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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.085 - Recommendations regarding elimination of obsolete or antiquated statutes.

1. The Legislative Counsel and the Research Director shall work collaboratively to develop recommendations for the elimination of obsolete or antiquated provisions contained in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
2. The recommendations, if any, must be presented to the Legislative Commission on or before July 1 of each even-numbered year.
3. The Legislative Commission shall, as it deems appropriate, request the preparation of a bill draft to facilitate the recommendations.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 813)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.090 - Secretary of State to make records, books and statutes available to Legislative Counsel for inspection.

The Secretary of State shall make available for inspection to the Legislative Counsel:
1. All records in the Office of the Secretary of State which are or may be of use to the Legislative Counsel.
2. Any books or statutes in the custody of the Office of the Secretary of State.
[9:304:1951]—(NRS A 1963, 1022; 1965, 952)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.100 - Preparation and publication of annotations and supplements to NRS.

The Legislative Counsel shall:
1. Prepare annotations to Nevada Revised Statutes adopted by chapter 2, Statutes of Nevada 1957.
2. Keep the material in Nevada Revised Statutes and its annotations current as provided in NRS 220.160.
[Part 2:304:1951; A 1953, 388]—(NRS A 1957, 4; 1963, 1022; 1989, 247, 591, 602)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.105 - Preparation and publication of digest of judicial opinions concerning Nevada law.

The Legislative Counsel may, on such terms as the Legislative Counsel deems appropriate and with the approval of the Legislative Commission, enter into a contract with any publisher for the preparation and publication of a digest of judicial opinions construing or concerning the law of this state, or for cooperation in the preparation and publication of such a digest.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 247)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.110 - Contents of NRS.

Nevada Revised Statutes shall contain:
1. The Constitution of the United States.
2. The Constitution of the State of Nevada.
3. The laws of this state of general application.
4. A full and accurate index of the statute laws.
5. Such annotations, historical notes and other information as the Legislative Counsel deems appropriate to include.
[Part 2:304:1951; A 1953, 388]—(NRS A 1963, 1022; 1969, 12; 2021, 220)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.130 - Printing and reproduction of NRS; prices and sales; retention of master copy.

1. Upon completion of Nevada Revised Statutes, the Legislative Counsel shall have it printed, lithoprinted or reproduced by any other process by the State Printing Office and may create or cause to be created reproductions of Nevada Revised Statutes, alone or in combination with any other legal publications, on electronic discs or any other available medium. The Legislative Commission shall determine the number of copies which must be printed or reproduced of each page of each volume of Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations.
2. Upon completion of the final printing or other reproduction, the separate volumes must be bound as required in this chapter and retained by the Legislative Counsel for safekeeping and disposition. The Legislative Counsel shall sell each set, and may sell individual volumes, discs, parts or pages when available, at a price to be set by the Legislative Commission as near as possible to the cost of preparing, printing and binding or other reproduction, and all proceeds of sales must be deposited in the Legislative Fund.
3. A master copy of Nevada Revised Statutes must be kept in the office of the Legislative Counsel, and the master copy must not be removed from the office except in the custody of the Legislative Counsel.
[4:304:1951; A 1953, 388] + [7:304:1951; A 1953, 388]—(NRS A 1957, 4, 544; 1959, 609; 1963, 1023; 1965, 1460; 1967, 90; 1969, 1523; 1971, 1547; 1973, 1119, 1461; 1985, 463; 1989, 248, 591, 602; 1993, 1536; 1995, 1110; 1997, 16; 2005, 1081)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.150 - Authorized expenditures from Legislative Fund to pay for costs related to publications.

Money in the Legislative Fund may be expended for:
1. Payment of the costs of printing, reproduction, binding and mailing of Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations, supplements thereto and other publications authorized by the Legislative Commission.
2. The purchase and maintenance of necessary equipment and the purchase of supplies connected with such publications.
3. The payment of salaries, payroll costs and contract services of personnel directly connected with such publications.
[4.5:304:1951; added 1955, 405]—(NRS A 1957, 544; 1959, 609; 1963, 1023; 1965, 1461; 1971, 1547; 1973, 1119; 1989, 249, 591, 603)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.155 - Acceptance of gifts, grants and bequests to pay for costs related to publications.

