Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.300 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.300
Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Nye County; boundary line between Nye and Esmeralda Counties--1913
Status: in_force

1. The boundary line between Nye County and Esmeralda County shall be determined by a joint survey as provided in this section. The County of Nye shall appoint a competent surveyor, who shall act with a competent surveyor to be appointed by the County of Esmeralda. The two surveyors so appointed shall appoint a third competent surveyor. The appointing power herein provided shall be vested in the Boards of County Commissioners of the two Counties, where the Counties are vested with the appointing power. The three surveyors appointed as herein provided shall constitute a board of surveyors, who shall jointly run and determine the actual boundary line between the Counties, according to NRS 243.290 , beginning at the Nevada-California line and running thence northerly and northwesterly to the Hot Springs mentioned in NRS 243.290 . The survey shall be in accordance with the practice of the United States Surveyor General's office in running township lines and establishing monuments thereon.

2. The expense of the survey provided for in this section shall be divided equally between Esmeralda and Nye Counties. The survey shall be completed on or before January 1, 1914, and blueprints of maps and a copy of the field notes of the survey shall be filed with the county clerk of each county and with the Surveyor General of Nevada and with the United States Surveyor General for Nevada.

3. The board of surveyors, as herein provided, are further directed and required to include within the boundaries of Nye County all those certain sections specified in section 1 of chapter 89, Statutes of Nevada 1903, and all of such sections of land so described and specified are hereby made a part of Nye County, and the board of surveyors shall include such parcels of land within the boundaries of Nye County in such a manner as a majority of the board of surveyors may deem wise.

4. The surveyed boundary line as determined according to the provisions of this section shall be the true boundary line between the Counties of Nye and Esmeralda.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.198 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.198
Powers of nonprofit corporation
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to NRS 244.197 has the powers set forth in NRS 82.121 and 82.131 .

2. A nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to NRS 244.197 shall not exercise the powers set forth in subsection 1, 2, 5 or 7 of NRS 82.131 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.426 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.426
“Youth” defined
Status: in_force

“Youth” means a child who is:

1. Twelve years of age or older;

2. Unemancipated; and

3. Mentally competent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.140 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.140
Accounting and payment of money to county treasurer
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.207 the district attorney shall, on or before the 5th working day of each month, file in the office of the county treasurer an account in writing, certified by oath, of all money received by the district attorney in his or her official capacity during the preceding month and shall, at the same time, pay that money to the county treasurer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.235 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.235
Boundaries redefined 1864, 1965, 1967 and 1969
Status: in_force

1. The eastern boundary line of Lyon County is hereby changed from the present boundary as established by law to the line of longitude 41°40′ west from Washington, as laid down on DeGroot's map of Nevada Territory, published in 1863.

2. All other boundaries of Lyon County, affected by the change of the eastern boundary, shall follow the lines of that portion of Churchill County ceded to Lyon, as established by law.

3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsections 1 and 2, the boundary line between Lyon and Washoe Counties in the vicinity of Fernley and Wadsworth is hereby established as provided in NRS 243.340 .

4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section or NRS 243.230 , the boundary line between Lyon and Douglas Counties is hereby established as provided in NRS 243.045 .

5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section or NRS 243.230 , the boundary line between Lyon and Churchill Counties is hereby established as provided in NRS 243.027 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.045 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.045
“Property” defined
Status: in_force

“Property” means real property and personal property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.050 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.050
Compensation
Status: in_force

1. For the administration of the estates of deceased persons: (a) Public administrators are entitled to be paid as other administrators or executors are paid, subject to the provisions of NRS 245.043 . (b) Persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 are entitled to be paid as other administrators or executors are paid.

2. The district attorneys of Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White Pine Counties as ex officio public administrators and the Clerk of Carson City serving as Public Administrator of Carson City may retain all fees provided by law received by them as public administrators.

3. The public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 is entitled to compensation from the estate or from beneficiaries for the reasonable value of his or her services performed in preserving the property of an estate of a deceased person before the appointment of an administrator. Compensation must be set by the board of county commissioners.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public administrator who does not receive a salary pursuant to NRS 245.043 : (a) Is entitled to receive annual compensation, for the costs and expenses incident to a public administrator, as set by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county fund; and (b) May retain all fees provided by law received by him or her as public administrator.

5. In a county where the office of public administrator has been abolished pursuant to NRS 253.125 , any compensation or fees described in subsections 1 and 3 or otherwise provided by law for the administration of an estate of a deceased person to which the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 is entitled must be paid into the county general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 255.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.060
Salary; compensation in lieu of salary; mileage; filing of statement of account by certain surveyors
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners shall pay to each county surveyor appointed pursuant to NRS 255.020 : (a) A salary set by the board; or (b) In lieu of a salary, fair and reasonable compensation in connection with each survey ordered by the board, or for other services performed by the county surveyor for the county, when he or she has been authorized to perform the services.

2. The county surveyor is entitled to receive, in addition to the salary or compensation allowed by subsection 1, mileage for transportation necessary to fulfill his or her duties as determined by the board of county commissioners, at the rate for such mileage as is provided by law to be allowed to county officers.

3. Except when the county surveyor is paid a salary, the county surveyor shall file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a proper statement of account for all services the county surveyor performs, and for all allowances claimed by him or her for mileage, duly acknowledged as provided by law for filing claims for payment of accounts due from the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.390 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.390
Surveys of boundaries required
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of this state are hereby authorized and required to have made an accurate survey of the boundaries between the several counties within this state, in which the same have not been established according to law. The boards of county commissioners of the counties adjoining are required to arrange for the making of such survey and notify the county surveyors of their respective counties thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3565 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3565
Ordinance regulating use of mobile carrying device or personal delivery device in unincorporated area of county; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board of commissioners of each county in this State may, to protect the health and safety of the public, enact an ordinance which: (a) Regulates the time, place and manner of the operation of a mobile carrying device or personal delivery device in the unincorporated areas of the county, including, without limitation, by prohibiting the use of a mobile carrying device or personal delivery device in a specified area of the county; and (b) Establishes additional standards for the safe operation of a personal delivery device.

2. A board of county commissioners, in enacting an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1, may not prohibit the use of a mobile carrying device on a sidewalk in the county that is more than 36 inches wide.

3. The board of county commissioners of each county in this State may not enact an ordinance which regulates: (a) The design, manufacture, maintenance, taxation or assessment of a personal delivery device; or (b) The types of property, other than alcohol and cannabis, that may be transported by a personal delivery device.

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a board of county commissioners from requiring a personal delivery device operator to obtain from the county a business license or pay any business license fee in the same manner that is generally applicable to any other business that operates within the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Mobile carrying device ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.029 . (b) “ Personal delivery device ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.044 . (c) “ Personal delivery device operator ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 484B.045 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.672 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.672
“Affordable housing” defined
Status: in_force

“Affordable housing” means multifamily housing for families of low or moderate income that is eligible for tax-exempt financing under section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , in effect on July 1, 1993, future amendments to that section and the corresponding provisions of future internal revenue laws.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.010 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.010
Election; term of office; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or as altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 , county recorders must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective counties.

2. County recorders must be chosen by the electors of their respective counties at the general election in 1922, and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of January subsequent to their election.

3. The Clerk of Carson City is ex officio the Recorder of Carson City.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.294 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.294
Construction and maintenance of parking facilities; fees; exclusive parking in designated spaces
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may construct, convert, improve, equip and maintain parking facilities or parking spaces for use by the general public and public employees. Such facilities or spaces must be owned and operated by the county or its agents.

2. The board may fix and charge reasonable fees for the use of any such parking facilities or spaces.

3. The board may enter into a contract, lease or other arrangement to provide exclusive parking in designated spaces at any parking facility owned, leased or operated by the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.387 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.387
Removal of wild horses from private property
Status: in_force

1. If a wild horse or horses stray onto land which is privately owned, an owner of the land may: (a) Inform the appropriate federal authority; and (b) Request the authority to remove the wild horse or horses from the land, in the manner and form required by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1331 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2. If the appropriate federal authority fails to remove the wild horse or horses from the land within a reasonable amount of time after receiving a request pursuant to subsection 1, the landowner may: (a) Notify the board of county commissioners in the county in which the land is located of the failure; and (b) Request the county to institute an action in federal court on his or her behalf requesting a writ of mandamus ordering the appropriate federal authority to remove the wild horse or horses from the land.

3. Upon receiving a notification and request pursuant to subsection 2, the county may institute an action in a federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the landowner requesting the court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the appropriate federal authority who was notified pursuant to subsection 1 to remove the wild horse or horses from the land. The county shall: (a) Determine whether it will institute such an action; and (b) Notify the landowner of its determination, as soon as practicable after receiving the request.

4. A motion filed pursuant to subsection 3 must include a request that the court authorize the county, the State Department of Agriculture or a representative of the county or the State Department of Agriculture to remove the wild horse or horses from the land if the appropriate federal authority is unable or unwilling to do so.

5. As used in this section “appropriate federal authority” means a federal agency or officer who is charged with the duties of: (a) Receiving notices from landowners requesting the removal of wild horses from land which is privately owned; and (b) Arranging to have wild horses removed from land which is privately owned, pursuant to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1331 et seq., or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3821 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3821
Establishment of medical scholarship program; appropriation of money; acceptance of contributions
Status: in_force

1. In addition to the powers elsewhere conferred upon all counties, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any county may establish a medical scholarship program to induce students in the medical professions to return to the county for practice.

2. Any county whose population is 100,000 or more may only establish a medical scholarship program to induce students in the medical professions to return to the less populous rural communities of the county for practice.

3. Students in the medical professions for the purposes of NRS 244.382 to 244.3823 , inclusive, include persons studying to be physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS or anesthesiologist assistants licensed pursuant to chapters 630 and 633 of NRS.

4. The board of county commissioners of a county that has established a medical scholarship program may appropriate money from the general fund of the county for medical scholarship funds and may accept private contributions to augment the scholarship funds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.060
Appointment and compensation of other or additional defense counsel
Status: in_force

For cause, the magistrate or district court may, on its own motion or upon motion of the public defender or the indigent person, order the appointment of another attorney and refer the selection of the attorney in the manner set forth in NRS 7.115 . Such an attorney:

1. May be other than, or in addition to, the public defender to represent such indigent person at any stage of the proceedings or on appeal in accordance with the laws of this state pertaining to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent criminal defendants.

2. Must be compensated out of county funds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.075 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.075
County officer not to be interested in certain contracts or purchases; penalties
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230 , 281A.430 and 332.800 , it is unlawful for any county officer, directly or indirectly, to be interested in any contract made by the county officer or to be a purchaser or interested in any purchase of a sale made by the county officer in the discharge of his or her official duties.

2. Any contract made in violation of this section may be declared void at the instance of the county interested or of any other person interested in the contract except the officer prohibited from making or being interested in the contract.

3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit his or her office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.015 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.015
Organized as distinct county--1864
Status: in_force

Churchill County, with its western boundary fixed on the line of longitude 41°40′ west, as established by DeGroot's map of Nevada Territory, published in 1863, and with its other boundaries as established by law, is organized into a distinct county, with all the rights, privileges and immunities thereunto belonging.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.910 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.910
Creation of district; imposition and collection of surcharge; limitations on use of surcharge
Status: in_force

1. In a county in which is located a city that has created a district and imposed a surcharge pursuant to NRS 268.798 , there is hereby: (a) Created a district for the promotion of tourism; and (b) Imposed a surcharge of $2 on the per night charge for the rental of a room in a hotel in the district. The surcharge must not be applied for any time during which the room is provided to a guest free of charge.

2. As soon as practicable on or after July 1, 2015, but on or before October 1, 2015, the board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance prescribing the boundaries of the district created by paragraph (a) of subsection 1, which: (a) Must include within it all property within the county and within each city in the county that is: (1) Not located within a district created pursuant to NRS 268.798 ; and (2) Located not more than 20 miles from the boundaries of a district created pursuant to NRS 268.798 ; and (b) Must not include within it any property located within a district created pursuant to NRS 268.798 .

3. The surcharge imposed by this section is in addition to any other license fee, tax or surcharge imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging. The surcharge must be collected by the county fair and recreation board in accordance with the provisions of NRS 244A.920 . The money must be deposited in the account created pursuant to NRS 244A.920 and used only for the purposes set forth in that section.

4. The proceeds of the surcharge and any interest or income earned on such money may not be used for the purposes of promoting or marketing professional bowling.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.340 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.340
Creation--1861; boundaries redefined 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1983 and 2005; subsequent boundary revisions approved by affected counties
Status: in_force

1. There shall be a county, to be known as Washoe County, to include all that part of the State of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Carson City, and running easterly along the northern boundary of Carson City to the county boundary monument common to Washoe County, Lyon County, Carson City and Storey County; thence N. 12°22′55″ W. 3,137.70 feet to the section corner common to sections 10, 11, 14 and 15, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 11 and 14 to the section corner common to sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 11 and 12 to the section corner common to sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 1 and 2 to the east one-quarter corner of section 2; thence easterly along the east-west one-quarter section line to the range line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along such range line to the township line common to T. 16 N. and T. 17 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 25 and 36, T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 30 and 31, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 24 and 25, T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 19 and 30, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 13 and 24, T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 18 and 19, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 18 and 19 to the section corner common to sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 17 and 18 to the section corner common to sections 7, 8, 17 and 18, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the section line common to sections 7 and 18 to the south one-quarter corner of section 7; thence northerly along the north-south one-quarter section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 6 and 7, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the section line common to sections 6 and 7 to the range line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the range line to the township line common to T. 17 N. and T. 18 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the township line to the south one-quarter corner of section 36, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the north-south one-quarter section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 25 and 36, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 25 and 36 to the range line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 24 and 25, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M., and sections 19 and 30, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 19 and 30 to the section corner common to sections 19, 20, 29 and 30, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 19 and 20 to the section corner common to sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 17 and 18 to the section corner common to sections 7, 8, 17 and 18, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 7 and 8 to the section corner common to sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the section line common to sections 6 and 7 to the section corner common to sections 6 and 7 and sections 1 and 12, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing westerly along the section line common to sections 1 and 12 to the section corner common to sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 1 and 2 to the section corner common to sections 1 and 2 and sections 35 and 36, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 35 and 36 to the section corner common to sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 25 and 26 to the section corner common to sections 23, 24, 25 and 26, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 23 and 24, to the section corner common to sections 13, 14, 23 and 24, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 13 and 14 to the section corner common to sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 12 and 13 to the centerline of the Truckee River (as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 243.335 ); thence down such centerline of the Truckee River to the section line common to sections 10 and 11, T. 19 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 10 and 11 to the intersection of the section line common to sections 10 and 11 with the southern boundary of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 80; thence continuing northeasterly along the southern boundary of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 80 to the intersection of the southern boundary of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 80 with the north-south centerline of section 32, T. 20 N., R. 22 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing southerly along the centerline of section 32 to the centerline of the Truckee River, as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 243.335 ; thence down such centerline to its lower crossing; thence S. 53°06′03″ E. to a point in the Immigrant Road further described as being a 1 1 / 46 -inch iron pipe marked Storey, Lyon and Washoe; thence S. 27°53′57″ W., 2,021.40 feet along the easterly line of Storey County to a point in the section line common to sections 3 and 10, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section lines common to sections 3 and 10 to the easterly boundary of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, thence northeasterly along said Pyramid Lake Reservation Boundary to the section line common to sections 26 and 35, T. 21 N., R. 24 E.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T. 21 N., R. 24 E.; thence continuing easterly along the section line common to sections 29, 30, 31 and 32, T. 21 N., R. 25 E. to the section corner common to sections 28, 29, 32 and 33, T. 21 N., R. 25 E.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 20, 21, 28 and 29 to the section corner common to sections 16, 17, 20 and 21, T. 21 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 16 and 21 to the section corner common to sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, T. 21 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 3, 4, 9, 10, 15 and 16, to the township line common to T. 21 N. and T. 22 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the township line to the section corner common to sections 33 and 34, T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33 and 34 to the one-quarter corner common to sections 9 and 10, T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the one-quarter section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 8 and 9, T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 4, 5, 8 and 9 to the township line common to T. 22 N. and T. 23 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the township line to the section line common to sections 31 and 32, T. 23 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31 and 32 to the township lines common to T. 23 N., T. 24 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the township line to the range line common to R. 24 E. and R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the range line to the 40th degree of north latitude; thence westerly along the 40th degree of north latitude to the range line common to R. 23 E. and R. 24 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the common range lines continuously through each successive township to the Oregon line; thence westerly along the Oregon line to the California line; thence southerly along the California line to the place of beginning.

