purchaser or lessee of the property shall present the proposed plan for an industrial development to the board.

5. The board shall, after a public hearing, approve or reject the proposed plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.333 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.333
“Property management” defined
Status: in_force

“ Property management ” means the physical, administrative or financial management of a property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.060
Applicability of rules and laws governing other administrators and executors
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , in administering upon estates, shall be governed by the same rules and laws by which other administrators or executors are governed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.0585 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.0585
Power of board of county commissioners of county whose population is more than 700,000 to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain performing arts center; issuance of revenue bonds
Status: in_force

1. A board that has adopted an ordinance imposing a fee pursuant to NRS 244A.860 may, on behalf of the county and in its name: (a) Acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain within the county a performing arts center. (b) Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 350 of NRS , issue revenue bonds of the county to acquire, improve or equip, or any combination thereof, within the county a performing arts center.

2. Bonds issued pursuant to this section for a performing arts center must be payable from the proceeds of the fee imposed by the county pursuant to NRS 244A.860 that are and may be additionally secured by and payable from the gross or net revenues of the performing arts center.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.167 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.167
Employment of security officers
Status: in_force

A board of county commissioners may employ security officers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.541 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.541
Collection of service charges on tax roll: Election of alternative procedure
Status: in_force

1. The board may elect to have service charges for county or state facilities for the forthcoming fiscal year collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons and at the same time as, and together with, the county's general taxes. If it so elects, it shall cause a written report to be prepared and filed with the county clerk, which shall contain a description of each parcel of real property receiving such services and the amount of the charge for each parcel for such year, computed in conformity with the charges prescribed by the board.

2. This power to elect is alternative to all other powers of the board and this procedure is alternative to other procedures adopted by the board for the collection of such charges.

3. The real property may be described by reference to maps prepared by and on file in the office of the county assessor or by him or her.

4. The board may limit its election to delinquent charges and may do so by preparing and filing the written report, giving notice and holding its hearing only as to such delinquencies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.284 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.284
Lease or conveyance of real property of county to corporation for public benefit
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the powers conferred by NRS 450.500 , the board of county commissioners may: (a) Lease any of the real property of the county for a term not exceeding 99 years; or (b) Convey any of the real property of the county, except property of the county that is operated or occupied by the county fair and recreation board, without consideration, if such real property is not needed for the public purposes of the county and is leased or conveyed to a corporation for public benefit, and the property is actually used for charitable or civic purposes.

2. A lease or conveyance pursuant to this section may be made on such terms and conditions as seem proper to the board of county commissioners.

3. If a corporation for public benefit to which property is conveyed pursuant to this section ceases to use the property for charitable or civic purposes, the property automatically reverts to the county.

4. As used in this section, “ corporation for public benefit ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 82.021 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.027 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.027
“Drainage and flood control project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Drainage and flood control project ” means any natural and artificial water facilities for the collection, transportation, impoundment and disposal of rainfall, storm, flood or surface drainage waters, including, without limitation, ditches, lakes, reservoirs, revetments, levees, dikes, walls, embankments, bridges, sewers, culverts, inlets, connections, laterals, collection lines, outfalls, outfall sewers, trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, transmission lines, conduits, syphons, sluices, flumes, canals, ditches, natural and artificial watercourses, ponds, dams, retarding basins, and other water diversion and storage facilities, pumping stations, stream gauges, rain gauges, meters, flood warning service and appurtenant telephone, telegraph, radio and television service, engines, valves, pumps, apparatus, fixtures, structures and buildings, or any combination thereof, and all appurtenances and incidentals necessary, useful or desirable for any such facilities, including, without limitation, all types of property therefor. The term includes a flood management project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.070 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.070
Officers and other persons to furnish information
Status: in_force

All persons, and especially all civil officers, shall give all information in their possession to public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 respecting estates and the property and condition thereof, upon which no other person has then administered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.135 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.135
Acceptance of credit card, debit card or electronic transfer of money for payment of fees owed constable; convenience fee
Status: in_force

1. A constable may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of systems that provide for the electronic transfer of money to provide for the acceptance of credit cards, debit cards or electronic transfers of money by the constable for the payment of fees to which the constable is entitled.

2. If the issuer or operator charges the constable a fee for each use of a credit card or debit card or for each electronic transfer of money, the constable may require the cardholder or the person requesting the electronic transfer of money to pay a convenience fee. The total convenience fees charged by the constable in a fiscal year must not exceed the total amount of fees charged to the constable by the issuer or operator in that fiscal year.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Cardholder ” means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued by an issuer. (b) “ Convenience fee ” means a fee paid by a cardholder or person requesting the electronic transfer of money to a constable for the convenience of using the credit card or debit card or the electronic transfer of money to make such payment. (c) “ Credit card ” means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card or credit plate or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, property, goods, services or anything else of value on credit. (d) “ Debit card ” means any instrument or device, whether known as a debit card or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or transferring funds. (e) “ Electronic transfer of money ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01473 . (f) “ Issuer ” means a business organization, financial institution or authorized agent of a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or debit card.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.010 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.010
Election; term of office
Status: in_force

1. County assessors shall be elected by the qualified electors of their counties.

2. County assessors shall be chosen by the electors of their respective counties at the general election in 1922, and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of January subsequent to their election.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.230 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.230
Allocation of costs incurred in appointment proceedings and administrative costs
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.215 , if a public guardian is appointed as an individual guardian the costs incurred in the appointment proceedings and the administrative costs of the guardian's services are not chargeable against the income or the estate of the protected person unless the court determines at any time that the protected person is financially able to pay all or part of the costs.

2. The financial ability of the protected person to pay such costs shall be measured according to his or her ability to compensate a private guardian. This ability depends upon: (a) The nature, extent and liquidity of the protected person's assets; (b) The protected person’s disposable net income; (c) The nature of the guardianship; (d) The type, duration and complexity of the services required; and (e) Any other foreseeable expenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.353515 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.353515
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244.35351 to 244.35359 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 244.35352 to 244.35354 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.477 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.477
“Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herewith,” “heretofore” and “hereafter” defined
Status: in_force

1. “Hereby,” “herein,” “hereinabove,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herewith,” or any term of similar import, refers to NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive, and not solely to the particular portion thereof in which such word is used.

2. “Heretofore” means before February 24, 1977.

3. “Hereafter” means after February 24, 1977.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.0403 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0403
Administration of estate in which gross value of decedent's property does not exceed $25,000
Status: in_force

1. When the gross value of a decedent's property situated in this State does not exceed $25,000, a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, may, without procuring letters of administration, administer the estate of that person upon filing with the court an affidavit of his or her right to do so.

2. The affidavit must provide: (a) The name and address of the public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, and his or her attestation that he or she is entitled by law to administer the estate; (b) The decedent's place of residence at the time of his or her death; (c) That the gross value of the decedent's property in this State does not exceed $25,000; (d) That at least 40 days have elapsed since the death of the decedent; (e) That no application or petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in this State; (f) A description of the personal property of the decedent; (g) Whether there are any heirs or next of kin known to the affiant, and if known, the name and address of each such person; (h) If heirs or next of kin are known to the affiant, a description of the method of service the affiant used to provide to each of them notice of the affidavit and that at least 10 days have elapsed since the notice was provided; (i) That all debts of the decedent, including funeral and burial expenses, have been paid or provided for; and (j) The name of each person to whom the affiant intends to distribute the decedent's property.

3. Before filing the affidavit with the court, the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, shall take reasonable steps to ascertain whether any of the decedent's heirs or next of kin exist. If the administrator or person determines that heirs or next of kin exist, the administrator or person shall serve each of them with a copy of the affidavit. Service must be made personally or by certified mail.

4. If the affiant: (a) Submits an affidavit which does not meet the requirements of subsection 2 or which contains statements which are not entirely true, any money or property the affiant receives or distributes is subject to all debts of the decedent, based on the priority for payment of debts and charges specified in NRS 147.195 . (b) Fails to give notice to heirs or next of kin as required by subsection 3, any money or property the affiant holds or distributes to others shall be deemed to be held in trust for those heirs and next of kin who did not receive notice and have an interest in the property.

5. A person who receives an affidavit containing the information required by subsection 2 is entitled to rely upon such information, and if the person relies in good faith, he or she is immune from civil liability for actions based on that reliance.

