Title 20

NRS 245.043 Annual salaries of elected county officers; cost-of-living increase; option not to receive part of salary; salary increases not paid under certain circumstances. 1. As used in this section: (a) “County” includes Carson City. (b) “County commissioner” includes the Mayo…

NRS 245.0435 Private practice of law by certain district attorneys prohibited; disqualification from prosecution. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 252.060, the district attorneys in counties whose population is 3,000 or more shall not engage in the private practice of law. …

NRS 245.044 Payment for longevity for elected county officers; option not to receive payment. 1. On and after July 1, 1973, if an elected county officer has served in his or her office for more than 4 years, the officer is entitled to an additional salary of 2 percent of his or h…

NRS 245.045 Salaries of appointive county officers and employees fixed by ordinance or resolution. Boards of county commissioners have authority to fix the salaries of all appointive county officers and employees by the enactment of ordinances or the adoption of resolutions. (Add…

NRS 245.046 Limitations on consideration of criminal history of applicant for employment by county. 1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of…

NRS 245.0465 Limitations on consideration of wage or salary history of applicant for employment by county. 1. The board of county commissioners, a county officer or any other person acting on behalf of a county shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through an agent: (a) …

NRS 245.048 Employment of person admitted for permanent residency: Provision of documentation required by federal law. The board of county commissioners, a county officer and any other person acting on behalf of a county shall not hire or appoint as an employee any person who has…

NRS 245.050 Biweekly or semimonthly payment of salaries. All county officers and regular and temporary employees of the counties are entitled to be paid their salaries as fixed by law, ordinance or resolution either at regular 2-week intervals or in two equal semimonthly payments…

NRS 245.055 Prohibition on deduction of employee’s salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant. 1. All county employees must be paid their salaries as fixed by law, ordinance or resolution without diminution on account of any time spent …

NRS 245.060 Travel expenses: Reimbursement; per diem allowance. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a county or township officer or an employee of the county is entitled to receive reimbursement for his or her necessary traveling expenses for the transaction of pu…

NRS 245.062 Travel expenses: Adoption and contents of ordinance establishing procedures for payment; advance constitutes lien on wages. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county shall, by ordinance, establish procedures for the payment of authorized travel expenses of coun…

NRS 245.063 Use of testing as factor in promotion of employees: Requirements; appeals; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, if a board of county commissioners, a county o…

NRS 245.065 Public hearing for dismissed employee in certain counties. 1. When an employee of a county other than a department head, county manager or county administrator who has been employed by the county for 12 or more months is dismissed from employment the employee may requ…

NRS 245.070 County officers to contract only when authorized by commissioners. No county officer in any county in this State, except the board of county commissioners, shall contract for the payment or expenditure of any county moneys for any purpose whatever, or shall purchase a…

NRS 245.075 County officer not to be interested in certain contracts or purchases; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and 332.800, it is unlawful for any county officer, directly or indirectly, to be interested in any contract made by the county o…

NRS 245.110 Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions. The provisions of the Nevada Ethics in Government Law, chapter 281A of NRS, do not prohibit any county officer from purchasing the warrants of the State or of any other county, or to prevent any cou…

NRS 245.120 County officers may sell indebtedness for personal services rendered. All county officers referred to in any of the sections of this chapter shall have the right to sell or transfer any evidences of public indebtedness which may be issued according to law, for service…

NRS 245.125 Deposit and payment of money not belonging to county or its officers or employees. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) Each county officer or employee who, in the officer’s or employee’s official capacity, receives any money belonging to a person or o…

NRS 245.130 Resignations. Resignations of all county officers, except district judges, shall be made to the board of county commissioners of their respective counties. [Part 34:108:1866; B § 2632; BH § 1669; C § 1815; RL § 2798; NCL § 4798]

NRS 245.140 Certification of cause of certain vacancies. Whenever a vacancy occurs in any county office, except in cases of resignation, the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county where such officer exercised the duties of his or her office, if confined to a sin…

NRS 245.150 Certification of vacancy to Secretary of State. Within 10 days after a vacancy has occurred in any county office, by resignation or otherwise, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall certify the fact of such vacancy to the Secretary of State. [Part 31:108…

NRS 245.160 When commissioners declare an office vacant. The board of county commissioners shall declare vacant the office of every county officer, except the office of district judge, required by law to execute an official bond, whenever a final judgment shall be obtained agains…

NRS 245.170 Vacancies: Appointment by board of county commissioners; placement of office or position on ballot under certain circumstances. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute: 1. If a vacancy is declared in any county or township office, except the offices of distri…

NRS 245.180 Temporary appointments. 1. When, at any time, there shall be in the county offices, except the office of district judge, no officer duly authorized to execute the duties thereof, some suitable person may be temporarily appointed by the board of county commissioners to…

NRS 245.185 Temporary limited appointments of certified persons with disabilities. 1. To assist persons with disabilities certified by the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the board of county commissioners of each county is enc…

NRS 245.200 Leaves of absence for elected county officers. 1. The board of county commissioners in any county is authorized and empowered to grant leave of absence to any county officer, authorized to appoint a deputy, for a period not exceeding 6 months, if in the discretion of …

NRS 245.210 Annual and other leave for county officers and employees; contents of ordinance or agreement. 1. The board of county commissioners of each of the several counties shall, by ordinance or agreement pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS, provide for annual, sick and disability …

NRS 245.211 Pension or insurance for peace officers and firefighters who are disabled. 1. The board of county commissioners of any county may establish, by contract or otherwise, and administer a disability pension plan or disability insurance program for the benefit of the count…

NRS 245.213 Establishment of merit system. 1. In each county having a population of 100,000 or more the board of county commissioners shall by ordinance establish a merit personnel system for all employees of the county except those exempted under the provisions of NRS 245.213 to…

NRS 245.214 Administration by board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall administer the provisions of NRS 245.213 to 245.216, inclusive, through the promulgation of appropriate rules and regulations and the employment of clerical and administrative sta…

NRS 245.215 Regulations: Required provisions. 1. The board of county commissioners shall adopt regulations for any merit personnel system established pursuant to the provisions of NRS 245.213 to 245.216, inclusive. The regulations must provide: (a) For the classification of all c…

NRS 245.216 Personnel exempted from merit system. There shall be exempted from the provisions of NRS 245.213, 245.214 and 245.215: 1. All department heads appointed and elected and the county administrator or county manager of the county. 2. A number of employees in each departme…