Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 169 - Preliminary Provisions
NRS 169.164 - "Public officer" defined.

"Public officer" means a person elected or appointed to a position which:
1. Is established by the constitution or a statute of this State, or by a charter or ordinance of a political subdivision of this State; and
2. Involves the continuous exercise, as part of the regular and permanent administration of the government, of a public power, trust or duty.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1399)

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