1. "Educational or informational meeting, event or trip" means any meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a public officer or candidate if, in connection with the meeting, event or trip:
(a) The public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household receives anything of value to undertake or attend the meeting, event or trip from an interested person; and
(b) The public officer or candidate provides or receives any education or information on matters relating to the legislative, administrative or political action of the public officer or the candidate if elected.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any reception, gathering, conference, convention, discussion, forum, roundtable, seminar, symposium, speaking engagement or other similar meeting, event or trip with an educational or informational component.
3. The term does not include:
(a) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household for personal reasons or for reasons relating to any professional or occupational license held by the public officer or candidate or the member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household, unless the public officer or candidate or the member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household participates as one of the primary speakers, instructors or presenters at the meeting, event or trip.
(b) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household if the meeting, event or trip is undertaken or attended as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor and anything of value received by the public officer or candidate or the member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household for the meeting, event or trip or otherwise paid for or reimbursed to the public officer or candidate or the member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor.
(c) A meeting, event or trip excluded from the term "educational or informational meeting, event or trip" as defined in NRS 218H.045.
4. For the purposes of this section, "anything of value" includes, without limitation, any actual expenses for food, beverages, registration fees, travel or lodging provided or given to or paid for the benefit of the public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household or reimbursement for any such actual expenses paid by the public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household, if the expenses are incurred on a day during which the public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household undertakes or attends the meeting, event or trip or during which the public officer or candidate or a member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household travels to or from the meeting, event or trip.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1718; A 2019, 2996)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 281 - General Provisions
NRS 281.001 - Persons employed by State to be afforded respect, dignity and equity in workplace.
NRS 281.005 - "Public officer" and "special use vehicle" defined.
NRS 281.010 - Elected and appointed officers.
NRS 281.020 - State officers to receive commissions from Governor.
NRS 281.030 - Official oath: Endorsement on commission or certificate of election.
NRS 281.040 - Eligibility for office of honor, profit or trust.
NRS 281.080 - Deputy to take official oath.
NRS 281.120 - Semimonthly paydays for state officers and employees; exceptions.
NRS 281.121 - Compensation for employees required to wear uniforms.
NRS 281.123 - Limitation on maximum salary payable to persons employed by State.
NRS 281.1233 - Procedure for state agency to obtain exception to limitation on salary.
NRS 281.127 - State officers and employees paid one salary for all services rendered; exceptions.
NRS 281.140 - State officers may sell evidence of public indebtedness issued for services rendered.
NRS 281.145 - Leave of absence for military duty; compensation.
NRS 281.147 - Leave of absence for duty as American National Red Cross disaster technician.
NRS 281.149 - Leave of absence for duty as emergency communications technician.
NRS 281.150 - Payment of stipends for educational leave.
NRS 281.155 - Payment of compensation due to deceased employee of State or political subdivision.
NRS 281.157 - Commission to Review Compensation: Definition.
NRS 281.1571 - Commission to Review Compensation: Creation; composition.
NRS 281.1573 - Commission to Review Compensation: Salary; meetings; administrative support.
NRS 281.1575 - Commission to Review Compensation: Duties.
NRS 281.165 - District judge to submit claims for travel and subsistence to Court Administrator.
NRS 281.169 - Payment of travel and per diem expenses of applicant for employment; claims.
NRS 281.173 - Advance constitutes lien on accrued wages of officer or employee.
NRS 281.174 - Payment for amount in excess of advance.
NRS 281.1745 - Cash advance when reimbursement may be delayed; withholding of pay upon delinquency.
NRS 281.175 - Rules and regulations of State Controller.
NRS 281.177 - Diversity and racial equity.
NRS 281.180 - Record of official acts of person taking acknowledgments; liability and penalty.
NRS 281.190 - Unlawful withholding or destruction of records; penalties.
NRS 281.221 - Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited; exceptions; penalties.
NRS 281.250 - Administration of oaths and affirmations by officers.
NRS 281.260 - Fees for returns prohibited; computation of mileage; penalty.
NRS 281.270 - Officer to prevent duel: Penalty.
NRS 281.280 - Officer refusing to receive or arrest person charged with criminal offense: Penalties.
NRS 281.290 - Officer executing process may command assistance when resistance made.
NRS 281.320 - Withholding of settlement and payment of accounts of public officers.
NRS 281.330 - Advocating overthrow of government cause for dismissal of public employee.
NRS 281.340 - Obtaining appointment by false letter or certificate: Penalty.
NRS 281.350 - Grafting by public officer or employee: Penalty.
NRS 281.360 - Failure by public officer or employee to perform duty: Penalty.
NRS 281.375 - Application for employment: Volunteer work must be considered.
NRS 281.558 - "Candidate" defined.
NRS 281.55805 - "Declaration of candidacy" defined.
NRS 281.5581 - "Domestic partner" defined.
NRS 281.5582 - "Domestic partnership" defined.
NRS 281.5583 - "Educational or informational meeting, event or trip" defined.
NRS 281.5584 - "Financial disclosure statement" and "statement" defined.
NRS 281.5585 - "Gift" defined.
NRS 281.5586 - "Interested person" defined.
NRS 281.5587 - "Member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household" defined.
NRS 281.559 - Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers; exceptions.
NRS 281.573 - Retention by Secretary of State.
NRS 281.581 - Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure; amount; waiver.
NRS 281.621 - Declaration of public policy.