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NV Rev Stat § 281A.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.290 - Duties of Commission; inclusion of annotations of opinions of Commission in Nevada Revised Statutes.

The Commission shall:  1. Adopt procedural regulations that are necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation:  (a) To facilitate the receipt of inquiries by the Commission;  (b) For the filing of an ethics complaint or a request for an advisory opinion with the Commission;  (c) For the withdrawal of an ethics complaint or a request for an advisory opinion by the person who filed the ethics complaint or request;  (d) To facilitate the prompt rendition of opinions by the Commission; and  (e) For proceedings concerning an ethics complaint, to facilitate written discovery requests submitted pursuant to NRS 281A.750 and 281A.755 and the disclosure of evidence in the manner required by those sections, including, without limitation, the disclosure of evidence obtained by or on behalf of the Executive Director during the course of the investigation that affirmatively and substantively disproves any alleged violation of this chapter that is related to the ethics complaint and has been referred to the Commission for an adjudicatory hearing.  2. Prescribe, by regulation, forms and procedures for the submission of statements of acknowledgment filed by public officers pursuant to NRS 281A.500, maintain files of such statements and make the statements available for public inspection.  3. Cause the making of such investigations as are reasonable and necessary for the rendition of its opinions pursuant to this chapter.  4. Inform the Attorney General or district attorney of all cases of noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter.  5. Recommend to the Legislature such further legislation as the Commission considers desirable or necessary to promote and maintain high standards of ethical conduct in government.  6. Publish a manual for the use of public officers and employees that explains the requirements of this chapter.  The Legislative Counsel shall prepare annotations to this chapter for inclusion in the Nevada Revised Statutes based on the published opinions of the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1105; A 1985, 2124; 1991, 1595; 1999, 2732; 2003, 3019, 3386; 2003, 20th Special Session, 265; 2011, 1726; 2013, 3769; 2017, 2491)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.350 - Establishment; functions; limitations on powers; confidentiality.

  1. Any state agency or the governing body of a county or an incorporated city may establish a specialized or local ethics committee to complement the functions of the Commission. A specialized or local ethics committee may:  (a) Establish a code of ethical standards suitable for the particular ethical problems encountered in its sphere of activity. The standards may not be less restrictive than the statutory ethical standards.  (b) Render an opinion upon the request of any public officer or employee of its own organization or level seeking an interpretation of its ethical standards on questions directly related to the propriety of the public officer’s or employee’s own future official conduct or refer the request to the Commission. Any public officer or employee subject to the jurisdiction of the committee shall direct the public officer’s or employee’s inquiry to that committee instead of the Commission.  (c) Require the filing of financial disclosure statements by public officers on forms prescribed by the committee or the city clerk if the form has been:  (1) Submitted, at least 60 days before its anticipated distribution, to the Secretary of State for review; and  (2) Upon review, approved by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall not approve the form unless the form contains all the information required to be included in a financial disclosure statement pursuant to NRS 281.571.  2. The Secretary of State is not responsible for the costs of producing or distributing a form for filing a financial disclosure statement pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.  3. A specialized or local ethics committee shall not attempt to interpret or render an opinion regarding the statutory ethical standards.  4. Each request for an opinion submitted to a specialized or local ethics committee, each hearing held to obtain information on which to base an opinion, all deliberations relating to an opinion, each opinion rendered by a committee and any motion relating to the opinion are confidential unless:  (a) The public officer or employee acts in contravention of the opinion; or  (b) The requester discloses the content of the opinion.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1107; A 1985, 2126; 1991, 105; 1995, 2198, 2445; 1997, 640, 641; 2011, 1727; 2013, 3781; 2015, 1726) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.470)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.410 - Limitations on representing or counseling private persons before public agencies; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions.

