[Rev. 2/8/2019 9:36:30 AM]

INDEX OF STATUTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF 2005

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ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

      Authorized expenditures by State Treasurer, 2910

      Certified checks, drafts, cashiers’ checks or money orders, presumption of abandonment, 417, 418

      Claimants, bonding requirements, 420

      Electric cooperatives, treatment of unclaimed distributions of capital credit, 1023

      Failure to report, pay or deliver property on time, waiver of interest due, 420

      Holders of property, filing of annual reports, 419

      Housing, rehabilitation of abandoned residential property

             Nonprofit entities, participation in programs, 1305-1307

             Qualifications of applicants, 1305, 1306

      Military artifacts, disposition, 419

      Nuisances, abatement of abandoned nuisances, 565, 566

      Sale of property, time and manner, 419

      Vehicles

             Definition of abandoned vehicle, 1220, 1221

             Notice to and duties of vehicle owners, 1220

             On public land, duties of law enforcement agencies, 1219, 1220

             Presumption of abandonment by registered owner, evidence to rebut, 1221

             Removal, authority, 106, 1384

             Suspension of vehicle registration, 1220

      Wells, waiver of requirement to plug abandoned well, 456

      Wildlife violations, disposition of evidence unclaimed by owner, 1310

ABANDONMENT OF CHILD

      Involuntary servitude, presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

ABUSE

      Children (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Elder abuse, reports, 2173

      Spousal (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Substance abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Vulnerable persons

             Duty to report abuse, 1106, 1107

             Penalties, 1113, 1114

ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH

      National Assessment of Educational Progress, reports of discrepancies, duties, 1657

      Teacher education courses, duties, 1095

ACCIDENTS

      Health insurance coverage for injury sustained while intoxicated or under the influence, 2343

      Motor vehicles

             Event recording devices, disclosure of existence, restriction on use of information, 1358-1360

             Minors, effect on license application, 2306

             Reports by law enforcement officers, release of information, 701-703

             Towed vehicles, notice to owner, fees restricted, 703, 704

             Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

             Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

      Vessel, homicide by, penalties, 153, 174

ACCOUNTANTS

      Attestations, retention and destruction of records, change in documentation, 250, 251

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Examinations, time for offering, credits, fees, 253

             Experience requirements, 252, 254

             Issuance, renewal, 2712

             Validation of certain certificates, provisions repealed, 255

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Nevada State Board of Accountancy

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Examinations, duties, 253

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

             Website, duties, 252

      Register, publication and distribution requirements, 252

ACTIONS, CIVIL

      Adoption, agreements for post-adoptive contact, knowingly providing false information to court, 1682

      Arbitration (See ARBITRATION)

      Attorneys’ fees (See ATTORNEYS’ FEES)

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Collection of debt, 1689

             Jurisdiction of courts, 1708

             Notice to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1700

             Prohibited acts by licensees, 1691

             Title loans, remedies for fraud by customer, 1693

             Unlicensed activities, recovery of damages by persons affected by, 1860

             Violation of laws, 1709

      Child protection proceedings, joinder of parties, 2093

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, enforcement, 379

      Common-interest communities

             Amendments to declaration, petitions for waiver of requirements, 2581-2583

             Commencement, notice and approval of unit owners, 2585, 2604

             Immunities of Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Real Estate Division, 2575

             Receivers for associations, appointment, powers, 2621

             Settlement of actions, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Community notification website, misuse of contents, 2868

      Computer security breaches, actions involving, 2506, 2509, 2511

      Construction defects, payments from Recovery Fund for claims against residential contractors, 20

      Consumer fraud, acts constituting, 1425

      Contractors’ bonds or deposits, claims against, 2386

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Court costs and fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)

      Damages (See DAMAGES)

      Deeds of trust, sales

             Failure to pay bid, 1621

             Notice of sale, removal or defacement, 1620

      Deferred deposit services (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Employers and employees

             Criminal history records of employees or applicants, employer immunities, 2866, 2867

             Insurance benefits terminated without notice to employees, enforcement of civil liability, 203

      Environmental covenants, termination, violations, 1365, 1366

      Immunities

             Colorado River, Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the, governing law, 304

             Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, 2575

             Concealed weapons permits, certification of retired law enforcement officers, 596

             Defibrillator use, 2559, 2560

             Emotionally disturbed children conditionally released from mental health facility, 1321

             Employers, failure to request criminal history records of current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2866, 2867

             Health care, provision of gratuitous services, 2518

             Highway Patrol personnel, use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation masks and face shields, 675, 676

             Infections acquired in certain medical facilities, reports regarding, 600

             Local Government Finance, Committee on, 1394

             Local government purchasing, protests, 2551

             Massage Therapists, Board of, members and employees, 1123, 1124

             Meetings of public agencies, statements made by members of governing bodies, 2242

             Minors in custody of county, signature and verification of driver’s license application by county employee, 1043

             Movie theater personnel, detention of movie piracy suspects, 525

             Occupational licensees, persons making complaints regarding, 744

             Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, hearing officers or panels, 265

             Peace officers, damage to seized vehicles containing device to alter traffic-control signal, 937

             Real Estate Division, duties related to common-interest communities, 2575

             School pupils, self-administration of medication, 85

             Snow recreation area operators, 505

             Sports officials, 176

      Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)

