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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.320 - Limitations on issuance of general obligation bonds and securities.

1. The total of all general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities constituting a debt (but excluding revenue bonds and other securities constituting special obligations) issued to finance any undertaking authorized in NRS 710.290 to 710.390, inclusive, must be in a principal amount not to exceed 2 percent of the assessed valuation of all property in the county or the city for the year in which the bonds are issued. Such general obligation securities constitute a separate classification of debt of the county or city and do not exhaust its debt-incurring power for other purposes under any other statutory debt limitation.
2. This section does not prevent the county or city from funding, refunding or reissuing any securities of the county appertaining to the system as provided in the Local Government Securities Law, except as therein limited.
[Part 4:43:1915; 1919 RL p. 2700; NCL § 2002]—(NRS A 1969, 1610; 1979, 565; 1985, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.390 - Applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 710.290 to 710.390, inclusive, for any undertaking authorized in those sections the governing body of the county or city may, on the behalf and in the name of the county or the city, as the case may be, borrow money, otherwise become obligated, and evidence obligations by the issuance of bonds and other securities, and in connection with the undertaking or the railroad system, may otherwise proceed, all as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.
[6:43:1915; 1919 RL p. 2701; NCL § 2004]—(NRS A 1969, 1610; 1979, 566; 1985, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.400 - Applicability of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive; consolidation of unincorporated towns into district.

1. The provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, apply to any unincorporated town within this state which is subject to the provisions of chapter 269 of NRS.
2. Wherever the convenience of the inhabitants thereof will be benefited thereby, the board of county commissioners may join and consolidate two or more unincorporated towns into one sewerage, light or water system district.
[10:169:1911; A 1917, 405; 1919 RL § 949; NCL § 1336]—(NRS A 1983, 155)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.410 - Purchase and construction of systems by county commissioners.

Full authority is hereby granted to the boards of county commissioners acting with regard to the management of the affairs and business of any unincorporated town within their respective counties, subject to the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive:
1. To acquire, by construction, purchase or otherwise, sewerage systems, light systems, water systems, combined light and water systems, and combined light, water and sewerage systems, and all such other personal or real property as may be necessary for the installment, use and management thereof; and
2. To issue bonds in payment therefor in the amount and manner set forth and prescribed in NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive.
[1:169:1911; RL § 940; NCL § 1327]—(NRS A 1985, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.420 - Procedure for construction or purchase of system.

1. All sewerage systems, light systems, water systems, light and water systems, or sewerage, light and water systems constructed, purchased or otherwise acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, must be so constructed, purchased or otherwise acquired under the supervision and control of the board of county commissioners acting as the town board.
2. The board of county commissioners acting as the town board may:
(a) Purchase any sewerage system, light system, water system, water and light system, or sewerage, light and water system theretofore established or in use;
(b) Purchase the franchises, rights, privileges and plants thereof from the owners thereof, corporate or private, and improve or extend them; or
(c) Advertise for plans and specifications and bids for the construction of any or all of the systems authorized to be acquired by NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, as in cases of other public work.
[6:169:1911; RL § 945; NCL § 1332]—(NRS A 1985, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.430 - Issuance of bonds for purchase, construction, acquisition or improvement of system.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, the board of county commissioners, for the purchase, construction, other acquisition, extension, betterment, alteration, reconstruction or other major improvement, or any combination thereof, of the system, including without limitation the purchase, construction, condemnation and other acquisition of plants, stations, other buildings, structures, equipment, furnishings, transmission and distribution lines, other facilities, lands in fee simple, easements, rights-of-way, other interests in land, other real and personal property and appurtenances, may, at any time or from time to time, in the name and on the behalf of the town, issue:
1. General obligation bonds, payable from taxes;
2. General obligation bonds, payable from taxes, which payment is additionally secured by a pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of the system; and
3. Revenue bonds constituting special obligations and payable from net revenues.
[3:169:1911; RL § 942; NCL § 1329] + [11:169:1911; RL § 950; NCL § 1337]—(NRS A 1967, 1738; 1969, 1611; 1981, 966; 1985, 325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.440 - Limitations on issuance of general obligation bonds and securities.