In addition to the requirements of the code of ethical standards and the other provisions of this chapter:  1. If a public officer or employee serves in a state agency of the Executive Department or an agency of any county, city or other political subdivision, the public officer or employee:  (a) Shall not accept compensation from any private person to represent or counsel the private person on any issue pending before the agency in which that public officer or employee serves, if the agency makes decisions; and  (b) If the public officer or employee leaves the service of the agency, shall not, for 1 year after leaving the service of the agency, represent or counsel for compensation a private person upon any issue which was under consideration by the agency during the public officer’s or employee’s service. As used in this paragraph, "issue" includes a case, proceeding, application, contract or determination, but does not include the proposal or consideration of legislative measures or administrative regulations.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a State Legislator or a member of a local legislative body, or a public officer or employee whose public service requires less than half of his or her time, may represent or counsel a private person before an agency in which he or she does not serve.   3. A member of a local legislative body shall not represent or counsel a private person for compensation before another local agency if the territorial jurisdiction of the other local agency includes any part of the county in which the member serves. The Commission may relieve the member from the strict application of the provisions of this subsection if:  (a) The member files a request for an advisory opinion from the Commission pursuant to NRS 281A.675; and  (b) The Commission determines that such relief is not contrary to:  (1) The best interests of the public;  (2) The continued ethical integrity of each local agency affected by the matter; and  (3) The provisions of this chapter.  4. For the purposes of subsection 3, the request for an advisory opinion, the advisory opinion and all meetings, hearings and proceedings of the Commission in such a matter are governed by the provisions of NRS 281A.670 to 281A.690, inclusive.  5. Unless permitted by this section, a public officer or employee shall not represent or counsel a private person for compensation before any state agency of the Executive or Legislative Department.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1106; A 1991, 1597; 2001, 2289; 2007, 638; 2009, 1054; 2013, 3772; 2017, 2495)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.510 - Public officer or employee prohibited from accepting or receiving honorarium; penalty.

  1. A public officer or public employee shall not accept or receive an honorarium.  2. An honorarium paid on behalf of a public officer or public employee to a charitable organization from which the officer or employee does not derive any financial benefit is deemed not to be accepted or received by the officer or employee for the purposes of this section.  3. This section does not prohibit:  (a) The receipt of payment for work performed outside the normal course of a person’s public office or employment if the performance of that work is consistent with the applicable policies of the person’s public employer regarding supplemental employment.  (b) The receipt of an honorarium by the spouse of a public officer or public employee if it is related to the spouse’s profession or occupation.  4. As used in this section, "honorarium" means the payment of money or anything of value for an appearance or speech by the public officer or public employee in the officer’s or employee’s capacity as a public officer or public employee. The term does not include the payment of:  (a) The actual and necessary costs incurred by the public officer or public employee, the officer’s or employee’s spouse or the officer’s or employee’s aid for transportation and for lodging and meals while the public officer or public employee is away from the officer’s or employee’s residence.  (b) Compensation which would otherwise have been earned by the public officer or public employee in the normal course of the officer’s or employee’s public office or employment.  (c) A fee for a speech related to the officer’s or employee’s profession or occupation outside of the officer’s or employee’s public office or employment if:  (1) Other members of the profession or occupation are ordinarily compensated for such a speech; and  (2) The fee paid to the public officer or public employee is approximately the same as the fee that would be paid to a member of the private sector whose qualifications are similar to those of the officer or employee for a comparable speech.  (d) A fee for a speech delivered to an organization of legislatures, legislators or other elected officers.  5. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a public officer or public employee who violates the provisions of this section shall forfeit the amount of the honorarium.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1592; A 1999, 2745; 2007, 640; 2017, 2505)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.540 - Governmental grant, contract or lease and certain actions taken in violation of chapter are voidable; prohibited contract is void; recovery of benefit received as result of violation.

