Title 19

NRS 241.020 Meetings to be open and public; size of facilities; limitations on closure of meetings; notice of meetings; copy of materials; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, all meetings of public bodies must be open and public, and all persons must …

NRS 241.021 Public comments: Requirements. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, comments by the general public must be taken by a public body: (a) At the beginning of the meeting before any items on which action may be taken are heard by the public body and again befo…

NRS 241.023 Requirements for holding meeting by remote technology system. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body may conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system if: (a) A quorum is actually or collectively present, whether in person, by using …

NRS 241.025 Designee of member of public body not allowed; exception. 1. Unless the designation is expressly authorized by the legal authority pursuant to which a public body was created: (a) The public body may not designate a person to attend a meeting of the public body in the…

NRS 241.028 Holding closed meeting to engage in certain predecisional and deliberative discussions with federal agency. 1. A public body that has entered into a memorandum of understanding or other agreement with a federal agency for the purpose of engaging with the federal agenc…

NRS 241.029 Holding closed meeting to discuss certain threats; confidentiality of information and materials received in meeting; prohibiting disclosure of information or materials to certain persons. 1. A meeting between an agency or officer of the Executive Department of the Sta…

NRS 241.030 Holding closed meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person, to prepare, revise, administer or grade examinations or to consider appeal of results of examination; waiver of closure of meeting by certain persons. 1. Except as otherwise prov…

NRS 241.031 Meeting to consider character, misconduct or competence of elected member of public body or certain public officers. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body shall not hold a closed meeting to consider the character, alleged misconduct or profess…

NRS 241.033 Meeting to consider character, misconduct, competence or health of person or to consider appeal of results of examination: Written notice to person required; exception; public body required to allow person whose character, misconduct, competence or health is to be con…

NRS 241.0333 Meeting to consider administrative action against a person: Written notice required; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a public body shall not consider at a meeting whether to take administrative action against a person unless the public bod…

NRS 241.034 Meeting to consider acquisition of real property by exercise of power of eminent domain: Written notice required. 1. A public body shall not consider at a meeting whether to acquire real property owned by a person by the exercise of the power of eminent domain unless …

NRS 241.035 Public meetings: Minutes; aural and visual reproduction; transcripts. 1. Each public body shall keep written minutes of each of its meetings, including: (a) The date, time and place of the meeting. (b) Those members of the public body who were present, whether in pers…

NRS 241.0353 Certain statements and testimony are privileged; publication of defamatory matter. 1. Any statement which is made by a member of a public body during the course of a public meeting is absolutely privileged and does not impose liability for defamation or constitute a …

NRS 241.0355 Majority of all members of public body composed solely of elected officials required to take action by vote; abstention not affirmative vote. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 281A.420, a public body that is required to be composed of elected offici…

NRS 241.0356 Vacancy in voting membership of public body; reduction of quorum; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or by specific statute, if a vacancy occurs in the voting membership of a public body, the necessary quorum and number of votes necessary to t…

NRS 241.0357 Authority to delegate decisions regarding litigation. A public body may delegate authority to the chair or the executive director of the public body, or an equivalent position, to make any decision regarding litigation concerning any action or proceeding in which the…

NRS 241.036 Action taken in violation of chapter void. The action of any public body taken in violation of any provision of this chapter is void. (Added to NRS by 1983, 1012)

NRS 241.0365 Action taken by public body to correct violation of chapter; timeliness of corrective action; effect. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a public body, after providing the notice described in subsection 2, takes action in conformity with this chapter…

NRS 241.037 Action by Attorney General or person denied right conferred by chapter; limitation on actions. 1. The Attorney General may sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to have an action taken by a public body declared void or for an injunction against any public body or…

NRS 241.039 Complaints; enforcement by Attorney General; confidentiality of information compiled during investigation; subpoenas; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with subpoena; exception for public records; completion of investigation. 1. A complaint that alleges a viola…

NRS 241.0395 Inclusion of item acknowledging finding by Attorney General of violation by public body on next agenda of meeting of public body; effect of inclusion. 1. If the Attorney General makes findings of fact and conclusions of law that a public body has violated any provisi…

NRS 241.040 Criminal and civil penalties; members attending meeting in violation of chapter not accomplices; reliance on legal advice. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, each member of a public body who attends a meeting of that public body where any violation of th…