The Legislative Commission may accept gifts, grants and bequests of moneys from any public or private source, which moneys shall be deposited in the Legislative Fund and used for the purposes of NRS 220.150.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 12; A 1963, 1008; 1973, 1120)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.160 - Printing and reproduction of supplements; prices and sales.

1. Upon the completion of Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations, the Legislative Counsel shall prepare and have printed or reproduced such replacement and supplementary pages for such laws and annotations as may, from time to time, be necessary and may create or cause to be created reproductions of the replacement and supplementary pages, alone or in combination with any other legal publications, on electronic discs or any other available medium. In any event, the Legislative Counsel shall prepare replacement and supplementary pages made necessary by a regular or special session as soon as possible after each such session.
2. The intent of this section is that Nevada Revised Statutes be kept current insofar as may be possible. To that end, the provisions of this chapter, and in particular NRS 220.120, apply to the preparation and printing or reproduction of such replacement and supplementary pages.
3. Prices must be set by the Legislative Commission as near as possible to the cost of preparing, printing and reproduction. All money received for the sale of such replacement and supplementary pages must be deposited to the credit of the Legislative Fund.
[12:304:1951; A 1953, 388]—(NRS A 1957, 5; 1963, 1024; 1965, 1461; 1971, 1548; 1973, 1120; 1989, 249, 591, 603; 1995, 1110; 2011, 3258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.165 - Distribution of NRS and supplements to Legislators; payment of costs.

The Legislative Counsel shall provide:
1. A complete set of Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations to each person who becomes a Legislator upon payment by the Legislator to the Legislative Counsel Bureau of the sum of $50; and
2. Sets of replacement or supplementary pages, as issued, without charge, to each Legislator during the Legislator’s term of office if the Legislator has acquired a set of Nevada Revised Statutes pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1256; A 1973, 2; 1989, 249, 592, 604; 2011, 3258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.167 - Distribution of NRS and supplements to district, justice and municipal courts; payment of costs.

1. Each board of county commissioners shall provide a complete set of Nevada Revised Statutes with annotations to each district court or department thereof and each justice court or department thereof regularly established in the county, and shall provide corresponding sets of replacement or supplementary pages as issued.
2. The governing body of each city shall similarly provide for each department of its municipal court.
3. If a justice of the peace is ex officio municipal judge, the county and city shall share equally the cost for his or her court.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 484; A 1979, 508; 1989, 250, 592, 604)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 220 - Revision of Statutes › NRS 220.170 - Certification of NRS and supplements; citation of NRS as official codified version of Statutes of Nevada and prima facie evidence of law; form of citations to NRS.

1. The master copy of Nevada Revised Statutes, as printed and bound in accordance with NRS 220.130, must contain a certificate of the Director of the Statute Revision Commission that the Director has compared each section thereof with the original section of the enrolled bill by which Nevada Revised Statutes was adopted and enacted, and that the sections in the published edition are correctly copied. All other printed and bound copies of Nevada Revised Statutes must contain a copy of the certificate.
2. Each set of replacement or supplementary pages, prepared in accordance with NRS 220.160 and published before January 1, 1963, for inclusion in the master copy of Nevada Revised Statutes, must be accompanied by a certificate of the Director of the Statute Revision Commission, and each set published after January 1, 1963, by a certificate of the Legislative Counsel, that such person has compared each section thereof with the original section of the enrolled bill, and that, with the exception of the changes authorized by law, the sections set forth in the replacement or supplementary pages are correctly copied. All other sets of replacement or supplementary pages must be accompanied by a copy of the certificate. All such certificates must be inserted in the bound copies of Nevada Revised Statutes in chronological order immediately following the initial certificate of the Director.
3. Copies of Nevada Revised Statutes, as printed, published, revised, supplemented and certified in accordance with this chapter, constitute the official codified version of Statutes of Nevada and may be cited as prima facie evidence of the law in all of the courts of this state. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, that evidence may be rebutted by proof that the statutes cited differ from the official Statutes of Nevada. That evidence may not be rebutted by proof that the statutes differ from the official Statutes of Nevada in a manner authorized pursuant to NRS 220.120.
4. Nevada Revised Statutes and its component parts may be cited as follows:
(a) Nevada Revised Statutes: NRS
(b) A title: title 00 of NRS
(c) A chapter: chapter 000 of NRS
(d) A section: NRS 000.000
[13:304:1951; A 1953, 388]—(NRS A 1957, 5; 1963, 1024; 1967, 35; 1989, 1167; 2003, 328)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.010 - Qualifications.

