Title 19

NRS 236.049 International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 1. January 27 of each year is designated as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” in the State of Nevada. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of “International Holocaust Remembranc…

NRS 236.050 Nevada Mineral Industry Week. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the first week in June to be Nevada Mineral Industry Week to commemorate the important role of mining in the history and economy of the State. 2. The proclamation shall call upon news media, educato…

NRS 236.053 Public Lands Day. 1. The last Saturday in September of each year is established as “Public Lands Day” in the State of Nevada. 2. The Governor may issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Public Lands Day. The proclamation shall, without limitation: …

NRS 236.055 Tartan Day. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim April 6 to be Tartan Day in Nevada to commemorate the contributions that Scots and Scots-Americans have made to the history and development of the United States. 2. The proclamation must call upon news media, educato…

NRS 236.063 Peace Week. 1. The week of January that begins with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and concludes the following Saturday is designated as “Peace Week” in the State of Nevada. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of “Peace Week” wh…

NRS 236.065 Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Week. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the week that begins with Mother’s Day to be Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Week in the State of Nevada. 2. The proclamation must call upon news media, educators, health care pr…

NRS 236.067 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the third week in March to be “Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.” 2. The proclamation must call upon news media, educators, health care providers and appropriate governmental officers to bring…

NRS 236.070 Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the third week in April to be “Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.” 2. The proclamation must call upon news media, educators, health care providers and appropriate governmental…

NRS 236.073 Week of Respect. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the first week in October to be “Week of Respect.” 2. The proclamation may call upon: (a) News media, educators and appropriate government offices to bring to the attention of the residents of Nevada factual inf…

NRS 236.074 World Esports Day. 1. The Governor shall annually proclaim the Saturday immediately preceding the last Saturday in October to be “World Esports Day” in the State of Nevada. 2. The proclamation must call upon the news media, educators, business and labor leaders and ap…

NRS 236.075 Archeological Awareness and Historic Preservation Month. 1. The month of May of each year is designated as Archeological Awareness and Historic Preservation Month in this State. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Archeolo…

NRS 236.085 Paleontological Awareness Month. 1. The month of April of each year is designated as “Paleontological Awareness Month” in this State. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Paleontological Awareness Month. The proclamation ma…

NRS 236.090 Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 1. The month of October of each year is designated as “Cybersecurity Awareness Month” in this State. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The proclamation may, w…

NRS 236.095 Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month. 1. The month of September of each year is designated as “Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month” in this State. 2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observan…

NRS 237.020 Effect of collusion among bidders or advance disclosures regarding purchase or lease of property of local government. When sealed bids or proposals, or oral bids, are accepted for the purchase or lease of the property of a local government: 1. Any agreement or collusi…

NRS 237.023 Domestic or foreign limited-liability company required to submit disclosure if buying, leasing, transferring, conveying or exchanging land with local government. 1. If a local government sells, leases, transfers or conveys land to, or exchanges land with, a domestic o…

NRS 237.030 Definitions. As used in NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 237.040, 237.050 and 237.060 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2072; A 2001, 755; 2019, 886)

NRS 237.040 “Business” defined. 1. “Business” means any trade or occupation conducted for profit, regardless of whether the trade or occupation is a small business. 2. As used in this section, “small business” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 233B.0382. (Added to NRS by 1999…

NRS 237.050 “Local government” defined. “Local government” means a political subdivision of this State or a quasi-municipal agency, and includes, without limitation, a city, county, irrigation district, local health district, municipal utility, regional transportation commission,…

NRS 237.060 “Rule” defined. 1. “Rule” means: (a) An ordinance by the adoption of which the governing body of a local government exercises legislative powers; and (b) An action taken by the governing body of a local government that imposes, increases or changes the basis for the c…

NRS 237.070 Applicability. The provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, do not apply with respect to a rule for which a local government does not have the authority to consider less stringent alternatives, including, without limitation, a rule that the local government is…

NRS 237.080 Prerequisites to adoption of rule by local government. 1. Before a governing body of a local government adopts a proposed rule, the governing body or its designee must make a concerted effort to determine whether the proposed rule will impose a direct and significant …

NRS 237.090 Business impact statement: Consideration at public meeting held before meeting to adopt proposed rule required; required information; inclusion on agenda before statement is available for public inspection prohibited. 1. A business impact statement prepared pursuant t…

NRS 237.100 Objection to adopted rule: Petition; procedure. 1. A business that is aggrieved by a rule adopted by the governing body of a local government on or after January 1, 2000, may object to all or a part of the rule by filing a petition with the governing body that adopted…

