Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 241 - Meetings of State and Local Agencies
NRS 241.016 - Application of chapter; exempt meetings and proceedings; specific exceptions; circumvention of chapter.


1. The meetings of a public body that are quasi-judicial in nature are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
2. The following are exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
(a) The Legislature of the State of Nevada.
(b) Judicial proceedings, including, without limitation, proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Selection and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 1.4687, the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
(c) Meetings of the State Board of Parole Commissioners when acting to grant, deny, continue or revoke the parole of a prisoner or to establish or modify the terms of the parole of a prisoner.
3. Any provision of law, including, without limitation, NRS 91.270, 219A.210, 228.495, 239C.140, 239C.420, 241.028, 281A.350, 281A.690, 281A.735, 281A.760, 284.3629, 286.150, 287.0415, 287.04345, 287.338, 288.220, 288.590, 289.387, 295.121, 315.98425, 360.247, 388.261, 388.385, 388A.495, 388C.150, 388D.355, 388G.710, 388G.730, 392.147, 392.466, 392.467, 392.4671, 394.1699, 396.1415, 396.3295, 414.270, 422.405, 433.534, 435.610, 442.774, 463.110, 480.545, 622.320, 622.340, 630.311, 630.336, 631.3635, 639.050, 642.518, 642.557, 686B.170, 696B.550, 703.196 and 706.1725, which:
(a) Provides that any meeting, hearing or other proceeding is not subject to the provisions of this chapter; or
(b) Otherwise authorizes or requires a closed meeting, hearing or proceeding,
prevails over the general provisions of this chapter.
4. The exceptions provided to this chapter, and electronic communication, must not be used to circumvent the spirit or letter of this chapter to deliberate or act, outside of an open and public meeting, upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory powers.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 726; A 2015, 1055; 2017, 57, 990, 1597, 2462, 2510; 2019, 46, 165, 1029, 1076, 1984, 3743, 4025; 2021, 305, 928, 1092, 2337, 3163, 3697)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 241 - Meetings of State and Local Agencies

NRS 241.010 - Legislative declaration and intent.

NRS 241.015 - Definitions.

NRS 241.016 - Application of chapter; exempt meetings and proceedings; specific exceptions; circumvention of chapter.

NRS 241.017 - Board of Regents to establish requirements for student governments.

NRS 241.020 - Meetings to be open and public; size of facilities; limitations on closure of meetings; notice of meetings; copy of materials; exceptions.

NRS 241.023 - Requirements for holding meeting by remote technology system.

NRS 241.025 - Designee of member of public body not allowed; exception.

NRS 241.028 - Holding closed meeting to engage in certain predecisional and deliberative discussions with federal agency.

NRS 241.030 - Holding closed meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person, to prepare, revise, administer or grade examinations or to consider appeal of results of examination; waiver of closure of meeting by certain pers...

NRS 241.031 - Meeting to consider character, misconduct or competence of elected member of public body or certain public officers.

NRS 241.033 - Meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person or to consider appeal of results of examination: Written notice to person required; exception; public body required to allow person whose character, misconduct, c...

NRS 241.034 - Meeting to consider administrative action against person or acquisition of real property by exercise of power of eminent domain: Written notice required; exception.

NRS 241.035 - Public meetings: Minutes; aural and visual reproduction; transcripts.

NRS 241.0353 - Certain statements and testimony are privileged.

NRS 241.0355 - Majority of all members of public body composed solely of elected officials required to take action by vote; abstention not affirmative vote; reduction of quorum.

NRS 241.0357 - Authority to delegate decisions regarding litigation.

NRS 241.036 - Action taken in violation of chapter void.

NRS 241.0365 - Action taken by public body to correct violation of chapter; timeliness of corrective action; effect.

NRS 241.037 - Action by Attorney General or person denied right conferred by chapter; limitation on actions.

NRS 241.039 - Complaints; enforcement by Attorney General; confidentiality of information compiled during investigation; subpoenas; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with subpoena; exception for public records; completion of investigation.

NRS 241.0395 - Inclusion of item acknowledging finding by Attorney General of violation by public body on next agenda of meeting of public body; effect of inclusion.

NRS 241.040 - Criminal and civil penalties; members attending meeting in violation of chapter not accomplices; reliance on legal advice.