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NV Rev Stat § 279B.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279B - Rehabilitation of Abandoned Residential Property|NRS 279B.060 - Written agreement for rehabilitation: Contents; transfer of title or sale of property to applicant upon completion or substantial compliance.

  1. If the governing body approves the application for the rehabilitation of an abandoned residential property, the written agreement entered between the county or city and the applicant must identify the property and specify:  (a) That the property must be rehabilitated for decent, safe and sanitary residential use;  (b) The terms and conditions of the rehabilitation of the property, including the period within which the rehabilitation must begin and be completed; and  (c) That the rehabilitation must be performed to the satisfaction of the governing body.  2. If the applicant completes the rehabilitation of the property in compliance with all terms and conditions of the agreement to the satisfaction of the governing body, the governing body must convey title to the property to the applicant.  3. If the applicant substantially complies with the terms and conditions of the agreement but fails to complete the rehabilitation of the property in full compliance with all terms and conditions of the agreement to the satisfaction of the governing body, the governing body must offer to sell the property to the applicant for a price not to exceed the fair market value of the property as it existed before the applicant began any rehabilitation of the property.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 190)
NV Rev Stat § 279B.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279B - Rehabilitation of Abandoned Residential Property|NRS 279B.070 - Duties of natural person or organization to whom title to property is transferred.

  1. A natural person to whom title to abandoned residential property is conveyed pursuant to this chapter shall:  (a) Maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition; and  (b) Reside on the property.  2. An organization to which title to abandoned residential property is conveyed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 190; A 2005, 1306)
NV Rev Stat § 279B.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279B - Rehabilitation of Abandoned Residential Property|NRS 279B.080 - Agency to provide advice and technical assistance; access to property required; deficiencies in maintenance of property.

  1. During the rehabilitation of the abandoned property, the agency shall provide such advice and technical assistance as may be reasonably requested.  2. The applicant for rehabilitation of abandoned residential property shall permit representatives of the agency, the governing body and, if state or federal assistance is involved, the State or Federal Government, to have access to the property during normal business hours to ensure compliance with this chapter and with the provisions of the agreement for rehabilitation.  3. If the agency discovers deficiencies in the maintenance of the property during any inspection, it shall advise the applicant in the proper methods of correcting those deficiencies.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 190)
NV Rev Stat § 279B.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279B - Rehabilitation of Abandoned Residential Property|NRS 279B.090 - Preference to applicants with low income and applicants that are organizations which serve natural persons with low income; conditions.

If at any time the number of pending applications from qualified applicants for the rehabilitation of abandoned residential property exceeds the number of abandoned properties available for rehabilitation, the governing body shall give preference to:  1. Applicants who are members of households having a gross income that is 50 percent or less of the median gross income for households of the same size within the same geographic area; and  2. Applicants that are organizations which serve natural persons described in subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 191; A 2005, 1306)
NV Rev Stat § 279B.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 279B - Rehabilitation of Abandoned Residential Property|NRS 279B.100 - Powers of governing body.

The governing body may:  1. Establish a panel of contractors who have agreed to provide continuing maintenance at a discount to properties rehabilitated pursuant to this chapter.  2. Use for the purposes of this chapter any money made available to it for housing for persons having low or moderate incomes under state or federal law, if permitted by the terms of the state or federal law.  3. Accept gifts, grants and bequests of property for the purposes of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1989, 191)
NV Rev Stat § 280.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.010 - Legislative findings; declaration of purpose.

  1. The Legislature finds:  (a) That there is substantial duplication of functions, human resources and expenses between the city and county law enforcement agencies in this state.  (b) That merger of city and county law enforcement agencies would increase the efficiency of such agencies by increasing communication facilities, lowering purchasing costs and coordinating law enforcement efforts throughout metropolitan areas.  2. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide the means whereby the respective law enforcement agencies of the cities and counties in this state may merge into county-wide metropolitan police departments.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915; A 1975, 1283; 1977, 364)
NV Rev Stat § 280.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.015 - Liberal construction.

The powers of the various participating political subdivisions and the provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally to effect the merger of the law enforcement agencies of such political subdivisions without administrative difficulty, it being the intention of the Legislature that the formation of departments be effected in an orderly manner.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 919) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 280.360)
NV Rev Stat § 280.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 280.030 to 280.095, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915; A 1979, 532; 1981, 635; 2003, 434)
NV Rev Stat § 280.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.030 - "Board" defined.

Board means a civil service board appointed by the committee.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915; A 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.040 - "City" defined.

City means an incorporated city in this state.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915; A 1987, 1719)
NV Rev Stat § 280.045 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.045 - "Committee" defined.

Committee means a metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.050 - "Department" defined.

Department means a metropolitan police department created under the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915)
NV Rev Stat § 280.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.060 - "Department fund" defined.

Department fund means any fund created in a county treasury under the provisions of NRS 280.220.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 915; A 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.065 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.065 - "Investigative function" defined.

Investigative function means those units within the department whose primary responsibility is to investigate cases to apprehend and convict criminals.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.080 - "Political subdivision" defined.

