Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws

NRS 268.012 - Procedure for adoption by reference of specialized or uniform code. - An ordinance which adopts: 1. A specialized or uniform building,...

NRS 268.014 - Codification of ordinances; publication of code. - 1. The city council or other governing body of an...

NRS 268.016 - Authority of municipal court to conduct jury trial. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - The municipal court of an incorporated city may conduct a...

NRS 268.017 - Pleading and proof of charter and ordinances in judicial proceedings. - The charter and all ordinances, rules, resolutions or other regulations...

NRS 268.018 - Power to establish misdemeanors by ordinance. - Except when specifically prohibited by law, an incorporated city by...

NRS 268.019 - Power to impose civil liability instead of criminal sanction. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing...

NRS 268.0191 - Power to authorize use of vacant or blighted city land or property for community gardening or urban farming; resources and incentives for development of community gardens and urban farms; water. - 1. The governing body of a city may authorize, by...

NRS 268.0193 - Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3,...

NRS 268.0195 - Duty to establish definition of "transient lodging" by ordinance. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Duty to establish definition of "transient lodging" by ordinance. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. The governing body of each city shall adopt an...

NRS 268.0197 - Designation of certain sites for completion of sales of personal property initiated on Internet; limitation of actions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing...

NRS 268.0199 - Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms. - A city in this State may not sound a siren,...

NRS 268.020 - Demands and claims to be presented within 6 months; certification. - 1. All demands and accounts against any incorporated city in...

NRS 268.025 - Deposit of money of city or other local government in bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank; agreement for redeposit of money. - 1. Any incorporated city or other local government may deposit...

NRS 268.028 - Expenditure of public money; grant of public money and donation of certain property to certain nonprofit organizations or governmental entities. - 1. The governing body of a city may expend money...

NRS 268.030 - Publication or posting of quarterly financial statements; supporting documents are public records; penalty. - 1. After March 23, 1939, the city clerk and city...

NRS 268.040 - Suit to collect delinquent taxes: Costs not charged against city. - In any suit commenced, or hereafter to be commenced, in...

NRS 268.043 - Collection on tax roll of delinquent charges for utility services. - 1. The governing body of a city which provides utility...

NRS 268.045 - Capital improvement fund: Accumulation; purpose; repayment from general fund. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every incorporated...

NRS 268.048 - Acquisition, sale or lease of real property by certain cities for industrial development; notice; hearing; option to purchase property. - 1. The governing body of a city located in a...

NRS 268.050 - Reconveyance, sale or exchange of land donated, dedicated or condemned for public purposes. - 1. The governing body of any incorporated city in this...

NRS 268.053 - Lease of real property to certain nonprofit organizations. - 1. The governing body may lease real property to a...

NRS 268.055 - Conveyance of property to corporation for public benefit. - 1. The governing body of a city may convey real...

NRS 268.058 - Conveyance of property to nonprofit organization for development of affordable housing: Application; public hearing; conditions; annual list of property conveyed; subordination of interest in property conveyed. - 1. A nonprofit organization may submit to the governing body...

NRS 268.059 - Sale or lease of certain real property: Appraisal required; qualifications and selection of appraisers; disclosure statements; interest of appraiser or related person in property or adjoining property in certain cities prohibited; effec... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.048 to 268.058,...

NRS 268.061 - Sale or lease of certain real property: Determination that sale or lease is in best interest of city; notice; appraisal; exceptions; second offering; effect of sale or lease in violation of section. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS...

NRS 268.062 - Sale or lease of certain real property at auction: Resolution declaring intention to sell or lease property; requirements; notice; procedure; deposit to cover certain costs; effect of sale or lease in violation of section. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 268.063 - Sale, lease or disposal of real property for redevelopment or economic development: Requirements; effect of sale, lease or disposal in violation of section. - 1. A governing body may sell, lease or otherwise dispose...

NRS 268.064 - Lease of building space or other real property that is less than 25,000 square feet. - 1. The governing body of a city may offer any...

NRS 268.065 - Voting machines: Rental, lease or other acquisition. - Governing bodies of incorporated cities may rent, lease or otherwise...

NRS 268.070 - Public printing to be placed with newspaper or commercial establishment within county; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 268.081 - Displacement or limitation of competition: Services. - The governing body of an incorporated city may, to provide...

NRS 268.083 - Displacement or limitation of competition: Methods. - The governing body of an incorporated city may: 1. Provide...

NRS 268.084 - Municipal electric utility: Purchase of generating capacity; terms. - A city which operates a municipal utility to distribute electricity...

NRS 268.086 - Telecommunication service generally in city whose population is 25,000 or more: Sale of service by city to public prohibited; exception; procedure for city to purchase or construct certain facilities. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population...

NRS 268.088 - Telecommunication service or interactive computer service: Power of city to require franchises and impose terms and conditions on franchises limited; power of city to regulate placement of facilities limited. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city shall not:...

NRS 268.0881 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.0881 to 268.0888, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.0882 - "Apartment complex" defined. - "Apartment complex" means a building or group of buildings, each...

NRS 268.0883 - "Certificate" defined. - "Certificate" means a certificate to engage in property management issued...

NRS 268.0884 - "Property" defined. - "Property" means a hotel, motel or apartment complex for which...