6. Upon receiving proof of the death of the decedent, an affidavit containing the information required by this section and the written approval of the public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, to do so: (a) A transfer agent of any security shall change the registered ownership of the security claimed from the decedent to the person claiming to succeed to ownership of that security. (b) A governmental agency required to issue certificates of title, ownership or registration to personal property shall issue a new certificate of title, ownership or registration to the person claiming to succeed to ownership of the property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1645 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1645
Appointment of members of certain local governing bodies by board of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the provisions of subsection 2, if each member of a local governing body within a county whose population is less than 100,000 is entitled to receive annual compensation of less than $6,000 for serving on the local governing body, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, provide that the members may be appointed by the board of county commissioners instead of elected to that local governing body.

2. Before the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may provide by ordinance pursuant to subsection 1 that the members of a local governing body may be appointed instead of elected, the board of county commissioners must determine the number of current members serving on the local governing body. If the local governing body: (a) Does not have enough current members serving on the local governing body to obtain a quorum for the transaction of the business of the local governing body, the board of county commissioners may provide that the members of the local governing body may be appointed instead of elected without obtaining the approval of the current members of the local governing body. (b) Has enough current members serving on the local governing body to obtain a quorum for the transaction of the business of the local governing body, the board of county commissioners may not provide that the members of the local governing body may be appointed instead of elected unless a majority of the current members of the local governing body so approve.

3. If, pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 provides for the appointment of members to a local governing body: (a) Each existing member of the governing body is entitled to serve out the remainder of the term for which he or she was elected before a replacement member may take office; (b) If the terms of the existing members of the governing body are staggered, the board of county commissioners shall appoint members to the governing body to take office as the term of each existing member expires; (c) A vacancy in the unexpired term of an existing member must be filled by appointment; (d) The term of each appointed member is the same length as if the member was elected; and (e) Each appointed member may be reappointed by the board of county commissioners to any number of additional terms.

4. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may amend or repeal an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 to resume the election of the members of the local governing body to which the ordinance refers. If the election of the members of the local governing body is resumed: (a) Each existing member of the governing body is entitled to serve out the remainder of the term for which he or she was appointed before a replacement member may take office; and (b) If the terms of the existing members of the governing body are staggered, the board of county commissioners shall provide for the election of the members to the governing body as the term of each existing member expires.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all other provisions of law relating to the local governing body, including, without limitation, the composition of the local governing body, the qualifications for membership and any residency requirements, remain applicable.

6. For the purposes of this section, “ local governing body ” means any district, board, council or commission that is charged with the execution of limited functions or duties within a county, including, without limitation, any district, board, council or commission organized pursuant to chapters 244, 318, 474 and 539 of NRS, NRS 269.024 to 269.0248 , inclusive, and 450.550 to 450.750 , inclusive. The term does not include the governing body of a county, city or town.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.693 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.693
“Warehousing” defined
Status: in_force

“Warehousing” means the consignment of personal property from outside this state to a private warehouse within this state for temporary storage during the transit of the property to a final destination outside the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.160 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.160
Custody and responsibility for certificates filed with clerk's office; public inspection of certificates
Status: in_force

1. Each county clerk shall take custody of and is responsible for all certificates of marriage filed with his or her office.

2. All certificates of marriage on file in the office of the county clerk must, during office hours, be open for inspection by any person without charge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.210 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.210
Powers, duties, rights and responsibilities
Status: in_force

1. A person appointed as public guardian or designated as acting public guardian succeeds immediately to all powers and duties of the individual guardianships created by appointments of the public guardian as guardian for particular protected persons.

2. In the administration of any guardianship to which the public guardian is appointed pursuant to subsection 1, the public guardian has all powers, duties, rights and responsibilities contained in titles 12 and 13 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.340 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.340
Tent shows, circuses, theme parks and permanent exhibitions: Licensing by ordinance; license tax; exception to requirement of acquiring state license or certificate
Status: in_force

1. County commissioners of the several counties shall provide by ordinance for the licensing of tent shows, circuses, theme parks and permanent exhibitions in their respective counties.

