Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 281A.265 Motions. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.442.]

NAC 281A.270 Discovery. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.444.]

NAC 281A.275 Stipulations of fact; resolution of matter without hearing. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.446.]

NAC 281A.280 Oaths. (NRS 281A.290) The presiding officer or a certified court reporter may administer oaths. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Ethics by R102-00, eff. 8-28-2000; A by R111-03, 10-30-2003; R108-18, 8-30-2018; R136-23, 9-16-2024)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 281.112)

NAC 281A.285 Subpoenas. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.448.]

NAC 281A.290 Testimony in person required; exceptions. (NRS 281A.290) A subject or other witness before the Commission shall testify in person, except that the Commission may, for good cause shown: 1. Allow a witness to testify by telephone or videoconference; or 2. If the witnes…

NAC 281A.295 Conduct of persons at meetings and hearings; consequences of improper conduct. (NRS 281A.290) 1. All persons appearing before, or attending a meeting or hearing of, the Commission shall conduct themselves in a polite, respectful and orderly manner. Smoking is not all…

NAC 281A.300 Representation of subject by legal counsel. (NRS 281A.290) A subject may retain legal counsel to represent him or her concerning any request for an advisory opinion or ethics complaint, including, without limitation, during: 1. Any investigation of an ethics complain…

NAC 281A.310 Determination of relationships within third degree of consanguinity or affinity. (NRS 281A.290) 1. For the purposes of NRS 281A.065, the Commission will determine the relationships of a public officer or employee, or the spouse or domestic partner of the public offic…

NAC 281A.350 Requirements for filing request for advisory opinion; determination regarding jurisdiction and compliance with filing requirements. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.675) 1. A request for an advisory opinion must be filed on the form and with the information required pursuant to s…

NAC 281A.351 Determination of lack of jurisdiction or compliance with filing requirements: Notification; submission of supplemental information; motion to review determination. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.675) 1. If the Executive Director and Commission Counsel determine that the Commiss…

NAC 281A.352 Determination of jurisdiction and compliance with filing requirements: Notice of whether Commission will hold advisory-opinion hearing or take matter under submission; notice of advisory-opinion hearing; proposed findings of fact. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.675) 1. If the E…

NAC 281A.353 Consideration of request for advisory opinion by Commission: Deadline; waiver of time limit by subject; effect of failure to respond to notice of or appear at advisory-opinion hearing. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.680) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a reques…

NAC 281A.355 Withdrawal of request for advisory opinion. (NRS 281A.290) At any time before the Commission holds an advisory-opinion hearing in the matter or takes the matter under submission without holding an advisory-opinion hearing, the subject who filed the request for an adv…

NAC 281A.360 Determination regarding jurisdiction: Conduct by Executive Director and Commission Counsel; notification; request for review by Commission. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.351.]

NAC 281A.361 Motions: Generally. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NAC 281A.263 and 281A.351, the subject who filed the request for an advisory opinion may not file any written motion with the Commission relating to the request for an advisory opi…

NAC 281A.363 Subpoenas. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.300) 1. In accordance with NRS 281A.300, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness and the production of any books and papers for any hearing before the Commission to consider any matter related to a requ…

NAC 281A.365 Conduct of advisory-opinion hearings; waiver of provisions. (NRS 281A.290) 1. The presiding officer of an advisory-opinion hearing that was determined to be held pursuant to NAC 281A.352 shall: (a) Ascertain whether the subject who filed the request for an advisory o…

NAC 281A.370 Stay, continuance or dismissal of request for advisory opinion if related litigation or ethics complaint filed; rendering and effect of oral advisory opinion. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.680) 1. The Commission may, by order, stay, continue or dismiss a request for an advisor…

NAC 281A.375 Written advisory opinion; abstract. (NRS 281A.260, 281A.290, 281A.680) 1. The Commission: (a) Will direct the Commission Counsel to prepare a written advisory opinion for an opinion rendered by the Commission pursuant to NAC 281A.370 in a matter that constitutes a co…

NAC 281A.403 Initiation of ethics complaint upon motion of Commission. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.710) 1. If the Executive Director receives information that leads the Executive Director reasonably to conclude that a public officer or public employee may have committed a violation of ch…

NAC 281A.405 Requirements for filing ethics complaint; determinations and notification regarding jurisdiction and compliance with filing requirements; related powers and duties of Executive Director and Commission Counsel. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.710, 281A.715) 1. An ethics complaint…

NAC 281A.407 Withdrawal of ethics complaint. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a requester of an ethics complaint may submit a written request to the Commission to withdraw the ethics complaint: (a) Without the consent of the Executive Director, at a…

NAC 281A.410 Investigation of ethics complaint: Notification of subject; filing of waiver or response by subject; effect of waiver; deadline for completion and presentation of recommendation to review panel. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.720, 281A.725, 281A.750) 1. If the Executive Directo…

