Whenever any officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, shall be indebted to the state, and fail or refuse to make settlement with the State Controller, as required by law, and shall fail to pay over to the State Treasurer, on the printed or written order of the State Controller, according to the provisions of law, the amount or balance to be paid by such officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, into the treasury, or to such person or persons entitled by law to receive the same, within the time prescribed by law, or if no time be prescribed by law, then within the time specified by the State Controller, the State Controller, upon being notified by the State Treasurer, or otherwise, of such failure, shall direct the Attorney General to institute suit for the recovery of the amount due and unpaid, with damages and interest thereon, against such officer, or other person or persons or corporation.
[9:43:1866; B § 2816; BH § 1815; C § 1963; RL § 4162; NCL § 7354]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 227 - State Controller
NRS 227.010 - Qualifications of State Controller.
NRS 227.020 - Election; term of office.
NRS 227.030 - Commission; office.
NRS 227.040 - Absence from State limited.
NRS 227.110 - Annual report; recommendations.
NRS 227.120 - Services and equipment for accounting; fees for services.
NRS 227.140 - Duties as ex officio State Fiscal Officer; regulations.
NRS 227.160 - Auditing and allowance of claims; examination of witnesses and documentary evidence.
NRS 227.170 - Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations.
NRS 227.190 - Transactions with State Treasurer.
NRS 227.240 - Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State.
NRS 227.250 - Copy of account prima facie evidence in suit for collection.
NRS 227.260 - Costs of suit to collect money due State.
NRS 227.280 - Safekeeping of public records and securities.
NRS 227.290 - Books and papers to be open for inspection.
NRS 227.300 - Information to be provided to Legislature.