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NRS 281.240 Grant of authority to discharge duties of public office unlawful; giving consideration for grant unlawful; penalties. 1. Every person holding or exercising any office under the laws or constitution of this state, who shall, for any reward or gratuity paid, or agreed t…

NRS 281.250 Administration of oaths and affirmations by officers. Every officer authorized to take testimony or to decide upon the evidence in any proceeding shall have power to administer oaths or affirmations. [Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030]

NRS 281.260 Fees for returns prohibited; computation of mileage; penalty. 1. No officer shall be allowed to charge or receive any fee or compensation whatever for the return written upon any summons, subpoena, writ of attachment, execution, order of sale or other paper. Any offic…

NRS 281.270 Officer to prevent duel: Penalty. If any officer bound to preserve the public peace shall have knowledge of an intention, on the part of any two persons, to fight with a deadly weapon or weapons, and such officer shall not use and exert the official authority of that …

NRS 281.280 Officer refusing to receive or arrest person charged with criminal offense: Penalties. If any officer shall willfully refuse to receive or arrest any person charged with a criminal offense, such officer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be removed from office…

NRS 281.290 Officer executing process may command assistance when resistance made. 1. When a public officer authorized to execute process finds or has reason to apprehend that resistance will be made to the execution of that process, the officer may command as many inhabitants of…

NRS 281.310 Audits and allowances of accounts of state officers: Affidavits; oaths and affirmations. In all cases where officers are called upon to audit and allow the accounts of state officers, they shall take and file affidavits of the officers that they have not violated any …

NRS 281.320 Withholding of settlement and payment of accounts of public officers. Any officer charged with the disbursement of any public moneys or any evidence of public indebtedness, when informed by affidavit of the violation of any provisions of law by any officer whose accou…

NRS 281.330 Advocating overthrow of government cause for dismissal of public employee. It shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal of any public employee when such public employee advocates or is a member of an organization which advocates overthrow of the Government of the Un…

NRS 281.340 Obtaining appointment by false letter or certificate: Penalty. Every person who shall obtain appointment to any office or place of trust by color or aid of any false or forged letter or certificate of recommendation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 1911 C&P § 5…

NRS 281.350 Grafting by public officer or employee: Penalty. Every public officer or public employee who shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon any agreement or understanding that the officer or employee sh…

NRS 281.360 Failure by public officer or employee to perform duty: Penalty. Whenever any duty is enjoined by law upon any public officer or other person holding any public trust or employment, their willful neglect to perform such duty, except where otherwise specifically provide…

NRS 281.370 Actions concerning personnel to be based on merit and fitness; discrimination prohibited. 1. All personnel actions taken by state, county or municipal departments, housing authorities, agencies, boards or appointing officers thereof must be based solely on merit and f…

NRS 281.371 Employer authorized to enforce health and safety requirements notwithstanding protections for hair texture and protective hairstyles. Notwithstanding the protections in this chapter for hair texture and protective hairstyles, a public employer may enforce health and s…

NRS 281.375 Application for employment: Volunteer work must be considered. Every application form for employment with the State of Nevada, any of its political subdivisions or any agency of the State must indicate that volunteer work relevant to the position applied for is consid…

NRS 281.380 Public officers and employees required to accept reproductions of business records for examination and other purposes. If any business, institution or member of a profession or calling has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, print, representation or combi…

NRS 281.390 Sick leave of public employees: Election of benefits; amount limited when eligible for benefits for industrial or occupational disease. 1. When any public employee is eligible at the same time for benefits for temporary total disability pursuant to chapters 616A to 61…

NRS 281.400 Coercion respecting membership in organizations for persons who are aged, blind or disabled prohibited. No officer or employee of the State or any county, city or district who is concerned with the administration of any program for persons who are aged, blind or disab…

NRS 281.405 Validity of lien or encumbrance against property of public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant in official proceeding, or immediate family members thereof. 1. Any lien or other encumbrance which is filed or otherwise claimed against th…

NRS 281.5555 Short title. The provisions of NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, inclusive, may be cited as the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2996)

NRS 281.556 Definitions. As used in NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 281.558 to 281.5587, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2015, 1718; A 2019, 2996, 3418)

NRS 281.558 “Candidate” defined. 1. “Candidate” means any person who seeks to be elected to a public office and: (a) Who files a declaration of candidacy; or (b) Whose name appears on an official ballot at any election. 2. The term does not include a candidate for judicial office…

