Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.023 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.023
Requirements for holding meeting by remote technology system
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body may conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system if: (a) A quorum is actually or collectively present, whether in person, by using the remote technology system or by means of electronic communication. (b) Members of the public are permitted to: (1) Attend and participate at a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate; or (2) Hear and observe the meeting, participate in the meeting by telephone and provide live public comment during the meeting using the remote technology system. A public body may also allow public comment by means of prerecorded messages. (c) The public body reasonably ensures that any person who is not a member of the public body or a member of the public but is otherwise required or allowed to participate in the meeting is able to participate in the portion of the meeting that pertains to the person using the remote technology system. The public body shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this paragraph if the public body provides the person with a web-based link and a telephone number, in case of technical difficulties, that allows the person in real time to attend and participate in the meeting. Nothing in this paragraph requires a public body to provide a person with technical support to address the person's individual hardware, software or other technical issues.

2. If all members of a public body: (a) Are required to be elected officials, the public body shall not conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system without a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate. (b) Are not required to be elected officials, the public body shall not conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system without a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate unless the public body complies with the provisions of subsection 11 of NRS 241.020 .

3. If any member of a public body attends a meeting by means of a remote technology system, the chair of the public body, or his or her designee, must make reasonable efforts to ensure that: (a) Members of the public body and members of the public present at the physical location of the meeting can hear or observe each member attending by a remote technology system; and (b) Each member of the public body in attendance can participate in the meeting.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3, a public body may not hold a meeting to consider a contested case, as defined in NRS 233B.032 or a regulation as defined in NRS 233B.038 by means of a remote technology system unless there is a physical location for the meeting where members of the general public are permitted to attend and participate.

5. If a meeting is conducted pursuant to this section using a remote technology system, before the first period of the day devoted to public comment, the clear and complete instructions for a member of the general public to be able to call in to the meeting to provide public comment, including, without limitation, a telephone number or any necessary identification number of the meeting or other access code, must be read verbally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.169 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.169
Short form for acknowledgment of credible witness
Status: in_force

Upon compliance with the requirements of NRS 240.1655 , the following certificate is sufficient for an acknowledgment of a credible witness:
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.060 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.060
“Information system” defined
Status: in_force

“ Information system ” means any equipment, facility, structure, tower, cable, line, fiber, wire, computer hardware or software, procedures or technology used to transmit, receive, produce, collect, process, distribute or store information that is related to the protection of homeland security.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.110 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.110
Search warrant affecting financial records: Withholding of notification to customer
Status: in_force

When a search warrant affecting the financial records of a customer is issued, the magistrate may order the financial institution to withhold notification to the customer of receipt of the warrant upon a finding that the notification would impede the investigation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.010 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.010
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

1. The tragic events of September 11, 2001, have refocused attention on the importance of domestic preparedness for acts of terrorism and related emergencies.

2. The events of September 11, 2001, not only impacted our homeland, but also the way of life for all Nevadans.

3. More than ever, the Nevada Legislature, representatives of local government, law enforcement and other public safety personnel, health care workers and technical service providers must lead the charge in fighting against these destructive and demoralizing acts of violence with strong and effective procedural deterrents and enhanced criminal penalties.

4. While local efforts and plans to respond to acts of terrorism and related emergencies are comprehensive, additional statewide provisions are necessary to adequately prepare for acts of cyber-terrorism, environmental catastrophes and other related incidents.

5. As a result of the increased threat of terrorism, the Legislature is compelled to address critical infrastructures, governmental oversight and continuity, communications, and the protection of important government documents and plans.

6. It is therefore within the public interest that the Legislature enact provisions to: (a) Protect sensitive state documents and computer systems from cyber-terrorism; (b) Secure the State's energy, telecommunications and water infrastructures; (c) Ensure the continuity of government in the event of a terrorist attack; (d) Develop policies providing for effective communication and interoperability among federal, state and local law enforcement and other first responders; (e) Provide safeguards in the issuance of government identification; and (f) Create an effective and comprehensive state oversight structure to coordinate these and other antiterrorism initiatives.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.125 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.125
Consultation and coordination with state agencies not required to use services or equipment of Office
Status: in_force

Regulations, policies, standards and guidelines adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be developed after consultation and coordination with state agencies that are not required to use the services or equipment of the Office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.073 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.073
Week of Respect
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the first week in October to be “Week of Respect.”

2. The proclamation may call upon: (a) News media, educators and appropriate government offices to bring to the attention of the residents of Nevada factual information regarding discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying, including, without limitation: (1) Statistical information regarding the number of pupils who experience discrimination based on race or are bullied or cyber-bullied each year; (2) The methods to identify and assist pupils who are at risk of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying; and (3) The methods to prevent discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying; and (b) Governing bodies to provide instruction on the ways in which pupils can prevent discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying during the Week of Respect and throughout the school year that is appropriate for the grade level of pupils who receive the instruction.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Bullying ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.122 . (b) “ Cyber-bullying ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.123 . (c) “ Discrimination based on race ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.1235 . (d) “ Governing body ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.126 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.150 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.150
Restoration of liens, mortgages and judgments if records lost or destroyed; procedure; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the record and entry of any judgment, or the record of any mechanic's lien, mortgage or other encumbrance or lien upon property is lost or destroyed by fire or otherwise, and the original documents or instruments or certified copies thereof cannot be found, the judgment creditor or his or her assignee and the person holding or entitled to the mechanic's lien, mortgage or other encumbrance or lien on property may, as to such judgments, begin a proceeding in the court wherein the same was rendered, and as to mortgages, mechanic's liens or other encumbrances or liens, begin a proceeding in any court having jurisdiction over such property, to have established the fact of the existence, prior to the loss or destruction, of the record of the judgment, mortgage, mechanic's lien or other encumbrance or lien, and the substance and effect thereof.

2. The decree in any such case shall be recorded in the records of the same office in which the original judgment, mortgage, mechanic's lien or other encumbrance or lien was recorded or entered.

3. No judgment, mortgage, deed of trust, mechanic's lien or other encumbrance upon property, the record whereof has been lost or destroyed as described in subsection 1: (a) Shall continue to be a lien upon such property, or affect the title thereto as against any purchaser for value or subsequent lienholder, unless the action or proceeding to establish the existence of such record, prior to the loss or destruction thereof shall be begun within 6 months from and after such loss or destruction. (b) Shall be held binding and in force or be executed or foreclosed, unless the action or proceeding to re-establish the existence of such judgment or instrument, prior to the destruction of the record thereof, shall be begun within 1 year from and after such loss or destruction.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 238.020 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.020
“Daily,” “triweekly,” “semiweekly,” “weekly” and “semimonthly” newspaper defined
Status: in_force

1. Every newspaper printed and published daily, or daily except Sundays and legal holidays, or which shall be printed and published on each of any 5 days in every week excepting legal holidays and including or excluding Sundays, shall be considered and held to be and to have been a daily newspaper within the meaning of NRS 238.010 to 238.080 , inclusive.

2. Every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals three times each week shall be considered and held to be a triweekly newspaper within the meaning of NRS 238.010 to 238.080 , inclusive.

3. Every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals twice each week shall be considered and held to be a semiweekly newspaper within the meaning of NRS 238.010 to 238.080 , inclusive.

4. Every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals once each week shall be considered and held to be a weekly newspaper within the meaning of NRS 238.010 to 238.080 , inclusive.

5. Every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals, two times each month, shall be considered a semimonthly newspaper within the meaning of NRS 238.010 to 238.080 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237.023 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.023
Domestic or foreign limited-liability company required to submit disclosure if buying, leasing, transferring, conveying or exchanging land with local government
Status: in_force

1. If a local government sells, leases, transfers or conveys land to, or exchanges land with, a domestic or foreign limited-liability company, the local government shall require the domestic or foreign limited-liability company to submit a disclosure to the local government setting forth the name of any person who holds an ownership interest of 1 percent or more in the domestic or foreign limited-liability company. The disclosure must be made available for public inspection upon request.

2. As used in this section: (a) “ Land ” includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, lands under water, all easements and hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, in lands or water, and all rights, interests, privileges, easements, encumbrances and franchises relating to the same, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise. (b) “ Local government ” means any political subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, any county, city, town, board, airport authority, regional transportation commission, fire protection district, irrigation district, school district or other special district that performs a governmental function.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239B.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.030
Recorded, filed or otherwise submitted documents
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 8, a person shall not include and a governmental agency shall not require a person to include any personal information about a person on any document that is recorded, filed or otherwise submitted to the governmental agency on or after January 1, 2007.

2. If personal information about a person is required to be included in a document that is recorded, filed or otherwise submitted to a governmental agency on or after January 1, 2007, pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant, a governmental agency shall ensure that the personal information is maintained in a confidential manner and may only disclose the personal information as required: (a) To carry out a specific state or federal law; or (b) For the administration of a public program or an application for a federal or state grant. Any action taken by a governmental agency pursuant to this subsection must not be construed as affecting the legality of the document.

3. If personal information about a person is required to be included in a document that is recorded, filed or otherwise submitted to a governmental agency on or after January 1, 2021, pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant, a governmental agency may require a person to record, file or otherwise submit such a document by electronic means.

4. A governmental agency may establish procedures by which a person may apply for and receive a waiver from a requirement imposed pursuant to subsection 3. Such procedures must: (a) Authorize the governmental agency to waive a requirement imposed pursuant to subsection 3 for good cause shown; (b) Require such a waiver to be effective for not less than 24 months; and (c) Allow a person who has been granted a waiver to reapply for and obtain additional waivers.

5. A governmental agency shall take necessary measures to ensure that notice of the provisions of this section is provided to persons with whom it conducts business. Such notice may include, without limitation, posting notice in a conspicuous place in each of its offices.

6. A governmental agency may require a person who records, files or otherwise submits any document to the governmental agency to provide an affirmation that the document does not contain personal information about any person or, if the document contains any such personal information, identification of the specific law, public program or grant that requires the inclusion of the personal information. A governmental agency may refuse to record, file or otherwise accept a document which does not contain such an affirmation when required or any document which contains personal information about a person that is not required to be included in the document pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant.

7. Each governmental agency may ensure that any personal information contained in a document that has been recorded, filed or otherwise submitted to the governmental agency before January 1, 2007, which the governmental agency continues to hold is: (a) Maintained in a confidential manner if the personal information is required to be included in the document pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant; or (b) Obliterated or otherwise removed from the document, by any method, including, without limitation, through the use of computer software, if the personal information is not required to be included in the document pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant. Any action taken by a governmental agency pursuant to this subsection must not be construed as affecting the legality of the document. 8. A person may request that a governmental agency obliterate or otherwise remove from any document submitted by the person to the governmental agency before January 1, 2007, any personal information about the person contained in the document that is not required to be included in the document pursuant to a specific state or federal law, for the administration of a public program or for an application for a federal or state grant or, if the personal information is so required to be included in the document, the person may request that the governmental agency maintain the personal information in a confidential manner. If any documents that have been recorded, filed or otherwise submitted to a governmental agency: (a) Are maintained in an electronic format that allows the governmental agency to retrieve components of personal information through the use of computer software, a request pursuant to this subsection must identify the components of personal information to be retrieved. The provisions of this paragraph do not require a governmental agency to purchase computer software to perform the service requested pursuant to this subsection. (b) Are not maintained in an electronic format or not maintained in an electronic format in the manner described in paragraph (a), a request pursuant to this subsection must describe the document with sufficient specificity to enable the governmental agency to identify the document. The governmental agency shall not charge any fee to perform the service requested pursuant to this subsection. 9. As used in this section: (a) “ Governmental agency ” means an officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, district or any other unit of government of the State or a local government. (b) “Personal information” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 603A.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.070
State animal
Status: in_force

The animal known as the Desert Bighorn Sheep ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni ) is hereby designated as the official state animal of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 234.180 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 234 / Section 234.180
Recording of evidence of ownership after approval by Congress; retroactive effect
Status: in_force

From and after the date of approval by the Congress of the United States of the Compact set forth in NRS 234.140 , the county recorder of Clark County, Nevada, shall accept and record, without charge therefor, patents, deeds or other evidence of ownership or interest in any lands recorded in Mohave County, Arizona, which were previously considered a part of the State of Arizona but are now included within the boundary of the State of Nevada as described in NRS 234.140 . Recordings made under the provisions of this section shall have retroactive effect to the date of their original recording in the State of Arizona.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.010 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.010
Public books and public records open to inspection; confidential information in public books and records; copyrighted books and records; copies to be prepared by governmental entity and provided in electronic format unless other medium requested
Status: in_force

<Section effective until June 30, 2025, when it expires by limitation. See, also, section 239.010 effective July 1, 2025. See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions. >

1. 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293.5757 , 293.870 , 293.906 , 293.908 , 293.909 , 293.910 , 293B.135 , 293D.510 , 331.110 , 332.061 , 332.351 , 333.333 , 333.335 , 338.070 , 338.1379 , 338.1593 , 338.1725 , 338.1727 , 348.420 , 349.597 , 349.775 , 353.205 , 353A.049 , 353A.085 , 353A.100 , 353C.240 , 360.240 , 360.247 , 360.255 , 360.755 , 361.044 , 361.2242 , 361.610 , 365.138 , 366.160 , 368A.180 , 370.257 , 370.327 , 372A.080 , 378.290 , 378.300 , 379.0075 , 379.008 , 379.1495 , 385A.830 , 385B.100 , 387.626 , 387.631 , 388.1455 , 388.259 , 388.501 , 388.503 , 388.513 , 388.750 , 388A.247 , 388A.249 , 391.033 , 391.035 , 391.0365 , 391.120 , 391.925 , 392.029 , 392.147 , 392.264 , 392.271 , 392.315 , 392.317 , 392.325 , 392.327 , 392.335 , 392.850 , 393.045 , 394.167 , 394.16975 , 394.1698 , 394.447 , 394.460 , 394.465 , 396.1415 , 396.1425 , 396.143 , 396.159 , 396.3295 , 396.405 , 396.525 , 396.535 , 396.9685 , 398A.115 , 408.3885 , 408.3886 , 408.3888 , 408.5484 , 412.153 , 414.280 , 416.070 , 422.2749 , 422.305 , 422A.342 , 422A.350 , 425.400 , 427A.1236 , 427A.872 , 427A.940 , 432.028 , 432.205 , 432B.175 , 432B.280 , 432B.290 , 432B.4018 , 432B.407 , 432B.430 , 432B.560 , 432B.5902 , 432C.140 , 432C.150 , 433.534 , 433A.360 , 439.4941 , 439.4988 , 439.5282 , 439.840 , 439.914 , 439A.116 , 439A.124 , 439B.420 , 439B.754 , 439B.760 , 439B.845 , 440.170 , 441A.195 , 441A.220 , 441A.230 , 442.330 , 442.395 , 442.735 , 442.774 , 445A.665 , 445B.570 , 445B.7773 , 449.209 , 449.245 , 449.4315 , 449A.112 , 450.140 , 450B.188 , 450B.805 , 453.164 , 453.720 , 458.055 , 458.280 , 459.050 , 459.3866 , 459.555 , 459.7056 , 459.846 , 463.120 , 463.15993 , 463.240 , 463.3403 , 463.3407 , 463.790 , 467.1005 , 480.535 , 480.545 , 480.935 , 480.940 , 481.063 , 481.091 , 481.093 , 482.170 , 482.368 , 482.5536 , 483.340 , 483.363 , 483.575 , 483.800 , 484A.469 , 484B.830 , 484B.833 , 484E.070 , 485.316 , 501.344 , 503.452 , 522.040 , 534A.031 , 561.285 , 571.160 , 584.583 , 584.655 , 587.877 , 598.0964 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641B.170 , 641B.281 , 641B.282 , 641C.455 , 641C.760 , 641D.260 , 641D.320 , 642.524 , 643.189 , 644.446 , 645.180 , 645.625 , 645A.050 , 645A.082 , 645B.060 , 645B.092 , 645C.220 , 645C.225 , 645D.130 , 645D.135 , 645E.300 , 645E.375 , 645G.510 , 645H.320 , 645H.330 , 647.0945 , 647.0947 , 648.033 , 648.197 , 649.065 , 649.067 , 652.126 , 652.228 , 653.900 , 654.110 , 656.105 , 657A.510 , 661.115 , 665.130 , 665.133 , 669.275 , 669.285 , 669A.310 , 670B.680 , 671.365 , 671.415 , 673.450 , 673.480 , 675.380 , 676A.340 , 676A.370 , 677.243 , 678A.470 , 678C.710 , 678C.800 , 679B.122 , 679B.124 , 679B.152 , 679B.159 , 679B.190 , 679B.285 , 679B.690 , 680A.270 , 681A.440 , 681B.260 , 681B.410 , 681B.540 , 683A.0873 , 685A.077 , 686A.289 , 686B.170 , 686C.306 , 687A.060 , 687A.115 , 687B.404 , 687C.010 , 688C.230 , 688C.480 , 688C.490 , 689A.696 , 692A.117 , 692C.190 , 692C.3507 , 692C.3536 , 692C.3538 , 692C.354 , 692C.420 , 693A.480 , 693A.615 , 696B.550 , 696C.120 , 703.196 , 704B.325 , 706.1725 , 706A.230 , 710.159 , 711.600 , sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records. Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public. This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law.