2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection 1: (a) The common boundary line between Carson City and Washoe County is redefined on July 1, 1969, and that boundary line is hereby established as provided in section 1.030 of chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended. (b) The common boundary line between Storey County and Washoe County is redefined on April 21, 1973, and that boundary line is established as provided in subsection 1 and NRS 243.335 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.353535 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.353535
“Residential unit” defined
Status: in_force

“ Residential unit ” means a single-family residence or an individual residential unit within a larger building, including, without limitation, a condominium, townhouse, duplex or other multifamily dwelling. The term does not include a timeshare or other property subject to the provisions of chapter 119A of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.213 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.213
Establishment of merit system
Status: in_force

1. In each county having a population of 100,000 or more the board of county commissioners shall by ordinance establish a merit personnel system for all employees of the county except those exempted under the provisions of NRS 245.213 to 245.216 , inclusive.

2. In each county having a population of less than 100,000 the board of county commissioners may by ordinance establish a merit personnel system for all employees of the county except those exempted under the provisions of NRS 245.213 to 245.216 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.19455 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.19455
Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited
Status: in_force

1. A county, including, without limitation, any board or planning agency of the county, shall not create, maintain or display a comprehensive model or map of the physical location of all or a substantial portion of the facilities of a public utility, public water system or video service provider.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not limit the authority of a county, including, without limitation, any board or planning agency of the county, to require a public utility, public water system or video service provider to provide information about the physical location of the facilities of the public utility, public water system or video service provider for the purpose of facilitating a public work.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Public utility ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.020 . (b) “ Public water system ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.235 , except the term does not include a water system that is owned or operated by the county. (c) “ Public work ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 338.010 . (d) “ Video service provider ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 711.151 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.065 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.065
County may contract for services of State Public Defender
Status: in_force

Any county in which the office of public defender has been created may contract for the services of the State Public Defender in providing representation for indigent persons when the court, for cause, disqualifies the county public defender or when the county public defender is otherwise unable to provide representation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.210 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.210
Unlawful acts; penalties
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not: (a) Make a false representation to obtain any information pursuant to NRS 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive; or (b) Knowingly obtain or disclose information pursuant to NRS 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive, for any use not authorized pursuant to NRS 250.087 or 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive.

2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1843 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1843
Public notice issued by planning commission in certain counties required to be available in certain languages
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall: (a) Ensure that any public notice issued by the planning commission of the county: (1) Sets forth the link to the Internet website of the county and a statement that information regarding the public notice is available in other languages on that Internet website; and (2) Is available on the Internet website of the county in every language in which voting materials are required to be prepared in the county pursuant to 52 U.S.C. § 10503 and NRS 293.2699 . (b) Make a good faith effort to find certified translators to translate the information required pursuant to this section.

2. The county and employees of the county are not liable for any mistake made in translating the information required pursuant to this section.

3. As used in this section, “ public notice ” means any notice or other written matter that the planning commission of the county is required to send by mail to a person or post in a public manner, including, without limitation, by posting on an Internet website.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.070 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.070
Subscription to and microfilming of county newspapers
Status: in_force

1. A county recorder may purchase a subscription for not more than three newspapers printed and published in the county where the county recorder holds office.

2. The county recorder may microfilm each issue of the newspaper or newspapers subscribed for as provided in subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3501 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3501
Sale of intoxicating liquors: Enactment, style and recording of liquor board's ordinances
Status: in_force

1. An ordinance of the liquor board shall not be passed except by bill. When any ordinance is amended, the section or sections thereof shall be reenacted as amended, and an ordinance shall not be revised or amended by reference only to its title.

2. Every liquor board ordinance shall: (a) Bear a summary, which shall appear before the title and which shall state in brief the subject matter of the ordinance. (b) Embrace but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto. The subject shall be clearly indicated in the title. In all cases where the subject of the ordinance is not so expressed in the title, the ordinance shall be void as to the matter not expressed in the title.

3. All proposed liquor board ordinances, when first proposed, shall be read aloud in full to the liquor board, and final action thereon shall be deferred until the next regular meeting of the board; but in cases of emergency, by unanimous consent of the whole board, final action may be taken immediately or at a special meeting called for that purpose.

4. All ordinances shall be: (a) Signed by the chair of the liquor board. (b) Attested by the county clerk. (c) Published by title only, together with the names of the liquor board members voting for or against their passage, in a newspaper published in and having a general circulation in the county, at least once a week for a period of 2 weeks before the same shall go into effect. Publication by title shall also contain a statement to the effect that typewritten copies of the ordinance are available for inspection at the office of the county clerk by all interested persons.

5. The style of liquor board ordinances shall be as follows: THE LIQUOR BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF _ DOES ORDAIN: (Body of ordinance) (Last section of ordinance) Proposed on _________________ (month) ________(day) ______(year) Proposed by Member ________________________________________________________________________ Passed ______________________ (month) ________(day) ______(year) Vote: Ayes: Members ______________________________________________________ Nays: Members ______________________________________________________ Absent: Members ______________________________________________________ Attest: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ County Clerk Chair of the Liquor Board This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after the ___________ day of the month of ___________ of the year ___________

6. The county clerk shall record all liquor board ordinances in a book kept for that purpose, together with the affidavits of publication by the publisher. The book, or a certified copy of an ordinance therein recorded and under the seal of the county, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts and places without further proof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.050 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.050
Facsimile signature
Status: in_force

1. Each county treasurer may use a facsimile signature in place of his or her handwritten signature whenever the necessity may arise and upon approval of the board of county commissioners if: (a) The facsimile signature is: (1) Produced by the most efficient device or other method of facsimile reproduction reasonably available; and (2) Used only under the direction and supervision of the county treasurer whose signature it represents; and (b) The device or other method of facsimile reproduction is at all times kept securely locked, when not in use, in a separate secure place authorized by the county treasurer, to prevent any misuse, fraudulent use or other improper use. If the device or other method of facsimile reproduction is of such a nature that: (1) The facsimile image or impression is severable from the device or other method of facsimile reproduction, the facsimile image or impression must be kept in a separate secure place authorized by the county treasurer; and (2) Any registered key, password or other securing device or procedure is severable from the device or other method of facsimile reproduction, the registered key, password or other securing device or procedure must be kept in a separate secure place authorized by the county treasurer.

2. A facsimile signature produced through a device or other method of facsimile reproduction authorized by the provisions of this section must not be combined with the signature of another officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.463 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.463
“Advisory committee” defined
Status: in_force

“Advisory committee” means the county sewage and wastewater advisory committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2963 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2963
Assumption of certain rights, duties, liabilities and obligations
Status: in_force

If the board of county commissioners establishes a district for a fire department, the department:

1. Assumes all rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of any fire department in any unincorporated town in the county which is subject to the provisions of NRS 269.500 to 269.625 , inclusive.

2. Assumes all rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of any county fire protection district only upon dissolution of the district as provided in chapter 474 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.135 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.135
Duties; employees and assistants
Status: in_force

1. The county manager shall perform such administrative functions of the county government as may be required by the board of county commissioners.

2. The county manager may, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such assistants and other employees as are necessary to the proper functioning of his or her office. The salaries of such assistants and employees and other expenses of conducting the office of the county manager shall be fixed and determined by the county manager with the consent and approval of the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.042 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.042
Investigatory powers
Status: in_force

In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 253.0415 , a public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, may:

1. Require any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the decedent to give any information and to execute any written requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public administrator or person with access to records, otherwise confidential, needed to evaluate the public administrator's or person's eligibility to serve.

2. Obtain information from the public records in any office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fee.

3. Investigate the assets and personal and family history of any decedent for whom he or she has been requested to serve as administrator, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.165 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.165
Creation--1862
Status: in_force

The County of Lander is hereby created, to include all that portion of the Territory of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the 40th meridian of longitude west from Washington with the 42nd degree of north latitude, or northern boundary line of Nevada Territory; thence running south on the line of the 40th meridian of longitude, through the Counties of Humboldt and Churchill, to the 39th degree of north latitude, or northern boundary line of Esmeralda County; thence east along the northern boundary line of Esmeralda County to the eastern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada; thence north, following the eastern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada, to the northern boundary line of the Territory of Nevada; thence west along the northern boundary line to the place of beginning.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.211 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.211
Pension or insurance for peace officers and firefighters who are disabled
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may establish, by contract or otherwise, and administer a disability pension plan or disability insurance program for the benefit of the county sheriff, any sheriff's deputy or firefighter who is disabled, to any degree, by an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment.

2. The board of county commissioners may adopt ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and procedures necessary to establish and administer the plan or program specified in subsection 1.

3. If a county elects to consider implementation of a plan or program specified in subsection 1, or to change the benefits provided by an existing plan or program, the persons affected by the proposed plan or program, or proposed change, may negotiate with the county concerning the nature and extent of such plan, program or change. Chapter 288 of NRS applies to negotiations for this purpose.

4. The plan or program authorized by this section must be supplemental or in addition to and not in conflict with the coverage, compensation, benefits or procedure established by or adopted pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS .

5. The benefits provided for in this section are supplemental to other benefits an employee is entitled to receive on account of the same disability. In no event may the benefits provided for in this section, when added to benefits provided for or purchased by the expenditure of public money, exceed the maximum amount of benefits an employee is entitled to receive if the employee has been a member of the department or agency for 10 years or more.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.197 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.197
Formation; bylaws; members of board of directors; annual report
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of a county may form a nonprofit corporation to aid the county during an emergency in providing to residents and visitors emergency assistance or any other governmental service, including, without limitation, social services and financial assistance for food and shelter.

2. The board of county commissioners shall approve by resolution the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the nonprofit corporation before the articles of incorporation may be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 82.081 . The bylaws of the nonprofit corporation must: (a) Provide that the purpose of the nonprofit corporation is limited to aiding the county during an emergency as provided in subsection 1; (b) Limit the nonprofit corporation to operating only after a declaration of an emergency by the county; and (c) Require that all money received by the nonprofit corporation must be used to benefit victims of the emergency.

3. After adopting a resolution forming a nonprofit corporation pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners shall appoint the initial members of the board of directors. All subsequent members of the board of directors must be appointed as provided in the bylaws of the nonprofit corporation.

4. A person who is appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors who is not otherwise a public officer is not a public officer by virtue of such appointment.

5. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to subsection 1 shall provide an annual report to the board of county commissioners which must include, without limitation: (a) A summary of the activities of the nonprofit corporation during the preceding year; (b) A statement of the finances of the nonprofit corporation during the preceding year; (c) A statement of any money received and any money spent by the nonprofit corporation during the preceding year, including, without limitation, the compensation paid to each officer and each member of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation; and (d) The names of the current members of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2969 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2969
“Juvenile court” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244.2969 to 244.299 , inclusive, “ juvenile court ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 62A.180 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.0435 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.0435
Private practice of law by certain district attorneys prohibited; disqualification from prosecution
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 252.060 , the district attorneys in counties of classes 1 to 5, inclusive, as classified in the table of annual salaries, shall not engage in the private practice of law.

2. A district attorney who is permitted to engage in the private practice of law shall disqualify himself or herself from any criminal prosecution of a person who has been involved in a matter related to the district attorney’s private practice of law.

3. As used in this section, “private practice of law” by a district attorney means the performance of legal service, for compensation, for any person or organization except the district attorney’s county and any other governmental agency which the district attorney has a statutory duty to serve.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3086 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3086
Terms of office; vacancies; compensation and expenses of commissioners
Status: in_force

1. Of the first commissioners appointed, one shall hold office for 1 year, two for 2 years, three for 3 years, and three for 4 years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 4 years.

2. Commissioners shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.

3. Any vacancy in the office of commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.

4. Commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to the same travel expenses and subsistence allowances as county officers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.307 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.307
Expenditure of county money for construction, improvement or repair of facilities owned by city or school district
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, authorize the expenditure of county money for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or repair of any recreational or cultural facility the title to which is held by: (a) An incorporated city located within the county; or (b) A school district located within the county, if the board of county commissioners has entered into an interlocal agreement with the school district which provides for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or repair of the facility.

2. Each such resolution must: (a) Describe the facility for which the money is to be expended. (b) Specify the maximum amount of money to be expended and the terms upon which it is to be expended. (c) Contain a finding by the board of county commissioners that a substantial benefit will be derived by the inhabitants of the county as a whole by the expenditure of such money.

3. As used in this section, “cultural facility” includes a library.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.350 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.350
Civil liability for excessive fees
Status: in_force

No sheriff shall, directly or indirectly, ask, demand or receive for any services or acts by him or her performed in pursuance of any duty of his or her office any greater or more fees than the sheriff is allowed by law, on pain of forfeiting for such offense, to the party aggrieved, treble the sum so demanded or received, and his or her legal fees, together with costs of suit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.040
County seat at Las Vegas
Status: in_force

The City of Las Vegas is the county seat of Clark County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1945 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1945
Advisory boards: Establishment; travel expenses
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may establish by ordinance advisory boards for any purpose relating to the county about which the board desires study or advice.