NAC 281A.415 Investigation of additional issues and facts by Executive Director; provision of additional notice to subject. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.720) 1. The Executive Director may investigate relevant issues and facts beyond those presented in an ethics complaint in determining hi…

NAC 281A.425 Review panel: Confidentiality of proceedings. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.735) 1. The proceedings of a review panel, including, without limitation, proceedings relating to a deferral agreement, are confidential pursuant to NRS 281A.735. 2. Except as otherwise provided in thi…

NAC 281A.430 Review panel: Considerations; determination. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.730) 1. At the proceedings of a review panel on an ethics complaint, the review panel shall consider: (a) The written recommendation of the Executive Director presented pursuant to NAC 281A.410; (b) The…

NAC 281A.440 Review panel: Preparation, contents and service of determination. (NRS 281A.290) 1. The Executive Director shall prepare, in writing, the determination made by the review panel pursuant to NAC 281A.430. 2. A determination of a review panel prepared pursuant to subsec…

NAC 281A.442 Motions: Generally. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 and NAC 281A.263 and 281A.444, a party may file a written motion with the Commission relating to an ethics complaint: (a) If a scheduling order has been issued in the matter, not later…

NAC 281A.444 Discovery. (NRS 281A.290) 1. The provisions for civil discovery set forth in N.R.C.P. 26 to 37, inclusive, do not apply to ethics complaints. Upon the request of a party, for good cause shown, the Commission Counsel, on behalf of the Commission, may allow discovery r…

NAC 281A.446 Stipulations of fact; disposition of ethics complaint without adjudicatory hearing. (NRS 281A.290) 1. A party may stipulate to any fact in issue. The stipulation must be in writing or made by oral statement on the record. 2. At its discretion and with the agreement o…

NAC 281A.448 Subpoenas. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.300) 1. In accordance with NRS 281A.300, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness and the production of any books and papers for any hearing before the Commission to consider any matter relating to an et…

NAC 281A.450 Hearings other than adjudicatory hearings: Advance written notice. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Before the Commission holds a hearing concerning an ethics complaint other than an adjudicatory hearing, the Commission Counsel shall issue and serve the parties with advance written…

NAC 281A.452 Appearance of subject at hearings; effect of failure of subject to appear at adjudicatory hearing or reply to notice of investigation. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Unless otherwise directed by the Commission or the presiding officer, as applicable, the subject of an ethics comp…

NAC 281A.457 Adjudicatory hearings: Notice; stay or continuance. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.745) 1. If a review panel refers the ethics complaint to the Commission pursuant to NRS 281A.730 or the Commission vacates a deferral agreement pursuant to NRS 281A.740, the Commission Counsel, o…

NAC 281A.460 Adjudicatory hearings: Conduct of proceedings; waiver of provisions. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.745) 1. The presiding officer of an adjudicatory hearing shall: (a) Ascertain whether all persons identified in the witness lists submitted by the parties are present, including,…

NAC 281A.465 Adjudicatory hearings: Admission and exclusion of evidence. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.745) 1. In conducting any adjudicatory hearing concerning an ethics complaint, the rules of evidence of the courts of this State will be followed generally but may be relaxed at the discr…

NAC 281A.470 Failure of subject to appear at hearing or reply to notice. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.452.]

NAC 281A.471 Rendering and effect of oral opinion. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.745) 1. Unless the subject of an ethics complaint waives the time limit set forth in NRS 281A.745, within 60 days after the date on which a review panel refers an ethics complaint to the Commission pursuant to…

NAC 281A.473 Written opinion. (NRS 281A.260, 281A.290, 281A.745) 1. The Commission will direct the Commission Counsel to prepare a written opinion for any ethics complaint regarding which the Commission renders an oral opinion pursuant to NAC 281A.471. 2. A written opinion prepar…

NAC 281A.500 Executive Director to provide information to Commission. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.210.]

NAC 281A.505 Motion to disqualify member of Commission for good cause. [Replaced in revision by NAC 281A.263.]

NAC 281A.555 Petitions to adopt, file, amend or repeal regulations. (NRS 233B.100, 281A.290) 1. Any person may submit a written petition to the Commission at the office of the Commission to adopt, file, amend or repeal any regulation of the Commission. 2. A petition submitted pur…

NAC 281A.560 Availability of public records for inspection and copying; obtaining copies of transcripts; waiver of costs of copies of public records. (NRS 281A.290) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission will make public records of the Commission availabl…

NAC 281A.615 Availability of form for filing acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards. (NRS 281A.290, 281A.500) The form prescribed by the Commission for filing an acknowledgment of the statutory ethical standards required by NRS 281A.500 is available at the office of the Co…

NAC 284.010 Definitions. (NRS 284.065) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 284.021 to 284.1125, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification; A by Dep’t of Personnel, 10-2…

NAC 284.021 “Administrator” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management. [Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 1, eff. 8-11-73]—(NAC A by Dep’t of Personnel, 10-26-84)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 284.056)