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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.631 - Account for the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program: Creation; administration; deposits; interest and income; uses of money; nonreversion; payment of claims.

1. The Account for the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall administer the Account.
2. The Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology may:
(a) Accept any gift, donation, bequest or devise; and
(b) Apply for and accept any grant, loan or other source of money,
for deposit in the Account to assist the Director in carrying out the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to NRS 223.637.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
4. The money in the Account must only be used to:
(a) Award competitive grants to institutions in this State seeking to create, expand or retain programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellowships that are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor organization; and
(b) Defray the costs of establishing and administering the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to NRS 223.637.
5. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
6. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2058)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.635 - Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education: Duties.

The Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education shall:
1. Evaluate applications for competitive grants for the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to NRS 223.637 and make recommendations to the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology concerning the approval of applications for such grants. In evaluating and making recommendations concerning such applications, the Council shall give priority to the award of grants for the retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows when the federal funding for the support of such programs expires.
2. Study and make recommendations to the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology, the Governor and the Legislature concerning:
(a) The creation and retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows that are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor organization; and
(b) The recruitment and retention of physicians necessary to meet the health care needs of the residents of this State, with the emphasis on those health care needs.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.637 - Graduate Medical Education Grant Program: Establishment; administration; award of grants; procedure for evaluation of applications for grants; regulations.

1. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall establish and administer a Graduate Medical Education Grant Program as a competitive grant program to award grants to institutions in this State seeking to create, expand or retain programs for residency training and postdoctoral fellows that are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its successor organization.
2. In awarding grants pursuant to the Program established pursuant to subsection 1, the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education created by NRS 223.633 and give priority to the award of grants for the retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows when the federal funding for the support of such programs expires.
3. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall establish a committee to develop a process, procedure and rubric for evaluating applications for grants pursuant to the Program established pursuant to subsection 1 to ensure that the process and procedure are transparent, without bias, fair, equitable and accessible. The committee established pursuant to this subsection must be composed of persons with expertise in subject matters related to graduate medical education who are not affiliated with any applicant for a grant pursuant to the Program established pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the Program established pursuant to subsection 1. Such regulations may include, without limitation, the requirements to apply for and receive a grant.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.639 - Graduate Medical Education Grant Program: Reports to Governor and Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau; contents of reports.

1. On or before October 1 of each year, the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall submit a written report to:
(a) The Governor; and
(b) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) The Interim Finance Committee in an odd-numbered year; or
(2) The next regular session of the Legislature in an even-numbered year.
2. The report must include, without limitation:
(a) Information on the Graduate Medical Education Grant Program established pursuant to NRS 223.637; and
(b) Any recommendations regarding graduate medical education in this State, including, without limitation:
(1) The creation, expansion and retention of programs in this State for residency training and postdoctoral fellows; and
(2) Methods by which this State may recruit and retain physicians necessary to meet the health care needs of the residents of this State.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2061)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.660 - Account for the Grant Program for Broadband Infrastructure: Creation; administration; nonreversion; use; claims.

1. The Account for the Grant Program for Broadband Infrastructure is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall administer the Account.
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
3. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
4. The money in the Account must only be used to:
(a) Make infrastructure grants for the development or improvement of broadband services for persons with low income and persons in rural areas of this State established by the Director pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 223.610; and
(b) Defray the costs of establishing and administering the programs established pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 223.610 and NRS 226.600.
5. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.670 - Broadband-Ready Community Certification Program: Establishment; administration; posting of list of certified communities on Internet website; regulations.

1. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall establish and administer a Broadband-Ready Community Certification Program in order to encourage the deployment of broadband infrastructure in underserved communities in this State.
2. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the program established pursuant to subsection 1. Such regulations must include, without limitation:
(a) The requirements for a community to apply for and receive certification as a Broadband-Ready Community; and
(b) The grounds for withdrawal of a certification as a Broadband-Ready Community.
3. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall post on an Internet website maintained by the Office, a list of each community in this State that has been certified as a Broadband-Ready Community.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.680 - Report regarding broadband services and infrastructure.

The Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology shall, not less than biennially:
1. Prepare a report that includes, without limitation:
(a) A summary of the availability of broadband services throughout the State; and
(b) Recommendations for the deployment of broadband infrastructure to underserved communities.
2. Submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.910 - Creation; appointment and classification of Director; regulations; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations.