2. Members of such an advisory board are entitled to receive such travel expenses as are authorized in the ordinance that established the advisory board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.30791 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.30791
Meetings; records; quorum
Status: in_force

1. The commission shall hold at least four meetings each year and shall keep a complete record of all its transactions.

2. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

3. Any resolution, motion or other action shall be adopted or ordered taken by a majority of the commissioners forming a quorum.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35481 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35481
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 244.35481 to 244.35488 , inclusive, apply only to a county whose population is 100,000 or more.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.090 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.090
Attendance of courts in county
Status: in_force

The district attorney shall:

1. Attend the district courts held in his or her county, for the transaction of criminal business.

2. Attend justice courts in his or her county, when required by justices of the peace, and conduct all prosecutions on behalf of the people for public offenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.250 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.250
Unaudited claims to be presented within 6 months
Status: in_force

1. All unaudited claims or accounts against any county shall be presented to the board of county commissioners within 6 months from the time such claims or accounts become due or payable.

2. No claim or account against any county shall be audited, allowed or paid by the board of county commissioners, or any other officer of the county, unless the provisions of subsection 1 are strictly complied with.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.330 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.330
Fees payable in advance
Status: in_force

A county recorder shall not record any document, furnish any copies or render any other service connected with his or her office, until the fees for the services, as prescribed by law, are paid or tendered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.777 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.777
Collection of taxes; tax constitutes lien
Status: in_force

1. Any officer charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect the taxes levied pursuant to NRS 244A.775 at the same time and in the same manner, and with like interest and penalties, as other taxes are collected. When the tax is collected, the officer shall pay it monthly to the county treasurer to the credit of: (a) The district; or (b) The metropolitan police department if the operation of the system has been delegated to it.

2. The tax levied pursuant to NRS 244A.765 to 244A.777 , inclusive, with any interest or penalties, and the cost of collecting the unpaid tax, penalty or interest, are a lien on the property until they are paid. The lien must be executed, and has the same priority, as a lien for general taxes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.056 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.056
“Water project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Water project ” means facilities pertaining to a county water system for the collection, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of water, including, without limitation, springs, wells, ponds, lakes, water rights, other raw water sources, basin cribs, dams, spillways, retarding basins, detention basins, reservoirs, towers, and other storage facilities, pumping plants, infiltration galleries, filtration plants, purification systems, other water treatment facilities, waterworks plants, pumping stations, gauging stations, ventilating facilities, stream gauges, rain gauges, valves, standpipes, connections, hydrants, conduits, flumes, sluices, canals, channels, ditches, pipes, lines, laterals, service pipes, force mains, submains, syphons, other water transmission and distribution mains, engines, boilers, pumps, meters, apparatus, tools, equipment, fixtures, structures, buildings and other facilities for the acquisition, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of untreated water or potable water for domestic, commercial and industrial use and irrigation, or any combination thereof. A water project in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 may include as a part thereof a program established by the county pursuant to NRS 244.3651 to provide financial assistance to persons to connect to the water system.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3679 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3679
Ordinance restricting hours of construction work in common-interest community
Status: in_force

1. If the board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 700,000 or more adopts an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work in a common-interest community may begin, the hours for construction work in a declarant-controlled common-interest community must be allowed to begin at, but not earlier than, 5 a.m. during the period beginning on April 1 and ending on September 30.

2. As used in this section: (a) “ Common-interest community ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 116.021 . (b) “ Declarant-controlled common-interest community ” means a common-interest community in which the original developer controls a majority of the units.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.467 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.467
“Bond requirements” defined
Status: in_force

“Bond requirements” means the principal of, any prior redemption premiums due in connection with, and the interest on designated bonds or other securities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.36605 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.36605
Delinquent charges for financial assistance or for the provision of certain services related to water; election by county to collect delinquencies on tax roll
Status: in_force

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, if the county provides financial assistance through a program established pursuant to NRS 244.3651 or 244.3653 , the board of county commissioners may elect by ordinance to have delinquent repayments of loans, including, without limitation, charges, fees, interest and penalties, collected on the tax roll, or collected with the property taxes due on mobile or manufactured homes that do not meet the requirements of NRS 361.244 , in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, the county's general taxes. If the board makes such an election, the board shall cause: (a) A description of each lot or parcel of real property or each mobile or manufactured home with respect to which the charges are delinquent on May 1; and (b) The amount of the delinquent charges, to be prepared and submitted to the tax receiver of the county, in a form approved by the tax receiver, not later than June 1.

2. In a county whose population is less than 700,000: (a) The board of county commissioners of a county which provides sewerage, storm drainage or water service, or any combination of those services, may elect by ordinance to have delinquent charges for any or all of those services collected on the tax roll, or collected with the property taxes due on mobile or manufactured homes that do not meet the requirements of NRS 361.244 , in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, the county's general taxes. If the board makes such an election, the board shall cause: (1) A description of each lot or parcel of real property or each mobile or manufactured home with respect to which the charges are delinquent on May 1; and (2) The amount of the delinquent charges, to be prepared and submitted to the tax receiver of the county, in a form approved by the tax receiver, no later than June 1. (b) The powers authorized by this section are alternative to all other powers of the county for the collection of such delinquent charges or repayments. (c) The real property may be described by reference to maps prepared by and on file in the office of the county assessor or by descriptions used by the county assessor. (d) The amount of any such delinquent charge or repayment constitutes a lien against the lot or parcel of land or mobile or manufactured home against which the charge has been imposed as of the time when the lien of taxes on the roll or on mobile or manufactured homes attach. (e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (g), the tax receiver of the county shall include the amount of the delinquent charges or repayments on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land or mobile or manufactured homes, as applicable. Thereafter the amount of the delinquent charges or repayments must be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons as, together with and not separately from, the general taxes for the county. (f) All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of general taxes of the county, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation, refund, redemption and sale, are applicable to delinquent charges or repayments that are collected in the manner authorized by this section. (g) The tax receiver of the county may issue separate bills for delinquent charges or repayments that are collected in the manner authorized by this section and separate receipts for collection on account of those charges.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3543 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3543
Application for license: Time; contents
Status: in_force

Application for a license to conduct such an assembly shall be made in writing to the county clerk at least 60 days prior to the time indicated for the commencement of the planned activity and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount established by the board. The application shall include:

1. The name and address of the applicant or applicants.

2. The legal description of the place where the proposed assembly is to be held.

3. The date or dates of the assembly.

4. The estimated attendance at the assembly.

5. The nature or purpose of the assembly.

6. Such other information as the board determines is necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.080 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.080
Creation--1861
Status: in_force

There shall be a county, to be known as Esmeralda County, to include all that part of Nevada Territory within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at a point where the 37th degree of north latitude intersects the 116th meridian, and running west along the 37th degree to the California line; thence along the line in a northwesterly direction to the summit of the divide between the east and west forks of the Walker River; thence along the divide in a northerly direction to the headwaters of Desert Creek; thence following down the middle of Desert Creek to a point where it debouches from the mountain; thence following the base of the mountain to the west branch of the Walker River; thence across the river to the base of the mountain; thence following the base of the mountain in a direct line, as near as may be, to Mason's Ranch; thence due east to the 116th meridian; thence south along the 116th meridian to the place of beginning.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.180 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.180
Indexing of records and proceedings
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of the several counties may, in their discretion, cause to be compiled a full and complete alphabetical index and page citation of and for all of its records and proceedings, where the same do not now exist, and are not now, or may not hereafter be, otherwise enjoined by law to be compiled and kept.

2. Should the cost for compiling the index and page citation in any case amount to the sum of $500, such compilation shall be let and done by contract by the lowest and best bidder therefor, as is now provided for by law. Otherwise, the same may be done by such responsible person or persons as the board may employ for that purpose. The compilation when completed shall be subject to the approval of the board, and payment therefor shall be a valid and subsisting claim against the county, and shall be allowed, approved and paid in such manner as is now provided by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.338 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.338
Farmers' markets: Responsibilities of licensee; unlawful acts
Status: in_force

1. The person, firm, association or corporation licensed by the board of county commissioners to establish a farmers' market is: (a) Responsible for the collection of any taxes required pursuant to chapters 372, 374 and 377 of NRS. (b) An employer as defined in NRS 616A.230 for the purpose of providing coverage under the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act.

2. A person who sells farm products within the farmers' market is not required to be licensed.

3. It is unlawful for any person to sell, within the farmers' market, any product which is not a farm product.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.520 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.520
“Personal information” defined
Status: in_force

“ Personal information ” means:

1. The home address of a person;

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

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

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

but does not include an assessor's parcel number.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.365 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.365
Prevention of pollution of streams by sawdust; tax levy
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain suits in any court of competent jurisdiction against any persons, firms, associations or corporations depositing sawdust in any river or stream the waters of which run partly or wholly in this state.

2. The boards of county commissioners of any and all counties are authorized and empowered to levy annually such tax as in their discretion may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.370 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.370
Cost of publication
Status: in_force

When by law any publication is required to be made by any sheriff of any suit, process, notice, order or other paper, the cost of such publication shall, if demanded, be tendered by the party to whom such order, process, notice or other paper was granted before the sheriff shall be compelled to make publication thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3535 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3535
Restrictions on regulation of blockchains
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners shall not: (a) Impose any tax or fee on the use of a blockchain by any person or entity; (b) Require any person or entity to obtain from the board of county commissioners any certificate, license or permit to use a blockchain; or (c) Impose any other requirement relating to the use of a blockchain by any person or entity.

2. Nothing in this section prohibits a county from using a blockchain in the performance of its powers or duties in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 719 of NRS .

3. As used in this section, “ blockchain ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 719.045 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.715 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.715
Form and terms of bonds
Status: in_force

1. The bonds must: (a) Be authorized by resolution; (b) Be in such denominations; (c) Bear such date or dates; (d) Mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their respective dates; (e) Be in such form; (f) Carry such registration privileges; (g) Be executed in such manner, including the use of one or more facsimile signatures so long as at least one manual signature appears on the bonds, which manual signature may be either an official of the county or an officer of the trustee authenticating the same; (h) Be payable at such place or places within or without the State; and (i) Be subject to such terms of redemption, as the authorizing resolution may provide.

2. The resolution may fix a rate or rates of interest, or provide for the determination of the rate or rates from time to time by a designated agent according to a specified standard and procedure.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the bonds may be sold in one or more series at par, or below or above par, in such manner and for such price or prices as the county, in its discretion, determines. In the case of a project for the generation and transmission of electricity, the determination with respect to the manner of sale of the bonds must be made in the best interest of the participants, upon the recommendation and with the concurrence of the management committee. As an incidental expense of the project, the county, in its discretion, may employ financial and legal consultants in regard to the financing of the project.

4. The bonds are fully negotiable under the terms of the Uniform Commercial Code--Investment Securities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.380 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.380
Boundary line between Elko and White Pine Counties established--1925
Status: in_force

The boundary line between Elko County and White Pine County shall be as described in NRS 243.070 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.421 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.421
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244.421 to 244.429 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 244.423 to 244.427 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.741 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.741
Operation by county prohibited
Status: in_force

1. When all principal of, interest on and any prior redemption premiums due in connection with the bonds issued for a project have been paid in full, and if an option to purchase or option to renew a lease, if any, contained in such lease has not been exercised as to all of the property contained in the project, the lease shall terminate and the county shall sell such remaining property or devote the same to county purposes other than those authorized by NRS 244A.669 to 244A.763 , inclusive.

2. No county may operate any project as a business or in any other manner except as a lessor or seller thereof. If the project is for the generation and transmission of electricity, and the county retains ownership and sells the electricity generated or charges for the use of the transmitting facilities, the project must be constructed and operated by one or more of the purchasers of that electricity or users of the transmitting facilities pursuant to agreement with the county.

3. Any such sale which is not made pursuant to exercise of an option to purchase by the lessee or pursuant to an agreement of sale shall be conducted in the same manner as is then provided by law governing the issuer's sale of surplus property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.180 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.180
Boundary line between Lander and Churchill Counties--1869
Status: in_force

The boundary line between Lander County and Churchill County shall be as described in NRS 243.020 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.7641 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.7641
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244A.7641 to 244A.7648 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “ Mobile telephone service ” means cellular or other service to a telephone installed in a vehicle or which is otherwise portable.

2. “Place of primary use” has the meaning ascribed to it in 4 U.S.C. § 124(8) , as that section existed on August 1, 2002.

3. “Portable event recording device” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.830 .

4. “ Supplier ” means a person authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to provide mobile telephone service.

5. “ Telephone system ” means a system for transmitting information between or among points specified by the user that does not change the form or content of the information regardless of the technology, facilities or equipment used. A telephone system may include, without limitation: (a) Wireless or Internet technology, facilities or equipment; and (b) Technology, facilities or equipment used for transmitting information from an emergency responder to the user or from the user to an emergency responder.

6. “ Vehicular event recording device ” means a device which is affixed to a marked vehicle of a law enforcement agency, as defined in NRS 289.830 , and which records both audio and visual events.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.030 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.030
Bond
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners shall, on or before the first Monday in September preceding the election of the county treasurer, and at any other time when the funds are to be substantially increased, prescribe the amount in which the county treasurer must execute an official bond. The bond and sureties of the county treasurer must, before the bond can be recorded and filed, be approved by a judge of the district court. All persons offered as sureties on the bond may be examined on oath touching their qualifications, and no person can be admitted as surety on any such bond unless the person is a resident and freeholder or householder within the State, and is worth in real or personal property, or both, situate in this state, the amount of his or her undertaking, over and above all sums for which he or she is already liable, exclusive of property exempt from execution and forced sale.

2. The bond shall be: (a) Recorded in the office of the county recorder and then filed and kept in the office of the county clerk. (b) Conditioned that all moneys received by the county treasurer for the use of the county shall be paid as the board of county commissioners shall from time to time direct, except where special provision is made by law for the payment of such moneys, by order of any court, or otherwise, and for the faithful discharge of his or her duties.

3. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prevent the county treasurer from giving a surety company bond in the manner prescribed by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.207 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.207
Central receiving and disbursing systems for county money
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may establish by ordinance central receiving and disbursing systems for the handling of county money and money held in trust by the county or by any of its elected or appointed officers. Such systems may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) The commingling of all the money from any source if the accounting system employed supplies full information concerning the sources of the money. (b) The elimination of departmental accounts in an insured bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank by commingling the money in an account or accounts maintained by the county treasurer. (c) The elimination of trust accounts in a bank or credit union, created for any reason as long as adequate records are maintained to identify fully all trust money. The money previously held in such trust accounts may be commingled with other money held in accounts maintained in a bank or credit union by the county treasurer. (d) The centralization of all disbursing of all money, including trust money, if the accounting system employed supplies full information concerning the disposition of the money. (e) The centralization of part or all of billing and collection aspects of business licenses, personal property and any other activity of any of the offices of the county that involves billing for services, taxes or fees imposed by statute or ordinance, or the collection of money in payment of such billings. (f) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the centralization of part or all of the billing and collection aspects of any fine, fee, bail or forfeiture imposed by a court and any payment ordered by a court pursuant to NRS 178.3975 .