No person shall be eligible to the Office of 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 223 - Governor › NRS 223.020 - Election; term of office.

1. The Governor shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State.
2. The 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 223 - Governor › NRS 223.025 - Governor-elect: Payment of expenses for clerical and research assistance.

1. The Office of Finance shall include as a separate item in its budget for each fiscal year in which a Governor is to be elected a reasonable amount to pay transitional expenses of the Governor-elect for clerical and research assistance.
2. The State Controller shall, within the limits of legislative appropriation, draw a warrant for the payment of necessary expenses for clerical and research assistance for the Governor-elect upon submission of one or more claims by the Governor-elect.
3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the incumbent Governor is elected to succeed himself or herself.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 111; A 1973, 263; 2001, 949)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.030 - Oath.

The 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 223 - Governor › NRS 223.050 - Salary.

1. Until the first Monday in January 2007, the Governor is entitled to receive an annual salary of $117,000. From the first Monday in January 2007, until the first Monday in January 2011, the Governor is entitled to receive an annual salary of $141,000.
2. On the first Monday in January 2011 and on the first Monday of every fourth year thereafter, the salary of the 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 Governor.
[Part 1:295:1953; A 1955, 527] + [1:320:1955] + [11:320:1955] + [13:320:1955]—(NRS A 1957, 771; 1961, 304; 1965, 969; 1969, 790; 1971, 2207; 1977, 1015; 1981, 1370; 1985, 1609; 1989, 1897; 1997, 1226; 2005, 1182)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.060 - Resignation.

The 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 223 - Governor › NRS 223.080 - When President Pro Tempore of Senate, Speaker of Assembly or Secretary of State act as Governor.

1. If, during the vacancy in the Office of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall die, be impeached, be displaced, resign, or become incapable of performing the duties of the office, or be absent from the State, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy shall be filled or the disability shall cease.
2. In case of the inability of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to act as Governor in the event of a vacancy in the Office of Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly shall be called upon to serve until the vacancy shall be filled. If the Speaker of the Assembly is ineligible or unable to act, the Secretary of State shall be next in line of succession.
3. To effect the purposes of this section, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each be deemed to hold their respective offices until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
[44:108:1866; A 1947, 11; 1949, 39; 1943 NCL § 4808]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.121 - Portrait of Governor.

1. The Director may, upon the election of each new Governor, enter into a contract with an artist for the purpose of procuring a portrait of that Governor for display in the Capitol Building.
2. The portrait must be painted in oil colors and appropriately framed. The painting and framing must be done in the same manner, style and size as the portraits of former Governors of the State displayed in the Capitol Building.
3. The contract price must not exceed the appropriation made for this purpose to the Account for the Governor’s Portrait in the State General Fund. The contract price must include the cost of the portrait and the frame.
4. The portrait and frame are subject to the approval of the Governor.
5. Upon delivery of the approved, framed portrait to the Secretary of State and its acceptance by the Director, the State Controller shall draw his or her warrant in an amount equal to the contract price and the State Treasurer shall pay the warrant from the Account for the Governor’s Portrait. Any balance remaining in the Account immediately lapses to the State General Fund.
6. As used in this section, "Director" means the Director of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1553; A 1985, 713; 2007, 3306; 2011, 2936)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.140 - Power to close banks and other financial institutions.

