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NRS 318.010 - Short title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
NRS 318.015 - Legislative declaration. - 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...
NRS 318.020 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...
NRS 318.025 - Computation of time. - For the purpose of computing any period of time prescribed...
NRS 318.030 - Correction of faulty notices. - In any case where a notice is provided for in...
NRS 318.035 - Sufficiency of chapter. - This chapter, without reference to other statutes of the State,...
NRS 318.040 - Liberal construction. - This chapter being necessary to secure the public health, safety,...
NRS 318.050 - Jurisdiction in board of county commissioners; interest of county commissioners or trustees. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the board...
NRS 318.055 - Formation of district: Resolution or petition; ordinance. - 1. The formation of a district may be initiated by:...
NRS 318.060 - Notice of organizational hearing. - After such initiating ordinance has been adopted by the board...
NRS 318.065 - Protests against organization of district. - 1. Any person who owns property which is located within...
NRS 318.070 - Organizational hearing; ordinances creating or not creating district. - 1. At the place, date and hour specified for the...
NRS 318.075 - Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; time for appeal; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption...
NRS 318.077 - Addition of basic powers not provided in formation: Procedure. - The board may elect to add basic powers not provided...
NRS 318.080 - Duties of board of county commissioners; appointment of initial board of trustees; bond; removal of trustee. - 1. After adopting an ordinance creating a district and before...
NRS 318.083 - Membership of board of trustees of certain districts that furnish electric light and power in a county whose population is 700,000 or more. - 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the...
NRS 318.085 - Organization of board of trustees; election of officers; records; bonds; compensation. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953 and 318.09533: 1....
NRS 318.090 - Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies; terms. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953 and 318.09533: 1....
NRS 318.095 - Biennial election of trustees; reimbursement of costs of election; names of candidates may be placed on primary or general election ballot; terms of office. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953: 1. There must...
NRS 318.0951 - Trustees elected by plurality vote. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0952 or 318.0953: 1....
NRS 318.0952 - Election areas within district: Procedure for creation; election of trustees; alteration or abolishment of election areas. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953: 1. Trustees may...
NRS 318.09523 - Single candidate declared elected. - In any election for a general improvement district, if at...
NRS 318.09525 - Registration to vote in district elections. - 1. Any person residing within a district who is otherwise...
NRS 318.0953 - County commissioners as ex officio board of trustees: Mandatory and optional assumption of duties. - 1. In every county whose population is 700,000 or more,...
NRS 318.09533 - County commissioners as ex officio board of trustees: Oath; additional compensation; designation of officers; meetings; powers. - 1. When the board of trustees of any district is...
NRS 318.09535 - County commissioners as ex officio board of trustees: Establishment of local district managing board; vacancies on board. - 1. Whenever a board of county commissioners is the board...
NRS 318.0954 - Transition of boards of trustees of certain reorganized districts. - 1. The governing body of any district organized or reorganized...
NRS 318.0955 - Recall of trustees. - Members of the board of trustees are subject to recall...
NRS 318.0956 - Trustees not to be interested in sales or contracts; exception; penalties. - 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, no member of...
NRS 318.0957 - Trustees’ interest in contracts made in official capacity prohibited; exception; contracts void; penalties. - 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful...
NRS 318.098 - Assistance to district from county officers: Request; agreement; limitation on cost; payment. - 1. The board of trustees of any district may request,...
NRS 318.100 - Basic powers of board; acquisition, construction or servicing of improvements. - 1. For and on behalf of the district the board...
NRS 318.101 - Power of board to use alternate procedures for acquisition, construction or servicing of improvements. - 1. As an alternate procedure for constructing or otherwise acquiring,...
NRS 318.102 - Powers of district concerning location and construction of improvements 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 Cal... - In the region of this state for which there has...
NRS 318.103 - Powers of district concerning location and construction of improvements subordinate to powers of regional planning agency. - In any region of this state for which there has...
NRS 318.105 - Perpetual existence of board. - Subject to the limitations of this chapter, the board shall...
NRS 318.110 - Corporate seal. - The board shall have the power to have and use...
NRS 318.115 - Suits, actions and proceedings. - The board shall have the power to sue and be...
NRS 318.116 - Basic powers which may be granted to district. - Any one, all or any combination of the following basic...
NRS 318.117 - Electric light and power. - If a district is created, wholly or in part, to...