NRS 281.55805 “Declaration of candidacy” defined. “Declaration of candidacy” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 293.0455. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3418)

NRS 281.5581 “Domestic partner” defined. “Domestic partner” means a person in a domestic partnership. (Added to NRS by 2015, 1718)

NRS 281.5582 “Domestic partnership” defined. “Domestic partnership” means a domestic partnership as defined in NRS 122A.040. (Added to NRS by 2015, 1718; A 2017, 295)

NRS 281.5583 “Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” defined. 1. “Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” means any meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a public officer or candidate if, in connection with the meeting, event or trip: (a) The…

NRS 281.5584 “Financial disclosure statement” and “statement” defined. “Financial disclosure statement” or “statement” means a financial disclosure statement in the electronic form or other authorized form prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, …

NRS 281.5585 “Gift” defined. 1. “Gift” means any payment, conveyance, transfer, distribution, deposit, advance, loan, forbearance, subscription, pledge or rendering of money, services or anything else of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received. 2. The te…

NRS 281.5586 “Interested person” defined. 1. “Interested person” means a person who has a substantial interest in the legislative, administrative or political action of a public officer or a candidate if elected. 2. The term includes, without limitation: (a) A lobbyist as defined…

NRS 281.5587 “Member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household” defined. 1. “Member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household” means: (a) The spouse or domestic partner of the public officer or candidate; (b) A relative who lives in the same home or dwelling as the …

NRS 281.5588 Secretary of State to provide for electronic filing of financial disclosure statements; date on which statement deemed filed. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.572, the Secretary of State shall provide access through a secure Internet website for the purpose…

NRS 281.559 Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281.572, if a public officer who was appointed to the office for which the public officer is serving is entitled to receive annual compensation …

NRS 281.561 Electronic filing by certain candidates and certain elected public officers; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281.572, each candidate who will be entitled to receive annual compensation of $6,000 or more for serving in the office tha…

NRS 281.571 Contents. Each financial disclosure statement must contain the following information concerning the public officer or candidate: 1. The public officer’s or candidate’s length of residence in the State of Nevada and the district in which the public officer or candidate…

NRS 281.572 Affidavit for exemption from requirement of electronic filing; nonelectronic filing of statement. 1. A public officer or candidate who is required to file a financial disclosure statement with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 281.559 or 281.561 is not required t…

NRS 281.573 Retention by Secretary of State. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each financial disclosure statement required by the provisions of NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, inclusive, must be retained by the Secretary of State for 6 years after the date of filing. 2. …

NRS 281.574 Certain public officers required to submit electronically to Secretary of State list of public officers required to file statement and candidates. 1. A list of each public officer who is required to file a financial disclosure statement must be submitted electronicall…

NRS 281.5745 Administration and interpretation of provisions; regulations; coordination with Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau regarding Nevada Lobbying Disclosure and Regulation Act. 1. The Secretary of State shall: (a) Administer the provisions of NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, …

NRS 281.581 Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure; amount; waiver. 1. If the Secretary of State receives information that a public officer or candidate willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement or willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement …

NRS 281.611 Definitions. As used in NRS 281.611 to 281.671, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Improper governmental action” means any action taken by a state officer or employee or local governmental officer or employee in the performance of the officer’s or e…

NRS 281.621 Declaration of public policy. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that a state officer or employee and a local governmental officer or employee are encouraged to disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental act…

NRS 281.631 State or local governmental officer or employee: Certain requirements and prohibitions regarding the use of authority or influence. 1. A state officer or employee and a local governmental officer or employee: (a) Shall use the official authority or influence of the of…

NRS 281.635 Local government required to enact ordinance providing the same or greater protection to local governmental officers and employees against reprisal and retaliation. A local government shall, by ordinance, enact procedures that provide at least the same amount of prote…

NRS 281.641 Violation, reprisal or retaliatory action against state officer or employee who discloses improper governmental action: Written appeal; hearing; order; negative ruling may not be based on identity of persons to whom disclosure was made; rules of procedure. 1. If any a…

NRS 281.645 Violation, reprisal or retaliatory action against local governmental officer or employee who discloses improper governmental action: Procedures for hearing appeals established by ordinance; contents of ordinance. 1. A local government shall, by ordinance, establish pr…

NRS 281.651 Use of provisions for harassment prohibited; disciplinary procedures authorized for disclosure of untruthful information. 1. A state officer or employee or a local governmental officer or employee shall not use the provisions of NRS 281.611 to 281.671, inclusive, to h…