1. The Office for New Americans is hereby created in the Office of the Governor.
2. The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Office for New Americans. The Director is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
3. The Director shall advise the Governor and each state agency on all matters relating to the formulation and implementation of policies, programs and procedures affecting immigrants in this State.
4. The Director may:
(a) Adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 223.900 to 223.930, inclusive.
(b) Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations for the support of the Office and its activities pursuant to NRS 223.900 to 223.930, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.930 - Requirement to assist Office.

Each agency, board, commission, department, officer, employee or agent of this State or a political subdivision of this State shall provide the Office for New Americans created by NRS 223.910 or any representative of the Office such assistance as the functions and operations of the Office may require if that assistance is within the scope of duties of the person or entity.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4362)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.950 - Creation; appointment and classification of Public Health Resource Officer; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; duties.

1. The Public Health Resource Office is hereby created within the Office of the Governor.
2. The Governor shall appoint a person who is knowledgeable in the field of public health to serve as the Public Health Resource Officer. The Public Health Resource Officer is not in the classified or unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
3. The Public Health Resource Office may accept gifts, grants and donations to support its duties.
4. The Public Health Resource Office shall:
(a) Analyze the existing infrastructure for meeting the public health needs of this State and the relationships between persons and entities involved in the provision of public health services, including, without limitation, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, local health authorities, providers of health care, health care facilities and nonprofit organizations; and
(b) Identify and make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department concerning:
(1) Unmet needs for public health services;
(2) Opportunities to obtain federal or private funding to support public health services; and
(3) Ways in which to improve coordination between providers of public health services and maximize efficiency in the delivery of public health services.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3649)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.962 - Creation of award; eligibility for award.

1. There is hereby created an award to be known as the Nevada Medal of Distinction.
2. Each year the Nevada Medal of Distinction must be awarded to:
(a) One person who is living and has made a significant and lasting contribution to the State of Nevada; and
(b) One person who is deceased and during his or her lifetime made a significant and lasting contribution to the State of Nevada.
3. The Nevada Medal of Distinction may not be awarded to a person more than once or to an elected officer during his or her term.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.964 - Nevada Awards and Honors Board: Creation; membership; duties; grants, gifts, donations, bequests and devises.

1. There is hereby created the Nevada Awards and Honors Board.
2. The Board shall be composed of five members who are residents of the State, appointed by the Governor. The members of the Board serve for terms of 3 years and may be reappointed.
3. The Board shall:
(a) Establish a suitable design for the Nevada Medal of Distinction such as a ribbon, badge or other insignia;
(b) Establish the requirements for determining whether a person:
(1) Has made a significant and lasting contribution to the State; and
(2) Is a Nevada resident or otherwise has a sufficient connection to this State;
(c) Procure the manufacture of the Nevada Medal of Distinction; and
(d) Take any other action necessary to carry out the requirements of NRS 223.960 to 223.968, inclusive.
4. The Office of the Governor shall provide administrative support to the Board.
5. The Board may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises on behalf of the Board which must be used to carry out the functions of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.966 - Selection committee: Annual establishment; membership; nominations for award; meetings.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or before January 1 of each year, there must be established a selection committee of nine members as follows:
(a) Three members appointed by the Governor;
(b) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(c) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and
(d) Two members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada.
2. If the Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly are all members of the same political party, the selection committee established pursuant to subsection 1 must be comprised of nine members as follows:
(a) Three members appointed by the Governor;
(b) One member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(c) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(d) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(e) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly; and
(f) Two members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada.
3. The membership of the selection committee must be posted on the Internet website of the Office of the Governor.
4. On or before the deadline established by the Board, each member of the selection committee shall submit to the Board the nomination of one person who is living and one person who is deceased to receive the Nevada Medal of Distinction for that year. The Board must post the nominations that are received from each member of the selection committee on the Internet website of the Governor.
5. The selection committee may conduct a meeting in person, by means of a remote technology system or any combination of members attending in person or by means of a remote technology system. The meetings of the selection committee are not subject to chapter 241 of NRS.
6. As used in this section, "remote technology system" means any system or other means of communication which uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a person from a remote location to attend, participate, vote or take any other action in any meeting even though the person is not physically present at the meeting. The term includes, without limitation, teleconference and videoconference systems.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2786)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.968 - Annual selection of recipients of award; announcement of recipients.