2. In no case may a license for a tent show or circus be issued for a sum of less than $25 per day or more than $300 per day, which must be in addition to any license provided by ordinance in any incorporated municipality, city or town of the county. Upon written application of any executive officer of any local post or unit of any national organization of former military personnel, acting in the executive officer’s official capacity, such a license or licenses must be issued without charge for not to exceed 2 weeks in any calendar year, if the local post or unit is to participate in the show or the proceeds thereof.

3. In no case may a license for a theme park or permanent exhibition be issued for a sum of less than $25 per day or more than $100 per day, which must be in addition to any license provided by ordinance in any incorporated municipality, city or town of the county.

4. Upon compliance with the terms of the ordinance, the owner or operator of the theme park or permanent exhibition is not required to acquire any license or certificate from a state agency which would otherwise be required to operate a lift, tramway, monorail, elevator, escalator, roller coaster or other conveyance used primarily in connection with the theme park or permanent exhibit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.140 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.140
Certification of cause of certain vacancies
Status: in_force

Whenever a vacancy occurs in any county office, except in cases of resignation, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county where such officer exercised the duties of his or her office, if confined to a single county, and if not thus confined, then the clerk of the board of county commissioners, where such officer last resided, previous to the occurring of such vacancy, shall certify to the board of county commissioners the cause of such vacancy. If such vacancy occurs from the confirmed insanity of the incumbent, or from his or her conviction of a felony, or an offense involving a violation of his or her official bond or oath, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall also accompany his or her certificate with a certified copy of a judgment found upon the commission of lunacy, or a certified copy of the record of conviction for such felony or offense, as the case may be.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.020
Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except in any county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to NRS 244.163 , all sheriffs in this state are ex officio coroners, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.435 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.435
Conduct of election
Status: in_force

The special election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the law relating to general elections so far as the same can be made applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.040
Compensation
Status: in_force

1. The several boards of county commissioners of each county, at the regular meeting in July of any year in which an election of constables is held, shall fix the minimum compensation of the constables within their respective townships for the ensuing term, either by stated salaries, payable monthly, semimonthly or at regular 26-week intervals, or by fees, as provided by law, or both, and they may thereafter increase or change such compensation during the term but shall not reduce it below the minimum so established.

2. If it becomes necessary to appoint a constable at any time, the board of county commissioners in the county in which such appointment is made shall fix the compensation, either by salary or by fees, as provided by law, or both, for the term for which the constable is appointed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.170 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.170
Sheriff not to purchase at sale
Status: in_force

No sheriff shall become the purchaser, nor procure any person to become the purchaser for him or her, of any property, real or personal, by him or her exposed to sale by virtue of any execution or other process; and all such purchases made by any sheriff, or any person in the sheriff’s behalf, shall be absolutely null and void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.761 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.761
Faith of State pledged against repeal, amendment or modification of County Economic Development Revenue Bond Law
Status: repealed

The faith of the State is hereby pledged that NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive, will not be repealed, amended or modified to impair any outstanding bonds or any revenues pledged to their payment, or to impair, limit or alter the rights or powers vested in a county to acquire, finance, improve and equip a project in any way that would jeopardize the interest of any lessee, purchaser or other obligor, or to limit or alter the rights or powers vested in the county to perform any agreement made with any lessee, purchaser or other obligor, until all bonds have been discharged in full or provision for their payment and redemption has been fully made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.180 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.180
Temporary appointments
Status: in_force

1. When, at any time, there shall be in the county offices, except the office of district judge, no officer duly authorized to execute the duties thereof, some suitable person may be temporarily appointed by the board of county commissioners to perform the duties of such offices, until they are filled by election or appointment, as provided by law. In case there is no board of county commissioners in such county, the Governor may, on notice of such vacancy, create or fill such board.

2. Any person so appointed, in pursuance of subsection 1, shall, before proceeding to execute the duties assigned the person, qualify in the same manner as required by law of the officer in whose place he or she shall be appointed; and he or she shall continue to exercise and perform the duties of the office to which he or she shall be so appointed until the election of his or her successor at the next ensuing biennial election, and the qualification of such successor thereafter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.035 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.035
“Offstreet parking project” defined
Status: in_force

“Offstreet parking project” means parking facilities for the parking of motor vehicles off the public streets, including, without limitation, graded, regraded, graveled, oiled, surfaced, macadamized, paved, curbed, guttered, drained and sidewalked sites therefor, driveways, ramps, structures, buildings, elevators and traffic control equipment, or any combination thereof, and all appurtenances and incidentals necessary, useful or desirable for any such facilities, including, without limitation, all types of property therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1605 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1605
Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners may:

1. Establish, equip and maintain limited medical facilities in the outlying areas of their respective counties to provide outpatient care and emergency treatment to the residents of and those falling sick or being injured or maimed in those areas.