1. The total of all general obligation bonds and other general obligation securities constituting a debt (but excluding revenue bonds and other securities constituting special obligations) issued to finance any undertaking authorized in NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, and issued for all other corporate purposes must not at any time exceed the debt limitation in NRS 269.410.
2. This section does not prevent the town from funding, refunding or reissuing any securities of the town appertaining to the system as provided in the Local Government Securities Law, except as therein limited.
[Part 4:169:1911; RL § 943; NCL § 1330]—(NRS A 1967, 1227; 1969, 1612; 1985, 325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.450 - Applicability of Local Government Securities Law.

Subject to the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, for any undertaking therein authorized the board of county commissioners may, on the behalf and in the name of the town, borrow money, otherwise become obligated, and evidence obligations by the issuance of bonds and other securities, and in connection with the undertaking or the system, the board may otherwise proceed, all as provided in the Local Government Securities Law.
[Part 4:169:1911; RL § 943; NCL § 1330]—(NRS A 1967, 1738; 1969, 1612; 1985, 325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.540 - Board of county commissioners to fix rates and regulate use of system.

For the purpose of further providing for the payment of the principal and interest upon the bonds authorized to be issued under NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, at the time and in the manner specified in NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, and in such bonds respectively, the board of county commissioners, acting in behalf of a town, and the successors of the county commissioners, meaning any municipal government of a town which may succeed to the control and management of the systems or any of the systems acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, shall:
1. Fix the rates of service of the systems or any of the systems acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, to the inhabitants of the town.
2. Adopt ordinances regulating the manner and use by the inhabitants of the systems or any of the systems so acquired.
3. Collect the rates so fixed in the manner prescribed by law for the collection of delinquent taxes or by a proceeding in the nature of a civil action, brought in the name of the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the cause of action arises.
4. Enforce the collections of the rates from delinquents in the manner provided by law.
[8:169:1911; RL § 947; NCL § 1334]—(NRS A 1967, 1739; 1985, 326)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.550 - Contingent Funds: Creation; use; surplus assigned as redemption fund for bonds.

1. All money acquired by the sale of services provided for in NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, must be paid to the county treasurer and assigned by the county treasurer to a fund to be known as the ................ Contingent Light Fund, Contingent Water Fund, Contingent Sewerage Fund, Contingent Water and Light Fund, or Contingent Sewerage, Water and Light Fund, inserting before the word "contingent" the name of the town to which the Fund is credited.
2. The contingent expense necessary to the installment, management and control of any system acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, must first be paid out of that Fund.
3. The surplus money remaining after the payment of the contingent expenses must annually thereafter and at the first meeting of the board of county commissioners in January of each year thereafter be assigned by the board of county commissioners to the town as a redemption fund for the payment of the bonds issued under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive.
[Part 9:169:1911; RL § 948; NCL § 1335]—(NRS A 1985, 326)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.570 - Procedure when town becomes incorporated city.

1. In all cases wherein such sewerage systems, light systems, water systems, water and light systems, or sewerage, light and water systems are constructed or acquired under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive, in such unincorporated towns, and those towns are afterward incorporated, the control and management of those systems is vested in their municipal governments.
2. In case the towns are incorporated while the work of construction is in progress, the work must nevertheless be carried on to completion by the board of county commissioners, and, when completed, the system must be turned over to the city government as soon as it has been organized, and it has control and management thereof. The city government shall then provide for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds, when the revenues from the service of those systems are insufficient therefor, by the levy and collection of taxes as provided in NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive.
3. The county treasurer has custody of the sewerage, light, water, light and water, or sewerage, light and water funds, and the county treasurer shall turn those funds over to the city treasurer immediately upon the qualification of the city treasurer. The bonds, principal and interest must then be paid by the city government in all respects as prescribed for their payment by the board of county commissioners acting in behalf of the city. Whatever may be the designation of the board of control of the incorporated city, it succeeds to all the powers and privileges conferred on the board of county commissioners by the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive.
[7:169:1911; RL § 946; NCL § 1333]—(NRS A 1967, 1739; 1983, 155; 1987, 1731)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.580 - Liability of county treasurer or city treasurer on official bond.

