Title 21

NRS 268.418 State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of city; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforcement of conflicting ord…

NRS 268.420 Health districts. Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, or any other law, the governing bodies of any incorporated cities may establish with the board of county commissioners of the county in which the cities are located, or with the governing bodies of …

NRS 268.423 Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway. 1. The governing body of each city in a county whose population is 700,000 or more shall provide by ordinance for the issuance of permits to charitab…

NRS 268.425 Speed limits in school zones and school crossing zones: Posting of informational signs and devices. The city council or other governing body of each incorporated city, whether incorporated by general or special act, shall cause to be displayed, in each school zone and…

NRS 268.426 Patrol and provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home parks by law enforcement agency. 1. Members of the law enforcement agency of an incorporated city, or if the incorporated city is within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police department, the…

NRS 268.427 Ordinance for control of rabies. In order to control rabies and to protect the public health and welfare, the governing body of each city or town incorporated under any law of this state shall enact an ordinance providing for a rabies control program and shall include…

NRS 268.4271 Program to waive adoption fee of certain animals adopted by veteran, law enforcement officer or first responder: Requirements; report to Legislature. 1. If an incorporated city owns and operates an animal shelter or the governing body of an incorporated city appropri…

NRS 268.4272 Ordinance requiring owner or operator of kennel, certain animal rescue organizations and commercial establishments to complete training course on handling pets; course renewal; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each city council or other go…

NRS 268.428 Definitions. As used in NRS 268.428 to 268.4288, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 268.42805 to 268.42825, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1464)

NRS 268.42805 “Dwelling unit” defined. “Dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of the structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a comm…

NRS 268.4281 “Habitability standard” defined. “Habitability standard” includes, without limitation: 1. Any provision of an applicable housing or health code concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of a dwelling unit; or 2. The requirements of chapter 1…

NRS 268.42815 “Receiver” defined. “Receiver” means a receiver appointed by a district court as the court’s agent, and subject to the court’s direction, to take possession of, manage and, if authorized by court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect or otherwise …

NRS 268.4282 “Residential multifamily rental property” defined. “Residential multifamily rental property” means a parcel of land in the incorporated area of the city which is primarily used for personal, family or household purposes to which is affixed two or more dwelling units …

NRS 268.42825 “Substandard property” defined. “Substandard property” means a residential multifamily rental property that has been declared to be a substandard property by a district court pursuant to NRS 268.4284. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1464)

NRS 268.4283 Residential multifamily rental property found in violation of applicable standard, code, statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; notice to owner and order to repair or rehabilitate. 1. If the appropriate department of a city fin…

NRS 268.42835 Failure to comply with notice and order to repair or rehabilitate; action by city; appointment of receiver; service on owner; award of attorney’s fees and costs to prevailing party. 1. If the owner of a residential multifamily rental property fails to comply with th…

NRS 268.4284 Declaration of residential multifamily rental property to be substandard: Findings of district court; appointment of receiver; contents of order. 1. To declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property, the district court must find: (a) T…

NRS 268.42845 Substandard property found to substantially endanger health and safety of residents: Court order or judgment; owner to pay certain fees, costs and relocation compensation or benefits; penalty for failure to comply with order or judgment; equitable or declaratory rel…

NRS 268.4285 Powers and duties of receiver. 1. If the district court appoints a receiver for a substandard property pursuant to NRS 268.4284, the owner of the substandard property, and any agent or employee of the owner, shall not collect rent from any tenant, interfere with the …

NRS 268.42855 Receiver: Fees and expenses. A receiver appointed pursuant to NRS 268.4284 is entitled to the same fees, commissions and necessary expenses as a receiver in an action to foreclose a mortgage. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1469)

NRS 268.4286 Required reports. 1. In addition to any periodic reporting required by the district court, the receiver shall prepare and submit monthly reports relating to a substandard property to the governing body of the city or its designee. The report to the governing body of …

NRS 268.42865 Discharge of receiver: Findings of district court; discharge of unused money; retention of jurisdiction over substandard property and reporting after discharge. 1. A district court must discharge the receiver appointed pursuant to NRS 268.4284 when the district cour…

NRS 268.4287 Payment of unrecovered costs associated with receivership. Upon the request of a receiver, the district court may require the owner of the substandard property to pay all unrecovered costs associated with the receivership. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1470)

NRS 268.42875 Remedies and penalties are cumulative; limitations on effect of provisions. 1. The remedies and penalties provided in NRS 268.428 to 268.4288, inclusive, are cumulative, may not be abrogated and are in addition to any other remedies or penalties that may exist in la…