2. Provide a full-time or part-time staff for the facilities which may include a physician, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS , an anesthesiologist assistant, a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, a certified emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, and such other personnel as the board deems necessary or appropriate to ensure adequate staffing commensurate with the needs of the area in which the facility is located.

3. Fix the charges for the medical and nursing care and medicine furnished by the facility to those who are able to pay for them, and to provide that care and medicine free of charge to those persons who qualify as medical indigents under the county's criteria of eligibility for medical care.

4. Purchase, equip and maintain, either in connection with a limited medical facility as authorized in this section or independent therefrom, ambulances and ambulance services for the benefit of the residents of and those falling sick or being injured or maimed in the outlying areas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.0293 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.0293
“Flood management authority” defined
Status: in_force

“ Flood management authority ” means any entity that is created by cooperative agreement pursuant to chapter 277 of NRS , the functions of which include the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of a flood management project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.145 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.145
Presentation of document for recording; denial of request to record document
Status: in_force

1. County recorders may record any document authorized, entitled or required by law to be recorded when presented for recording.

2. A county recorder may deny a request to record a document if, within 2 judicial days after presentation of the document, the recorder determines that the document is unauthorized, falsified or otherwise may not be lawfully recorded. If a recorder fails to make such a determination within the specified period, the recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

3. A county recorder who denies a request to record a document pursuant to subsection 2 shall retain a copy of the document and, within 2 judicial days after the county recorder denies the request, shall provide the requester with written notice, on a form prescribed by the county recorder, of: (a) The reason that the recorder is denying the recordation of the document; (b) The right of the requester to judicial review of the denial; and (c) The criminal penalty set forth in subsection 5. If a recorder fails to provide the notice required by this subsection within the specified period, the recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable, unless otherwise ordered by a court.

4. If a request to record a document is denied pursuant to subsection 2, the requester may apply to the district court in the county in which the request was denied for an order to record the document. The court shall give this matter priority over other civil matters to which priority is not given by other statutes. If the requester prevails: (a) The requester is entitled to recover from the county recorder any filing fees that he or she paid related to the proceeding. (b) The county recorder shall record the document as soon as practicable.

5. If a county recorder denied recordation of a document pursuant to subsection 2, a person shall not resubmit the document for recordation unless the document has been modified in such a manner that it may be lawfully recorded or the person has obtained a court order pursuant to subsection 4. Unless a greater penalty is provided by NRS 239.330 , a violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.

6. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 4, a county recorder who acts in good faith in denying recordation of a document pursuant to this section is immune from liability for damages to the requester or any person whom the document concerns or affects.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.567 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.567
County's officers to effectuate provisions of County Sewage and Wastewater Law
Status: in_force

The officers of the county are authorized and directed to take all action necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.330 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.330
Public printing: Requirement that printing be placed with newspaper or commercial printing establishment; requirements for printing ballots; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 344.050 , public printing required by the various counties must be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment within the county. If there is no bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment within the county adequately equipped to do the printing, the printing must be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment in the State adequately equipped to do the printing. If only one such newspaper or commercial printing establishment exists in the county and it fails, or has failed in the past, with regard to a specific piece of printing required by law to be printed, to perform its printing functions in accordance with the specification for the job as supplied by the governing body in any year, the specific piece of printing when required in any subsequent year may be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment in the State adequately equipped to do the printing.

2. Except as otherwise authorized in subsections 4 and 5, printing required by counties must be done within the State.

3. The provisions of this section are contingent upon satisfactory services being rendered by all such printing establishments and reasonable charges therefor. As used in this subsection, “ reasonable charges ” means a charge not in excess of the amount necessary to be paid for similar work in other printing establishments.

4. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the printing of county bonds and other evidences of indebtedness outside the State.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 344.050 , the printing of ballots and other materials required for an election must be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide printing establishment that is located within the county in which the election will be held and that is adequately equipped to do the printing. If there is no bona fide newspaper or bona fide printing establishment located within that county that is adequately equipped to do the printing, the printing may be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide printing establishment located outside the State that is adequately equipped to do the printing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.075 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.075
Records of board: Duties of clerk; public inspection
Status: in_force

1. The clerk shall keep a full and complete record of all the proceedings of the board, together with a full and complete alphabetical index and page citation of and for the record and proceedings, and all such proceedings shall be entered upon the record.

2. The record of each day's proceedings of the board shall be signed by the chair and the clerk. In case the chair shall be absent at any meeting of the board, all documents, records or papers requiring the signature of the board shall be signed by the members present.

3. The books, records and accounts of the board shall be kept at the office of the clerk of the board, and shall, during business hours, be kept open to public inspection free of charge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.050 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.050
Interview with and representation of indigent person
Status: in_force

1. The public defender may, before being designated as counsel for that person pursuant to NRS 171.188 , interview an indigent person when he or she has been arrested and confined for a public offense or for questioning on suspicion of having committed a public offense.

2. The public defender shall, when designated pursuant to NRS 62D.030 or 171.188 , represent without charge each indigent person for whom he or she is appointed.

3. When representing an indigent person, the public defender shall: (a) Counsel and defend the person at every stage of the proceedings, including, without limitation, during the initial appearance and proceedings relating to admission to bail and the revocation of probation or parole; and (b) Prosecute, subject to the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 180.060 , any appeals or other remedies before or after conviction that he or she considers to be in the interests of justice.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.33507 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.33507
Application for issuance of license, permit or certificate: Social security number required
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. An application for the issuance of a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 244.334 or 244.335 must include the social security number of the applicant.

2. As used in this section, “license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation” does not include a general business license issued by a board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.188 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.188
Displacement or limitation of competition: Areas in which authorized; methods; limitation
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 269.128 and 269.129 , a board of county commissioners may, outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and general improvement districts: (a) Provide those services set forth in NRS 244.187 on an exclusive basis or, by ordinance, adopt a regulatory scheme for controlling the provision of those services or controlling development in those areas on an exclusive basis; or (b) Grant an exclusive franchise to any person to provide those services.

2. If services for the collection and disposal of garbage are provided pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners may, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, require owners of real property outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and general improvement districts to receive and pay for those services.

3. The board of county commissioners may exercise the authority provided in subsections 1 and 2 within the boundaries of a general improvement district if that district: (a) Is not authorized to provide those services; and (b) Includes any real property within 7 miles from the boundary of an incorporated city.

4. If an exclusive franchise is granted or a regulatory scheme is adopted for the mandatory collection and disposal of garbage and other waste, the initial boundaries of the collection area must be the same as the boundaries of an existing collection area under an exclusive franchise or regulatory scheme.

5. The board of county commissioners may expand the boundaries of a collection area established pursuant to subsection 4 after the board has: (a) Conducted preliminary studies and determined that the proposed collection area is economically sound and feasible and promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the county; and (b) Held a public hearing on the proposed collection area after giving notice of the time and the place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in that county. The notice must include the purpose of the hearing and describe the boundaries of the proposed collection area.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.160 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.160
Date of indexing imparts notice when document inserted into record book other than that designated by law
Status: in_force

Whenever a document is recorded by a county recorder or a copy of a document has been inserted into a book of record other than that designated by law, but is later included in the correct index, the document from the date of indexing imparts notice of its contents to all persons. Subsequent purchasers, mortgagees, lienholders and encumbrancers purchase and take with like notice and effect as if the document had been recorded in the proper book of record.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.310 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.310
Fees for recording certain documents concerning mining claims; payment of fees to county treasurer
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided by law, county recorders shall charge the following fees for recording affidavits of proof of labor on mining claims and for recording, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 517.230 , affidavits of intent to hold mining claims: For recording any such affidavits that embrace therein one claim․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ $2 For each additional mining claim embraced in the affidavit․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․ 2

2. Except as otherwise provided by law, county recorders shall charge $10 for recording: (a) A notice or certificate of location of a mining claim; or (b) An amended notice or certificate of location of a mining claim.