2. Investment income from the commingled money must be credited to the general fund of the county if other provisions of law or contract do not require other allocation of the investment income.

3. This section does not: (a) Eliminate the reporting requirements of various elected and appointed officials relating to the receipt and disposition of money. (b) Limit the right of a local government as defined in NRS 354.474 , but not including a county, whose money is held in trust by the county to direct the receipt, disbursement and investment of its money independently of the system provided for in this section, where the independent direction is otherwise authorized by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.429 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.429
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

A youth shelter and its director, employees, agents or volunteers are immune from civil liability based upon any act or failure to act while admitting, releasing or caring for a runaway or homeless youth, unless the act or failure to act was the result of the gross negligence or intentional or reckless misconduct of the youth shelter or its director, employees, agents or volunteers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.080 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.080
Office; hours to remain open
Status: in_force

County treasurers shall keep an office at the county seat of their county which shall be kept open in accordance with the provisions of NRS 245.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.0415 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0415
Duties in administering estate; estates that administrator or certain other persons are not to administer; transporting property of decedent in smaller counties
Status: in_force

1. The public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, shall: (a) Investigate: (1) The financial status of any decedent for whom he or she has been requested to serve as administrator to determine the assets and liabilities of the estate. (2) Whether there is any qualified person who is willing and able to serve as administrator of the estate of an intestate decedent to determine whether he or she is eligible to serve in that capacity. (3) Whether there are beneficiaries named on any asset of the estate or whether any deed upon death executed pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699 , inclusive, is on file with the county recorder. (b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.0403 and 253.0425 , petition the court for letters of administration of the estate of an intestate decedent if, after investigation, the public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, finds that there is no other qualified person having a prior right who is willing and able to serve. (c) Upon court order, act as administrator of the estate of an intestate decedent, regardless of the amount of assets in the estate of the decedent if no other qualified person is willing and able to serve.

2. The public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, shall not administer any estate: (a) Held in joint tenancy unless all joint tenants are deceased; or (b) For which a deed upon death has been executed pursuant to NRS 111.655 to 111.699 , inclusive.

3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, require the public administrator or the person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, to notify or obtain approval from the board of county commissioners before transporting outside the county any property of a decedent for whose estate the public administrator or person serves as administrator.

4. As used in this section, “ intestate decedent ” means a person who has died without leaving a valid will, trust or other estate plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.679 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.679
“Finance” and “financing” defined
Status: in_force

“Finance” or “financing” includes the issue of bonds by a county for the purpose of using substantially all of the proceeds to pay (or to reimburse the obligor or its designee) for the costs of acquiring, improving and equipping a project, whether these costs are incurred by the county, the obligor or a designee of the obligor. Title to or in such project may at all times remain in the obligor or the obligor's designee or assignee and, in such case, the bonds of the county shall be secured by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the obligor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.633 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.633
Free tickets and passes restricted
Status: in_force

The county fair and recreation board shall not, as a condition precedent to the use of any recreational facility by any person, firm or corporation, demand or receive any free tickets, passes or other items authorizing admission without payment to any event, display, gathering, sporting event, convention or the like held or conducted in the recreational facility under the control of the board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.050 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.050
Custody of jail and prisoners
Status: in_force

The sheriff of each county shall have the custody of the jail of his or her county and the prisoners in the same, and shall appoint the keeper thereof, for whose conduct the sheriff shall be responsible, and whom the sheriff may remove at pleasure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.200 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.200
Surveyor General to establish boundary lines between Lander, Nye and Eureka Counties--1929
Status: in_force

1. Without delay, the Surveyor General shall proceed to establish the indefinite and uncertain boundaries between Lander and Eureka Counties, and between Lander and Nye Counties, subject to the joint cooperation of Lander, Eureka and Nye Counties, in the manner following: After March 26, 1929, the Surveyor General shall forthwith notify the district attorney of each of the Counties of Lander, Nye and Eureka of the enactment of this section, whereupon the district attorneys shall lay the subject matter of this section before the boards of county commissioners of their respective Counties for their consideration. If the boards of county commissioners of all of the Counties shall, within 60 days after submission to them of the subject matter hereof, notify the Surveyor General of their assent to a survey to establish the boundaries, and an agreement to share the expense thereof equally, then the Surveyor General shall proceed to determine and establish the county boundaries.

2. The boundaries established by the Surveyor General under the provisions of this section shall be binding upon the Counties.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.060
Deputies
Status: in_force

1. County treasurers may appoint one or more deputies and may take from them bond with sureties. A deputy must be at least 18 years of age. Every county treasurer and the county treasurer’s sureties are liable for every official act of his or her deputies.

2. Any county treasurer may authorize his or her deputy or deputies to transact any official business pertaining to the office of county treasurer in the same manner as the county treasurer. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county treasurer or the county by which the deputy is employed.

3. All appointments of deputies under the provisions of this section must be in writing and must, together with the oath of office of the deputies, be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which the county treasurer legally holds and exercises his or her office. Revocations of such appointments must also be recorded as provided in this section. From the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations therein, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointments or revocations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.497 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.497
Technical advisory committee
Status: in_force

1. In each county there shall be appointed a technical advisory committee to be designated as the county sewage and wastewater advisory committee.

2. The advisory committee consists of two members appointed by the board, three members appointed by the governing body of the most populous city in the county, two members appointed by the governing body of the second most populous city in the county, one member appointed by the governing body of each other city in the county, and one member appointed by the governing body of each water district, sanitation district or water and sanitation district in the county having within its boundaries a population of 5,000 or more.

3. Each appointee shall be an employee of the municipality or district whose governing body is required to make the appointment and shall at the time of that employment be actively engaged in the operation or management of sewer or water facilities within the municipality or district, except the county prior to its operation of facilities.

4. Each appointee shall serve without additional compensation or fidelity bond for his or her duties as a member of the advisory committee and remains a member until death or resignation or his or her termination as a member, with or without cause, by the governing body of the appointing municipality or district and its appointment of his or her successor. The governing body of an appointing municipality or district shall in any case terminate the membership on the advisory committee of any of its appointed members within a reasonable time after any member ceases to be employed by the municipality or district in sewer or water work and shall appoint a successor with the required qualifications.

5. The committee shall elect such officers from within its membership, fix such time and place of meetings, adopt such rules of procedure and keep such records all as in its sole discretion it shall determine to be consistent with the purposes of NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive.

6. No member of the advisory committee may be interested in any contract or transaction with the county under consideration by the advisory committee except in his or her official representative capacity or in his or her capacity as a public officer or employee.

7. The advisory committee shall proceed immediately upon appointment and at all times thereafter diligently to inform itself as to all laws, matters and things which may be of significance in maintaining the quality of collection, disposal and treatment of sewage and wastewater in the county and the consequent purity of water within the county. The advisory committee shall also advise the board of conditions which in the judgment of the advisory committee require action by the board, and make recommendations in regard thereto.

8. It is the intent of NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive, that the existence and activities of the advisory committee in no way diminish the responsibility of the board or the officers of the county in fulfilling the legislative declaration expressed in NRS 244A.459 and in performing its duties as the master agency of the county in these matters.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.655 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.655
Debt limit of county whose population is less than 700,000
Status: in_force

A county whose population is less than 700,000 shall not become indebted for those county recreational purposes under the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, by the issuance of general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities, other than any notes or warrants maturing within 1 year from the respective dates of their issuance, but excluding any outstanding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds or other special obligation securities, and excluding any outstanding general obligation notes and warrants, exceeding 3 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property in the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3087 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3087
Oath of office; no bond required
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after their appointment, commissioners shall qualify by taking the oath of office. No bond shall be required of them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.33503 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.33503
Continuation of license tax in county whose population is 100,000 or more; use of proceeds; pledge of proceeds
Status: in_force

1. Any license tax: (a) Which is levied by a county whose population is 100,000 or more against any lawful trade, calling, industry, occupation, profession or business conducted in the county and located in an unincorporated area within the county; (b) Whose proceeds are pledged for the payment of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive; and (c) Which is being collected by the county on January 1, 1995, must continue to be levied, collected and transmitted to the county fair and recreation board created pursuant to NRS 244A.599 as long as any of the bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, remain outstanding and unpaid.

2. The proceeds of the license tax must be used by the county fair and recreation board for the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, including the payment of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to those provisions, and may be irrevocably pledged by the county fair and recreation board to the payment of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to those provisions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.046 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.046
Limitations on consideration of criminal history of applicant for employment by county
Status: in_force

1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of the person, the criminal history of an applicant for employment by a county may be considered only after the earlier of: (a) The final interview conducted in person; or (b) The county has extended to the applicant a conditional offer of employment.

2. The board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county may, before selecting an applicant as a finalist for a position or extending to an applicant a conditional offer of employment, notify the applicant of any provision of state or federal law that disqualifies a person with a particular criminal history from employment in a particular position.

3. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of the person, the board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county may decline to make an offer of employment or rescind a conditional offer of employment extended to an otherwise qualified applicant who has criminal charges pending against him or her that were filed within the previous 6 months or has been convicted of a criminal offense only after considering: (a) Whether any criminal offense charged against the applicant or committed by the applicant directly relates to the responsibilities of the position for which the applicant has applied; (b) The nature and severity of each criminal offense charged against the applicant or committed by the applicant; (c) The age of the applicant at the time of the commission of each criminal offense; (d) The period between the commission of each criminal offense and the date of the application for employment; and (e) Any information or documentation demonstrating the applicant's rehabilitation.

4. The board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county shall not consider any of the following criminal records in connection with an application for employment: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an arrest of the applicant which did not result in a conviction; (b) A record of conviction which was dismissed, expunged or sealed; or (c) An infraction or misdemeanor for which a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail was not imposed.

5. If the criminal history of an applicant is used as a basis for rejecting an applicant or rescinding a conditional offer of employment, such rejection or rescission of a conditional offer of employment must: (a) Be made in writing; (b) Include a statement indicating that the criminal history of the applicant was the basis for the rejection or rescission of the offer; and (c) Provide an opportunity for the applicant to discuss the basis for the rejection or rescission of the offer with the director of the department of human resources of the county or a person designated by the director.

6. An application for employment must include a statement that: (a) A record of conviction will not necessarily bar the applicant from employment; and (b) The board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of the county will consider factors such as: (1) The length of time that has passed since the offense; (2) The age of the applicant at the time of the offense; (3) The severity and nature of the offense; (4) The relationship of the offense to the position for which the applicant has applied; and (5) Evidence of the rehabilitation of the applicant.

7. This section does not apply to any applicant for employment: (a) As a peace officer or firefighter; or (b) In any position that entails physical access to a computer or other equipment used for access to the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System or the National Crime Information Center.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.453 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.453
Bonding limit
Status: in_force

No county shall ever become indebted for such county recreational purposes under the provisions of NRS 244A.441 to 244A.453 , inclusive, by the issuance of such general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities (other than any notes or warrants maturing within 1 year from the respective dates of their issuance), but excluding any outstanding revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, or other special obligation securities, and excluding any such outstanding general obligation notes and warrants, exceeding 3 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property in the county; and no county shall ever become indebted in an amount exceeding 10 percent of such valuation by the issuance of any such general obligation securities (other than any such notes or warrants), but excluding any such outstanding special obligation securities and excluding any such outstanding general obligation notes and warrants.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.2815 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.2815
Sale, lease or disposal of real property of county for redevelopment or economic development; requirements
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property for the purposes of redevelopment or economic development: (a) Without first offering the real property to the public; and (b) For less than fair market value of the real property.

2. Before a board of county commissioners may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property pursuant to this section, the board must: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, obtain an appraisal of the real property pursuant to NRS 244.2795 ; and (b) Adopt a resolution finding that it is in the best interest of the public to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the real property: (1) Without offering the real property to the public; and (2) For less than fair market value of the real property.

3. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 52,000 may lease real property pursuant to this section without obtaining the appraisal otherwise required pursuant to subsection 2 if: (a) The real property was acquired by the county directly from the Federal Government; and (b) The terms and conditions under which the real property was acquired prohibit the sale of the real property and provide for the reversion of the title to the real property to the Federal Government upon demand by the Federal Government.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Economic development ” means: (1) The establishment of new commercial enterprises or facilities within the county; (2) The support, retention or expansion of existing commercial enterprises or facilities within the county; (3) The establishment, retention or expansion of public, quasi-public or other facilities or operations within the county; (4) The establishment of residential housing needed to support the establishment of new commercial enterprises or facilities or the expansion of existing commercial enterprises or facilities; or (5) Any combination of the activities described in subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, to create and retain opportunities of employment for the residents of the county. (b) “ Redevelopment ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 279.408 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.065 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.065
Commissioners may administer oaths
Status: in_force

County commissioners are authorized and empowered to administer all oaths or affirmations necessary in discharging the duties of their office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.033 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.033
“Improvement” and “improve” defined
Status: in_force

“Improvement” or “improve” means the extension, widening, lengthening, betterment, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement, or any combination thereof, of any project, or an interest therein, herein authorized.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.053 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.053
“Street project” defined
Status: in_force

“Street project” means any street, avenue, boulevard, alley, highway or other public right-of-way used for any vehicular traffic, and including a sidewalk designed primarily for use by pedestrians, including, without limitation, grades, regrades, gravel, oiling, surfacing, macadamizing, paving, crosswalks, sidewalks, pedestrian rights-of-way, driveway approaches, curb cuts, curbs, gutters, culverts, catch basins, drains, sewers, manholes, inlets, outlets, retaining walls, bridges, overpasses, tunnels, underpasses, approaches, sprinkling facilities, artificial lights and lighting equipment, parkways, grade separators, traffic separators and traffic control equipment, and all appurtenances and incidentals, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, all types of property therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.085 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.085
Monthly report of administrative assessments paid by Justice Courts
Status: in_force

On or before the 15th day of each month, the county treasurer shall report to the State Controller the amount of the administrative assessments paid by each justice court for the preceding month pursuant to NRS 176.059 , 176.0613 and 176.0623 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.225 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.225
Publication of financial statement
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners shall publish quarterly a statement of the total amounts of receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding, and the total amounts of accounts allowed. Publications shall be made by making one insertion of the statement in a newspaper published in the county, but if no newspaper is published in the county, then such publication shall be made by posting a copy of the statement at the courthouse door and at two other public places in the county. The statement must: (a) Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3; (b) If the county maintains an official Internet website, inform the public of where the financial statement is posted on the Internet website pursuant to subsection 2; (c) Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents; (d) Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents; and (e) Be published for a period of at least 5 consecutive days.

2. If a county maintains an official Internet website, the board of county commissioners shall maintain and update quarterly on the Internet website of the county a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding and the accounts allowed. The statement must: (a) Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3; (b) Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents; and (c) Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents.