  1. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a governmental grant, contract or lease entered into in violation of this chapter is voidable by the State, county, city or political subdivision. In a determination under this section of whether to void a grant, contract or lease, the interests of innocent third parties who could be damaged must be taken into account. The Attorney General, district attorney or city attorney must give notice of the intent to void a grant, contract or lease under this section no later than 30 days after the Commission has determined that there has been a related violation of this chapter.  2. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a contract prohibited by NRS 281.230 which is knowingly entered into by a person designated in subsection 1 of NRS 281.230 is void.  3. Any action taken by the State in violation of this chapter is voidable, except that the interests of innocent third parties in the nature of the violation must be taken into account. The Attorney General may also pursue any other available legal or equitable remedies.  4. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, the Attorney General may recover any fee, compensation, gift or benefit received by a person as a result of a violation of this chapter by a public officer. An action to recover pursuant to this section must be brought within 2 years after the violation or reasonable discovery of the violation.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1593; A 2009, 1068) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 281.557)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.665 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.665 - Opinions of Commission may include guidance to public officer or employee.

The Commission’s opinions may include guidance to a public officer or employee on questions whether:  1. A conflict exists between the public officer’s or employee’s personal interest and the public officer’s or employee’s official duty.  2. The public officer’s or employee’s official duties involve the use of discretionary judgment whose exercise in the particular matter would have a significant effect upon the disposition of the matter.  3. The conflict would materially affect the independence of the judgment of a reasonable person in the public officer’s or employee’s situation.  4. The public officer or employee possesses special knowledge which is an indispensable asset of the public officer’s or employee’s public agency and is needed by it to reach a sound decision.  5. It would be appropriate for the public officer or employee to withdraw or abstain from participation, disclose the nature of the public officer’s or employee’s conflicting personal interest or pursue some other designated course of action in the matter.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1107; A 1985, 2126; 1987, 2097; 1997, 258; 2005, 2280) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.460)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.670 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.670 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 281A.670 to 281A.690, inclusive, apply to proceedings concerning a request for an advisory opinion.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2479)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.675 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.675 - Initiation of request for advisory opinion; purpose of request; form and contents; Commission may decline to render advisory opinion under certain circumstances.

  1. A public officer or employee may file with the Commission a request for an advisory opinion to:  (a) Seek guidance on matters which directly relate to the propriety of his or her own past, present or future conduct as a public officer or employee under the statutory ethical standards set forth in this chapter; or  (b) Request relief pursuant to NRS 281A.410, 281A.430 or 281A.550.  2. The request for an advisory opinion must be:  (a) Filed on a form prescribed by the Commission; and  (b) Submitted with all necessary information for the Commission to render an advisory opinion in the matter.  3. The Commission may decline to render an advisory opinion if the public officer or employee does not:  (a) Submit all necessary information for the Commission to render an advisory opinion in the matter; or  (b) Declare by oath or affirmation that he or she will testify truthfully regarding the matter.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2479)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.680 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.680 - Rendering of advisory opinion by Commission; deadline and waiver; certain advisory opinions binding upon requester; judicial review; confidentiality and waiver.

