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NV Rev Stat § 281.169 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.169 - Payment of travel and per diem expenses of applicant for employment; claims.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a state agency, board or commission may pay for the travel and per diem expenses of the three most highly rated applicants for a permanent position with that agency, board or commission incurred while those applicants are being interviewed for that position.  2. If such an applicant must travel from another state to be interviewed, the expenses must be paid at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state employees traveling outside the State. If such an applicant must travel from within the State to be interviewed, the expenses must be paid at the rate established by the State Board of Examiners for state employees traveling within the State.  3. If the position is offered to one of the applicants and that applicant does not accept it, the agency, board or commission may not pay for that applicant’s expenses.  4. All requests for payment pursuant to this section must be submitted to the State Board of Examiners before obligations are incurred. Upon approval by the State Board of Examiners, claims must be submitted for payment in the same manner as other claims against the State from money available to the agency, board or commission.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 402)
NV Rev Stat § 281.172 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.172 - Application; approval by administrative head or State Controller; payment upon approval.

  1. Any state officer or employee may apply for advance money for authorized per diem and travel expenses arising out of the officer’s or employee’s official duties or employment in the amounts established by the State Board of Examiners pursuant to NRS 281.160 by filing a request with the administrative head of the state office, department or agency by which the officer or employee is employed.  2. If the administrative head or the designee of the administrative head approves the request, the administrative head or designee shall process a voucher for a cash advance for travel in the approved amount in the same manner as other claims against the State are processed.  3. Unless otherwise approved by the Budget Division of the Office of Finance before the travel occurs, all cash advances for travel issued by the administrative head or designee must be charged to the budget account to which money was appropriated or authorized for expenditure for the travel.  4. If the administrative head or designee cannot process a cash advance for travel because of a temporary budget restriction, the administrative head or designee may forward a copy of the request and approval to the State Controller.  5. Upon receiving a copy of the request and approval from the administrative head or designee, the State Controller may issue a check or warrant for the cash advance for travel.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 304; A 1960, 299; 1975, 167; 1979, 104; 1989, 311; 1997, 1288; 2007, 593, 920)
NV Rev Stat § 281.173 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.173 - Advance constitutes lien on accrued wages of officer or employee.

A cash advance for travel, when approved by the administrative head or the designee of the administrative head or the State Controller, constitutes a lien in favor of the State of Nevada upon the accrued wages of the requesting officer or employee in an amount equal to the sum advanced, but the administrative head or designee or the State Controller may, in the discretion of the administrative head or designee or the State Controller, advance more than the amount of the accrued wages of the officer or employee.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 304; A 1997, 1289; 2007, 920)
NV Rev Stat § 281.174 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.174 - Payment for amount in excess of advance.

Upon the return of the officer or employee, the officer or employee is entitled to receive any authorized expenses in excess of the amount advanced.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 304; A 1983, 387, 1090; 1985, 62; 1989, 311; 1991, 1758; 1997, 1289; 2007, 920)
NV Rev Stat § 281.1745 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.1745 - Cash advance when reimbursement may be delayed; withholding of pay upon delinquency.

  1. When an officer or employee uses a charge card issued at the request of the State for cash advances or travel expenses, or both, and the receipt of the travel reimbursement may be delayed more than 5 working days after the date of the initial submission of the travel reimbursement claim, the administrative head or the designee of the administrative head shall immediately issue to the officer or employee, for payment to the issuer of the charge card issued at the request of the State, a cash advance as described in NRS 281.172 in the amount of the total travel expenses charged on the charge card.  2. If an officer or employee who has been issued a charge card at the request of the State for cash advances or travel expenses, or both, fails timely to pay the travel expenses charged on the card, with the result that the charge card incurs a delinquent balance, the State may withhold from the officer’s or employee’s regular pay, or final payment received upon termination of the officer’s or employee’s employment, an amount that is not more than the amount required to pay the delinquent balance or the amount deducted from or offset against any rebate issued to the State by the issuer of the charge card related to the delinquent balance. Any amount withheld from an officer’s or employee’s pay pursuant to this section shall, as soon as practicable, be remitted to the State as payment for the delinquent balance or the amount deducted from or offset against any rebate issued to the State by the issuer of the charge card related to the delinquent balance.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1288; A 2007, 920; 2015, 449)
NV Rev Stat § 281.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.175 - Rules and regulations of State Controller.

