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NV Rev Stat § 266.023 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.023 - Verification of signatures; request to remove name from petition.

  1. Within 30 days after the petition is filed pursuant to NRS 266.022, the county clerk shall verify the signatures and issue a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition and send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to the committee. If the petition is insufficient, the county clerk shall include in the certificate the reasons for the insufficiency of the petition.  2. A person who signs the petition may request that his or her name be removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a written request therefor under penalty of perjury not later than 15 days after the petition for incorporation is filed pursuant to NRS 266.022.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1702)
NV Rev Stat § 266.024 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.024 - Amendment of petition; verification of additional signatures.

  1. A petition which lacks the required number of signatures may be amended once if the committee files a notice to amend with the county clerk within 2 days after it receives written notice from the county clerk pursuant to NRS 266.023. The committee must file with the county clerk an amended petition containing the additional required signatures within 8 days after it files a notice to amend. An amended petition must comply with the requirements of the petition as originally filed.  2. Within 10 days after the amended petition is filed, the county clerk shall verify the signatures and send a copy of the certificate by registered or certified mail to the committee.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1702)
NV Rev Stat § 266.026 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.026 - Determination of sufficiency of petition; review by board of county commissioners.

  1. The county clerk shall promptly file with the board of county commissioners the certificate for:  (a) A petition or amended petition which the county clerk determines is sufficient; and  (b) A petition or amended petition which the county clerk determines is insufficient if a notice to amend or a notice to review is not timely filed by the committee.  The sufficiency of the petition as certified by the county clerk shall be deemed a final determination of the board.  2. The committee may, within 2 days after it receives written notice from the county clerk that the petition or amended petition is insufficient, file a notice to review with the board of county commissioners. The board shall determine the sufficiency of the petition within 30 days after it receives the notice to review. The decision of the board is a final determination for the purposes of judicial review.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1702)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0261 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0261 - Request for report from Committee on Local Government Finance; submission of copies of petition to planning agencies, local governments and Department of Taxation.

Upon receipt of a petition that has been certified as sufficient by the county clerk, the board of county commissioners shall:  1. Within 30 days request a report on the advisability of incorporation and the feasibility of the proposed city, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in NRS 266.0285 and a determination of whether the requirements set forth in NRS 266.017 have been satisfied, from the Committee on Local Government Finance. The report must be in writing and be delivered to the board of county commissioners not later than 90 days after the report is requested, unless the Committee determines the requirements set forth in NRS 266.017 have not been satisfied. Upon receipt of the report, the board shall supply a copy of the report upon request to any person for the cost of reproduction.  2. Within 30 days transmit a copy of the petition to the Executive Director of the Department of Taxation.  3. Transmit a copy of the petition to any state, county or regional planning commission or agency that exercises planning authority over any part of the area proposed to be incorporated and to every other local government within the county.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 231; A 1995, 146)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0262 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0262 - Review of petition by planning agencies and local governments.

A commission, agency or district that receives a petition pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 266.0261 may:  1. Review the petition for the proposed incorporation considering:  (a) The operating charter or enabling laws of the commission, agency or district;  (b) The factors set forth in NRS 266.0285; and  (c) Any other information in its possession.  2. Report its recommendations regarding the proposed incorporation to the board of county commissioners in writing, not later than 60 days after it receives the petition.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 232)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0263 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0263 - Estimated fiscal effect of incorporation: Statement by Department of Taxation; review of statement by Committee on Local Government Finance.

