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NV Rev Stat § 233B.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.040 - Regulations: Authority to adopt; enforcement; inclusion of citation of authority and agency contact information; adoption of material by reference; deadline for adoption of proposed regulations; agency to explain failure to adopt.

  1. To the extent authorized by the statutes applicable to it, each agency may adopt reasonable regulations to aid it in carrying out the functions assigned to it by law and shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to the proper execution of those functions. If adopted and filed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the following regulations have the force of law and must be enforced by all peace officers:  (a) The Nevada Administrative Code; and  (b) Temporary and emergency regulations.  In every instance, the power to adopt regulations to carry out a particular function is limited by the terms of the grant of authority pursuant to which the function was assigned.  2. Every regulation adopted by an agency must include:  (a) A citation of the authority pursuant to which it, or any part of it, was adopted; and  (b) The address of the agency and, to the extent not elsewhere provided in the regulation, a brief explanation of the procedures for obtaining clarification of the regulation or relief from the strict application of any of its terms, if the agency is authorized by a specific statute to grant such relief, or otherwise dealing with the agency in connection with the regulation.  3. An agency may adopt by reference in a regulation material published by another authority in book or pamphlet form if:  (a) It files one copy of the publication with the Secretary of State and one copy with the State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator, and makes at least one copy available for public inspection with its regulations; and  (b) The reference discloses the source and price for purchase of the publication.  An agency shall not attempt to incorporate any other material in a regulation by reference.  4. An agency shall adopt a proposed regulation not later than 2 years after the date on which the proposed regulation is submitted to the Legislative Counsel pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 233B.063. If an agency does not adopt a proposed regulation within the time prescribed by this subsection, the executive head of the agency shall appear personally before the Legislative Commission and explain why the proposed regulation has not been adopted.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 963; A 1971, 804; 1977, 1385; 1985, 366, 1488; 1997, 3151; 2013, 77)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.045 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.045 - Treatment of regulations adopted by certain entities other than agencies.

The Legislative Counsel shall treat regulations adopted by entities other than agencies in the same manner as regulations adopted by agencies if the entity is required by statute to adopt the regulation in the manner prescribed by this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 2316)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.050 - Adoption of rules of practice; public inspection and validity of rules of practice, regulations and final orders, decisions and opinions; review of rules of practice and regulations.

  1. In addition to other regulation-making requirements imposed by law, each agency shall:  (a) Adopt rules of practice, setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available, including a description of all forms and instructions used by the agency.  (b) Make available for public inspection all rules of practice and regulations adopted or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions and that part of the Nevada Administrative Code which contains its regulations.  (c) Make available for public inspection all final orders, decisions and opinions except those expressly made confidential or privileged by statute.  (d) Review its rules of practice at least once every 3 years and file with the Secretary of State a statement setting forth the date on which the most recent review of those rules was completed and describing any revisions made as a result of the review.  (e) Review its regulations at least once every 10 years to determine whether it should amend or repeal any of the regulations. Within 30 days after completion of the review, the agency shall submit a report to the Legislative Counsel for distribution to the next regular session of the Legislature. The report must include the date on which the agency completed its review of the regulations and describe any regulation that must be amended or repealed as a result of the review.  2. A regulation, rule, final order or decision of an agency is not valid or effective against any person or party, nor may it be invoked by the agency for any purpose, until it has been made available for public inspection as required in this section, except that this provision does not apply in favor of any person or party who has actual knowledge thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 963; A 1977, 1386; 1979, 972; 1995, 129; 1997, 184; 1999, 2203)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.060 - Agency to provide notice of intent to adopt, amend or repeal permanent or temporary regulation; procedure for adoption of permanent regulation after adoption of temporary regulation.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 233B.061, before adopting, amending or repealing:  (a) A permanent regulation, the agency must, after receiving the approved or revised text of the proposed regulation prepared by the Legislative Counsel pursuant to NRS 233B.063:  (1) If it is the first hearing on the regulation, give at least 30 days’ notice of its intended action, unless a shorter period of notice is specifically permitted by statute. When posted, the agency must include notice that the regulation that is posted on the Internet website of the agency 3 working days before the hearing will be the regulation considered. The agency shall ensure that the regulation to be considered at the hearing is posted on the Internet website of the agency 3 working days before the hearing.  (2) If it is the second or subsequent hearing on the regulation, including, without limitation, a subsequent hearing on an adopted regulation that has not been approved by the Legislative Commission or the Subcommittee to Review Regulations pursuant to NRS 233B.067, in order to approve a revision to the regulation, give at least 3 working days’ notice of its intended action.  (b) A temporary regulation, the agency must give at least 30 days’ notice of its intended action, unless a shorter period of notice is specifically permitted by statute.  2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an agency has adopted a temporary regulation after notice and the opportunity for a hearing as provided in this chapter, it may adopt, after providing a second notice and the opportunity for a hearing, a permanent regulation, but the language of the permanent regulation must first be approved or revised by the Legislative Counsel and the adopted regulation must be approved by the Legislative Commission or the Subcommittee to Review Regulations appointed pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 233B.067.  3. If the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has adopted a temporary regulation after notice and the opportunity for a hearing as provided in this chapter, it may adopt a substantively equivalent permanent regulation without further notice or hearing, but the language of the permanent regulation must first be approved or revised by the Legislative Counsel and the adopted regulation must be approved by the Legislative Commission or the Subcommittee to Review Regulations.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 964; A 1973, 621; 1975, 1157, 1413; 1977, 1386, 1547, 1549; 1981, 186; 1983, 1123, 1244; 1995, 130; 1997, 1973; 2007, 871; 2009, 2284; 2017, 539)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0601 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0601 - Notice of meeting or workshop regarding adoption of permanent or temporary regulation: Agency to provide electronic copy to Legislative Counsel Bureau for posting on website.