3. The original and any duplicate or copy of each receipt, bill, invoice, check, warrant, voucher or other similar document that supports a transaction, the amount of which is shown in the statement published pursuant to this section, is a public record that is available for inspection and copying by any person pursuant to the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.040
Removal of county treasurer when suit on bond
Status: in_force

Whenever suit shall have been commenced on the official bond of any delinquent county treasurer, the county treasurer may be removed by the board of county commissioners of his or her county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.120 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.120
Payment of county warrants; limitation
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall pay all warrants of the county auditor when presented and shall write on the face of the warrant the date of payment and his or her signature; but such warrants are required to be presented for payment within 2 years from the date they bear, and upon their being unpresented for 2 years from such date, their payment shall be forever barred.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.215 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.215
Legal assistance
Status: in_force

1. When necessary for the proper administration of a guardianship, a public guardian may: (a) Retain an attorney to assist him or her if the attorney practices law in the county and is qualified by experience and willing to serve or rotate this employment among attorneys who practice law in the county and who are qualified by experience and willing to serve; or (b) Upon approval of the board of county commissioners, obtain assistance from the office of the district attorney of the county.

2. Any attorney's fee must be paid from the assets of the protected person.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.080 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.080
Duties in new township
Status: in_force

When any constable, by the formation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits thereof, the constable shall continue to act as constable for such new township, and shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.382 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.382
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that:

1. Many of the less populous counties of the State have experienced shortages of physicians, surgeons, anesthetists, dentists, other medical professionals, physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants.

2. Some of the more populous counties of the State have also experienced shortages of physicians, surgeons, anesthetists, dentists, other medical professionals, physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants in their rural communities.

3. By granting county scholarships to students in such medical professions who will agree to return to the less populous counties or the rural communities of the more populous counties for residence and practice, these counties can alleviate the shortages to a degree and thereby provide their people with needed health services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.085 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.085
Account for the Acquisition and Improvement of Technology in the Office of the County Assessor
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall by ordinance create in the county general fund an account to be designated as the Account for the Acquisition and Improvement of Technology in the Office of the County Assessor.

2. The money in the Account: (a) Must be accounted for separately and not as a part of any other account; and (b) Must not be used to replace or supplant any money available from other sources to acquire technology for and improve technology used in the office of the county assessor.

3. The money in the Account must be used to acquire technology for or improve the technology used in the office of the county assessor or by another entity with operational impact on the office of the county assessor, including, without limitation, the payment of costs associated with acquiring or improving technology for converting and archiving records, purchasing hardware and software, maintaining the technology, training employees in the operation of the technology and contracting for professional services relating to the technology.

4. On or before July 1 of each year, the county assessor shall submit to the board of county commissioners a report of the projected expenditures of the money in the Account for the following fiscal year. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year that has not been committed for expenditure reverts to the county general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.080 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.080
Construction of chapter
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere in any way with the manner in which the several counties and district courts deal with indigent defendants, if the provisions of this chapter are not applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.549 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.549
Lien for unpaid service charges
Status: in_force

1. Until paid, all service charges of the county or the State charged to any person owning or occupying real property in the county constitute a perpetual lien against the property served, superior to all liens, claims and titles other than liens for general taxes and special assessments. This lien is not extinguished by the sale of any property on account of nonpayment of any other lien, claim or title, including liens for general taxes and special assessments.

2. A lien for unpaid service charges may be foreclosed in the same manner as provided for the foreclosure of mechanics' liens. Before any such lien is foreclosed the board shall hold a hearing on the lien after notice thereof by registered or certified first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known owner at his or her last known address according to the records of the county in which the property is located.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.029 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.029
“Equipment” and “equip” defined
Status: in_force

“Equipment” or “equip” means the furnishing of all necessary or desirable, related or appurtenant, facilities, or any combination thereof, appertaining to any project, or interest therein, herein authorized.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.689 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.689
“Project” defined
Status: in_force

“ Project ” means:

1. Any land, building or other improvement and all real and personal properties necessary in connection therewith, whether or not in existence, suitable for: (a) A manufacturing, industrial or warehousing enterprise; (b) An organization for research and development; (c) A health and care facility; (d) A supplemental facility for a health and care facility; (e) The purposes of a corporation for public benefit; or (f) Affordable housing.

2. The refinancing of any land, building or other improvement and any real and personal property necessary for: (a) A health and care facility; (b) A supplemental facility for a health and care facility; (c) The purposes of a corporation for public benefit; or (d) Affordable housing.

3. Any land, building, structure, facility, system, fixture, improvement, appurtenance, machinery, equipment, or any combination thereof or any interest therein, used by any natural person, partnership, firm, company, corporation, including a public utility, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns: (a) For the reduction, abatement or prevention of pollution or for the removal or treatment of any substance in a processed material which otherwise would cause pollution when such material is used. (b) In connection with the furnishing of water if available on reasonable demand to members of the general public. (c) In connection with the furnishing of energy or gas.

4. Any real or personal property appropriate for addition to a hotel, motel, apartment building, casino or office building to protect it or its occupants from fire.

5. Any undertaking by a public utility, in addition to that allowed by subsections 2 and 3, which is solely for the purpose of making capital improvements to property, whether or not in existence, of a public utility.

6. In addition to the kinds of property described in subsections 2 and 3, if the project is for the generation and transmission of electricity, any other property necessary or useful for that purpose, including, without limitation, any leases and any rights to take water or fuel.

7. The preservation of any historic structure or its restoration for its original or another use, if the plan has been approved by the Office of Historic Preservation of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1615 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1615
Institution of program or sponsorship of activity to increase participation in public policy and government
Status: in_force

A board of county commissioners may institute a program or sponsor an activity, event or any other action designed to increase the extent and quality of participation of the residents of the county in the development of public policy and the improvement of the operation of government at all levels. The board may submit a report of any action taken pursuant to this section to the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.739 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.739
Payment and contribution by county prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a county shall not pay out of its general fund or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring, improving and equipping a project.

2. A county shall not use land already owned by the county, or in which the county has an equity interest for the construction of a project unless: (a) The land was specifically acquired for the purpose of a project; (b) The board determines that the land is no longer necessary for other purposes of the county; or (c) The land is conveyed to a nonprofit organization pursuant to NRS 244.287 .

3. The entire cost of acquiring, improving and equipping any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, but this provision does not prevent a county from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project, including the completion of the project by the lessee, purchaser or obligor without any cost or liability to the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35353 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35353
“Hosting platform” defined
Status: in_force

“ Hosting platform ” means a person who, for a fee or other charge, provides on an Internet website an online platform that facilitates the rental of a residential unit or a room within a residential unit by an owner or lessee of the residential unit for the purposes of transient lodging, including, without limitation, through advertising, matchmaking or other means.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.040
Deputies: Appointment and removal in smaller counties; oath; recording of appointment; bonds
Status: in_force

1. Except as provided in NRS 248.045 , each sheriff may: (a) Appoint, in writing signed by him or her, one or more deputies, who may perform all the duties devolving on the sheriff of the county and such other duties as the sheriff may from time to time direct. The appointment of a deputy sheriff must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the sheriff or the county by which the deputy sheriff is employed. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, only remove a deputy who has completed a probationary period of 12 months for cause. A deputy who functions as the head of a department or an administrative employee or who has not completed the probationary period may be removed at the sheriff's pleasure.

2. For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, in any county whose population is less than 52,000, “ cause ” includes, without limitation: (a) Failure to be certified by the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission within the time required by NRS 289.550 ; (b) Loss of the certification by the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission required by NRS 289.550 ; or (c) Failure to maintain a valid driver's license. This subsection does not limit or impair any internal grievance procedure, grievance procedure negotiated pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS or administrative remedy otherwise available to a deputy.

3. No deputy sheriff is qualified to act as such unless he or she has taken an oath to discharge the duties of the office faithfully and impartially. The oath, together with the written appointment, must be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which the sheriff legally holds and exercises office. Revocations of such appointments must be recorded as provided in this subsection. From the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations therein, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointments or revocations.

4. The sheriff may require of his or her deputies such bonds as to the sheriff seem proper.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.461 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.461
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive, the definitions provided in the Local Government Securities Law apply to county securities issued hereunder and the definitions provided in the State Securities Law apply to state securities issued hereunder.

2. The definitions provided in NRS 244A.463 to 244A.493 , inclusive, apply specifically to NRS 244A.455 to 244A.573 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 249.010 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 249 / Section 249.010
Election; term of office; certain county clerks ex officio county treasurers; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or as altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 , county treasurers must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective counties.

2. County treasurers must be chosen by the electors of their respective counties at the general election in 1922, and at the general election every 4 years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of January subsequent to their election.

3. The county clerks of Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Eureka, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing and Storey Counties are ex officio county treasurers of their respective counties, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.545 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.545
Collection of service charges on tax roll: Hearings; final report
Status: in_force

1. At the time stated in the notice, the board shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the report referred to in the notice and may continue the hearing from time to time. If the board finds that protest is made by the owners of a majority of separate parcels of property described in the report, then the report shall not be adopted and the charges shall be collected separately from the tax roll.

2. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the board may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each charge as described in the report. This determination is final.

3. After the hearing, when the board has made a final decision on a service charge or fee to be collected on the county tax rolls, the board shall cause to be prepared and filed a final report, which shall contain a description of each parcel receiving the services and the amount of the charge, with the county assessor for inclusion on the assessment roll. If a report is filed after the closing of the assessment roll but before the extension of the tax roll, the auditor shall insert the charges in such extension.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.900 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.900
“Hotel” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this section and NRS 244A.910 and 244A.920 , unless the context otherwise requires, “ hotel ” means a building occupied or intended to be occupied for compensation, as the temporary residence for transient guests, primarily persons who have residence elsewhere. A hotel has an interior hall and lobby with access to each room from the interior hall or lobby.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 258.030 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 258 / Section 258.030
Vacancy when office not abolished: Applicable law governing appointment
Status: in_force

Except for those townships that the boards of county commissioners have determined do not require an office of constable, if any vacancy exists or occurs in the office of constable in any township:

1. The clerk of the board of county commissioners shall certify the vacancy to the Secretary of State not later than 10 days after the vacancy occurs; and

2. The board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy pursuant to NRS 245.170 not later than 60 days after the vacancy occurs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.364 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.364
State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of county; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforcement of conflicting ordinance or regulation
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby declares that: (a) The purpose of this section is to establish state control over the regulation of and policies concerning firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition to ensure that such regulation and policies are uniform throughout this State and to ensure the protection of the right to keep and bear arms, which is recognized by the United States Constitution and the Nevada Constitution. (b) The regulation of the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, carrying, ownership, transportation, storage, registration and licensing of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition in this State and the ability to define such terms is within the exclusive domain of the Legislature, and any other law, regulation, rule or ordinance to the contrary is null and void. (c) This section must be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose.

2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as are necessary to regulate the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, carrying, ownership, transportation, storage, registration and licensing of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition in Nevada and to define such terms. No county may infringe upon those rights and powers.

3. A board of county commissioners may proscribe by ordinance or regulation the unsafe discharge of firearms.

4. Any ordinance or regulation which is inconsistent with this section or which is designed to restrict or prohibit the sale, purchase, transfer, manufacture or display of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition that is otherwise lawful under the laws of this State is null and void, and any official action taken by an employee or agent of a county in violation of this section is void.

5. A board of county commissioners shall repeal any ordinance or regulation described in subsection 4, and any such ordinance or regulation that is posted within the county must be removed.

6. A board of county commissioners shall cause to be destroyed any ownership records of firearms owned by private persons which are kept or maintained by the county or any county agency, board or commission, including, without limitation, any law enforcement agency, for the purposes of compliance with any ordinance or regulation that is inconsistent with this section. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the ownership records of firearms purchased and owned by any political subdivision of this State.

7. Any person who is adversely affected by the enforcement of an ordinance or regulation that violates this section on or after October 1, 2015, may file suit in the appropriate court for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages attributable to the violation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such a person is entitled to: (a) Reimbursement of actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs which the person has incurred if, within 30 days after the person commenced the action but before a final determination has been issued by the court, the board of county commissioners repeals the ordinance or regulation that violates this section. (b) Liquidated damages in an amount equal to two times the actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the person if, more than 30 days after the person commenced the action but before a final determination has been issued by the court, the board of county commissioners repeals the ordinance or regulation that violates this section. (c) Liquidated damages in an amount equal to three times the actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the person if the court makes a final determination in favor of the person.

8. This section must not be construed to prevent: (a) A law enforcement agency or correctional institution from promulgating and enforcing its own rules pertaining to firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition that are issued to or used by peace officers in the course of their official duties. (b) A court or administrative law judge from hearing and resolving a case or controversy or issuing an opinion or order on a matter within its jurisdiction. (c) A public employer from regulating or prohibiting the carrying or possession of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition during or in the course of an employee's official duties. (d) The enactment or enforcement of a county zoning or business ordinance which is generally applicable to businesses within the county and thereby affects a firearms business within the county, including, without limitation, an indoor or outdoor shooting range. (e) A county from enacting and enforcing rules for the operation and use of any firearm range owned and operated by the county. (f) A political subdivision from sponsoring or conducting a firearm-related competition or educational or cultural program and enacting and enforcing rules for participation in or attendance at any such competition or program. (g) A political subdivision or any official thereof with appropriate authority from enforcing any statute of this State.

9. As used in this section: (a) “ Ammunition ” includes, without limitation, fixed cartridge ammunition and the individual components thereof, shotgun shells and the individual components thereof, projectiles for muzzle-loading firearms and any propellant used in firearms or ammunition. (b) “ Firearm ” includes, without limitation, a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun, black powder weapon, muzzle-loading firearm or any device which is designed to, able to or able to be readily converted to expel a projectile through the barrel by the action of an explosive, other form of combustion or expanding gases. (c) “ Firearm accessories ” means: (1) Devices specifically designed or adapted to enable the wearing or carrying of a firearm or the storing in or mounting on a conveyance of a firearm; or (2) Attachments or devices specifically designed or adapted to be inserted into or affixed on a firearm to enable, alter or improve the functioning or capability of the firearm. (d) “ Person ” includes, without limitation: (1) Any person who has standing to bring or maintain an action concerning this section pursuant to the laws of this State. (2) Any person who: (I) Can legally possess a firearm under state and federal law; (II) Owns, possesses, stores, transports, carries or transfers firearms, ammunition or ammunition components within a county; and (III) Is subject to the county ordinance or regulation at issue. (3) A membership organization whose members include a person described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) and which is dedicated in whole or in part to protecting the legal, civil or constitutional rights of its members. (e) “ Political subdivision ” includes, without limitation, a state agency, county, city, town or school district. (f) “ Public employer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 286.070 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3573 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3573
Provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home park
Status: in_force

1. Members of a county law enforcement agency, or if the county is within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police department, the members of the metropolitan police department, may patrol and provide for the public safety: (a) Within the common areas of a mobile home park that is located within the unincorporated area of the county and into or upon which the public is admitted by easement, license or otherwise; and (b) With the permission of the manager of such a mobile home park, within other areas of the mobile home park.