Political subdivision means a county in this state or an incorporated city or town within such county.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 916)
NV Rev Stat § 280.085 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.085 - "Rural program of resident officers" defined.

Rural program of resident officers means a law enforcement program which provides police protection to a rural area as defined by a metropolitan police department, approved by the governing body of each participating political subdivision before January 1 preceding the commencement of each fiscal year.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.087 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.087 - Taxing district" defined.

Taxing district means a district created pursuant to NRS 280.262.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 433)
NV Rev Stat § 280.095 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.095 - "Uniformed function in the field" defined.

Uniformed function in the field means those operating units within the department whose primary responsibilities are to protect the public safety, respond in the first instance to disturbances and calls for service and enforce any traffic regulation.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 280.105 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.105 - Exclusive method for merging law enforcement agency of county whose population is 100,000 or more with city law enforcement agencies.

No county whose population is 100,000 or more may merge its law enforcement agency with the law enforcement agency of any of the cities in that county to create a single law enforcement agency for the participating political subdivisions except pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 635; A 1987, 847)
NV Rev Stat § 280.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.110 - Merger of county and city law enforcement agencies into metropolitan police department.

  1. The board of county commissioners of any county and the governing body of any city or cities located in the county may merge their respective law enforcement agencies into one metropolitan police department. To do so, the board of county commissioners of the participating county and the governing body of each participating city must each adopt an ordinance providing for the merger. Except with respect to an ordinance providing for the reorganization of an existing department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, any ordinance providing for a merger must be adopted and become effective on or before November 30 in the year preceding the commencement of the fiscal year in which the merger is to occur.  2. If the act or charter under which a participating city is organized provides for the appointment of a chief of police and his or her duties of law enforcement and the governing body of the city adopts an ordinance for the merger authorized by this section:  (a) The charter provision for appointment of a chief of police shall be deemed superseded as long as the ordinance providing for a merger of the police department of the participating city remains in effect.  (b) The duties of law enforcement vested in the law enforcement agencies designated in the merger, devolve upon the metropolitan police department, except the duty to construct, maintain or operate any county or city jail or detention facility.  3. Any nonparticipating city may, by adopting an ordinance providing for a merger, merge its law enforcement agency into an existing metropolitan police department with the unanimous consent of the committee and subject to such rules and regulations as the committee may adopt which are consistent with the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 916; A 1981, 635; 1989, 1180; 1993, 2515; 2001, 1658)
NV Rev Stat § 280.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.120 - Participating law enforcement agencies superseded upon merger; operation as metropolitan police department.

Upon merger:  1. The law enforcement agencies of each participating political subdivision, which are designated in the merger, shall be deemed superseded as long as the ordinance providing for the merger remains in effect.  2. The resulting department shall operate under the provisions of this chapter.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 916; A 1981, 636; 1993, 2515)
NV Rev Stat § 280.121 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.121 - Officers; retention of rank.

  1. The chief law enforcement officer, and except as limited or otherwise provided in this chapter the chief administrative officer, in a department is the sheriff of the county in which a department is located. Except as otherwise specifically provided or limited, the sheriff shall continue to perform all of his or her duties and retain all of his or her powers as sheriff of the county.  2. Upon merger, the chief of police of the largest participating city is second in command of the department and must be designated as undersheriff of the department.  3. Upon merger, the chiefs of police of other participating cities, the assistant chiefs of police of other participating cities, the chief deputies or deputy chiefs, or both, and the undersheriff of the county are entitled to obtain employment with the department in positions which their leadership abilities warrant.  4. Upon merger, all persons designated in subsections 2 and 3 are entitled to retain an equivalent rank in the department at least until the expiration of the current term of office of the sheriff, except that they may be removed for cause. Upon merger, or at any time thereafter, the persons selected to fill any of the positions listed in subsections 2 and 3 or the position of assistant sheriff or commander must be selected from the highest civil service rank in the department and are entitled to return to that rank if removed from one of those positions. No appointments may be made to those positions of persons from outside the department.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 919; A 1983, 754) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 280.290)
NV Rev Stat § 280.123 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.123 - Transfer of employees of participating political subdivisions; retention of rank, grade and benefits; duties.

  1. Employees of the respective law enforcement agencies of the participating political subdivisions, who are so employed at the time of merger, may obtain employment with the department and shall hold positions of rank and grade comparable to their positions prior to merger.  2. Such employees, sworn or civilian, are entitled to suffer no loss in pay, pension, fringe benefits or other job benefits by reason of a merger.  3. Sick leave, longevity and vacation time accrued to such employees in the service of their respective law enforcement agencies shall be credited to them as employees of the department. All rights and accruals of such employees as members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to the Public Employees’ Retirement Act shall remain in force and shall be automatically transferred from the respective law enforcement agencies to the department.  4. The duties and responsibilities of such employees shall not be diminished by reason of the merger, but their area and division of assignment may be changed at the discretion of the sheriff of the department or his or her designated administrative representative.  5. Upon merger, the most liberal employee benefits which have been negotiated by the respective employee organizations of the law enforcement agencies of the participating political subdivisions shall be the benefits applicable to the employees of the department.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 920) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 280.300)
NV Rev Stat § 280.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.125 - Establishment and administration of units of specialized law enforcement by participating political subdivisions; jurisdiction and authority.