At the same time that an agency provides notice of any meeting or workshop relating to the adoption of a proposed regulation pursuant to this chapter or NRS 241.020, the agency shall submit an electronic copy of the notice to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The Director shall cause the notice to be posted on the same day on the Internet website maintained by the Legislative Counsel Bureau.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 77)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0607 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0607 - Proposed permanent or temporary regulation: Filing; availability; contents.

  1. The agency shall at the time of giving the notice of intent to act upon a regulation required pursuant to NRS 233B.060:  (a) Deposit one copy of the notice and text of the proposed regulation with the State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator;  (b) Keep at least one copy of the notice and text available in each of its offices from the date of the notice to the date of the hearing, for inspection and copying by the public; and  (c) If the agency does not maintain an office in a county, deposit one copy of the notice and text with the librarian of the main public library in the county.  2. The text of the proposed regulation so disseminated must include the entire text of any section of the Nevada Administrative Code which is proposed for amendment or repeal.  3. After the final version of an adopted regulation is received, each such librarian may discard the deposited copy of the text of the proposed regulation.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1125; A 1983, 1245; 1985, 1489; 1995, 130; 1997, 3151; 2007, 873)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0609 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0609 - Proposed permanent or temporary regulation: Contents and certification of small business impact statement.

  1. A small business impact statement prepared pursuant to NRS 233B.0608 must set forth the following information:  (a) A description of the manner in which comment was solicited from affected small businesses, a summary of their response and an explanation of the manner in which other interested persons may obtain a copy of the summary.  (b) The manner in which the analysis was conducted.  (c) The estimated economic effect of the proposed regulation on the small businesses which it is to regulate, including, without limitation:  (1) Both adverse and beneficial effects; and  (2) Both direct and indirect effects.  (d) A description of the methods that the agency considered to reduce the impact of the proposed regulation on small businesses and a statement regarding whether the agency actually used any of those methods.  (e) The estimated cost to the agency for enforcement of the proposed regulation.  (f) If the proposed regulation provides a new fee or increases an existing fee, the total annual amount the agency expects to collect and the manner in which the money will be used.  (g) If the proposed regulation includes provisions which duplicate or are more stringent than federal, state or local standards regulating the same activity, an explanation of why such duplicative or more stringent provisions are necessary.  (h) The reasons for the conclusions of the agency regarding the impact of a regulation on small businesses.  2. The director, executive head or other person who is responsible for the agency shall sign the small business impact statement certifying that, to the best of his or her knowledge or belief, the information contained in the statement was prepared properly and is accurate.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2071; A 2013, 2306)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.061 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.061 - Proposed permanent or temporary regulation: Public comment; workshop; public hearing; applicability of Open Meeting Law.

