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NV Rev Stat § 426.441 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.441 - Application; issuance; requirements; review of eligibility; fee; regulations.

  1. A person with a permanent disability may apply to the Department for an expedited service permit. The application must:  (a) Be submitted on a form approved by the Department; and  (b) Include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the applicant is a person with a permanent disability.  2. Upon receipt of a completed application pursuant to subsection 1 and the payment of any required fee, the Department shall issue a permit to the applicant. The permit must:  (a) Set forth the name and address of the person to whom it is issued;  (b) Include a colored photograph of the applicant and the international symbol of access which must be white on a blue background;  (c) Include any other information the Department may require; and  (d) Be the same size as a driver’s license issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 483 of NRS.  3. A permit is valid for 10 years after the date of issuance.  4. The Department may:  (a) At any time review its determination of whether a holder of a permit is eligible for issuance of the permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. If the Department determines that a holder of a permit is not eligible for issuance of the permit, the Department shall notify the person of that fact in writing. Upon receipt of the notice, the holder shall, as soon as practicable, surrender the permit to the Department.  (b) Charge a fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section.  (c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 426.401 to 426.461, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1158; A 2005, 231)
NV Rev Stat § 426.451 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.451 - Presentation to officer or employee of state agency; duty of officer or employee to provide expedited services.

  1. A person to whom an expedited service permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.441, or a person who is assisting him or her, may present the permit to any officer or employee of a state agency who is, at the time the permit is presented, providing any services of the agency to the public. The permit must be presented during the regular business hours of the agency.  2. Upon presentation of the permit, the officer or employee to whom the permit is presented shall, before serving any other person who is waiting to receive services, serve or otherwise accommodate the person to whom the permit is issued.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1159)
NV Rev Stat § 426.461 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.461 - Unlawful acts.

  1. It is unlawful for a person, other than a person to whom an expedited service permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.441, to use or attempt to use such a permit to obtain services from a state agency pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.451.  2. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1159)
NV Rev Stat § 426.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.510 - Restrictions on use of service animal and white or metallic cane; duties of pedestrian; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a person shall not:  (a) Use a service animal; or  (b) Carry or use on any street or highway or in any other public place a cane or walking stick which is white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red.  2. A person who is blind may use a service animal and a cane or walking stick which is white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red.  3. A person who is deaf may use a service animal.  4. A person with a disability not described in subsection 2 or 3 may use a service animal.  5. Any pedestrian who approaches or encounters a person who is blind using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick, white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red, shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person who is blind.  6. Any person other than a person who is blind who:  (a) Uses a service animal or carries a cane or walking stick such as is described in this section, contrary to the provisions of this section;  (b) Fails to heed the approach of a person using a service animal or carrying such a cane as is described by this section;  (c) Fails to come to a stop upon approaching or coming in contact with a person so using a service animal or so carrying such a cane or walking stick; or  (d) Fails to take precaution against accident or injury to such a person after coming to a stop as provided for in this section,  is guilty of a misdemeanor.  7. This section does not apply to any person who is instructing a person who is blind, person who is deaf or person with any other disability or training a service animal.  [1:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323] + [2:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323.01] + [3:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323.02] — (NRS A 1969, 511; 1981, 670, 1916; 1987, 823; 1995, 1992; 2003, 2630, 2974; 2005, 626; 2015, 270, 1673)
NV Rev Stat § 426.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.515 - Failure to use cane or service animal as evidence of contributory negligence in action against common carrier or place of public accommodation.

The failure of a:  1. Person who is blind to carry a white or metallic colored cane or to use a service animal;  2. Person who is deaf to use a service animal; or  3. Person with a disability not described in subsection 1 or 2 to use a service animal,  does not constitute contributory negligence per se, but may be admissible as evidence of contributory negligence in a personal injury action by that person against a common carrier or any other means of public conveyance or transportation or a place of public accommodation as defined by NRS 651.050 when the injury arises from the person who is blind, person who is deaf or person with any other disability making use of the facilities or services offered by the carrier or place of public accommodation.  (Added to NRS by 1971, 807; A 1981, 1917; 1987, 824; 1995, 1993; 2003, 2631; 2005, 627; 2015, 271)
NV Rev Stat § 426.517 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.517 - Purposes of provisions.

The purposes of NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, are to:  1. Provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons who are blind so that they may prepare for and engage in competitive integrated employment;  2. Promote vocational rehabilitation services and related activities which will assist persons who are blind to reach their fullest potential; and  3. Encourage and develop facilities and other resources needed by persons who are blind to engage in competitive integrated employment.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.518 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.518 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.519 to 426.526, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 112; A 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.519 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.519 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Division.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 112)
NV Rev Stat § 426.5192 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.5192 - "Competitive integrated employment" defined.

Competitive integrated employment has the meaning ascribed to it in 29 U.S.C. § 705.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.520 - "Person who is blind" further defined.

