Title 19

NRS 237.050 “Local government” defined. “Local government” means a political subdivision of this State or a quasi-municipal agency, and includes, without limitation, a city, county, irrigation district, local health district, municipal utility, regional transportation commission,…

NRS 237.060 “Rule” defined. 1. “Rule” means: (a) An ordinance by the adoption of which the governing body of a local government exercises legislative powers; and (b) An action taken by the governing body of a local government that imposes, increases or changes the basis for the c…

NRS 237.070 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, do not apply with respect to a rule for which a local government does not have the authority to consider less stringent alternatives, including, without limitation, a rule that the local government is…

NRS 237.080 Prerequisites to adoption of rule by local government. 1. Before a governing body of a local government adopts a proposed rule, the governing body or its designee must make a concerted effort to determine whether the proposed rule will impose a direct and significant …

NRS 237.090 Business impact statement: Consideration at public meeting held before meeting to adopt proposed rule required; required information; inclusion on agenda before statement is available for public inspection prohibited. 1. A business impact statement prepared pursuant t…

NRS 237.100 Objection to adopted rule: Petition; procedure. 1. A business that is aggrieved by a rule adopted by the governing body of a local government on or after January 1, 2000, may object to all or a part of the rule by filing a petition with the governing body that adopted…

NRS 237.110 Adoption of rule during emergency. The governing body of a local government may adopt a rule without complying with the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, if the governing body declares, by unanimous vote, that emergency action is necessary to protect pu…

NRS 237.140 Action in violation of certain provisions is void and unenforceable. Any action of the governing body of a local government to adopt a proposed rule in violation of the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, is void and unenforceable, including, without limi…

NRS 237.150 Nevada Tax Commission authorized to adopt certain regulations and required to advise local governments regarding procedures and forms required for compliance at request of Committee on Local Government Finance. At the request of the Committee on Local Government Finan…

NRS 237.200 Acceptance of identification cards issued by Department of Human Services, consular identification cards, permanent resident cards or tribal identification cards. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, with respect to any activity or transaction in which a l…

NRS 237.230 Acceptance of certain forms of payment from business entity. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each governmental agency shall accept from a business entity as payment for any fee, tax or other debt to the governmental agency payment by debit card, credi…

NRS 237.250 Prohibited practices by local government employer: Exceptions; remedies. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a local government employer shall not: (a) Prohibit or restrict an employee from engaging in the display of the flag of the United States: (1) On …

NRS 237.300 Provision to State Demographer by certain counties; provision to certain state agencies upon request by State Demographer; exception; provision of summary of research; confidentiality. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of each y…

NRS 237.350 “State agency” defined. As used in this section and NRS 237.360 and 237.370, the term “state agency” means every public agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the Executive Department of State Government. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1147)

NRS 237.360 Duty of state agencies to make electronic version of certain administrative forms available on Internet website; waiver. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a state agency shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than June 30, 2015, make av…

NRS 237.370 Transmittal of records between state agencies. A state agency may, upon receiving a written request from any other state agency, provide to the requesting state agency a copy of any record maintained by the state agency other than a record which is declared by law to …