  1. All interested persons must be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit data, views or arguments upon a proposed regulation, orally or in writing.  2. Before holding the public hearing required pursuant to subsection 3, an agency shall conduct at least one workshop to solicit comments from interested persons on one or more general topics to be addressed in a proposed regulation, except that a workshop is not required if it is the second or subsequent hearing on the regulation. Not less than 15 days before the workshop, the agency shall provide notice of the time and place set for the workshop:  (a) In writing to each person who has requested to be placed on a mailing list; and  (b) In any other manner reasonably calculated to provide such notice to the general public and any business that may be affected by a proposed regulation which addresses the general topics to be considered at the workshop.  3. With respect to substantive regulations, the agency shall set a time and place for an oral public hearing, but if no one appears who will be directly affected by the proposed regulation and requests an oral hearing, the agency may proceed immediately to act upon any written submissions. The agency shall consider fully all written and oral submissions respecting the proposed regulation.  4. An agency shall not hold the public hearing required pursuant to subsection 3 on the same day that the agency holds the workshop required pursuant to subsection 2.  5. Each workshop and public hearing required pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1125; A 1989, 571; 1997, 185; 2005, 1407; 2007, 873; 2009, 2284; 2017, 540)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0613 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0613 - Emergency regulations.

  1. If an agency determines that an emergency exists, it shall submit to the Governor a written statement of the emergency which sets forth the reasons for the determination. If the Governor endorses the statement of the emergency by written endorsement at the end of the full text of the statement of emergency on the original copy of a proposed regulation, the regulation may be adopted and become effective immediately upon its being filed in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 233B.070. The statement of the emergency endorsed by the Governor must be included as a part of the regulation for all purposes.  2. If practicable, the agency shall, not later than 9 a.m. on the first working day before the date on which the emergency regulation is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 233B.070, make the emergency regulation available to the public by:  (a) Providing a copy of the emergency regulation to a member of the public upon request; and  (b) Making a copy of the emergency regulation available on its website on the Internet, if any.  3. If practicable, the agency shall, not later than 9 a.m. on the first working day before the date of any hearing at which the agency considers the emergency regulation, make the version of the proposed emergency regulation that will be considered at the hearing available to the public by:  (a) Providing a copy of the proposed emergency regulation to a member of the public upon request; and  (b) Making a copy of the proposed emergency regulation available on its website on the Internet, if any.  4. A regulation adopted pursuant to this section may be effective for a period of not longer than 120 days. A regulation may be adopted by this emergency procedure only once.  5. If an agency adopts, after providing notice and the opportunity for a hearing as required in this chapter, a permanent or temporary regulation which becomes effective and is substantially identical to its effective emergency regulation, the emergency regulation expires automatically on the effective date of the temporary or permanent regulation.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1125; A 1983, 1245; 1995, 131, 2580; 2003, 2005; 2011, 406)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0617 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0617 - Limitation on objections to regulation.

No regulation adopted after July 1, 1965, is valid unless adopted in substantial compliance with this chapter but no objection to any regulation on the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of NRS 233B.060 to 233B.0617, inclusive, may be made more than 2 years after its effective date. Regulations in effect on July 1, 1965, continue in effect until amended or repealed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if an original and two copies were deposited with the Secretary of State on or before July 1, 1965.  (Added to NRS by 1983, 1125)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.062 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.062 - Policies for drafting and accessibility of regulations; guidelines; permanent regulations to be included in Nevada Administrative Code; distribution of emergency and temporary regulations.

