Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218C - Legislators’ Retirement
NRS 218C.700 - Forfeiture for commission of certain crimes; return of contributions to member; applicability.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a Legislator who is a member of the Legislators’ Retirement System who is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any felony involving:
(a) Accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe;
(b) Embezzlement of public money;
(c) Extortion or theft of public money;
(d) Perjury; or
(e) Conspiracy to commit any crime set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive,
and arising directly out of his or her duties in legislative service, forfeits all rights and benefits under the System.
2. Upon a conviction described in subsection 1, the Legislators’ Retirement System must return to the member, without interest, all contributions which the member has made and which were credited to the member’s individual account.
3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 apply only to Legislators who become members of the Legislators’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2015.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2736)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218C - Legislators’ Retirement

NRS 218C.010 - Short title.

NRS 218C.020 - Definitions.

NRS 218C.040 - "Board" defined.

NRS 218C.080 - "Retirement allowance" defined.

NRS 218C.100 - Establishment of System.

NRS 218C.110 - Effect of termination or partial termination of System.

NRS 218C.150 - System administered by Public Employees’ Retirement Board; rules.

NRS 218C.160 - Legislators’ Retirement Administrative Fund: Creation and purpose; assessment of administrative fee.

NRS 218C.170 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Creation and purpose; sources; payments.

NRS 218C.180 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Administration and investment.

NRS 218C.190 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Report of income and disbursements.

NRS 218C.200 - Administration of accounts of members and recipients of benefits.

NRS 218C.300 - Transfer of service from Public Employees’ Retirement System; retransfer; double coverage.

NRS 218C.310 - Continuation of service under Public Employees’ Retirement System; calculation of benefits.

NRS 218C.320 - Membership in System mandatory; exceptions; contributions; designation and change of beneficiary.

NRS 218C.330 - Election not to participate as member of System; effect of termination of participation.

NRS 218C.340 - Limitations on contributions and benefits under federal law.

NRS 218C.350 - Computation of service credit.

NRS 218C.360 - Computation of service credit for legislative service before July 1, 1967; contributions.

NRS 218C.370 - Purchase of service credit: General requirements.

NRS 218C.380 - Purchase of service credit: Deferred payment; contributions; administrative fees.

NRS 218C.390 - Deduction and payment of contributions.

NRS 218C.450 - Minimum requirement for retirement; effect of lapse in service; reduction in benefits for early retirement.

NRS 218C.500 - Determination of monthly benefits.

NRS 218C.510 - Additional benefits; cost-of-living increases.

NRS 218C.520 - Limitation on distributions to members of System.

NRS 218C.530 - Limitation on compensation used to determine benefits.

NRS 218C.540 - Computation of benefits payable to Legislator who became member of System before January 1, 1990.

NRS 218C.550 - Actuarial assumptions used in computation of benefits.

NRS 218C.560 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.

NRS 218C.570 - Options for payment of benefits to designated beneficiary after member’s death.

NRS 218C.580 - Benefits for survivors.

NRS 218C.582 - Benefits for spouse of member killed in course of legislative service.

NRS 218C.584 - Benefits for survivors of member killed in course of legislative service.

NRS 218C.590 - Effect on benefits if member is elected or appointed to certain offices after retirement.

NRS 218C.700 - Forfeiture for commission of certain crimes; return of contributions to member; applicability.