NRS 268.4288 Effect of provisions on right guaranteed by United States Constitution or Nevada Constitution. Nothing in the provisions of NRS 268.428 to 268.4288, inclusive, is intended to deprive any owner of a residential multifamily rental property or substandard property any r…

NRS 268.429 Ordinance required. The governing board of each city in the State shall adopt an ordinance regulating and licensing outdoor assemblies. The minimum requirements set forth in NRS 268.429 to 268.4298, inclusive, may be incorporated in such ordinance. (Added to NRS by 19…

NRS 268.4291 “Assembly” defined. As used in NRS 268.429 to 268.4298, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “assembly” means a company of persons gathered together for any purpose at any location, other than in a permanent building or permanent installation, which has …

NRS 268.4292 License required. Every person who permits, maintains, promotes, conducts, advertises, operates, undertakes, organizes, manages, sells or gives away tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more individuals shall obtain a license from the c…

NRS 268.4293 Application for license: Time; contents. Application for a license to conduct such an assembly shall be made in writing to the city clerk at least 60 days prior to the time indicated for the commencement of the planned activity and shall be accompanied by a nonrefund…

NRS 268.4294 Hearing: Notice; investigation; grant, denial or conditioning of license; issuance of license. 1. Upon receipt of a complete application and the application fee, the clerk shall: (a) Set the application for public hearing at a regular meeting of the city council, not…

NRS 268.4295 Conditions which may be imposed. The conditions which may be imposed by the city council, as provided in NRS 268.4294, for the protection of the health, safety and property of local residents and persons attending such assemblies may include the following: 1. A minim…

NRS 268.4296 Denial of license: Grounds; notice. 1. After holding the hearing required under NRS 268.4294, the city council may deny issuance of the license if it finds any of the following: (a) That the applicant fails to meet the conditions imposed pursuant to the provisions of…

NRS 268.4297 Revocation and reinstatement of license; notice. 1. The city council may revoke any license or may reinstate any license on such suitable conditions as are determined by the city council. 2. Notice of intent to revoke shall be given and the licensee is entitled to a …

NRS 268.4298 Unlawful acts. It is unlawful for any licensee or any employee, agent or associate of a licensee to: 1. Hold an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more persons without first procuring a license to do so. 2. Sell tickets to such an assembly without …

NRS 268.430 Special assessments as liens. All special assessments shall, from the date of the approval thereof, constitute a lien upon the respective lots or parcels of land assessed coequal with the lien of general taxes, not subject to extinguishment by the sale of any property…

NRS 268.433 Property owned by State or political subdivision subject to assessment. Property owned by the State of Nevada or any of its subdivisions which is situated within any proposed special assessment district of any municipality is subject to assessment in the same manner a…

NRS 268.440 Budget; contracts for promotion of county; limitations. The city council or other governing body of each incorporated city in the State of Nevada, whether or not organized under general law or special charter, may include in the budget of the city items to cover the e…

NRS 268.4413 Imposition of fee on construction of structure or grading of land authorized in certain counties; transfer and deposit of money. 1. The governing body of a city which is located in a county in which the board of county commissioners has created an enterprise fund pur…

NRS 268.4415 Fee on construction of structure or grading of land: Powers of governing body; enterprise fund. 1. The governing body of a city which has imposed a fee pursuant to NRS 268.4413 and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatene…

NRS 268.442 Transportation districts: Creation; powers of governing body; budget; employees. 1. The governing body of a city may by ordinance, but not as in a case of emergency, create one or more transportation districts in the incorporated area of the city. The governing body o…

NRS 268.444 Transportation districts: Boundaries. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of a city which establishes a transportation district shall establish the boundaries of the district and may alter those boundaries by ordinance. 2. The boundarie…

NRS 268.446 Use of money received from optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a city that has created one or more transportation districts shall use any part of the money received pursuant to the provisions of N…

NRS 268.448 Pledge of money for payment of obligations issued for certain projects. 1. A city may pledge any money received pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.3351 or any combination of that money with revenue derived from the project financed with the proceeds of the obligati…

NRS 268.450 Acceptance of loans or grants under federal law. 1. “Public works” as used in this section means any facilities necessary for carrying on community life substantially expanded by the national defense program, but the activities authorized under this section must be de…

NRS 268.460 Levy and collection of taxes after incorporation if proceeds pledged for payment or repayment of bonds for recreational facilities; transmission of proceeds. 1. Any license tax levied by any county against any lawful trade, calling, industry, occupation, profession or…

NRS 268.470 Retention of reasonable costs of collection. The city so collecting such a county license tax may retain from time to time the amounts equal to the reasonable costs of so collecting such tax not exceeding for any collection period an amount equal to 10 percent of the …