The Governor shall have the power to direct the closing of any or all banks and other financial institutions for definite periods of time whenever the public interest requires such action to be taken, as in time of war, insurrections, invasions, riots, or a state, district or national financial crisis; provided:
1. That the State Board of Finance shall by formal resolution request such action; and
2. That banks desiring not to avail themselves of such holiday declared by the Governor may remain open and continue to do business upon notifying the Governor of such intention and receiving the consent of the State Board of Finance.
[4:38:1933; 1931 NCL § 3306.03]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.150 - Governor may order military force to assist sheriff in executing process.

If it appears to the Governor that the power of any county is not sufficient to enable the sheriff to execute process delivered to the sheriff, the Governor shall, on the application of the sheriff, order such military force from any other county or counties as shall be necessary.
[86:108:1866; B § 2684; BH § 1721; C § 1867; RL § 2835; NCL § 4835]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.160 - Governor may order armed force when unlawful or riotous assembly.

1. When there is an unlawful or riotous assembly, with the intent to commit a felony, or to offer violence to person or property, or to resist, by force, the laws of the State, and the fact is made to appear to the Governor, the Governor may issue an order directed to the commanding officer of a division, brigade, regiment, battalion or company, to order his or her command, or any part thereof (describing the kind and number of troops), to appear at a time and place therein specified, to aid the civil authorities in suppressing violence and enforcing the laws.
2. The commanding officer to whom the order is given shall forthwith obey the same, and the troops so required shall appear at the time and place appointed, armed and equipped with ammunition as per inspection, and shall execute any order that they shall then and there receive, according to law.
[Part 93:108:1866; B § 2691; BH § 1728; C § 1874; RL § 2840; NCL § 4840] + [94:108:1866; B § 2692; BH § 1729; C § 1875; RL § 2841; NCL § 4841]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.170 - Armed force to obey Governor’s order.

When an armed force is called out for the purpose of suppressing an unlawful or riotous assembly, or arresting the offenders, it shall obey such orders in relation thereto as may have been made by the Governor.
[Part 92:108:1866; B § 2690; BH § 1727; C § 1873; RL § 2839; NCL § 4839]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.180 - Governor may proclaim county in insurrection.

1. When the Governor shall be satisfied that the execution of civil or criminal process has been forcibly resisted in any county, by bodies of persons, or that combinations to resist the execution of process by force exist in any county, and that the power of the county has been exerted and has not been sufficient to enable the officer having the process to execute it, the Governor may, on the application of the officer, or of the district attorney or district judge of the county, by proclamation, to be published in such papers as the Governor shall direct, declare the county to be in a state of insurrection, and may order into the service of the State such number and description of volunteers, or uniformed companies or other militia of the State as the Governor shall deem necessary, to serve for such term and under the command of such officers as the Governor shall direct.
2. The Governor may, when he or she shall think proper, revoke the proclamation authorized by subsection 1, or declare that it shall cease at such time and in such manner as he or she shall direct.
[95:108:1866; B § 2693; BH § 1730; C § 1876; RL § 2842; NCL § 4842] + [96:108:1866; B § 2694; BH § 1731; C § 1877; RL § 2843; NCL § 4843]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.190 - Governor to advise Legislature of appointments made to fill vacancies.

