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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.125 - Abolishment of office of public administrator in county whose population is less than 100,000.

1. A board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may by ordinance abolish the office of public administrator.
2. If a board of county commissioners abolishes the office of public administrator pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The person who was elected, appointed or serves as ex officio public administrator pursuant to NRS 253.010 is entitled to serve out the remainder of his or her term of office before the office of public administrator may be abolished;
(b) The board must employ or contract for the services of a person to carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter and any other provision of law relating to a public administrator; and
(c) The board must set forth in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 the qualifications for a person employed or contracted with pursuant to paragraph (b). Such qualifications must include, without limitation:
(1) A requirement that a person employed or contracted with pursuant to paragraph (b):
(I) Be at least 21 years of age;
(II) Not have been convicted of a felony for which his or her civil rights have not been restored; and
(III) Not have been found liable in a civil action involving a finding of fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft or conversion.
(2) Any requirement of the person to post a bond or provide other security with the county.
3. A board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 100,000 may amend or repeal an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 to resume pursuant to NRS 253.010:
(a) The election of a public administrator for the county; or
(b) The person who is ex officio public administrator serving as public administrator in the county.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.150 - Establishment of office by county commissioners; appointment, designation or contract; compensation.

1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall establish the office of public guardian.
2. The board of county commissioners shall:
(a) Appoint a public guardian, who serves at the pleasure of the board, for a term of 4 years from the day of appointment;
(b) Designate an elected or appointed county officer as ex officio public guardian;
(c) Pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507, designate another county officer to execute the powers and duties of the public guardian;
(d) Except in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, contract with a private professional guardian to act as public guardian; or
(e) Contract with the board of county commissioners of a neighboring county in the same judicial district to designate as public guardian the public guardian of the neighboring county.
3. The compensation of a public guardian appointed or designated pursuant to subsection 2 must be fixed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county general fund.
4. As used in this section, "private professional guardian" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159.024 and 159A.024, except that the term does not include:
(a) A banking corporation, as defined in NRS 657.016, or an organization permitted to act as a fiduciary pursuant to NRS 662.245 if it is appointed as guardian of an estate only.
(b) A trust company, as defined in NRS 669.070.
(c) A court-appointed attorney licensed to practice law in this State.
(d) A trustee under a deed of trust.
(e) A fiduciary under a court trust.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 1989, 1041; 2003, 804; 2007, 2489; 2009, 593; 2015, 2370; 2017, 892)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.160 - Bond; oath.

1. Upon taking office, a public guardian shall file with the county clerk a general bond in an amount fixed by the board of county commissioners payable to the State of Nevada with sureties approved by the board of county commissioners. The premium for the bond shall be paid from the general funds of the county and be conditioned upon the public guardian’s faithful performance of his or her duties.
2. The general bond and oath of office of a public guardian are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians.
3. The oath and bond of an elected or appointed public officer designated public guardian or designated to execute the powers and duties of the public guardian pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 253.150 are in lieu of the bonds and oaths required of private guardians. The court may require such a designee to execute a separate bond for any guardianship in the manner prescribed in NRS 159.065 or 159A.065.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 1989, 1041; 2009, 594; 2017, 892)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.170 - Vacancy.

1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of public guardian before the expiration of a normal term, the vacancy shall be filled promptly by the board of county commissioners.
2. The board of county commissioners may designate any qualified person to serve as acting public guardian until a vacancy in such office is filled.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 2003, 805)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.175 - Deputies: Appointment; oath; recording of appointment; liability of public guardian; compensation.

1. A public guardian shall appoint one or more deputies to perform the duties of the public guardian in his or her absence. A deputy so appointed may transact all official business relating to the office of the public guardian to the same extent as the public guardian, except that the deputy is not authorized to employ or terminate the employment of subordinates in the office. Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, each deputy must take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. The appointment of a deputy must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county public guardian or the county by which the deputy is employed.
2. Each appointment must be in writing and recorded, with the oath of office of that deputy, in the office of the county recorder. Any revocation or resignation of an appointment must be recorded in the office of the county recorder.
3. The public guardian is responsible on his or her official bond for any official malfeasance or nonfeasance of his or her deputies and may require a bond for the faithful performance of the official duties of his or her deputies.
4. The compensation of a deputy public guardian must be fixed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county general fund.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 804; A 2005, 683; 2007, 2489)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.180 - Subordinates, consultants and assistants.