1. The Board shall hold a ceremony to announce the recipients of the Nevada Medal of Distinction for that year. The ceremony must be held:
(a) In Carson City during each odd-numbered year on a date in which the Legislature is in regular session.
(b) In Clark County during each even-numbered year.
2. Not more than 7 calendar days before the date on which the ceremony is held, the selection committee must meet and select the recipients of the Nevada Medal of Distinction for that year, one of whom must be living and one of whom must be deceased.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2787)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.010 - Qualifications of Lieutenant Governor.

No person shall be eligible to the Office of Lieutenant Governor unless the person:
1. Has attained the age of 25 years at the time of such election; and
2. Is a qualified elector and has been a citizen resident of this State for 2 years next preceding the election.
[Part 2:108:1866; A 1953, 711; 1955, 459]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.020 - Election; term of office.

1. The Lieutenant Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State.
2. The Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the general election of 1866, and every 4th year thereafter, and shall hold office for the term of 4 years from the time of his or her installment and until his or her successor shall be qualified.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL § 4773] + [Part 10:108:1866; B § 2608; BH § 1645; C § 1791; RL § 2774; NCL § 4774]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.030 - Oath.

The Lieutenant Governor shall take and subscribe to the official oath before the Chief Justice or one of the associate justices of the Supreme Court on the 1st Monday of January next succeeding his or her election.
[Part 25:108:1866; A 1881, 22; BH § 1660; C § 1806; RL § 2789; NCL § 4789]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.050 - Salary; allowances; expenses.

1. Until the first Monday in January 2007, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to receive an annual salary of $50,000. From the first Monday in January 2007, until the first Monday in January 2011, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to receive an annual salary of $60,000.
2. On the first Monday in January 2011 and on the first Monday of every fourth year thereafter, the salary of the Lieutenant Governor must be increased by an amount equal to the cumulative percentage increase in the salaries of the classified employees of this State during the immediately preceding term of the Lieutenant Governor.
3. In addition to the annual salary provided for in subsections 1 and 2, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the session and the per diem allowance and travel expenses authorized for the members of the Legislature.
4. In addition to the salary provided in subsections 1, 2 and 3, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to receive $130 for each day on which he or she is actually employed as Governor and the per diem allowance and travel expenses as provided for state officers and employees generally when acting as Governor, or when discharging other official duties as Lieutenant Governor, at times when the Legislature is not in session.
[2:295:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 772; 1959, 390; 1961, 305; 1965, 970; 1969, 790; 1971, 2207; 1977, 1015; 1981, 1370; 1985, 401, 1609; 1989, 1897; 1997, 1226; 2005, 1183)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.060 - Resignation.

The Lieutenant Governor shall transmit his or her resignation to the Legislature, if in session, and if not in session shall then transmit it to the Secretary of State.
[Part 34:108:1866; B § 2632; BH § 1669; C § 1815; RL § 2798; NCL § 4798]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.100 - Definitions. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

As used in NRS 224.100 to 224.250, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 224.110 to 224.150, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.110 - "Business" defined. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

"Business" means any corporation, partnership, company, cooperative, sole proprietorship or other legal entity organized or operating for pecuniary or nonpecuniary gain.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.120 - "Local government" defined. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

"Local government" means a political subdivision of the State, including, without limitation, a county, city, irrigation district, water district or water conservancy district.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.130 - "Office of Small Business Advocacy" defined. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

"Office of Small Business Advocacy" means the Office of Small Business Advocacy created by NRS 224.160 within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.160 - Creation; personnel; authority of state agencies to cooperate with and assist Office. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

1. The Office of Small Business Advocacy is hereby created within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
2. The Lieutenant Governor may, within the limits of money appropriated or authorized for such purpose, employ such personnel as are necessary to perform the functions and duties of the Office of Small Business Advocacy set forth in NRS 224.100 to 224.250, inclusive. To be employed by the Lieutenant Governor pursuant to this section, a person must have the necessary training and experience to perform the duties for which he or she is hired. An employee of the Office of Small Business Advocacy is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor.
3. A state agency may cooperate with and assist the Office of Small Business Advocacy in the performance of its duties and functions.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2740, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.170 - General duties. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