NRS 268.0885 - "Property management" defined. - "Property management" means the physical, administrative or financial management of...

NRS 268.0886 - "Unit" defined. - "Unit" means a structure or the part of a structure...

NRS 268.0887 - Certification of persons who engage in property management; application; fees; renewal; conditions; penalty; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the city...

NRS 268.0888 - Ordinance to require certain property to be managed by person issued certificate; penalty; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the city...

NRS 268.090 - Power to license and regulate sale of intoxicating liquor. - 1. In addition to any authority or power now provided...

NRS 268.091 - Farmers’ markets: Definitions. - As used in this section, NRS 268.092 and 268.093, unless...

NRS 268.092 - Farmers’ markets: Licensing and regulation. - 1. The city council or other governing body of any...

NRS 268.093 - Farmers’ markets: Responsibilities of licensee; unlawful acts. - 1. The person licensed by the city council or other...

NRS 268.095 - Powers of governing body; application for certain licenses; imposition of license tax; uses of proceeds of tax; license tax as lien; enforcement of lien; confidentiality of information concerning tax or taxpayer. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 9...

NRS 268.0951 - Multijurisdictional business license for certain contractors: Interlocal agreement; ordinance establishing system for issuance; eligibility. - 1. The governing body of each incorporated city whose population...

NRS 268.0953 - Levy, collection and transmission of certain license taxes to county fair and recreation board for payment of bonds or other obligations. - 1. Any license tax: (a) Which is levied by a...

NRS 268.0955 - Business required to submit affidavit or attestation concerning industrial insurance upon application for license or post office box; provision by city of monthly report to Division of Industrial Relations; governing body of incorporat... - 1. In an incorporated city in which a license to...

NRS 268.0957 - Hosting platform for rental of transient lodging: Power to require quarterly reports and issue subpoenas. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Accommodations Facilitators: Power to require quarterly reports and issue subpoenas. [Effectiv... - 1. The city council or other governing body of an...

NRS 268.096 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Imposition and collection; schedule for payment; penalty and interest for late payment. - 1. The city council or other governing body of each...

NRS 268.0962 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Distribution of proceeds, penalty and interest. - The proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 268.096...

NRS 268.0964 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Prohibited uses of proceeds. - The proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 268.096...

NRS 268.0966 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Annual report to Department of Taxation. - On or before August 15 of each year, the governing...

NRS 268.0968 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Limitations on imposition of new tax and on increase in rate of existing tax; legislative declaration. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.096 and 268.801...

NRS 268.097 - Taxicab motor carriers: License taxes; regulation; supervision. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3,...

NRS 268.0972 - Paging services: Regulation required in certain cities. - 1. The governing body of each city in a county...

NRS 268.0973 - Pawnbrokers: Licensing; additional license required to accept motor vehicles as collateral; fee. - 1. If the governing body of an incorporated city requires...

NRS 268.0974 - Secondhand dealers: Licensing; fines for certain violations. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city in this...

NRS 268.0975 - Tent shows, circuses, theme parks and permanent exhibitions: Licensing and regulation; fees. - 1. The governing body of each city in this State...

NRS 268.0977 - Cannabis establishments: License taxes; fees; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the governing...

NRS 268.0978 - Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant... - 1. The city council or other governing body of a...

NRS 268.0979 - Prohibition against imposing tax, fee or requirements on use of blockchain. - 1. The city council or other governing body of an...

NRS 268.09791 - Applicability. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. The provisions of NRS 268.09791 to 268.09799, inclusive, apply...

NRS 268.097915 - Definitions. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - As used in NRS 268.09791 to 268.09799, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.09792 - "Accommodations facilitator" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - "Accommodations facilitator" means a person, other than the owner, lessee...

NRS 268.097925 - "Authorization" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - "Authorization" means a permit, license, registration or any other type...

NRS 268.09793 - "Hosting platform" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - "Hosting platform" means a person who, for a fee or...

NRS 268.097935 - "Residential unit" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - "Residential unit" means a single-family residence or an individual residential...

NRS 268.09794 - "Transient lodging" defined. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - "Transient lodging" has the meaning ascribed to it in the...

NRS 268.09795 - Ordinance regulating rental of residential unit as transient lodging and accommodations facilitators: Requirements; penalties; restrictions on regulations; preexisting authorizations. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. A city council or other governing body of an...

NRS 268.09796 - Requirement to hold and display authorization and state business license; accommodations facilitator required to report and verify information under certain circumstances. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS...

NRS 268.09797 - Application for authorization; powers and duties of governing body related to processing applications; requirements for person granted authorization. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS...

NRS 268.09798 - Powers of governing body to impose penalties for violations of ordinance. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in accordance...

NRS 268.097985 - Authority to impose additional requirements and penalties related to residential units; exception. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and subsection...

NRS 268.09799 - Tax on revenues from rental of residential unit as transient lodging: Imposition and collection; accommodations facilitator deemed provider of transient lodging for certain purposes. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the city...

NRS 268.098 - City’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. [Effective upon the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the withdrawal by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or of a f... - In the region of this State for which there has...

NRS 268.099 - City’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency. - In any region of this State for which there has...

NRS 268.105 - City’s powers subordinate in region for which Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Act and Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area and Adjacent Lands Act establish limits upon development. - In the region of this State for which the Spring...