The county treasurer and the city treasurer, as the case may be, shall be responsible on the county treasurer’s or city treasurer’s official bond for all funds which may come into the county treasurer’s or city treasurer’s hands under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.590, inclusive.
[13:169:1911; RL § 952; NCL § 1339]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 710 - Utilities Owned by Local Governments › NRS 710.590 - No additional compensation for county commissioners and treasurers.

The county commissioners and the county treasurers of the several counties shall perform all the duties required of them under the provisions of NRS 710.400 to 710.580, inclusive, without further compensation as required by law.
[14:169:1911; RL § 953; NCL § 1340]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 711.021 to 711.151, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1232; A 1983, 2005; 2007, 1369; 2019, 192)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.021 - "Affiliate" defined.

"Affiliate" means an entity that:
1. Holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and
2. Directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is wholly owned or controlled by, or is under common control of a holder of a certificate of authority.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 191)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.025 - "Cable service" defined.

1. "Cable service" means:
(a) The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming service; and
(b) Any interaction with subscribers which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service.
2. The term does not include any video content, including, without limitation, streaming video content, accessed via a service that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail or other services that are offered via the Internet, regardless of the provider of the video content.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1352; A 2023, 387)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.027 - "Certificate of authority" and "certificate" defined.

"Certificate of authority" or "certificate" means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter which grants the holder of the certificate a state-issued franchise to provide video service and construct and operate a video service network within the service areas designated in the certificate.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.030 - "Community antenna television company" defined.

1. "Community antenna television company" means any person who owns, controls, operates or manages a community antenna television system.
2. The term does not include:
(a) A telecommunication provider or electric utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada where the telecommunication provider or electric utility merely leases or rents to a community antenna television company wires or cables for the redistribution of television signals to or toward subscribers of that company; or
(b) A telecommunication provider regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada where the telecommunication provider merely provides channels of communication under published tariffs filed with that Commission to a community antenna television company for the redistribution of television signals to or toward subscribers of that company.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1232; A 1983, 2005; 1987, 738; 1997, 1959; 2007, 1369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.040 - "Community antenna television system" defined.

1. "Community antenna television system" means any facility, or any component thereof, which is:
(a) Located within this State;
(b) Constructed in whole or in part in, on, under or over any public right-of-way or highway; and
(c) Operated to perform for hire the service of:
(1) Receiving and amplifying the signals broadcast by one or more television stations or provided for public, educational or governmental purposes and redistributing those signals by wire, cable or other means of closed transmission; or
(2) Providing two-way interactive services by wire, cable or other means of closed transmission, including, without limitation, Internet services, intranet services and electronic mail,
to members of the public who subscribe to the service.
2. The term does not include any system which serves:
(a) Fewer than 50 subscribers; or
(b) Only the residents of one or more apartment dwellings under common ownership, control or management, and commercial establishments located on the premises of those dwellings, if the buildings are separated by not more than one public right-of-way or highway.
3. As used in this section, "apartment dwelling" does not include a hotel, motel, condominium, town house or other similar dwelling.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1232; A 1983, 2005; 1999, 2716; 2007, 1369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.060 - "Facility" defined.

"Facility" means all real property, antennae, poles, wires, cables, conduits, amplifiers, instruments, appliances, fixtures and other personal property used by a video service provider to provide service to its subscribers.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1232; A 1983, 2006; 2007, 1370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.066 - "Gross revenue" defined.

1. "Gross revenue" means:
(a) Any revenue a video service provider receives from its subscribers for providing video service to those subscribers, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except for revenue excluded pursuant to subsection 3; and
(b) Any other consideration a video service provider receives from its subscribers for providing video service when it is received in a transaction that would evade imposition of a franchise fee if such consideration is not included in revenue, except for revenue excluded pursuant to subsection 3.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Recurring monthly charges;
(b) Event-based charges, including, without limitation, charges for pay per view and video on demand;
(c) Charges for the rental of set-top boxes and other equipment;
(d) Service charges, including, without limitation, charges for activation, installation, repair and maintenance;
(e) Administrative charges, including, without limitation, charges for service orders and service termination; and
(f) The amount of any revenue received by a video service provider for providing video service when such service is a component of a bundle of services or products sold for a single price, but only to the extent the revenue received by the video service provider for the bundle of services or products is proportionately allocated among each of the components.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Revenue not actually received, regardless of when it is billed.
(b) Refunds, rebates or discounts made to subscribers.
(c) Revenue from providing service other than video service, including, without limitation, revenue from providing:
(1) Telecommunication service; or
(2) Information service that is not video service.
(d) Any fee imposed on the video service provider that is passed through to and paid by subscribers, including, without limitation, a franchise fee.
(e) Revenue from the sale of video service to any person who purchases the video service for resale and who, upon resale, is required to pay a franchise fee pursuant to this chapter or the terms of a local franchise.
(f) Any tax of general applicability.
(g) The fair market value of free or reduced-cost video service provided without set-off or exchange to any person who is entitled or permitted to receive such service pursuant to this chapter or federal law.
(h) Late payment fees collected from subscribers.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.0737 - "Local franchise" defined.

1. "Local franchise" means any franchise, agreement, permit, license or similar authorization, regardless of its name, which:
(a) Permits a person to construct or operate a cable system, community antenna television system or video service network within the jurisdiction of a local government;
(b) Was issued, granted, approved or renewed by the governing body of the local government before June 4, 2007, pursuant to the authority of any federal, state or local law in effect at the time of the issuance, grant, approval or renewal; and
(c) On June 4, 2007, is legally effective and unexpired.
2. The term includes, without limitation, an unexpired local franchise that a local government in a county whose population is less than 100,000 renews or extends the term of pursuant to NRS 711.480 and 711.490.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.074 - "Local government" defined.

1. "Local government" means any city or county.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by any city or county; and
(b) Any entity or agency that is created by joint action or any interlocal or cooperative agreement of two or more cities or counties, or any combination thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2003; A 2007, 1370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.094 - "Micro wireless facility" defined.

"Micro wireless facility" means a wireless telecommunications facility that:
1. Is not larger in dimension than 36 inches in length, 22 inches in width and 12 inches in height;
2. Does not have an exterior antenna which is longer than 11 1/2 inches; and
3. Is installed directly on a video service network that is owned by a video service provider.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 191)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.115 - "Subscriber" defined.

1. "Subscriber" means any person in this State who purchases video service.
2. The term does not include any person who purchases video service for resale and who, upon resale, is required to pay a franchise fee pursuant to this chapter or the terms of a local franchise.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.141 - "Video service" defined.

1. "Video service" means the provision by a video service provider over a video service network of multichannel video programming generally considered comparable to video programming delivered by a television broadcast station, cable service or other digital television service, whether provided as part of a tier, on-demand or on a per-channel basis, without regard to the technology used to deliver the video service, including, without limitation, Internet protocol technology or any successor technology.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Cable service; and
(b) Video service delivered by a community antenna television system.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Any video content, including, without limitation, streaming video content, accessed via a service that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail or other services that are offered via the Internet, regardless of the provider of the video content.
(b) Direct-to-home satellite services, which distribute or broadcast programming or services by satellite directly to the subscriber’s residence without the use of ground receiving or distribution equipment, except at the subscriber’s residence or in the uplink process to the satellite.
(c) Any wireless multichannel video programming provided by a commercial mobile service provider.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1354; A 2023, 387)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.145 - "Video service network" defined.