At the earliest day practicable, the Governor shall lay before the Legislature a statement of all appointments made by him or her to fill vacancies in office since the preceding session.
[47:108:1866; B § 2645; BH § 1682; C § 1828; RL § 2811; NCL § 4811]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.195 - Residency requirement for Governor to appoint person to board, commission, committee, council, authority or other similar body; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, when the Governor discharges a duty or exercises a power conferred by law to appoint a person to a new term or to fill a vacancy on a board, commission, committee, council, authority or similar body, the Governor shall appoint a person who has, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 281.050, actually, as opposed to constructively, resided, for at least 6 months immediately preceding the date of the appointment:
(a) In this State; and
(b) If current residency in a particular county, district, ward, subdistrict or any other unit is prescribed by the provisions of law that govern the position, also in that county, district, ward, subdistrict or other unit.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if:
(a) A requirement of law concerning another characteristic or status that a member must possess, including, without limitation, membership in another organization, would make it impossible to fulfill the provisions of subsection 1; or
(b) The membership of the particular board, commission, committee, council, authority or similar body includes residents of another state and the provisions of subsection 1 would conflict with a requirement that applies to all members of that body.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1580)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.200 - Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966: Governor’s powers and duties; Highway Safety Program Plan; Highway Safety Program Planning Account.

1. The Governor may contract and do all other things necessary to secure the full benefits available to this State pursuant to the Highway Safety Act of 1966 (including 23 U.S.C. ch. 4). In so doing, the Governor shall cooperate with federal and state agencies, private and public organizations, and private persons to effectuate the purposes of that act and all amendments to it which are subsequently enacted.
2. The Governor shall administer through an appropriate state agency the highway safety programs of this State and those of its political subdivisions in accordance with the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and federal rules and regulations for carrying it out.
3. The state agency designated by the Governor pursuant to subsection 2 shall, with the assistance of the Legislative Commission, the Supreme Court of Nevada, the Department of Transportation, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and other state agencies and local subdivisions, cause to be prepared a comprehensive Highway Safety Program Plan detailing how the State of Nevada proposes to progress toward long-range state goals to achieve full compliance with the program standards adopted pursuant to the Highway Safety Act of 1966. The Plan must, without limitation, include:
(a) Estimates when the State could begin each program specified in the standards;
(b) Estimates of annual costs of each program;
(c) Estimates when the State will reach full compliance with the standards; and
(d) Projects deemed appropriate for planning and administration of the State Highway Safety Program.
4. Costs of preparation of the Highway Safety Program must be paid from the Highway Safety Program Planning Account, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. Money provided by direct legislative appropriation must be accounted for in the Account, and money received from the Federal Government and from donations must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account. The state agency designated by the Governor pursuant to subsection 2 may make the necessary applications for federal money and provide required demonstrations that federal money will be matched with state money in the Highway Safety Program Planning Account. The state agency may also accept donations for the purpose of preparing the Highway Safety Program.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1113; A 1973, 1406; 1979, 101, 1644, 1787; 1991, 1756)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.210 - Temporary authority of Governor to act and expend money in certain circumstances; duties of Legislative Commission; report to Legislature.

1. Whenever any Act of Congress, regulation promulgated by the President or from an executive department of the Federal Government, or decision of a court of the United States or of this State requires the Governor to perform any act for which legislative authority is lacking, either absolutely or in the alternative of forfeiting a grant of money or other thing of value or of action by the requiring authority, and the Legislature is not in session and cannot reasonably be convened in a special session, the Governor may, with the approval of the Legislative Commission:
(a) Perform the act required.
(b) Direct an existing agency, board or commission to do the act required.
(c) Accept money or some other thing of value from the Federal Government, and contract with respect to such acceptance.
(d) Expend, for the purpose required, any money so accepted from the Federal Government or available to him or her from any nonstate source or from the Emergency Account. Any expenditures from the Emergency Account for the purposes provided in this subsection must be first approved by the Legislative Commission.
2. The Governor and the Legislative Commission shall report any action taken by them to the next session of the Legislature, whether regular or special. Unless the Legislature acts affirmatively to authorize the Governor or some other agency, board or commission to do the act required, all authority conferred by this section expires by limitation on the 11th day after the final adjournment of the session. In case of such an expiration, neither the Governor nor any agency, board or commission may expend any money received pursuant to this section except as required by a valid contract executed prior to the expiration.
3. As used in this section, the phrase "cannot reasonably be convened in a special session" imposes a duty upon the Governor or the members of the Legislature to consider, among other things:
(a) The importance of the act required in relation to State Government as a whole;
(b) The amount of money to be expended pursuant to this section in relation to the cost of a special session; and
(c) The interval remaining before the next regular session.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 90; A 1977, 329; 1991, 1756; 2013, 3753)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.240 - Governor may enter into agreements or compacts concerning furnishing and exchange of police services.