2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted.

3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.

4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium if: (a) The public record: (1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and (2) Is not available in an electronic format; or (b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would: (1) Give access to proprietary software; or (2) Require the production of information that is confidential and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from information that is not otherwise confidential.

5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who has legal custody or control of a public record: (a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium. (b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030 , shall, upon request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself or herself.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.090 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.090
State metal
Status: in_force

The metallic element known as silver (Ag) is hereby designated as the official state metal of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.080 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.080
“Response agency” defined
Status: in_force

“ Response agency ” means an agency of this State or of a political subdivision that provides services related to law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical care or public safety, including, without limitation, the Nevada National Guard.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.025 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.025
State colors
Status: in_force

The colors silver and blue are hereby designated as the official state colors of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.035 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.035
Constitution Week and Constitution Day
Status: in_force

1. The Governor may annually proclaim the third week in September to be “Constitution Week” and September 17 to be “Constitution Day” to commemorate the historical contributions that the United States Constitution has made to citizens and its significance in preserving the individual freedoms, liberties and common welfare of the people who live in the United States of America.

2. The proclamation may: (a) Call upon the news media, educators, state and local officers, professional, business and labor leaders, and others in positions of authority or influence to bring to the attention of the citizens of this State the importance of the United States Constitution in shaping and articulating the basic values that underlie the unique character of American civilization and culture, based on the belief that sovereignty emanates from the people who comprise a society and that governmental authority is based upon the consent of the governed; (b) Encourage elected and appointed officers and employees at all levels of government and in all public and educational institutions to develop new programs and new ideas by which the citizens of this State and nation can: (1) Better understand and improve the effectiveness of all branches of government established within the American constitutional system; and (2) Increase the extent and quality of their participation in the development of public policy and the improvement of the operation of government at all levels; (c) Encourage citizens of this State to assist elected and appointed officers and employees at all levels of government, and in all public and educational institutions, to develop new programs and new ideas to increase the extent and quality of the participation of the citizens of this State in the development of public policy and the improvement of the operation of government at all levels; (d) Direct interested citizens and appropriate officers and agencies to develop recommendations by which federal, state and local policies for the preservation of historical records can be formulated and put into effect, so that the cultural and informational resources that are essential to a constitutional form of government are preserved and made accessible to present and future generations of citizens; (e) Remind all citizens that the preservation of the American constitutional form of government, and the freedom and liberty guaranteed by the United States Constitution, are based upon the responsibility of each citizen to uphold and defend the Constitution; and (f) Request all citizens to submit any information they may have concerning a program, activity, event, proposal or any other action to increase the extent and quality of participation of citizens in the: (1) Development of public policy; and (2) Improvement of the operation of government at all levels, to the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.161 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.161
Managerial control of equipment owned or leased by State
Status: in_force

1. All equipment of an agency or elected state officer which is owned or leased by the State must be under the managerial control of the Office, except the equipment of the agencies and officers specified in subsection 2 of NRS 242.131 .

2. The Office may permit an agency which is required to use such equipment to operate it on the agency's premises.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.030
“Act of terrorism” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Act of terrorism ” means any act that involves the use or attempted use of sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to: (a) Cause great bodily harm or death to the general population; or (b) Cause substantial destruction, contamination or impairment of: (1) Any building or infrastructure, communications, transportation, utilities or services; or (2) Any natural resource or the environment.

2. As used in this section, “coercion” does not include an act of civil disobedience.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.204 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.204
Unlawful acts
Status: in_force

1. A person who knowingly creates, manufactures or distributes software or hardware for the purpose of allowing a person to act as an electronic notary public without being registered in accordance with NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. A person who wrongfully obtains, conceals, damages or destroys the technology or device used to create the electronic signature of an electronic notary public is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.041 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.041
Healthcare Decisions Day
Status: in_force

1. April 16 of each year is designated as “Healthcare Decisions Day” in the State of Nevada.

2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of “Healthcare Decisions Day.” The proclamation must, without limitation, call upon the news media, state and local officers, hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, hospice facilities, private nonprofit groups and foundations, and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the adults in this State the importance of discussing the manner in which they would like to have their health care wishes carried out and of using an advance directive to express those wishes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.111 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.111
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Chief shall adopt regulations necessary for the administration of this chapter, including:

1. The policy for the information systems of the Executive Branch of Government, excluding the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System, as that policy relates, but is not limited, to such items as standards for systems and programming and criteria for selection, location and use of information systems to meet the requirements of state agencies and officers at the least cost to the State;

2. The procedures of the Office in providing information services, which may include provision for the performance, by an agency which uses the services or equipment of the Office, of preliminary procedures, such as data recording and verification, within the agency;

3. The effective administration of the Office, including, without limitation, security to prevent unauthorized access to information systems and plans for the recovery of systems and applications after they have been disrupted;

4. The development of standards to ensure the security of the information systems of the Executive Branch of Government; and

5. Specifications and standards for the employment of all personnel of the Office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.340 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.340
Violation of chapter by governmental entity
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any relief awarded pursuant to NRS 239.011 , if a court determines that a governmental entity willfully failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter concerning a request to inspect, copy or receive a copy of a public book or record, the court must impose on the governmental entity a civil penalty of: (a) For a first violation within a 10-year period, $1,000. (b) For a second violation within a 10-year period, $5,000. (c) For a third or subsequent violation within a 10-year period, $10,000.

2. A civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be deposited in and accounted for separately in the State General Fund. The money in the account may be used only by the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration to improve access to public records, and is hereby authorized for expenditure as a continuing appropriation for this purpose.

3. The rights and remedies recognized by this section are in addition to any other rights or remedies that may exist in law or in equity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.110 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.110
Posting of table of fees
Status: in_force

If a notary public charges fees for performing notarial acts, the notary public shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a table of those fees, according to this chapter, for the inspection of all persons who have business in his or her office. The schedule must not be printed in smaller than 1/2-inch type. A notary public shall not charge fees unless the notary public has published and set up a table of fees in accordance with this subsection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.181 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.181
Short title
Status: repealed

NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, may be cited as the Electronic Notarization Enabling Act. 1

1 The Electronic Notarization Enabling Act was codified within the same range of statutes as former NRS 240.170 to 240.230, relating to commissioners of deeds, repealed by laws 2001, c. 120, § 20, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. See repealed NRS 240.170 to 240.230, infra.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.005 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.005
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “ Actual cost ” means the direct cost incurred by a governmental entity in the provision of a public record, including, without limitation, the cost of ink, toner, paper, media and postage. The term does not include a cost that a governmental entity incurs regardless of whether or not a person requests a copy of a particular public record.

2. “ Agency of the Executive Department ” means an agency, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, authority or other unit of the Executive Department of the State Government. The term does not include the Nevada System of Higher Education.

3. “ Committee ” means the Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records.

4. “ Division ” means the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration.

5. “ Governmental entity ” means: (a) An elected or appointed officer of this State or of a political subdivision of this State; (b) An institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, authority or other unit of government of this State, including, without limitation, an agency of the Executive Department, or of a political subdivision of this State; (c) A university foundation, as defined in NRS 396.405 ; (d) An educational foundation, as defined in NRS 388.750 , to the extent that the foundation is dedicated to the assistance of public schools; or (e) A library foundation, as defined in NRS 379.0056 , to the extent that the foundation is dedicated to the assistance of a public library.

6. “ Official state record ” includes, without limitation: (a) Papers, unpublished books, maps and photographs; (b) Information stored on magnetic tape or computer, laser or optical disc; (c) Materials that are capable of being read by a machine, including, without limitation, microforms and audio and visual materials; and (d) Materials that are made or received by a state agency and preserved by that agency or its successor as evidence of the organization, operation, policy or any other activity of that agency or because of the information contained in the material.

7. “ Privatization contract ” means a contract executed by or on behalf of a governmental entity which authorizes a private entity to provide public services that are: (a) Substantially similar to the services provided by the public employees of the governmental entity; and (b) In lieu of the services otherwise authorized or required to be provided by the governmental entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.480 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.480
Annual report
Status: in_force

On or before February 1 of each year, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall:

1. Prepare a report setting forth: (a) The activities of the Committee which occurred during the preceding calendar year; (b) Any assessments of the programs and processes conducted by the Committee to achieve the state resilience goals and related objectives developed pursuant to NRS 239C.440 and the capacity of such programs and processes; (c) Any recommendations created by the Committee that are based on the activities and assessments conducted during the preceding calendar year; and (d) A description of any matters with respect to which the Committee held a closed meeting or a closed portion of a meeting, as applicable, accompanied by an explanation of the reasons why the Committee determined that the meeting or portion thereof needed to be closed; and

2. Submit a copy of the report to: (a) The Nevada Commission on Homeland Security; (b) The Governor; and (c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: (1) If the Legislature is in session, the standing committees of the Legislature which have jurisdiction of the subject matter; or (2) If the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.220 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.220
Restored records validated
Status: in_force

Whenever the records or any material part thereof of any county in this state have been lost or destroyed by fire or otherwise, and any map, plat, deed or other instrument in writing mentioned in NRS 239.130 , affecting the title to any real property or water rights in any such county, shall have been rerecorded therein, or where a duly certified copy of such instrument shall have been recorded in such county, prior to January 1, 1912, the record so made is hereby validated and given the same force and effect as records hereafter restored in accordance with the provisions of NRS 239.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.260 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.260
Term of office
Status: in_force

The term of office of a commissioned abstracter shall be for 4 years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.065 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.065
State reptile
Status: in_force

The reptile known as the Desert Tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii ) is hereby designated as the official state reptile of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.194 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.194
Period of registration; suspension of registration by operation of law; changes of information
Status: in_force

1. The period of registration of an electronic notary public is coterminous with his or her term of appointment as a notary public pursuant to NRS 240.010 . Registration as an electronic notary public must be renewed at the same time a person renews his or her appointment as a notary public.

2. The registration of an electronic notary public is suspended by operation of law when the electronic notary public is no longer appointed as a notary public in this State. If the registration of an electronic notary public has expired or been revoked or suspended, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the electronic notary public in writing that his or her registration as an electronic notary public will be suspended by operation of law until he or she is appointed as a notary public in this State.

3. If, at any time, a registered electronic notary public changes his or her electronic mail address, county of residence, name, electronic signature or the technology or device used to create his or her electronic signature, the electronic notary public shall, within 10 days after making the change, submit to the Secretary of State: (a) An electronic document, signed with the electronic signature submitted by the electronic notary public pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240.192 , that includes the change of information; and (b) A fee of $10.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.200 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.200
Information required on certain documents prepared for client
Status: in_force

If a document prepared for a client by a registrant includes a place on the document for the registrant to provide information, including, without limitation, the name, business address, telephone number and registration number of the registrant, the registrant shall include the requested information on the document.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.080 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.080
State records: Schedules for retention and disposition
Status: in_force

1. An official state record may be disposed of only in accordance with a schedule for retention and disposition which is approved by the Committee.

2. In cooperation with the Division, each agency, board and commission shall develop a schedule for the retention and disposition of each type of official state record.

3. The Division shall submit the schedules described in subsection 2 to the Committee for final approval.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.017 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.017
“Chief” or “Chief Information Officer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Chief ” or “ Chief Information Officer ” means the Chief of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.051 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.051
Actions required upon resignation or death of notary public
Status: in_force

1. If a notary public resigns or dies during his or her appointment, the notary public, or the executor of the estate of the notary public, as appropriate, shall: (a) Notify the Secretary of State of the resignation or death; and (b) Destroy the notary's stamp.

2. Upon the receipt of the notice required by subsection 1, the Secretary of State shall cancel the appointment of the notary public, effective on the date on which the notice was received.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.0355 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0355
Majority of all members of public body composed solely of elected officials required to take action by vote; abstention not affirmative vote
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 281A.420 , a public body that is required to be composed of elected officials only may not take action by vote unless at least a majority of all the members of the public body vote in favor of the action. For purposes of this section, a public body may not count an abstention as a vote in favor of an action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.120 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.120
State rock
Status: in_force

The rock known as sandstone is hereby designated as the official state rock of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.080 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.080
Examination and disclosure of financial records: Restrictions; exception
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subsection 3 and NRS 239A.070 and 239A.150 :

1. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental agency shall not request or receive the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless: (a) The request relates to a lawful investigation of the customer; (b) The financial records are described in the request with particularity and are consistent with the scope and requirements of the investigation; and (c) The officer, employee or agent furnishes the financial institution with a customer authorization, subpoena or search warrant authorizing examination or disclosure of such records as provided in this chapter.

2. A director, officer, employee or agent of a financial institution shall not provide or authorize another person to provide to an officer, employee or agent of a governmental agency any financial records of a customer if the director, officer, employee or agent of the financial institution knows or has reason to believe that the financial records are being requested in connection with an investigation of the customer, unless the request is accompanied by a customer authorization, subpoena or search warrant authorizing examination or disclosure of such records as provided in this chapter.

