Title 23

NRS 282.150 Liability of sureties when penal sum exceeds $2,000: Several liability for portions not less than $500. When the penal sum of any bond amounts to more than $2,000, the sureties may become severally liable for portions not less than $500 of such penal sum, making in th…

NRS 282.160 Liability of sureties for ratable proportion; release of surety on payment of pro rata liability; limitation on amount of judgment. 1. If the official bond of the State Treasurer or any county or township officer becomes insufficient by reason of the insolvency of any…

NRS 282.163 Blanket bonds. A blanket fidelity bond or blanket position bond may be furnished at county expense for all elected county officers except the county treasurer. This blanket bond must be in an amount not less than $10,000, and conditioned on the faithful performance of…

NRS 282.165 City employee regularly handling public money required to furnish corporate surety bond; form and approval of bond. Every employee of an incorporated city who regularly handles public funds as part of the employee’s official duties shall be required to furnish a corpo…

NRS 282.170 Companies which may execute bond; payment of premiums; acceptance of bond. 1. The State Treasurer and every district, county, township and city officer within the State of Nevada, who is required by law to give an official bond, may have a surety company, which has co…

NRS 282.180 Procedure. Any surety on the official bond of the State Treasurer or any county or city officer, or on the official bond of any executor or administrator, or on the bond or undertaking of any person, where, by law, a bond or undertaking is required, may be released fr…

NRS 282.190 Surety’s statement desiring release from liability: Filing and service of notice; publication. 1. Any surety desiring to be released from liability on the bond of the State Treasurer shall file with the Governor or Secretary of State a statement in writing duly subscr…

NRS 282.200 Forfeiture of office or appointment upon failure to file new or additional bond; suspension of functions of office. 1. If any officer or person fails within 10 days from the date of a personal service, or within 30 days from the date of the first insertion of a public…

NRS 282.210 Liability of sureties on original and new or additional bond. In case a new or additional bond or undertaking is filed, the sureties on the original bond or undertaking, not asking to be released, and on the new or additional bond or undertaking shall be and continue …

NRS 282.220 Amount or penalty of new or additional bond or undertaking: How determined. Whenever a statement is filed, or filed and served, as provided in NRS 282.180 to 282.220, inclusive, the proper authority shall prescribe the penalty or amount in which a new or additional bo…

NRS 282.290 Faith of State pledged; consent of State to suit on bond; restitution. The faith of the State is pledged to the provisions of all surety bonds which have been issued or undertaken under the provisions of chapter 193, Statutes of Nevada 1937, as amended, which establis…

NRS 282.305 Secretary of State to ensure compliance by state officers. The Secretary of State shall ensure that state officers comply with the provisions of this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1993, 1550)

NRS 282.315 Costs of investigations paid from Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; limitations. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account on warrants issued by the State Controller, a total sum not to exceed $2,500 in…

NRS 282.330 Certain officers to report losses to State Board of Examiners; investigations; procedure for restitution. 1. Losses to counties which occur from defalcation, misappropriation or negligent loss of public money or from failure faithfully to perform the duties of office …

NRS 282.340 Civil liability on bond of officer or employee: Action for recovery of loss; lien; judgment; execution. 1. If any public officer or employee defaults, misappropriates or otherwise is responsible for loss of funds committed to the officer’s or employee’s care, the offi…

NRS 282.350 Revocation of bond by State Board of Examiners: Grounds. The State Board of Examiners may revoke the surety bond of any public officer or employee: 1. If, after due investigation, notice and hearing, the officer or employee is found to be addicted to gambling, excessi…

NRS 283.010 Resignation may be made before oath taken. Any person who shall receive a commission or a certificate of the person’s election or appointment shall be at liberty to resign such office, though the person may not have entered upon the execution of its duties or taken th…

NRS 283.020 Resignation of state officers commissioned by the Governor. All state officers commissioned by the Governor shall resign their commissions to the Governor. [Part 34:108:1866; B § 2632; BH § 1669; C § 1815; RL § 2798; NCL § 4798]

NRS 283.030 Resignation of appointive officers. All officers holding office by appointment shall resign their offices to the officer, body or board that appointed them when no express method is specified by NRS. [Part 34:108:1866; B § 2632; BH § 1669; C § 1815; RL § 2798; NCL § 4…

NRS 283.040 Events causing vacancy in office; action by Attorney General or district attorney. 1. Every office becomes vacant upon the occurring of any of the following events before the expiration of the term: (a) The death or resignation of the incumbent. (b) The removal of the…

NRS 283.050 Removal on impeachment and conviction: Duties of Secretary of State. Whenever any officer shall be removed from office on impeachment and conviction, as declared in the constitution and laws of this state, the Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy thereof…

NRS 283.060 Governor to declare state offices vacant. The Governor shall declare vacant the office of every state officer. [Part 38:108:1866; B § 2636; BH § 1673; C § 1819; RL § 2802; NCL § 4802]

NRS 283.070 Certification to Governor by Secretary of State of cause of vacancy in certain state offices; certified copy of judgment of insanity or record of conviction. Whenever a vacancy occurs in any state office, except in the case of resignation made to the Governor or the L…

NRS 283.080 Filling vacancy where power of appointment vested in Governor and Senate or in Legislature. Whenever a vacancy shall occur, during the recess of the Legislature, in any office which the Legislature is authorized to fill by election, or which the Governor, subject to c…

NRS 283.090 Qualifications and duties of person appointed pursuant to NRS 283.080. Any person appointed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 283.080 shall: 1. Before proceeding to execute the duties assigned to the person, qualify in the same manner as required by law of the officer…

NRS 283.100 Vacancy filled by Governor during recess of Legislature. Vacancies that may occur in office, the appointment of which is vested in the Governor and Senate, or in the Legislature, shall be filled by the Governor during the recess of the Legislature, by granting commiss…

NRS 283.110 Vacancy in state office filled by Governor; term of appointee. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the office of any state officer, the Governor shall fill the same by granting a commission, which shall expire at the next general election by the people and upon the qu…

NRS 283.120 Vacancy in state appointive office or position; limitation upon term of appointment by Governor. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in any appointive office or position in this state required by law to be filled by the Governor, such vacancy remaining unfilled for a per…

NRS 283.125 Notice of appointment to fill vacancy; contents; applicability. 1. Upon making an appointment to fill a vacancy in an elected office, the appointing authority shall notify the filing officer for that elected office. The notice must include: (a) The name, residence add…

NRS 283.130 Commission or certificate of election or appointment of officer filling vacancy. Any officer elected or appointed to fill any vacancy shall be commissioned, or shall receive a certificate of election or appointment to such office. [32:108:1866; B § 2630; BH § 1667; C …

NRS 283.140 Officers liable to impeachment. 1. Any state officer shall be liable to impeachment for misdemeanor or malfeasance in office pursuant to Article 7 of the Nevada Constitution. 2. As used in NRS 283.140 to 283.290, inclusive, “state officer” means the Governor and other…

NRS 283.150 All impeachments tried by Senate; Senate to be sworn. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be upon oath or affirmation. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 29; RL § 6879; NCL § 10676]

NRS 283.160 Articles of impeachment: Delivery to President of Senate. When a state officer is impeached by the Assembly for misdemeanor or malfeasance in office, the articles of impeachment shall be delivered to the President of the Senate. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 30; RL § 6880; NCL § …

NRS 283.170 Assignment of day of hearing and informing Assembly; service of copy of articles and notice to appear and answer. 1. The Senate shall assign a day for hearing the impeachment, and shall inform the Assembly thereof. 2. Not less than 10 days before the day fixed for the…

NRS 283.180 Service of copy of articles: Personal service; publication of notice to appear and answer. The service shall be made upon the defendant personally. If upon diligent inquiry the defendant cannot be found within the State and upon due proof of that fact, the Senate may …

NRS 283.190 Assignment of other hearing day or proceeding in defendant’s absence. If the defendant does not appear, upon proof of service or publication as provided in NRS 283.170 and 283.180, the Senate may, of its own motion or for cause shown, assign another day for hearing th…

NRS 283.200 Objection to sufficiency of articles of impeachment; entry and effect of plea of not guilty. When the defendant appears, the defendant may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or the defendant may answer the same by an oral plea of not …

NRS 283.210 Order to answer articles if objection not sustained; judgment on plea of guilty or refusal to plead; trial on plea of not guilty. 1. If the objection to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment is not sustained by a majority of the members of the Senate who hear…

NRS 283.220 Senate to be sworn: Procedure. At the time and place appointed, and before the Senate proceeds to act on the impeachment, the Secretary shall administer to the President of the Senate, and the President of the Senate to each of the members of the Senate then present, …

NRS 283.230 Concurrence of two-thirds of members elected required for conviction. The defendant cannot be convicted on impeachment without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members elected, voting by ayes and noes. If two-thirds of the members elected do not concur in a convic…

NRS 283.240 Judgment: Form; resolution of majority as judgment. 1. After conviction and at such time as it may appoint, the Senate shall pronounce judgment in the form of a resolution which shall be entered upon the journal of the Senate. 2. On the adoption of the resolution by a…

NRS 283.250 Judgment: Suspension or removal and disqualification. The judgment may be that the defendant be suspended, or that the defendant be removed from office and disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust or profit under the State. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 39; RL § 6889; NCL …

NRS 283.260 Effect of judgment of suspension on salary, fees or emoluments. If judgment of suspension is given, during the continuance of the judgment the defendant is disqualified from receiving the salary, fees or emoluments of the office. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 40; RL § 6890; NCL §…

NRS 283.270 Suspension of officer pending impeachment; filling office pending impeachment. 1. Whenever articles of impeachment against any officer subject to impeachment are presented to the Senate, the officer is temporarily suspended from the officer’s office and cannot act in …

NRS 283.280 Notice of impeachment of Lieutenant Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor is impeached, notice of the impeachment shall be immediately given to the Senate by the Assembly in order that another President may be chosen. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 42; RL § 6892; NCL § 10689]

NRS 283.290 Indictment or information not barred by conviction on impeachment. If the offense for which the defendant is convicted on impeachment is also the subject of an indictment or information, the indictment or information is not barred thereby. [1911 Cr. Prac. § 43; RL § 6…