1. The Governor may, on behalf of this State, enter into mutual or reciprocal aid agreements or compacts with other states or the Federal Government, either on a statewide or political subdivision basis. Prior to committing the personnel, equipment or facilities of any political subdivision of this State, the Governor shall consult with and obtain the approval of the law enforcement executive and the chief executive of each of the political subdivisions affected.
2. Such agreements shall be limited to furnishing or exchange of:
(a) Police services;
(b) Personnel necessary to provide or conduct such services; and
(c) Such other supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel and services as are needed to support such services.
3. The agreements may relate to the terms and conditions of mutual or reciprocal aid and to reimbursement of costs and expenses for equipment, supplies, personnel and similar items for incident management assistance teams and police units.
4. Any such agreement may not extend beyond the elected term of the Governor of this State who entered into such agreement.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 481; A 2019, 1022)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.250 - Governor may enter into agreements with tribal governments concerning coordination of cross-jurisdictional administration of state and tribal government laws relating to use of cannabis.

1. The Governor or his or her designee may enter into one or more agreements with tribal governments in this State to efficiently coordinate the cross-jurisdictional administration of the laws of this State and the laws of tribal governments relating to the use of cannabis. Such an agreement may include, without limitation, provisions relating to:
(a) Criminal and civil law enforcement;
(b) Regulatory issues relating to the possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis or cannabis products;
(c) Medical and pharmaceutical research involving cannabis;
(d) The administration of laws relating to taxation;
(e) Any immunity, preemption or conflict of law relating to the possession, delivery, production, processing, transportation or use of cannabis or cannabis products; and
(f) The resolution of any disputes between a tribal government and this State, which may include, without limitation, the use of mediation or other nonjudicial processes.
2. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section must:
(a) Provide for the preservation of public health and safety;
(b) Ensure the security of cannabis establishments and the corresponding facilities on tribal land; and
(c) Establish provisions regulating business involving cannabis which passes between tribal land and non-tribal land in this State.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Cannabis" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.085.
(b) "Cannabis establishment" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095.
(c) "Cannabis products" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.
(d) "Tribal government" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 C.F.R. §§ 83.1 to 83.13, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1617; A 2019, 3848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.410 - Director: Appointment; classification; other employment or occupation prohibited.

The Director of the Office of Finance:
1. Is appointed by, is responsible to and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
2. Is in the unclassified service of the State.
3. Shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.420 - Director: Powers and duties.

The Director of the Office of Finance is responsible for the administration, through the divisions of the Office, of the provisions of NRS 235.005 to 235.016, inclusive, 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, and 353A.031 to 353A.100, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Office.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.425 - Deputy Director: Appointment; classification; restrictions on other employment.

1. The Director of the Office of Finance shall appoint a Deputy Director of the Office.
2. The Deputy Director:
(a) Serves at the pleasure of the Director;
(b) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the Office of Finance and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 131)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.430 - Chief of the Budget Division: Appointment or service in position by Director; classification.

The Director of the Office of Finance shall appoint a Chief of the Budget Division, who serves at the pleasure of the Director and is in the unclassified service of the State, or may serve in this position if the Director has the qualifications required by NRS 353.175.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.440 - Administrator of the Division of Internal Audits: Appointment; classification.

1. The Director of the Office of Finance shall appoint the Administrator of the Division of Internal Audits.
2. The Administrator of the Division of Internal Audits of the Office of Finance serves at the pleasure of the Director and is in the unclassified service of the State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1922)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.450 - Appointment, classification and restrictions on other employment of Deputies and Chief Assistants of Budget Division and Division of Internal Audits; classification of other employees of Office.