3. This section does not apply to any officer, employee or agent of the Nevada Gaming Control Board who is acting with the written permission of the customer whose records are being requested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.061 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.061
Performance of authorized notarial acts; restricted notarial acts
Status: in_force

1. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive, or by law of this State other than NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive.

2. A notarial officer other than a notary public may not perform a notarial act with respect to a document to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if the notarial act is prohibited by NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.065 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.065
Restrictions on powers of notary public; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. A notary public may not perform a notarial act if: (a) The notary public executed or is named in the instrument acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested; (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a commission, fee, advantage, right, title, interest, property or other consideration in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act; (c) The notary public and the person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested are domestic partners; or (d) The person whose signature is to be acknowledged, sworn to or witnessed or attested is a relative of the domestic partner of the notary public or a relative of the notary public by marriage or consanguinity.

2. A notary public who is an attorney licensed to practice law in this State may perform a notarial act on an instrument or pleading if the notary public has or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the instrument or pleading a fee for providing legal services in excess of the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.

3. A notary public who is registered to engage in the business of a document preparation service may perform a notarial act on a document if the notary public has received or will receive directly from a transaction relating to the document a fee for providing document preparation services in addition to the fee authorized pursuant to NRS 240.100 for the notarial act.

4. As used in this section, “ relative ” includes, without limitation: (a) A spouse or domestic partner, parent, grandparent or stepparent; (b) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child; (c) A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister; (d) A grandparent, parent, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother or stepsister of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public; and (e) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child of a sibling or half sibling of the notary public or of a sibling or half sibling of the spouse or domestic partner of the notary public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.014 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.014
Form and content of medallions and bars
Status: in_force

1. The ore used to produce a medallion or bar must be mined in Nevada, if the ore is available. If it is not available, ore newly mined in the United States may be used. Each medallion or bar made of gold, silver or platinum must be 0.999 fine. Additional series of medallions made of gold, silver or platinum at degrees of fineness of 0.900 or greater may be approved by the Director with the concurrence of the Interim Finance Committee. The degree of fineness of the materials used must be clearly indicated on each medallion.

2. Medallions may be minted in weights of 1 ounce, 0.5 ounce, 0.25 ounce and 0.1 ounce.

3. Bars may be minted in weights of 1 ounce, 5 ounces, 10 ounces and 100 ounces.

4. Each medallion must bear on its obverse The Great Seal of the State of Nevada and on its reverse a design selected by the Director, in consultation with the Director of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the Administrator of the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.065 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.065
“Law enforcement agency” defined
Status: in_force

“ Law enforcement agency ” means:

1. The sheriff's office of a county;

2. A metropolitan police department;

3. A police department of an incorporated city; or

4. The Department of Public Safety.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.012 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.012
Solicitation and award of contract for production of medallions and bars
Status: in_force

1. The Director, after consulting with the Director of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the Administrator of the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the Administrator of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources, may contract with a mint to produce medallions made of gold, silver, platinum or nonprecious metals and bars made of gold, silver or platinum.

2. The decision of the Director to award a contract to a particular mint must be based on the ability of the mint to: (a) Provide a product of the highest quality; (b) Advertise and market the product properly, including the promotion of museums and tourism in this State; and (c) Comply with the requirements of the contract.

3. The Director shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, except that if in his or her judgment no satisfactory bid has been received, the Director may reject all bids.

4. All bids for the contract must be solicited in the manner prescribed in NRS 333.310 and comply with the provisions of NRS 333.330 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.090 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.090
Customer's authorization of disclosure of financial records; notice of examination; invalidity of waiver of rights or procedures
Status: in_force

1. A customer may authorize disclosure of financial records pertaining to him or her by signing and dating a statement in which the customer: (a) Authorizes the disclosure for a period specified in the statement; (b) Specifies the name of the governmental agency to which disclosure is authorized and, if applicable, the statutory purpose for which the information is to be obtained; (c) Identifies the financial records which are authorized to be disclosed; and (d) Indicates an understanding that he or she has the right at any time to revoke the authorization.

2. No such authorization shall be required by a financial institution as a condition of doing business with the financial institution.

3. A governmental agency authorized by a customer to examine his or her financial records shall notify the customer in writing within 30 days after the examination that the examination took place and that the customer has the right to request in writing the reasons for the examination. The notice shall also specify the financial records which were examined. The agency shall give the customer the reason for the examination in writing within 10 days after the customer requests it.

4. Except as provided in this section, a waiver by a customer of any right or procedure under this chapter, whether oral or written or with or without consideration, is invalid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.250 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.250
Regulations of Secretary of State; establishment of toll-free telephone number for complaints
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the regulations which the Secretary of State is required to adopt pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary of State may adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2. The Secretary of State shall: (a) Establish a toll-free telephone number which may be used by any person to make a complaint about a registrant or an alleged violation of this chapter. (b) Post on the Internet website of the Secretary of State information concerning making such a complaint, which must include the telephone number established pursuant to paragraph (a).
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 234.160 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 234 / Section 234.160
Consent of Congress petitioned
Status: in_force

The Congress of the United States, as soon as the State of Arizona has ratified and approved the Compact set forth in NRS 234.140 , is petitioned, pursuant to Article I, section 10, clause 3, of the United States Constitution , to give its consent to the settlement and location of the above-described portion of the common boundary, as set forth in NRS 234.140 , between the States of Nevada and Arizona. The Secretary of State of the State of Nevada shall transmit duly certified copies of NRS 234.130 to 234.180 , inclusive, to the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States and to the several Senators and Representatives from the States of Nevada and Arizona to the Congress of the United States, who are petitioned to take such action as they deem proper to procure the consent of the Congress of the United States to this Compact between the States of Nevada and Arizona.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.182 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.182
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 240.1821 to 240.1882 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.010 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS 239A.020 to 239A.050 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.180 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.180
Inadmissibility of evidence obtained in violation of chapter
Status: in_force

Evidence obtained in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is inadmissible in any proceeding except a proceeding to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.085 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.085
State artifact
Status: in_force

The object of human workmanship known as the tule duck decoy is hereby designated as the official state artifact of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.015 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.015
“Board” defined
Status: in_force

“Board” means the Information Technology Advisory Board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.020 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.020
Provision of certified copies of public records to federal Department of Veterans Affairs without charge
Status: in_force

Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the official charged with the custody of such public record shall, without charge, provide the applicant for the benefit or any person acting on behalf of the applicant or the representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs with a certified copy or copies of such records.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.034 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.034
Meeting to consider acquisition of real property by exercise of power of eminent domain: Written notice required
Status: in_force

1. A public body shall not consider at a meeting whether to acquire real property owned by a person by the exercise of the power of eminent domain unless the public body has given written notice to that person of the time and place of the meeting.

2. The written notice required pursuant to subsection 1 must be: (a) Delivered personally to that person at least 7 calendar days before the meeting; or (b) Sent by certified mail to the last known address of that person at least 14 calendar days before the meeting. A public body must receive proof of service of the written notice provided to a person pursuant to this section before the public body may consider the matter at a meeting.

3. The written notice provided in this section is in addition to the notice of the meeting provided pursuant to NRS 241.020 .

4. For the purposes of this section, real property shall be deemed to be owned only by the natural person or entity listed in the records of the county in which the real property is located to whom or which tax bills concerning the real property are sent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.300 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.300
Stealing, altering or defacing records, documents or instruments
Status: in_force

A person who:

1. Steals, embezzles, corrupts, alters, withdraws, falsifies or avoids any record, process, charter, gift, grant, conveyance, bond or contract;

2. Knowingly or willfully, takes off, discharges or conceals any issue, forfeited recognizance or other forfeiture;

3. Forges, defaces or falsifies any document or instrument recorded or filed in any court, or any registered acknowledgment or certificate; or

4. Steals, alters, defaces or falsifies any minute, document, book or any proceedings of or belonging to any public office within this state,

is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.030
Holding closed meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person, to prepare, revise, administer or grade examinations or to consider appeal of results of examination; waiver of closure of meeting by certain persons
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 241.031 and 241.033 , a public body may hold a closed meeting to: (a) Consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of a person. (b) Prepare, revise, administer or grade examinations that are conducted by or on behalf of the public body. (c) Consider an appeal by a person of the results of an examination that was conducted by or on behalf of the public body, except that any action on the appeal must be taken in an open meeting and the identity of the appellant must remain confidential.

2. A person whose character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health will be considered by a public body during a meeting may waive the closure of the meeting and request that the meeting or relevant portion thereof be open to the public. A request described in this subsection: (a) May be made at any time before or during the meeting; and (b) Must be honored by the public body unless the consideration of the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of the requester involves the appearance before the public body of another person who does not desire that the meeting or relevant portion thereof be open to the public.

3. A public body may close a meeting pursuant to subsection 1 upon a motion which specifies: (a) The nature of the business to be considered; and (b) The statutory authority pursuant to which the public body is authorized to close the meeting.

4. This chapter does not: (a) Prevent the removal of any person who willfully disrupts a meeting to the extent that its orderly conduct is made impractical. (b) Prevent the exclusion of witnesses from a public or closed meeting during the examination of another witness. (c) Require that any meeting be closed to the public. (d) Permit a closed meeting for the discussion of the appointment of any person to public office or as a member of a public body.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.031 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.031
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“ Department ” means the Department of Administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.0065 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.0065
“Person” defined
Status: in_force

“ Person ” means a natural person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.030
“Financial institution” defined
Status: in_force

“Financial institution” means any banking corporation, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift company or credit union subject to regulation under the laws of this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.175 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.175
Employment of staff
Status: in_force

1. The Adjutant General of the Office of the Military may employ such persons in the classified service of the State as the Adjutant General determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, including, without limitation, an Executive Assistant to the Commission, a Policy Analyst to the Commission, a Grant Analyst to the Commission and a Specialist in Public Information to the Commission.

2. If the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military employs persons pursuant to subsection 1, the salaries for those positions must be paid from the State General Fund or from money received as grants from the Federal Government to the extent allowable pursuant to federal law, or both.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.031 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.031
Annual submission of copy of business license by resident of adjoining state
Status: in_force

A notary public who is a resident of an adjoining state shall submit to the Secretary of State annually, within 30 days before the anniversary date of his or her appointment as a notary public, a copy of the state business license of the place of employment of the notary public in the State of Nevada issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS, a copy of any license required by the local government where the business is located and the information required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 240.030 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.0395 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0395
Inclusion of item acknowledging finding by Attorney General of violation by public body on next agenda of meeting of public body; effect of inclusion
Status: in_force

1. If the Attorney General makes findings of fact and conclusions of law that a public body has violated any provision of this chapter, the public body must include an item on the next agenda posted for a meeting of the public body which acknowledges the existence of the findings of fact and conclusions of law. The opinion of the Attorney General must be treated as supporting material for the item on the agenda for the purposes of NRS 241.020 .

2. The inclusion of an item on the agenda for a meeting of a public body pursuant to subsection 1 is not an admission of wrongdoing for the purposes of a civil action, criminal prosecution or injunctive relief.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.210 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.210
Confidentiality of certain documents, records or other items of information upon declaration of Governor; penalties; decennial review
Status: in_force

1. A document, record or other item of information described in subsection 2 that is prepared and maintained for the purpose of preventing or responding to an act of terrorism is confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery, not subject to inspection by the general public and may only be inspected by or released to: (a) Public safety and public health personnel; and (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Legislative Auditor conducting a postaudit pursuant to 218G.010 to 218G.555, inclusive, and NRS 218G.600 to 218G.625 , inclusive, if the Governor determines, by executive order, that the disclosure or release of the document, record or other item of information would thereby create a substantial likelihood of compromising, jeopardizing or otherwise threatening the public health, safety or welfare. Any information that is inspected by or released to the Legislative Auditor pursuant to this subsection is not subject to the exception from confidentiality set forth in NRS 218G.130 . The Legislative Auditor may confirm that vulnerability assessments have been submitted to or are in the possession of a state agency that is the subject of a postaudit, but the assessments must not be inspected by or released to the Legislative Auditor. An employee of the Audit Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau who is conducting a postaudit that includes access to documents or information subject to the provisions of this section must be properly cleared through federal criteria or state or local background investigation and instructed, trained or certified, as applicable, regarding the security sensitivity of the documents or information.

2. The types of documents, records or other items of information subject to executive order pursuant to subsection 1 are as follows: (a) Assessments, plans or records that evaluate or reveal the susceptibility of fire stations, police stations and other law enforcement stations to acts of terrorism or other related emergencies. (b) Drawings, maps, plans or records that reveal the critical infrastructure of primary buildings, facilities and other structures used for storing, transporting or transmitting water or electricity, natural gas or other forms of energy, fiber optic cables, microwave towers or other vertical assets used for the transmission or receipt of data or communications used by response agencies and public safety and public health personnel. (c) Documents, records or other items of information which may reveal the details of a specific emergency response plan or other tactical operations by a response agency and any training relating to such emergency response plans or tactical operations. (d) Handbooks, manuals or other forms of information detailing procedures to be followed by response agencies in the event of an act of terrorism or other related emergency. (e) Documents, records or other items of information that reveal information pertaining to specialized equipment used for covert, emergency or tactical operations of a response agency, other than records relating to expenditures for such equipment. (f) Documents, records or other items of information regarding critical telecommunications facilities and the infrastructure and security of radio frequencies for transmissions used by response agencies, including, without limitation: (1) Access codes, passwords or programs used to ensure the security of radio frequencies for transmissions used by response agencies; (2) Procedures and processes used to ensure the security of radio frequencies for transmissions used by response agencies; and (3) Plans used to re-establish security and service with respect to radio frequencies for transmissions used by response agencies after security has been breached or service has been interrupted. (g) Vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans of utilities, public entities and private businesses in this State. As used in this paragraph, “ public entities ” means departments, agencies or instrumentalities of the State, any of its political subdivisions or tribal governments. The term includes general improvement districts.

3. If a person knowingly and unlawfully discloses a document, record or other item of information subject to an executive order issued pursuant to subsection 1 or assists, solicits or conspires with another person to disclose such a document, record or other item of information, the person is guilty of: (a) A gross misdemeanor; or (b) A category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the person acted with the intent to: (1) Commit, cause, aid, further or conceal, or attempt to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal, any unlawful act involving terrorism or sabotage; or (2) Assist, solicit or conspire with another person to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal any unlawful act involving terrorism or sabotage.

4. The Governor shall review the documents, records and other items of information determined by executive order pursuant to subsection 1 to be confidential every 10 years to assess the continued need for the documents, records and other items of information to remain confidential.

5. As used in this section, “ public safety and public health personnel ” includes: (a) State, county, city and tribal emergency managers; (b) Members and staff of terrorism early warning centers or fusion intelligence centers in this State; (c) Employees of fire-fighting or law enforcement agencies, if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to know of information that is prepared or maintained for the purpose of preventing or responding to an act of terrorism; and (d) Employees of a public health agency, if the agency is one that would respond to a disaster and if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to know of information that is prepared or maintained for the purpose of preventing or responding to an act of terrorism. As used in this paragraph, “ disaster ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241A.040 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241A / Section 241A.040
Creation; membership; election of officers; terms of members; vacancies; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity
Status: in_force

1. The Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys, consisting of seven members, is hereby created. The Council consists of: (a) The Attorney General who serves as an ex officio member of the Council; (b) Three members who are district attorneys appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Attorneys Association; (c) Two members who are city attorneys of incorporated cities appointed by the governing body of the Nevada League of Cities; and (d) One member who is employed as a peace officer by a law enforcement agency in this state appointed by the Governor. If the Nevada District Attorneys Association or Nevada League of Cities ceases to exist, the appointment required by this subsection must be made by its successor organization or, if there is no successor organization, by the Governor.