The State Controller may make reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 281.172 to 281.175, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 304; A 1997, 1289; 2007, 921)
NV Rev Stat § 281.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.180 - Record of official acts of person taking acknowledgments; liability and penalty.

  1. Each person authorized by law to take the proof or acknowledgment of the execution of conveyances of real property, or other instrument required by law to be proved or acknowledged, shall keep a record of all of the person’s official acts in relation thereto in a book to be provided by the person for that purpose. There shall be entered in the book:  (a) The date of the proof or acknowledgment thereof.  (b) The date of the instrument.  (c) The name or character of the instrument proved or acknowledged.  (d) The names of each of the parties thereto, as grantor, grantee or otherwise.  During business hours, the record shall be open to public inspection without fee or reward.  2. Any person mentioned in subsection 1 who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section shall:  (a) Be punished by a fine of not more than $500; and  (b) Be liable on the person’s official bond in damages to any person injured by such refusal or neglect to the extent of the injury sustained by reason of the refusal or neglect mentioned in this subsection.  [1:32:1869; B § 315; BH § 2662; C § 2730; RL § 1098; NCL § 1559] + [2:32:1869; B § 316; BH § 2663; C § 2731; RL § 1099; NCL § 1560] — (NRS A 1967, 548)
NV Rev Stat § 281.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.190 - Unlawful withholding or destruction of records; penalties.

  1. If an officer whose office is abolished by law, or who, after the expiration of the term for which the officer is appointed or elected, or after the officer has resigned, or when legally removed from office, willfully or unlawfully withholds or detains from the officer’s successor, or other person entitled thereto by law, the records, papers, documents or other writings pertaining or belonging to the officer’s office, or mutilates, destroys or takes away any such writing, the person so offending is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.  2. The provisions of this section apply to any person who has possession of the records, documents, papers or other writings and willfully mutilates, withholds or detains them.  [63:108:1866; B § 2661; BH § 1698; C § 1844; RL § 2819; NCL § 4819] — (NRS A 1979, 1464; 1995, 1264)
NV Rev Stat § 281.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.210 - Officers of State, political subdivision and Nevada System of Higher Education prohibited from employing relatives; exceptions; penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person acting as a school trustee, state, township, municipal or county officer, or as an employing authority of the Nevada System of Higher Education, any school district or of the State, any town, city or county, or for any state or local board, agency or commission, elected or appointed, to employ in any capacity on behalf of the State of Nevada, or any county, township, municipality or school district thereof, or the Nevada System of Higher Education, any relative of such a person or of any member of such a board, agency or commission who is within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity.  2. This section does not apply:  (a) To school districts, when the teacher or other school employee is not related to more than one of the trustees or person who is an employing authority by consanguinity or affinity and receives a unanimous vote of all members of the board of trustees and approval by the Department of Education.  (b) To school districts, when the teacher or other school employee has been employed by an abolished school district or educational district, which constitutes a part of the employing county school district, and the county school district for 4 years or more before April 1, 1957.  (c) To the spouse of the warden of an institution or manager of a facility of the Department of Corrections.  (d) To relatives of officers and employees who are blind of the Bureau of Services to Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired of the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation when those relatives are employed as automobile drivers for those officers and employees.  3. Nothing in this section:  (a) Prevents any officer in this State, employed under a flat salary, from employing any suitable person to assist in any such employment, when the payment for the service is met out of the personal money of the officer.  (b) Disqualifies any widow with a dependent as an employee of any officer or board in this State, or any of its counties, townships, municipalities or school districts.  4. A person employed contrary to the provisions of this section must not be compensated for the employment.  5. Any person violating any provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  [1:75:1925; A 1927, 43; 1935, 172; 1951, 22] + [2:75:1925; NCL § 4852] + [3:75:1925; NCL § 4853] — (NRS A 1957, 704; 1960, 369; 1963, 1178; 1967, 549; 1969, 227; 1973, 563, 1406; 1975, 554; 1977, 870; 1989, 1958; 1993, 374, 1550; 1995, 579; 1997, 1171; 1999, 174; 2001 Special Session, 234, 235; 2003, 289, 306, 1131, 1132)
NV Rev Stat § 281.221 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.221 - Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited; exceptions; penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281A.430, it is unlawful for a state officer, who is not a member of the Legislature subject to the restrictions set forth in NRS 218A.970, to:  (a) Become a contractor under any contract or order for supplies or other kind of contract authorized by or for the State or any of its departments, or the Legislature or either of its houses, or to be interested, directly or indirectly, as principal, in any kind of contract so authorized.  (b) Be interested in any contract made by the officer or to be a purchaser or interested in any purchase under a sale made by the officer in the discharge of the officer’s official duties.  2. A member of any board, commission or similar body who is engaged in the profession, occupation or business regulated by the board, commission or body may supply or contract to supply, in the ordinary course of his or her business, goods, materials or services to any state or local agency, except the board, commission or body of which he or she is a member, if the member has not taken part in developing the contract plans or specifications and the member will not be personally involved in opening, considering or accepting offers.  3. A full- or part-time faculty member in the Nevada System of Higher Education may bid on or enter into a contract with a governmental agency, or may benefit financially or otherwise from a contract between a governmental agency and a private entity, if the contract complies with the policies established by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.255.  4. A state officer, other than an officer described in subsection 2 or 3, may bid on or enter into a contract with a governmental agency if the contracting process is controlled by rules of open competitive bidding, the sources of supply are limited, the officer has not taken part in developing the contract plans or specifications and the officer will not be personally involved in opening, considering or accepting offers.  5. Any contract made in violation of this section may be declared void at the instance of the State or of any other person interested in the contract except an officer prohibited from making or being interested in the contract.  6. A person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit his or her office.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1109; A 1993, 2241; 1995, 689; 2001, 1627; 2013, 3761)
NV Rev Stat § 281.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.240 - Grant of authority to discharge duties of public office unlawful; giving consideration for grant unlawful; penalties.

  1. Every person holding or exercising any office under the laws or constitution of this state, who shall, for any reward or gratuity paid, or agreed to be paid, grant to another the right or authority to discharge any of the duties of such office (except the person’s lawful deputies), shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, and shall be removed from office.  2. Every person who shall give, or make any agreement to give, any reward or gratuity in consideration of such grant or authority, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.  [69:108:1866; B § 2667; BH § 1704; C § 1850; RL § 2822; NCL § 4822] — (NRS A 1967, 551)
NV Rev Stat § 281.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.250 - Administration of oaths and affirmations by officers.

Every officer authorized to take testimony or to decide upon the evidence in any proceeding shall have power to administer oaths or affirmations.  [Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030]
NV Rev Stat § 281.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.260 - Fees for returns prohibited; computation of mileage; penalty.

  1. No officer shall be allowed to charge or receive any fee or compensation whatever for the return written upon any summons, subpoena, writ of attachment, execution, order of sale or other paper. Any officer violating the terms of this subsection shall be fined not more than $500, and shall be removed from office.  2. Where mileage is chargeable it shall be for the actual distance traveled, and every fraction of a mile shall be computed as a mile. Where mileage is chargeable by a sheriff, it shall be computed as provided in NRS 248.400.  [38:49:1883; BH § 2379; C § 2503; RL § 2040; NCL § 2971] + [Part 39:49:1883; BH § 2380; C § 2504; RL § 2041; NCL § 2972] — (NRS A 1967, 551)
NV Rev Stat § 281.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.270 - Officer to prevent duel: Penalty.

If any officer bound to preserve the public peace shall have knowledge of an intention, on the part of any two persons, to fight with a deadly weapon or weapons, and such officer shall not use and exert the official authority of that officer to arrest the persons and prevent the deed, every such officer shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $1,000.  [Part 70:108:1866; B § 2668; BH § 1705; C § 1851; RL § 2823; NCL § 4823]
NV Rev Stat § 281.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.280 - Officer refusing to receive or arrest person charged with criminal offense: Penalties.

If any officer shall willfully refuse to receive or arrest any person charged with a criminal offense, such officer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be removed from office.  [Part 67:108:1866; B § 2665; BH § 1702; C § 1848; RL § 2820; NCL § 4820] — (NRS A 1967, 551)
NV Rev Stat § 281.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.290 - Officer executing process may command assistance when resistance made.