  1. The Department of Taxation shall prepare a concise statement concerning the estimated fiscal effect of the incorporation on the residents of the proposed city, including an estimated tax rate and an example of that tax rate applied for 1 year to a median-priced home in the area of the proposed city compared to an example of the present tax rate in the area applied for the same period to the same home.  2. Within 30 days after receipt of the petition from the board of county commissioners, the Department of Taxation shall file with the Committee on Local Government Finance a statement of estimated fiscal effect prepared pursuant to subsection 1, and any explanatory material and calculations.  3. The Committee on Local Government Finance shall:  (a) Approve or revise and approve the statement of estimated fiscal effect at a public meeting; and  (b) Transmit the statement to the county clerk within 30 days after receipt of the statement from the Department of Taxation.  4. The statement of estimated fiscal effect prepared by the Department of Taxation must not affect any subsequent calculations made by the Department if the city is incorporated.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 232; A 1995, 146)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0264 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0264 - Determination by Committee on Local Government Finance that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation.

  1. If the Committee on Local Government Finance determines that a petition for incorporation does not satisfy the requirements set forth in NRS 266.017, it shall notify the board of county commissioners in writing.  2. After a determination by the Committee on Local Government Finance that a petition does not satisfy the requirements of NRS 266.017, no further action on the petition for incorporation may be taken unless the determination is reversed by a district court pursuant to NRS 266.0265.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 232; A 1995, 147)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0265 - Judicial review of determination that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation.

A qualified elector or any other person who has an ownership interest in real property within the area proposed to be incorporated, and who is aggrieved by the determination of the Committee on Local Government Finance pursuant to NRS 266.0264 may appeal the determination to the district court within 30 days after the Committee notifies the board of county commissioners of the determination. The district court shall limit its review to the issues contained within the record of the public hearing and in the determination. The district court may allow the record to be supplemented by additional evidence concerning those issues. The determination of the Committee on Local Government Finance may be reversed only upon a showing that the determination is in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions, is arbitrary or capricious or involves an abuse of discretion. If the determination of the Committee on Local Government Finance is reversed, the Committee shall complete its report pursuant to NRS 266.0261 and the procedure for incorporation must be continued as if the Committee on Local Government Finance had not made its determination.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 234; A 1995, 147)
NV Rev Stat § 266.027 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.027 - Public hearing on petition and report of Committee on Local Government Finance.

  1. The board of county commissioners shall, within 14 days after it receives the report requested pursuant to NRS 266.0261, designate a date, time and place for a public hearing on the petition and the report.  2. The date of the public hearing must not be earlier than 14 days nor later than 30 days after the date on which the date, time and place of the public hearing was designated.  3. The board of county commissioners shall cause notice of the public hearing, including a copy of the petition without signatures, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least 7 days before the hearing is held. The board shall provide notice of the date, time and place set for the public hearing at least 7 days before the hearing is held to the governing body of each city or town within the county.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1702; A 1989, 236)
NV Rev Stat § 266.028 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.028 - Record of public hearing; testimony at hearing; additional hearings.

  1. The board of county commissioners shall keep a record of the hearing and include as part of the record the report requested pursuant to NRS 266.0261 and any report submitted by a commission, agency or district pursuant to NRS 266.0262.  2. The board of county commissioners shall allow any interested person to present oral or written testimony at the hearing. The board may invite representatives from state and local governments to present testimony.  3. The board may hold additional hearings but all hearings on the petition must be completed within 30 days after the initial hearing is held.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1703; A 1989, 237)
NV Rev Stat § 266.029 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.029 - Opinion of board of county commissioners on advisability of incorporation and feasibility of proposed city; election required.

  1. Upon conclusion of the final hearing, the board of county commissioners may take the matter under consideration and shall, within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, issue an opinion, in writing, concerning the advisability of the incorporation and the feasibility of the proposed city.  2. The board shall designate a date on which the election will be held. The date of the election must not be earlier than 60 days nor later than 120 days after the board issues its opinion.  3. The board shall cause notice of the election to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least once each week for 3 consecutive weeks. The final publication of notice must be published before the day of the election.  4. The notice must include a copy of the petition, a description of the area proposed to be incorporated, the statement of the estimated fiscal effect of the proposed incorporation prepared pursuant to NRS 266.0263, the location of the polling places and the date and time of the election.   (Added to NRS by 1987, 1703; A 1989, 237)
NV Rev Stat § 266.031 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.031 - Withdrawal of petition.