      Interpleader

             Documents of title, rights of bailee, 847

             Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, rights of construction control, 1896

      Involuntary servitude, civil liability, 89

      Judicial review (See JUDICIAL REVIEW)

      Justice courts, jury trials, 394

      Legal aid clients, definition, effect, 197, 198

      Limitation of actions (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, actions by or against, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home dealers and servicemen, recovery of civil penalties, 1628

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, actions on, 1896, 1904, 1909

      Mobile home parks operated by nonprofit entities, violations, 1606

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, actions against, 1242, 1249

      Motor vehicle fuel advertising violations, recovery of civil penalties, 652

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, bonds issued by, enforcement of obligations, 218

      Nurses and nursing assistants, retaliatory acts against, 1518

      Partnerships, actions by or against, 428, 431, 432, 436, 440

      Personal injuries (See PERSONAL INJURIES)

      Petroleum product advertising violations, recovery of civil penalties, 652

      Police dogs, charging additional fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

      Property tax liens, actions by certain purchasers, 512, 514, 517

      Sales and use tax refunds, actions against sellers, 1772, 1775, 1777

      Schools, public

             Harassment or intimidation, actions against persons reporting restricted, 705

             School pupils, self-administration of medication, 85

      Secretary of State, civil liability for forged or fraudulent documents filed with, 2271

      Service animals or service animals in training, liability for

             Charging extra fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

             Interfering with, beating or killing, 628, 629

             Refusing service or requiring fee or deposit for access to public transportation, 634, 635

      Settlements (See COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT)

      Short-term loans (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

      Tax increment areas, correction or setting aside of determinations, 1765

      Title loans (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Tobacco settlement, amount of bond by appellants to secure stay of execution, 476, 477

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Bills of lading, inclusion of terms regarding commencing actions authorized, 843

             Enforcement of rights or obligations, 832

             Notice of right to defend certain actions, 1998

             Warehouse receipts, inclusion of terms regarding commencing actions authorized, 836

      Virgin Valley Water District, collection of delinquent fees, 269

ACTIONS, CRIMINAL (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

ACUPUNCTURE (See ORIENTAL MEDICINE)

ADDRESSES

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, change of address, 1704

      Medical Examiners, Board of, licensees to provide mailing address, 2514

      Peace officers, confidentiality of home address, exception, 621

      Stalking victims, participation in fictitious address program, 95-98

ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Commission for, appropriation, 888

      Authorized expenditures, 2910, 2921

      Budget Division

             Authorized expenditures, powers, 2919

             Capital improvement projects, approval of temporary advances, notices, 24, 1548, 1549, 1551

             Schools, public

                    Insurance premiums for school district employees, duties regarding allocations, 2080

                   Pupil-teacher ratios, reports, 2162

                   State Distributive School Account, duties, 2074, 2075

             Wildlife Account, approval of temporary advances to, 2921

      Buildings and Grounds Division

             Capital improvements, reports to Legislature, 1401

             Occupational boards, duties removed, 5

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 108, 1546, 1548-1550

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

      Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

      General appropriation, 1937, 1943

      Hearings Division

             Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information in case documentation, duties, 2511

             Industrial insurance hearings, reports on disposition of cases, 101

             School personnel disciplinary proceedings, appointment of hearing officers, 464

      Information technology projects, authorized expenditures, 2910, 2921

      Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, allocations for Homework Help Center, 2456

      M2 Foundation for Kids, allocations for educational programs, 2456

      Marlette Lake Water System, bonds, duties, 107

      Motor Pool Division (See also STATE VEHICLES)

             Appropriation, 1007

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Motor vehicle taxes and fees, one-time rebate, duties, 1932

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, appropriation, 909

      Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, appropriation, 2438, 2439

      Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, appropriation, 912

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

      Public Works Board (See PUBLIC WORKS BOARD, STATE)

      Purchasing Division

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             Performance contracts for operating cost-saving measures, duties, 2895, 2897

      Risk Management Division, appropriation for hepatitis testing of police officers, 2241

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      State employee salary increases, duties, 1963-1967

      State General Fund ending balance, duties, 1951

      State Printing Division (See STATE PRINTING OFFICE)

      Technology projects, appropriation, 1945

      Temporary advances, duties, 1949-1951, 2921

      Work programs funded by general appropriations, duties, 1943

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES (See FINES)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE

      Airport Authority of Washoe County, procedures for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations, 1386-1389

      Audio recordings or transcripts of public hearings, 1407

      Clark County district board of health, adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations, 2466

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, procedure for adoption of regulations, 2574, 2575

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Crane operators, voiding and replacement of regulations, 934

      Legislative objection to regulations

             Certain regulations declared void, 3087

             Procedures following, 2688, 2689

      License hearings, admission of parties in contested cases, 1002, 1003

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Board for the Regulation of, procedure for adoption of regulations, 300

      Local governments, adoption of rules affecting businesses, procedures, 1478, 1479

      Review and filing of regulations, procedure, 2687-2689

      Small business impact statements, inclusion with regulation proposals, 1480, 1481