3. Except as otherwise provided by an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.207 , county recorders shall, on or before the 5th working day of each month, account for and pay to the county treasurer all such fees collected during the preceding month.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1609 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1609
Designation of site for persons to complete Internet sale of personal property; immunity from liability
Status: in_force

1. Each board of county commissioners shall designate at least one sheriff's office, or part thereof, as a site at which two or more persons may meet to complete the sale of an item of personal property that was initiated on the Internet.

2. No action may be brought against the county, sheriff or an officer or employee thereof based on an incident that occurs when two or more persons meet at a location designated pursuant to subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.7647 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.7647
Recovering cost of collecting surcharge
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider or supplier which collects the surcharge imposed pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 is entitled to retain an amount of the surcharge collected which is equal to the cost to collect the surcharge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.030 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.030
Deputies
Status: in_force

1. All county clerks may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact all official business pertaining to the office to the same extent as their principals. A deputy must be at least 18 years of age. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county clerk or the county by which the deputy is employed.

2. County clerks are responsible on their official bonds for all official malfeasance or nonfeasance of their deputies. Bonds for the faithful performance of their official duties may be required of deputies by county clerks.

3. All appointments of deputies under the provisions of this section must be in writing and must, together with the oath of office of the deputies, be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which the principal legally holds and exercises his or her office. Revocations of such appointments must be recorded in the same manner. From the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointment or revocation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.360 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.360
Abatement of nuisances: Complaint; notice; hearing; order; enforcement of order; costs; alternative procedures
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a written complaint is filed with the county clerk alleging the existence of a nuisance, as defined in NRS 40.140 , within the county, the county clerk shall notify the board of county commissioners, who, except as otherwise provided by subsections 5 and 6, shall forthwith fix a date to hear the proof of the complainant and of the owner or occupant of the real property whereon the alleged nuisance is claimed to exist not less than 30 nor more than 40 days subsequent to the filing of the complaint.

2. At the time of fixing the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall order and cause notice of the hearing to be published at least once a week for 2 weeks next preceding the date fixed for the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and, if none is so published in the county, then in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county.

3. At the time fixed for hearing, the board of county commissioners shall proceed to hear the complaint and any opponents. The board may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding 14 days in all. At the hearing, it shall receive the proofs offered to establish or controvert the facts set forth in the complaint, and on the final hearing of the complaint, the board shall by resolution entered on its minutes determine whether or not a nuisance exists and, if one does exist, order the person or persons responsible for such nuisance to abate the same. If the order is not obeyed within 5 days after service of a copy upon the person or persons responsible for the nuisance, the board of county commissioners shall cause the abatement of the nuisance and make the cost of abatement a special assessment against the real property.

4. The special assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes shall be applicable to such special assessment.

5. As an alternative to the procedure set forth in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4, the board of county commissioners, upon receipt from the county clerk of notice of the filing of a complaint alleging the existence of a nuisance, may direct the district attorney to notify the person responsible for such nuisance to abate it, and if such notice is not obeyed after service thereof, within a reasonable time under the circumstances, as specified by the board, to bring legal proceedings for abatement of the nuisance, and for recovery of compensatory and exemplary damages and costs of suit. Such proceedings shall be under the control of the board of county commissioners in the same manner as other suits to which the county is a party.

6. Notwithstanding the abatement procedures set forth in the preceding subsections, any board of county commissioners in this State may, by ordinance, direct the district attorney of the county in which the board has jurisdiction to bring all necessary civil actions on behalf of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin, abate or restrain the continued violation of any ordinance, rule or regulation enacted, adopted or passed by said board and having the effect of law, the violation of which is designated as a nuisance in such ordinance, rule or regulation. If the board of county commissioners decides to direct the district attorney as herein provided, it shall enact an ordinance empowering the district attorney to file all necessary civil actions in the name of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any such ordinance, rule or regulation of the board having the effect of law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.270 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.270
Control, management and gifts of property
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to control and manage the property, real and personal, belonging to the county, and to receive, by donation, any property for the use and benefit of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.020
Joint action to establish office
Status: in_force

A county may join with one or more other counties to establish one office of public defender to serve those counties.