A petition for incorporation may be withdrawn at any time before the 30th day preceding the day of the election held pursuant to NRS 266.029 if a notice of withdrawal signed by at least four members of the committee is filed with the county clerk. Upon filing the notice of withdrawal, no further action may be taken on the petition for incorporation.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1703)
NV Rev Stat § 266.032 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.032 - Form and contents of ballot.

The ballots used for the election held pursuant to NRS 266.029 must:  1. Be in substantially the following form: Shall the area described as .........................(describe area) be incorporated as the City of ................. (name of city)?  Yes ....................   No .....................  The voter shall mark the ballot by placing a cross (x) next to the word "yes" or "no."  2. Contain the statement of the estimated fiscal effect of the proposed incorporation prepared pursuant to NRS 266.0263.  3. Contain a copy of the map or plat that was submitted with the petition pursuant to NRS 266.019 and depicts the existing streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls and their proposed extensions.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1703; A 1989, 237)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0325 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0325 - Sample ballot: Distribution; form and contents; notice concerning availability of ballots in large type.

  1. At least 10 days before an election held pursuant to NRS 266.029, the county clerk or registrar of voters shall distribute to each qualified elector by mail or electronic means, as applicable, a sample ballot for the elector’s precinct with a notice informing the elector of the location of the polling place for that precinct. A sample ballot may be distributed by electronic means to an elector only if the county clerk has established a system for distributing sample ballots by electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 and the elector elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means.  2. The sample ballot must:  (a) Be in the form required by NRS 266.032.  (b) Include the information required by NRS 266.032.  (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, be prepared in at least 12-point type.  (d) Describe the area proposed to be incorporated by assessor’s parcel maps, existing boundaries of subdivision or parcel maps, identifying visible ground features, extensions of the visible ground features, or by any boundary that coincides with the official boundary of the State, a county, a city, a township, a section or any combination thereof.  (e) Contain a copy of the map or plat that was submitted with the petition pursuant to NRS 266.019 and depicts the existing dedicated streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls and their proposed extensions.  (f) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice prepared in at least 20-point bold type that states: NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)  3. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.  4. The sample ballot distributed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to NRS 293.508, or in any other manner, must be prepared in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.  5. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the county clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots distributed to that person from the county are in large type.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 234; A 2001, 2003; 2015, 2646, 3178)
NV Rev Stat § 266.033 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.033 - Canvass of votes; notice of results.

  1. The board of county commissioners shall canvass the votes in the same manner as votes are canvassed in a general election. Upon the completion of the canvass, the board shall immediately notify the county clerk of the result.  2. The county clerk shall immediately, upon receiving notice of the canvass from the board of county commissioners, cause to be published a notice of the results of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. If the incorporation is approved by the voters, the notice must include the population category of the incorporated city, as described in NRS 266.055. The county clerk shall file a copy of the notice with the Secretary of State.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1703; A 2001, 624)
NV Rev Stat § 266.0335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.0335 - Preparation of legal description of incorporated city.

Upon approval of the incorporation by the voters, the board of county commissioners shall authorize a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS to prepare a legal description of the area of the incorporated city by metes and bounds and courses and distances. The cost of the survey is a charge against the incorporated city.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 234; A 1997, 1063)
NV Rev Stat § 266.034 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.034 - Liability for costs of incorporation.

  1. The costs incurred by the board of county commissioners in carrying out the provisions relating to the incorporation, including the costs incurred in certifying the petition, publishing the notices, requesting the report pursuant to NRS 266.0261, conducting the public hearing and election, including the cost of distributing the sample ballots, and any appeal pursuant to NRS 266.0265 are a charge against the county if the proposed incorporation is not submitted to the voters or the incorporation is disapproved by the voters, and a charge against the incorporated city if the incorporation is approved by the voters.  2. The costs incurred by the incorporators in carrying out the provisions relating to the incorporation, including the costs incurred in preparation of the petition for incorporation, preparation of the descriptions and map of the area proposed to be incorporated and circulation of the petition are chargeable to the incorporated city if the incorporation is approved by the voters.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1704; A 1989, 238; 2015, 2647, 3179)
NV Rev Stat § 266.036 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.036 - Election of officers of city; notice.