Person who is blind means a person who:  1. Is described in NRS 426.082; and  2. Has a loss or impairment of eyesight which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment for which vocational rehabilitation services:  (a) May reasonably be expected to prepare the person to engage in competitive integrated employment which is consistent with the abilities of the person; or  (b) Are necessary to determine the rehabilitation potential of the person.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 781; A 1959, 148; 1963, 920; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1388; 1981, 1917; 2005, 114; 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.523 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.523 - "Substantial impediment to employment" defined.

Substantial impediment to employment means that a loss or impairment of eyesight, in light of attendant medical, psychological, vocational, cultural, social or environmental factors, hampers a person’s occupational performance by preventing the person from obtaining, retaining or preparing for competitive integrated employment consistent with the capabilities and abilities of the person.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.526 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.526 - "Vocational rehabilitation services" defined.

Vocational rehabilitation services means any goods and services necessary to prepare a person who is blind to engage in competitive integrated employment or to determine the rehabilitation potential of the person.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.531 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.531 - Administration by Department.

The Department, through the Director, shall administer the provisions of NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, as the sole agency in the State for such purpose.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1388; A 2017, 261)
NV Rev Stat § 426.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.550 - Administrator as head of Bureau; powers and duties of Bureau.

  1. The Bureau must be headed by the Administrator.  2. The Bureau shall:  (a) Assist persons who are blind in achieving physical and psychological orientation and inform persons who are blind of available services to assist persons who are blind in achieving their vocational goals.  (b) Provide intensive programs of education, training, job development, physical restoration and such other services and equipment as may prepare persons who are blind to engage in competitive integrated employment.  (c) Provide vocational rehabilitation services directly or through other governmental entities or persons to any person who is blind, including any person who is blind who is eligible under the terms of an agreement or arrangement with the Federal Government, another state or an Indian tribe.  3. The Bureau may:  (a) Provide for treatment or operations to prevent blindness or restore vision to recipients of services to persons who are blind who request and are eligible for such services under federal law and make written application for such treatment or operations; and  (b) Pay for necessary expenses incurred in connection with the diagnosis and treatment provided under paragraph (a).   4. As used in this section, "state" includes, without limitation, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1959, 148; 1963, 318, 1183; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1388; 1975, 1008; 2005, 114, 627; 2017, 261)
NV Rev Stat § 426.555 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.555 - Administrator to prepare required reports.

Subject to the approval of the Director, the Administrator or a representative designated by the Administrator shall prepare reports for the Federal Government pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1965, Title 29 of U.S.C., as amended, any future amendments thereof and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 803; A 1973, 419, 1389; 1975, 68; 2005, 114)
NV Rev Stat § 426.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.560 - Regulations.

  1. Subject to the approval of the Department, the Division shall direct the Bureau to adopt administrative regulations to enforce the provisions of this chapter related to services for persons who are blind, which regulations must not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.  2. The regulations must recognize that the vocational needs and problems of persons who are blind are unique to them and may differ materially from the vocational needs and problems of other persons.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 319, 1183; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1389; 1981, 1918; 2005, 628; 2017, 261)
NV Rev Stat § 426.561 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.561 - Authority of Division to adopt, amend and repeal policies; public meeting required.

  1. To the extent required by 34 C.F.R. § 361.50, the Division may adopt, amend and repeal policies concerning the nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services provided to persons who are blind.  2. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of a policy pursuant to subsection 1 must occur at a public meeting held in compliance with the provisions set forth in chapter 241 of NRS concerning open meetings.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
NV Rev Stat § 426.563 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.563 - Costs of administration.

Costs of administration of NRS 426.517 to 426.720, inclusive, shall be paid out on claims presented by the Bureau in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1579; A 1973, 1389)
NV Rev Stat § 426.567 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.567 - State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind.

  1. All gifts of money which the Bureau is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s Gift Fund.  2. The State Grant and Gift Account must be used for the purposes specified by the donor or for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and other programs or laws administered by the Bureau.  3. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 804; A 1973, 1390; 1979, 621; 1981, 77; 1993, 1617; 2005, 114)
NV Rev Stat § 426.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.570 - Employees.

  1. All employees of the Bureau are directly responsible to the Administrator.  2. Such employees must consist of persons skilled in the vocational rehabilitation of persons who are blind to allow such persons to engage in competitive integrated employment.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 921; 1965, 771; 1973, 1390; 2005, 115; 2017, 261)
NV Rev Stat § 426.573 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.573 - Confidentiality of information concerning applicant for or recipient of services; exceptions; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning persons who are blind applying for or receiving any services directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the Bureau, or acquired in the course of the performance of its official duties.  2. Information with respect to any individual applying for or receiving services for persons who are blind may be received, used or disclosed by the Bureau or any of its employees to any person, association or body:  (a) If such receipt, use or disclosure is related directly to carrying out the provisions of NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive;  (b) As required by statute, regulation or court order;   (c) To protect an applicant, recipient or other person if the applicant or recipient poses a threat to his or her own safety or the safety of others; or   (d) Upon written permission of the applicant or recipient.  3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 805; A 1973, 1390; 2005, 628; 2017, 262)
NV Rev Stat § 426.575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.575 - Payment of allowance for maintenance to trainee in advance.

