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NV Rev Stat § 233B.121 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.121 - Notice of hearing in contested case; contents of notice; representation by counsel; opportunity to respond and present evidence and argument; fees and mileage for witnesses; informal disposition; voluntary surrender of license in contested case deemed disciplinary action; contents of record; transcriptions; findings of fact.

  1. In a contested case, all parties must be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice.  2. The notice must include:  (a) A statement of the time, place and nature of the hearing.  (b) A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held.  (c) A reference to the particular sections of the statutes and regulations involved.  (d) A short and plain statement of the matters asserted. If the agency or other party is unable to state the matters in detail at the time the notice is served, the initial notice may be limited to a statement of the issues involved. Thereafter, upon application, a more definite and detailed statement must be furnished.  3. Any party is entitled to be represented by counsel.  4. Opportunity must be afforded all parties to respond and present evidence and argument on all issues involved. An agency may by regulation authorize the payment of fees and reimbursement for mileage to witnesses in the same amounts and under the same conditions as for witnesses in the courts of this state.  5. Unless precluded by law, informal disposition may be made of any contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default. If an informal disposition is made, the parties may waive the requirement for findings of fact and conclusions of law.  6. The voluntary surrender of a license in a contested case shall be deemed to constitute disciplinary action against the licensee.  7. The record in a contested case must include:  (a) All pleadings, motions and intermediate rulings.  (b) Evidence received or considered.  (c) A statement of matters officially noticed.  (d) Questions and offers of proof and objections, and rulings thereon.  (e) Proposed findings and exceptions.  (f) Any decision, opinion or report by the hearing officer presiding at the hearing.  8. Oral proceedings, or any part thereof, must be transcribed on request of any party. The party making the request shall pay all the costs for the transcription.  9. Findings of fact must be based exclusively on a preponderance of the evidence and on matters officially noticed.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 808; A 1977, 56, 1062; 1985, 350; 2015, 707)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.122 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.122 - Certain members of agency prohibited from taking part in adjudication; replacement of disqualified officer.

  1. No agency member who acts as an investigator or prosecutor in any contested case may take any part in the adjudication of such case.  2. If an officer of an agency disqualifies himself or herself or is disqualified from participating in the adjudication of any contested case in which a decision will be rendered which is subject to judicial review, the officer shall send within 3 working days after the disqualification a notice of it to the authority which appointed him or her to the agency. The appointing authority shall within 5 working days after receiving the notice appoint a person to serve in the place of the disqualified officer only for the purpose of participating in the adjudication of the contested case.  3. The person appointed under subsection 2 shall have the same qualifications required by law of the officer whom the person replaces and is entitled to the same salary and per diem and travel expenses allowed to that officer.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 808; A 1977, 661)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.123 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.123 - Evidence.

In contested cases:  1. Irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence must be excluded. Evidence may be admitted, except where precluded by statute, if it is of a type commonly relied upon by reasonable and prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. Agencies shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Objections to evidentiary offers may be made and must be noted in the record. Subject to the requirements of this subsection, when a hearing will be expedited and the interests of the parties will not be prejudiced substantially, any part of the evidence may be received in written form.  2. Documentary evidence may be received in the form of authenticated copies or excerpts. Upon request, parties must be given an opportunity to compare the copy with the original.  3. Every witness shall declare, by oath or affirmation, that he or she will testify truthfully.  4. Each party may call and examine witnesses, introduce exhibits, cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues even though the matter was not covered in the direct examination, impeach any witness, regardless of which party first called the witness to testify, and rebut the evidence against him or her.  5. Notice may be taken of judicially cognizable facts and of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of the agency. Parties must be notified either before or during the hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise, of the material noticed, including any staff memoranda or data, and they must be afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed. The experience, technical competence and specialized knowledge of the agency may be utilized in the evaluation of the evidence.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 808; A 1977, 57; 1997, 1603; 2015, 707)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.1233 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.1233 - Administration of oath or affirmation to witness.

Unless limited by a specific statute, any person authorized to preside over a hearing in a contested case may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before him or her in the hearing.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 80)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.1235 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.1235 - Witness who is person with communications disability entitled to services of interpreter at hearing.

A witness during his or her testimony at a hearing of a contested case, who is a person with a communications disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive. The interpreter must be appointed by the person who presides at the hearing.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 657; A 2001, 1777; 2007, 172)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.124 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.124 - Procedure when majority of agency’s officials rendering final decision have not heard case or read record: Service and contents of proposal for decision; opportunity to file exceptions and present briefs and oral argument; waiver.