2. The members of the Council shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair by a majority vote. After the initial election, the Chair and Vice Chair shall hold office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1 of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair, the members of the Council shall elect a Chair from among its members for the remainder of the unexpired term.

3. After the initial terms, each member of the Council who is appointed serves for a term of 4 years unless a member vacates the public office which qualified the member for appointment to the Council. A member of the Council who vacates his or her public office continues to serve on the Council until the member’s replacement on the Council is appointed. A member may be reappointed.

4. A vacancy on the Council must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

5. Each member of the Council: (a) Serves without compensation; and (b) While engaged in the business of the Council, is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

6. Each member of the Council who is an officer or employee of the State or a local government must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of his or her regular compensation so that the member may prepare for and attend meetings of the Council and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Council in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Council to make up the time the member is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member, and shall not require the member to take annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237A.050 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.050
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

NRS 237A.010 to 237A.040 , inclusive, shall be liberally construed in order to facilitate trade and commerce in the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1823 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1823
“Credential” defined
Status: in_force

“ Credential ” means a tangible record evidencing the identity of a person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239B.026 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.026
Request by governmental agency for certain information related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression: Confidentiality of information; provision of information optional; denial of services prohibited; limitation on use of information; annual report to Legislature
Status: in_force

1. A governmental agency that requests from a person information related to the person's race or ethnicity shall also request information related to the person's sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all information related to a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression that is received by a governmental agency is confidential.

2. No person shall be: (a) Required to provide to a governmental agency any information related to the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; or (b) Denied services or assistance from a governmental agency for failure to provide to the governmental agency any information related to the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

3. A governmental agency that receives information related to a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may only use such information for carrying out the duties of the governmental agency, demographic analysis, coordination of care and services, improvement of care and services, conducting research, fulfilling a reporting requirement pursuant to federal or state law or informing policy or funding decisions.

4. On or before December 31 of each year, a governmental agency shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission, a summary of the information received by the governmental agency related to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, including, without limitation, the number of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to race and gender. All information must be reported in the aggregate and must not include any personally identifiable information.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.186 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.186
“Electronic notary public” defined
Status: in_force

“ Electronic notary public ” means a person registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, to perform electronic notarial acts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239B.040 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.040
Databases containing electronic mail addresses or telephone numbers of certain persons; use of information; confidentiality
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by specific statute: (a) If a person or his or her agent provides the electronic mail address or telephone number of the person to a governmental entity for the purpose of or in the course of communicating with that governmental entity, the governmental entity may maintain the electronic mail address or telephone number in a database. (b) A database described in this subsection: (1) Is confidential; (2) Is not a public book or record within the meaning of NRS 239.010 ; and (3) Must not be disclosed in its entirety as a single unit.

2. The individual electronic mail address or telephone number of a person is not confidential and may be disclosed individually in accordance with applicable law if the person or his or her agent provides the electronic mail address or telephone number to a governmental entity: (a) In the course of an existing business or contractual relationship with the governmental entity; or (b) In the course of seeking to establish a business or contractual relationship with the governmental entity, including, without limitation, in response to a request for proposals or invitation to bid from the governmental entity.

3. A governmental entity: (a) Shall disclose in its entirety as a single unit a database described in subsection 1 in response to an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (b) May disclose in its entirety as a single unit a database described in subsection 1 upon a finding by the governing body of the governmental entity that the disclosure of the database is necessary: (1) To protect the public safety; or (2) To assist in the investigation or prosecution of a crime.

4. The provisions of this section do not alter, limit or otherwise affect the operation of any statute or regulation of this State which provides greater or more stringent protections for the confidentiality of the electronic mail address or telephone number of a person.

5. As used in this section, “ telephone number ” includes, without limitation, the telephone number for a facsimile machine or telecopier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.016 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.016
Royalties for medallions and bars; deposit of money collected
Status: in_force

1. The Director shall set and collect a royalty for the use of The Great Seal of the State of Nevada from the mint which produces the medallions or bars. The amount of the royalty must be: (a) Based on the usual and customary fee charged as a commission by dealers of similar medallions or bars; and (b) Adjusted at least once each year to ensure it is competitive with the usual and customary fee.

2. The money collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237A.010 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.010
State and political subdivisions may apply for authority to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones
Status: in_force

The State of Nevada, any county, city, town or other political subdivision in this State may apply for authority to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones in this State, pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled “A bill to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry in the United States, and to expedite and encourage foreign commerce,” 19 U.S.C. §§ 81a to 81u , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.0028 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.0028
“Domestic partners” defined
Status: in_force

“Domestic partners” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.030 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237.100 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.100
Objection to adopted rule: Petition; procedure
Status: in_force

1. A business that is aggrieved by a rule adopted by the governing body of a local government on or after January 1, 2000, may object to all or a part of the rule by filing a petition with the governing body that adopted the rule within 30 days after the date on which the rule was adopted.

2. A petition filed pursuant to subsection 1 may be based on the following grounds: (a) The governing body of the local government or its designee failed to prepare a business impact statement as required pursuant to NRS 237.080 and 237.090 ; (b) The business impact statement prepared by the governing body or its designee pursuant to NRS 237.080 and 237.090 is inaccurate, incomplete or did not adequately consider or significantly underestimated the economic effect of the rule on businesses; or (c) The governing body of the local government failed to comply with any of the requirements of NRS 237.030 to 237.150 , inclusive, before adopting the proposed rule.

3. After receiving a petition pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of a local government shall determine whether the petition has merit. If the governing body determines that the petition has merit, the governing body must take action to readopt or amend the rule to which the business objected after considering the business impact statement.

4. Each governing body of a local government shall provide a procedure for an aggrieved business to object to a rule adopted by the governing body. The procedure must be filed with the clerk of the local government and available upon request at no charge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.008 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.008
Designation of records official for certain state agencies; forms and procedures applicable to requests for public books or records
Status: in_force

1. The head of each agency of the Executive Department shall designate one or more employees of the agency to act as records official for the agency.

2. A records official designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall carry out the duties imposed pursuant to this chapter on the agency of the Executive Department that designated him or her with respect to a request to inspect, copy or receive a copy of a public book or record of the agency.

3. The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator, pursuant to NRS 378.255 and in cooperation with the Attorney General, shall prescribe: (a) The form for a request by a person to inspect, copy or receive a copy of a public book or record of an agency of the Executive Department pursuant to NRS 239.0107 ; (b) The form for the written notice required to be provided by an agency of the Executive Department pursuant to paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 239.0107 ; and (c) By regulation the procedures with which a records official must comply in carrying out his or her duties.

4. Each agency of the Executive Department shall make available on any website maintained by the agency on the Internet or its successor the forms and procedures prescribed by the State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator and the Attorney General pursuant to subsection 3.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.205 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.205
Authentication of signature of electronic notary public by Secretary of State; penalty; regulations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Secretary of State shall, upon request, issue an authentication to verify that the electronic signature of the electronic notary public on an electronic document is genuine and that the electronic notary public holds the office indicated on the electronic document. The authentication must be: (a) Signed by the Secretary of State; and (b) In conformance with any relevant international treaties, agreements and conventions subscribed to by the Government of the United States, including, without limitation, the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961.

2. The Secretary of State shall not issue an authentication pursuant to subsection 1 if: (a) The electronic document has not been electronically notarized in accordance with the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.206 , inclusive; (b) The Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe that the electronic document may be used to accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or unlawful purpose; or (c) The request to issue an authentication does not include a statement, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed under penalty of perjury, that the document for which the authentication is requested will not be used to: (1) Harass a person; or (2) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose.

3. No civil action may be brought against the Secretary of State on the basis that: (a) The Secretary of State has issued an authentication pursuant to subsection 1; and (b) The document has been used to: (1) Harass a person; or (2) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose.

4. A person who uses a document for which an authentication has been issued pursuant to subsection 1 to: (a) Harass a person; or (b) Accomplish any fraudulent, criminal or other unlawful purpose, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

5. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.198 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.198
Notarization of signature of person not in presence of notary public unlawful; penalty; powers limited to areas within this State; certain notarial acts deemed performed within this State
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:

1. An electronic notary public shall not willfully electronically notarize the signature or electronic signature of a person unless the person is in the presence of the electronic notary public at the time of notarization and: (a) Is known to the electronic notary public; or (b) If unknown to the electronic notary public, provides a credible witness or documentary evidence of identification to the electronic notary public.

2. A person who: (a) Violates the provisions of subsection 1; or (b) Aids and abets an electronic notary public to commit a violation of subsection 1, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. Registration as an electronic notary public pursuant to NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, does not authorize the electronic notary public to perform notarial acts in another state.

4. A notarial act performed by an electronic notary public in this State for a person located outside this State by means of audio-video communication in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to be performed outside this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.051 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.051
“Equipment” defined
Status: in_force

“ Equipment ” means any machine or device designed for the electronic handling of data or information, including, without limitation, for the acquisition, storage, processing, management, use, maintenance, display, distribution, disposal, transmission and retrieval of data or information.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.125 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.125
Local governmental records: Program for management; regulations of State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator
Status: in_force

1. A local governmental entity may establish a program for the management of records, including the adoption of schedules for the retention of records and procedures for microfilming, which must be approved by the governing body and comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2. The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator shall adopt regulations to carry out a program to establish and approve minimum periods of retention for records of local governments. The proposed regulations or any amendment thereto must be submitted to the Committee on Local Government Finance, established pursuant to NRS 354.105 , for its advice and recommendations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.045 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.045
Replacement of lost or inoperable stamp; prerequisite to production of stamp
Status: in_force

1. If the stamp of a notary public is lost, the notary public shall, within 10 days after the stamp is lost, submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended certificate of appointment, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, and obtain a new stamp in accordance with NRS 240.036 . The request must be accompanied by a fee of $10.

2. If the stamp is destroyed, broken, damaged or otherwise rendered inoperable, the notary public shall immediately notify the Secretary of State of that fact and obtain a new stamp.

3. A person or governmental entity shall not make, manufacture or otherwise produce a notary's stamp unless the notary public presents his or her original or amended certificate of appointment or a certified copy of his or her original or amended certificate of appointment to that person or governmental entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 238.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.030
Publication of legal notice or advertisement only in qualified newspaper of general circulation and on Internet website of qualified newspaper; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any and all legal notices or advertisements shall be published only in a daily, a triweekly, a semiweekly, a weekly, or a semimonthly newspaper of general circulation and printed in whole or in part in the county in which the notice or advertisement is required to be published, which newspaper if published: (a) Triweekly, semiweekly, weekly, or semimonthly, shall have been so published in the county, continuously and uninterruptedly, during the period of at least 104 consecutive weeks next prior to the first issue thereof containing any such legal notice or advertisement. (b) Daily, shall have been so published in the county, uninterruptedly and continuously, during the period of at least 1 year next prior to the first issue thereof containing any such legal notice or advertisement.

2. Any legal notice or advertisement may be additionally published on the Internet website of a newspaper described in subsection 1. If a legal notice or advertisement is published on the Internet website of a newspaper described in subsection 1, the newspaper must publish on its Internet website the mailing address and telephone number of the state or local governmental agency by which a person may request or obtain a copy of the legal notice or advertisement.

3. A change in: (a) The name of any newspaper, or the removal of the principal business office or seat of publication of any newspaper from one place to another in the same county shall not break or affect the continuity in the publication of any such newspaper if the same newspaper is continuously and uninterruptedly printed and published within the county. (b) The Internet address of the website of any newspaper on which a legal notice or advertisement is published does not break or affect the continuity in the publication of the legal notice or advertisement.

4. A newspaper shall not lose its rights as a legal publication if any of the following conditions maintain: (a) If by reason of a strike or other good cause it should suspend publication; but the period shall not exceed 30 days in any calendar year. (b) If by reason of generally recognized economic stress of a serious nature over which the publisher has no control it shall be necessary to suspend publication for a period not to exceed 2 years. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply only in the case of publications that have been operating continuously for a period of 5 years prior to such suspension. Any legal notice which fails of publication for the required number of insertions for such reason shall not be declared illegal if publication has been made in one issue of the publication and is resumed within a reasonable period.

5. If in any county in this State there shall not have been published therein any newspaper or newspapers for the prescribed period, at the time when any such legal notice or advertisement is required to be published, then such legal notice or advertisement may be published: (a) In any newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation and printed and published in whole or in part in the county; and (b) On the Internet website of any newspaper or newspapers having a general circulation and printed and published in whole or in part in the county.

6. The time limitations in subsection 1 do not apply to a newly established newspaper printed and published in: (a) An incorporated city if, at the time such newspaper is established, there is no other newspaper printed and published in such city. (b) A county if, at the time such newspaper is established, there is no other newspaper printed and published in such county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.147 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.147
Unlawful destruction, defacement or concealment of notarial record
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to knowingly destroy, deface or conceal a notarial record.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.061 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.061
“Local governmental agency” defined
Status: in_force

“ Local governmental agency ” means any branch, agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of a county, incorporated city or town in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.101 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.101
Chief Information Officer: General powers and duties
Status: in_force

1. The Chief Information Officer shall: (a) Appoint a Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security who is in the classified service of the State; (b) Administer the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of law relating to the duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer; (c) Employ, within the limits of the approved budget of the Office, such other staff as is necessary for the performance of the duties of the Office; and (d) Carry out other duties and exercise other powers specified by law.

2. The Chief may form committees to establish standards and determine criteria for evaluation of policies relating to informational services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.113 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.113
Amended registration: Required for certain changes in information; failure to obtain; issuance
Status: in_force

1. If, at any time during his or her appointment, a registrant changes his or her mailing address, county of residence or place of business or employment, the registrant shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended registration on a form provided by the Secretary of State. The request must: (a) Include the new information; and (b) Be submitted within 30 days after making the change.

2. The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of a registrant who fails to provide to the Secretary of State notice of a change in any of the information specified in subsection 1.

3. If a registrant changes his or her name and the registrant intends to use his or her new name in performing document preparation services, the registrant shall submit to the Secretary of State a request for an amended registration on a form provided by the Secretary of State. The request must: (a) Include the new name and signature and the address of the registrant; and (b) Be submitted within 30 days after making the change.

4. Upon receipt of a request for an amended registration, the Secretary of State shall issue an amended registration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.070
Use of microfilm or digital images by county recorder for recording; Division to provide microfilming, digital imaging or similar service; requirements; sale of duplicate; disposition of money
Status: in_force

1. In lieu of or in addition to the method of recording required or allowed by statute, the county recorder may use microfilm or digital images for such recording.