NRS 237.110 Adoption of rule during emergency. The governing body of a local government may adopt a rule without complying with the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, if the governing body declares, by unanimous vote, that emergency action is necessary to protect pu…

NRS 237.140 Action in violation of certain provisions is void and unenforceable. Any action of the governing body of a local government to adopt a proposed rule in violation of the provisions of NRS 237.030 to 237.150, inclusive, is void and unenforceable, including, without limi…

NRS 237.150 Nevada Tax Commission authorized to adopt certain regulations and required to advise local governments regarding procedures and forms required for compliance at request of Committee on Local Government Finance. At the request of the Committee on Local Government Finan…

NRS 237.200 Acceptance of identification cards issued by Department of Human Services, consular identification cards, permanent resident cards or tribal identification cards. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, with respect to any activity or transaction in which a l…

NRS 237.230 Acceptance of certain forms of payment from business entity. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each governmental agency shall accept from a business entity as payment for any fee, tax or other debt to the governmental agency payment by debit card, credi…

NRS 237.250 Prohibited practices by local government employer: Exceptions; remedies. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a local government employer shall not: (a) Prohibit or restrict an employee from engaging in the display of the flag of the United States: (1) On …

NRS 237.300 Provision to State Demographer by certain counties; provision to certain state agencies upon request by State Demographer; exception; provision of summary of research; confidentiality. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of each y…

NRS 237.350 “State agency” defined. As used in this section and NRS 237.360 and 237.370, the term “state agency” means every public agency, bureau, board, commission, department or division of the Executive Department of State Government. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1147)

NRS 237.360 Duty of state agencies to make electronic version of certain administrative forms available on Internet website; waiver. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a state agency shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than June 30, 2015, make av…

NRS 237.370 Transmittal of records between state agencies. A state agency may, upon receiving a written request from any other state agency, provide to the requesting state agency a copy of any record maintained by the state agency other than a record which is declared by law to …

NRS 237A.010 State and political subdivisions may apply for authority to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones. The State of Nevada, any county, city, town or other political subdivision in this State may apply for authority to establish, operate and maintain foreig…

NRS 237A.020 Organization of corporation to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zone. Corporations whose purpose is to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones under the provisions of the laws of the United States may be organized under and shall comply with …

NRS 237A.030 Application by corporation to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zone. Each foreign trade zone corporation organized under and subject to the appropriate provisions of title 7 of NRS, as provided in NRS 237A.020, may apply for and receive from the proper U…

NRS 237A.040 Operation of foreign trade zone by corporation. Each foreign trade zone corporation may establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade zone, upon receipt of and in accordance with the grant provided in NRS 237A.030, subject to the laws of the United States and with …

NRS 237A.050 Liberal construction. NRS 237A.010 to 237A.040, inclusive, shall be liberally construed in order to facilitate trade and commerce in the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1969, 390) TRADE DISTRICTS

NRS 237A.060 Application by political subdivision for trade district. The governing body of any political subdivision of this State or the governing bodies of two or more political subdivisions of this State, acting together, may apply to the Governor for the certification of a t…

NRS 237A.070 Approval and certification. 1. The Governor shall approve an application made pursuant to NRS 237A.060 and certify a trade district if: (a) All of the requirements imposed by federal law for the establishment and administration of such a district are met; (b) The app…

NRS 238.010 “Legal notice” and “legal advertisement” defined. Any notice or other written matter whatsoever, required to be published in a newspaper by any law of this State, or by the order of any court of record in this State, shall be deemed and held to be a legal notice or ad…

NRS 238.020 “Daily,” “triweekly,” “semiweekly,” “weekly” and “semimonthly” newspaper defined. 1. Every newspaper printed and published daily, or daily except Sundays and legal holidays, or which shall be printed and published on each of any 5 days in every week excepting legal ho…

NRS 238.030 Publication of legal notice or advertisement only in qualified newspaper of general circulation and on Internet website of qualified newspaper; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any and all legal notices or advertisements shall be published …

NRS 238.040 Second-class mailing permit required for qualification. After December 31, 1954, no newspaper is competent as the means for the publication of any legal notice or advertisement unless the newspaper possesses and maintains in force a valid second-class mailing permit i…

NRS 238.050 Newspapers and Internet website of newspapers equally competent as means for publication. Except as otherwise provided by law in express terms or by necessary implication, daily newspapers, triweekly newspapers, semiweekly newspapers, weekly newspapers and semimonthly…