Where, in a contested case, a majority of the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision have not heard the case or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall not be made until a proposal for decision is served upon the parties, and an opportunity is afforded to each party adversely affected to file, within 20 days, exceptions and present briefs and oral argument to the officials who are to render the decision. The proposal for decision shall contain a statement of the reasons therefor and of each issue of fact or law necessary to the proposed decision, prepared by the person who conducted the hearing or one who has read the record. The parties by written stipulation may waive compliance with this section.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 809)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.125 - Adverse decision or order required to be in writing or stated on record; contents of final decision; standard of proof; notice and copies of decisions and orders.

A decision or order adverse to a party in a contested case must be in writing or stated in the record. Except as provided in subsection 5 of NRS 233B.121, a final decision must include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact and decisions must be based upon a preponderance of the evidence. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, must be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. If, in accordance with agency regulations, a party submitted proposed findings of fact before the commencement of the hearing, the decision must include a ruling upon each proposed finding. Parties must be notified either personally or by certified mail of any decision or order. Upon request a copy of the decision or order must be delivered or mailed forthwith to each party and to the party’s attorney of record.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 809; A 1985, 351; 2015, 708)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.126 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.126 - Limitations on communications of agency’s members or employees rendering decision or making findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members or employees of an agency assigned to render a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested case shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, nor, in connection with any issue of law, with any party or the party’s representative, except upon notice and opportunity to all parties to participate. An agency member may, subject to the provisions of NRS 233B.123:  1. Communicate with other members of the agency.  2. Have the aid and advice of one or more personal assistants.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 809)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.127 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.127 - Licenses: Applicability of provisions governing contested cases to grant, deny or renew; expiration notice and opportunity to show compliance required before adverse action by agency; summary suspension.

  1. The provisions of NRS 233B.121 to 233B.150, inclusive, do not apply to the grant, denial or renewal of a license unless notice and opportunity for hearing are required by law to be provided to the applicant before the grant, denial or renewal of the license.  2. When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or for a new license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency and, in case the application is denied or the terms of the new license limited, until the last day for seeking review of the agency order or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court.  3. No revocation, suspension, annulment or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless, before the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave notice by certified mail to the licensee of facts or conduct which warrant the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license. If the agency finds that public health, safety or welfare imperatively require emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of a license may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. An agency’s order of summary suspension may be issued by the agency or by the Chair of the governing body of the agency. If the order of summary suspension is issued by the Chair of the governing body of the agency, the Chair shall not participate in any further proceedings of the agency relating to that order. Proceedings relating to the order of summary suspension must be instituted and determined within 45 days after the date of the order unless the agency and the licensee mutually agree in writing to a longer period.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 810; A 2005, 1002; 2007, 557; 2009, 651; 2015, 708)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.131 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.131 - Transmittal of record of proceedings to reviewing court by party and agency; shortening of or corrections or additions to record; additional evidence; modification of findings and decision by agency based on additional evidence.

  1. Within 45 days after the service of the petition for judicial review or such time as is allowed by the court:  (a) The party who filed the petition for judicial review shall transmit to the reviewing court an original or certified copy of the transcript of the evidence resulting in the final decision of the agency.  (b) The agency that rendered the decision which is the subject of the petition shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the remainder of the record of the proceeding under review.  The record may be shortened by stipulation of the parties to the proceedings. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record, as determined by the court, may be assessed by the court any additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record.  2. If, before submission to the court, an application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence and any rebuttal evidence be taken before the agency upon such conditions as the court determines.  3. After receipt of any additional evidence, the agency:  (a) May modify its findings and decision; and  (b) Shall file the evidence and any modifications, new findings or decisions with the reviewing court.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1649; A 2015, 710)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.133 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.133 - Form and deadlines for serving and filing memorandum of points and authorities and replies; extensions; request for hearing or matter deemed submitted.

  1. A petitioner or cross-petitioner who is seeking judicial review must serve and file a memorandum of points and authorities within 40 days after the agency gives written notice to the parties that the record of the proceeding under review has been filed with the court.  2. The respondent or cross-petitioner shall serve and file a reply memorandum of points and authorities within 30 days after service of the memorandum of points and authorities.  3. The petitioner or cross-petitioner may serve and file reply memoranda of points and authorities within 30 days after service of the reply memorandum.  4. Within 7 days after the expiration of the time within which the petitioner is required to reply, any party may request a hearing. Unless a request for hearing has been filed, the matter shall be deemed submitted.  5. All memoranda of points and authorities filed in proceedings involving petitions for judicial review must be in the form provided for appellate briefs in Rule 28 of the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure.  6. The court, for good cause, may extend the times allowed in this section for filing memoranda.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1649)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.135 - Judicial review: Manner of conducting; burden of proof; standard for review.