The Office of Small Business Advocacy shall:
1. Refer a small business with an inquiry relating to any aspect of starting, operating or winding up a small business to an appropriate resource to assist the small business;
2. Work with small businesses and local governments to:
(a) Facilitate interactions between a small business and a local government, including, without limitation, resolving issues that arise in the administrative, regulatory and enforcement functions of the local government with respect to small businesses; and
(b) Identify and recommend any improvement to the processes and functions of local governments with respect to interactions between small businesses and local governments, including, without limitation, by conducting general studies, holding conferences and meetings and making inquiries;
3. Assist state agencies with regulatory authority over small businesses to ensure a small business is able to provide comment or feedback on any interaction the small business has with a state agency; and
4. Coordinate with state agencies to:
(a) Facilitate interactions between small businesses and state agencies;
(b) Develop processes that ensure a small business receives a timely response to any inquiry or request made to a state agency;
(c) Resolve issues that arise in the administrative, regulatory or enforcement functions of a state agency with respect to small businesses; and
(d) Identify and recommend efficient, responsive and nonretaliatory procedures for:
(1) Receiving comments or feedback from a small business regarding an interaction with a state agency;
(2) Promoting and facilitating the participation of a small business in general studies, conferences, inquiries and meetings that would improve the function of a state agency with regulatory authority over small businesses;
(3) Identifying causes of unnecessary delays, inconsistencies and inefficient uses of state resources in the administrative, regulatory and enforcement functions of a state agency with respect to small businesses; and
(4) Making recommendations for resolving an issue or dispute that arises from an interaction between a state agency and a small business.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1148; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.180 - Duties regarding complaints, assisting small businesses to understand rights and responsibilities, analyzing and monitoring law and policies and disseminating information. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

The Office of Small Business Advocacy shall:
1. Receive, review and attempt to resolve any complaint from a small business.
2. Compile and analyze data on complaints from small businesses.
3. Assist small businesses to understand their rights and responsibilities.
4. Provide information to the public, governmental agencies and the Legislature regarding the problems and concerns of small businesses and make recommendations for resolving those problems and concerns.
5. Analyze and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies relating to small businesses and recommend any changes the Office of Small Business Advocacy deems necessary.
6. Disseminate information to small businesses concerning the availability of the Office of Small Business Advocacy to assist small businesses with any concerns relating to small businesses.
7. Take any other actions necessary to fulfill the duties of the Office of Small Business Advocacy as set forth in this section.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1149; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.200 - Request for assistance by small business: Notification of requester regarding status of request; compilation of statistical data regarding requests and other communications. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

1. When the Office of Small Business Advocacy receives a request for assistance from a small business, the Office of Small Business Advocacy shall:
(a) Notify the small business whether the Office of Small Business Advocacy will open a file regarding the issue not later than 30 days after receipt of the request;
(b) Inform the requester of the status of the file upon request; and
(c) Notify the requester when the file is closed.
2. The Office of Small Business Advocacy may compile statistical data regarding requests for assistance and other communications received by the Office of Small Business Advocacy from small businesses.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1151; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.210 - Authority to establish and maintain education course for small businesses. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

The Office of Small Business Advocacy may establish and maintain an education course for small businesses which provides educational presentations and materials regarding small businesses.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1151; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.220 - Account for Small Business Advocacy: Creation; administration; authority to apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions and other money; interest and income; nonreversion; use. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

1. The Account for Small Business Advocacy is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Lieutenant Governor shall administer the Account.
2. The Office of Small Business Advocacy may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons for deposit in the Account.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
4. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of each fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
5. The money in the Account may only be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 224.100 to 224.250, inclusive, and to defray expenses incurred by the Office of Small Business Advocacy in the discharge of its duties.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1151; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.230 - Biennial report to Legislature. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Lieutenant Governor shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature a written report concerning:
1. The implementation of NRS 224.100 to 224.250, inclusive; and
2. The overall effectiveness of the Office of Small Business Advocacy.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1151; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 224 - Lieutenant Governor › NRS 224.240 - Confidentiality of records, files and communications. [Effective through June 30, 2025.]

All records, files and communications of the Office of Small Business Advocacy made or received pursuant to NRS 224.100 to 224.250, inclusive, are confidential and not a public record.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1151; A 2023, 2743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.010 - Qualifications of Secretary of State.

No person shall be eligible to the Office of Secretary of State unless the person:
1. Has attained the age of 25 years at the time of such election; and
2. Is a qualified elector and has been a citizen resident of this State for 2 years next preceding the election.
[Part 2:108:1866; A 1953, 711; 1955, 459]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.020 - Election; term of office.

1. The Secretary of State shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State.
2. The Secretary of State shall be chosen at the general election of 1866, and every 4th year thereafter, and shall hold office for the term of 4 years from the time of his or her installment and until his or her successor shall be qualified.
[Part 1:108:1866; B § 2599; BH § 1636; C § 1782; RL § 2765; NCL § 4765] + [Part 9:108:1866; B § 2607; BH § 1644; C § 1790; RL § 2773; NCL § 4773] + [Part 10:108:1866; B § 2608; BH § 1645; C § 1791; RL § 2774; NCL § 4774]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.030 - Office.

The Secretary of State shall keep his or her office at the seat of government.
[Part 10:108:1866; B § 2608; BH § 1645; C § 1791; RL § 2774; NCL § 4774]—(NRS A 1977, 1369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.050 - Salary.

1. Until the first Monday in January 2007, the Secretary of State is entitled to receive an annual salary of $80,000. From the first Monday in January 2007, until the first Monday in January 2011, the Secretary of State is entitled to receive an annual salary of $97,000.
2. On the first Monday in January 2011 and on the first Monday of every fourth year thereafter, the salary of the Secretary of State must be increased by an amount equal to the cumulative percentage increase in the salaries of the classified employees of this State during the immediately preceding term of the Secretary of State.
[3:295:1953; A 1955, 527] + [2:320:1955] + [11:320:1955] + [13:320:1955]—(NRS A 1957, 540; 1961, 305; 1965, 970; 1969, 791; 1971, 2207; 1977, 1015; 1981, 1370; 1985, 1609; 1989, 1897; 1997, 1226; 2005, 1183)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.060 - Deputies and Executive Assistant: Appointment; classification; duties; bond; restrictions on other employment.

1. The Secretary of State may, under his or her hand and seal, appoint an Executive Assistant, a Chief Deputy, a Deputy of Commercial Recordings, a Deputy of Elections, a Deputy of Securities and not more than two additional deputies in the unclassified service of the State as he or she may deem necessary to perform fully the duties of the Office of Secretary of State. The Chief Deputy, Deputy of Commercial Recordings, Deputy of Elections, Deputy of Securities and any other deputies so appointed may perform all the duties required of the Secretary of State.
2. For his or her own security, the Secretary of State may require each deputy to give him or her a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the Secretary of State may deem sufficient.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the persons appointed pursuant to subsection 1 shall devote their entire time and attention to the business of their offices and shall not pursue any other businesses or occupations or hold any other office of profit.
[Part 14:40:1865; B § 2795; BH § 1799; C § 1939; RL § 4261; NCL § 7417]—(NRS A 1967, 1488; 1971, 1423; 1981, 1271; 1989, 988; 1997, 616; 2001, 1003; 2017, 16)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.080 - General duties.