NRS 268.110 - Creation by ordinance. - The city council or governing body under any other name...

NRS 268.120 - Members: Appointment; terms of office; vacancies. - 1. The city planning commission shall consist of the mayor,...

NRS 268.140 - Officers; secretary to keep record of proceedings. - 1. The members of the city planning commission shall annually...

NRS 268.150 - Office. - The city council shall assign to the commission an office...

NRS 268.160 - Regulations. - The city planning commission may adopt bylaws and rules and...

NRS 268.170 - Authorized expenses. - The city planning commission shall not have power or authority...

NRS 268.180 - Annual report. - The city planning commission shall prepare and file with the...

NRS 268.190 - Duties. - Except as otherwise provided by law, the city planning commission...

NRS 268.220 - Receipt of gifts. - The city planning commission may receive gifts, bequests or devises...

NRS 268.310 - Mayor or other officer may order police to keep peace. - The mayor or other officer having the direction of the...

NRS 268.325 - Methods to fill vacancy on governing body of city. - If a vacancy occurs on the governing body of a...

NRS 268.380 - Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions. - The provisions of the Nevada Ethics in Government Law, chapter...

NRS 268.384 - City officer not to be interested in certain contracts and purchases; penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and...

NRS 268.386 - Avoidance of unlawful contract. - Any contract made in violation of NRS 268.384 may be...

NRS 268.390 - City treasurer may refuse to redeem warrants. - The several city treasurers of the State shall refuse to...

NRS 268.400 - Officers may sell indebtedness for personal services rendered. - All city officers referred to in any section of this...

NRS 268.402 - Use of criminal history in evaluating employment applications; exceptions. - 1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or...

NRS 268.404 - Deduction from employee’s salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant prohibited. - 1. All employees of incorporated cities which have been organized...

NRS 268.405 - Public hearing for dismissed employee in certain cities. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when an...

NRS 268.406 - Pension or insurance for police officers and firefighters who are disabled. - 1. The governing board of any incorporated city may establish,...

NRS 268.4065 - Temporary limited appointments of certified persons with disabilities. - 1. To assist persons with disabilities certified by the Rehabilitation...

NRS 268.4067 - Limitations on consideration of wage or salary history of applicant for employment by city. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city or a...

NRS 268.4069 - Use of testing as factor in promotion of employee: Requirements; appeals; exclusion. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, notwithstanding the...

NRS 268.4071 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.4071 to 268.4085, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.4073 - "Estray" defined. - "Estray" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 206.003....

NRS 268.4075 - "Graffiti" defined. - 1. "Graffiti" means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure or design...

NRS 268.4077 - "Livestock" defined. - "Livestock" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.219....

NRS 268.4079 - "Residential property" defined. - "Residential property" means a parcel of land, including all structures...

NRS 268.408 - Abatement of graffiti on property owned or controlled by city; civil action authorized to recover civil penalty and damages. - 1. The governing body of a city shall remove or...

NRS 268.4081 - Abatement of graffiti on residential property. - 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by...

NRS 268.4083 - Abatement of graffiti on nonresidential property. - 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by...

NRS 268.4085 - Graffiti reward and abatement fund: Creation required; use of money; administrative assessment; offer and payment of reward. - 1. The governing body of each city shall create a...

NRS 268.409 - Loitering and prowling ordinances: Enactment and enforcement by governing body of incorporated city. - In addition to any authority or power provided by the...

NRS 268.4095 - Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire. - 1. A city council or other governing body of a...

NRS 268.410 - Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, and in...

NRS 268.4101 - Regulation and control of electric personal assistive mobility devices. - 1. The city council or other governing body of each...

NRS 268.41015 - Regulation and control of mobile carrying devices. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the city...

NRS 268.4102 - Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection. - 1. If the State Environmental Commission determines that: (a) A...

NRS 268.4105 - Package plant for treatment of sewage: Requiring users of plant to connect into sewers provided by public utility or public entity; assessment for costs of connection; remedies for violation of conditions imposed on plant by law; assum... - 1. If the governing body of the city determines that:...

NRS 268.4107 - Provision of services by municipal utility to real property not to be conditioned upon annexation of property. - If real property is located within the service area of...

NRS 268.411 - Waste of water may be prohibited. - The governing body of an incorporated city may prohibit by...

NRS 268.4112 - Tax to finance water facility by city in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Imposition by ordinance; contents of ordinance; rates; penalties for delinquent payment; collection; review of necessity. - 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more,...

NRS 268.412 - Prevention of excessive noise. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 40.140...

NRS 268.4122 - Abatement of dangerous or noxious structures or conditions on private property: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. - 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by...

NRS 268.4124 - Abatement of chronic nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. - 1. The governing body of a city may, by ordinance,...

NRS 268.4126 - Abatement of abandoned nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. - 1. The governing body of each city which is located...

NRS 268.4128 - Ordinance concerning criminal gang activity and certain buildings and places harboring such activity: Injunctions; damages; fees and costs; violation of injunction; immune entities. - 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or ordinance,...

NRS 268.413 - City’s building codes and regulations. - Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 244.368, 278.02315, 278.580,...

NRS 268.414 - Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited. - 1. An incorporated city, including, without limitation, any board or...