Within the limits of appropriations for his or her office, a public guardian may:
1. Employ such subordinates, including, without limitation, deputies appointed pursuant to NRS 253.175, as authorized by the board of county commissioners and as necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties.
2. Contract for the services of consultants or assistants.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 486; A 2003, 805)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.190 - Records.

A public guardian shall:
1. Keep financial and other appropriate records concerning all cases in which he or she is appointed as an individual guardian; and
2. Retain:
(a) All such financial records for each case for at least 7 years after the date of the transaction that is recorded in the record; and
(b) All other records for each case for at least 7 years after the termination of the guardianship pursuant to chapters 159 and 159A of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 2009, 2271; 2017, 893)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.210 - Powers, duties, rights and responsibilities.

1. A person appointed as public guardian or designated as acting public guardian succeeds immediately to all powers and duties of the individual guardianships created by appointments of the public guardian as guardian for particular protected persons.
2. In the administration of any guardianship to which the public guardian is appointed pursuant to subsection 1, the public guardian has all powers, duties, rights and responsibilities contained in titles 12 and 13 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 1979, 994)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.215 - Legal assistance.

1. When necessary for the proper administration of a guardianship, a public guardian may:
(a) Retain an attorney to assist him or her if the attorney practices law in the county and is qualified by experience and willing to serve or rotate this employment among attorneys who practice law in the county and who are qualified by experience and willing to serve; or
(b) Upon approval of the board of county commissioners, obtain assistance from the office of the district attorney of the county.
2. Any attorney’s fee must be paid from the assets of the protected person.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1597; A 2007, 2491)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.220 - Investigation of financial status, assets and personal and family history of protected person for whom public guardian has been appointed or upon referral of potential protected person by certain agencies.

1. A public guardian may investigate the financial status, assets and personal and family history of any protected person for whom the public guardian has been appointed as guardian, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS. In connection with the investigation, the public guardian may require the protected person or any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the protected person, to give any information and to execute and deliver any written requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public guardian with access to records, otherwise confidential, which are needed by the public guardian. The public guardian may obtain information from any public record office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fees.
2. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a public guardian may petition a court to investigate the financial status, assets and personal and family history of any potential protected person for whom the public guardian has received a referral from the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, a law enforcement agency or a court in connection with a criminal or civil matter relating to the potential protected person, without hiring or being licensed as a private investigator pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS. In connection with the investigation, the public guardian may require the potential protected person or any spouse, parent, child or other kindred of the potential protected person, to give any information and to execute and deliver any written requests or authorizations necessary to provide the public guardian with access to records, otherwise confidential, which are needed by the public guardian. The public guardian may obtain information from any public record office of the State or any of its agencies or subdivisions upon request and without payment of any fees.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Potential protected person" means any person, other than a minor, for whom a referral for investigation has been sent to the public guardian.
(b) "Protected person" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 159.0253.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 2007, 2491; 2009, 2273; 2019, 1757)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.230 - Allocation of costs incurred in appointment proceedings and administrative costs.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.215, if a public guardian is appointed as an individual guardian the costs incurred in the appointment proceedings and the administrative costs of the guardian’s services are not chargeable against the income or the estate of the protected person unless the court determines at any time that the protected person is financially able to pay all or part of the costs.
2. The financial ability of the protected person to pay such costs shall be measured according to his or her ability to compensate a private guardian. This ability depends upon:
(a) The nature, extent and liquidity of the protected person’s assets;
(b) The protected person’s disposable net income;
(c) The nature of the guardianship;
(d) The type, duration and complexity of the services required; and
(e) Any other foreseeable expenses.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 1983, 1597)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.240 - Value of guardian’s services allowable as claim against estate of protected person; deposit of money received by public guardian.

