1. Not more than once every 3 years, a local government may, upon reasonable written notice, review and audit the business records of a video service provider to the extent necessary to ensure payment of a franchise fee pursuant to this chapter. If the results of such a review and audit identify an underpayment of the franchise fee in an amount that requires corrective action, the local government may perform a subsequent compliance review and audit to determine whether the video service provider has corrected the underpayment of the franchise fee. The compliance review and audit must be performed not later than 12 months after the date on which the results of the initial review and audit are submitted to the local government.
2. The local government and the video service provider shall each pay its own costs and fees relating to each review and audit performed pursuant to subsection 1, except that if the video service provider elects to have the local government review and audit the requested business records of the video service provider at a location outside the territorial boundaries of the local government, the video service provider shall pay the per diem allowances and travel expenses incurred by the local government to perform the review and audit at that location.
3. A person who performs a review and audit pursuant to subsection 1 may not receive compensation that is based, in whole or in part, on:
(a) Finding a particular result; or
(b) The amount of any underpayment of the franchise fee that is identified as a result of the review and audit.
4. Any action to recover a disputed underpayment of a franchise fee from a video service provider must be commenced and prosecuted by the Attorney General on behalf of the affected local governments.
5. A video service provider may bring an action against a local government to recover a disputed overpayment of a franchise fee to the local government.
6. Any action to recover a disputed underpayment or overpayment of a franchise fee must be commenced in a district court not later than 4 years after the last day of the tax year to which the disputed underpayment or overpayment relates.
7. Each party shall pay its own costs and attorney’s fees in commencing and prosecuting any action involving a disputed underpayment or overpayment of a franchise fee.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1364)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 711.021 - "Affiliate" defined.
NRS 711.022 - "Agreement" defined.
NRS 711.024 - "Cable operator" defined.
NRS 711.025 - "Cable service" defined.
NRS 711.026 - "Cable system" defined.
NRS 711.027 - "Certificate of authority" and "certificate" defined.
NRS 711.028 - "Commercial mobile service provider" defined.
NRS 711.030 - "Community antenna television company" defined.
NRS 711.040 - "Community antenna television system" defined.
NRS 711.060 - "Facility" defined.
NRS 711.061 - "Franchise" defined.
NRS 711.062 - "Franchise fee" defined.
NRS 711.064 - "Governing body" defined.
NRS 711.066 - "Gross revenue" defined.
NRS 711.070 - "Highway" defined.
NRS 711.071 - "Holder of a certificate" and "holder" defined.
NRS 711.072 - "Incumbent cable operator" defined.
NRS 711.0723 - "Information service" defined.
NRS 711.0726 - "Interactive computer service" defined.
NRS 711.073 - "Jurisdiction of a local government" defined.
NRS 711.0737 - "Local franchise" defined.
NRS 711.074 - "Local government" defined.
NRS 711.085 - "Local law" defined.
NRS 711.094 - "Micro wireless facility" defined.
NRS 711.096 - "Multichannel video programming distributor" defined.
NRS 711.105 - "Service area" defined.
NRS 711.115 - "Subscriber" defined.
NRS 711.125 - "Telecommunication" defined.
NRS 711.131 - "Telecommunication provider" defined.
NRS 711.135 - "Telecommunication service" defined.
NRS 711.141 - "Video service" defined.
NRS 711.145 - "Video service network" defined.
NRS 711.151 - "Video service provider" and "provider" defined.
NRS 711.240 - Unfair trade practices prohibited.
NRS 711.290 - Limitation of actions.
NRS 711.400 - Preemption of certain local regulation.
NRS 711.430 - Application and interpretation of chapter.
NRS 711.470 - Certificate required; exceptions.
NRS 711.530 - Modification of boundaries of service area: Filing of notice; fees; effective date.
NRS 711.540 - Termination of service to service area: Filing of notice; fees; effective date.
NRS 711.550 - Transfer of certificate: Authority; filing of notice; fees; conditions.
NRS 711.670 - Imposition by local governments; requirements, conditions and limitations.
NRS 711.710 - "Hub office" defined.
NRS 711.720 - "Locally produced video programming" defined.
NRS 711.730 - "Nonrepeat locally produced video programming" defined.
NRS 711.740 - "PEG access channel" defined.
NRS 711.750 - "PEG access programming" defined.
NRS 711.760 - Circumstances under which PEG access channel deemed "substantially utilized."