NRS 268.415 - Promotion of civil and equal rights. - 1. In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon cities, any...

NRS 268.418 - State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of city; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected b... - 1. The Legislature hereby declares that: (a) The purpose of...

NRS 268.420 - Health districts. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, or any other...

NRS 268.423 - Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway. - 1. The governing body of each city in a county...

NRS 268.425 - Speed limits in school zones and school crossing zones: Posting of informational signs and devices. - The city council or other governing body of each incorporated...

NRS 268.426 - Patrol and provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home parks by law enforcement agency. - 1. Members of the law enforcement agency of an incorporated...

NRS 268.427 - Ordinance for control of rabies. - In order to control rabies and to protect the public...

NRS 268.429 - Ordinance required. - The governing board of each city in the State shall...

NRS 268.4291 - "Assembly" defined. - As used in NRS 268.429 to 268.4298, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.4292 - License required. - Every person who permits, maintains, promotes, conducts, advertises, operates, undertakes,...

NRS 268.4293 - Application for license: Time; contents. - Application for a license to conduct such an assembly shall...

NRS 268.4294 - Hearing: Notice; investigation; grant, denial or conditioning of license; issuance of license. - 1. Upon receipt of a complete application and the application...

NRS 268.4295 - Conditions which may be imposed. - The conditions which may be imposed by the city council,...

NRS 268.4296 - Denial of license: Grounds; notice. - 1. After holding the hearing required under NRS 268.4294, the...

NRS 268.4297 - Revocation and reinstatement of license; notice. - 1. The city council may revoke any license or may...

NRS 268.4298 - Unlawful acts. - It is unlawful for any licensee or any employee, agent...

NRS 268.430 - Special assessments as liens. - All special assessments shall, from the date of the approval...

NRS 268.433 - Property owned by State or political subdivision subject to assessment. - Property owned by the State of Nevada or any of...

NRS 268.440 - Budget; contracts for promotion of county; limitations. - The city council or other governing body of each incorporated...

NRS 268.4413 - Imposition of fee on construction of structure or grading of land authorized in certain counties; transfer and deposit of money. - 1. The governing body of a city which is located...

NRS 268.4415 - Fee on construction of structure or grading of land: Powers of governing body; enterprise fund. - 1. The governing body of a city which has imposed...

NRS 268.442 - Transportation districts: Creation; powers of governing body; budget; employees. - 1. The governing body of a city may by ordinance,...

NRS 268.444 - Transportation districts: Boundaries. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing...

NRS 268.446 - Use of money received from optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a city...

NRS 268.448 - Pledge of money for payment of obligations issued for certain projects. - 1. A city may pledge any money received pursuant to...

NRS 268.450 - Acceptance of loans or grants under federal law. - 1. "Public works" as used in this section means any...

NRS 268.460 - Levy and collection of taxes after incorporation if proceeds pledged for payment or repayment of bonds for recreational facilities; transmission of proceeds. - 1. Any license tax levied by any county against any...

NRS 268.470 - Retention of reasonable costs of collection. - The city so collecting such a county license tax may...

NRS 268.480 - Regulations for administration and enforcement; employment, compensation and expenses of city’s personnel. - Each such city or town is hereby charged with the...

NRS 268.490 - Records; confidentiality. - The municipality shall cause to be kept proper records of...

NRS 268.500 - City to effect prompt collection of delinquent taxes. - The municipality shall promptly effect the collection of all such...

NRS 268.510 - Examination of books, papers and records by city and its agents. - The municipality or its duly authorized agents are hereby empowered...

NRS 268.512 - Short title. - NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, may be cited as the...

NRS 268.514 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, unless a...

NRS 268.515 - "Affordable housing" defined. - "Affordable housing" means multifamily housing for families of low or...

NRS 268.516 - "Bonds" and "revenue bonds" defined. - "Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means bonds, notes or other securities...

NRS 268.5165 - "Corporation for public benefit" defined. - "Corporation for public benefit" means a corporation that is recognized...

NRS 268.517 - "Finance" and "financing" defined. - "Finance" or "financing" includes the issue of bonds by a...

NRS 268.5171 - "Financing agreement" defined. - "Financing agreement" means an agreement pursuant to which the city...

NRS 268.518 - "Governing body" defined. - "Governing body" means the city council, city commission, board of...

NRS 268.519 - "Health and care facility" defined. - "Health and care facility" means a hospital, facility for intermediate...

NRS 268.520 - "Mortgage" defined. - "Mortgage" includes a deed of trust and any other security...

NRS 268.521 - "Obligor" defined. - "Obligor" means the individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation (including a...

NRS 268.5215 - "Pollution" defined. - "Pollution" means any form of environmental pollution including but not...

NRS 268.522 - "Project" defined. - "Project" means: 1. Any land, building or other improvement and...

NRS 268.5225 - "Revenues" defined. - "Revenues" of a project, or derived from a project, include...

NRS 268.5227 - "Supplemental facility for a health and care facility" defined. - "Supplemental facility for a health and care facility" includes a...

NRS 268.523 - "Warehousing" defined. - "Warehousing" means the consignment of personal property from outside this...

NRS 268.524 - Legislative intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize cities...

NRS 268.525 - Exercise of powers by city; liberal construction. - 1. Each city is vested with all the powers necessary...

