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NRS 268.220 Receipt of gifts. The city planning commission may receive gifts, bequests or devises of property to carry out any of the purposes of NRS 268.110 to 268.220, inclusive, and has control and distribution over those gifts, bequests and devises of property. [7:131:1921; N…

NRS 268.310 Mayor or other officer may order police to keep peace. The mayor or other officer having the direction of the police in a city shall order a force sufficient to keep the peace, to attend any public meeting, when he or she is satisfied that a breach of the peace is to …

NRS 268.325 Methods to fill vacancy on governing body of city. If a vacancy occurs on the governing body of a city, the governing body may, in lieu of appointment, declare by resolution a special election to fill the vacancy. (Added to NRS by 1997, 2448)

NRS 268.380 Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions. The provisions of the Nevada Ethics in Government Law, chapter 281A of NRS, do not prohibit any city officer from purchasing the warrants of the State or of any other city or county, or prevent any …

NRS 268.384 City officer not to be interested in certain contracts and purchases; penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and 332.800, it is unlawful for any city officer, directly or indirectly, to be interested in any contract made by the city office…

NRS 268.386 Avoidance of unlawful contract. Any contract made in violation of NRS 268.384 may be declared void at the instance of the city interested or of any other person interested in the contract except an officer prohibited from making or being interested in the contract. (A…

NRS 268.390 City treasurer may refuse to redeem warrants. The several city treasurers of the State shall refuse to redeem any warrants, scrip, orders or other evidences of indebtedness against the city whenever it shall come to their knowledge that such warrants, scrip or other e…

NRS 268.400 Officers may sell indebtedness for personal services rendered. All city officers referred to in any section of this chapter shall have the right to sell or transfer any evidence of public indebtedness which may be issued according to law, for services rendered by them…

NRS 268.402 Use of criminal history in evaluating employment applications; exceptions. 1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of the person, …

NRS 268.404 Deduction from employee’s salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant prohibited. 1. All employees of incorporated cities which have been organized pursuant to general law or special charter must be paid their salaries as fix…

NRS 268.405 Public hearing for dismissed employee in certain cities. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when an employee of an incorporated city (whether organized under the general law or by special charter) other than a department head, city manager or city admini…

NRS 268.406 Pension or insurance for police officers and firefighters who are disabled. 1. The governing board of any incorporated city may establish, by contract or otherwise, and administer a disability pension plan or disability insurance program for the benefit of any city po…

NRS 268.4065 Temporary limited appointments of certified persons with disabilities. 1. To assist persons with disabilities certified by the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the governing body of each city is encouraged and auth…

NRS 268.4067 Limitations on consideration of wage or salary history of applicant for employment by city. 1. The governing body of an incorporated city or a city officer shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through an agent: (a) Seek the wage or salary history of an appl…

NRS 268.4069 Use of testing as factor in promotion of employee: Requirements; appeals; exclusion. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, if the governing body of an incorporated city …

NRS 268.4071 Definitions. As used in NRS 268.4071 to 268.4085, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 268.4073 to 268.4079, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2113)

NRS 268.4073 “Estray” defined. “Estray” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 206.003. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2113)

NRS 268.4075 “Graffiti” defined. 1. “Graffiti” means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure or design that is marked, etched, scratched, drawn, painted on or affixed to the public or private property, real or personal, of another, including, without limitation, an estray or o…

NRS 268.4077 “Livestock” defined. “Livestock” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.219. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2113)

NRS 268.4079 “Residential property” defined. “Residential property” means a parcel of land, including all structures thereon, that is an owner-occupied single-family residence. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2113)

NRS 268.408 Abatement of graffiti on property owned or controlled by city; civil action authorized to recover civil penalty and damages. 1. The governing body of a city shall remove or cover all evidence that graffiti has been placed on any real or personal property which it owns…

NRS 268.4081 Abatement of graffiti on residential property. 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by ordinance procedures pursuant to which officers, employees or other designees of the city may cover or remove graffiti that is placed on residential property. 2. An ordinance …

NRS 268.4083 Abatement of graffiti on nonresidential property. 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by ordinance procedures pursuant to which the governing body or its designee may order an owner of nonresidential property within the city to cover or remove graffiti that is …

NRS 268.4085 Graffiti reward and abatement fund: Creation required; use of money; administrative assessment; offer and payment of reward. 1. The governing body of each city shall create a graffiti reward and abatement fund. The money in the fund must be used to purchase supplies …

NRS 268.409 Loitering and prowling ordinances: Enactment and enforcement by governing body of incorporated city. In addition to any authority or power provided by the charter of any incorporated city in this State, whether incorporated by general or special act, or otherwise, the…

NRS 268.4095 Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire. 1. A city council or other governing body of a city may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person, firm, association or agency that is responsible for willfully or negligentl…

NRS 268.410 Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, and in addition to any authority provided by the charter of any incorporated city in this State, whether incorporated by general or special act, or otherwise, there …

NRS 268.4101 Regulation and control of electric personal assistive mobility devices. 1. The city council or other governing body of each incorporated city in this State, whether or not organized under general law or special charter, may, to protect the health and safety of the pu…

NRS 268.41015 Regulation and control of mobile carrying devices and personal delivery devices; limitations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the city council or other governing body of each incorporated city in this State, whether or not organized under general la…

NRS 268.4102 Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection. 1. If the State Environmental Commission determines that: (a) A water system which is located within the boundaries of a ci…

NRS 268.4105 Package plant for treatment of sewage: Requiring users of plant to connect into sewers provided by public utility or public entity; assessment for costs of connection; remedies for violation of conditions imposed on plant by law; assumption of control of plant by cit…

NRS 268.4107 Provision of services by municipal utility to real property not to be conditioned upon annexation of property. If real property is located within the service area of a municipal utility, the provision of services by the municipal utility to the property may not be co…

NRS 268.411 Waste of water may be prohibited. The governing body of an incorporated city may prohibit by ordinance any waste of water within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted under this section may: 1. Classify the conditions under which specified kinds and amounts of consu…

NRS 268.4112 Tax to finance water facility by city in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Imposition by ordinance; contents of ordinance; rates; penalties for delinquent payment; collection; review of necessity. 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the gove…

NRS 268.412 Prevention of excessive noise. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 40.140 and subsection 9 of NRS 202.450 and subject to the provisions of NRS 268.4137, the city council or other governing body of a city may, by ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, c…

NRS 268.4121 Ordinance restricting hours of construction work; permissible hours for project more than 300 feet from occupied residential unit. 1. If the governing body of a city adopts an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work may begin, the hours for constru…

NRS 268.4122 Abatement of dangerous or noxious structures or conditions on private property: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. 1. The governing body of a city may adopt by ordinance pro…

NRS 268.4124 Abatement of chronic nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. 1. The governing body of a city may, by ordinance, to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the …

NRS 268.4126 Abatement of abandoned nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment. 1. The governing body of each city which is located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more may, …

NRS 268.4128 Ordinance concerning criminal gang activity and certain buildings and places harboring such activity: Injunctions; damages; fees and costs; violation of injunction; immune entities. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or ordinance, each governing body …

NRS 268.413 City’s building codes and regulations. Subject to the limitations contained in NRS 244.368, 278.02315, 278.580, 278.582, 278.584, 278.5846, 278.586, 444.340 to 444.430, inclusive, and 477.030, the city council or other governing body of an incorporated city may: 1. Re…

NRS 268.4133 Ordinance regulating battery-charged fences: Requirements; prohibitions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a city council or other governing body of an incorporated city shall enact ordinances regulating battery-charged fences. 2. An ordinance enacted …

NRS 268.4137 Ordinance restricting hours of construction work in common-interest community. 1. If the governing body of a city located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more adopts an ordinance restricting the hours that construction work may begin in a common-interest c…

NRS 268.414 Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited. 1. An incorporated city, including, without limitation, any board or planning agency of the c…

NRS 268.415 Promotion of civil and equal rights. 1. In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon cities, any city may institute a program of discussion and conciliation for the realization of civil and equal rights of residents of the city. 2. As used in this section, “city” me…