      Uniform disciplinary process for certain regulatory bodies, 742-752

ADOPTION

      Files and records, exceptions to prohibition on inspection, 1682

      Post-adoption contact, agreements for

             Authorization to enter, 1679

             Copy of agreement to be provided to court, 1680

             Enforcement

                   Limitation of actions, 1681

                   Petition to court, 1680-1682

                   Requirements for enforceability, 1679

             Failure to comply with terms of agreement, effect, 1681

             False information, knowingly providing to court, civil liability, 1682

             Incorporation into order or decree of adoption, 1680

             Inquiry regarding existence of agreement, duties of court, 1680

             Inspection of court files or records, 1682

             Jurisdiction of court, retention, 1679

             Modification or termination

                   Court orders granting, authorized and prohibited contents, 1681

                   Petitioners, inspection of court records, restrictions, 1682

                   Procedures, 1681

             Notice to court, 1680

             Proof of existence of agreement, petition to court by natural parent, 1680, 1682

ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION, INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR

      Commission, appropriation for litigation costs, 888

      Sex offenders, lifetime supervision deemed form of parole for purposes of Compact, 2879

ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISEMENTS

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, prohibited acts, 1325

      Alternative fuels, 652, 655, 659-661

      Billboards, remedies when highway construction affects visibility, 980-982

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1692

      Contractors, prohibited acts, regulation, 1208, 2380

      Legal advertisements (See LEGAL NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS)

      Manufactured or mobile home licensees, prohibited acts, 1636

      Medical discount plans, 2102-2104

      Motor vehicle fuel, requirements, 652

      Notaries public, prohibited acts, penalty, 68

      Petroleum products, requirements, 652

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

      Housing authorities (See HOUSING AUTHORITIES)

      Legislative study, 3088

      Property tax abatement, applicability to owners of certain dwellings, 38, 1748

      Rehabilitation of residential property, 1302-1307

AGE

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Drivers’ licenses, issuance to minors 16 or 17 years of age, 2306

      Off-highway vehicles, driving on highway in certain cities and counties, 2028

AGED PERSONS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation

             Expansion of laws to include vulnerable persons, 1107-1114

             Reports, 2173

      Assisted living facilities (See ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES)

      Deceptive trade practices directed against, penalties, 1428

      Driving ability, requests by relative or spouse for examination, 2311

      Family resource centers, services, 469

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada, use

             Assisted living facilities, 920, 2052

             Dental benefits, 1571-1574, 2049

             Independent living programs, 920, 2049, 2052

             Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services, 1259-1261

             Senior Services Program, 2918

             Vision benefits, 1571-1574

      Group care facilities (See RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS)

      Identification card holders, issuance of one-time rebate, 1931

      Identity theft committed against, penalty, 2499-2501

      Lease of dwelling, right to terminate, procedures, 314, 315

      Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum, duties, 460, 461

      Older Americans Month recognized and respect for elderly urged, 3045

      Personal care services agencies (See PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE)

      Property tax assistance

             Appropriation, 1939, 1943

             Assessed value of home for determining eligibility, 2670

             Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Sales tax for facilities and services, certain counties authorized to impose, 1395-1399

      Senior Services Program, appropriation, 2918

AGENTS

      Auction of trust deed property, prohibited acts by agent holding sale, 1620

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan and title loan services, authorized and prohibited acts, 1692, 1698

      Escrow (See ESCROW AGENCIES AND AGENTS)

      Insurance (See INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS)

      Issuers of instruments for transmission or payment of money, licensing of agents, 1855

      Mortgage (See MORTGAGE BROKERS AND AGENTS)

      Partnerships, agents of, duties, 427

      Real estate (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

      Resident (See RESIDENT AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES)

      Service of process, agents for (See CIVIL PROCESS; SECRETARY OF STATE)

      Time shares, licensing of sales agents, 1297-1299

AGING SERVICES DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

AGREEMENTS (See also CONTRACTS)

      Adoption of child, agreements for post-adoption contact (See ADOPTION)

      Brokerage agreement defined, 648

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, contents and disclosure, 1689

      Collective bargaining

             Charter school employees, applicability of agreements, 1665-1667

             Local government employees, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Cooperative (See COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Credit personal property insurers, prohibited agreements, 2112

      Environmental covenants, 1363-1366

      Lemon law buybacks, prohibited agreements, 1248

      Property taxes, agreements pertaining to delinquent property, 1347

      Purchase (See LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS)

      Real Estate Commission, license reciprocity agreements, 1285

      Supported living arrangement services, 1377

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Authorized expenditures, 1400

AGRICULTURE

      Cash buyers and agents, license unnecessary, 479

      Farm machinery and equipment

             Movement on highways, 73, 76

             Sales tax exemptions, 2485, 2486, 2493

      Hay, United States Department of Transportation urged to take action concerning transport regulations, 3063

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Off-highway vehicles, exemption from required certificate to operate, 2027

      Property tax, payment of deferred tax required upon sale or transfer of land to tax-exempt entity, exceptions, 2666

      Proprietary information collected by State Department of Agriculture, confidentiality, 524

      Sales tax to preserve and protect agriculture, certain counties authorized to impose, 1395-1399

      University System encouraged to establish program of agronomy, 1039

AGRICULTURE, STATE BOARD OF

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1415, 1416

      Motor vehicle fuel, adoption and enforcement of standards, 657

AGRICULTURE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF

      Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account, sources, 662

      Authorized expenditures, 2915, 2916

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1547, 1548

      Fees, deposit and use, 1525

      General appropriation, 1941

      Inspectors, age restriction for retirement repealed, 1105

      Laboratories for analysis and testing of motor vehicle fuel authorized, fees, 662