The Secretary of State shall:
1. Attest all the official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and affix the seal of the State, with proper attestations, to all commissions, pardons and other public instruments to which the signature of the Governor is required. A copy of these instruments must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
2. Lay all papers, minutes and vouchers relative to the official acts and proceedings of the Governor before either house of the Legislature when required by that house.
3. Keep the official bond of the Treasurer, while the bond is in force.
4. Permit all the records and transactions of the Office of the Secretary of State to be open at all times to the inspection and examination of any committee of either house of the Legislature.
5. Furnish information, in writing, upon any subject relating to the duties of the Office of the Secretary of State to the Governor, whenever required.
6. Deliver, in good order and condition, to his or her successor, all records, books, papers and other things belonging to the Office of the Secretary of State.
[5:40:1865; B § 2786; BH § 1791; C § 1933; RL § 4255; NCL § 7412]—(NRS A 1985, 1487; 1997, 2805)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.081 - Duty to include and maintain on Internet website information concerning programs to provide financing for small businesses and certification as or programs to provide financing for disadvantaged business enterprises; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall include and maintain on the Internet website of the Secretary of State information concerning:
(a) Programs to provide financing for small businesses. The information must include, without limitation, information concerning:
(1) Grants or loans of money from the Catalyst Account created by NRS 231.1573;
(2) The issuance of revenue bonds for industrial development pursuant to NRS 349.400 to 349.670, inclusive;
(3) The Nevada Collateral Support Program pursuant to 12 U.S.C. §§ 5701 et seq.;
(4) The Nevada Microenterprise Initiative Program pursuant to 12 U.S.C. §§ 5701 et seq.;
(5) The Nevada New Markets Jobs Act pursuant to chapter 231A of NRS;
(6) The Nevada Silver State Opportunities Fund established to make investments pursuant to NRS 355.250 to 355.285, inclusive;
(7) Loans from the Small Business Administration pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §§ 631 et seq.; and
(8) Any other program to provide financing for small businesses designated by the Secretary of State.
(b) The process by which the business may become certified as a disadvantaged business enterprise for the purposes of 49 C.F.R. § 26.5 or a program to provide financing for disadvantaged business enterprises.
2. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations as he or she deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2862)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.082 - Duty to assign unique business identification number for purpose of establishing the identity of certain persons and entities.

For the purpose of establishing the identity of an entity organized pursuant to title 7 of NRS or a person who is issued a state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS or who claims to be excluded or exempt from the requirement to obtain a state business license pursuant to NRS 76.105, the Secretary of State shall assign a unique business identification number to each such entity or person.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1322, 2661, 3364)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.083 - Duty to post notice regarding customer’s responsibility regarding filed documents and penalty for filing false or forged documents and certain liens against certain persons; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.671, the Secretary of State shall prominently post the following notice at each office and each location on his or her Internet website at which documents are accepted for filing:
The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content, completeness or accuracy of any document filed in this office. Customers should periodically review the documents on file in this office to ensure that the documents pertaining to them are complete and accurate.
Pursuant to NRS 239.330, any person who knowingly offers any false or forged instrument for filing in this office is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. Additionally, any person who knowingly offers any false or forged instrument for filing in this office may also be subject to civil liability.
Pursuant to NRS 205.397, any person who presents for filing in this office a lien against the real or personal property of a public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant in an official proceeding, or a member of the immediate family of a public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant, which is based on the performance of or failure to perform a duty relating to the office, employment or participation by the public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant if the person knows or has reason to know that the lien is forged or fraudulently altered, contains a false statement of material fact or is being filed in bad faith or for the purpose of harassing or defrauding any person is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $150,000. The person may also be subject to civil liability.
2. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing procedures to prevent the filing in his or her office of:
(a) False, fraudulent, fraudulently altered or forged documents.
(b) Documents that contain a false statement of material fact.
(c) Documents that are filed in bad faith or for the purpose of harassing or defrauding a person.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2375; A 2015, 937, 1359; 2019, 4126)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.084 - Civil liability for filing record which is forged or fraudulently altered, contains false statement of material fact or is being filed in bad faith or to harass or defraud; rights, remedies and penalties cumulative; regulations.

