Title 19

NRS 239C.105 “Tribal government” defined. “Tribal government” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 C.F.R. §§ 83.1 to 83.13, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2011, 2880)

NRS 239C.110 “Utility” defined. 1. “Utility” means any public or private entity that: (a) Provides water service, wastewater service, electric service or natural gas service to 500 or more service locations; or (b) Operates any pipeline that is necessary to provide such service. …

NRS 239C.120 Creation; appointment of members; terms; designation of officers. 1. The Nevada Commission on Homeland Security is hereby created. 2. The Governor shall appoint to the Commission 16 voting members that the Governor determines to be appropriate and who serve at the Go…

NRS 239C.130 Meetings; quorum. 1. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair as frequently as required to perform its duties, but no less than quarterly. 2. A majority of the voting members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majo…

NRS 239C.140 Meetings of Commission and appointed committees: Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Commission and any committee appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170 shall comply with the provision…

NRS 239C.150 Compensation of members. 1. Each member of the Commission who is not a public employee is entitled to receive compensation of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Commission, while engaged in the business of the Commission. 2. A member of the Commission who is …

NRS 239C.160 Duties. The Commission shall, within the limits of available money: 1. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, agencies of this State, political subdivisions, tribal governments, businesses located within this State and private persons who reside in th…

NRS 239C.170 Appointment of committees. 1. The Chair of the Commission shall, with the approval of the Commission, appoint a Committee on Finance and any other committees deemed necessary by the Chair to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission. The Chair of the Commis…

NRS 239C.175 Employment of staff. 1. The Chief of the Office may employ such persons in the classified service of the State as the Chief determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, including, without limitation, an Executive Assistant to the Commission, …

NRS 239C.180 Staff assistance. The Governor shall provide, in addition to any persons employed pursuant to NRS 239C.175, such staff assistance to the Commission as the Governor deems appropriate and may designate a state agency to provide such assistance. (Added to NRS by 2003, 2…

NRS 239C.190 Gifts, grants and contributions. The Commission may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to defray expenses …

NRS 239C.200 Annual report of Governor. On or before February 15 of each year, the Governor shall: 1. Prepare a report setting forth: (a) The activities of the Commission; and (b) A description of any matters with respect to which the Commission held a closed meeting or closed a …

NRS 239C.210 Confidentiality of certain documents, records or other items of information upon declaration of Governor; penalties; decennial review. 1. A document, record or other item of information described in subsection 2 that is prepared and maintained for the purpose of prev…

NRS 239C.220 Inspection of restricted documents. 1. Unless made confidential by specific statute, a restricted document may be inspected only by a person who provides: (a) His or her name; (b) A copy of his or her driver’s license or other photographic identification that is issu…

NRS 239C.230 Custodian of restricted document; log of inspections. 1. A public officer or employee who is the custodian of a restricted document shall establish a log to record: (a) The information described in subsection 1 of NRS 239C.220 when a person is allowed to inspect the …

NRS 239C.240 Suspicious or unusual request to inspect restricted document. Nothing in NRS 239C.220 or 239C.230 shall be deemed to prohibit a public officer or employee from contacting a law enforcement agency to report a suspicious or unusual request to inspect a restricted docum…

NRS 239C.250 Response plans of political subdivisions; confidentiality. 1. Each political subdivision shall adopt and maintain a response plan. Each new or revised plan must be filed within 10 days after adoption or revision with: (a) The Office; and (b) Each response agency that…

NRS 239C.260 Plan for continuation of state and local governmental operations in event of catastrophic emergency. 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 37 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, the Nevada Legislature hereby establishes a plan for continuation of state…

NRS 239C.270 Vulnerability assessment and response plan of utility and provider of new electric resources; confidentiality; penalties. 1. Each utility and each provider of new electric resources shall: (a) Conduct a vulnerability assessment in accordance with the requirements of …

NRS 239C.300 Submission of written report to Commission required. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the State, a political subdivision or a tribal government submits an application to and is approved to receive money from the Federal Government, this State, any …

NRS 239C.310 Adoption of national system of emergency response; documentation evidencing compliance. 1. The State and each political subdivision and tribal government shall: (a) Adopt any national system that is required as a condition to the receipt of money from the Federal Gov…

NRS 239C.400 Creation; appointment of members; designation of officers; term. 1. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee is hereby created. 2. With the approval of the Governor, the Chief of the Office shall appoint to the Committee not more than 34 voting members that the Chief…

NRS 239C.410 Meetings; quorum. 1. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Committee as frequently as required to perform its duties, but not less than once each quarter. 2. A majority of the voting members of the Committee constitutes a…

NRS 239C.420 Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exceptions; confidentiality. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee and any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS…

NRS 239C.430 Compensation of members. 1. A member of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee or any subcommittee formed pursuant to NRS 239C.450 may not receive any compensation for his or her services as a member of the Committee or the subcommittee. 2. Any member of the Commit…

NRS 239C.440 Duties. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall, within the limits of available money: 1. Annually develop state resilience goals and related objectives for the Committee; 2. Formulate advisory recommendations and policies regarding the emergency management, e…

NRS 239C.450 Appointment of subcommittees. 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee may appoint any subcommittee deemed necessary by the Committee to assist in carrying out the duties of the Committee. 2. The Committee may appoint not…

NRS 239C.460 Staff assistance. The Chief of the Office shall provide such staff assistance to the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee as the Chief deems appropriate. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1026; A 2025, 1854)

NRS 239C.470 Gifts, grants and contributions. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons to carry out the provisions of NRS 239C.4…

NRS 239C.480 Annual report. On or before February 1 of each year, the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall: 1. Prepare a report setting forth: (a) The activities of the Committee which occurred during the preceding calendar year; (b) Any assessments of the programs and proc…

NRS 240.001 Definitions. As used in NRS 240.001 to 240.206, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 240.002 to 240.0067, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1995, 187; A 1997, 930; 1999, 74…

NRS 240.002 “Acknowledgment” defined. “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by a person that he or she has executed an instrument for the purposes stated therein and, if the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the person signed the instrument with proper auth…

NRS 240.0025 “Credible witness” defined. “Credible witness” means a person who: 1. Swears or affirms that the signer of a document is the person whom he or she claims to be; and 2. Is known personally to the signer of the document and the notarial officer. (Added to NRS by 2003, …

NRS 240.0028 “Domestic partners” defined. “Domestic partners” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 122A.030. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)

NRS 240.003 “In a representative capacity” defined. “In a representative capacity” means: 1. For and on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, as an authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee or other representative; 2. As a public officer, personal represe…

NRS 240.0035 “Jurat” defined. “Jurat” means a declaration by a notarial officer that the signer of a document signed the document in the presence of the notarial officer and swore to or affirmed that the statements in the document are true. (Added to NRS by 2003, 606)

NRS 240.004 “Notarial act” defined. “Notarial act” means an act that a notarial officer of this state is authorized to perform. The term includes: 1. Taking an acknowledgment; 2. Administering an oath or affirmation; 3. Certifying a copy; 4. Executing a jurat; 5. Noting a protest…

NRS 240.005 “Notarial officer” defined. “Notarial officer” means a notary public or an officer authorized to perform notarial acts. (Added to NRS by 1995, 188)

NRS 240.0055 “Notarial record” defined. “Notarial record” means: 1. The journal that a notary public is required to keep pursuant to NRS 240.120; 2. The journal that an electronic notary public is required to keep pursuant to NRS 240.201; and 3. A document or other evidence retai…

NRS 240.0063 “Notary public” defined. “Notary public” means a person appointed to perform a notarial act by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 240.010. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)

NRS 240.0065 “Person” defined. “Person” means a natural person. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)

NRS 240.0067 “State” defined. “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1375)

NRS 240.007 Information and documents filed with or obtained by Secretary of State: Public examination; confidentiality; disclosure. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, information and documents filed with or obtained by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS …

NRS 240.010 Appointment by Secretary of State; cancellation of appointment; unlawful acts; injunctive relief. 1. The Secretary of State may appoint notaries public in this State. 2. The Secretary of State shall not appoint as a notary public a person: (a) Who submits an applicati…

NRS 240.015 General qualifications; conditions for appointment of resident of adjoining state. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person appointed as a notary public must: (a) Be a resident of this State. (b) Be at least 18 years of age. (c) Possess his or her civ…

NRS 240.0155 Prohibition on collecting social security numbers or alternative personally identifying number from notary public or applicant for appointment as notary public. The Secretary of State shall not collect the social security number or an alternative personally identifyi…