2. As used in this section: (a) “ Manager ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 118B.0145 ; and (b) “ Mobile home park ” has the meaning ascribed to “ manufactured home park ” in NRS 118B.017 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 254.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 254 / Section 254.020
Qualifications
Status: in_force

The county engineer must be:

1. A qualified and competent civil engineer.

2. Licensed as a professional engineer by the state board of professional engineers and land surveyors.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.155 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.155
Roads and bridges
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to lay out, control and manage public roads, turnpikes, ferries and bridges within the county, in all cases where the law does not prohibit such jurisdiction, and to make such orders as may be necessary and requisite to carry its control and management into effect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.040
Authority to administer estates; application for letters of administration; bond
Status: in_force

1. Public administrators and persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, may administer on the estates of any deceased persons in any cases where by law they are entitled to administer by virtue of their position. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.0403 and 253.0425 , public administrators and any persons employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 are required to make formal application for letters of administration.

2. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more, the public administrator shall execute a bond to the State of Nevada in the amount of $100,000, conditioned that the public administrator will faithfully execute the duties of the trust according to law.

3. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, the official bond given pursuant to NRS 253.020 or any bond required pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, may secure the faithful execution of the public administrator's or other person’s duties for all estates for which he or she has been issued letters of administration, and all estates administered pursuant to NRS 253.0403 , if the aggregate value of all the estates does not exceed the amount of his or her bond.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35488 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35488
Limitations on effect of provisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 244.35481 to 244.35488 , inclusive, shall not be construed to:

1. Exempt a person from complying with any state or local law or regulation;

2. Provide a defense to any criminal charge unrelated to the act of sidewalk vending; or

3. Affect the rights of a private property owner to use or authorize or limit the use of a sidewalk that is owned by the private property owner, including, without limitation, a privately owned sidewalk that is subject to an easement for public access.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3083 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3083
Contents of ordinance organizing commission
Status: in_force

The organizational ordinance shall state:

1. That the ordinance thereby creates a county park commission;

2. The name of the commission;

3. The powers to be exercised by the commission;

4. That the facilities to be acquired, if any, are those therein designated;

5. That the facilities previously acquired or to be acquired under or pursuant to NRS 244.308 to 244.3091 , inclusive, or any other law by the board on behalf of the county, jurisdiction over and responsibility for which facilities are to be assumed subsequently by the commission, are those therein designated;

6. The times at which such jurisdiction and responsibility shall be assumed by the commission on behalf of the county; and

7. The names of the commissioners who shall serve on the first county park commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.047 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.047
“Public body” defined
Status: in_force

“Public body” means the State, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof, or any municipality, county, school district, other type district, or any other political subdivision or body corporate and politic of the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.025 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.025
Account for support of office of county coroner
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of each county may create in the county general fund an account for the support of the office of the county coroner. The county treasurer shall deposit in that account the money received from: (a) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to NRS 440.690 ; and (b) A district health officer pursuant to NRS 440.715 .

2. The money in the account must be accounted for separately and not as a part of any other account.

3. The interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account.

4. Claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the county are paid.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, the county coroner may use the money in the account to pay expenses relating to: (a) A youth program involving the office of the county coroner, including, without limitation, a program of visitation established pursuant to NRS 62E.720 ; (b) Training for a member of the staff of the office of the county coroner; (c) Training an ex officio coroner and his or her deputies on the investigation of deaths; (d) The purchase of specialized equipment for the office of the county coroner; and (e) Any program established by the coroner pursuant to NRS 259.049 .

6. Any money remaining in the account at the end of any fiscal year does not revert to the county general fund and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

7. Before the end of each fiscal year: (a) The board of county commissioners of each county that constitutes a coroner's district pursuant to NRS 259.010 and which has created an account for the support of the office of the county coroner pursuant to subsection 1 shall designate the office of a county coroner created pursuant to NRS 244.163 to receive the money in the account. (b) The county treasurer of each county that constitutes a coroner's district pursuant to NRS 259.010 and for which the board of county commissioners has created an account for the support of the office of the county coroner pursuant to subsection 1 shall transfer all money in the account to the county treasurer of the county in which the office of the county coroner designated pursuant to paragraph (a) is established. (c) The county treasurer of the county in which the office of the county coroner designated pursuant to paragraph (a) is established shall: (1) Deposit all the money received pursuant to paragraph (b) into the account created in that county pursuant to subsection 1; and (2) Account for the money received from each county in separate subaccounts.

8. The office of the county coroner designated to receive money pursuant to subsection 7 may only use the money in each subaccount and any interest attributable to that money to pay expenses which are incurred in the county from which the money was transferred and which relate to the training of an ex officio coroner and his or her deputies on the investigation of deaths.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.040 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.040
Deputies
Status: in_force

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

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

3. All appointments of deputies under the provisions of this section must be in writing and must, together with the oath of office of the deputies, be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county within which the county recorder legally holds office. Revocations of such appointments must be recorded in the same manner. From the time of the recording of the appointments or revocations, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the appointment or revocation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3695 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3695
Graffiti reward and abatement fund: Creation; use; administrative assessments; payment of rewards
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners shall create a graffiti reward and abatement fund. The money in the fund must be used to pay a reward to a person who, in response to the offer of a reward, provides information which results in the identification, apprehension and conviction of a person who violates a county ordinance that prohibits graffiti or other defacement of property.

2. When a defendant pleads or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of violating a county ordinance that prohibits graffiti or other defacement of property, the court shall include an administrative assessment of $250 for each violation in addition to any other fine or penalty. The money collected must be paid by the clerk of the court to the county treasurer on or before the fifth day of each month for credit to the graffiti reward and abatement fund.

3. If sufficient money is available in the graffiti reward and abatement fund, a county law enforcement agency may offer a reward, not to exceed $1,000, for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of a person who violates a county ordinance that prohibits graffiti or other defacement of property. The reward must be paid out of the graffiti reward and abatement fund upon approval of the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.059 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.059
County's general obligation bonds; county's debt limit
Status: in_force

1. Subject to the provisions of chapter 350 of NRS , any board, upon behalf of the county and in its name, may issue the county's general obligation bonds to acquire, improve and equip, or any combination thereof, any project herein authorized, or any part thereof, and thereby to defray the cost of the project wholly or in part.

2. A county shall not become indebted by the issuance of bonds or other securities constituting an indebtedness, whether the bonds are issued hereunder or under a special or local law, to an amount in the aggregate, including existing indebtedness of the county, but excluding any outstanding revenue bonds, any outstanding special assessment bonds, or any other outstanding special obligation securities, any short-term securities issued in anticipation of and payable from general ad valorem taxes levied for the current fiscal year, any general obligation indebtedness of the county issued to pay the cost of any lending project, and any indebtedness not evidenced by notes, bonds or other securities, exceeding 10 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property of the county.

3. A county shall not become indebted by the issuance of general obligation indebtedness to fund the cost of lending projects in an amount exceeding 15 percent of the total last assessed valuation of the taxable property of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.533 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.533
Power of county or State to fix and collect service charges
Status: in_force

1. The county, or the State acting through the board, may fix, modify and collect or cause to be collected service charges for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, the facilities of the county or the State, respectively. These fees may include minimum charges, charges for the availability of facilities or services, and charges for future capital improvements, whether the facilities are in operation or being acquired.

2. Such service charges may be charged to and collected in advance or otherwise by the county or the State at any time or from time to time from the Federal Government, the State, the county, any public body or any person owning or occupying real property within the county which directly or indirectly is or has been or will be connected with the facilities of the county or the State from which property originates, has originated or may originate rainwater, sewage, liquid wastes, solid wastes, night soil or industrial wastes, which have entered or may enter such facilities, or to which is made available untreated water, potable water or water in any other state, as the case may be, and such owner or occupant of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such service charges to the county or the State at the time when and place where such service charges are due and payable.

3. Such service charges of the county or the State may accrue from any date which the board provides in any ordinance authorizing or other instrument pertaining to the issuance of any securities or in any contract with the Federal Government, the State, the county, any public body or any person.

4. For the purpose of charging to and collecting service charges from persons owning or occupying real property which is connected to the facilities of any public body in the county, the county, or the State acting through the board, may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel the public body to disclose the names and addresses of all such persons.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.119 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.119
Amendment and extension; procedure
Status: in_force

The county code may, by ordinance regularly passed, adopted and published, be amended or extended. All general ordinances passed after the adoption of a county code shall be amendments or extensions thereof. No section of the code shall be amended by reference only, but the section, as amended, shall be reenacted and published at length. Three copies of any amendment or extension shall be filed with the county clerk and two copies of any amendment or extension shall be filed with the Librarian of the Supreme Court Law Library.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.161 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.161
Promotion of civil and equal rights
Status: in_force

In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon counties, any county may institute a program of discussion and conciliation for the realization of civil and equal rights of residents of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.159 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.159
Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty
Status: in_force

1. A county in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by the county which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin or color to leave the county or a city, town or township within the county by a specific time, for a purpose other than: (a) Alerting persons to an emergency; (b) Testing the siren, bell or alarm at reasonably scheduled intervals of not more than once every 6 months; or (c) Celebrating or recognizing a day declared to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015 on the day of the legal holiday or the day on which the legal holiday is recognized.

2. Any county that sounds a siren, bell or alarm in violation of subsection 1 is subject to a penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. The Attorney General may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such an action must be commenced within 1 year after the violation.

3. A county shall not take adverse employment action against an employee who reports a violation of this section to the Office of the Attorney General.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.057 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.057
General powers of board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

Any board, upon behalf of the county and in its name, may acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain, within the county:

1. A building project;

2. A drainage and flood control project;

3. A flood management project;

4. A lending project if the county has adopted an ordinance pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 244A.064 ;

5. An off-street parking project;

6. An overpass project;

7. A park project;

8. A sewerage project;

9. A street project;

10. An underpass project; and

11. A water project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 253.190 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 253 / Section 253.190
Records
Status: in_force

A public guardian shall:

1. Keep financial and other appropriate records concerning all cases in which he or she is appointed as an individual guardian; and

2. Retain: (a) All such financial records for each case for at least 7 years after the date of the transaction that is recorded in the record; and (b) All other records for each case for at least 7 years after the termination of the guardianship pursuant to chapters 159 and 159A of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.490 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.490
Notice of establishment of new county seat; actions and proceedings
Status: in_force

When a new county seat shall have been established in accordance with NRS 243.460 to 243.490 , inclusive, the board of county commissioners shall cause due notice thereof to be published in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county for 4 consecutive weeks, being four publications, and all suits, actions, process, prosecutions and proceedings already commenced or that may be commenced in the district court for the county shall proceed to final judgment and execution at such new county seat.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.787 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.787
Board of county commissioners ex officio governing body; powers; meetings; employees
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners is ex officio the governing body of a district for the support of public parks and may: (a) Maintain or establish public parks within it; (b) Employ personnel necessary to carry out that purpose; and (c) Provide for the use of revenue received by the district, including the use of personnel or contracts of the county or the city for services within the boundary of a city, pursuant to interlocal agreement.

2. The board of county commissioners may hold meetings as the governing body of the district in conjunction with its meetings as the board of county commissioners without posting additional notices of the meetings within the district.

3. All persons employed to perform the functions of a district are employees of the county for all purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.331 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.331
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 244.331 to 244.3345 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 244.3315 to 244.3335 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.005 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.005
Qualifications
Status: in_force

1. No person is eligible to the office of sheriff unless the person: (a) Will have attained the age of 21 years on the date he or she would take office if so elected; (b) Is a qualified elector; and (c) On or after January 1, 2010, meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2 or 3, as applicable.

2. If a person described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is a candidate for the office of sheriff in a county whose population is 30,000 or more, the person must meet the following requirements at the time he or she files his or her declaration of candidacy for the office: (a) He or she has a history of at least 5 consecutive years of employment or service: (1) As a peace officer; (2) As a law enforcement officer of an agency of the United States; (3) As a law enforcement officer of another state or political subdivision thereof; or (4) In any combination of the positions described in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3); and (b) He or she has: (1) Been certified as a category I peace officer by the Commission; (2) Been certified as a category I peace officer or its equivalent by the certifying authority of another state that, as determined by the Commission, imposes requirements for certification as a category I peace officer in this State; or (3) Successfully completed a federal law enforcement training program approved by the Commission.

3. If a person described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is a candidate for the office of sheriff in a county whose population is less than 30,000, the person is not required to meet any requirements with respect to employment, service, certification or training at the time he or she files his or her declaration of candidacy for the office. However, such a person forfeits his or her office if, within 1 year after the date on which the person takes office, the person fails to earn certification by the Commission as a category I peace officer, category II peace officer or category III peace officer.

4. A person who has been convicted of a felony in this State or any other state is not qualified to be a candidate for or elected or appointed to the office of sheriff regardless of whether the person has been restored to his or her civil rights.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Category I peace officer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.460 . (b) “ Category II peace officer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.470 . (c) “ Category III peace officer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.480 . (d) “ Commission ” means the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission created pursuant to NRS 289.500 . (e) “ Declaration of candidacy ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293.0455 . (f) “ Peace officer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.507 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.507
Methods of funding county's acquisition of facilities
Status: in_force

The county may also for the purpose of acquiring facilities:

1. Borrow money and issue county securities evidencing any loan to or amount due by the county, provide for and secure the payment of any county securities and the rights of the holders thereof, and purchase, hold and dispose of county securities.

2. Fund or refund any loan or obligation of the county and issue funding or refunding securities to evidence such loan or obligation, as hereinafter provided, without an election.

3. Levy and cause to be collected taxes on and against all taxable property within the county as hereinafter provided, subject to the limitations provided in the Constitution and statutes of this State.

4. Fix, from time to time, increase or decrease, collect and cause to be collected rates, fees and other service charges pertaining to the facilities of the county, including, without limitation, minimum charges and charges for availability of the facilities or services relating thereto, pledge such revenues for the payment of county securities, and enforce the collection of such revenues by civil action or by any other means provided by law.

5. Purchase, acquire by gift or otherwise acquire properties, including, without limitation, existing sewage or wastewater systems or parts thereof or interests therein, of the Federal Government, the State, any public body or any person as a project of the county or so acquire an interest therein. The county may acquire such properties subject to any mortgage, deed of trust or other lien on the acquired properties to secure the payment of any obligations pertaining thereto.

6. Accept contributions or loans from the Federal Government for the purpose of financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any enterprise in which the county is authorized to engage, and enter into contracts, cooperate with and accept cooperation from, the Federal Government in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation, and in financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation of any such enterprise, including, without limitation, costs of engineering, architectural, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action preliminary to the acquisition, improvement or equipment of any project, and do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance and cooperation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35485 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35485
Ordinance regulating sidewalk vendors: Requirements
Status: in_force

An ordinance adopted by a board of county commissioners regulating sidewalk vendors pursuant to NRS 244.35483 may require that a sidewalk vendor:

1. Hold: (a) A permit or license for sidewalk vending; (b) A state business license; and (c) Any other licenses issued by a state or local governmental agency to the extent otherwise required by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a sidewalk vendor to not comply with any requirement to obtain a state business license or other license issued by a state agency or any permit or license issued by a local government, agency or board of health to the extent otherwise required by law.