1. Unless federal law or regulation otherwise requires, the Chief of the Budget Division and the Administrator of the Division of Internal Audits may appoint a Deputy and a Chief Assistant in the unclassified service of the State, who shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1 and NRS 223.410, 223.430 and 223.440, employees of the Office of Finance are in the classified service of the State.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1922)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.472 - Creation; budget; offices.

1. There is hereby created within the Office of the Governor the Office of Federal Assistance for the purpose of obtaining and maximizing federal assistance.
2. The Governor shall propose a budget for the Office.
3. The Office shall maintain an office located in an urban area in northern Nevada and an office located in an urban area in southern Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3703)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.474 - Director: Qualifications; other employment prohibited; classification.

1. The Governor shall appoint a Director of the Office who must possess:
(a) Extensive expertise and experience in applying for and receiving federal assistance;
(b) Specialized knowledge of the process of grant writing and approval in the public and private sectors; and
(c) Proven experience in designing and managing programs which rely solely or partially upon federal assistance.
2. The Director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
3. The Director is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1734; A 2021, 3707)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.222)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.476 - Director: Employment of persons in classified or unclassified service.

The Director shall, within the limits of money appropriated or authorized to be expended for this purpose, employ such persons in the classified or unclassified service of the State as he or she deems necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1734; A 2017, 184; 2021, 3707)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.223)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.480 - State agency required to inform Office of any application for or receipt of grant and any unexpended portions thereof.

In addition to any other requirement concerning applying for or receiving a grant, a state agency shall notify the Office, on a form prescribed by the Office, of:
1. Any grant for which the state agency applies.
2. Any grant which the state agency receives.
3. The amount of any portion of a grant received by the state agency that the state agency determines will be unexpended by the end of the period for which the grant was made.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1735; A 2015, 348; 2021, 3709)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.225)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.482 - Authority of Office to apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions and other money.

The Office may apply for and receive any gift, grant, contribution or other money from any source to carry out the provisions of NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1735; A 2021, 3709)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.226)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.484 - Account for the Office of Federal Assistance: Creation; administration; deposits; interest and income; use; claims.

1. The Account for the Office of Federal Assistance is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the Director.
2. Any money accepted pursuant to NRS 223.482 must be deposited 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. The money in the Account which is donated for a purpose specified by the donor, within the scope of the duties of the Director, must only be used for that purpose. If no purpose is specified, the money in the Account must only be used to carry out the duties of the Director.
5. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1735; A 2021, 3709)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 232.227)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.486 - State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance: Development and revision; contents; posting on Internet website.

1. The Director shall, in consultation with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance created by NRS 358.020, develop and may periodically revise a State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance, which must identify:
(a) Methods for expanding opportunities for obtaining federal assistance, including, without limitation, expanding opportunities for obtaining matching funds for federal assistance through the Nevada Grant Matching Program created by NRS 223.490;
(b) Methods for streamlining process, regulatory, structural and other barriers to the acquisition of federal assistance that exist at each level of federal, state or local government;
(c) Methods for the effective administration of grants, including, without limitation, best practices relating to indirect cost allocation;
(d) Opportunities for:
(1) Reducing administrative costs associated with obtaining federal assistance; and
(2) Coordination between state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to avoid duplication and achieve common goals;
(e) Specific tasks which must be performed to improve the administration of grants and maximize the amount of federal assistance received by this State and a schedule for implementing any such tasks;
(f) Performance metrics and targets relating to obtaining and maximizing federal assistance and improving the administration of grants; and
(g) Best practices for considering whether to respond to a grant opportunity, including, without limitation, the monetary and programmatic cost of implementing a grant.
2. The Director shall post the State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance on the Internet website maintained by the Office.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3703)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.490 - Creation; duties.