      Livestock seized by government agency, requirements regarding judicial approval, 1238

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Plant Industry Program, funding, 1525

      Proprietary information collected by Department, confidentiality, 524

      Staff, salaries, 1955

      Technology projects, appropriation, 1945

      Weeds, Account for the Control of, creation, appropriation, duties, 2452

      Weights and Measures, State Sealer of

             Equipment, appropriation, 523

             Motor vehicle fuel, duties, 652, 658

             Petroleum products, duties, 652

AIDING AND ABETTING

      Identity theft by public officer or employee, penalty, 2500

      Involuntary servitude, penalty, 88

      Liquor sales or importation, liability for aiding in violations, 2682

      Motor vehicles, prohibited transfers or assignments, 1423

      Notaries public, violations, 2274

      Prostitution, enticing or taking away person for purpose of, proof, 308

AIDS

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

AIR CARRIERS

      Property tax assessment of certain providers of unscheduled service, 972

      Southwest Airlines, repeal of Wright Amendment affecting airline supported, 3083

AIR POLLUTION

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2470

      Motor vehicle emission control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

AIRCRAFT

      Fuel taxes (See AVIATION FUEL TAX; JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL, TAXES ON)

      Hunting of game animals and game birds, unlawful acts, forfeitures, 1310, 1311

AIRPORT AUTHORITIES

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1417, 1418

      Sale or disposal of real property

             Procedure, 1470-1472, 2680

             Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

      Washoe County Airport Authority

             Contracts entered into by Board

                   Adoption of regulations governing, 1386

                   Applicability of laws, 1386

                   Design professionals, contracts with, 1386

                   Required provisions, 1386

             Name changed to Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, 1389-1391

             Regulations, adoption, amendment or repeal, 1386-1389

             Sale or disposal of real property, procedures, reports, 1472, 1474, 2680

AIRPORTS

      Municipal airports, disposal of real property, 1469, 2680

      Southwest Airlines, repeal of Wright Amendment affecting airline supported, 3083

ALCOHOL, DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 793-796

ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE

      Community triage centers

             Appropriation, 533, 2061

             Regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

      Counselors

             Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

             Board (See ALCOHOL, DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR)

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 793-796

             Licenses and certificates, issuance, renewal, 2761-2767

      Evaluation of offenders

             Boating under the influence, 616

             Driving under the influence, 34

             Juveniles, out-of-state evaluations, 31

             Vehicular homicide, 146, 162

             Vessel, homicide by, 156

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, health insurance coverage, 2343

      Juvenile detention facilities, screening of children, 1035-1037

      Mental health courts, appropriations, 2060, 2061

      Newborns, reports and protection of newborns affected by illegal use of controlled substances, 2031-2038

      Offender programs

             Driving under the influence, restrictions on participation by certain offenders removed, 608, 611

             Prohibited assignments, 2880

      Released offenders, programs provided by facilities for, certification required, 2350

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

      Alcohol education program, completion by certain retail and security employees required, 2683-2685

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, unlawful acts, penalty, 1325

      Boats, operating under the influence (See BOATS AND BOATING)

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Grocery stores, authority to offer samples of beverages on premises, requirements, 1270, 1271

      Importers, assistance to grocery stores serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

      Instructional wine-making facilities

             Applicability of laws, 1275

             Attorney General and district attorneys, concurrent jurisdiction for enforcement of laws, 1273

             Authorized activities, 1271, 1274

             Definitions, 1272-1274

             Distribution of wine produced on premises, restrictions, 1271, 1272

             Excise tax, exemption, 1274

             License, requirements, fees, 1271, 1274, 1275

             Violations, penalties, 1272, 1273

      Licenses and permits

             Local licenses and permits

                   Denial or refusal to renew, grounds, 2686

                   Grocery stores, permits to serve samples of beverages, 1270, 1271

             State licenses

                   Instructional wine-making facilities, requirement, fees, 1274, 1275

                   Refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

      Manufacturers, assistance to grocery stores serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

      Minors, effect of violation on driver’s license application, 2306

      Rectifiers, regulation, 1324

      Retail liquor stores

             Employees, alcohol education card requirements, 2683-2685

             Transfer of liquor between retail stores, requirements, 2681-2683

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

      Suppliers

             Certificate of compliance required, 1325

             Definition, 1324

             Grocery stores, assistance in serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

             Importing, wholesaling or retailing restricted, 1324, 1326

             Sales to wholesalers, conditions, 1324

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

      Taxes

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Deficiency determinations

                   Claim for refund filed, period extended for issuance of notice of deficiency determination, 298

                   Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

             Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

             Instructional wine-making facilities, exemption, 1274

      Wholesale dealers

             Grocery stores, assistance in serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

ALIENS (See FOREIGN CITIZENS)

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

      Certification to operate, requirements, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

