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NRS 281A.300 Oaths; written requests and subpoenas for participation, attendance and production of books and papers; enforcement by court for noncompliance. 1. The Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission may administer oaths. 2. The Commission, upon majority vote, may issue a subp…

NRS 281A.350 Establishment; functions; limitations on powers; confidentiality. 1. Any state agency or the governing body of a county or an incorporated city may establish a specialized or local ethics committee to complement the functions of the Commission. A specialized or local…

NRS 281A.400 General requirements; exceptions. A code of ethical standards is hereby established to govern the conduct of public officers and employees: 1. A public officer or employee shall not seek or accept any gift, service, favor, employment, engagement, emolument or economi…

NRS 281A.410 Limitations on representing or counseling private persons before public agencies; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions. In addition to the requirements of the code of ethical standards and the other provisions of this chapter: 1. Except as…

NRS 281A.420 Requirements regarding disclosure of conflicts of interest and abstention from voting because of certain types of conflicts; effect of abstention on quorum and voting requirements; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a public officer or emplo…

NRS 281A.430 Contracts in which public officer or employee has interest prohibited; exceptions; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 218A.970 and 332.800, a public officer or employee shall not b…

NRS 281A.500 Notice and acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards: Distribution of information regarding standards; duty to file acknowledgment; contents; form; retention; penalty for willful refusal to file. 1. On or before the date on which a public officer swears or affirm…

NRS 281A.510 Public officer or employee prohibited from accepting or receiving honorarium; penalty. 1. A public officer or public employee shall not accept or receive an honorarium. 2. An honorarium paid on behalf of a public officer or public employee to a charitable organizatio…

NRS 281A.520 Public officer or employee prohibited from requesting or otherwise causing governmental entity to incur expense or make expenditure to support or oppose ballot question or candidate in certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, a p…

NRS 281A.540 Governmental grant, contract or lease and certain actions taken in violation of chapter are voidable; prohibited contract is void; recovery of benefit received as result of violation. 1. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a governmental grant, contra…

NRS 281A.550 Employment of certain former public officers and employees by regulated businesses prohibited; certain former public officers and employees prohibited from soliciting or accepting employment from certain persons contracting with State or local government; request for…

NRS 281A.665 Opinions of Commission may include guidance to public officer or employee. The Commission’s opinions may include guidance to a public officer or employee on questions whether: 1. A conflict exists between the public officer’s or employee’s personal interest and the p…

NRS 281A.670 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 281A.670 to 281A.690, inclusive, apply to proceedings concerning a request for an advisory opinion. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2479)

NRS 281A.675 Initiation of request for advisory opinion; purpose of request; form and contents; Commission may decline to render advisory opinion under certain circumstances. 1. A public officer or employee may file with the Commission a request for an advisory opinion to: (a) Se…

NRS 281A.680 Rendering of advisory opinion by Commission; deadline and waiver; certain advisory opinions binding upon requester; judicial review; confidentiality and waiver. 1. If a public officer or employee properly files a request for an advisory opinion, the Commission shall …

NRS 281A.685 Confidentiality of certain materials; no duty on Commission or staff to protect confidentiality of materials not in their possession; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following materials are confidential and are not public records purs…

NRS 281A.690 Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to proceedings concerning request for advisory opinion; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to: (a) Any meeting or hearing held by the Commission to receive…

NRS 281A.700 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 281A.700 to 281A.790, inclusive, apply to proceedings concerning an ethics complaint. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2480)

NRS 281A.705 Legal defense of state officer or employee subject to ethics complaint. 1. If an ethics complaint is filed with or initiated by the Commission concerning a present or former state officer or employee, unless the state officer or employee retains his or her legal coun…

NRS 281A.710 Initiation of ethics complaint; form and contents; Commission may decline to render opinion under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281A.280, the Commission may render an opinion that interprets the statutory ethical stand…

NRS 281A.715 Determination of jurisdiction and whether evidence warrants investigation; deadline and waiver; dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or insufficient evidence; initiation of investigation. 1. Based on the evidence submitted with an ethics complaint filed with the Commis…

NRS 281A.720 Investigation by Executive Director; notice of investigation; opportunity to submit response; deadline and extension; purpose of response; preservation of objections and defenses. 1. If the Commission directs the Executive Director to investigate an ethics complaint …

NRS 281A.725 Completion of investigation by Executive Director; presentation of written recommendation to review panel; deadline and waiver; contents of recommendation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Executive Director shall complete the investigation req…

NRS 281A.730 Consideration of recommendation by review panel; determination of just and sufficient cause; deadline and waiver; record of proceedings; dismissal; approval of deferral agreement; referral to Commission for further proceedings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this…

NRS 281A.735 Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to proceedings of review panel. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to: 1. Any meeting or hearing held by the review panel to receive information or evidence concerning an ethics complaint; and 2. Any deliberations or…