2. The Division shall provide microfilming or digital imaging services to any local government. The charge for the service must not exceed the actual cost of providing the service.

3. If microfilming or digital imaging is used: (a) The microphotographs, micronegative films or digital images must be properly indexed and placed in conveniently accessible files. (b) Each film or digital image must be designated and numbered. (c) Provision must be made for preserving, examining and using the films or digital images.

4. A duplicate of each such film or digital image must be made and kept safely in a separate place.

5. Duplicates of each such film or digital image must be made available by the county recorder for sale at a price not exceeding cost upon the request of any person, firm or organization. Subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, the county recorder may, at any time, make additional duplicates of each such film or digital image available for sale to the public at a price not exceeding cost.

6. The Division shall provide services for recording other than microfilming or digital imaging to any local government if the Division has the equipment necessary to provide the services. The services provided are subject to the requirements of this section relating to microfilming or digital imaging.

7. Money received by the Division pursuant to this section and any interest or income on the money: (a) Must be accounted for separately in the State General Fund; (b) Does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year; (c) Must be carried forward to the next fiscal year; and (d) Must be used exclusively for the repair or replacement of the equipment used by the Division to provide microfilming and digital imaging services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.122 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.122
Information Technology Advisory Board: Creation; members; Chair
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created an Information Technology Advisory Board. The Board consists of: (a) One member appointed by the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate from the membership of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance. (b) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly from the membership of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means. (c) Two representatives of using agencies which are major users of the services of the Office. The Governor shall appoint the two representatives. Each such representative serves for a term of 4 years. For the purposes of this paragraph, an agency is a “ major user ” if it is among the top five users of the services of the Office, based on the amount of money paid by each agency for the services of the Office during the immediately preceding biennium. (d) The Director of the Department or his or her designee. (e) The Attorney General or his or her designee. (f) Five persons appointed by the Governor as follows: (1) Three persons who represent a city or county in this State, at least one of whom is engaged in information technology or information security; and (2) Two persons who represent the information technology industry but who: (I) Are not employed by this State; (II) Do not hold any elected or appointed office in State Government; (III) Do not have an existing contract or other agreement to provide information services, systems or technology to an agency of this State; and (IV) Are independent of and have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a corporation, association, partnership or other business organization which provides information services, systems or technology to an agency of this State.

2. Each person appointed pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1 serves for a term of 4 years. No person so appointed may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

3. At the first regular meeting of each calendar year, the members of the Board shall elect a Chair by majority vote.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.0357 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.0357
Authority to delegate decisions regarding litigation
Status: in_force

A public body may delegate authority to the chair or the executive director of the public body, or an equivalent position, to make any decision regarding litigation concerning any action or proceeding in which the public body or any member or employee of the public body is a party in an official capacity or participates or intervenes in an official capacity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.030
“Document preparation service” defined
Status: in_force

1. “ Document preparation service ” means a person who: (a) For compensation and at the direction of a client, provides assistance to the client in a legal matter, including, without limitation: (1) Preparing or completing any pleading, application or other document for the client; (2) Translating an answer to a question posed in such a document; (3) Securing any supporting document, such as a birth certificate, required in connection with the legal matter; (4) Submitting a completed document on behalf of the client to a court or administrative agency; or (5) Preparing or assisting in the preparation of all or substantially all of a federal or state tax return or claim for a tax refund; or (b) Holds himself or herself out as a person who provides such services.

2. The term includes, without limitation: (a) A paralegal who performs one or more of the actions described in subsection 1 unless the paralegal works under the direction and supervision of an attorney authorized to practice law in this State; (b) A bankruptcy petition preparer as defined by section 110 of the United States Bankruptcy Code , 11 U.S.C. § 110 ; and (c) A tax return preparer, including, without limitation, a tax return preparer who holds a current Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

3. The term does not include: (a) A person who provides only secretarial or receptionist services. (b) An attorney: (1) Authorized to practice law in this State, or an employee of such an attorney who is paid directly by the attorney or law firm with whom the attorney is associated and who is acting in the course and scope of that employment. (2) Authorized to practice law in any other state or the District of Columbia who provides services related to the legal matters described in subsection 2 of NRS 240A.040 . (c) A law student certified by the State Bar of Nevada for training in the practice of law. (d) A governmental entity or an employee of such an entity who is acting in the course and scope of that employment. (e) A nonprofit organization formed pursuant to title 7 of NRS which the Secretary of the Treasury has determined is a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) and which provides legal services to persons free of charge, or an employee of such an organization who is acting in the course and scope of that employment. (f) A legal aid office or lawyer referral service operated, sponsored or approved by a duly accredited law school, a governmental entity, the State Bar of Nevada or any other bar association which is representative of the general bar of the geographical area in which the bar association exists, or an employee of such an office or service who is acting in the course and scope of that employment. (g) A military legal assistance office or a person assigned to such an office who is acting in the course and scope of that assignment. (h) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2, a person licensed by or registered with an agency or entity of the United States Government acting within the scope of his or her license or registration, including, without limitation, an accredited immigration representative and an enrolled agent authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. (i) A corporation, limited-liability company or other entity representing or acting for itself through an officer, manager, member or employee of the entity, or any such officer, manager, member or employee who is acting in the course and scope of that employment. (j) A commercial wedding chapel. (k) A person who provides legal forms or computer programs that enable another person to create legal documents. (l) A commercial registered agent. (m) A person who holds a license, permit, certificate, registration or any other type of authorization required by chapter 645 or 692A of NRS , or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and is acting within the scope of that authorization. (n) A collection agency that is licensed pursuant to chapter 649 of NRS . (o) A certified public accountant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 628 of NRS or a financial planner that is subject to the requirements of chapter 628A of NRS who is acting within the scope of the license or requirements, as applicable, to prepare or assist in preparing a federal or state tax return or claim for a tax refund for another person.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Commercial registered agent ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 77.040 . (b) “ Commercial wedding chapel ” means a permanently affixed structure which operates a business principally for the performance of weddings and which is licensed for that purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 234.140 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 234 / Section 234.140
Terms and provisions of Compact
Status: in_force

The terms and provisions of the Compact referred to in NRS 234.130 are as follows:

ARTICLE I. Purpose.

The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam has become indefinite and uncertain because of meanderings in the main channel of the Colorado River with the result that a state of confusion exists as to the true and correct location of the boundary and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states have been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this Compact is to fix the location of the boundary line between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam.

ARTICLE II. Description.

The boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River between the point where the Nevada-California state line intersects the 35th degree of latitude north and Davis Dam is herewith defined as a line passing through a series of fixed points located in the mid-channel of the Colorado River which are tied by bearing and distance to establish monuments and described as follows:

Point No. 1, being the place of beginning where the Nevada-California boundary intersects the 35th degree of latitude north; thence northerly 18,099.91 feet along a curve to the right (with a radius bearing North 63°34′35″ East, a distance of 13,901.63 feet) to

Point No. 2, which point is North 51°24′59″ West 2,769.37 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence North 48°10′31″ East 1,383.38 feet to

Point No. 3, which point is North 23°05′44″ West 2,880.52 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northeasterly 2,625.09 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 12,170.00 feet to

Point No. 4, which point is North 13°27′17″ East 4,294.35 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northerly 10,610.88 feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 5,775.00 feet to

Point No. 5, which is North 9°40′04″ East 13,460.60 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence North 44°44′23″ West, 1,364.03 feet to

Point No. 6, which point is North 5°13′06″ East 14,297.57 feet from the U.S.C. & G.S. Fort Mohave Triangulation Station; thence northwesterly 7,745.77 feet along a curve to the left with a radius of 15,000.00 feet to

Point No. 7, which point is South 74°59′41″ West 1,077.76 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence northwesterly 2,687.16 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 5,250.00 feet to

Point No. 8, which point is North 72°18′49″ West 3,334.98 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian; thence North 45°00′00″ West 1,251.30 feet to

Point No. 9, which point is North 65°13′02″ West 4,647.83 feet from the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian; thence northerly 2,567.51 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 1,738.94 feet to

Point No. 10, which point is South 77°14′52″ West 4,476.96 feet from the northeast corner of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 39°35′46″ East 1,896.58 feet to

Point No. 11, which point is North 81°28′29″ West 3,192.99 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 50°05′20″ East 1,377.07 feet to

Point No. 12, which point is North 57°09′02″ West 2,501.42 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 38°39′33″ East 1,670.68 feet to

Point No. 13, which point is North 21°40′31″ West 2,863.96 feet from the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 20 North, Range 23 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence easterly 6,083.30 feet along a curve to the right with a radius of 6,332.12 feet to

Point No. 14, which point is South 1°45′06″ East 944.43 feet from the northwest corner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence South 86°17′53″ East 5,190.37 feet to

Point No. 15, which point is South 3°31′00″ West 1,233.10 feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 74°12′01″ East 3,528.76 feet to

Point No. 16, which point is South 85°21′02″ East 3,330.79 feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 66°35′02″ East 1,383.98 feet to

Point No. 17, which point is North 86°30′32″ East 4,598.33 feet from the northeast corner of Section 34, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 54°25′00″ East 1,499.93 feet to

Point No. 18, which point is South 7°03′48″ East 4,297.47 feet from the northwest corner of Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 29°56′02″ East 1,974.24 feet to

Point No. 19, which point is South 30°39′10″ East 2,968.79 feet from the northwest corner of Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 23°56′24″ East 2,404.51 feet to

Point No. 20, which point is South 64°33′16″ West 3,266.89 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 22 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 6°07′27″ West 1,406.23 feet to

Point No. 21, which point is South 89°54′00″ West 3,100.00 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 22 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 10°55′52″ West 878.83 feet to

Point No. 22, which point is North 75°17′33″ West 3,377.31 feet from the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 22 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 6°44′28″ East 1,289.72 feet to

Point No. 23, which point is South 58°26′58″ West 3,655.64 feet from the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 20 North, Range 22 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 15°26′06″ East 2,078.24 feet to

Point No. 24, which point is North 87°58′32″ West 2,563.75 feet from the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 20 North, Range 22 West, G. & S.R. Base & Meridian in Arizona; thence North 10°47′16″ East 3,339.47 feet to

Point No. 25, which point is South 57°52′49″ East 3,931.95 feet from the northwest corner of Section 13, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 0°37′06″ East 2,000.00 feet to

Point No. 26, which point is South 88°26′53″ East 3,352.93 feet from the northwest corner of Section 13, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 0°37′06″ East 5,269.57 feet to

Point No. 27, which point is South 88°42′05″ East 3,542.59 feet from the southwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 5°11′28″ West 1,401.89 feet to

Point No. 28, which point is North 68°55′18″ East 3,659.71 feet from the southwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 20°04′51″ West 1,401.38 feet to

Point No. 29, which point is South 45°32′18″ East 3,758.25 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 5°07′03″ West 2,570.29 feet to

Point No. 30, which point is South 88°18′29″ East 2,454.13 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada; thence North 1°49′01″ East 934.17 feet to

Point No. 31, which point is North 70°51′57″ East 2,627.86 feet from the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 32 South, Range 66 East, Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian in Nevada and monumented by a brass cap in the roadway of the highway crossing Davis Dam.

ARTICLE III. Ratification and Effective Date.

This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified and approved by the Legislatures of the States of Arizona and Nevada and approved by the Congress of the United States.

Dated this 6th day of February, 1960, at Phoenix, Arizona.

FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA

Colorado River Boundary Commission of Arizona

/s/ Wayne M. Akin

Wayne M. Akin, Chairman

Chairman of the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission

/s/ Wade Church

Wade Church

Attorney General

/s/ Obed M. Lassen

Obed M. Lassen

State Land Commissioner

FOR THE STATE OF NEVADA

Colorado River Boundary Commission of Nevada

/s/ Ralph L. Denton

Ralph L. Denton, Chairman

Appointed Member

/s/ A.J. Shaver

A.J. Shaver, Secretary

Chief Engineer, Colorado River Commission of Nevada

/s/ Hugh A. Shamberger

Hugh A. Shamberger

Director, State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.040 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.040
“Financial records” defined
Status: in_force

“Financial records” means:

1. Any original or any copy of any record or document held by a financial institution pertaining to a customer of the financial institution.

2. The information contained in such record or document.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239B.060 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.060
Immunity of officer, employee or member of governmental agency or public body from damages resulting from certain acts and omissions in carrying out the provisions of NRS 239B.030 and 239B.050
Status: in_force

1. An officer, employee or member of a governmental agency or public body is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not amounting to gross negligence, in carrying out the provisions of NRS 239B.030 or 239B.050 .

2. As used in this section: (a) “ Governmental agency ” means an officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, district or any other unit of government of the State or a local government. (b) “ Public body ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.462 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.018 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.018
Arbor Day
Status: in_force

1. The last Friday in April of each year is established as Arbor Day in the State of Nevada.

2. The Governor shall proclaim the same at least 1 month prior thereto, setting forth in the proclamation a recommendation that Arbor Day be observed by the people of this State in the planting of trees, shrubs and vines, in the promotion of forest growth and culture, in the adornment of public and private grounds, places and ways, and in such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the character of Arbor Day.

3. Arbor Day shall be observed with appropriate exercises by the public schools of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.025 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.025
Designee of member of public body not allowed; exception
Status: in_force

1. Unless the designation is expressly authorized by the legal authority pursuant to which a public body was created: (a) The public body may not designate a person to attend a meeting of the public body in the place of a member of the public body; and (b) A member of the public body may not designate a person to attend a meeting of the public body in his or her place.

2. Any authorized designation must be made in writing or made on the record at a meeting of the public body.

3. A person who is designated to attend a meeting of a public body in the place of a member of the public body: (a) Shall be deemed to be a member of the public body for the purposes of determining a quorum at the meeting; and (b) Is entitled to exercise the same powers as the regular members of the public body at the meeting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.170 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.170
Procedure to establish contents of lost or destroyed deed or will: Complaint; summons; hearing; decree
Status: in_force

1. The proceeding provided in NRS 239.160 for the restoration of lost records shall be begun by filing a complaint in the court having jurisdiction thereof as provided in this chapter, setting forth: (a) The nature, character and substance of the instrument and record thereof so lost or destroyed. (b) The date of the loss or destruction as near as may be. (c) The office in which the instrument was originally recorded, with the date when the same was originally filed for record as near as may be. (d) That the restoration of such records is necessary to secure the legal rights of the applicant, or of some other person for whose benefit the application is made.

2. The complaint shall be verified in the manner provided for the verification of pleadings in other civil actions.

3. Summons shall issue, and actual service thereof, or service by publication, shall be made upon all persons interested in or affected by the original instrument or record in the manner provided by law for the commencement of civil actions; but the parties may waive the issuing or service of summons and enter their appearance to such application.

4. Upon hearing the application without further pleadings, if the court or judge finds that such instrument and the record thereof have been lost or destroyed and that such instrument, record or certified copy thereof cannot be found or produced by the applicant in the proceeding, and the court or judge is enabled by the evidence produced to find the substance of the instrument or record, an order and decree shall be made setting forth the interest or record according to its substance and effect, and requiring the proper officer to reproduce such record which shall recite the substance and effect of the lost or destroyed record, or part thereof, as found by the order and decree. Such record shall have the same effect as the original record would have if the same had not been lost or destroyed, so far as it concerns the rights of the applicant, or person or parties so served with summons or entering their appearance, or persons claiming under them by title acquired subsequently to the filing of the application.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.063 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.063
Peace Week
Status: in_force

1. The week of January that begins with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and concludes the following Saturday is designated as “Peace Week” in the State of Nevada.