The reasonable value of a public guardian’s services rendered without cost to a protected person shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of the protected person upon the approval of the court. Money received in payment of a claim against the estate of the protected person shall be deposited by the public guardian to the credit of the county general fund or any other county fund, as determined by the board of county commissioners.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 2007, 2491)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.243 - Request for advance of money to pay expenses of guardianship; payment of advances; reimbursement of advances from assets of estate of protected person.

1. A public guardian may file with the board of county commissioners a request for an advance of money to pay necessary expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the public guardian during a guardianship. The board may approve or deny the request. If the board approves the request, the board shall determine the amount to be advanced and advance that amount to the public guardian.
2. The board of county commissioners of any county may establish a revolving fund to be used to provide advances to the public guardian pursuant to subsection 1. If the board has established a revolving fund pursuant to this subsection, the board shall pay any advance approved pursuant to subsection 1 from the revolving fund to the extent that there is sufficient money in the revolving fund to pay the advance. After the money in the revolving fund has been exhausted, the board shall pay any advance, or any part of an advance, approved by the board from the general fund of the county. If the board has not established a revolving fund pursuant to this subsection, the board shall pay any advance approved pursuant to subsection 1 from the general fund of the county.
3. The public guardian must reimburse the county for any advance provided pursuant to subsection 1 from the assets of the estate of the protected person as soon as, and to the extent that, the assets become available. If the board of county commissioners has established a revolving fund pursuant to subsection 2, the board shall deposit in the revolving fund the money obtained from a reimbursement provided pursuant to this subsection. If the board has not established a revolving fund pursuant to subsection 2, the board shall deposit in the general fund of the county the money obtained from a reimbursement provided pursuant to this subsection.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2486)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.245 - Reports and budgets to and investigations by board of county commissioners.

1. The board of county commissioners may:
(a) Establish regulations for the form of any reports or budgets made by the public guardian.
(b) Review reports or budgets submitted to the board by the public guardian.
2. The board of county commissioners may at any time investigate any guardianship for which the public guardian has been appointed.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2487)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 253 - Public Administration of Estates and Public Guardians › NRS 253.250 - Termination of appointment.

The court may, at any time, terminate the appointment of a public guardian as an individual guardian of a person or of an estate upon petition by the protected person, the public guardian, any interested person or upon the court’s own motion if:
1. It appears that the services of the public guardian are no longer necessary; or
2. After exercising due diligence, the public guardian is unable to identify a source to pay for the care of the protected person and, as a consequence, continuation of the guardianship would confer no benefit upon the protected person.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 487; A 2009, 2273)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 254 - County Engineers › NRS 254.010 - Appointment in certain counties; compensation.

The board of county commissioners of any county in this State whose population is 4,500 or more may appoint a county engineer and fix the county engineer’s compensation.
[Part 1:109:1947; A 1951, 57]—(NRS A 1957, 111; 1963, 454, 1296; 1989, 1906; 2001, 1959; 2011, 1129)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 254 - County Engineers › NRS 254.020 - Qualifications.

The county engineer must be:
1. A qualified and competent civil engineer.
2. Licensed as a professional engineer by the state board of professional engineers and land surveyors.
[Part 1:109:1947; A 1951, 57]—(NRS A 1979, 1103; 1993, 130; 1997, 1062)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 254 - County Engineers › NRS 254.050 - Assistants and employees; salaries and expenses.

1. The county engineer may, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such assistants and other employees as are necessary to the proper functioning of his or her office.
2. The salaries of such assistants and employees and the other expenses of conducting the office of the county engineer shall be fixed and determined by the county engineer with the consent and approval of the board of county commissioners.
[Part 2:109:1947; 1943 NCL § 2188.12]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.020 - Appointment.

The board of county commissioners may appoint a county surveyor who serves at the pleasure of the board to perform surveying and such other services for the county as the board determines appropriate.
[Part 1:64:1861; A 1862, 32; 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2164] + [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]—(NRS A 1973, 317; 1997, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.025 - Qualifications.

No person may be appointed as a county surveyor unless the person is a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 85; A 1973, 317; 1989, 789; 1997, 271, 1062)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.030 - Oath and bond.

Each county surveyor, before entering upon the duties of office, shall:
1. Take and subscribe to the oath of office.
2. Execute to the State of Nevada a bond in the penal sum of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, the amount thereof to be determined by the board of county commissioners. The bond shall be supplied in accordance with the provisions of chapter 282 of NRS and shall be approved by the board of county commissioners.
[Part 2:64:1861; A 1883, 45; 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2165]—(NRS A 1977, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.060 - Salary; compensation in lieu of salary; mileage; filing of statement of account by certain surveyors.

1. The board of county commissioners shall pay to each county surveyor appointed pursuant to NRS 255.020:
(a) A salary set by the board; or
(b) In lieu of a salary, fair and reasonable compensation in connection with each survey ordered by the board, or for other services performed by the county surveyor for the county, when he or she has been authorized to perform the services.
2. The county surveyor is entitled to receive, in addition to the salary or compensation allowed by subsection 1, mileage for transportation necessary to fulfill his or her duties as determined by the board of county commissioners, at the rate for such mileage as is provided by law to be allowed to county officers.
3. Except when the county surveyor is paid a salary, the county surveyor shall file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a proper statement of account for all services the county surveyor performs, and for all allowances claimed by him or her for mileage, duly acknowledged as provided by law for filing claims for payment of accounts due from the county.
[13a:64:1861; added 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2174.02]—(NRS A 1997, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.070 - Deputies: Appointment; oaths.

The county surveyor may appoint deputy surveyors, who shall severally take and subscribe to the oath of office, and for the faithful performance of whose duties the county surveyor shall be responsible.
[3:64:1861; B § 3058; BH § 2212; C § 2363; RL § 1666; NCL § 2166]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.080 - Certificate admissible in evidence.

The certificate of the county surveyor, or any of the county surveyor’s deputies, shall be submitted as legal evidence in any court of this state, but the same may be subject to be rebutted by other evidence. Surveys made by the mutual consent of parties may also be admitted as legal evidence in any court of this state; but this section shall not be so construed as to exclude the testimony of other surveyors or engineers.
[4:64:1861; B § 3059; BH § 2213; C § 2364; RL § 1667; NCL § 2167]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.090 - Survey by disinterested person when county surveyor an interested party.

When it shall appear that the county surveyor is interested in any tract of land, the title of which is in dispute before any court, and a survey of which is necessary, the court shall direct the survey to be made by some capable and disinterested person, who shall return such survey on oath or affirmation, and shall receive for his or her services a fair and reasonable compensation.
[5:64:1861; B § 3060; BH § 2214; C § 2365; RL § 1668; NCL § 2168]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.100 - Survey ordered by court or board of county commissioners.

The county surveyor, either by himself or herself or one of the county surveyor’s deputies, shall execute any survey that may be required by order of any court, or upon the order or at the direction of the board of county commissioners.
[7:64:1861; A 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2170]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.110 - Records and maps: Duties; public inspection.

1. The county surveyor shall:
(a) Keep a correct and fair record of all surveys made by him or her in his or her official capacity, or by the county surveyor’s deputies acting in his or her stead, in the form of original field notes in field books to be provided by the county for that purpose.
(b) Number such surveys progressively.
(c) Make and preserve a fair and accurate record map of each survey, drawn in waterproof ink on tracing cloth or produced by the use of other materials of a permanent nature generally used for that purpose in the engineering profession, endorsing thereon its proper number and his or her official certificate of survey.
(d) Obtain maps of mining claims, mill sites and tunnel rights recorded with the county recorder and prepare a county mining claim map which must accurately reflect the location of all such claims. A county surveyor shall not refuse to accept a map submitted by the locator of the mine, nor shall the county surveyor prepare a map in lieu of one submitted by the locator, unless he or she can affirmatively show that the map submitted does not accurately reflect the location of all of the claims.
2. All records of surveys required by this chapter must be transmitted by the county surveyor to his or her successor in office.
3. Field notes and records maps must be available for copying to any person requiring a copy of the field notes or records maps.
[8:64:1861; A 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2171]—(NRS A 1960, 136; 1971, 2196; 1973, 868; 2001, 1746)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.120 - Survey: Courses; variation of meridian.

In all surveys:
1. The courses shall be expressed according to the true meridian.
2. The variation of the magnetic meridian from the true meridian shall be expressed on the plat with the year, month and day of the survey.
[9:64:1861; B § 3064; BH § 2218; C § 2369; RL § 1672; NCL § 2172]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 255 - County Surveyors › NRS 255.130 - Certification of subdivision plat; fees.

1. Before a subdivision plat is accepted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to law, the subdivision plat must be submitted to and certified as to its correctness and eligibility for recording by the county surveyor, or the county surveyor’s deputy, if there is one qualified to act in the county.
2. Reasonable fees based on work done by the county surveyor or the county surveyor’s deputy must be paid to the county by the subdivider.
[13:64:1861; added 1949, 144; 1943 NCL § 2174.01]—(NRS A 1997, 272)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 257 - Townships › NRS 257.010 - Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township’s boundaries.

1. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of each county shall, from time to time, as the public good may require:
(a) Divide the county into a convenient number of townships; and
(b) Cause a description of such division to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within 10 days after adoption.
2. Not more than one incorporated city in any county shall be included within the same township. When any real property lying in one established township is annexed pursuant to law by an incorporated city lying within an adjacent established township, the boundaries of the township in which the annexing incorporated city lies shall be deemed to be extended to include the real property so annexed without further action of the board of county commissioners.
[Part 18:108:1866; B § 2616; BH § 1653; C § 1799; RL § 2782; NCL § 4782]—(NRS A 1960, 473; 1963, 92)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.005 - General qualifications.

1. No person is eligible to the office of constable unless the person:
(a) Will have attained the age of 21 years on the date he or she would take office if so elected or appointed; and
(b) Is a qualified elector.
2. A person who has been convicted of a felony in this state or any other state is not qualified to be a candidate for or elected or appointed to the office of constable regardless of whether the person has been restored to his or her civil rights.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2135, 2696)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.007 - Certification as category I or category II peace officer required in certain townships; forfeiture of office.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each constable of a township whose population is 15,000 or more or a township that has within its boundaries a city whose population is 15,000 or more shall become certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I or category II peace officer within 1 year after the date on which the constable commences his or her term of office or appointment unless the Commission, for good cause shown, grants in writing an extension of time, which must not exceed 6 months.
2. Any person who is a candidate for the office of constable in a township whose population is 100,000 or more must be certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I or category II peace officer before filing a declaration of candidacy for the office. A person who does not comply with the provisions of this subsection is not eligible to be a candidate for the office of constable.
3. A constable forfeits his or her office and a vacancy is created which must be filled in accordance with NRS 258.030 if the constable:
(a) Does not become certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Does not maintain the certification by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 during his or her term of office.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2946; A 2015, 2516; 2019, 1554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.010 - Election; appointment of sheriff to serve ex officio; term of office; abolition of office.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3:
(a) Constables must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective townships.
(b) The constables of the several townships of the State must be chosen at the general election of 1966, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of January next succeeding their election, and hold their offices for the term of 4 years thereafter, until their successors are elected and qualified.
(c) Constables must receive certificates of election from the boards of county commissioners of their respective counties.
2. In a county which includes only one township, the board of county commissioners may, by resolution, appoint the sheriff ex officio constable to serve without additional compensation. The resolution must not become effective until the completion of the term of office for which a constable may have been elected.
3. In a county whose population:
(a) Is less than 700,000, which includes more than one township, if the board of county commissioners determines that the office of constable is not necessary in one or more townships within the county, it may, by ordinance, abolish the office of constable in those townships.
(b) Is 700,000 or more, if the board of county commissioners determines that the office of constable is not necessary in one or more townships within the county, it may, by ordinance, abolish the office in those townships.
For a township in which the office of constable has been abolished, the board of county commissioners may, by resolution, appoint the sheriff ex officio constable to serve without additional compensation.
[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 18:108:1866; B § 2616; BH § 1653; C § 1799; RL § 2782; NCL § 4782] + [Part 30:108:1866; B § 2628; BH § 1665; C § 1811; RL § 2794; NCL § 4794]—(NRS A 1965, 724; 1967, 455; 1975, 1421; 1979, 524, 1729; 1989, 1906; 1997, 218; 2011, 1129; 2015, 2516)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.020 - Oath and bond.

Each constable elected or appointed in this state shall, before entering upon the duties of office:
1. Take the oath prescribed by law. The oath must be filed and recorded in a book provided for that purpose in the office of the recorder of the county within which the constable legally holds and exercises his or her office.
2. Execute a bond to the State of Nevada, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the penal sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, as may be designated by the board of county commissioners. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and must be filed in the county clerk’s office.
[2:7:1873; B § 2979; BH § 2255; C § 2422; RL § 4928; NCL § 8475]—(NRS A 2013, 2947)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.030 - Vacancy when office not abolished: Applicable law governing appointment.

Except for those townships that the boards of county commissioners have determined do not require an office of constable, if any vacancy exists or occurs in the office of constable in any township:
1. The clerk of the board of county commissioners shall certify the vacancy to the Secretary of State not later than 10 days after the vacancy occurs; and
2. The board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy pursuant to NRS 245.170 not later than 60 days after the vacancy occurs.
[Part 49:108:1866; A 1933, 165; 1939, 146; 1931 NCL § 4813]—(NRS A 1975, 1422; 1997, 1292; 2019, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.040 - Compensation.

1. The several boards of county commissioners of each county, at the regular meeting in July of any year in which an election of constables is held, shall fix the minimum compensation of the constables within their respective townships for the ensuing term, either by stated salaries, payable monthly, semimonthly or at regular 26-week intervals, or by fees, as provided by law, or both, and they may thereafter increase or change such compensation during the term but shall not reduce it below the minimum so established.
2. If it becomes necessary to appoint a constable at any time, the board of county commissioners in the county in which such appointment is made shall fix the compensation, either by salary or by fees, as provided by law, or both, for the term for which the constable is appointed.
[Part 1:12:1929; A 1953, 202] + [Part 2:12:1929; NCL § 2202] + [Part 3:12:1929; NCL § 2203]—(NRS A 1973, 292)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.050 - Expenses; claims.

1. When any constable shall be entitled to receive necessary traveling expenses for the transaction of public business, such expenses shall include the constable’s actual living expenses, but the amount allowed for traveling by private conveyance shall not exceed the amount charged by public conveyance.
2. Where it appears to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners that travel by private conveyance is more economical, or where it appears that, owing to train, airplane or bus schedule or for other reasons, travel by public conveyance is impractical, or in case a part of the route traveled is not covered by public conveyance, the board of county commissioners is authorized to allow for traveling by private conveyance an amount not to exceed the maximum per-mile allowance for travel by private conveyance established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and employees generally.
3. Any constable presenting a claim to the county for any expenses allowed by law shall attach itemized vouchers and receipts for the same to his or her claim, and the boards of county commissioners of the several counties are hereby prohibited from allowing such claim unless accompanied by vouchers and receipts as required by this section.
[Part 1:16:1928; A 1939, 31; 1953, 69; 1955, 596]—(NRS A 1973, 1675; 2007, 601)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.060 - Deputies; certification of deputy as category I or category II peace officer required in certain townships.

1. All constables may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact all official business pertaining to the office to the same extent as their principals. A person must not be appointed as a deputy constable unless the person has been a resident of the State of Nevada for at least 6 months before the date of the appointment. A person who is appointed as a deputy constable in a township whose population is 15,000 or more or a township that has within its boundaries a city whose population is 15,000 or more may not commence employment as a deputy constable until the person is certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I or category II peace officer. The appointment of a deputy constable must not be construed to confer upon that deputy policymaking authority for the office of the county constable or the county by which the deputy constable is employed.
2. Constables are responsible for the compensation of their deputies and are responsible on their official bonds for all official malfeasance or nonfeasance of the same. Bonds for the faithful performance of their official duties may be required of the deputies by the constables.
3. If a constable of an office established by the board of county commissioners as an enterprise fund appoints a deputy, the compensation of the deputy must be approved by the board of county commissioners.
4. All appointments of deputies under the provisions of this section must be in writing and must, together with the oath of office of the deputies, be filed and recorded within 30 days after the appointment in a book provided for that purpose in the office of the recorder of the county within which the constable legally holds and exercises his or her office. Revocations of such appointments must also be filed and recorded as provided in this section within 30 days after the revocation of the appointment. From the time of the filing of the appointments or revocations therein, persons shall be deemed to have notice of the same.
[Part 1:101:1864; A 1905, 33; 1913, 108; 1919 RL § 2848; NCL § 4848] + [Part 2:101:1864; B § 3068; BH § 2280; C § 2452; RL § 2849; NCL § 4849] + [3:101:1864; B § 3069; BH § 2281; C § 2453; RL § 2850; NCL § 4850]—(NRS A 2005, 683; 2013, 2947; 2015, 2516; 2019, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.065 - Clerical and operational staff: Appointment; powers; oath; bond; compensation; duties.

1. The constable of a township may, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such clerical and operational staff as the work of the constable requires. The compensation of any person so appointed must be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
2. A person who is employed as clerical or operational staff of a constable:
(a) Does not have the powers of a peace officer; and
(b) May not possess a weapon or carry a firearm, regardless of whether the person possesses a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, while performing the duties of the office of the constable.
3. The board of county commissioners may appoint for the constable of a township a reasonable number of clerks. The compensation of any clerk so appointed must be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
4. A constable’s clerk shall take the constitutional oath of office and give bond in the sum of $2,000 for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, and in the same manner as is or may be required of other officers of that township and county.
5. A constable’s clerk shall do all clerical work in connection with keeping the records and files of the office, and shall perform such other duties in connection with the office as the constable shall prescribe.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 35; A 1963, 454, 1297; 1979, 525; 1981, 171; 2013, 2947; 2015, 2517; 2019, 1555)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.0703 - Processes, writs and orders: Endorsement and memorandum of receipt.

When any process, writ or order is delivered to the constable to be served or executed, the constable shall:
1. Forthwith endorse upon it the year, month, day and hour of its receipt.
2. Give to the person delivering it, if required, on payment of his or her fee, a written memorandum signed by him or her, stating the names of the parties in the process or order, the nature thereof and the time it was received. He or she shall deliver to the party served a copy thereof, if required to do so, without charge to such party.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2514)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.0705 - Processes, writs and orders: Service or execution; return; liability for damages.

1. A constable to whom any process, writ, order or paper is delivered shall:
(a) Execute the same with diligence, according to its command or as required by law.
(b) Return it without delay to the proper court or officer, with his or her certificate endorsed thereon of the manner of its service or execution, or, if not served or executed, the reasons for his or her failure.
2. A constable who fails to comply with subsection 1 is liable to the party aggrieved for all damages sustained by the party on account of such neglect.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.0707 - Liability for neglect or refusal to attach, levy upon or sell property pursuant to writ of execution or attachment.

If the constable to whom a writ of execution or writ of attachment is delivered neglects or refuses, after being required by the creditor or the creditor’s attorney to attach, or to levy upon or sell, any property of the party charged in the writ which is liable to be attached or levied upon and sold, the constable is liable on his or her official bond to the creditor for the value of such property.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.075 - Report of deaths to public administrator or certain other person in certain counties.

In counties having a population of less than 100,000, every constable shall report immediately to the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, all deaths which the constable gains knowledge of in the performance of his or her duties.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 508; A 1979, 525; 2019, 1543)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.080 - Duties in new township.

When any constable, by the formation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits thereof, the constable shall continue to act as constable for such new township, and shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected.
[21:108:1866; B § 2619; BH § 1656; C § 1802; RL § 2785; NCL § 4785]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.090 - Liability on bond: Tender of fees and indemnity bond.

No constable shall be liable for any damages for neglecting or refusing to serve any civil process, unless the constable’s legal fees (and an indemnifying bond in cases where the constable has doubts as to the ownership of the property sought to be levied upon or attached, if the same shall be required by the constable) are first tendered him or her.
[17:38:1861; A 1935, 119; 1931 NCL § 2160]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.110 - Unlawful failure to arrest offender; penalty.

Any constable who willfully refuses to arrest any person charged with a criminal offense is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be removed from office.
[Part 67:108:1866; B § 2665; BH § 1702; C § 1848; RL § 2820; NCL § 4820]—(NRS A 1967, 542; 2013, 2948; 2015, 2519)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.120 - Purchasing judgment prohibited; penalty.

If any constable shall, directly or indirectly, purchase any judgment, or any part thereof, on the docket of any justice of the peace of the same township, the constable is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Part 68:108:1866; B § 2666; BH § 1703; C § 1849; RL § 2821; NCL § 4821]—(NRS A 1967, 542)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.135 - Acceptance of credit card, debit card or electronic transfer of money for payment of fees owed constable; convenience fee.

1. A constable may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of systems that provide for the electronic transfer of money to provide for the acceptance of credit cards, debit cards or electronic transfers of money by the constable for the payment of fees to which the constable is entitled.
2. If the issuer or operator charges the constable a fee for each use of a credit card or debit card or for each electronic transfer of money, the constable may require the cardholder or the person requesting the electronic transfer of money to pay a convenience fee. The total convenience fees charged by the constable in a fiscal year must not exceed the total amount of fees charged to the constable by the issuer or operator in that fiscal year.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Cardholder" means the person or organization named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued by an issuer.
(b) "Convenience fee" means a fee paid by a cardholder or person requesting the electronic transfer of money to a constable for the convenience of using the credit card or debit card or the electronic transfer of money to make such payment.
(c) "Credit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card or credit plate or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining money, property, goods, services or anything else of value on credit.
(d) "Debit card" means any instrument or device, whether known as a debit card or by any other name, issued with or without a fee by an issuer for the use of the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or transferring funds.
(e) "Electronic transfer of money" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.01473.
(f) "Issuer" means a business organization, financial institution or authorized agent of a business organization or financial institution that issues a credit card or debit card.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2515)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.170 - No other fees to be charged.

No other fees shall be charged by constables than those specifically set forth in this chapter, nor shall fees be charged for any other services than those mentioned in this chapter.
[Part 17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2019; NCL § 2950]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.180 - Fee book.

Every constable shall keep in his or her office a fee book in which the constable shall enter in detail the title of the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book shall be open to public inspection.
[Part 18:49:1883; BH § 2359; C § 2483; RL § 2020; NCL § 2951]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.190 - Quarterly financial statements.

1. In each calendar year, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, the constables who receive fees under the provisions of this chapter shall make out and file with the boards of county commissioners of their several counties a full and correct statement under oath of all fees or compensation, of whatever nature or kind, received in their several official capacities during the preceding 3 months. In the statement they shall set forth the cause in which, and the services for which, such fees or compensation were received.
2. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to require personal attendance in filing statements, which may be transmitted by mail or otherwise directed to the clerk of the board of county commissioners.
[Part 19:49:1883; BH § 2360; C § 2484; RL § 2021; NCL § 2952]—(NRS A 2013, 2949)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 258 - Constables › NRS 258.200 - Failure to comply with certain statutory requirements: Penalty.

Any constable who shall violate any of the provisions of NRS 258.170, 258.180 and 258.190 shall be fined not more than $1,000.
[Part 21:49:1883; BH § 2362; C § 2486; RL § 2023; NCL § 2954]—(NRS A 1967, 542)