NRS 268.526 - General powers. - In addition to any other powers which it may now...

NRS 268.527 - Restrictions on powers of city. - A city may not, under NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive:...

NRS 268.528 - Notice and public hearing by governing body. - Before availing itself of the powers conferred by NRS 268.526...

NRS 268.530 - Determinations required of governing body after public hearing; power to refuse to proceed on project; duty to provide sufficient safeguards. - 1. After holding a public hearing as provided in NRS...

NRS 268.532 - Bonds to be special obligations. - 1. All bonds issued by a city under the authority...

NRS 268.534 - Bonds: Form; terms; variable rate of interest; sale. - 1. The bonds must: (a) Be authorized by resolution; (b)...

NRS 268.536 - Security. - The principal of, the interest on and any prior redemption...

NRS 268.538 - Terms of resolution and instruments. - The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be...

NRS 268.5385 - Issuance by governing body of city of bonds for project for affordable housing or residential housing for corporation for public benefit: Requirements. - The governing body of a city may approve the issuance...

NRS 268.539 - Issuance by Director of Department of Business and Industry of bonds for governing body as special obligations of State. - 1. The governing body may exercise its power to issue...

NRS 268.540 - Investments and bank deposits. - 1. Unless prohibited by its charter, the city may provide...

NRS 268.542 - Construction of project. - The city may also provide that: 1. The project and...

NRS 268.544 - Limitation on city’s obligation. - In making such agreements or provisions, a city shall not...

NRS 268.546 - Rights upon default. - 1. The resolution authorizing any bonds or any indenture or...

NRS 268.548 - Determination of costs of financing. - 1. Before the initial leasing, sale or financing of any...

NRS 268.550 - Lease, sale or financing of project. - Prior to the issuance of any bonds authorized by NRS...

NRS 268.552 - Option to purchase. - 1. If the project is to be leased, the lease...

NRS 268.554 - Refunding. - 1. Any bonds issued under the provisions of NRS 268.512...

NRS 268.556 - Application of proceeds; components of cost of project. - 1. The proceeds from the sale of any bonds shall...

NRS 268.558 - Payment by city prohibited; use of land owned by city limited. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a city...

NRS 268.560 - Operation by city prohibited. - 1. When all principal of, interest on and any prior...

NRS 268.562 - City’s property exempt from taxation; taxation of lessees, purchasers and obligors. - Pursuant to NRS 361.060, all property owned by a city...

NRS 268.564 - Eminent domain not available. - No land acquired by a city by the exercise of...

NRS 268.566 - Limitation of actions. - No action may be brought questioning the legality of any...

NRS 268.568 - Sufficiency of NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive. - 1. NRS 268.512 to 268.568, inclusive, without reference to other...

NRS 268.570 - Applicability. - The provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, apply only...

NRS 268.572 - Legislative declaration. - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination...

NRS 268.574 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive: 1. "Contiguous"...

NRS 268.576 - Procedure for extension of corporate limits. - The governing body of any incorporated city, whether incorporated or...

NRS 268.578 - Plans for extension of services to territory proposed to be annexed; contents of report. - Any city exercising authority under NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive,...

NRS 268.580 - General standards of territory to be annexed. - 1. The governing body of any city may extend the...

NRS 268.582 - Commencement of action by governing body on receipt of petition. - In addition to initiating annexation proceedings on its own motion...

NRS 268.584 - Resolution of intent to consider annexation: Contents. - The governing body of any city desiring to annex territory...

NRS 268.586 - Contents and publication of notice of public hearing; right of owner to appear and file written protest. - 1. The notice of public hearing must: (a) Fix the...

NRS 268.588 - Approval of report; preparation of summary for public distribution. - At least 20 days before the date of the public...

NRS 268.590 - Explanation of report at public hearing; protests to annexation. - 1. At the public hearing a representative of the annexing...

NRS 268.592 - Disapproval of annexation; adoption of ordinance extending corporate limits. - 1. If a majority of the property owners protest the...

NRS 268.594 - Determination of number and identity of owners of real property; sufficiency of petitions and protests. - 1. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of NRS...

NRS 268.595 - Inclusion of county road, state highway or railroad in annexed territory. - If a city annexes territory which is not included within...

NRS 268.596 - Contents of ordinance. - The annexation ordinance must contain: 1. Specific findings showing that...

NRS 268.597 - Alternative procedures for annexing territory. - 1. As an alternative to the procedures for annexation set...

NRS 268.5973 - Notice of annexation to public utilities and rural electric cooperatives. - 1. Whenever an incorporated city annexes territory in accordance with...

NRS 268.5975 - Request by county assessor to adjust boundary that bisects single legal parcel; assumption of certain financial obligations relating to such property. - 1. A county assessor may request that the governing body...

NRS 268.598 - Privileges, benefits and obligations of annexed territory and its inhabitants; municipal taxes. - From and after the effective date of the annexation, the...

NRS 268.600 - Preparation of map or plat of annexed territory; recording of map or plat and ordinance; county recorder to provide copy of map or plat or access to digital map or plat to county assessor. - 1. Whenever the corporate limits of any city are extended...

NRS 268.602 - Mandamus to compel city to extend services after annexation; costs; attorney’s fees. - 1. If, not earlier than 24 months after the effective...