ALLERGIES

      School pupils, self-administration of medication, 84-86

ALLODIAL TITLE

      Issuance of titles prohibited, extinguishment of current titles, 1484-1489

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

      Adulterated or substituted products, unlawful acts, 655

      Advertising, regulation, civil and criminal penalties, 652, 655, 659-661

      Definition, 653

      False branding prohibited, 653, 655

      Federal regulations, compliance requirements, 494

      Finished diesel fuel, requirements for qualification as alternative fuel, 494

      Inspection and sampling, 658

      Inspection fees

             Deposit and use, 1526

             Dishonored payments, fee, 590

      Laboratories for analysis and testing authorized, fees, 662

      Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, review of price and availability of fuel, 1927

      Motor vehicle fuel includes alternative fuel for purposes of certain laws, 653

      Signs or labels on containers, dispensers, fill pipes and delivery outlets, requirements, 654

      State Board of Agriculture, adoption and enforcement of standards, 657

      State Sealer of Weights and Measures, powers and duties, 652, 658

      Violations, penalties, 652, 657, 659

ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK (See also LIVESTOCK)

      Rocky Mountain elk, import into State prohibited, exclusion as alternative livestock, 204, 205

AMBULANCES (See also EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)

      Drivers, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, 1106, 1107

      Mentally ill persons, transportation to facility or hospital, 967, 968

AMUSEMENT RIDES

      Live entertainment tax, exemptions, 2484

ANATOMICAL DISSECTION, COMMITTEE ON (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

ANATOMICAL GIFTS (See also DEAD BODIES)

      Department of Motor Vehicles, duties, 244-246

      University of Nevada School of Medicine, duties, 244

ANESTHESIA

      Dentists, fees for permit to administer, 286

      Office-based surgeries and resulting sentinel events, reporting requirements, exceptions, 2512, 2515

ANIMALS

      Fish and fishing (See FISH AND FISHING)

      Hunting (See HUNTING)

 

      Landlords, refusal to rent solely because animal will reside with handicapped person prohibited, rights, 630

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Service animals (See SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

      Trapping (See TRAPS AND TRAPPING)

      Wildlife (See WILDLIFE)

ANNEXATION

      Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

      Property tax abatement, determination regarding annexed property, 1743

APARTMENT COMPLEXES (See also LANDLORD AND TENANT)

      Property managers, local regulation, 2334

APPEALS (See also JUDICIAL REVIEW)

      Bond deposited in litigation regarding tobacco settlement, amount, 476, 477

      Initiative or referendum petitions, denial of use of public buildings to gather signatures, 1432, 2829

APPEALS, COURT OF

      Study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

APPLIANCES

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

      Junk appliances, orders for removal as nuisance, 1383

APPRAISALS

      City property, sale or lease, requirements, 1462, 2676, 2680

      County property, sale or lease, requirements, 1457, 2671, 2680

      County telephone systems, 291

      State land, sale or lease, requirements, 1454, 2670, 2680

APPRAISERS OF REAL ESTATE

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Commission of Appraisers of Real Estate, exemption from uniform disciplinary process, election to follow laws, 743, 744

      Complex properties, prohibited acts, 1292

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

             Limitation of actions, 1296

      Eminent domain proceedings, appraiser laws inapplicable to assessors of value, 522, 523

      Licenses and certificates

             Education and experience requirements, 1294, 1295

             Fingerprinting, 1293, 1294

             Issuance, 2786-2788

             Renewal, 1295, 2787

      Threats against or intimidation of appraisers, unlawful acts, 925

APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIPS

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

APPROPRIATIONS

      Administration, Department of

             Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

             General appropriation, 1943, 1947

             Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, litigation costs, 888

             Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, allocation, 2456

             M2 Foundation for Kids, allocation, 2456

             Motor Pool, State, 1007

             Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, allocation, 909

             Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, 2439

             Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, allocation, 912

             Task Force on Cervical Cancer, allocation, 2066

             Task Force on Prostate Cancer, allocation, 2066

             Technology projects, allocation, 1945

      Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Commission for, 888

      Agriculture, State Department of, 523, 1941, 1946

      Athletic Commission, Nevada, 53, 54, 1941

      Attorney General, 1101, 1936, 1944, 2918

      Business and Industry, Department of, 53, 54, 1941

      Capital improvement projects, 24, 56, 57, 1543, 1549

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2066

      Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, 241

      Civil Air Patrol Account, permissible appropriations, 691

      Clark County

             Homeless persons, projects and services, 2462

             Medical care for uninsured working persons, 2458

      Community triage centers, 533, 2061

      Conservation and Natural Resources, State Department of

             Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, 241

             General appropriation, 1942

             Litigation costs, Division of Water Resources, 241

             Office facilities, 241

             State park improvements, reversion of previous appropriations extended, 1021

             Supplemental appropriation, 53

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office for, 1074, 1936

      Contingency Fund, 56

      Corrections, Department of, 459, 889, 1941

      Cultural Affairs, Department of, 1039, 1939

      Desert Regional Center, 302, 1940

      Disasters, revolving account for grants to persons whose homes damaged by, 1933

      District Judges’ Salary Account, 1937, 1970

      Education

            Clark County Public Education Foundation, 2458

             Disruptive pupils, pilot programs involving alternative programs, 2455

             English as a second language, instruction for prekindergarten pupils, 2453

             Financial management review of school districts, 2445

             General appropriation for Department of Education, 1938, 1944

             High school proficiency examinations, replacement of samples released, 2460

             Homework Help Center, 2456

             Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, expenses, 80

             Kindergarten, portable classrooms for full-day programs, 2452

             Kindergarten through grade 6, programs for the achievement of pupils, 1983

             M2 Foundation for Kids, 2456

             Occupational education

                   Advisory technical skills committees, 2462

                   General appropriation, 1938

             Personnel

                   Insurance premiums, 2080

                   Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2456

                   Pupil-teacher ratio reduction, employment of teachers, 1934

                   Retirees, health care subsidies, 908

                   Signing bonuses for teachers, 924

                   Speech pathologists, salary increases for certified personnel, 2448

             Public broadcasting stations, 2452

             School lunch programs, matching grants, 1262

             State Distributive School Account, 1934, 2073

             University system (See University and Community College System of Nevada, this heading)