  1. If a public officer or employee properly files a request for an advisory opinion, the Commission shall render an advisory opinion that interprets the statutory ethical standards and applies those standards to the given set of facts and circumstances. The Commission shall render the advisory opinion within 45 days after receiving the request, unless the requester waives this time limit.  2. If the advisory opinion rendered by the Commission relates to the propriety of the present or future conduct of the requester, the advisory opinion is:  (a) Binding upon the requester with regard to the future conduct of the requester; and  (b) A final decision that is subject to judicial review pursuant to NRS 233B.130.  3. If the requester seeks judicial review pursuant to NRS 233B.130, any proceedings concerning such judicial review must be confidential and held in closed court without admittance of persons other than those necessary to the proceedings, unless the requester waives this right to confidential proceedings.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2479)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.685 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.685 - Confidentiality of certain materials; no duty on Commission or staff to protect confidentiality of materials not in their possession; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following materials are confidential and are not public records pursuant to chapter 239 of NRS:  (a) A request for an advisory opinion;  (b) The advisory opinion rendered by the Commission in response to the request;   (c) Any information, communications, records, documents or other materials in the possession of the Commission or its staff that are related to the request; and  (d) Any information, communications, records, documents or other materials in the possession of the requester of the advisory opinion that are related to the request and, if disclosed by the requester, would reveal the existence, nature or content of the request or the advisory opinion.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not create or impose any duty on the Commission or its staff to protect or defend against the disclosure of any materials not in the possession of the Commission or its staff, regardless of whether the materials are related to the request.  3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any materials in the possession of the Commission or its staff that are related to the request if the requester of the advisory opinion:  (a) Acts in contravention of the advisory opinion, in which case the Commission may disclose the request, the advisory opinion and any information, communications, records, documents or other materials in the possession of the Commission or its staff that are related to the request;  (b) Authorizes the Commission, in writing, to make the request, the advisory opinion or any information, communications, records, documents or other materials in the possession of the Commission or its staff that are related to the request publicly available; or  (c) Voluntarily discloses, in any manner, the request, the advisory opinion or any information, communications, records, documents or other materials in the possession of the Commission or its staff that are related to the request, except to:  (1) The public body, agency or employer of the requester or the legal counsel of the requester;  (2) Any person to whom the Commission authorizes the requester to make such a disclosure; or  (3) Any person to whom the requester makes such a disclosure for the purposes of judicial review pursuant to NRS 281A.680.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2479)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.690 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.690 - Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to proceedings concerning request for advisory opinion; exceptions.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to:  (a) Any meeting or hearing held by the Commission to receive information or evidence concerning a request for an advisory opinion; and  (b) Any deliberations or actions of the Commission on such information or evidence.  2. The public officer or employee who files the request for an advisory opinion may also file a request with the Commission to hold a public meeting or hearing regarding the request for an advisory opinion.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2480)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.700 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 281A.700 to 281A.790, inclusive, apply to proceedings concerning an ethics complaint.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2480)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.705 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.705 - Legal defense of state officer or employee subject to ethics complaint.

  1. If an ethics complaint is filed with or initiated by the Commission concerning a present or former state officer or employee, unless the state officer or employee retains his or her legal counsel or the Attorney General tenders the defense of the state officer or employee to an insurer who, pursuant to a contract of insurance, is authorized to defend the state officer or employee, the Attorney General shall defend the state officer or employee or employ special counsel to defend the state officer or employee in any proceeding relating to the ethics complaint if:  (a) The state officer or employee submits a written request for defense in the manner provided in NRS 41.0339; and  (b) Based on the facts and allegations known to the Attorney General, the Attorney General determines that the act or omission on which the alleged violation is based:  (1) Appears to be within the course and scope of public duty or employment of the state officer or employee; and  (2) Appears to have been performed or omitted in good faith.  2. The Attorney General shall create a written record setting forth the basis for the Attorney General’s determination of whether to defend the state officer or employee pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1. The written record is not admissible in evidence at trial or in any other judicial or administrative proceeding in which the state officer or employee is a party, except in connection with an application to withdraw as the attorney of record.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2556; A 2017, 2500) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 281A.450)
NV Rev Stat § 281A.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281A - Ethics in Government|NRS 281A.710 - Initiation of ethics complaint; form and contents; Commission may decline to render opinion under certain circumstances.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281A.280, the Commission may render an opinion that interprets the statutory ethical standards and applies those standards to a given set of facts and circumstances regarding the propriety of the conduct of a public officer or employee if an ethics complaint is:  (a) Filed by a specialized or local ethics committee established pursuant to NRS 281A.350.  (b) Filed by any person, except a person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility in this State or any other jurisdiction.  (c) Initiated by the Commission on its own motion, except the Commission shall not initiate such an ethics complaint based solely upon an anonymous complaint.  2. An ethics complaint filed by a person must be:  (a) Verified under oath and filed on a form prescribed by the Commission; and  (b) Submitted with sufficient evidence to support the allegations in order for the Commission to make a determination of whether it has jurisdiction in the matter and whether an investigation is warranted in the matter pursuant to NRS 281A.715 and 281A.720.  3. The Commission may decline to render an opinion if the person who files the ethics complaint does not submit all necessary evidence in the matter.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 2480)