NRS 318.1175 - Energy for space heating. - A board of trustees may develop natural sources of energy...
NRS 318.1177 - Establishment of area or zone for preservation of endangered or threatened wildlife. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.118 - Insect and rat extermination and abatement. - 1. In the case of a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.1181 - Protection from fire: General powers; action to recover certain expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire. - 1. In the case of a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.1185 - Emergency medical services. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.1187 - Facilities for FM radio. - 1. In the case of a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.119 - Public cemeteries. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.1191 - Swimming pools. - 1. In the case of a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.1192 - Facilities for television. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.1195 - Fencing. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.120 - Streets and alleys. - 1. In the case of a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.125 - Curbs, gutters and sidewalks. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.130 - Sidewalks. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.135 - Storm drainage or flood control. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.140 - Sanitary sewer improvements. - In the case of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.141 - Lighting of streets. - The board shall have the power to acquire, construct, reconstruct,...
NRS 318.142 - Collection and disposal of garbage and refuse. - The board shall have the power to acquire, by purchase...
NRS 318.143 - Recreational facilities. - 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, the board...
NRS 318.144 - Supply, storage and distribution of water. - 1. The board may acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, extend or...
NRS 318.1445 - District not required to furnish water for artificial lake or stream when prohibited by ordinance in certain counties; exceptions. - In any county whose population is 700,000 or more: 1....
NRS 318.145 - Operation, maintenance and repair of improvements. - The board shall have the power to operate, maintain and...
NRS 318.160 - Acquisition and disposal of and encumbrances on property. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.512 to 318.5126, inclusive,...
NRS 318.165 - Entry on land, water or premises to survey or inspect. - The board shall have the power to enter on any...
NRS 318.170 - Water, drainage, sewerage and disposal of garbage and other refuse: Approval of system; additional powers. - 1. The board may, in connection with a district with...
NRS 318.175 - Management of district’s business; acquisition and operation of projects. - The board shall have the power: 1. To manage, control...
NRS 318.180 - Employees: Power to hire and retain. - The board shall have the power to hire and retain...
NRS 318.185 - Employees: Duties and compensation. - The board shall have the power to prescribe the duties...
NRS 318.190 - Eminent domain. - The board shall have and may exercise the power of...
NRS 318.195 - Construction of works across watercourse, highway or vacant public land; restoration of property. - 1. The board shall have the power to construct and...
NRS 318.197 - Rates, tolls and charges; liens; regulations governing connection and disconnection for facilities and services of district; collection of charges and penalties. - 1. The board may fix, and from time to time...
NRS 318.199 - Rates, tolls and charges for sewerage or water services or products: Schedules; public hearings; adoption of resolution; action to set aside resolution. - 1. The board of trustees of any district organized or...
NRS 318.201 - Procedure for collection of service charges on tax roll. - 1. Any board which has adopted rates pursuant to this...
NRS 318.202 - Procedure for collection of charges for connecting to water, drainage or sewerage facilities on tax roll or by special assessments. - 1. Subject to NRS 318.199, the board may by resolution:...
NRS 318.203 - Structure reasonably believed to be used as dwelling unit in certain counties: Affidavit filed by employee of district or other person; notice and hearing; resolution to charge owner of dwelling unit for services provided by district. - 1. If an employee of a general improvement district or...
NRS 318.205 - Bylaws. - The board shall have the power to adopt and amend...
NRS 318.210 - Implied powers. - The board shall have and exercise all rights and powers...
NRS 318.215 - Conveyance of facilities to city or town; assumption of indebtedness; dissolution of district. - 1. When a district abuts a city or town, the...
NRS 318.220 - Conveyances by cities, counties, districts or other owners to general improvement districts. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.512 to 318.5126,...
NRS 318.225 - Power to levy taxes. - In addition to the other means for providing revenue for...
NRS 318.230 - Levy and collection of taxes. - 1. To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine,...
NRS 318.235 - Levies to cover deficiencies. - 1. The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into...
NRS 318.240 - County officers to levy and collect; liens. - 1. The body having authority to levy taxes within each...
NRS 318.245 - Sales for delinquencies. - If the taxes levied are not paid as provided in...
NRS 318.250 - Reserve funds. - Whenever any indebtedness or other obligations have been incurred by...