2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of “Peace Week” which must: (a) Call upon the news media, educators, business and labor leaders and appropriate governmental officers to bring to the attention of the residents of this State the importance of promoting a culture of peace in this State and around the world; (b) Encourage schools, individuals, businesses, community organizations and faith-based organizations to participate in the observance of a minute of silence for peace to be observed at noon on the second day of “Peace Week”; (c) Encourage schools, community organizations and faith-based organizations to offer peace education addressing ways in which persons can: (1) Build bridges between polarized groups; (2) Heal community wounds and relationships; and (3) Advance the science of peace and teach the children of this State to live compassionately; (d) Encourage residents of this State to: (1) Engage in quiet reflection; (2) Volunteer at local community-oriented nonprofit organizations; (3) Commit to more peaceful in-home communications; (4) Share time with and devote energy to a person in need of support; and (5) Learn about a local or global issue relating to people or the environment; and (e) Promote participation in or the planning of community-wide activities, including, without limitation: (1) Assemblies and rallies for peace; (2) Marathons and walks for peace; (3) Competitions of written, artistic and other creative expressions focused on promoting peace; and (4) The wearing or displaying of symbols of peace.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241A.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241A / Section 241A.070
General duties of Council
Status: in_force

The Council shall:

1. Develop and carry out a program for training and assisting prosecutors in conducting criminal and civil prosecutions in this State;

2. Coordinate the development of policies for conducting criminal and civil prosecutions in this State;

3. Coordinate the development of proposed legislation for submission to the Legislature; and

4. Authorize the payment of expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of NRS 241A.010 to 241A.090 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.075 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.075
State fish
Status: in_force

The fish known as the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout ( Salmo clarki henshawi ) is hereby designated as the official state fish of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.123 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.123
Cash bond or surety bond for business entity; conditions and requirements; release of surety; return of bond; suspension and reinstatement of registration
Status: in_force

1. A business entity that has one or more employees who perform document preparation services may file with the Secretary of State a cash bond or surety bond on behalf of all employees of the business entity who are registered as a document preparation service and provide document preparation services for the business entity. Any such bond must be for the applicable amount set forth in NRS 240A.125 .

2. If a business entity files a cash bond or surety bond pursuant to subsection 1, the employees of the business entity who are covered by the bond are not required to file a cash bond or surety bond pursuant to NRS 240A.120 .

3. A cash or surety bond filed pursuant to subsection 1 must be approved as to form by the Attorney General and conditioned to provide: (a) Indemnification to a client or any other person who is determined in an action or proceeding to have suffered damage as a result of: (1) An act or omission of a registrant employed by the business entity which violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation or order adopted or issued pursuant thereto; (2) A wrongful failure or refusal by a registrant employed by the business entity to provide services in accordance with a contract entered into pursuant to NRS 240A.190 ; (3) The fraud, dishonesty, negligence or other wrongful conduct of a registrant employed by the business entity; or (4) An act or omission of a registrant employed by the business entity in violation of any other federal or state law for which the return of fees, an award of damages or the imposition of sanctions have been awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in this State; or (b) Payment to the Secretary of State for any civil penalty or award of attorney's fees or costs of suit owing and unpaid by a registrant employed by the business entity to the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter.

4. No part of a bond filed pursuant to this section may be withdrawn while the registration of a registrant employed by the business entity remains in effect, or while a proceeding to suspend or revoke the registration is pending.

5. If a surety bond is filed pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the bond must be executed by the business entity as principal and by a surety company qualified and authorized to do business in this State. (b) The bond must cover the period of registration of each employee of the business entity who is registered as a document preparation service and performs document preparation services for the business entity, except when the surety is released in accordance with this section. (c) The surety shall pay any final, nonappealable judgment of a court of this State that has jurisdiction, upon receipt of written notice that the judgment is final. (d) The bond may be continuous, but regardless of the duration of the bond, the aggregate liability of the surety does not exceed the penal sum of the bond. (e) If the penal sum of the bond is exhausted, the surety shall give written notice to the Secretary of State and the business entity within 30 days after its exhaustion. (f) The surety may be released after giving 30 days' written notice to the Secretary of State and the business entity, but the release does not discharge or otherwise affect any claim resulting from an act or omission which is alleged to have occurred while the bond was in effect.

6. If a business entity employs only one registrant to perform document preparation services, the registrant must be named as principal in the bond filed pursuant to this section.

7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a cash bond is filed pursuant to subsection 1, the Secretary of State may retain the bond until the expiration of 3 years after the date the business entity has ceased to do business, or 3 years after the date of the expiration or revocation of the registration of each employee of the business entity who is registered as a document preparation service and performs document preparation services for the business entity, to ensure that there are no outstanding claims against the bond. A court of competent jurisdiction may order the return of the bond, or any part of the bond, at an earlier date upon evidence satisfactory to the court that there are no outstanding claims against the bond or that the part of the bond retained by the Secretary of State is sufficient to satisfy any outstanding claims. Interest on a cash bond filed pursuant to subsection 1 must accrue to the account of the depositor.

8. The registration of a registrant is suspended by operation of law when the registrant is no longer covered by a bond or the penal sum of the bond is exhausted. If the Secretary of State receives notice pursuant to subsection 5 that the penal sum of a surety bond is exhausted or that the surety is being released, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the business entity and each registrant covered under the bond in writing that their registration is suspended by operation of law until another bond is filed in the same manner and amount as the former bond.

9. The Secretary of State may reinstate the registration of a registrant whose registration has been suspended pursuant to subsection 8 if, before the current term of the registration expires, the business entity files with the Secretary of State a new bond meeting the requirements of this section or the registrant files with the Secretary of State a new bond meeting the requirements of NRS 240A.120 .

10. Except as specifically authorized or required by this chapter, a business entity or registrant shall not make or cause to be made any oral or written reference to the registrant's compliance with the requirements of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.030
State song
Status: in_force

The song entitled “Home Means Nevada,” written by Mrs. Bertha Raffetto, of Reno, Nevada, is hereby adopted and declared to be the official state song of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.150 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.150
Liability for misconduct or neglect; liability of employer; penalties for willful violation or neglect of duty; procedure upon revocation or suspension
Status: in_force

1. For misconduct or neglect in a case in which a notary public appointed pursuant to the authority of this State may act, either by the law of this State or of another state, territory or country, or by the law of nations, or by commercial usage, the notary public is liable on his or her official bond to the parties injured thereby, for all the damages sustained.

2. The employer of a notary public may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of State of not more than $2,000 for each violation specified in subsection 4 committed by the notary public, and the employer is liable for any damages proximately caused by the misconduct of the notary public, if: (a) The notary public was acting within the scope of his or her employment at the time the notary public engaged in the misconduct; and (b) The employer of the notary public consented to the misconduct of the notary public.

3. The Secretary of State may refuse to appoint or may suspend or revoke the appointment of a notary public who fails to provide to the Secretary of State, within a reasonable time, information that the Secretary of State requests from the notary public in connection with a complaint which alleges a violation of this chapter.

4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for any willful violation or neglect of duty or other violation of this chapter, or upon proof that a notary public has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a crime described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 240.010 : (a) The appointment of the notary public may be suspended for a period determined by the Secretary of State, but not exceeding the time remaining on the appointment; (b) The appointment of the notary public may be revoked after a hearing; or (c) The notary public may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation.

5. If the Secretary of State revokes or suspends the appointment of a notary public pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall: (a) Notify the notary public in writing of the revocation or suspension; (b) Cause notice of the revocation or suspension to be published on the website of the Secretary of State; and (c) If a county clerk has issued a certificate of permission to perform marriages to the notary public pursuant to NRS 122.064 , notify the county clerk of the revocation or suspension.

6. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary of State may assess the civil penalty that is authorized pursuant to this section upon a notary public whose appointment has expired if the notary public committed the violation that justifies the civil penalty before his or her appointment expired.

7. The appointment of a notary public may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of State pending a hearing if the Secretary of State believes it is in the public interest or is necessary to protect the public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1999 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1999
Recording certain electronic documents relating to real property
Status: in_force

1. If an electronic document relating to real property located in this State contains an electronic acknowledgment, notwithstanding any omission or error in the certificate of acknowledgment or failure of the document to show an acknowledgment in compliance with applicable law, upon the document being recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located or filed with the Secretary of State: (a) The electronic document shall be deemed to be lawfully recorded or filed; and (b) All persons, including, without limitation, any creditor, encumbrancer, mortgagee, subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration or any other subsequent transferee thereof or of any interest therein, are deemed to have notice of its contents.

2. For the purposes of this section, a document is deemed to comply with all applicable requirements upon the acceptance for recording by the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located or the filing of the document with the Secretary of State, as required by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.077 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.077
Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records: Duties
Status: in_force

The Committee shall:

1. Review and approve or disapprove the schedules for the retention and disposition of the official state records of each agency, board and commission which is required to develop those schedules pursuant to NRS 239.080 .

2. Advise the Division concerning the development and use of schedules for the retention and disposition of official state records.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.070
Inapplicability of chapter; disclosures not prohibited by chapter
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any subpoena issued pursuant to title 14 or chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS or prohibit:

1. Dissemination of any financial information which is not identified with or identifiable as being derived from the financial records of a particular customer.

2. The Attorney General, State Controller, district attorney, Department of Taxation, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administrator of the Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, public administrator or person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, sheriff or a police department from requesting of a financial institution, and the institution from responding to the request, as to whether a person has an account or accounts with that financial institution and, if so, any identifying numbers of the account or accounts.

3. A financial institution, in its discretion, from initiating contact with and thereafter communicating with and disclosing the financial records of a customer to appropriate governmental agencies concerning a suspected violation of any law.

4. Disclosure of the financial records of a customer incidental to a transaction in the normal course of business of the financial institution if the director, officer, employee or agent of the financial institution who makes or authorizes the disclosure has no reasonable cause to believe that such records will be used by a governmental agency in connection with an investigation of the customer.

5. A financial institution from notifying a customer of the receipt of a subpoena or a search warrant to obtain the customer's financial records, except when ordered by a court to withhold such notification.

6. The examination by or disclosure to any governmental regulatory agency of financial records which relate solely to the exercise of its regulatory function if the agency is specifically authorized by law to examine, audit or require reports of financial records of financial institutions.

7. The disclosure to any governmental agency of any financial information or records whose disclosure to that particular agency is required by the tax laws of this State.

8. The disclosure of any information pursuant to NRS 353C.240 , 425.393 , 425.400 or 425.460 .

9. A governmental agency from obtaining a credit report or consumer credit report from anyone other than a financial institution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1667 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1667
Short form for acknowledgment containing power of attorney
Status: in_force

Upon compliance with the requirements of NRS 240.1655 , the following certificate is sufficient for an acknowledgment that contains a power of attorney:
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.120 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.120
Creation; appointment of members; terms; designation of officers
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada Commission on Homeland Security is hereby created.

2. The Governor shall appoint to the Commission 16 voting members that the Governor determines to be appropriate and who serve at the Governor's pleasure, which must include at least: (a) The sheriff of each county whose population is 100,000 or more. (b) The chief of the county fire department in each county whose population is 100,000 or more. (c) A member of the medical community in a county whose population is 700,000 or more. (d) An employee of the largest incorporated city in each county whose population is 700,000 or more. (e) A representative recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, to represent tribal governments in Nevada. (f) The Director of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.

3. The Governor shall appoint the President and CEO, or his or her designee, of the Nevada Broadcasters Association, or its successor organization, to serve as an ex officio voting member of the Commission.

4. The Governor shall appoint: (a) An officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security whom the Department of Homeland Security has designated for this State; (b) The agent in charge of the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this State; (c) The Chief of the Division; and (d) The Administrator of the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination appointed pursuant to NRS 480.920 , as nonvoting members of the Commission.

5. The Senate Majority Leader shall appoint one member of the Senate as a nonvoting member of the Commission.

6. The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member of the Assembly as a nonvoting member of the Commission.

7. The term of office of each member of the Commission who is a Legislator is 2 years.

8. The Governor or his or her designee shall: (a) Serve as Chair of the Commission; and (b) Appoint a member of the Commission to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239A.100 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239A / Section 239A.100
Subpoena to obtain financial records: Service; notice to customer; priority of proceeding to quash subpoena
Status: in_force

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a subpoena authorizing a governmental agency to obtain financial records may be served upon a financial institution only if: (a) A copy of the subpoena is served upon the customer in the manner provided by law for the service of subpoenas, except that the copy may be served by an employee of the governmental agency; (b) The subpoena includes the name of the agency in whose name it is issued and the statutory purpose for which the information is to be obtained; and (c) The customer has not moved to quash the subpoena within 10 days after service of the copy of the subpoena upon the customer.

2. A governmental agency issuing or seeking a subpoena to obtain financial records may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order that service upon the customer or the 10-day period provided in subsection 1 be waived or shortened. The court may issue the order upon a showing that the agency can reasonably infer from facts relevant to its investigation of the customer that a law subject to the agency's jurisdiction has been or is about to be violated. In granting a petition to waive service upon the customer, the court shall also order the agency to notify the customer in writing within a period determined by the court, but not to exceed 90 days. The notice shall specify the name of the agency in whose name the subpoena was issued, the financial records which were examined under the subpoena and the statutory purpose for which the information was obtained. The time of notification may be extended for additional 45-day periods upon petition and good cause shown.

3. A court may order a financial institution to withhold notification to a customer of the receipt of the subpoena when the court issues an order under subsection 2 and if it finds that the notification would impede the investigation.

4. If a customer files a motion to quash the subpoena, the proceedings on the motion shall be afforded priority on the court calendar and the matter shall be heard within 10 days after the filing of the motion.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.059 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.059
“Information technology” defined
Status: in_force

“ Information technology ” means any information, information system or information service acquired, developed, operated, maintained or otherwise used.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237.080 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.080
Prerequisites to adoption of rule by local government
Status: in_force

1. Before a governing body of a local government adopts a proposed rule, the governing body or its designee must make a concerted effort to determine whether the proposed rule will impose a direct and significant economic burden upon a business or directly restrict the formation, operation or expansion of a business. The governing body of a local government or its designee must notify chambers of commerce, trade associations or owners and officers of businesses which are likely to be affected by the proposed rule that they may submit data or arguments to the governing body or its designee as to whether the proposed rule will: (a) Impose a direct and significant economic burden upon a business; or (b) Directly restrict the formation, operation or expansion of a business. Notification provided pursuant to this subsection must include the date by which the data or arguments must be received by the governing body or its designee, which must be at least 15 working days after the notification is sent.

2. After the period for submitting data or arguments specified in the notification provided pursuant to subsection 1 has expired and, if applicable, after a workshop held pursuant to subsection 5, the governing body or its designee shall determine whether the proposed rule is likely to: (a) Impose a direct and significant economic burden upon a business; or (b) Directly restrict the formation, operation or expansion of a business. If no data or arguments were submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body or its designee shall make its determination based on any information available to the governing body or its designee.