  1. The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit a participating political subdivision from establishing and administering the following units of specialized law enforcement:  (a) A unit consisting of animal control officers.  (b) A unit consisting of marshals.  (c) A unit consisting of park rangers.  (d) A unit for the investigation of arson.  (e) A unit for the enforcement of laws relating to the licensure of businesses.  (f) A unit for the enforcement of nonmoving traffic laws.  2. Except as otherwise limited in subsection 3, the jurisdiction and authority of any units of specialized law enforcement established pursuant to subsection 1 is concurrent with the authority and jurisdiction of the metropolitan police department.  3. The authority and jurisdiction of a unit consisting of marshals or park rangers is limited to:  (a) The issuance of citations in accordance with the provisions of NRS 171.17751;  (b) The enforcement of state laws and city and county ordinances on real property owned, leased or otherwise under the control of the participating political subdivision;  (c) The service of warrants of arrest issued pursuant to NRS 5.060;  (d) The removal of abandoned vehicles as authorized by NRS 487.230; and  (e) The duties set forth in NRS 171.1223.  (Added to NRS by 1993, 2514; A 1995, 158; 2001, 1869)
NV Rev Stat § 280.126 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.126 - Question of withdrawal or dissolution to be submitted to voters; notice of intent to withdraw; effective date of withdrawal or dissolution; voiding of ordinances providing for merger.

  1. If a participating political subdivision in a department that consists of three or more participating political subdivisions wishes to withdraw from the department, the participating political subdivision must submit the question of whether the political subdivision should withdraw from the department to the registered voters of the political subdivision at a general election held pursuant to NRS 293.12755. The participating political subdivision shall give notice of its intent to withdraw to the other participating political subdivisions at least 6 months before that general election. If a majority of the voters approve the question, the effective date of the withdrawal is the commencement of the fiscal year immediately following the general election at which the question of withdrawal is approved. The ordinance that had been adopted by the withdrawing political subdivision providing for the merger is void on the effective date of the withdrawal.  2. If a department consists of:  (a) Two participating political subdivisions and one of the participating political subdivisions determines that it wishes to withdraw; or  (b) Three or more participating political subdivisions and all or all except one of the participating political subdivisions determine that they wish to withdraw,   the participating political subdivisions must each submit the question of whether the department should be dissolved to the registered voters within their jurisdiction at the next general election held pursuant to NRS 293.12755. If a majority of the total votes cast on the question are in favor of the dissolution of the department, the effective date of the dissolution is the commencement of the fiscal year immediately following the general election at which the question of dissolution is approved. The ordinances that had been adopted by the participating political subdivisions providing for the merger are void on the effective date of the dissolution.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1656)
NV Rev Stat § 280.127 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.127 - Transfer of employees upon withdrawal: Determination by committee; retention of comparable rank and grade, pay and benefits; duties and responsibilities.

  1. Upon the withdrawal of a participating political subdivision from the department, the committee, in cooperation with the withdrawing political subdivision, shall determine the employees of the department that must be transferred to the law enforcement agency of the withdrawing political subdivision.  2. Such employees must hold positions of rank and grade comparable to their positions with the department before their transfer to the withdrawing political subdivision and are entitled to suffer no loss in pay, pension, fringe benefits or other job benefits by reason of the transfer.  3. Sick leave, longevity and vacation time accrued to such employees in the service of the department must be credited to them as employees of the law enforcement agency of the withdrawing political subdivision. All rights and accruals of such employees as members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to the Public Employees’ Retirement Act remain in force and must be automatically transferred from the department to the law enforcement agency of the withdrawing political subdivision.  4. The duties and responsibilities of such employees must not be diminished by reason of their transfer to the withdrawing political subdivision, but their area and division of assignment may be changed at the discretion of the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency of the withdrawing political subdivision.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1657)
NV Rev Stat § 280.128 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments|NRS 280.128 - Employees entitled to obtain employment with certain political subdivisions upon dissolution: Discretion of employee; retention of comparable rank and grade, pay and benefits; duties and responsibilities.

  1. Upon the dissolution of a department, employees of the department may, at the discretion of the employee, obtain employment with the political subdivision in the boundaries of which the employee had performed the majority of his or her duties for the department during the fiscal year immediately preceding dissolution.  2. Such employees must hold positions of rank and grade comparable to their positions before dissolution and are entitled to suffer no loss in pay, pension, fringe benefits or other job benefits by reason of the dissolution.  3. Sick leave, longevity and vacation time accrued to such employees in the service of the department must be credited to them as employees of the law enforcement agencies of the political subdivisions participating in the department at the time of dissolution. All rights and accruals of such employees as members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System pursuant to the Public Employees’ Retirement Act remain in force and must be automatically transferred from the department to such law enforcement agencies.  4. The duties and responsibilities of such employees must not be diminished by reason of the dissolution, but their area and division of assignment may be changed at the discretion of chief law enforcement officers of the law enforcement agencies of the political subdivisions to which the employees are transferred upon dissolution.  (Added to NRS by 2001, 1657)