NRS 318.256 - Boundary changes; liability of property. - 1. The boundary of any district organized under the provisions...
NRS 318.257 - Exclusion. - 1. A fee owner of real property situate in the...
NRS 318.258 - Inclusion. - The boundaries of a district may be enlarged by the...
NRS 318.261 - Annexation of territory to district. - Territory may be annexed to a district created wholly or...
NRS 318.262 - Petition to enlarge district; approval of annexation by governing body of city required. - 1. The boundaries of a district created wholly or in...
NRS 318.263 - Petition: Contents. - The petition must: 1. Set forth a general description of...
NRS 318.264 - Petition: Withdrawal and objections. - After consideration of the petition by the board there may...
NRS 318.266 - Public hearing; notice; requirements for conducting hearing. - The board shall hear the petition at an open meeting...
NRS 318.267 - Determination by board; filing of order by county clerk. - 1. After conducting a hearing on the petition, the board,...
NRS 318.268 - Reimbursement to property owners who paid costs of extending facilities. - 1. If the costs of extending the facilities of the...
NRS 318.269 - Liability of included real property for taxes, charges and bonded indebtedness of district; exceptions. - After the date of its inclusion in a district created...
NRS 318.271 - Appeal of denied petition to board of county commissioners. - When any petition for the inclusion of property into a...
NRS 318.272 - Judicial review. - Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the board...
NRS 318.275 - Forms of borrowing; approval of debt management commission. - 1. Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth...
NRS 318.277 - Debt limit of district. - A district may borrow money and incur or assume indebtedness...
NRS 318.280 - Short-term notes, warrants and interim debentures. - 1. A district, upon the affirmative vote of four trustees,...
NRS 318.320 - Revenue bonds: Issuance for acquisition or improvement of facilities. - A district created wholly or in part for a basic...
NRS 318.325 - Local Government Securities Law: Types of securities authorized to be issued. - 1. Subject to the limitations and other provisions in this...
NRS 318.339 - Power of certain districts to borrow money from State or Federal Government. - A district organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter and...
NRS 318.350 - Assessments to pay expenses of improvements; exempt property. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, such part...
NRS 318.490 - Initiation by ordinance; notice; agreement of board of trustees of certain districts required. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.492, whenever a...
NRS 318.492 - Procedure when district included within boundaries of incorporated city. - 1. If all the territory within a district organized pursuant...
NRS 318.495 - Protests; adoption of final ordinance. - 1. Any person who owns property which is located within...
NRS 318.500 - Hearing. - At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing...
NRS 318.505 - Filing of copies of ordinance. - Within 30 days after the effective date of any ordinance...
NRS 318.508 - Effect of final ordinance to dissolve district included within boundaries of incorporated city. - If a final ordinance of dissolution is adopted pursuant to...
NRS 318.510 - Surrender and transfer of property and money; collection and disposition of taxes and special assessments. - 1. All property and all funds remaining in the treasury...
NRS 318.512 - Appraisal required; selection of appraisers; sale for less than appraisal prohibited. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.1177, 318.118 and 318.215:...
NRS 318.5121 - Appraisers: Procedures for selection; disclosure statements; prohibitions. - 1. The board of trustees shall adopt by resolution the...
NRS 318.5122 - Resolution declaring intent to sell at auction and finding that sale is in best interest of district; notice. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.1177, 318.118, 318.215...
NRS 318.5123 - Conduct of sale at auction; withdrawal of property from sale; proceeds; costs. - 1. At the time and place fixed in the resolution...
NRS 318.5124 - Exceptions to requirements for sale at auction. - A board of trustees may sell any real property owned...
NRS 318.5125 - Second offering at auction; listing of unsold property. - 1. If real property that is offered for sale pursuant...
NRS 318.5126 - Sale not in compliance with requirements is void. - Any sale of real property of a district that does...
NRS 318.515 - Procedure for corrective action by board of county commissioners: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution. - 1. Upon notification by the Department of Taxation or upon...
NRS 318.520 - Rights and liabilities not affected by enactment. - Chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, shall not impair or...
NRS 318.525 - Reorganization of governing bodies of certain districts; exercise of powers under chapter 318 of NRS. - 1. Chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967, does not affect...
NRS 318.530 - Outstanding securities and contracts not affected or modified. - 1. The adoption of chapter 542, Statutes of Nevada 1967,...