  1. When a public officer authorized to execute process finds or has reason to apprehend that resistance will be made to the execution of that process, the officer may command as many inhabitants of the officer’s county as the officer thinks proper, and may call upon the Governor for military aid in the manner provided by law, to assist the officer in overcoming the resistance, and, if necessary, in seizing, arresting and confining the resisters and their aiders and abettors, to be punished according to law.  2. The officer shall certify, to the court from which the process issued, the names of the resisters and their aiders and abettors, to the end that they be proceeded against for their contempt of court.  [Part 83:108:1866; B § 2681; BH § 1718; C § 1864; RL § 2833; NCL § 4833] + [84:108:1866; B § 2682; BH § 1719; C § 1865; RL § 2834; NCL § 4834] — (NRS A 1967, 1341; 1981, 461)
NV Rev Stat § 281.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.310 - Audits and allowances of accounts of state officers: Affidavits; oaths and affirmations.

In all cases where officers are called upon to audit and allow the accounts of state officers, they shall take and file affidavits of the officers that they have not violated any of the provisions of law. For that purpose all officers, authorized by law to audit and allow accounts, are empowered and required to administer oaths and affirmations, which shall have the same force and validity in all actions for perjury as if administered by a judicial officer.  [Part 97:108:1866; B § 2695; BH § 1732; C § 1878; RL § 2844; NCL § 4844]
NV Rev Stat § 281.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.320 - Withholding of settlement and payment of accounts of public officers.

Any officer charged with the disbursement of any public moneys or any evidence of public indebtedness, when informed by affidavit of the violation of any provisions of law by any officer whose account is to be settled, audited or paid by the officer, shall withhold any settlement or payment of the same and cause the officer to be prosecuted.  [Part 100:108:1866; B § 2698; BH § 1735; C § 1881; RL § 2847; NCL § 4847]
NV Rev Stat § 281.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.330 - Advocating overthrow of government cause for dismissal of public employee.

It shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal of any public employee when such public employee advocates or is a member of an organization which advocates overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State by force, violence or other unlawful means.  [Part 1:20:1955]
NV Rev Stat § 281.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.340 - Obtaining appointment by false letter or certificate: Penalty.

Every person who shall obtain appointment to any office or place of trust by color or aid of any false or forged letter or certificate of recommendation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  [Part 1911 C&P § 522; RL § 6787; NCL § 10468]
NV Rev Stat § 281.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.350 - Grafting by public officer or employee: Penalty.

Every public officer or public employee who shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon any agreement or understanding that the officer or employee shall act in any particular manner in connection with the official duties of the officer or employee or the public service; or who, being authorized to purchase or contract for materials, supplies or other articles or to employ servants or labor for the State or any county or municipality, or for the public service, shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, for the officer or employee or another, a commission, percentage, discount, bonus or promise thereof from any person with whom the officer or employee may deal in relation to such matters, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  [Part 1911 C&P § 521; RL § 6786; NCL § 10467] — (NRS A 1963, 17)
NV Rev Stat § 281.360 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.360 - Failure by public officer or employee to perform duty: Penalty.

Whenever any duty is enjoined by law upon any public officer or other person holding any public trust or employment, their willful neglect to perform such duty, except where otherwise specifically provided for, shall be a misdemeanor.  [1911 C&P § 24; RL § 6289; NCL § 9973]
NV Rev Stat § 281.370 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.370 - Actions concerning personnel to be based on merit and fitness; discrimination prohibited.

  1. All personnel actions taken by state, county or municipal departments, housing authorities, agencies, boards or appointing officers thereof must be based solely on merit and fitness.  2. State, county or municipal departments, housing authorities, agencies, boards or appointing officers thereof shall not refuse to hire a person, discharge or bar any person from employment or discriminate against any person in compensation or in other terms or conditions of employment because of the person’s race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, political affiliation or disability, except when based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Disability" means, with respect to a person:  (1) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person;  (2) A record of such an impairment; or  (3) Being regarded as having such an impairment.  (b) "Gender identity or expression" means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.  (c) "Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 137; A 1973, 980; 1985, 1561; 1987, 2266; 1991, 1021; 1995, 814; 1999, 1941; 2011, 501)
NV Rev Stat § 281.375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 281 - General Provisions|NRS 281.375 - Application for employment: Volunteer work must be considered.

Every application form for employment with the State of Nevada, any of its political subdivisions or any agency of the State must indicate that volunteer work relevant to the position applied for is considered in the evaluation of the applicant’s qualifications for employment and must provide space for the applicant to list any volunteer work the applicant considers appropriate.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 350)