             Washoe County School District Educational Foundation, 2459

             Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 523, 1939

      Emergency Account, 26

      Energy Assurance Plan, update, 924

      Examiners, State Board of, 1964-1968

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

      General appropriations act, 1936

      Governor, Office of the, 924, 1936

      Governor’s portrait, 55

      Health Division, 1006, 1940, 2462

      Highway Patrol, Nevada

             General appropriations, 1942, 1943

             Radio system, previous appropriation extended, 911

      Homeless persons, projects and services for, 2462

      Human Resources, Department of

             211 system for social services referrals, 2438

             General appropriation, 1939, 1947

             Interagency Advisory Board for Transition Services, 1445

             Medicaid coverage for children aging out of foster care system, 2451

             Minority Health, Office of, 2436

             Supplemental appropriation, 302, 1007

      Identity theft passports, implementation of program, 1101

      Interim Finance Committee, for allocation to

             Administration, Department of, 1945

             Corrections, Department of, 1945

             Rehabilitation Division, 1946

             School districts, shortfall related to employee health insurance, 2080

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2462

      Las Vegas readiness center, 56, 57

      Legislative calendar, exempt bills, 2964

      Legislative Commission, 1943, 2462

      Legislative Committee on Children, Youth and Families, 2433

      Legislative Counsel Bureau

             Building projects and generator, 2085

             General appropriations, 1937, 1943, 1946

             Out-of-print publications, reproduction, 2085

             School districts, financial management review, 2445

             Technology upgrades, 2085

      Legislative Fund

             Child welfare, consultant to investigate, 2462

             General appropriations, 200, 1937, 1943, 1946

             Legislative employees, salary increase, 1966

             Session expenses, 1

      Libraries, grant program for collections, 2453

      Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of

             Carson City, Mental Health Court, 2061

             Community triage centers, 533, 2061

             General appropriation, 1940

             Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 1940, 2060, 2061

             Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (See Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, this heading)

      Mental health courts, 2060, 2061

      Motor Pool, State, 1007

      Motor Vehicles, Department of

             Deceptive trade practices, administrative expenses, 1252

             General appropriations, 1942, 1947

             Supplemental appropriation, 582

      Nevada Check-Up Program, 1007, 1939, 1944

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, 909

      Nevada Medicaid Health Care Financing and Policy, 1007

      Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, 912

      Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 1940, 2060, 2061

      One-Time Rebate, Account for the, 1931

      Parole and Probation, Division of, 1542, 1942

      Parole Commissioners, State Board of, 1542, 1942

      Patriot Relief Account, 2450

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, 2066

      Public broadcasting stations, 2452

      Public Safety, Department of, 241, 1942

      Public Works Board, State

             Capital improvements, 24, 56, 57, 1543, 1549

             Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home, arbitration costs, 924

      Rainy Day Fund, 2084

      Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account, 26

      Risk Management Division, 2241

      Rural mental health clinics, 302, 1940, 2061

      Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services

             Acute psychiatric crisis placements, 2060

             Community residential placements, 2060

             Community triage center, 2061

             General appropriation, 1940

             Mental Health Court, Clark County, 2060

             Psychiatric hospital, 24

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, 1039

      Stabilize the Operation of the State Government, Fund to, 2084

      Stale Claims Account, 26

      State agencies receiving appropriations from State General Fund or State Highway Fund, duties, 2920

      State employees, salary increases, 1964-1968

      State Library and Archives, Division of, 1939, 2453

      Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, 1006

      Supreme Court, 1038, 1937

      University and Community College System of Nevada

             General appropriation, 1938

             Medicine, School of, 1524, 1938, 2462

             National Direct Student Loan Program, 35, 1938

             Special Capital Construction Fund for Higher Education, 1553

             Women’s Research Institute, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2452

      Veterans’ Services, Office of, 888, 1941

      Water Rights Technical Support Fund, 2572

      Weeds, Account for the Control of, 2452

      Weights and Measures, State Sealer of, 523, 1941

      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 523, 1939

ARBITRATION

      Alternative dispute resolution

             Court fees for support of alternative programs, 199, 391

             Specifications for public works to require arbitration of disputes, 1808

      Contractors, award of arbitration costs in certain actions involving, 1725, 1733

      District court actions

             Court fees, use, 199, 391

             Nonbinding arbitration, when required, 391

      Educational personnel matters, selection of arbitrator as hearing officer authorized, 465

      Justice court actions, submission to binding arbitration authorized, 392

      Mandatory arbitration for civil actions

             Exclusions, 392, 393

             Monetary threshold, 391

      Partnerships, settlement of disputes, 439

      Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home, appropriation for arbitration costs, 924