1. A person shall not willfully file, promote the filing of, or cause to be filed, or attempt or conspire to file, promote the filing of, or cause to be filed, any record in the Office of the Secretary of State if the person has actual knowledge that the record:
(a) Is forged or fraudulently altered;
(b) Contains a false statement of material fact; or
(c) Is being filed in bad faith or for the purpose of harassing or defrauding any person.
2. Any person who violates this section is liable in a civil action brought pursuant to this section for:
(a) Actual damages caused by each separate violation of this section or $10,000 for each separate violation of this section, whichever is greater;
(b) All costs of bringing and maintaining the action, including investigative expenses and fees for expert witnesses;
(c) Reasonable attorney’s fees; and
(d) Any punitive damages that the facts may warrant.
3. A civil action may be brought pursuant to this section by:
(a) Any person who is damaged by a violation of this section, including, without limitation, any person who is damaged as the result of an action taken in reliance on a record filed in violation of this section; or
(b) The Attorney General, in the name of the State of Nevada, if the matter is referred to the Attorney General by the Secretary of State and if the Attorney General, after due inquiry, determines that a civil action should be brought pursuant to this section. Any money recovered by the Attorney General pursuant to this paragraph, after deducting all costs and expenses incurred by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to investigate and act upon the violation, must be deposited in the State General Fund.
4. For the purposes of this section, each filing of a single record that constitutes a violation of this section shall be deemed to be a separate violation.
5. The rights, remedies and penalties provided pursuant to this section are cumulative and do not abrogate and are in addition to any other rights, remedies and penalties that may exist at law or in equity, including, without limitation, any criminal penalty that may be imposed pursuant to NRS 205.397 or 239.330.
6. The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing procedures for correcting any record filed in violation of this section.
7. As used in this section, "record" means information that is:
(a) Inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
(b) Filed or offered for filing by a person pursuant to any provision of title 7 of NRS or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2271; A 2007, 1344; 2015, 1360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.085 - Records: When deemed filed; retention; disposition; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a record shall be deemed to be filed with the Secretary of State when it is placed in the care, custody and control of the Office of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State determines that the record:
(a) Is accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, if applicable; and
(b) Meets all other applicable requirements for filing.
2. A record that is filed with the Secretary of State may be disposed of only in accordance with a schedule for retention and disposition approved by the Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records pursuant to procedures set forth in NRS 239.080.
3. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to define "care, custody and control" for the purposes of subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2804; A 2003, 1951)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.095 - Immunity from liability for examination, acceptance or filing of certain documents.

The Secretary of State and the deputies, employees and attorneys of the Secretary of State are not liable for any action or omission made in good faith by the Secretary of State, deputy, employee or attorney in the performance of his or her duties or exercise of authority with respect to the examination, acceptance or filing of any document which is received from any person or business association pursuant to title 7 of NRS and which is inaccurate or defective in any way.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1415; A 2001, 3199)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.100 - Duty to furnish certified copies of laws, records and instruments.

The Secretary of State shall furnish, on request, to any person who has paid the proper fee for it, a certified copy of all or any part of any law, act, record or other instrument of writing on file or deposited with the Office of the Secretary of State of which a copy may properly be given.
[6:40:1865; B § 2787; BH § 1792; C § 1934; RL § 4256; NCL § 7413]—(NRS A 1965, 560; 1979, 178)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.105 - Uniform Commercial Code: Secretary of State may prescribe standards for forms; regulations concerning fees for forms.

The Secretary of State may prescribe standards for appropriate forms to be used pursuant to NRS 104.9521 which must be accepted by the county recorder of every county of this state at the lower rate prescribed by those sections. The Secretary of State may, by regulation, establish the fees that must be paid to obtain copies of these forms.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 94; A 1997, 2805; 1999, 392)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.120 - Biennial report.

On or before September 15 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State shall prepare and render a biennial report to the Governor. The report must include:
1. An exhibit showing in detail all expenditures made by the Secretary of State or under the direction of the Secretary of State during the biennium ending June 30 of that even-numbered year;
2. An accounting of all money received by the Secretary of State from whatever source and the disposition made of the money during that biennium; and
3. All matters relating to the general business of the Office of the Secretary of State during that biennium.
[1:103:1873; B § 280; BH §§ 1800, 4952; C § 1940; RL § 4262; NCL § 7422]—(NRS A 1973, 1409; 2007, 244)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.155 - Disposition of excess payments.

1. If any money is paid to the Secretary of State which exceeds by less than $15 the amount required by law to be paid, the Secretary of State shall deposit the excess payment with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
2. If a payment exceeds the amount required by law to be paid by $15 or more, the Secretary of State shall, if practicable, refund the excess. If the Secretary of State cannot make the refund within 12 months after the date on which the excess payment was received, the Secretary of State shall deposit the excess payment with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1112; A 1989, 989; 1997, 2806; 1999, 606; 2007, 244)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 225 - Secretary of State › NRS 225.163 - Petty cash account: Creation; use; replenishment.

1. A petty cash account of the Secretary of State is hereby created for each building in which offices of employees of the Secretary of State are located in the sum of $500 each.
2. The State Board of Examiners shall:
(a) Define the purposes for which the petty cash accounts may be used; and
(b) Provide that replenishment claims must be paid from the budgeted resources of the Office of the Secretary of State and processed as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2804)