Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 356 - Depositories of Public Money and Securities
NRS 356.133 - Collateral required for uninsured deposits: Types; pledge; fair market value; review; reports by depository; deposit of additional securities.


1. All money deposited by a county treasurer that is not within the limits of insurance provided by an instrumentality of the United States must be secured by collateral composed of the following types of securities:
(a) United States treasury notes, bills, bonds or obligations as to which the full faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the payment of principal and interest, including the guaranteed portions of Small Business Administration loans if the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged for the payment of the principal and interest;
(b) Bonds of this state;
(c) Bonds of a county, municipality or school district within this state;
(d) Mortgage-backed pass-through securities guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the Government National Mortgage Association;
(e) Instruments in which the county is authorized by NRS 355.170 to invest; or
(f) Irrevocable letters of credit from any Federal Home Loan Bank with the State Treasurer named as the beneficiary.
2. Collateral deposited by the depository bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank must be pledged with the county treasurer or with a trust company, a broker-dealer registered under 15 U.S.C. § 78o(b)(1), a Federal Home Loan Bank or any insured bank, insured credit union, insured savings and loan association or insured savings bank, other than the depository bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank, which will accept the securities in trust for the purposes of this section.
3. The fair market value of the deposit of securities as collateral by each depository bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank must be at least the amount required pursuant to NRS 356.300 to 356.390, inclusive.
4. All securities to be used as such collateral are subject to review by the county treasurer and the board of county commissioners. The depository bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank shall submit reports to the State Treasurer as required pursuant to NRS 356.300 to 356.390, inclusive. The State Treasurer will provide periodic reports to the county treasurer showing the securities which constitute the collateral and their fair market value.
5. The county treasurer or the board of county commissioners may, from time to time, require the deposit of additional securities as collateral if, in their judgment, the additional securities are necessary to secure the county treasurer’s deposit.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 192; A 2003, 20th Special Session, 287; 2019, 669)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 356 - Depositories of Public Money and Securities

NRS 356.005 - Deposit of public money in bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank.

NRS 356.007 - Preference for bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank within specially benefited zone.

NRS 356.010 - Conditions; redeposit of amounts in excess of insurance limits; compensation.

NRS 356.011 - Requirements for account of state agency in bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank.

NRS 356.015 - Time certificates of deposit: Establishment of rate of interest; warrants; inactive deposits.

NRS 356.020 - Collateral for uninsured deposits: Types; pledge; fair market value; review; reports by depository; deposit of additional securities.

NRS 356.025 - Requirements for use of first mortgage or first deed of trust as collateral.

NRS 356.030 - Procedure for sale of securities if depository fails to pay deposit on demand.

NRS 356.040 - Depository to furnish statements of account and evidence of checks.

NRS 356.050 - Liability of State Treasurer if depository fails or becomes insolvent; deposit of collateral or security for safekeeping.

NRS 356.070 - Withdrawal of deposits; contents of register of checks and orders required to be kept by State Treasurer.

NRS 356.080 - State Controller’s warrant.

NRS 356.083 - Calls from inactive deposits; waiver of interest.

NRS 356.085 - Interest on deposits: Contract; amount.

NRS 356.087 - Interest to be deposited in State General Fund; exceptions.

NRS 356.090 - Depository at state capital may be relieved of payment of interest on deposits.

NRS 356.105 - Depository not required to accept state deposits.

NRS 356.110 - Penalties.

NRS 356.120 - Conditions for deposit in demand accounts.

NRS 356.125 - Written consent of board of county commissioners required for deposits in time accounts; contracts for time accounts; depository not required to accept county deposits.

NRS 356.127 - Conditions for deposit in insured deposit accounts; redeposit of uninsured amounts.

NRS 356.130 - Release of county treasurer’s bondsmen.

NRS 356.133 - Collateral required for uninsured deposits: Types; pledge; fair market value; review; reports by depository; deposit of additional securities.

NRS 356.135 - Procedure for sale of securities if depository fails to pay deposit on demand.

NRS 356.140 - Demand, time and insured deposit accounts to be kept in name of county; balances accounted for as cash.

NRS 356.150 - Withdrawal of deposits.

NRS 356.160 - Requirements for payment of warrant of county auditor.

NRS 356.170 - Contents of register of checks and orders required to be kept by county treasurer.

NRS 356.180 - Endorsement of county auditor’s warrant by county treasurer.

NRS 356.190 - Liability of county treasurer if depository fails or becomes insolvent; deposit of collateral or security for safekeeping.

NRS 356.200 - Deposit of county money in bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank by other county officers.

NRS 356.210 - Stockholder, member or director of bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank may not be stockholder or director of surety company.

NRS 356.220 - Certificate to be attached to depository bond.

NRS 356.230 - Penalty.

NRS 356.300 - Definitions.

NRS 356.305 - "Acceptable securities" defined.

NRS 356.310 - "Depository" defined.

NRS 356.330 - "Public money" defined.

NRS 356.340 - "Third-party depository" defined.

NRS 356.350 - Establishment.

NRS 356.360 - Amount of required collateral; limitation on amount of public money held; reports; administrative fine.

NRS 356.370 - Levy of assessment; notice regarding assessment.

NRS 356.380 - Payment of assessment; administrative fine for failure to pay.

NRS 356.390 - Regulations.