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NRS 228.135 Establishment of program to assist law enforcement personnel and prosecuting attorneys in complying with Vienna Convention on Consular Relations; regulations. 1. The Attorney General may establish a program to assist law enforcement personnel and prosecuting attorneys…

NRS 228.137 Establishment of program to assist prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement officers in preventing persons subject to international travel restrictions from obtaining or using United States passport; regulations. 1. The Office of the Extradition Coordinator within th…

NRS 228.140 Prosecution and defense of causes in Supreme Court; accounting; assistance in impeachments. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 228.111 to 228.1118, inclusive, and 228.112 to 228.1127, inclusive, the Attorney General shall attend each of the terms of the Supreme Co…

NRS 228.150 Written opinions; payment for services. 1. When requested, the Attorney General shall give his or her opinion, in writing, upon any question of law, to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Controller, the State Treasurer, the Director of the Department of C…

NRS 228.160 Records of cases: Contents; inspection. 1. The Attorney General shall keep a record of each: (a) Civil case to which the State or any officer of the State in his or her official capacity is a party; and (b) Criminal case for which he or she is the principal prosecutin…

NRS 228.165 Office of Attorney General to provide Legislative Counsel with index of certain court rulings. On or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the Office of the Attorney General shall provide to the Legislative Counsel an index of all court rulings it has receive…

NRS 228.170 Commencement or defense of action to protect interest of State; prosecution of prisoners and persons acting in concert with prisoners. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 228.111 to 228.1118, inclusive, and 228.112 to 228.1127, inclusive, whenever the Governor dire…

NRS 228.175 Investigation and prosecution of offense by state officer or employee. 1. As used in this section “state officer or employee” means an elected officer of the State or any state officer or employee who is compensated from the State Treasury. 2. The Attorney General has…

NRS 228.177 Investigation and prosecution of offense by county or city officer or employee. 1. As used in this section: (a) “City officer or employee” means an elected officer of a city or any city officer or employee who is compensated from a city treasury. (b) “County officer o…

NRS 228.178 Technological crimes: Investigation and prosecution; pursuit of forfeiture; equitable relief. 1. The Attorney General may: (a) Investigate and prosecute any alleged technological crime. (b) Pursue the forfeiture of property relating to a technological crime in accorda…

NRS 228.180 Commencement and defense of actions concerning rights of State and its residents in interstate waters and public lands. The Attorney General, with the consent of the Governor, is authorized to commence and maintain, or defend, in the Supreme Court of the United States…

NRS 228.190 Intervention or appearance in judicial or administrative proceeding concerning interstate waters, public lands or construction of dams, power plants or other structures. 1. The Attorney General, in the name of the State, is authorized to intervene or to appear in: (a)…

NRS 228.200 Printing of findings of fact, conclusions of law, judgment and decree of state district court involving more than 100 litigants, including State Engineer; payment of expenses. 1. The Attorney General is directed and empowered to cause the printing of proposed findings…

NRS 228.205 Victim notification system: Creation; Governance Committee; gifts, grants and donations; cooperation of certain state and local agencies; no cause of action by victim of crime established by failure of System. 1. There is hereby created in the Office of the Attorney G…

NRS 228.206 Model policies which provide guidance and training recommendations to law enforcement agencies: Publication by Attorney General; law enforcement agency required to adopt consistent policies or notify and provide inconsistent policies to Attorney General. 1. The Attorn…

NRS 228.208 Model policies related to limiting immigration enforcement at public schools, institutions of higher education, health care facilities and courthouses: Publication by Attorney General; entities required to adopt consistent policies or notify and provide inconsistent p…

NRS 228.210 Neglect of duty: Penalty. If the Attorney General neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties required of him or her by law, the Attorney General is guilty of a misdemeanor or is subject to removal from office. [7:67:1867; B § 2779; BH § 1784; C § 2005; RL § 4134…

NRS 228.250 Definitions. As used in NRS 228.250 to 228.290, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 228.255, 228.260 and 228.262 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2007, 745; A 2019, 3492)

NRS 228.255 “Older person” defined. “Older person” means a person who is 60 years of age or older. (Added to NRS by 2007, 745)

NRS 228.260 “Unit” defined. “Unit” means the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons created pursuant to NRS 228.265. (Added to NRS by 2007, 745; A 2019, 3492)

NRS 228.262 “Vulnerable person” defined. “Vulnerable person” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.5092. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3492)

NRS 228.265 Creation. There is hereby created in the Office of the Attorney General the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons. (Added to NRS by 2007, 745; A 2019, 3492)

NRS 228.270 Powers: Investigation and prosecution of alleged crimes and failure to report alleged crimes; organization or sponsorship of multidisciplinary teams; sharing of information. 1. The Unit may investigate and prosecute any alleged abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation …

NRS 228.275 Powers: Equitable relief; attorney’s fees and costs. The Unit may bring an action to enjoin or obtain any other equitable relief to prevent the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or vulnerable person. The court may award reasonab…

NRS 228.280 Crimes against older or vulnerable persons: Recovery of civil penalties by Attorney General; deposit of civil penalties. 1. In addition to any criminal penalty, a person who is convicted of a crime against an older person or vulnerable person for which an additional t…

NRS 228.285 Account for the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons: Creation; administration; use; nonreversion. 1. The Account for the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerab…

NRS 228.290 Gifts, grants, appropriations or donations; deposit of money in designated Account. 1. The Unit may apply for any available grants and accept gifts, grants, appropriations or donations to assist the Unit in carrying out its duties pursuant to the provisions of this ch…

NRS 228.300 Definitions. As used in NRS 228.300 to 228.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 228.302 to 228.308, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1674; A 1995, 1083; 1997, 1…

NRS 228.302 “Bureau of Consumer Protection” defined. “Bureau of Consumer Protection” means the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1966)

NRS 228.304 “Consumer’s Advocate” defined. “Consumer’s Advocate” means the Consumer’s Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1967)

NRS 228.306 “Cooperative utility” defined. “Cooperative utility” means a cooperative association or nonprofit corporation or association which supplies utility services for the use of its own members only. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1967)

NRS 228.308 “Public interest” defined. “Public interest” means the interests or rights of the State of Nevada and of the residents of this State, or a broad class of those residents, which arise from the constitutions, court decisions and statutes of this State and of the United …

NRS 228.310 Creation; executive head is Consumer’s Advocate. 1. The Bureau of Consumer Protection is hereby created within the Office of the Attorney General. 2. The executive head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection is the Consumer’s Advocate. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1674; A 199…

NRS 228.320 Consumer’s Advocate: Appointment; term of office; classification; qualifications; restrictions on other employment; removal from office. 1. The Attorney General shall appoint the Consumer’s Advocate for a term of 4 years. The Consumer’s Advocate is in the unclassified…

NRS 228.330 Employees; equipment; office space; subpoenas; other necessary functions and arrangements. The Consumer’s Advocate may: 1. Employ such staff as is necessary to carry out his or her duties and the functions of his or her office, in accordance with the personnel practic…

NRS 228.332 Consumer Protection Administrative Account: Creation; deposits; reversion of certain excess to Consumer Protection Legal Account. 1. The Consumer Protection Administrative Account is hereby created in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. 2. Except as otherwise provided …

NRS 228.333 Consumer Protection Legal Account: Creation; interest; nonreversion. 1. The Consumer Protection Legal Account is hereby created in the Office of the Attorney General. 2. All interest earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be c…

NRS 228.334 Consumer Protection Legal Account: Allocation of money; authorized uses of allocations by legal aid organizations; submission of audited statements to Attorney General; authorization to audit, examine or inspect books and records of legal aid organizations regarding u…

NRS 228.340 Account for the Bureau of Consumer Protection: Deposits; use; claims. 1. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 598A.260, all money collected by the Bureau of Consumer Protection pursuant to NRS 704.033 and chapter 711 of NRS and pursuant to those provisions of NRS relat…

NRS 228.350 Account for the Consumer’s Advocate: Gifts and grants. All gifts and grants of money which the Consumer’s Advocate is authorized to accept must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for the Consumer’s Advocate. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1675; A …

NRS 228.355 Revolving account: Use for payment of expenses relating to certain undercover investigations; powers and duties of Consumer’s Advocate. 1. There is hereby created a revolving account for the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the sum of $7,500, which must be used for th…

NRS 228.360 Powers and duties regarding certain public utilities. 1. The Consumer’s Advocate: (a) Shall intervene in and represent the public interest in: (1) All proceedings conducted pursuant to NRS 704.7561 to 704.7595, inclusive; and (2) All proceedings conducted pursuant to …

NRS 228.370 Duty of certain public utilities to provide documents. All public utilities, except railroads and cooperative utilities, and except as provided in NRS 228.380, shall provide the Consumer’s Advocate with copies of any proposed changes in rates or service, correspondenc…

NRS 228.380 Authority to exercise power of Attorney General in areas of consumer protection; exceptions; access to records; expenditure of assessment revenues; limitations on powers directly relating to discretionary or competitive telecommunication services. 1. Except as otherwi…

NRS 228.390 Representation of public interest and customers’ interests. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.110 and 704.7561 to 704.7595, inclusive: (a) The Consumer’s Advocate has sole discretion to represent or refrain from representing the public interest and any class …

NRS 228.410 Jurisdiction of Attorney General in cases involving Medicaid fraud; establishment of Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; duties and powers; recovery of reasonable costs and expenses. 1. The Attorney General has primary jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violations of …