NRS 268.604 - Order staying effectiveness of ordinance: Application; limitations. - 1. Any person appearing and protesting such annexation at the...

NRS 268.606 - Expenditures authorized by cities. - Municipalities instituting annexations under the provisions of NRS 268.570 to...

NRS 268.608 - Methods used in determining population, degree of subdivision and use of land; estimates to be accepted by district court. - In determining the population and the degree of land subdivision...

NRS 268.610 - Applicability. - 1. The provisions of NRS 268.610 to 268.671, inclusive, apply...

NRS 268.612 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.610 to 268.671, inclusive, the words...

NRS 268.614 - "City" defined. - "City" means an incorporated city. (Added to NRS by 1967,...

NRS 268.616 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means a city annexation commission or, for the purposes...

NRS 268.618 - "Contiguous" defined. - "Contiguous," as applied to an area proposed to be annexed...

NRS 268.620 - "Executive officer" defined. - "Executive officer" means: 1. With respect to a city annexation...

NRS 268.622 - "Majority of the property owners" defined. - "Majority of the property owners" in a territory means the...

NRS 268.623 - "Sphere of influence" defined. - "Sphere of influence" means an area into which a city...

NRS 268.624 - "Value" defined. - "Value" means the assessed valuation for purposes of taxation, as...

NRS 268.625 - Program of annexation: Adoption by certain cities; requirements for adoption; certification by regional planning commission; appeal of adverse determination. - 1. A city located in a county whose population is...

NRS 268.6255 - Requirements for land proposed for annexation by certified program of annexation. - 1. The land proposed for annexation by a certified program...

NRS 268.626 - Annexation commission: Creation in certain counties; number and selection of members; transfer of duties to regional planning commission. - 1. There is hereby created, in each county of the...

NRS 268.628 - Annexation commission: Members; terms; vacancies; chair; expenses. - 1. The first members must be chosen by the respective...

NRS 268.630 - Annexation commission: Powers and duties. - The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 1....

NRS 268.632 - Services of planning commission and county officers. - The county or regional planning commission, if any, shall render...

NRS 268.634 - Annexation commission: Personnel; professional and consulting services; quarters, equipment and supplies. - 1. To the extent that the assistance rendered to the...

NRS 268.636 - Procedures for initiating annexation or detachment of property. - The annexation of territory not included within the boundaries of...

NRS 268.638 - Notice of intention to annex: Contents; filing with commission. - Upon the initiation of an annexation by either of the...

NRS 268.640 - Review of proposed annexation by planning commission; findings. - 1. Within 5 days after the filing with the commission...

NRS 268.642 - Public hearing: Date; notice. - Following receipt of the copy of the report, if any,...

NRS 268.644 - Scope of public hearing; regulations. - At the hearing, the commission shall hear only interested persons...

NRS 268.646 - Factors to be considered in review of proposed annexation. - Factors that must be considered in the review of an...

NRS 268.648 - Commission’s determination following hearing; adjournments. - 1. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the commission may take...

NRS 268.650 - Disapproval of annexation: No subsequent notice of intention to annex may be filed within 1 year. - If the annexation of territory to a city is not...

NRS 268.652 - Notice of commission’s action to be given by executive officer to clerk of governing body of city; findings. - Notice of the action taken by the commission shall be...

NRS 268.654 - Publication of petition or resolution of intention to annex after commission’s approval; mailing of copies to owners of real property in territory proposed to be annexed. - 1. Upon receipt of a notice of approval from the...

NRS 268.656 - Protests to proposed annexation by owners of real property. - 1. Any owner of real property in the territory proposed...

NRS 268.658 - Hearing; consideration of protests; annexation effected. - 1. The governing body, at the next regular meeting after...

NRS 268.660 - Denial of annexation; annexation over protest; exclusion of lands owned by public body. - 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the annexation must...

NRS 268.662 - Determination of number and identity of owners of real property; sufficiency of petitions and protests. - 1. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of NRS...

NRS 268.663 - Inclusion of county road, state highway or railroad in annexed territory. - When a city annexes territory which is not included within...

NRS 268.664 - Proceedings for detachment of territory from city. - 1. The governing body shall have power by ordinance or...

NRS 268.666 - Boundaries of city not to be changed within 90 days before election; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a change...

NRS 268.668 - Order of district court staying proceeding for annexation or detachment; annulment of annexation. - At any stage of an annexation or detachment proceeding, or...

NRS 268.670 - Annexation of contiguous territory owned by city or upon petition of all owners of real property: Alternative procedures. - 1. As an alternative to the procedures for initiation of...

NRS 268.671 - Notice of annexation to public utilities and rural electric cooperatives. - 1. Whenever a city annexes territory in accordance with the...

NRS 268.672 - Short title. - NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, may be cited as the...

NRS 268.674 - Definitions. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive,...

NRS 268.676 - "Building project" defined. - "Building project" means any public building or complex of buildings...

NRS 268.678 - "Cemetery project" defined. - "Cemetery project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal cemetery for...

NRS 268.680 - "Communications project" defined. - "Communications project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal communications system...

NRS 268.682 - "Drainage project" and "flood control project" defined. - "Drainage project" or "flood control project," or any phrase of...