1. "Video service network" means a wireline facility, or any component thereof, which is:
(a) Located in this State;
(b) Constructed in whole or in part in, on, under or over any public right-of-way or highway; and
(c) Used to provide video service.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) A cable system; and
(b) A community antenna television system.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.151 - "Video service provider" and "provider" defined.

1. "Video service provider" or "provider" means any person that provides or offers to provide video service over a video service network to subscribers in this State.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) An incumbent cable operator or other cable operator;
(b) A community antenna television company; and
(c) A multichannel video programming distributor.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.175 - Certain local governments prohibited from selling video service to general public; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 318.1192:
(a) The governing body of a county whose population is 55,000 or more, and any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by such a county, shall not sell video service to the general public.
(b) The governing body of a city whose population is 25,000 or more, and any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by such a city, shall not sell video service to the general public.
2. If the governing body of a county or city, or any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by such a county or city, was selling video service to the general public on April 1, 2003, it may continue to sell video service to the general public after that date, regardless of the population of the county or city.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2749; A 2001, 1999; 2003, 1229; 2007, 1370; 2011, 1315)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.178 - Requirements for certain local governments to sell video service to general public in certain areas.

1. If the governing body of a county or city is authorized pursuant to NRS 711.175 to sell video service to the general public, the governing body, and any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by the county or city, shall not construct, own, manage or operate a video service network in any area outside its territorial boundaries unless it:
(a) Obtains a certificate of authority for that portion of the video service network which it constructs, owns, manages or operates outside its territorial boundaries; and
(b) Complies with the same federal, state and local requirements that apply to a privately held video service provider with regard to that portion of the video service network which it constructs, owns, manages or operates outside its territorial boundaries.
2. If the governing body of a county or city is authorized pursuant to NRS 711.175 to sell video service to the general public, the governing body, and any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by the county or city, shall not construct, own, manage or operate a video service network in any area within its territorial boundaries which is governed by another governing body and which is served by one or more privately held video service providers unless it:
(a) Obtains a certificate of authority for that portion of the video service network which it constructs, owns, manages or operates within the jurisdiction of the other governing body;
(b) Is required by the certificate of authority to comply with the same federal, state and local requirements that apply to the privately held video service providers with regard to that portion of the video service network which it constructs, owns, manages or operates within the jurisdiction of the other governing body; and
(c) Is prohibited by the certificate of authority from providing the services of the video service provider, free of charge, to any governmental officer or employee for the officer’s or employee’s personal or household use.
3. The provisions of this section do not require the governing body of a county or city, or any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly controlled by the county or city, to obtain a certificate of authority for a service area if it is providing video service as an incumbent cable operator which holds an unexpired local franchise and which has elected pursuant to NRS 711.480 and 711.490 to continue to operate within that service area pursuant to the local franchise.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1228; A 2007, 1370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.240 - Unfair trade practices prohibited.

1. Except with respect to reasonable promotional activities, a video service provider shall not advertise, offer to provide or provide any video service to subscribers at a rate, including any rebate, less than the cost to the video service provider to provide that service with the intent to:
(a) Impair fair competition or restrain trade among video service providers which provide video service in the same area; or
(b) Create a monopoly.
2. For the purposes of this section, "cost" means the expense of doing business, including, without limitation, expenses for labor, rent, depreciation, interest, maintenance, delivery of the video service, franchise fees, taxes, insurance and advertising.
3. A violation of subsection 1 constitutes a prohibited act under NRS 598A.060. The Attorney General and any other person may exercise the powers conferred by that chapter to prevent, remedy or punish such a violation. The provisions of chapter 598A of NRS apply to any such violation.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2004; A 1987, 738; 1993, 2018; 1997, 1959; 2007, 1371)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.265 - Destruction of or interference with certain facilities or transmissions of video service provider prohibited; penalty; civil damages.

