Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 239C - Homeland Security
NRS 239C.140 - Meetings of Commission and appointed committees: Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Commission and any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS and shall conduct all meetings in accordance with that chapter.
2. The Commission and, with the prior approval of the Commission, any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 may hold a closed meeting to:
(a) Receive security briefings;
(b) Discuss procedures for responding to acts of terrorism and related emergencies; or
(c) Discuss deficiencies in security with respect to public services, public facilities and infrastructure,
if the Commission or committee determines, upon a majority vote of its members, that the public disclosure of such matters would be likely to compromise, jeopardize or otherwise threaten the safety of the public.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information and materials received or prepared by the Commission or any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 during a meeting closed pursuant to subsection 2 and all minutes and audiovisual or electronic reproductions of such a meeting are confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery, and not subject to inspection by the general public.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2454; A 2007, 2064; 2013, 825)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 239C - Homeland Security

NRS 239C.010 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 239C.020 - Definitions.

NRS 239C.030 - "Act of terrorism" defined.

NRS 239C.040 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 239C.045 - "Division" defined.

NRS 239C.050 - "Governmental utility" defined.

NRS 239C.060 - "Information system" defined.

NRS 239C.065 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.

NRS 239C.070 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 239C.080 - "Response agency" defined.

NRS 239C.090 - "Restricted document" defined.

NRS 239C.100 - "System of communication" defined.

NRS 239C.105 - "Tribal government" defined.

NRS 239C.110 - "Utility" defined.

NRS 239C.120 - Creation; appointment of members; terms; designation of officers.

NRS 239C.130 - Meetings; quorum.

NRS 239C.140 - Meetings of Commission and appointed committees: Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality.

NRS 239C.150 - Compensation of members.

NRS 239C.160 - Duties.

NRS 239C.170 - Appointment of committees.

NRS 239C.175 - Employment of staff.

NRS 239C.180 - Staff assistance.

NRS 239C.190 - Gifts, grants and contributions.

NRS 239C.200 - Annual report of Governor.

NRS 239C.210 - Confidentiality of certain documents, records or other items of information upon declaration of Governor; penalties; decennial review.

NRS 239C.220 - Inspection of restricted documents.

NRS 239C.230 - Custodian of restricted document; log of inspections.

NRS 239C.240 - Suspicious or unusual request to inspect restricted document.

NRS 239C.250 - Response plans of political subdivisions; confidentiality.

NRS 239C.260 - Plan for continuation of state and local governmental operations in event of catastrophic emergency.

NRS 239C.270 - Vulnerability assessment and response plan of utility and provider of new electric resources; confidentiality; penalties.

NRS 239C.300 - Submission of written report to Commission required.

NRS 239C.310 - Adoption of national system of emergency response; documentation evidencing compliance.

NRS 239C.400 - Creation; appointment of members; designation of officers; term.

NRS 239C.410 - Meetings; quorum.

NRS 239C.420 - Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality.

NRS 239C.430 - Compensation of members.

NRS 239C.440 - Duties.

NRS 239C.450 - Appointment of subcommittees.

NRS 239C.460 - Staff assistance.

NRS 239C.470 - Gifts, grants and contributions.

NRS 239C.480 - Annual report.