      Threats against or intimidation of arbitrator, unlawful acts, 925

      Voluntary arbitration of civil actions, monetary threshold, 392

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

ARCHITECTS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration, issuance, renewal, 2698-2701

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-755

      Landscape architects (See LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Interior designer certifications, determination of educational qualifications, 572, 573

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-755

ARMED FORCES

      Base Realignment and Closure Commission urged to reconsider and reject recommendations involving Nevada facilities, 3098

      Civil Air Patrol, payment of fuel costs for official Air Force missions, 691

      Debt deferment for certain loans and other debts, 1690

      National Guard (See NATIONAL GUARD)

      Office of the Military (See MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE)

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, purchase of additional credit by certain military personnel, 949, 951

      Public officers or employees, leave of absence for military duty, 2449

      University and Community College System of Nevada, free tuition, 1421

      Veterans (See VETERANS)

ARREST

      False arrest, immunity for detention of movie piracy suspects, exceptions, 525

      Orders for protection, arrest without warrant for certain violations, 955, 958

      Vehicular homicide, arrest without warrant, 152

ARTS AND HUMANITIES (See CULTURAL RESOURCES)

ARTS COUNCIL, STATE

      Administrator, salary, 1960

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Challenge Grant Program, funding, reversion, 1952

      General appropriation, 1939

ASSAULT

      Physicians, conviction of certain felonies grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Sexual assault, penalties, 2874-2876

      Sports officials, penalties for crimes committed against, 176-178

ASSEMBLY, STATE (See LEGISLATURE)

ASSEMBLYMEN (See LEGISLATURE — Members)

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES FACILITATION ACT

      Adoption, 2207

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada, use of certain proceeds for facilities, 920, 2052

      Medicaid waiver, duties of Department of Human Resources and Housing Division, 922

      Toilet facilities in residential facilities for groups, requirements and exceptions, 2166, 2167

ASTHMA

      School pupils, self-administration of medication, 84-86

ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Employee reclassification, supplemental appropriation, 53, 54

      General appropriation, 1941

      Inspectors, immunity from civil liability, 176

      Unarmed combat, time for receipt of license fees based on admissions, 179, 180

      Unclassified staff, salaries, 1955

ATHLETIC EVENTS (See INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES; SPORTING EVENTS)

ATHLETIC TRAINERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Athletic Trainers

             Advisory Committee, creation, duties, 229-231

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 784-787

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 1118

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 784-787

      Licenses

             Application fees nonrefundable, 228

             Issuance, renewal, 2755

             Reapplication following failure of examination, 229

ATM’S

      Operation, application and renewal fees, 1844

ATTACHMENT

      Earnings defined, 1020

      Exemptions from execution (See EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS)

      Local government in severe financial emergency, effect, 1392, 1394

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, execution of judgments against, 1243

      Notice of execution, contents, 388, 1018, 2233

ATTESTATIONS

      Accountants, duties, 250, 251

      Department of Human Resources, accuracy and completeness of reports from hospitals, 1738

      Dyed special fuel, purchasers of, requirements for approval, 1151

ATTORNEY FOR INJURED WORKERS

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Staff, salaries, 1955

ATTORNEY GENERAL

      Administrative Program, appropriation, 2918

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Capital improvements projects, approval of certain contracts, 25, 1551

      Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, injunctions against, 1707, 1858

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products

             Investigation and prosecution of violations, 1198

             Tobacco settlement

                   Disclosure and sharing of information, 378

                   Manufacturers’ certifications, receipt, 375, 381

                   Prosecution of violations, 379

                   Resident agents appointed by certain nonparticipating manufacturers, notice, 377

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, duties, 2575

      Community notification website, misuse of contents, civil actions, 2868

      Computer security breaches, duties, 2506

      Consumer Protection, Bureau of

             Anatomical gifts, duties removed, 244

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

             General appropriation, 1936

             Staff, salaries, 1954

             Truckee Meadows Water Authority, audit and investigation, 588, 589

             Utility rate applications, participation in investigatory docket, 1926

      Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on Nevada, representation, 900

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Domestic Violence, Committee on, certification of out-of-state treatment programs, 33

      Domestic Violence, Nevada Council for the Prevention of, creation, duties, 940, 941

      Ethics, Commission on, duties, 1577

      Ethics laws, defense of state officers or employees for alleged violations, 2556

      General appropriation, 1936, 1944

      Grocery stores, enforcement of certain law, 1273

      Identity theft passports, regulation, appropriation, 1100, 1101

      Manufactured home parks owned by nonprofit entities, duties, 1605

      Manufactured or mobile home dealers and servicemen, prosecution of violations, recovery of civil penalties, 1627, 1628

      Massage Therapists, Board of, duties, 1123

      Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

             Appropriation, temporary advances, 1936, 1949

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, bonds issued by, notice, duties, 218, 219

      Notaries public, action to enjoin violations, 2275

      Occupations and professions, prosecution of contested cases, 743

      Personal information, unlawful acts involving, duties, 2503, 2506

      Property tax, receipt of copy of protest eliminated, 1072

      Public bodies publishing personal information on websites, injunctions against, 2503, 2506