1. Any person who:
(a) By the attachment of a ground wire, or by any other contrivance, willfully destroys the insulation of a wire, cable, conduit, line or similar facility of a video service provider or interrupts the transmission of the electric current through such a wire, cable, conduit, line or similar facility;
(b) Willfully interferes with the use of such a wire, cable, conduit, line or similar facility or obstructs or postpones the transmission of any message or signal over such a wire, cable, conduit, line or similar facility; or
(c) Procures or advises any such injury, interference or obstruction,
is guilty of a public offense, as prescribed in NRS 193.155, proportionate to the value of any property damaged, altered, removed or destroyed and in no event less than a misdemeanor.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is, in addition to the penalty set forth in that subsection, liable to the video service provider injured by such conduct in a civil action for all damages occasioned thereby.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 809; A 2007, 1373)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.270 - Unauthorized interception or receipt of program, service or signal of video service provider prohibited; penalties.

1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly, with the intent to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by a video service provider and without the authorization of the provider, to:
(a) Make a connection or attach a device to a line or other facility of the provider;
(b) Purchase or possess a device or kit designed to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider;
(c) Make or maintain a modification to a device installed by or with the authorization of the provider to intercept or receive a program or other service provided by the provider; or
(d) Manufacture, import, distribute, advertise, sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or possess with the intent to sell or lease a device designed to decode, descramble, intercept or otherwise make intelligible a signal encoded by the provider.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 711.265:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 for commercial advantage, whether direct or indirect, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(c) A person who violates paragraph (d) of subsection 1:
(1) If the violation involves nine or fewer devices, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) If the violation involves 10 or more devices, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1827; A 1993, 820; 1999, 810, 2717, 2718; 2007, 1374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.280 - Civil damages and attorney’s fees for violation of NRS 711.270; presumption of defendant’s action; injunction.

1. A person who violates paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 711.270 is, in addition to being criminally liable pursuant to NRS 711.270, civilly liable to the video service provider injured by the conduct for $3,500 or three times any actual damages incurred by the company, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney’s fees.
2. A person who violates paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 711.270 is, in addition to being criminally liable pursuant to NRS 711.270, civilly liable to the video service provider injured by the conduct for $5,000 or three times any actual damages incurred by the company, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney’s fees.
3. In any action brought pursuant to this section, proof that any of the acts prohibited in subsection 1 were committed on or about the premises occupied by the defendant is prima facie evidence that such acts were committed by the defendant.
4. A video service provider may bring an action to enjoin any violation of NRS 711.270.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1828; A 1999, 2718; 2007, 1374)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.285 - Recovery by local government of civil penalty from person convicted pursuant to certain provisions of NRS 711.270.

A local government may recover from a person who is convicted pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 711.270 a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for the first violation, and for the second or subsequent violation a civil penalty of not more than $100,000. This penalty is in addition to any other civil or criminal penalty provided in NRS 711.270 or 711.280.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 820; A 1995, 1104; 1999, 2718)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.290 - Limitation of actions.

A criminal action or proceeding under NRS 711.270 may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the conduct in violation of the section occurs. A civil action or proceeding under NRS 711.280 or 711.285 may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the violation occurs or after the injured person sustains the injury, whichever is later.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1828; A 1993, 820)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.400 - Preemption of certain local regulation.

This chapter occupies the entire field of franchising and regulation of video service and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 711.640 and 711.670, preempts any local law or agreement with a local government that:
1. Requires a person to obtain or hold from a local government any franchise, permit, license or similar authorization, regardless of its name, to provide video service or to construct or operate a video service network, unless the person is an incumbent cable operator which holds an unexpired local franchise and which has elected pursuant to NRS 711.480 and 711.490 to continue to operate within its service area pursuant to the local franchise.
2. Regulates the provision of video service or the construction or operation of a video service network if such regulation conflicts or is otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
3. Requires a video service provider to pay any fee to a local government if the payment of such a fee conflicts or is otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.410 - Duties and powers of Secretary of State; regulations; limitations on power of local governments.