NRS 281A.740 Deferral agreements: Development; approval; enforcement; contents; terms and conditions; monitoring and documenting compliance; proceedings for noncompliance; dismissal of matter after satisfactory compliance. 1. In proceedings concerning an ethics complaint, the Exe…

NRS 281A.745 Adjudicatory hearings: Powers and duties of Commission; deadline and waiver; procedural rights; evidence; use of telephone or video conference. 1. If the review panel refers an ethics complaint to the Commission for further proceedings in the matter pursuant to NRS 2…

NRS 281A.750 Confidentiality of certain materials; exceptions; confidentiality of identity of certain requesters; disclosure of identity under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281A.755, all information, communications, records, docume…

NRS 281A.755 Confidentiality of investigative file; exceptions; discovery request for list of proposed witnesses and certain portions of investigative file; contents of investigative file. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the investigative file related to an ethic…

NRS 281A.760 Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to certain proceedings of Commission. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to: 1. Any meeting or hearing held by the Commission to receive information or evidence concerning an ethics complaint; and 2. Any deliberation…

NRS 281A.765 Opinions must include findings of fact and conclusions of law; dismissal of matter if violation not proven; authorized actions if violation proven. 1. If the Commission renders an opinion in proceedings concerning an ethics complaint, the opinion must include finding…

NRS 281A.770 General standards for resolving ethics complaints by stipulations, agreed settlements or consent orders and for approving deferral agreements. In any matter in which the Commission disposes of an ethics complaint by stipulation, agreed settlement or consent order or …

NRS 281A.775 Additional standards for determining whether violation is willful violation and type of penalty imposed and for approving deferral agreements. 1. The Commission, in determining whether a violation of this chapter is a willful violation and, if so, the penalty to be i…

NRS 281A.780 Letters of caution or instruction: Contents; confidentiality; effect on subsequent ethics complaints. 1. In proceedings concerning an ethics complaint, the Commission or the review panel, as appropriate, may issue a letter of caution or instruction to the public offi…

NRS 281A.785 Types of remedies and penalties; judicial review of certain actions of Commission; limitations on judicial review of actions of review panel. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in proceedings concerning an ethics complaint, the Commission, based on a fi…

NRS 281A.790 Additional types of remedies and penalties; duties of Commission upon finding willful violation; circumstances in which violation not deemed willful; effect of chapter upon criminal law; judicial review of certain actions of Commission; burden of proof. 1. In additio…

NRS 282.010 Oaths and official bonds of officers; when term of office begins. 1. Members of the Legislature and all officers, executive, judicial and ministerial, shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, provide the official bond required by law, when s…

NRS 282.020 Form of official oath. Members of the Legislature and all officers, executive, judicial and ministerial, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe to the following oath: I, ........................., do solemnly swear (or…

NRS 282.030 No fee to be charged for administering and certifying oath. No fees shall be charged by any person for administering and certifying the oath of office. [37:49:1883; BH § 2378; C § 2502; RL § 2039; NCL § 2970] OFFICIAL BONDS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 282.040 Form. All official bonds required by law of officers shall be: 1. In form joint and several. 2. Made payable to the State of Nevada. 3. In such penal sum and with such conditions as may be required by law. [1:135:1865; B § 2917; BH § 1738; C § 1892; RL § 2868; NCL § 4…

NRS 282.050 Bond in force during term of office; effect of subsequent law; conditions. 1. Every official bond executed by any officer pursuant to law shall be deemed and taken to be in force, and shall be obligatory upon the principal and sureties thereon for any and all breaches…

NRS 282.060 Bond for benefit of injured or aggrieved person; action on bond without assignment. 1. Every official bond executed by any officer pursuant to law shall be in force and obligatory upon the principal and sureties thereon, to and for the State of Nevada, and to and for …

NRS 282.070 Defects in bond immaterial. Whenever any official bond shall not contain the substantial matter, or condition or conditions, required by law, or there shall be any defect in the approval or filing thereof, such bond shall not be void so as to discharge such officer an…

NRS 282.080 Approval, filing and recording of official bonds. The official bonds of officers shall be approved and filed as follows: 1. The official bond of the State Treasurer shall be approved by the Governor, and filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State. 2. T…

NRS 282.090 Additional bond of county or township officer: Showing of insufficiency; execution and filing; office vacated for failure to execute and file bond. 1. Whenever the sureties, or any one of them, on the official bond of any county or township officer shall die, remove w…

NRS 282.100 Insufficiency of State Treasurer’s bond: Procedure for procurement of additional bond. Whenever the official bond of the State Treasurer becomes insufficient from any cause, like proceedings as provided in NRS 282.090 may be had with reference thereto before the distr…