NRS 268.684 - "Electric project" defined. - "Electric project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal electric heat,...

NRS 268.686 - "Equipment" and "equip" defined. - "Equipment" or "equip" means the furnishing of all necessary, desirable,...

NRS 268.688 - "Fire protection project" defined. - "Fire protection project" means any facilities for a municipal fire...

NRS 268.690 - "Flood control project" defined. - "Flood control project" means a "drainage project" as herein defined....

NRS 268.691 - "Flood management project" defined. - "Flood management project" or any phrase of similar import, means...

NRS 268.692 - "Hereby," "herein," "hereinabove," "hereinafter," "hereinbefore," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" defined. - "Hereby," "herein," "hereinabove," "hereinafter," "hereinbefore," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" refer...

NRS 268.694 - "Municipal" defined. - "Municipal" means pertaining to a "municipality" as herein defined. (Added...

NRS 268.696 - "Municipality" defined. - "Municipality" means any incorporated city, including without limitation any such...

NRS 268.697 - "Natural gas project" defined. - "Natural gas project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal natural...

NRS 268.698 - "Off-street parking project" defined. - "Off-street parking project" means parking facilities for the parking of...

NRS 268.700 - "Overpass project" defined. - "Overpass project" means any bridge, viaduct or other structure or...

NRS 268.702 - "Park project" defined. - "Park project" means real property, facilities and equipment for parks,...

NRS 268.704 - "Project" defined. - "Project" means any structure, facility, undertaking or system which a...

NRS 268.705 - "Propane gas project" defined. - "Propane gas project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal propane...

NRS 268.706 - "Property" defined. - "Property" means real property, personal property, mixed property or any...

NRS 268.708 - "Real property" defined. - "Real property" means: 1. Land, including land under water. 2....

NRS 268.710 - "Recreational project" defined. - "Recreational project" means parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, tennis...

NRS 268.712 - "Refuse project" defined. - "Refuse project" means facilities for the collection and disposal of...

NRS 268.714 - "Sewerage project" defined. - "Sewerage project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal sanitary sewerage...

NRS 268.716 - "Sidewalk project" defined. - "Sidewalk project" means any sidewalk and capital improvements pertaining thereto,...

NRS 268.718 - "State" defined. - "State" means the State of Nevada, or any agency, instrumentality...

NRS 268.720 - "Street" defined. - "Street" means any street, avenue, boulevard, alley, highway or other...

NRS 268.722 - "Street project" defined. - "Street project" means any street and capital improvements pertaining thereto,...

NRS 268.724 - "Transportation project" defined. - "Transportation project" means facilities for a municipal system of transportation,...

NRS 268.726 - "Underpass project" defined. - "Underpass project" means any tunnel, tube, open cut, or other...

NRS 268.728 - "Water project" defined. - "Water project" means facilities pertaining to a municipal water system...

NRS 268.730 - General powers of governing body. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.086 and 268.088, any...

NRS 268.732 - General and special obligations; pledge of certain revenues. - For the purpose of defraying wholly or in part the...

NRS 268.734 - Additional powers of governing body. - Subject to the provisions of NRS 268.732, in connection with...

NRS 268.736 - Issuance of securities subject to city’s debt limit. - Any municipality issuing securities hereunder which constitute the incurrence of...

NRS 268.738 - Fees, charges and license or excise taxes: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules. - In order to acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain a...

NRS 268.740 - Construction and effect of City Bond Law. - 1. No other act or law with regard to the...

NRS 268.745 - Short title. - NRS 268.745 to 268.761, inclusive, may be cited as the...

NRS 268.747 - Statement of purpose. - It is the purpose of the Nevada Community Development Program...

NRS 268.749 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.745 to 268.761, inclusive: 1. "Community...

NRS 268.751 - Grant of powers in addition to other powers. - 1. In addition to any authority or powers conferred upon...

NRS 268.753 - Planning and preparation to undertake program of community development. - To initiate and undertake a community development program, a city...

NRS 268.755 - Acquisition of real property. - To carry out a community development program, a city may...

NRS 268.757 - Powers to carry out program: Public works projects; enforcement of codes; demolition and rehabilitation; removal of barriers restricting persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities. - To carry out a community development program, a city may...

NRS 268.759 - Powers to carry out program: Financing; relocation; other payments. - To carry out a community development program, a city may...

NRS 268.761 - Powers to carry out program: Public services. - To carry out a community development program, a city may:...

NRS 268.765 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.765 to 268.777, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.767 - Creation in certain counties; boundaries. - 1. If any incorporated city in a county whose population...

NRS 268.769 - Features of system. - The system may include: 1. The automatic tracing of the...

NRS 268.771 - Use of 911 as primary telephone number; secondary number. - The system shall use 911 as the primary emergency telephone...

NRS 268.773 - Tax levy: Approval of voters; exemption from limitations. - The council, upon the approval of the voters of the...

NRS 268.775 - Determination of rate of tax levy by council; election. - 1. The council shall determine annually the amount of money...

NRS 268.777 - Collection of taxes; tax as lien. - 1. Any officer charged with the duty of collecting taxes...

NRS 268.780 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.780 to 268.785, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.781 - Creation in certain counties; petition; boundaries. - 1. If an incorporated city in a county whose population...