  1. It is the policy of this State that every regulation of an agency be made easily accessible to the public and expressed in clear and concise language. To assist in carrying out this policy:  (a) The Attorney General must develop guidelines for drafting regulations; and  (b) Every permanent regulation must be incorporated, excluding any forms used by the agency, any publication adopted by reference, the title, any signature and other formal parts, in the Nevada Administrative Code, and every emergency or temporary regulation must be distributed in the same manner as the Nevada Administrative Code.  2. It is the policy of this State that:  (a) Persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities are to be referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to the person’s disability; and  (b) Terms related to persons affected by addictive disorders are referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her disorder,  in the same manner as provided in NRS 220.125 for Nevada Revised Statutes.  3. The Legislative Counsel shall:  (a) Include each permanent regulation in the Nevada Administrative Code; and  (b) Distribute in the same manner as the Nevada Administrative Code each emergency or temporary regulation,  that is required to be adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and which is adopted by an entity other than an agency.  4. The Legislative Commission may authorize inclusion in the Nevada Administrative Code of the regulations of an agency otherwise exempted from the requirements of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1381; A 1997, 186, 1391; 2001, 1422; 2007, 907; 2019, 1944)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.063 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.063 - Submission of proposed permanent regulation to Legislative Counsel; duties of Legislative Counsel; adoption and expiration of temporary regulation.

  1. An agency that intends to adopt, amend or repeal a permanent regulation must deliver to the Legislative Counsel a copy of the proposed regulation. The Legislative Counsel shall examine and if appropriate revise the language submitted so that it is clear, concise and suitable for incorporation in the Nevada Administrative Code, but shall not alter the meaning or effect without the consent of the agency.  2. Unless the proposed regulation is submitted to the Legislative Counsel between July 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year, the Legislative Counsel shall deliver the approved or revised text of the regulation within 30 days after it is submitted to the Legislative Counsel. If the proposed or revised text of a regulation is changed before adoption, the agency shall submit the changed text to the Legislative Counsel, who shall examine and revise it if appropriate pursuant to the standards of subsection 1. Unless it is submitted between July 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year, the Legislative Counsel shall return it with any appropriate revisions within 30 days. If the agency is a licensing board as defined in NRS 439B.225 and the proposed regulation relates to standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or certificates of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by the agency, the Legislative Counsel shall also deliver one copy of the approved or revised text of the regulation to the Legislative Committee on Health Care.  3. An agency may adopt a temporary regulation between August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year without following the procedure required by this section and NRS 233B.064, but any such regulation expires by limitation on November 1 of the odd-numbered year. A substantively identical permanent regulation may be subsequently adopted.  4. An agency may amend or suspend a permanent regulation between August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year by adopting a temporary regulation in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as prescribed in subsection 3.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1381; A 1989, 57, 621; 1991, 940; 1993, 514; 2003, 2005; 2007, 874; 2009, 531, 2285)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.0635 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.0635 - Permanent regulation: Reimbursement of Legislative Counsel Bureau for cost of examination and revision.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each agency which submits a regulation for examination and revision pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 233B.063 shall reimburse the Legislative Counsel Bureau for the cost of the examination and revision. The Legislative Commission shall establish the amount of reimbursement required pursuant to this subsection.  2. The reimbursement required pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Must be an hourly fee for each hour spent by employees of the Legal Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau in examining and revising the regulation. The hourly fee must not exceed the average hourly salary of the persons whose salaries are reimbursed pursuant to this section.  (b) Must be established at a rate calculated to generate the amount approved in the budget of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for such reimbursement.  (c) Must not be charged to agencies whose budgets are supported entirely from the State General Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 856; A 1993, 2266)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.064 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.064 - Permanent regulation: Prohibition against adoption until text approved or revised by Legislative Counsel; agency to provide written notification to Legislative Counsel of date of adoption; agency to issue statement of reasons for adoption upon request.

  1. An agency shall not adopt, amend or repeal a permanent regulation until it has received from the Legislative Counsel the approved or revised text of the regulation in the form to be adopted. The agency shall immediately notify the Legislative Counsel in writing of the date of adoption of each regulation adopted.  2. Upon adoption of any regulation, the agency, if requested to do so by an interested person, either before adoption or within 30 days thereafter, shall issue a concise statement of the principal reasons for and against its adoption, and incorporate therein its reason for overruling the consideration urged against its adoption.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1382; A 1997, 1391)