  1. Upon approval of the incorporation by the voters, the board of county commissioners shall designate a date on which an election to elect the officers of the incorporated city will be held. The election must be held not less than 60 days nor more than 120 days after the election conducted pursuant to NRS 266.029.  2. The county clerk shall publish or cause to be published notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the incorporated city. The notice must be published once each week for 3 consecutive weeks. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the city, the county clerk shall post the notice in at least five public places in the city.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1704)
NV Rev Stat § 266.037 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.037 - Limitations on circulation of petition for incorporation.

A petition for incorporation must not be circulated for signatures or considered by the board of county commissioners for 1 year after the date on which:  1. A final determination of its insufficiency is made;  2. An election is held in which the proposed incorporation of the area is rejected by the voters;  3. A notice of withdrawal of a petition is filed with the county clerk pursuant to NRS 266.031; or  4. A final disposition is made on a petition for incorporation which was previously filed with the county clerk if that petition included any area which is also included in the petition proposed to be circulated.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1704)
NV Rev Stat § 266.038 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.038 - Candidate for elective office of newly created city.

A person who wishes to become a candidate for an elective office of a newly created city must:  1. Reside within the boundaries of the newly created city; and  2. File a declaration of candidacy, as defined in NRS 293.0455, with the county clerk not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days before the date of the election.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1704; A 1997, 3474; 2019, 3416)
NV Rev Stat § 266.039 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.039 - Articles of incorporation.

  1. The mayor of the city shall file three copies of the articles of incorporation of the city with the Secretary of State.  2. The articles of incorporation must be signed and verified by the mayor and include the name of the city, a description of its location and its population category, as described in NRS 266.055.  3. The Secretary of State shall certify the articles of incorporation upon receipt and send one copy to the county clerk of the county in which the city is located and one copy to the mayor of the city. The Secretary of State shall retain a copy for his or her records and furnish a certified copy to any person who requests a copy upon payment of a reasonable fee as determined by the Secretary of State.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1704; A 2001, 625)
NV Rev Stat § 266.041 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.041 - Powers of elected officers before incorporation becomes effective.

Before the incorporation of the city becomes effective, the elected officers of the city may:  1. Prepare and adopt a budget;  2. Adopt ordinances, including an ordinance fixing the salaries of the officers first elected or appointed for the city, including those officers who enact and sign the ordinance;  3. Levy a tax ad valorem on property within the area of the city, at the time and in the amount prescribed by law for cities, for the fiscal year beginning on the date the incorporation of the city becomes effective;  4. Negotiate an equitable apportionment of the fixed assets of the county pursuant to NRS 266.044;  5. Negotiate contracts for the employment of personnel;  6. Negotiate contracts to provide services for the city, including those services provided for by chapter 277 of NRS; and  7. Negotiate contracts for the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1705; A 2001, 701)
NV Rev Stat § 266.042 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 266 - General Law for Incorporation of Cities and Towns|NRS 266.042 - Effective date of incorporation; presumption of incorporation.

  1. The incorporation of a city becomes effective:  (a) If the election held pursuant to NRS 266.036 is held on or before the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday of November, on July 1 of the year next following the election; or  (b) If the election held pursuant to NRS 266.036 is held after the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday of November, 1 year after July 1 of the year next following the election.  2. A city which levies and collects a tax ad valorem on property for at least 2 years after its incorporation and whose existence as an incorporated city has not been challenged in the district court for the county in which the city is located, is conclusively presumed to be a lawfully existing incorporated city.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 1705)