NRS 268.782 - Sufficiency of petition; public hearing; determination by city council. - 1. The city attorney shall examine any petition filed pursuant...

NRS 268.783 - Ordinance: General standards; boundaries of district defined. - If the council finds that the public interest will benefit...

NRS 268.784 - Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council. - 1. The city council shall hold a second public hearing...

NRS 268.7845 - Tax on revenue from rental of transient lodging located within taxing district; imposition by ordinance; collection; use of proceeds. - 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more...

NRS 268.785 - Determination of total amount of money to be derived from assessments; citizens’ group to advise city council; notice of proposed assessment and hearing; payment; tax as lien; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-c... - 1. After creation of the district, the council shall annually...

NRS 268.790 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.790 to 268.795, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.791 - Creation in certain counties; petition; boundaries. - 1. If an incorporated city in a county whose population...

NRS 268.792 - Sufficiency of petition; public hearing; determination by city council. - 1. The city attorney shall examine any petition filed pursuant...

NRS 268.793 - Ordinance: General standards; boundaries of district defined. - If the council finds that the public interest will benefit...

NRS 268.794 - Second public hearing: Notice; action by city council. - 1. The city council shall hold a second public hearing...

NRS 268.795 - Determination of total amount of money to be derived from assessments; citizens’ group to advise city council; notice of proposed assessment and hearing; payment; tax as lien; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-c... - 1. After creation of the district, the council shall annually...

NRS 268.798 - Creation of district by ordinance; boundaries; surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; use of proceeds; report to Legislative Counsel Bureau. - 1. The governing body of a city whose population is...

NRS 268.7985 - Additional surcharge for rental of room in hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds. - 1. In a city in which a district is created...

NRS 268.7987 - Surcharge for rental of room in hotel other than hotel holding nonrestricted gaming license; collection, deposit and use of proceeds. - 1. In a city in which a district is created...

NRS 268.801 - "District" defined. - As used in NRS 268.801 to 268.808, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.802 - Creation of district by ordinance; district not entitled to distribution of supplemental city-county relief tax. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population...

NRS 268.803 - Establishment of boundaries of district. - 1. The governing body of a city which creates a...

NRS 268.804 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Imposition and collection; waiver; cessation. - 1. In addition to all other taxes imposed on the...

NRS 268.805 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Authorized uses of proceeds. - 1. In a district that imposes a tax pursuant to...

NRS 268.806 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging located within district: Pledging of proceeds by city. - 1. A city may pledge any money received from a...

NRS 268.807 - Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging within district: Change in rate. - 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 3, the governing...

NRS 268.808 - Legal action challenging validity of creation of district, imposition of tax or construction of project with proceeds of tax. - 1. A business or person who is subject to or...

NRS 268.810 - Legislative declaration. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Increases in...

NRS 268.811 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 268.812 - Creation of pedestrian mall by ordinance; requirements for consideration and adoption of ordinance; notice required for adoption of ordinance. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population...

NRS 268.813 - Provisions which may be included in ordinance creating pedestrian mall. - An ordinance creating a pedestrian mall may include any provision...

NRS 268.814 - Duties of governing body after adoption of ordinance creating pedestrian mall. - 1. Upon the adoption of an ordinance creating a pedestrian...

NRS 268.815 - Pedestrian mall exempt from certain legal requirements governing sidewalks, streets or other thoroughfares. - 1. A pedestrian mall is exempt from any provision of...

NRS 268.816 - Acquisition of property for pedestrian mall by eminent domain. - 1. A governing body may acquire property for a pedestrian...

NRS 268.817 - Authorized uses of pedestrian mall; control and regulation of mall by governing body. - 1. A pedestrian mall may be used for any purpose...

NRS 268.818 - Powers of operating entity. - In addition to any other powers, the operating entity may:...

NRS 268.819 - Certain structures, facilities or activities related to pedestrian mall deemed not to constitute trespass, nuisance, unlawful obstruction or condition; limitation of liability. - 1. Notwithstanding any rule, regulation, common-law doctrine or principle of...

NRS 268.820 - Cost of operation, management, maintenance and improvement of pedestrian mall: Operating entity to report estimation of cost to governing body; special assessment of property owners; offsets; collection of assessments. - If the governing body determines that it is necessary to...

NRS 268.821 - Governing body may require special license in lieu of imposing special assessment for cost of operation, management, maintenance and improvement of pedestrian mall; adoption of ordinance required; fees for special license; collection an... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.820, in lieu...

NRS 268.822 - Preparation and approval of budget of public operating entity; money paid or transferred to private operating entity must be included in budget of governing body or redevelopment agency. - 1. If the operating entity is a public operating entity...

NRS 268.823 - Provisions do not prohibit governing body from including pedestrian mall within area, district or zone established to improve or rehabilitate property. - NRS 268.810 to 268.823, inclusive, do not prohibit a governing...

NRS 268.900 - Police department to provide copy of crash reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. - A police department or other law enforcement agency of a...

NRS 268.910 - Organization for economic development: Confidentiality of records and documents. - 1. An organization for economic development formed by one or...

NRS 268.920 - Programs, activities or events to increase participation of residents in development of public policy. - The city council or other governing body of an incorporated...

NRS 268.930 - Ramps. - 1. The governing body of an incorporated city may provide...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws