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NRS 268.010 Methods of amending city charter. 1. As used in this section, “city” means an incorporated city. 2. An amendment to the charter of a city may be: (a) Made by the Legislature. (b) Proposed and submitted to the registered voters of the city by a majority of the whole go…

NRS 268.012 Procedure for adoption by reference of specialized or uniform code. An ordinance which adopts: 1. A specialized or uniform building, plumbing or electrical code printed in the form of a book or pamphlet; 2. Any other specialized or uniform code; or 3. Any portion of s…

NRS 268.014 Codification of ordinances; publication of code. 1. The city council or other governing body of an incorporated city shall have the power to codify and publish a code of its municipal ordinances in the form of a municipal code, which code may, at the election of the c…

NRS 268.016 Authority of municipal court to conduct jury trial. The municipal court of an incorporated city may conduct a jury trial pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 5.050. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1321)

NRS 268.017 Pleading and proof of charter and ordinances in judicial proceedings. The charter and all ordinances, rules, resolutions or other regulations of an incorporated city shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts without pleading the contents thereof. Such ch…

NRS 268.018 Power to establish misdemeanors by ordinance. Except when specifically prohibited by law, an incorporated city by ordinance may establish as a city misdemeanor offense any offense which is a misdemeanor pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 197…

NRS 268.019 Power to impose civil liability instead of criminal sanction. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of an incorporated city may by ordinance provide that the violation of a particular ordinance of such governing body imposes a civil liabi…

NRS 268.0191 Power to authorize use of vacant or blighted city land or property for community gardening or urban farming; resources and incentives for development of community gardens and urban farms; water. 1. The governing body of a city may authorize, by ordinance, the use of …

NRS 268.0192 Public notice issued by planning commission in certain cities required to be available in certain languages. 1. The governing body of a city whose population is 25,000 or more located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall: (a) Ensure that any public n…

NRS 268.01925 Language access plan: Development and biennial revision; requirements; public comment; submission to Office for New Americans. 1. The governing body of a city shall designate one or more employees of the city to be responsible for developing and biennially revising …

NRS 268.0193 Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the governing body of each city shall adopt an ordinance using the following terms to describe the following types of facilities, homes, houses an…

NRS 268.0195 Duty to establish definition of “transient lodging” by ordinance. 1. The governing body of each city shall adopt an ordinance that defines the term “transient lodging” for the purposes of all taxes imposed by the governing body on the rental of transient lodging. The…

NRS 268.0197 Designation of certain sites for completion of sales of personal property initiated on Internet; limitation of actions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of an incorporated city shall designate at least one police station, or part th…

NRS 268.0199 Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty. 1. A city in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by th…

NRS 268.020 Demands and claims to be presented within 6 months; certification. 1. All demands and accounts against any incorporated city in this state, must be presented to the city council of the city, in writing, within 6 months from the time the demands or accounts became due.…

NRS 268.025 Deposit of money of city or other local government in bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank; agreement for redeposit of money. 1. Any incorporated city or other local government may deposit any money under the control of its treasurer in any…

NRS 268.028 Expenditure of public money; grant of public money and donation of certain property to certain nonprofit organizations or governmental entities. 1. The governing body of a city may expend money for any purpose that will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants…

NRS 268.030 Publication or posting of quarterly financial statements; supporting documents are public records; penalty. 1. After March 23, 1939, the city clerk and city council of every incorporated city in this state, whether incorporated under the provisions of chapter 266 of N…

NRS 268.040 Suit to collect delinquent taxes: Costs not charged against city. In any suit commenced, or hereafter to be commenced, in any incorporated city of this state for the collection of delinquent taxes, no costs may, in any event, be charged against or collected from the c…

NRS 268.043 Collection on tax roll of delinquent charges for utility services. 1. The governing body of a city which provides utility services may elect by ordinance to have delinquent charges for any or all of those utility services collected on the tax roll in the same manner, …

NRS 268.045 Capital improvement fund: Accumulation; purpose; repayment from general fund. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, every incorporated city in this state, whether incorporated under the provisions of chapter 266 or 267 of NRS or under the provisions of a sp…

NRS 268.048 Acquisition, sale or lease of real property by certain cities for industrial development; notice; hearing; option to purchase property. 1. The governing body of a city located in a county whose population is less than 15,000, upon making a finding pursuant to a public…

NRS 268.050 Reconveyance, sale or exchange of land donated, dedicated or condemned for public purposes. 1. The governing body of any incorporated city in this State may reconvey all the right, title and interest of the city in and to any land donated, dedicated, acquired in accor…

NRS 268.053 Lease of real property to certain nonprofit organizations. 1. The governing body may lease real property to a nonprofit organization that: (a) Is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) Is affiliated by contract or other written …

NRS 268.055 Conveyance of property to corporation for public benefit. 1. The governing body of a city may convey real property of the city without consideration to a corporation for public benefit if the property is not needed for the public purposes of the city and the property …

NRS 268.058 Conveyance of property to nonprofit organization for development of attainable housing: Application; public hearing; conditions; annual list of property conveyed; subordination of interest in property conveyed. 1. A nonprofit organization may submit to the governing b…

NRS 268.059 Sale or lease of certain real property: Appraisal required; qualifications and selection of appraisers; disclosure statements; interest of appraiser or related person in property or adjoining property in certain cities prohibited; effect of sale or lease in violation …

NRS 268.061 Sale or lease of certain real property: Determination that sale or lease is in best interest of city; notice; appraisal; exceptions; second offering; evaluation for use of real property for development of attainable housing; effect of sale or lease in violation of sec…

NRS 268.062 Sale or lease of certain real property at auction: Resolution declaring intention to sell or lease property; requirements; notice; procedure; deposit to cover certain costs; effect of sale or lease in violation of section. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this secti…

NRS 268.063 Sale, lease or disposal of real property for redevelopment or economic development: Requirements; effect of sale, lease or disposal in violation of section. 1. A governing body may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property for the purposes of redevelopment or …

NRS 268.064 Lease of building space or other real property that is less than 25,000 square feet. 1. The governing body of a city may offer any city-owned building or any portion thereof or any other real property for lease without complying with the provisions of NRS 268.059, 268…

NRS 268.065 Voting machines: Rental, lease or other acquisition. Governing bodies of incorporated cities may rent, lease or otherwise acquire voting machines in whatever manner will best serve local interests. (Added to NRS by 1965, 615) MUNICIPAL PRINTING

NRS 268.070 Public printing to be placed with newspaper or commercial establishment within county; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 344.050, all public printing required by the various cities of this State must be placed with a bona fide newspap…

NRS 268.081 Displacement or limitation of competition: Services. The governing body of an incorporated city may, to provide adequate, economical and efficient services to the inhabitants of the city and to promote the general welfare of those inhabitants, displace or limit compet…

NRS 268.083 Displacement or limitation of competition: Methods. The governing body of an incorporated city may: 1. Provide those services set forth in NRS 268.081 on an exclusive basis or, by ordinance, adopt a regulatory scheme for providing those services or controlling develop…

NRS 268.084 Municipal electric utility: Purchase of generating capacity; terms. A city which operates a municipal utility to distribute electricity may purchase generating capacity on the terms set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 244A.699. (Added to NRS by 1985, 642)

NRS 268.086 Telecommunication service generally in city whose population is 25,000 or more: Sale of service by city to public prohibited; exception; procedure for city to purchase or construct certain facilities. 1. The governing body of an incorporated city whose population is 2…

NRS 268.088 Telecommunication service or interactive computer service: Power of city to require franchises and impose terms and conditions on franchises limited; power of city to regulate placement of facilities limited. 1. The governing body of an incorporated city shall not: (a…

NRS 268.0881 Definitions. As used in NRS 268.0881 to 268.0888, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 268.0882 to 268.0886, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)

NRS 268.0882 “Apartment complex” defined. “Apartment complex” means a building or group of buildings, each building of which is arranged in several units of connecting rooms, with each unit designed for independent housekeeping. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)

NRS 268.0883 “Certificate” defined. “Certificate” means a certificate to engage in property management issued pursuant to NRS 268.0887. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)

NRS 268.0884 “Property” defined. “Property” means a hotel, motel or apartment complex for which a business license issued by the city is required for its operation. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)

NRS 268.0885 “Property management” defined. “Property management” means the physical, administrative or financial management of a property. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2339)

NRS 268.0886 “Unit” defined. “Unit” means a structure or the part of a 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 common household. (Added …

NRS 268.0887 Certification of persons who engage in property management; application; fees; renewal; conditions; penalty; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the city council or other governing body of any incorporated city in the State of Nevada, whether…

NRS 268.0888 Ordinance to require certain property to be managed by person issued certificate; penalty; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the city council or other governing body as any incorporated city in the State of Nevada, whether organized under g…