1. For the purpose of bringing about fair and reasonable competition for video service, the Secretary of State has the exclusive authority to issue a certificate of authority to a person to provide video service and construct and operate a video service network in any service area in this State.
2. The Secretary of State:
(a) Shall carry out the provisions of this chapter; and
(b) May adopt regulations necessary for the issuance, modification and termination of a certificate of authority, including, without limitation, prescribing any forms related to the application process.
3. On or after June 4, 2007, a local government does not have the authority to:
(a) Issue, grant, approve or renew any franchise, agreement, permit, license or similar authorization, regardless of its name, for the privilege of:
(1) Providing video service within the jurisdiction of the local government; or
(2) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 711.640 and 711.670, constructing or operating a video service network within the jurisdiction of the local government,
except that a local government in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may renew or extend the term of an unexpired local franchise of an incumbent cable operator which has elected pursuant to NRS 711.480 and 711.490 to continue to operate within its service area pursuant to the local franchise;
(b) Impose any build-out requirements, investment requirements or other requirements relating to infrastructure, facilities or deployment of equipment for the privilege of providing video service or constructing or operating a video service network within the jurisdiction of the local government; or
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 711.640 and 711.670, require the payment of any application, document, franchise, service or other fee, tax, charge or assessment for the privilege of providing video service or constructing or operating a video service network within the jurisdiction of the local government.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.430 - Application and interpretation of chapter.

The provisions of this chapter must not be interpreted to:
1. Authorize the Secretary of State to exercise oversight of video service providers except as provided in this chapter.
2. Prevent a telecommunication provider from exercising any rights or authority that the provider has as a public utility under federal or state law.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.480 - Incumbent cable operator: Election to operate under or terminate local franchise; procedure to terminate local franchise and obtain certificate.

1. If, on June 4, 2007, an incumbent cable operator is providing video service within a service area pursuant to a local franchise, the incumbent cable operator may elect to:
(a) Continue to operate within that service area pursuant to the local franchise in accordance with NRS 711.490; or
(b) Terminate the local franchise within that service area by applying for and obtaining a certificate of authority pursuant to this section.
2. To elect to terminate a local franchise within a service area, an incumbent cable operator must, not later than 6 months after June 4, 2007, apply for a certificate of authority for that service area in the same manner as any other video service provider. If the incumbent cable operator makes such an election and obtains a certificate of authority for that service area:
(a) The local franchise for that service area is deemed to be terminated by operation of law on the date on which the Secretary of State issues the certificate of authority;
(b) Not later than 3 business days after the date on which the Secretary of State issues the certificate of authority, the incumbent cable operator shall file with the clerk of the local government which granted the franchise a written declaration that the incumbent cable operator has obtained a certificate of authority and that the local franchise for that service area has been terminated by operation of law; and
(c) The incumbent cable operator shall operate within that service area thereafter subject only to the same requirements that apply to any other holder of a certificate.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1357)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.490 - Incumbent cable operator: Procedure to operate under local franchise in lieu of obtaining certificate.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if an incumbent cable operator elects pursuant to NRS 711.480 to continue to operate within a service area pursuant to a local franchise:
(a) The incumbent cable operator must comply with the local franchise and all applicable provisions of this chapter while the local franchise is in effect for that service area;
(b) The local franchise is not effective for that service area on or after the date on which the local franchise expires; and
(c) The local government may not renew or extend the term of the local franchise for that service area.
To operate within that service area on or after the date on which the local franchise expires, the incumbent cable operator must apply for and obtain a certificate of authority in the same manner as any other video service provider. If the incumbent cable operator is issued a certificate of authority for that service area while operating pursuant to the local franchise, the certificate does not become effective until the date on which the local franchise expires.
2. If an incumbent cable operator elects pursuant to NRS 711.480 to continue to operate within a service area pursuant to a local franchise and the service area is located entirely within the territorial boundaries of a county whose population is less than 100,000:
(a) The incumbent cable operator must comply with the local franchise and all applicable provisions of this chapter while the local franchise is in effect for that service area; and
(b) The local government may renew or extend the term of the local franchise for that service area, provided that the terms and conditions of the renewal or extension do not conflict with or are not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
To operate within that service area on or after the date on which the local franchise expires without renewal or extension, the incumbent cable operator must apply for and obtain a certificate of authority in the same manner as any other video service provider. If the incumbent cable operator is issued a certificate of authority for that service area while operating pursuant to the local franchise, the certificate does not become effective until the date on which the local franchise expires without renewal or extension.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1357)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.500 - Application for certificate; requirements; fees; form and content; provision of information to local governments.