2. Submit information to the designated representative of the county relating to his or her operations, including, without limitation: (a) The name and current mailing address of the sidewalk vendor; (b) If the sidewalk vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership or corporation, the name and business address of the principal office; (c) A description of the food offered for sale; and (d) A certification by the sidewalk vendor that, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the information submitted pursuant to this section is true.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.286 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.286
Lease or lease-purchase agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility; conveyance of property; applicability of certain provisions to agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may enter into an agreement with a person whereby the person agrees to construct or remodel a building or facility according to specifications adopted by the board of county commissioners and thereupon enter into a lease or a lease-purchase agreement with the board of county commissioners for that building or facility.

2. The board of county commissioners may convey property to a person where the purpose of the conveyance is the entering into of an agreement contemplated by subsection 1.

3. The person who enters into an agreement for the actual construction or remodeling of a building or facility pursuant to subsection 1 shall include in the agreement the contractual provisions and stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive.

4. The board of county commissioners, the contractor who is awarded the contract or entered into the agreement to perform the construction or remodeling and any subcontractor on the project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, in the same manner as if the board of county commissioners had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 255.020 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.020
Appointment
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners may appoint a county surveyor who serves at the pleasure of the board to perform surveying and such other services for the county as the board determines appropriate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.1505 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.1505
Expenditure of public money; grant of public money and donation of certain property to certain nonprofit organizations or governmental entities
Status: in_force

1. A board of county commissioners may expend money for any purpose which will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants of the county. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the board may grant all or part of the money to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes to be expended for the selected purpose.

2. A board of county commissioners or its authorized representative may donate: (a) Commodities, supplies, materials and equipment that the board determines to have reached the end of their useful lives; and (b) Property for which the county treasurer has obtained an order authorizing the county treasurer to donate the property pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 179.165 , to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes or to another governmental entity, to be used for any purpose which will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants of the county.

3. A grant or donation to a nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes and a donation to a governmental entity pursuant to this section must be made by resolution. The resolution must specify: (a) The purpose of the grant or donation; (b) If applicable, the maximum amount to be expended from the grant; and (c) Any conditions or other limitations upon the expenditure of the grant or the use of the donated property.

4. The provisions of this section do not limit the ability of a board of county commissioners or its authorized representative to disburse money pursuant to NRS 321.5956 or any other specific statutory authority.

5. As used in this section: (a) “Authorized representative” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 332.025 . (b) “ Nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes ” means an organization that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 372.3261 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.090 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.090
Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Lyon County--1883
Status: in_force

The territory described in NRS 243.240 is detached from Esmeralda County and annexed to Lyon County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.525 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.525
Extraterritorial powers and rights of officer, agent or employee of State, county or other public body
Status: in_force

All of the powers, privileges, immunities and rights, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents or employees of the State or the county or any public body when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of the respective public agencies apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially hereunder, and while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties under any contract or agreement authorized hereunder.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.058 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.058
Power of board of county commissioners of county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 to acquire, lease, improve, equip, operate and maintain minor league baseball stadium project; issuance of revenue bonds
Status: in_force

1. A board that has adopted an ordinance imposing a fee pursuant to NRS 244A.810 may, on behalf of the county and in its name: (a) Acquire, lease, improve, equip, operate and maintain within the county a minor league baseball stadium project. (b) Subject to the provisions of chapter 350 of NRS , issue revenue bonds of the county to acquire, lease, improve or equip, or any combination thereof, within the county a minor league baseball stadium project.

2. Bonds issued pursuant to this section must be payable from the proceeds of the fee imposed by the county pursuant to NRS 244A.810 and may be additionally secured by and payable from the gross or net revenues of the minor league baseball stadium project, including, without limitation, amounts received from any minor league baseball team pursuant to a contract with that team, fees, rates and charges for the use of the stadium by a minor league baseball team or any other uses of the stadium, and related uses, including, without limitation, parking and concessions, surcharges on tickets in an amount approved by the board, grants, whether conditional or unconditional, made for the payment of debt service or otherwise for the purposes of the minor league baseball stadium project, and any and all other sources of revenue attributable to the minor league baseball stadium project as provided by the board in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds or any instrument supplemental or appertaining thereto.

3. The provisions of chapters 332, 338 and 339 of NRS do not apply to a contract entered into by a county and a private developer pursuant to which the private developer constructs a minor league baseball stadium project, except that the contract must include a provision stating that the requirements of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, apply to any construction work to be performed under the contract. The board, the private developer and any contractor and subcontractor on the minor league baseball stadium project shall comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, in the same manner as if the board had undertaken the minor league baseball stadium project or had awarded the contract.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35352 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35352
“Accommodations facilitator” defined
Status: in_force

“ Accommodations facilitator ” means a person, other than the owner, lessee or other lawful occupant of a residential unit, or a manager of a residential unit, who, for a fee or other charge, brokers, coordinates, makes available or otherwise arranges for the rental of the residential unit or a room within a residential unit for the purpose of transient lodging. The term includes, without limitation, a hosting platform.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.043 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.043
“Project” defined
Status: in_force

“Project” means any structure, facility, undertaking or system which a county is herein authorized to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain. A project may consist of any kinds of personal and real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.440 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.440
Expenses of election
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners shall cause all expenses of printing, publication of notices and expenses of holding the election to be paid out of the county general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.35357 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.35357
Power of board of county commissioners to impose penalties for violations of ordinance
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in accordance with the ordinance adopted pursuant to NRS 244.353545 , a board of county commissioners or its designee may: (a) Suspend or revoke any authorization issued pursuant to NRS 244.35356 for any violation of the ordinance; (b) Impose a civil penalty on the holder of an authorization or an accommodations facilitator for a violation of any provision of the ordinance in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties set forth in the ordinance; and (c) Impose a civil penalty or fine on a person who makes available a residential unit or a room within a residential unit without holding an authorization issued pursuant to NRS 244.35356 in accordance with the schedule of civil penalties or fines set forth in the ordinance, if any.

2. A board of county commissioners or its designee shall not impose a civil penalty on: (a) A holder of an authorization for a violation of the ordinance committed by an accommodations facilitator; or (b) An accommodations facilitator for a violation of the ordinance committed by a holder of an authorization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.287 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.287
Conveyance of property to nonprofit organization for development of affordable housing: Application; public hearing; conditions; annual list of property conveyed; subordination of interest in property conveyed
Status: in_force

1. A nonprofit organization may submit to a board of county commissioners an application for conveyance of property that is owned by the county if the property was: (a) Received by donation for the use and benefit of the county pursuant to NRS 244.270 . (b) Purchased by the county pursuant to NRS 244.275 .

2. Before the board of county commissioners makes a determination on such an application for conveyance, it shall hold at least one public hearing on the application. Notice of the time, place and specific purpose of the hearing must be: (a) Published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. (b) Mailed to all owners of record of real property which is located not more than 300 feet from the property that is proposed for conveyance. (c) Posted in a conspicuous place on the property that is proposed for conveyance. The hearing must be held not fewer than 10 days but not more than 40 days after the notice is published, mailed and posted in accordance with this subsection.

3. The board of county commissioners may approve such an application for conveyance if the nonprofit organization demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the organization or its assignee will use the property to develop affordable housing. If the board of county commissioners receives more than one application for conveyance of the property, the board must give priority to an application of a nonprofit organization that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the organization or its assignee will use the property to develop affordable housing for persons who are disabled or elderly.

4. If the board of county commissioners approves an application for conveyance, it may convey the property to the nonprofit organization without consideration. Such a conveyance must not be in contravention of any condition in a gift or devise of the property to the county.

5. As a condition to the conveyance of the property pursuant to subsection 4, the board of county commissioners shall enter into an agreement with the nonprofit organization that requires the nonprofit organization or its assignee to use the property to provide affordable housing for at least 50 years. If the nonprofit organization or its assignee fails to use the property to provide affordable housing pursuant to the agreement, the board of county commissioners may take reasonable action to return the property to use as affordable housing, including, without limitation: (a) Repossessing the property from the nonprofit organization or its assignee. (b) Transferring ownership of the property from the nonprofit organization or its assignee to another person or governmental entity that will use the property to provide affordable housing.

6. The agreement required by subsection 5 must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is located and must specify: (a) The number of years for which the nonprofit organization or its assignee must use the property to provide affordable housing; and (b) The action that the board of county commissioners will take if the nonprofit organization or its assignee fails to use the property to provide affordable housing pursuant to the agreement.

7. A board of county commissioners that has conveyed property pursuant to subsection 4 shall: (a) Prepare annually a list which includes a description of all property that was conveyed to a nonprofit organization pursuant to this section; and (b) Include the list in the annual audit of the county which is conducted pursuant to NRS 354.624 .

8. If, 5 years after the date of a conveyance pursuant to subsection 4, a nonprofit organization or its assignee has not commenced construction of affordable housing, or entered into such contracts as are necessary to commence the construction of affordable housing, the property that was conveyed automatically reverts to the county.

9. A board of county commissioners may subordinate the interest of the county in property conveyed pursuant to subsection 4 to a first or subsequent holder of a mortgage on that property to the extent the board deems necessary to promote investment in the construction of affordable housing.

10. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Affordable housing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.0105 . (b) “ Nonprofit organization ” means an organization that is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.200 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.200
Regulation by professional or occupational boards of licensees who access confidential information from county assessor
Status: in_force

If a professional or occupational board determines that its licensees regularly participate in a program established pursuant to NRS 250.180 , the board shall adopt procedures to ensure that the confidential information obtained by its licensees pursuant to NRS 250.180 is used for the purposes for which it was obtained.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.170 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.170
Boundaries defined--1864
Status: in_force

All that portion of the Territory of Nevada within the limits hereinafter described is hereby included within the limits of Lander County: Commencing at the intersection of the 39th degree, with a line drawn due north and south from the Mount Airy Station; thence north to the 40th degree of latitude of northern boundary of Churchill County; thence east along the 40th degree of latitude west from Washington, to the 40th degree of meridian of longitude; thence north on the 40th degree of longitude to the northern boundary of Nevada Territory; thence east along the boundary line to the 115th degree of longitude west from Greenwich, or the eastern boundary of Nevada Territory; thence south along the eastern boundary to the 39th degree of north latitude; thence west along the 39th degree of north latitude to the place of beginning.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.155 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.155
Portion of Humboldt County detached to form Pershing County--1919
Status: in_force

The territory described in NRS 243.325 is detached and set aside from Humboldt County and the County of Pershing erected therefrom.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.685 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.685
“Obligor” defined
Status: in_force

“Obligor” means the individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation (including a public utility), association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns, who agrees to make the payments required by the financing agreement.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.623 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.623
Transactions extending beyond terms of members
Status: in_force

Members of a county fair and recreation board may enter into contracts, leases, franchises and other transactions extending beyond their terms of office as members of the county fair and recreation board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.609 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.609
Members: Oath; bond; compensation
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any county fair and recreation board has been organized or reorganized, each member thereof shall file with the county clerk: (a) The member’s oath of office. (b) A corporate surety bond furnished at county expense, in an amount not to exceed $1,000, and conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties as a member of the board.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, no member may receive any compensation as an employee of the board or otherwise, and no member of the board may be interested in any contract or transaction with the board or the county except in his or her official representative capacity.

3. Each member of a board created and existing in a county whose population is 100,000 or more is entitled to receive $480 per month or $80 for each meeting of the board or a committee of the board attended, whichever amount is less.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.3603 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.3603
Abatement of chronic nuisances: Adoption and contents of ordinance; closure of property by court order; civil penalties; special assessment against property to recover costs of abatement
Status: in_force

1. Each board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county, adopt procedures pursuant to which the district attorney may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to: (a) Seek the abatement of a chronic nuisance that is located or occurring within the unincorporated area of the county; (b) If applicable, seek the closure of the property where the chronic nuisance is located or occurring; and (c) If applicable, seek penalties against the owner of the property within the unincorporated area of the county and any other appropriate relief.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must: (a) Contain procedures pursuant to which the owner of the property is: (1) Sent a notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, by the sheriff or other person authorized to issue a citation of the existence on the owner's property of nuisance activities and the date by which the owner must abate the condition to prevent the matter from being submitted to the district attorney for legal action. (2) If the chronic nuisance is not an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare and was caused by the criminal activity of a person other than the owner, afforded a minimum of 30 days to abate the chronic nuisance. (3) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) Provide that the date specified in the notice by which the owner must abate the condition is tolled for the period during which the owner requests a hearing and receives a decision. (c) Provide the manner in which the county will recover money expended to abate the condition on the property if the owner fails to abate the condition.

3. If the court finds that a chronic nuisance exists and action is necessary to avoid serious threat to the public welfare or the safety or health of the occupants of the property, the court may order the county to secure and close the property until the nuisance is abated and may: (a) Impose a civil penalty: (1) If the property is nonresidential property, of not more than $750 per day; or (2) If the property is residential property, of not more than $500 per day, for each day that the condition was not abated after the date specified in the notice by which the owner was required to abate the condition; (b) Order the owner to pay the county for the cost incurred by the county in abating the condition; and (c) Order any other appropriate relief.

4. In addition to any other reasonable means authorized by the court for the recovery of money expended by the county to abate the chronic nuisance and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, for the collection of civil penalties imposed pursuant to subsection 3, the board or its designee may make the expense and civil penalties a special assessment against the property upon which the chronic nuisance is located or occurring. The special assessment may be collected pursuant to the provisions set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 244.360 .

5. Any civil penalties that have not been collected from the owner of the property may not be made a special assessment against the property pursuant to subsection 4 by the board or its designee unless: (a) At least 180 days have elapsed after the date specified in the order of the court by which the owner must abate the chronic nuisance or, if the owner appeals that order, the date specified in the order of the appellate court by which the owner must abate the chronic nuisance, whichever is later; (b) The owner has been billed, served or otherwise notified that the civil penalties are due; and (c) The amount of the uncollected civil penalties is more than $5,000.

6. If a designee of the board imposes a special assessment pursuant to subsection 4, the designee shall submit a written report to the board at least once each calendar quarter that sets forth, for each property against which such an assessment has been imposed: (a) The street address or assessor's parcel number of the property; (b) The name of each owner of record of the property as of the date of the assessment; and (c) The total amount of the assessment, stating the amount assessed for the expense of abatement and any amount assessed for civil penalties.

