Title 42

NRS 474.5115 Title to property vested in district. The title to all property which may have been acquired for a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 must be vested in the district. (Added to NRS by 2007, 1301; A 2015, 183)

NRS 474.512 Issuance of bonds and other securities for acquisition of property. For the purpose of defraying the cost of the acquisition of any properties authorized by NRS 474.511, the board of fire commissioners, on the behalf and in the name of any district organized pursuant …

NRS 474.514 Limit on indebtedness. No indebtedness, as defined in NRS 350.586, including outstanding indebtedness, shall be incurred by any district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 5 percent of the total last assessed valuat…

NRS 474.515 Levy and collection of tax to pay principal and interest on general obligations; applicability of Local Government Securities Law. 1. An annual general (ad valorem) tax must be levied upon all property, both real and personal, subject to taxation within the district a…

NRS 474.517 Payment of claims against district. All accounts, bills and demands against a district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 must be audited, allowed and paid by the board of fire commissioners by warrants drawn on the county treasurer or the treasurer of the d…

NRS 474.518 Rangeland fire protection associations: Formation; approval; evaluation; delegation of evaluation; assistance with funding and operations. 1. Any business entity or cooperative or any two or more persons who own, lease, produce agriculture on or otherwise control or o…

NRS 474.520 Dissolution of districts created by election; territory subject to control by county commissioners; retention and use of property. Upon dissolution of any fire protection district organized under NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, as provided by NRS 474.410 to 474.450…

NRS 474.532 Consolidation of districts: Declaration of public policy of State. It is the public policy of the State of Nevada and the purpose of NRS 474.533, in a county whose population is less than 700,000, to promote: 1. Efficiency in fire fighting and emergency medical servic…

NRS 474.533 Consolidation of districts: Requirements; initiation; approval; recording; debts and assets; taxation of property. 1. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is less than 700,000 may consolidate two or more fire protection districts organized pu…

NRS 474.535 Reorganization into district created by election. 1. A fire protection district established pursuant to NRS 474.460 to 474.540, inclusive, which has been in existence for at least 10 years, may be reorganized as a fire protection district subject to the provisions of …

NRS 474.537 Reorganization of district as general improvement district to furnish fire protection facilities. 1. A fire protection district organized pursuant to NRS 474.460 or 474.533 may reorganize as a district created wholly or in part for the purpose of furnishing fire prote…

NRS 474.540 Activities of district to be separate from activities of other political subdivisions. The activities of each district organized in accordance with NRS 474.460 or 474.533 shall be separate and apart from county activities and any other political subdivision in this St…

NRS 474.550 Liability of person, firm, association or agency causing fire or other emergency; immunity; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 527.126, within the boundaries of any fire protection district created pursuant to this chapter, any person, …

NRS 474.565 Adjustment of boundaries of contiguous fire protection districts within county. 1. The boundaries of two or more contiguous fire protection districts located within a county and organized pursuant to NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, 474.460 or 474.533 may be adjuste…

NRS 474.570 Dissolution of district which is entirely within boundaries of district for county fire department. A board of county commissioners shall dissolve any fire protection district created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter whenever all the territory within the dis…

NRS 474.580 Elimination of fire hazards. 1. Any owner of lands within a fire protection district created pursuant to this chapter shall eliminate and remove a fire hazard on the owner’s property when directed to do so by the board. 2. If the owner does not comply within the time …

NRS 474.590 Chapter does not authorize operation of ambulance in any area for which exclusive franchise for ambulance service has been granted by or on behalf of county, city or town. Nothing in this chapter authorizes any person, firm, corporation, association, government, gover…