The Nevada Grant Matching Program is hereby created within the Office. The Program must:
1. Allow state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to request grants from the Grant Matching Account created by NRS 223.492 for the purpose of satisfying the matching funds requirement for a federal grant;
2. Provide a clear, streamlined and timely process for state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to apply for matching funds for a specific federal grant and receive a prompt decision from the Director; and
3. Prioritize grants that:
(a) Add services to constituents;
(b) Align with the documented priorities of the state agency, local agency, tribal government or nonprofit organization;
(c) Address the needs of underserved or frontier communities;
(d) Help state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations build capacity for future grant opportunities; and
(e) Enable a state agency, local agency, tribal government or nonprofit organization to sustain the grant in its next budget.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3704)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.492 - Grant Matching Account: Creation; administration; sources.

1. The Grant Matching Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Office shall administer the Grant Matching Account.
2. Money received from:
(a) A direct legislative appropriation to the Grant Matching Account;
(b) A transfer from the Abandoned Property Trust Account pursuant to NRS 120A.620; and
(c) A grant, gift or donation to the Grant Matching Account,
must be deposited in the Grant Matching Account. The interest and income earned on the money in the Grant Matching Account must be credited to the Grant Matching Account.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the balance remaining in the Grant Matching Account that has not been committed for expenditure on or before June 30 of an odd-numbered fiscal year reverts to the State General Fund.
4. All money received from a grant, gift or donation to the Grant Matching Account:
(a) Must be accounted for separately in the Account;
(b) Must be expended in accordance with the terms of the gift, grant or donation; and
(c) Does not revert to the State General Fund and must be carried over into the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3704)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.494 - Development and administration of grant process.

1. The Director shall consult with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance created by NRS 358.020, grant professionals employed by the State and other grant experts to develop:
(a) A process for:
(1) State agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to make a request for a grant for matching funds;
(2) The payment or transfer of grant money; and
(3) Reporting on the use and implementation of grant awards; and
(b) Criteria for the review, award and notification of grant requests.
2. The Director shall administer all applicable aspects of the process set forth in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3704)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.496 - Eligibility for grant.

To be eligible for a grant from the Grant Matching Account created by NRS 223.492, a state agency, local agency, tribal government or nonprofit organization must:
1. Demonstrate that:
(a) It is pursuing a bona fide federal grant for which it is eligible;
(b) It attempted but was unable to secure adequate matching funding through its own budget or in-kind resources;
(c) The grant is within its scope;
(d) The grant is a competitive grant; and
(e) The grant will provide not less than $2 for each $1 received from the Grant Matching Account.
2. Apply for a grant in the form and process prescribed by the Director.
3. Adhere to other requirements deemed appropriate for the Program.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3705)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.498 - Biennial report to Legislature.

On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Director of the Office shall prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature a summary report for the Program detailing:
1. The number and purpose of grant requests received from state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations;
2. The number and purpose of grant requests approved and the amount of money awarded from the Grant Matching Account created by NRS 223.492 to each approved grant request applicant; and
3. The amount of federal grant funding received by each grant applicant as a result of receiving money from the Grant Matching Account.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3705)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.600 - Establishment; appointment and classification of Director; other employment by Director prohibited.

1. The Office of Science, Innovation and Technology is hereby established in the Office of the Governor.
2. The Governor shall appoint the Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology. In making the appointment, the Governor:
(a) Shall give consideration to any recommendation which is submitted by the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(b) May assemble a panel of persons with appropriate experience in science and technology to make recommendations of qualified candidates for the position of Director.
3. The Director shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
4. The Director is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2284; A 2021, 2757)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.620 - Acceptance of gifts and money by Director; membership of Director on Nevada Technology Council.

1. 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,
to assist the Director in carrying out his or her duties.
2. The Director may serve as a member of the Nevada Technology Council.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 223 - Governor › NRS 223.630 - Account for the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology: Creation; administration; deposit of money; use; claims.

1. The Account for the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 223.631 and 223.660, any money accepted pursuant to NRS 223.620 must be deposited 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. The money in the Account must only be used to carry out the duties of the Director.
5. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2285; A 2021, 3450; 2023, 2062)