Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments
NRS 280.250 - Approval and payment of claims.


1. Every demand against a department, except a demand for the sheriff’s salary, a contested claim or demand or a demand required by the committee to be submitted to it, after the demand is approved and signed by the sheriff or a designee of the sheriff, must be listed on a cumulative voucher sheet and audited by the county auditor or comptroller.
2. The county auditor or comptroller shall satisfy himself or herself whether the money demanded is legally due and remains unpaid, and whether its payment from the treasury is authorized by law, and out of what fund.
3. The county auditor or comptroller and the county treasurer must sign the cumulative voucher sheets and the warrants. The county treasurer shall send a signed copy of the cumulative voucher sheets to the committee.
4. A majority of the members of the committee must approve a contested claim or a demand required to be submitted to the committee before such a demand is paid from the department’s fund. A contested demand must be paid as provided in NRS 280.260.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 918; A 1981, 215, 641; 1989, 990)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 280 - Metropolitan Police Departments

NRS 280.010 - Legislative findings; declaration of purpose.

NRS 280.015 - Liberal construction.

NRS 280.020 - Definitions.

NRS 280.030 - "Board" defined.

NRS 280.040 - "City" defined.

NRS 280.045 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 280.050 - "Department" defined.

NRS 280.060 - "Department fund" defined.

NRS 280.065 - "Investigative function" defined.

NRS 280.080 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 280.085 - "Rural program of resident officers" defined.

NRS 280.087 - Taxing district" defined.

NRS 280.095 - "Uniformed function in the field" defined.

NRS 280.105 - Exclusive method for merging law enforcement agency of county whose population is 100,000 or more with city law enforcement agencies.

NRS 280.110 - Merger of county and city law enforcement agencies into metropolitan police department.

NRS 280.120 - Participating law enforcement agencies superseded upon merger; operation as metropolitan police department.

NRS 280.121 - Officers; retention of rank.

NRS 280.123 - Transfer of employees of participating political subdivisions; retention of rank, grade and benefits; duties.

NRS 280.125 - Establishment and administration of units of specialized law enforcement by participating political subdivisions; jurisdiction and authority.

NRS 280.126 - Question of withdrawal or dissolution to be submitted to voters; notice of intent to withdraw; effective date of withdrawal or dissolution; voiding of ordinances providing for merger.

NRS 280.127 - Transfer of employees upon withdrawal: Determination by committee; retention of comparable rank and grade, pay and benefits; duties and responsibilities.

NRS 280.128 - Employees entitled to obtain employment with certain political subdivisions upon dissolution: Discretion of employee; retention of comparable rank and grade, pay and benefits; duties and responsibilities.

NRS 280.129 - Certain contracts, franchises and agreements subject to rescission upon withdrawal or dissolution; valid claims not diminished or altered by dissolution.

NRS 280.130 - Composition; compensation; chair.

NRS 280.150 - Quorum; voting.

NRS 280.160 - Oaths and affirmations.

NRS 280.170 - Secretary and clerical personnel.

NRS 280.180 - Meetings; notice.

NRS 280.190 - Budget and plan for apportionment of expense: Preparation; approval; arbitration.

NRS 280.201 - Plan for apportionment of expenses: Exclusions; formula for apportionment; tax ad valorem; statistics and records.

NRS 280.220 - Duties of county auditor or county comptroller upon merger, withdrawal or dissolution.

NRS 280.230 - Examination and audit of accounts.

NRS 280.240 - Allowance of accounts.

NRS 280.250 - Approval and payment of claims.

NRS 280.260 - Issuance of warrants.

NRS 280.262 - Taxing district: Creation; restriction on use; restriction on alteration or abolishment of boundary.

NRS 280.264 - Issuance of general obligations to finance capital improvements; levy of tax on property within taxing district; proportionality of obligations for purposes of debt limitation; liability for indebtedness upon withdrawal or dissolution.

NRS 280.265 - Taxing district: Proposal to voters of question to levy additional ad valorem tax to employ additional police officers.

NRS 280.2655 - Imposition of additional ad valorem tax approved by voters to employ additional police officers; rate; collection; use of proceeds.

NRS 280.266 - Issuance of medium-term obligation or entry into lease-purchase agreement to acquire capital equipment; liability for indebtedness upon withdrawal or dissolution.

NRS 280.270 - Payment of premiums for industrial insurance.

NRS 280.280 - Transfer of powers and duties to department; contracts; suits; insurance.

NRS 280.284 - Contract for operation or maintenance of jail.

NRS 280.287 - Contract for provision and supervision of police services in public schools and charter schools; qualifications and training for officers assigned to school police unit.

NRS 280.305 - Pension or insurance for disability.

NRS 280.307 - Sheriff of county authorized to adopt administrative policies, procedures, rules and regulations without approval of board or committee; limitation.

NRS 280.310 - Civil service system: Applicability; civil service board; oaths; subpoenas; regulations; personnel officer; representation of employee before board.

NRS 280.320 - Applicability of Government Employee-Management Relations Act and Public Employees’ Retirement Act; representation in negotiations.

NRS 280.330 - Department to succeed to rights of participating political subdivisions; pending claims and actions unaffected.

NRS 280.340 - Personal property.

NRS 280.350 - Real property.

NRS 280.400 - Crash reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee.