Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits
NRS 218G.200 - Audits of state agencies required; duty of agency personnel to assist in audit.


1. The Legislative Auditor shall perform a postaudit of all accounts, funds and other records of all agencies of the State to determine one or any combination of the following:
(a) Whether the financial statements of the audited agency comply with generally accepted principles of accounting.
(b) The honesty and integrity of fiscal affairs, the accuracy and reliability of information and reports, and the effectiveness of the system of management controls of the audited agency.
(c) Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, compliance with the standards regarding records containing personal information set forth in NRS 603A.210.
(d) Whether the operations of the agency of the State have been conducted in accordance with its contractual obligations.
(e) Whether control by management and the system of information provide an adequate and efficient system of records and accounting.
2. Every officer and employee of an agency of the State shall aid and assist the Legislative Auditor at such times as the Legislative Auditor requires in the inspection, examination and audit of any books, accounts and records in their possession.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 755; A 1985, 852; 1995, 1109; 2019, 2575)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits

NRS 218G.010 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 218G.030 - "Agency of the State" defined.

NRS 218G.100 - Qualifications of Legislative Auditor.

NRS 218G.110 - General powers and duties; standards for audits.

NRS 218G.120 - Performance of regular and special audits and investigations.

NRS 218G.130 - Retention of audit reports and other documents; confidentiality and destruction of working papers from audits; exceptions.

NRS 218G.135 - Duty to protect security of information systems; duty to report vulnerabilities in such systems.

NRS 218G.140 - Duty to report improper practices, inadequacy of fiscal records or illegal transactions found in course of audit.

NRS 218G.150 - Duties following report of inadequacy of fiscal records.

NRS 218G.155 - Duty to report certain information regarding leadership positions in audited agencies and diversity in such positions.

NRS 218G.160 - Biennial report to Legislature and Governor.

NRS 218G.200 - Audits of state agencies required; duty of agency personnel to assist in audit.

NRS 218G.210 - Duty of agency personnel to make all information available; duty extends to confidential information; exceptions.

NRS 218G.220 - Duty of State Controller and agency personnel to submit financial statements.

NRS 218G.230 - Discussion of preliminary report with audited agency; inclusion of agency’s explanation or rebuttal in final report; presentation and distribution of final report when Legislature in regular session.

NRS 218G.240 - Presentation and distribution of final report to Legislative Commission; adoption of additional procedures; restrictions on disclosure before presentation.

NRS 218G.250 - Notice to agency of acceptance of final report; submission of plan for corrective action.

NRS 218G.260 - Order to withhold appropriated money from agency for failure to submit or comply with plan for corrective action.

NRS 218G.270 - Report on agency’s implementation of recommendations made by Legislative Auditor; review of report.

NRS 218G.330 - Arrangements with Legislative Auditor to conduct audit; payment of cost of audit; creation and purpose of Audit Contingency Account.

NRS 218G.340 - Certain audits may be conducted by Legislative Auditor or private firms; procedure for evaluating qualifications of firms; combining of audits to obtain services from single source.

NRS 218G.350 - Selection of private firms; execution of contract; oversight; performance of audit; submission, presentation and distribution of report.

NRS 218G.400 - Certain regulatory boards required to prepare balance sheets or have professional audit conducted; payment of cost of audit; audits by Legislative Auditor; remedies and penalties for violations.

NRS 218G.450 - Special audits required of non-state entities which receive public money; duty of entity to make all information available; duty extends to confidential information.

NRS 218G.500 - Definitions.

NRS 218G.505 - "Abuse or neglect of a child" defined.

NRS 218G.510 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.

NRS 218G.515 - "Family foster home" defined.

NRS 218G.520 - "Governmental facility for children" defined.

NRS 218G.525 - "Group foster home" defined.

NRS 218G.530 - "Near fatality" defined.

NRS 218G.535 - "Private facility for children" defined.

NRS 218G.550 - Duty of agency to notify Legislative Auditor of cases involving fatality or near fatality of child; review of agency’s handling of case; duty of agency to cooperate with review.

NRS 218G.555 - Disclosure of certain information by Legislative Auditor regarding child’s case; conditions and limitations on disclosure.

NRS 218G.570 - Performance audits of governmental facilities for children.

NRS 218G.575 - Inspection, review and survey of governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children.

NRS 218G.580 - Scope of inspection, review and survey.

NRS 218G.585 - Duty of facilities to cooperate with inspection, review and survey.

NRS 218G.590 - Duty to report deficiencies of facilities.

NRS 218G.595 - Duty of licensing entity to review whether certain facilities have corrected reported deficiencies.