1. To obtain a certificate of authority, a person must:
(a) File with the Secretary of State an application and affidavit which are signed by one of the principal executive officers or general partners of the applicant and which comply with the provisions of this section; and
(b) Pay any fee required by NRS 711.420.
2. The application and affidavit must be in the form required by the Secretary of State and must contain only the following:
(a) A description of each service area designated by the applicant in which the applicant intends to provide video service and a map of each such service area that shows the territorial boundaries of each local government located, in whole or in part, within the service area.
(b) The location of the principal place of business of the applicant and the names of the principal executive officers or general partners of the applicant.
(c) Certifications that the applicant:
(1) Agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations;
(2) Agrees to comply with all generally applicable, nondiscriminatory local laws regarding the use and occupation of any public right-of-way or highway in the construction, operation, maintenance and repair of a video service network, including, without limitation, any local laws enacted pursuant to the police powers of the local government in which the video service network is located; and
(3) Has filed or will timely file with the Federal Communications Commission all forms required by that agency before offering video service.
3. If the Secretary of State determines that the application and affidavit are incomplete or otherwise deficient, the Secretary of State shall provide written notice to the applicant not later than 15 days after the date on which the application and affidavit are filed. The written notice must:
(a) Explain the incompleteness or deficiency in detail; and
(b) Identify with specificity the information or other items that are necessary to complete the application and affidavit properly.
4. The applicant shall provide a copy of the application and affidavit to the governing body of each local government located, in whole or in part, within each service area designated in the application. The applicant shall provide such a copy:
(a) Not later than 3 business days after the date on which the application and affidavit are first filed with the Secretary of State; and
(b) If a revised application and affidavit are filed, not later than 3 business days after the date on which the revised application and affidavit are filed with the Secretary of State.
5. The copy of the application and affidavit provided by the applicant to a governing body is for informational purposes only, and the governing body may not:
(a) Vote on or take other official action regarding the application and affidavit; or
(b) Require the applicant to obtain the approval of the governing body regarding the application and affidavit.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1358)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 711 - Video Service › NRS 711.510 - Issuance of certificate; authority granted by certificate; certain conditions and limitations on certificate prohibited.

1. Not later than 20 days after the date on which an applicant files a completed application and affidavit pursuant to NRS 711.500 and pays any fee required by NRS 711.420, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of authority to the applicant.
2. The certificate of authority issued by the Secretary of State is a state-issued franchise granting the holder of the certificate with the authority to:
(a) Provide video service in each service area designated in the application and affidavit filed with the Secretary of State; and
(b) Construct and operate a video service network in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all local laws that are not in conflict or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
3. The Secretary of State may not condition or limit a certificate of authority by imposing on the holder of the certificate any obligations or requirements that are not authorized by the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation:
(a) Any build-out requirements, investment requirements or other requirements relating to infrastructure, facilities or deployment of equipment; or
(b) Any requirements to pay any application, document, franchise, service or other fee, tax, charge or assessment that is not authorized by the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1359)