  1. Judicial review of a final decision of an agency must be:  (a) Conducted by the court without a jury; and  (b) Confined to the record.  In cases concerning alleged irregularities in procedure before an agency that are not shown in the record, the court may receive evidence concerning the irregularities.  2. The final decision of the agency shall be deemed reasonable and lawful until reversed or set aside in whole or in part by the court. The burden of proof is on the party attacking or resisting the decision to show that the final decision is invalid pursuant to subsection 3.  3. The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the agency as to the weight of evidence on a question of fact. The court may remand or affirm the final decision or set it aside in whole or in part if substantial rights of the petitioner have been prejudiced because the final decision of the agency is:  (a) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;  (b) In excess of the statutory authority of the agency;  (c) Made upon unlawful procedure;  (d) Affected by other error of law;  (e) Clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative and substantial evidence on the whole record; or  (f) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion.  4. As used in this section, "substantial evidence" means evidence which a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 1650; A 2015, 710)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.140 - Procedure for applying for stay of final decision; considerations by court in making ruling; provision of security by petitioner.

  1. A petitioner who applies for a stay of the final decision in a contested case shall file and serve a written motion for the stay on the agency and all parties of record to the proceeding at the time of filing the petition for judicial review.  2. In determining whether to grant a stay, the court shall consider the same factors as are considered for a preliminary injunction under Rule 65 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.  3. In making a ruling, the court shall:  (a) Give deference to the trier of fact; and  (b) Consider the risk to the public, if any, of staying the administrative decision.  The petitioner must provide security before the court may issue a stay.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 810; A 1977, 58; 1989, 1652)
NV Rev Stat § 233B.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233B - Nevada Administrative Procedure Act|NRS 233B.150 - Appeal from final judgment of district court.

An aggrieved party may obtain a review of any final judgment of the district court by appeal to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 811; A 2013, 1768)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 233C.011 to 233C.019, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1105; A 1977, 807; 1993, 1495; 1997, 3153; 2003, 631)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.011 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Division.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 630)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.013 - "Board" defined.

Board means the Board of the Division created pursuant to NRS 233C.030.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 630)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.017 - "Department" defined.

Department means the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 631; A 2011, 2944)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.019 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.019 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Nevada Arts Council.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 631)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.020 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby determines and declares that:  1. The giving of further recognition to the arts as a vital aspect of our culture and heritage is an essential means of expanding the educational programs and promoting the general welfare of the people of the State of Nevada.  2. The practice, enjoyment and impact of the arts are of increasing importance to the economic vitality of communities in this state.  3. Residents of this state desire increased opportunity to view, enjoy or participate in the performing literary, visual and folk arts.  4. To this end, it is the policy of the State of Nevada to join with institutions and professional organizations concerned with the arts to insure that the role of the arts in the life of the communities of the State will continue to grow and play an ever increasing part in the cultural development and educational experience of the residents of the State of Nevada.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1105; A 2003, 632)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.025 - Creation; sole agency to receive and disburse money from National Endowment for the Arts; cooperation with state agencies.

  1. The Nevada Arts Council is hereby created as a Division of the Department.  2. The Division is the sole and official agency of this State to receive and disburse any money made available to this State by the National Endowment for the Arts pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 954.  3. The Division:  (a) Shall cooperate with the State Public Works Board and the Buildings and Grounds Section of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration to plan the potential purchase and placement of works of art inside or on the grounds surrounding a state building.  (b) May request and must receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of this State such assistance and data, as feasible and available, as will enable the Division to properly carry out the purposes of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 631)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.030 - Board: Creation; number of members.

The Board of the Division, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1106; A 1975, 230; 1977, 807; 1993, 1495; 1997, 3153; 2003, 632)
NV Rev Stat § 233C.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 233C - Organizations for the Promotion of Culture|NRS 233C.040 - Board members: Appointment; qualifications; term; removal.

  1. The Governor shall appoint the members of the Board from among residents of this State who are known for their knowledge of and experience in the performing literary, visual and folk arts.  2. After the initial terms, the term of each member is 4 years, except when appointed to fill unexpired terms.  3. A member may be removed by the Governor for three unexcused absences from meetings of the Board.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1106; A 1971, 74; 1975, 230; 1977, 807; 1981, 63; 2003, 632)