7. As used in this section: (a) A “chronic nuisance” exists: (1) When three or more nuisance activities exist or have occurred during any 90-day period on the property. (2) When a person associated with the property has engaged in three or more nuisance activities during any 90-day period on the property or within 100 feet of the property. (3) When the property has been the subject of a search warrant based on probable cause of continuous or repeated violations of chapter 459 of NRS . (4) When a building or place is used for the purpose of unlawfully selling, serving, storing, keeping, manufacturing, using or giving away a controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog. (5) When a building or place was used for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog and: (I) The building or place has not been deemed safe for habitation by a governmental entity; or (II) All materials or substances involving the controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog have not been removed from or remediated on the building or place by an entity certified or licensed to do so within 180 days after the building or place is no longer used for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog. (b) “Commercial real estate” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.8711 . (c) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.043 . (d) “Immediate precursor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.086 . (e) “ Nuisance activity ” means: (1) Criminal activity; (2) The presence of debris, litter, garbage, rubble, abandoned or junk vehicles or junk appliances; (3) Violations of building codes, housing codes or any other codes regulating the health or safety of occupants of real property; (4) Excessive noise and violations of curfew; or (5) Any other activity, behavior or conduct defined by the board to constitute a public nuisance. (f) “ Person associated with the property ” means: (1) The owner of the property; (2) The manager or assistant manager of the property; (3) The tenant of the property; or (4) A person who, on the occasion of a nuisance activity, has: (I) Entered, patronized or visited; (II) Attempted to enter, patronize or visit; or (III) Waited to enter, patronize or visit, the property or a person present on the property. (g) “ Residential property ” means: (1) Improved real estate that consists of not more than four residential units; (2) Unimproved real estate for which not more than four residential units may be developed or constructed pursuant to any zoning regulations or any development plan applicable to the real estate; or (3) A single-family residential unit, including, without limitation, a condominium, townhouse or home within a subdivision, if the unit is sold, leased or otherwise conveyed unit by unit, regardless of whether the unit is part of a larger building or parcel that consists of more than four units. The term does not include commercial real estate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 247.570 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 247 / Section 247.570
Denial of request for confidential information
Status: in_force

Except for a request from a governmental entity pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 247.560 or in response to an order of a federal or state court pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 247.560 , a county recorder may deny a request for confidential information if the county recorder reasonably believes that the information may be used in an unauthorized manner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 248.320 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.320
No other fees to be charged
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 482.2155 , no other fees shall be charged by sheriffs than those specifically set forth in this chapter, nor shall fees be charged for any other services than those mentioned in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.860 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.860
Imposition of fee in certain counties; amount of fee; exception; use of proceeds of fee; cooperative agreements with other governmental entities to operate center; delegation of responsibilities of governmental entity to nonprofit organization; limitation on repeal or modification of authorizing ordinance; contract with design-build team for design and construction of center
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 700,000 or more may by ordinance impose a fee upon the lease of a passenger car by a short-term lessor in the county in the amount of not more than 2 percent of the total amount for which the passenger car was leased, excluding any taxes or other fees imposed by a governmental entity. If the board of county commissioners has imposed a fee pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners shall by ordinance require such a fee to be charged and collected, in the manner required by NRS 482C.230 , when a shared vehicle that is a passenger car is shared through a peer-to-peer car sharing program in the county.

2. The fee imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must not apply to replacement vehicles. As used in this subsection, “ replacement vehicle ” means a vehicle that is: (a) Rented temporarily by or on behalf of a person or leased to a person by a facility that repairs motor vehicles or a motor vehicle dealer; and (b) Used by the person in place of a motor vehicle owned by the person that is unavailable for use because of mechanical breakdown, repair, service, damage or loss as defined in the owner's policy of liability insurance for the motor vehicle.

3. After reimbursement of the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 244A.870 for its expense in collecting and administering a fee imposed pursuant to this section, the remaining proceeds of the fee which are received by a county must be used to pay the costs to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain within the county a performing arts center, or to pay the principal of, interest on or other payments due with respect to bonds issued to pay those costs, including bonds issued to refund bonds issued to pay those costs, or any combination thereof.

4. The board of county commissioners of a county that imposes the fee authorized by subsection 1 may enter into a cooperative agreement with another governmental entity in which the other governmental entity agrees to receive the proceeds of the fee from the county if the cooperative agreement includes a provision that requires the other governmental entity to assume all responsibility for the operation of the performing arts center and to use the proceeds of the fee it receives from the county to pay the costs to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain within the county a performing arts center, and to pay the principal of, interest on or other payments due with respect to bonds issued to pay those costs, including bonds issued to refund bonds issued to pay those costs, or any combination thereof. A governmental entity that enters into a cooperative agreement with the board of county commissioners pursuant to this subsection may delegate to a nonprofit organization one or more of the responsibilities that the governmental entity assumed pursuant to the cooperative agreement, including, without limitation, the acquisition, design, construction, improvement, equipment, operation and maintenance of the center.

5. The board of county commissioners shall not repeal or amend or otherwise directly or indirectly modify an ordinance imposing a fee pursuant to subsection 1 in such a manner as to impair any outstanding bonds issued by or other obligations incurred by the county until all obligations for which revenue from the ordinance have been pledged or otherwise made payable from such revenue have been discharged in full or provision for full payment and redemption has been made.

6. A performing arts center to be acquired, improved, equipped, operated and maintained pursuant to this section may, regardless of the estimated cost of the center, be designed and constructed pursuant to a contract with a design-build team in accordance with NRS 338.1711 to 338.1727 , inclusive.

7. As used in this section, the words and terms defined in NRS 482.053 , 482.087 , 482C.180 and 482C.190 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.055 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.055
Prohibition on deduction of employee's salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant
Status: in_force

1. All county employees must be paid their salaries as fixed by law, ordinance or resolution without diminution on account of any time spent away from county employment while acting as: (a) Volunteer firefighters of any regular organized and recognized fire department in the protection of life or property; or (b) Volunteer ambulance drivers or attendants, during working hours or fractions thereof which should otherwise have been devoted to county employment.

2. As used in this section, “ volunteer ambulance driver or attendant ” means a person who is a driver of or attendant on an ambulance owned or operated by: (a) A nonprofit organization that provides volunteer ambulance service in any county, city or town in this State; or (b) A political subdivision of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 255.100 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 255 / Section 255.100
Survey ordered by court or board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

The county surveyor, either by himself or herself or one of the county surveyor’s deputies, shall execute any survey that may be required by order of any court, or upon the order or at the direction of the board of county commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.597 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.597
County's powers concerning recreational facilities
Status: in_force

1. In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon counties, any county is authorized and empowered: (a) To establish, construct, purchase, otherwise acquire, reconstruct, improve, extend and better fairgrounds, exposition buildings, convention halls, auditoriums, fieldhouses, amusement halls, public parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, recreation centers, museums, zoos, historical sites, other recreational facilities and buildings therefor, and improvements incidental thereto; (b) To equip and furnish the same; (c) To acquire a suitable site or grounds for any recreational facilities; (d) To issue bonds therefor (or any combination thereof), at one time, or from time to time; and (e) To advertise, publicize and promote the recreational facilities located in the county which are owned by the county, the State or an incorporated city in the county.

2. Recreational facilities shall be deemed to include, without limiting the generality of the provisions of subsection 1, such buildings, incidental improvements, equipment, furnishings, sites and grounds as are used for recreational purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.125 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.125
Deposit and payment of money not belonging to county or its officers or employees
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) Each county officer or employee who, in the officer’s or employee’s official capacity, receives any money belonging to a person or other entity, other than the county or himself or herself, shall immediately deposit it with the county treasurer and obtain a receipt for it. (b) Money deposited in accordance with this subsection is not part of the public money of the county. (c) Money deposited with the county treasurer in accordance with this subsection must be paid to the owner upon the presentation of a certificate from the officer or employee who deposited the money, attesting that payment of the money is authorized by law and that the person or other entity requesting payment is the owner of the money and entitled to possession of it.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply: (a) In counties where ordinances establishing central receiving and disbursing systems have been enacted pursuant to NRS 244.207 . (b) To money collected by a county assessor as agent for the Department of Motor Vehicles which must be remitted to the State at least weekly. (c) To money directed by court order to be deposited with the clerk of the court. (d) To amounts paid pursuant to a judicial or administrative order for the support of a child or of a spouse and child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.401 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.401
Creation of office by ordinance; appointment and duties of coordinator; creation of office by two or more counties
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners of any county may create by ordinance the office of coordinator of services for veterans. If such an office is created, the board shall appoint a qualified veteran to hold the office and the board shall establish the coordinator's compensation.

2. If the coordinator of services for veterans performs duties as a veterans service officer, including, without limitation, assisting veterans with filing claims for benefits with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the board of county commissioners of the county must request the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to provide the coordinator of services for veterans training and certification as a veterans service officer pursuant to paragraph (o) of subsection 1 of NRS 417.090 .

3. The coordinator of services for veterans shall: (a) Assist a veteran or the veteran's spouse or dependent, if the person requesting assistance is a resident of the county, in preparing, submitting and pursuing any claim that the person has against the United States, or any state, to establish the person's right to any privilege, preference, care or compensation to which he or she believes that he or she is entitled; (b) If the coordinator of services for veterans performs duties as a veterans service officer, including, without limitation, assisting veterans with filing claims for benefits with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and the board of county commissioners of the county has made the request pursuant to subsection 2, become certified as a veterans service officer by the Director of the Department of Veterans Services pursuant to paragraph (o) of subsection 1 of NRS 417.090 ; (c) If a certification is received pursuant to paragraph (b), maintain the certification with the Director of the Department of Veterans Services and accreditation or official recognition with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a veterans service officer; (d) Aid, assist and cooperate with the Director of the Department of Veterans Services and with the Nevada Veterans Services Commission; (e) Disseminate information relating to veterans' benefits in cooperation with the Director of the Department of Veterans Services; and (f) Perform such other services related to assisting a veteran, or the veteran's spouse or dependent, as requested by the board of county commissioners.

4. Two or more counties jointly may create one office of coordinator of services for veterans to serve those counties.

5. As used in this section, “veterans service officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.017 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.553 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.553
Collection of delinquent service charges and penalties imposed by civil action
Status: in_force

The county, or the State acting through the board, may collect delinquent service charges and penalties due from the Federal Government, the State, the county, any public body or any person owning or occupying real property, by an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 246.060 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.060
Duties
Status: in_force

1. The county clerk shall be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, and also clerk of the district court of his or her county.

2. The county clerk shall perform such duties as clerk of the district court and clerk of the board of county commissioners, as required by law, and all other duties required by any other law of this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.175 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.175
Rewards for apprehension of murderers
Status: in_force

1. When it shall come to the personal knowledge of the county commissioners, or a majority thereof, of any of the counties in this state, that the crime of murder has been committed in the county, or whenever one or more of the residents of the county shall state in writing and under oath that such crime has been committed in the county, and that to the best of their knowledge and belief the person or persons, whether known or unknown, committing the crime have not, at the time of making such statement, been apprehended or taken into custody, and the board, from such statement or other evidence, believes that a murder has been committed, and that the offering of a reward would tend to cause the arrest of the perpetrator or perpetrators of the crime, the board of county commissioners, or a majority thereof, is authorized to offer a reward for the arrest and safe delivery of such criminal or criminals to the proper officers.

2. In no case shall a reward be offered, as provided in this section, for more than $500 in each case, and such offer shall expire so soon as the board of county commissioners offering the reward shall make an order to that effect, which it is authorized and empowered to do at any general session or at a special session convened without notice, and shall cause the same to be entered in the minutes of proceedings.

3. No reward shall be offered as herein authorized until after an order shall have been made by the board and entered in the minutes of proceedings, reciting the name of the person or persons murdered, and the amount of the reward offered, and the order shall have been approved by the board and attested in the usual manner of attesting the minutes of the proceedings in other cases.

4. All claims for rewards, as provided for in this section, shall be allowed and paid as other claims against the county, under the direction of the county commissioners, as provided for by law.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244A.647 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 244A / Section 244A.647
Collected license taxes held in trust
Status: in_force

All taxes, levied by a city, town or county for use in connection with NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655 , inclusive, and collected by any motel, hotel or gaming establishment are public moneys from the moment of their collection and shall be held in trust by the establishment collecting such taxes for the use and benefit of the city, town or county levying such taxes or for the use of the county fair and recreation board where such revenues have been assigned or appropriated to the county fair and recreation board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 250.180 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 250 / Section 250.180
Program to request list of assessor's roll; account with office of assessor to facilitate access to information
Status: in_force

A county assessor may establish a program whereby a person may request a complete list of the assessor's roll, including, without limitation, any confidential information, by establishing an account with the office of the assessor to facilitate the person's ability to request such information electronically or by written request if the person has submitted to the assessor proof that he or she is eligible to request such information pursuant to NRS 250.160 and a signed and notarized affidavit acknowledging:

1. That the person has read and fully understands the current laws and regulations regarding the manner in which confidential information from the assessor's files and records may be obtained and the authorized use of such information.

2. That the person understands that any sale or disclosure of such information must be in accordance with the provisions of NRS 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive.

3. That the person understands that the assessor will maintain a record of any confidential information he or she requests.

4. That the person understands the penalties for violating the provisions of NRS 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive.

5. That the person understands that a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 250.100 to 250.180 , inclusive, may result in a revocation of his or her privilege to request documents pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.063 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.063
Use of testing as factor in promotion of employees: Requirements; appeals; exception
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, if a board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county includes testing as a factor in a decision regarding the vertical promotion of an employee: (a) The testing must be conducted by a third party which is independent from the board of county commissioners, county officer or other person acting on behalf of the county, as applicable. (b) A third party which conducts a test must send to each employee who takes the test a confidential electronic mail message which contains the employee's test score. The third party must send an employee's test score to the employee and the board of county commissioners, the county officer or other person acting on behalf of a county at the same time. (c) The board of county commissioners, county officer or other person acting on behalf of the county shall not produce a list of the employees who took the test, ranked in order of their test scores, until after the third party which conducted the test has sent each employee his or her test score pursuant to paragraph (b). (d) An employee who is aggrieved by his or her test score may appeal the testing process.

2. During the appeal process authorized by paragraph (d) of subsection 1: (a) The employee who appeals the testing process is entitled to see: (1) How his or her test was graded; and (2) The questions which the employee answered incorrectly. (b) The board of county commissioners, county officer or other person acting on behalf of the county, as applicable, shall ensure that the employee was ranked properly based on the employee's test score.

3. A person who tampers with the score of a test taken by an employee is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .

4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a county department that has less than 200 employees.

5. As used in this section, “ test ” and “ testing ” includes, without limitation, a written test or oral board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 243.375 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.375
Portion of White Pine County detached and attached to Eureka County--1881
Status: in_force

The territory described in NRS 243.120 is detached from White Pine County and attached to and made a part of Eureka County.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 260.030 — NV Code / Title 20 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.030
Qualifications; representation of indigent person charged with public offense
Status: in_force

1. The public defender shall be a qualified attorney licensed to practice in this state.

2. The public defender shall, when designated pursuant to NRS 171.188 , represent, without charge, each indigent person who is under arrest and held for a public offense.