3. If the governing body or its designee determines pursuant to subsection 2 that a proposed rule is likely to impose a direct and significant economic burden upon a business or directly restrict the formation, operation or expansion of a business, the governing body or its designee shall consider methods to reduce the impact of the proposed rule on businesses, including, without limitation: (a) Simplifying the proposed rule; (b) Establishing different standards of compliance for a business; and (c) Modifying a fee or fine set forth in the rule so that a business is authorized to pay a lower fee or fine.

4. After making a determination pursuant to subsection 2, the governing body or its designee shall prepare a business impact statement.

5. A governing body of a local government shall hold a workshop to solicit comments from persons on one or more general topics to be addressed in a proposed rule if two or more local chambers of commerce or trade associations, or any combination thereof, submit a request for the holding of a workshop on the proposed rule to the governing body on or before the date by which data or arguments must be received on the proposed rule as specified in the notification provided pursuant to subsection 1. The governing body or its designee must notify chambers of commerce, trade associations or owners and officers of businesses which are likely to be affected by the proposed rule of the date, time and location of the workshop.

6. The governing body of a local government shall maintain an electronic mailing list of chambers of commerce, trade associations and owners and officers of businesses. The electronic mailing list must be updated on or before January 31 of each year. The governing body of a local government must provide notification pursuant to this section to each chamber of commerce and trade association by electronic mail regardless of whether the chamber of commerce or trade association has requested that it be placed on the electronic mailing list. Nothing in this section prohibits the governing body from also providing notification pursuant to this section by mail.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241A.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241A / Section 241A.030
“Prosecutor” defined
Status: in_force

“Prosecutor” means:

1. The Attorney General;

2. The district attorney of a county;

3. The city attorney of an incorporated city; or

4. Any deputy attorney or other attorney or person employed by the Attorney General or a district attorney or city attorney.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.165 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.165
Foreign notarial acts
Status: in_force

1. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State if performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign nation or its constituent units or a multinational or international organization by the following persons: (a) A notary public; (b) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court of record; (c) A person authorized by the law of that jurisdiction to perform notarial acts; (d) A person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts; or (e) A person authorized by the law of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation to perform notarial acts.

2. A certificate by an officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States stationed in the nation under the jurisdiction of which the notarial act was performed, or a certificate by an officer of the foreign service or consular officer of that nation stationed in the United States, conclusively establishes a matter relating to the authenticity or validity of the notarial act set forth in the certificate.

3. An official stamp or seal of the person performing the notarial act is prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the indicated title.

4. An official stamp or seal of an officer listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 is prima facie evidence that a person with the indicated title has authority to perform notarial acts.

5. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts appears either in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.190 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.190
Written contract with client required; terms of contract; deficient contract voidable by client
Status: in_force

1. Before a registrant provides any services to a client, the registrant and the client must enter into a written contract meeting the requirements of this section. The registrant shall provide the client with a copy of the contract.

2. The contract must: (a) Be written in English and, if different, in the language in which the registrant transacts business with the client, and be printed or typewritten in not less than 12-point type. (b) Explain the services to be performed by the registrant and state the total price to be paid by the client for all such services. (c) With respect to any document to be prepared by the registrant: (1) State the estimated date by which the document is to be completed; (2) Identify the court or agency with which the document is to be filed or submitted; and (3) If applicable, identify any associated deadlines or hearing dates of the court or agency with which the document is to be filed or submitted. (d) Include on the first page of the contract a statement in boldface type that the registrant is not an attorney authorized to practice in this State and is prohibited from providing legal advice or legal representation to any person. (e) Include a statement that any complaint concerning the registrant may be directed to: (1) If the complaint involves an alleged violation of this chapter, the Secretary of State; or (2) If the complaint involves an allegation that the registrant is engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, the office of Bar Counsel of the State Bar of Nevada, with the toll-free telephone number and Internet address for making the complaint. (f) State the date of the client's signature on the contract, if the client agrees to the terms of the contract.

3. A contract between a registrant and a client that does not comply with any requirement of this section is voidable by the client.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.062 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.062
Personal knowledge of identity
Status: in_force

For the purposes of NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive, a notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of a person appearing before the officer if the person is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the person has the identity claimed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.073 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.073
Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records: Creation; composition; meetings; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records, consisting of six members, is hereby created.

2. The Committee consists of: (a) The Secretary of State; (b) The Attorney General; (c) The Director of the Department of Administration; (d) The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator; (e) The Chief of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor; and (f) One member who is a representative of the general public appointed by the Governor. All members of the Committee, except the representative of the general public, are ex officio members of the Committee.

3. The Secretary of State or a person designated by the Secretary of State shall serve as Chair of the Committee. The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator shall serve as Secretary of the Committee and prepare and maintain the records of the Committee.

4. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet upon the call of the Chair.

5. An ex officio member of the Committee may designate a person to represent the ex officio member at any meeting of the Committee. The person designated may exercise all the duties, rights and privileges of the member that the person represents.

6. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations for its management.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1635 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1635
Notarial acts in this State
Status: in_force

1. A notarial act may be performed within this State by the following persons: (a) A notary public of this State; (b) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of any court of this State; (c) A justice of the peace; (d) Any other person authorized to perform the specific act by the law of this State; or (e) A person authorized to perform the specific act by the law of a federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.

2. Notarial acts performed within this State under federal authority as provided in NRS 240.1645 have the same effect as if performed by a notarial officer of this State.

3. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 234.020 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 234 / Section 234.020
Filing of maps of state boundaries
Status: in_force

All maps of state boundaries are filed with the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.220 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.220
Inspection of restricted documents
Status: in_force

1. Unless made confidential by specific statute, a restricted document may be inspected only by a person who provides: (a) His or her name; (b) A copy of his or her driver's license or other photographic identification that is issued by a governmental entity; (c) The name of his or her employer, if any; (d) His or her citizenship; and (e) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a statement of the purpose for the inspection. A person is not required to indicate the purpose for inspecting a restricted document if the person is: (1) A state, county or city emergency manager; (2) A member or staff person of a terrorism early warning center or fusion intelligence center in this State; (3) An employee of any fire-fighting or law enforcement agency, if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to inspect restricted documents; or (4) An employee of a public health agency, if the agency is one that would respond to a disaster and if the head of the agency has designated the employee as having an operational need to inspect restricted documents. As used in this subparagraph, “ disaster ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335 .

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a public officer or employee shall observe any person while the person inspects a restricted document in a location and in a manner which ensures that the person does not copy, duplicate or reproduce the restricted document in any way.

3. A restricted document may be copied, duplicated or reproduced: (a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (b) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an act of terrorism or other related emergency; (c) To protect the rights and obligations of a governmental entity or the public; (d) Upon the request of a reporter or editorial employee who is employed by or affiliated with a newspaper, press association or commercially operated and federally licensed radio or television station and who uses the restricted document in the course of such employment or affiliation; or (e) Upon the request of a registered architect, licensed contractor or a designated employee of any such architect or contractor who uses the restricted document in his or her professional capacity.

4. A public officer or employee shall inform any person who inspects a restricted document of the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 234.170 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 234 / Section 234.170
Revised Statutes Titles, rights and claims to lands not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the provisions of NRS 234.130 to 234.180 , inclusive, or any operation thereof shall prejudice the titles, rights or claims of any person, public or private, natural or artificial, to any of the lands herein involved, whether such titles, rights or claims arise or exist upon the basis that the lands affected by the designation of boundary as set forth in the Compact and in NRS 234.130 to 234.180 , inclusive, were previously a part of the State of Nevada and have now become a part of the State of Arizona or were previously a part of the State of Arizona and have now become a part of the State of Nevada, or otherwise.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 238.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.070
Rates and size of type for official advertising of State and counties; annual contracts for county printing and advertising
Status: in_force

1. All advertising ordered or required by the State of Nevada or by the respective counties of the State must be paid for by the State or the county ordering or requiring the advertising at a rate that does not exceed: (a) The published open display rate for advertising, if the advertisement is placed in a daily or weekly newspaper with a circulation of 15,000 or less; or (b) The published rate for advertising by a nonprofit or charitable organization, if the advertisement is placed in a daily or weekly newspaper with a circulation of more than 15,000.

2. The type size for advertising ordered or required by the State of Nevada or a county must be no smaller than that used by the newspaper in the columns of classified advertisements.

3. Nothing contained in this section prohibits boards of county commissioners from entering into annual contracts for the entire official printing and advertising of their respective counties when a saving of public money will be effected thereby.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.150 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.150
Nevada Gift and Endowment Fund
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada Gift and Endowment Fund is hereby created as a trust fund in the State Treasury.

2. The State Treasurer shall deposit in the Fund any money the State Treasurer receives from any person who wishes to contribute to the Fund as a token of appreciation for the benefits the person received as a resident of or visitor to this State or to further the excellent quality of life which is unique to this State.

3. The Fund must be administered by a committee consisting of the Governor, the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State.

4. The Fund must only be used for the greatest good and highest benefit of the majority of the residents of this State. Any interest earned on money in the Fund must be credited to the Fund. The money which represents the principal of the Fund must not be spent, and only the interest earned on the principal may be used to carry out the provisions of this section.

5. During the last week of each October, in conjunction with the celebration of Nevada Day, the Governor shall issue a proclamation declaring the existence of the Fund and the uses and benefits thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.055 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.055
“Information service” defined
Status: in_force

“ Information service ” means any service relating to the creation, maintenance, operation, security validation, testing, continuous monitoring or use of an information system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.160 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.160
Duties
Status: in_force

The Commission shall, within the limits of available money:

1. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, agencies of this State, political subdivisions, tribal governments, businesses located within this State and private persons who reside in this State with respect to actions and measures that may be taken to protect residents of this State and visitors to this State from potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies.

2. Upon consideration of the most recent statewide strategic plan prepared by the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination pursuant to NRS 480.930 , make recommendations to the Governor, through the Division, on the use of money received by the State from any homeland security grant or related program, including, without limitation, the State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Area Security Initiative, in accordance with the following: (a) The Division shall provide the Commission with program guidance and briefings; (b) The Commission must be provided briefings on existing and proposed projects, and shall consider statewide readiness capabilities and priorities for the use of money, administered by the Division, from any homeland security grant or related program; (c) The Commission shall serve as the public body which reviews and makes recommendations for the State's applications to the Federal Government for homeland security grants or related programs, as administered by the Division; and (d) The Commission shall serve as the public body which recommends, subject to approval by the Governor, the distribution of money from any homeland security grant or related program for use by state, local and tribal government agencies and private sector organizations.

3. Propose goals and programs that may be set and carried out, respectively, to counteract or prevent potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies before such acts of terrorism and related emergencies can harm or otherwise threaten residents of this State and visitors to this State.

4. With respect to buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure that must be protected from acts of terrorism and related emergencies to ensure the safety of the residents of this State and visitors to this State, including, without limitation, airports other than international airports, the Capitol Complex, dams, gaming establishments, governmental buildings, highways, hotels, information technology infrastructure, lakes, places of worship, power lines, public buildings, public utilities, reservoirs, rivers and their tributaries, and water facilities: (a) Identify and categorize such buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure according to their susceptibility to and need for protection from acts of terrorism and related emergencies; and (b) Study and assess the security of such buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure from acts of terrorism and related emergencies.

5. Examine the use, deployment and coordination of response agencies within this State to ensure that those agencies are adequately prepared to protect residents of this State and visitors to this State from acts of terrorism and related emergencies.

6. Assess, examine and review the use of information systems and systems of communication used by response agencies within this State to determine the degree to which such systems are compatible and interoperable. After conducting the assessment, examination and review, the Commission shall: (a) Establish a state plan setting forth criteria and standards for the compatibility and interoperability of those systems when used by response agencies within this State; and (b) Advise and make recommendations to the Governor relative to the compatibility and interoperability of those systems when used by response agencies within this State, with particular emphasis upon the compatibility and interoperability of public safety radio systems.

7. Assess, examine and review the operation and efficacy of telephone systems and related systems used to provide emergency 911 service.

8. To the extent practicable, cooperate and coordinate with the Division to avoid duplication of effort in developing policies and programs for preventing and responding to acts of terrorism and related emergencies.

9. Submit an annual briefing to the Governor assessing the preparedness of the State to counteract, prevent and respond to potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies, including, but not limited to, an assessment of response plans and vulnerability assessments of utilities, public entities and private business in this State. The briefing must be based on information and documents reasonably available to the Commission and must be compiled with the advice of the Division after all utilities, public entities and private businesses assessed have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Commission's findings.

10. Perform any other acts related to their duties set forth in subsections 1 to 9, inclusive, that the Commission determines are necessary to protect or enhance: (a) The safety and security of the State of Nevada; (b) The safety of residents of the State of Nevada; and (c) The safety of visitors to the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.030 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.030
Furnishing of certified copies of public records
Status: in_force

Every officer having custody of public records, the contents of which are not declared by law to be confidential, shall furnish copies certified to be correct to any person who requests them and pays or tenders such fees as may be prescribed for the service of copying and certifying.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1991 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1991
Requirements for use of audio-video communication: Technology
Status: in_force

1. An electronic notary public may perform any of the acts set forth in NRS 240.196 using audio-video communication in accordance with NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, and any rules or regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.

2. Before an electronic notary public performs electronic notarial acts using audio-video communication, he or she must register with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240.192 and identify the technology that the electronic notary public intends to use, which must conform to any rules or regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.

3. If an electronic notarial act is performed using audio-video communication: (a) The technology used must allow the persons communicating to see and speak to each other simultaneously; (b) The signal transmission must be in real time; and (c) The electronic notarial act must be recorded in accordance with NRS 240.1995 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.020 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.020
Powers limited to areas within this State; term of office
Status: in_force

A person appointed as a notary public pursuant to this chapter may perform notarial acts in any part of this state for a term of 4 years, unless sooner removed. Such an appointment or registration as an electronic notary public pursuant to NRS 240.192 does not authorize the person to perform notarial acts in another state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240A.010 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240A / Section 240A.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 240A.015 to 240A.050 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.135 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.135
State locomotives
Status: in_force

The steam locomotive of the Nevada Northern Railway known as Engine No. 40, built in 1910, is hereby designated as an official state locomotive of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 237A.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 237A / Section 237A.070
Approval and certification
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall approve an application made pursuant to NRS 237A.060 and certify a trade district if: (a) All of the requirements imposed by federal law for the establishment and administration of such a district are met; (b) The application and certification comply with the applicable provisions of the law of this State; and (c) The welfare of this State is advanced by the certification of such a district.

2. If a trade district is certified pursuant to subsection 1, the Governor shall designate a proper authority to administer the district.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.070 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.070
Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the third week in April to be “Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.”