When a person who is blind who is eligible to receive a maintenance allowance while pursuing a training program administered by the Bureau is accepted for such a training program, the Bureau may in its discretion pay any installment of such maintenance allowance in advance, based upon the amount allowed to the person, and adjust any succeeding payment to reflect actual duration of training during the period for which such advance was made.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 876; A 1973, 1391)
NV Rev Stat § 426.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.590 - Bureau as licensing agency under federal law.

The Bureau is hereby designated as the licensing agency for the purposes of 20 U.S.C. § 107 (a-f), and acts amendatory thereto, and the Bureau is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to qualify for federal approval and achieve maximum federal participation in the Vending Stand Program under such federal statutes.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1965, 772; 1973, 1391; 1975, 127)
NV Rev Stat § 426.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.600 - Denial of services prohibited; exceptions.

  1. Unless comparable services and benefits must be used pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 361.53, no person who is blind who may benefit from services authorized under NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, and is eligible to receive such services under federal law may be denied such services except the services for which a determination of economic need is required by the policies adopted pursuant to NRS 426.561.  2. As used in this section, "comparable services and benefits" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R. § 361.5.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 319; 1967, 1056; 1981, 1904; 2017, 262)
NV Rev Stat § 426.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.610 - Fair hearing before hearing officer; judicial review.

  1. A person who is blind applying for or receiving services from the Bureau who is aggrieved by an act, determination or omission of the Bureau is entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing before a hearing officer.  2. A person who is blind who is aggrieved by the decision of a hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1959, 148; 1963, 921; 1965, 772; 1967, 1163; 1973, 1391; 1989, 1654; 2005, 628; 2017, 262)
NV Rev Stat § 426.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.630 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.630 to 426.720, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:  1. "Operator" means the individual person who is blind who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the vending stand.  2. "Public building" or "property" means any building, land or other real property, owned, leased or occupied by any department or agency of the State or any of its political subdivisions except public elementary and secondary schools, the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Nevada State Park System and the Department of Corrections.  3. "Vending stand" means:  (a) Such buildings, shelters, counters, shelving, display and wall cases, refrigerating apparatus and other appropriate auxiliary equipment as are necessary or customarily used for the vending of such articles or the provision of such services as may be approved by the Bureau and the department or agency having care, custody and control of the building or property in or on which the vending stand is located;  (b) Manual or coin-operated vending machines or similar devices for vending such articles, operated in a particular building, even though no person is physically present on the premises except to service the machines;  (c) A cafeteria or snack bar for the dispensing of foodstuffs and beverages; or  (d) Portable shelters which can be disassembled and reassembled, and the equipment therein, used for the vending of approved articles, foodstuffs or beverages or the provision of approved services.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 169; A 1961, 330; 1963, 921; 1965, 772; 1967, 1163; 1969, 1448; 1973, 73, 1392, 1495; 1981, 1918; 1985, 2313; 1987, 1741; 1993, 401; 2001 Special Session, 239)
NV Rev Stat § 426.640 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.640 - Operation of vending stand on public property and property of State Park System by person who is blind: Purposes; license.

For the purposes of providing persons who are blind with remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of persons who are blind and stimulating persons who are blind to greater efforts to make themselves self-supporting with independent livelihoods, such persons licensed under the provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.720, inclusive, by the Bureau:  1. Have priority of right to operate vending stands in or on any public buildings or properties where the locations are determined to be suitable, pursuant to the procedure provided in NRS 426.630 to 426.720, inclusive.  2. May operate vending stands in or on buildings or properties of the Nevada State Park System, with the approval of the Administrator of the Division of State Parks, on a parity with any other vendor.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 169; A 1963, 922; 1965, 773; 1973, 73, 1393; 1985, 2313)
NV Rev Stat § 426.650 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities|NRS 426.650 - Notice to Bureau by public agency of location of and license, permit and lease for any vending stand.

Each head of the department or agency in charge of the maintenance of public buildings or properties shall:  1. Not later than July 1, 1959, notify the Bureau in writing of any and all existing locations where vending stands are in operation or where vending stands might properly and satisfactorily be operated.  2. Not less than 30 days prior to the reactivation, leasing, re-leasing, licensing or issuance of permit for operation of any vending stand, inform the Bureau of such contemplated action.  3. Inform the Bureau of any locations where such vending stands are planned or might properly and satisfactorily be operated in or about other public buildings or properties as may now or thereafter come under the jurisdiction of the department or agency for maintenance, such information to be given not less than 30 days prior to leasing, re-leasing, licensing or issuance of permit for operation of any vending stand in such public building or on such property.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 170; A 1963, 922; 1965, 773; 1973, 1393)