2. The proclamation must call upon news media, educators, health care providers and appropriate governmental officers to bring to the attention of the residents of this State: (a) Factual information regarding shaken baby syndrome, including, without limitation: (1) Statistical information regarding the number of children who are injured or killed each year as a result of shaken baby syndrome; (2) The signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome; (3) The types of injuries, including, without limitation, physical, mental and emotional consequences, which may result from shaken baby syndrome; and (4) The annual costs of providing medical treatment to children who suffer from shaken baby syndrome in this State; and (b) Educational programs and materials relating to the prevention of shaken baby syndrome.

3. As used in this section, “ shaken baby syndrome ” means a form of child abuse in which severe or permanent physical or mental consequences result from violent shaking or shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or small child, including, without limitation: (a) Various levels of brain damage or other neurological changes due to the destruction of cells of the brain; (b) Loss of vision; (c) Paralysis; (d) Seizures; and (e) Death.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.045 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.045
“Division” defined
Status: in_force

“ Division ” means the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.016 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.016
Application of chapter; exempt meetings and proceedings; specific exceptions; circumvention of chapter
Status: in_force

1. The meetings of a public body that are quasi-judicial in nature are subject to the provisions of this chapter.

2. The following are exempt from the requirements of this chapter: (a) The Legislature of the State of Nevada. (b) Judicial proceedings, including, without limitation, proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Selection and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 1.4687 , the Commission on Judicial Discipline. (c) Meetings of the State Board of Parole Commissioners when acting to grant, deny, continue or revoke the parole of a prisoner or to establish or modify the terms of the parole of a prisoner.

3. Any provision of law, including, without limitation, NRS 91.270 , 219A.210 , 223.966 , 228.495 , 239C.140 , 239C.420 , 241.028 , 281A.350 , 281A.690 , 281A.735 , 281A.760 , 284.3629 , 286.150 , 287.0415 , 287.04345 , 287.338 , 288.220 , 288.590 , 289.387 , 293.252 , 295.121 , 295.217 , 315.98425 , 360.247 , 388.261 , 388.385 , 388A.495 , 388C.150 , 388D.355 , 388G.710 , 388G.730 , 392.147 , 392.466 , 392.467 , 392.4671 , 394.1699 , 396.1415 , 396.3295 , 408.55069 , 414.270 , 422.405 , 427A.940 , 433.534 , 435.610 , 442.774 , 450.140 , 450.635 , 463.110 , 480.545 , 622.320 , 622.340 , 630.311 , 630.336 , 631.3635 , 639.050 , 642.518 , 642.557 , 686B.170 , 696B.550 , 703.196 and 706.1725 , which: (a) Provides that any meeting, hearing or other proceeding is not subject to the provisions of this chapter; or (b) Otherwise authorizes or requires a closed meeting, hearing or proceeding, prevails over the general provisions of this chapter.

4. The exceptions provided to this chapter, and a remote technology system or electronic communication, must not be used to circumvent the spirit or letter of this chapter to deliberate or act, outside of an open and public meeting, upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory powers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.310 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.310
Adoption of national system of emergency response; documentation evidencing compliance
Status: in_force

1. The State and each political subdivision and tribal government shall: (a) Adopt any national system that is required as a condition to the receipt of money from the Federal Government by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to federal law in preparation for, prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, response to and recovery from a domestic incident, including, without limitation, an act of terrorism. (b) Submit to the Division documentation evidencing that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has adopted the national system.

2. The Division shall submit on a quarterly basis documentation to the Commission evidencing the compliance of this State and each political subdivision and tribal government with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.085 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.085
Paleontological Awareness Month
Status: in_force

1. The month of April of each year is designated as “Paleontological Awareness Month” in this State.

2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Paleontological Awareness Month. The proclamation may, without limitation: (a) Call upon state and local officers, private nonprofit groups and foundations, schools, businesses and other public and private entities to work toward the goal of preserving the paleontological resources of this State; (b) Recognize the important contribution of prehistoric fossils and other paleontological sites to the history of this State; and (c) Recognize the importance of specific paleontological sites in this State, including, without limitation: (1) Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park as one of North America's most abundant concentrations of Ichthyosaur fossils; (2) Tule Springs in southern Nevada as an area well known in the scientific community as one of the best Pleistocene paleontological sites in the western United States and an area in which the fossil remains of many extinct animals have been found, including, without limitation, ground sloths, mammoths, prehistoric horses, giant American lions, giant bison, llamas and American camels; and (3) Other specific paleontological sites located throughout this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 241.037 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.037
Action by Attorney General or person denied right conferred by chapter; limitation on actions
Status: in_force

1. The Attorney General may sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to have an action taken by a public body declared void or for an injunction against any public body or person to require compliance with or prevent violations of the provisions of this chapter. The injunction: (a) May be issued without proof of actual damage or other irreparable harm sustained by any person. (b) Does not relieve any person from criminal prosecution for the same violation.

2. Any person denied a right conferred by this chapter may sue in the district court of the district in which the public body ordinarily holds its meetings or in which the plaintiff resides. A suit may seek to have an action taken by the public body declared void, to require compliance with or prevent violations of this chapter or to determine the applicability of this chapter to discussions or decisions of the public body. The court may order payment of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs to a successful plaintiff in a suit brought under this subsection.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0365 : (a) Any suit brought against a public body pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 to require compliance with the provisions of this chapter must be commenced within 120 days after the action objected to was taken by that public body in violation of this chapter. (b) Any such suit brought to have an action declared void must be commenced within 60 days after the action objected to was taken.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.014 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.014
Confidentiality of certain records collected electronically by governmental entity; list; exceptions; report to Legislature
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a record or portion of a record that contains personally identifiable information collected by automated means over the Internet or other digital network by a governmental entity as part of the electronic collection of information from the general public is confidential if the governmental entity determines that the disclosure of the personally identifiable information could potentially create negative consequences, including, without limitation, financial loss, stigmatization, harm to reputation, anxiety, embarrassment, fear or other physical or emotional harm, for the person to whom the information pertains.

2. Each governmental entity shall maintain a list of records and portions of records determined to be confidential pursuant to subsection 1. The list must describe each record or portion of a record without revealing any personally identifiable information contained in the record.

3. Except if the disclosure is otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, a governmental entity shall grant a request pursuant to NRS 239.010 to inspect or copy a record or portion of a record determined to be confidential pursuant to subsection 1 if the requester demonstrates a compelling operational, administrative, legal or educational justification for inspecting or copying the record or portion of a record, as applicable, that, in the determination of the governmental entity, outweighs the risk of potential negative consequences to the person to whom the record pertains.

4. On or before February 15 of each year, a governmental entity shall: (a) Prepare a report that provides a detailed description of each record or portion of a record determined to be confidential pursuant to subsection 1 and an explanation of the reasons for that determination. The report must not include any personally identifiable information. (b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: (1) If the Legislature is in session, the standing committees of the Legislature which have jurisdiction of the subject matter; or (2) If the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission.

5. As used in this section, “ personally identifiable information ” means information that, alone or in combination with other information, may be used to identify a person or an electronic device used by the person. The term includes, without limitation, the name, address, telephone number, date of birth and directory information of a person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.0155 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.0155
Prohibition on collecting social security numbers or alternative personally identifying number from notary public or applicant for appointment as notary public
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall not collect the social security number or an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, from a notary public or an applicant for appointment as a notary public.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.027 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.027
Cesar Chavez Day
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall annually proclaim March 31 to be “Cesar Chavez Day” in the State of Nevada.

2. The proclamation may call upon the news media, educators, business and labor leaders and appropriate governmental officers to bring to the attention of Nevada residents the important contributions Cesar Chavez made to the State of Nevada and the United States.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.131 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.131
Services provided for agencies and elected officers of State: Negotiation; withdrawal; contracts to provide services
Status: in_force

1. The Office shall provide state agencies and elected state officers with all their required design of information systems. All agencies and officers must use those services and equipment, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2.

2. The following agencies may negotiate with the Office for its services or the use of its equipment, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the Office shall provide those services and the use of that equipment as may be mutually agreed: (a) The Court Administrator; (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles; (c) The Department of Public Safety; (d) The Department of Transportation; (e) The Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; (f) The Department of Wildlife; (g) The Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry; (h) The Legislative Counsel Bureau; (i) The State Controller; (j) The Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission; and (k) The Nevada System of Higher Education.

3. Any state agency or elected state officer who uses the services of the Office and desires to withdraw substantially from that use must apply to the Chief for approval. The application must set forth justification for the withdrawal. If the Chief denies the application, the agency or officer must: (a) If the Legislature is in regular or special session, obtain the approval of the Legislature by concurrent resolution. (b) If the Legislature is not in regular or special session, obtain the approval of the Interim Finance Committee. The Chief shall, within 45 days after receipt of the application, forward the application together with his or her recommendation for approval or denial to the Interim Finance Committee. The Interim Finance Committee has 45 days after the application and recommendation are submitted to its Secretary within which to consider the application. Any application which is not considered by the Committee within the 45-day period shall be deemed approved.

4. If the demand for services or use of equipment exceeds the capability of the Office to provide them, the Office may contract with other agencies or independent contractors to furnish the required services or use of equipment and is responsible for the administration of the contracts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.090 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.090
Chief Information Officer: Appointment; classification; other employment prohibited
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall appoint the Chief Information Officer in the unclassified service of the State.

2. The Chief Information Officer: (a) Serves at the pleasure of, and is responsible to, the Governor. (b) Shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.280 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.280
Limitation of record of judgment which has been restored
Status: in_force

Where any record of a judgment has been restored under this chapter, the judgment shall not continue or extend beyond the limitation prescribed by law at the time the original judgment so restored was entered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.145 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.145
Unlawful reproduction or use of completed notarial certificate; penalty
Status: in_force

1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Photocopy or otherwise reproduce a completed notarial certificate with a notary's statement and signature if that certificate is reproduced for use in a mailing to endorse, promote or sell any product, service or offering; or (b) Include a photocopy or other reproduction of a completed notarial certificate with a notary's statement and signature in a mailing to endorse, promote or sell any product, service or offering.

2. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 240.175 , any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.160 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.160
Nevada State Parks and Cultural Resources Endowment Fund
Status: in_force

1. The Nevada State Parks and Cultural Resources Endowment Fund is hereby created as a trust fund in the State Treasury.

2. The State Treasurer shall deposit in the Fund any money the State Treasurer receives from any person who wishes to contribute to the Fund.

3. The Fund must be administered by a committee consisting of: (a) The Administrator of the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; (b) The Administrator of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and (c) Three members appointed by the Governor.

4. The Fund must only be used for the purposes of the enhancement of state parks and the preservation of the cultural resources of this State. Any interest earned on money in the Fund must be credited to the Fund. The money which represents the principal of the Fund must not be spent, and only the interest earned on the principal may be used to carry out the provisions of this section.

5. As used in this section, “cultural resources” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 4 of NRS 383.011 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.001 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.001
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 240.001 to 240.206 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 240.002 to 240.0067 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 238.090 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.090
Authorized use of registered or certified mail in giving required notice
Status: in_force

Any notice or other written matter required by law or the order of any court of record to be delivered by mail, with the receipt thereof to be acknowledged, may be given by either registered or certified mail.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239.053 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.053
Additional fee for transcript of administrative proceedings; money remitted to court reporter; posting of sign or notice
Status: in_force

1. If a person requests a copy of a transcript of an administrative proceeding that has been transcribed by a certified court reporter, a governmental entity shall charge, in addition to the actual cost of the medium in which the copy of the transcript is provided, a fee for each page provided which is equal in amount to the fee per page charged by the court reporter for the copy of the transcript, as set forth in the contract between the governmental entity and the court reporter. For each page provided, the governmental entity shall remit to the court reporter who transcribed the proceeding an amount equal to the fee per page set forth in the contract between the governmental entity and the court reporter.

2. The governmental entity shall post, in a conspicuous place at each office in which the governmental entity provides copies of public records, a legible sign or notice which states that, in addition to the actual cost of the medium in which the copy of the transcript is provided, the fee charged for a copy of each page of the transcript is the fee per page set forth in the contract between the governmental entity and the court reporter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.189 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.189
Applicability
Status: in_force

An electronic notary public shall comply with those provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive, which are not inconsistent with NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive. To the extent that the provisions of NRS 240.001 to 240.169 , inclusive, conflict with the provisions of NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, the provisions of NRS 240.181 to 240.206 , inclusive, control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.130 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.130
Only authorized fees to be charged
Status: in_force

A notary public shall not charge a fee to perform a service unless the notary public is authorized to charge a fee for such a service pursuant to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 242.151 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 242 / Section 242.151
Chief to advise agencies
Status: in_force

The Chief shall advise the using agencies regarding:

1. The policy for information services of the Executive Branch of Government, as that policy relates, but is not limited, to such items as standards for systems and programming and criteria for the selection, location and use of information systems in order that the requirements of state agencies and officers may be met at the least cost to the State;

2. The procedures in performing information services; and

3. The effective administration and use of the computer facility, including security to prevent unauthorized access to data, information and plans for the recovery of systems and applications after they have been disrupted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 236.053 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 236 / Section 236.053
Public Lands Day
Status: in_force

1. The last Saturday in September of each year is established as “Public Lands Day” in the State of Nevada.

2. The Governor may issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Public Lands Day. The proclamation shall, without limitation: (a) Call upon the news media, state and local officers, private nonprofit groups and foundations, schools, businesses and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the residents of this State the importance of the public lands in the State of Nevada; (b) Recognize the economic, scenic, historical, scientific, aesthetic and other values of the public lands in the State of Nevada; and (c) Encourage the residents of the State of Nevada to engage in volunteer stewardship activities which contribute to the conservation of the unique public lands which are only found in the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 235.055 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 235 / Section 235.055
State grass
Status: in_force

The grass known as Indian Ricegrass ( Oryzopsis hymenoides ) is hereby designated as the official state grass of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 239C.450 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 239C / Section 239C.450
Appointment of subcommittees
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee may appoint any subcommittee deemed necessary by the Committee to assist in carrying out the duties of the Committee.

2. The Committee may appoint not more than two subcommittees at any time.

3. Each subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 must: (a) Have a specific objective; and (b) Operate for not more than 6 months, unless an extension is approved by the Committee.

4. The Chair of the Committee shall appoint to a subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 the number of voting members that the Chair of the Committee determines to be appropriate. The Chair may appoint any person the Chair deems appropriate to serve on a subcommittee, except that a subcommittee must include at least one member of the Committee.

5. At the first meeting of the subcommittee and, if an extension is approved pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3, every 6 months thereafter, a subcommittee formed pursuant to subsection 1 shall select a chair and a vice chair from the members of the subcommittee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 240.1645 — NV Code / Title 19 / Chapter 240 / Section 240.1645
Notarial acts under federal authority
Status: in_force

1. A notarial act has the same effect under the law of this State as if performed by a notarial officer of this State if performed anywhere by any of the following persons under authority granted by the law of the United States: (a) A judge, clerk or deputy clerk of a court; (b) A commissioned officer on active duty in the military service of the United States; (c) An officer of the foreign service or consular officer of the United States; or (d) Any other person authorized by federal law to perform notarial acts.

2. The signature and title of a person performing a notarial act are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the person holds the designated title.

3. The signature and indicated title of an officer listed in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 conclusively establish the authority of a holder of that title to perform a notarial act.