      Public works, prosecution of violations, 203

      Real Estate Division, duties, 2575

      Real property transfer tax, duties, 2055

      Realtime captioning, enforcement of collection of fines, 966

      Revolving Account, reimbursement of litigation expenses, 667

      Salary increase, 1184

      Sales and use taxes, enforcement of laws regarding personally identifying information, 1772

      Schools, harassment or intimidation reports, 705

      Secretary of State, forged or fraudulent documents filed with, duties, 2272

      Sentencing, Advisory Commission on, ex officio Chairman, duties, 582

      Short-term loan or title loan services, injunctions against, 1707

      Staff, salaries, appropriations, 1953, 1967, 1968

      Water supplier violations, recovery of civil penalties, 557, 564, 565

      Wine-making facilities, instructional, enforcement of laws, 1273

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of elderly, duty to report removed, 1110

      Adoption, duties regarding agreements for post-adoptive contact, 1680

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Collection agency laws, applicability, 1867

      Common-interest communities, gifts or gratuities to certain officers restricted, 2612

      Court appointed, report to State Public Defender eliminated, 3

      Ethics, Commission on, employment of outside legal counsel authorized, 1577

      Judges and justices, qualifications for office, 1211, 1212

      Legal aid, client of program, definition, waiver of court costs and fees, 197, 198

      Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, duties regarding educational personnel hearing officers removed, 464

      Notaries public licensed as attorneys, notary powers, 67

      Occupational licensees, representation during administrative proceedings, 745, 746

      Peace officers under investigation, representation, 623

      State Bar (See STATE BAR OF NEVADA)

ATTORNEYS’ FEES

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, recovery of enforcement costs, 379

      Collection of certain loan, check-cashing and deferred deposit debts, 1689

      Contempt cases, assessment against guilty party, 63

      Contractors, award in certain actions, 1725, 1733, 1894

      Design professionals, judgments against, payment of fees to public body, 824

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, award in certain actions, 2682

      Manufactured home park operated by nonprofit entity, recovery or award in action, 1606

      Service animals or service animals in training, award in actions involving, 629, 633-635

AUCTIONS

      Airport authorities, sale or disposal of real property, 1470-1472, 2680

      Deeds of trust, sale of property in satisfaction of default, 1620

      Municipal airports, sale or disposal of real property, 1469, 2680

      Public lands and real property owned by public entities, sale or disposal, 1455, 1459, 1465, 2679, 2680

AUDIO RECORDINGS

      Meetings of public agencies, 1405, 1407

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS

      Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Pathology

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 775, 776

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 775, 776

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2741-2743

      School personnel, salary increases for certified speech pathologists, 2446-2448

AUDIT DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

AUDITS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, 1706, 1865

      Child support enforcement and collection, 2433

      Cigarette dealers, 1196

      Common-interest communities, financial statements, 2584

      County-owned telephone systems, 292, 293

      Hospitals, health care cost restraints, 1736

      Legislative audits (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU — Audit Division)

      Local governments, dissemination of audit reports, 1345, 1346

      Motor vehicle manufacturers or distributors, unfair practices, 1149

      Real Estate Division, fees and penalties, 1285

      School districts, 2439-2446

      State agencies, dissemination of audit reports, 1344

      State buildings, audits by service companies for operating cost-savings measures, 2895-2897

      Truckee Meadows Water Authority, rate-setting practices, 588

AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES

      Agricultural districts, 1400

      Capital improvement projects, 24, 25, 1549, 1550

      Child and Family Services, Division of, 2451, 2452

      Clark County police departments, proceeds of sales tax, 915

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

      General authorized expenditures act, 2909

      Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of, 2451, 2452

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, 1239

      Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of, 298, 299

      Public Works Board, State, 56, 57

      Schools, public (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Secretary of State, 2305

      State Park Facilities and Grounds, Account for Maintenance of, 584

      State Parks, Division of, 1021

      Welfare Division, 2451, 2452

      Wildlife Heritage Trust Account, 585

AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES

      Operation, application and renewal fees, 1844

AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, duties, 927

      Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

AUTOMOBILES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

AUTOMOTIVE AFFAIRS, ADVISORY BOARD ON

      Duties, 927

      Members, appointment, 926, 928

      Transfer to Department of Motor Vehicles, 926

AVIATION FUEL TAX

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Distribution of proceeds

             Civil Air Patrol Account, 690

             Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, review, 1927

      Sale of fuel for which tax unpaid, order to lock and seal business, 1150

B

BACKGROUND CHECKS (See FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS)

BAIL

      Sureties, application to set aside forfeiture, 108

BANKS AND BANKING

      Branch offices, application and licensing fee, 1842

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Collecting banks, presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at bank, 2006

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Definitions, 1841

      Deposits and collections, UCC, definitions, 855, 856

      Directors, requirements, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1849

      Foreign banks

             Acquisition of Nevada branch by out-of-state institution, 651

             State branch, agency or representative office

                   Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1847, 1848

                   Fiduciary activities, fees for certificate of authority, 1848

      Formation, fee for application and survey, 1843

      Interstate banking, application fees, 1846

      Licenses

             Applications, requirements, 1841

             Background checks of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1842

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Local government investment securities, possession, purchase, 1346

      Managers and officers, requirements, 1841

      Mechanical tellers, application and renewal fees, 1844

      Merger or consolidation, application fee, 1845

      Names, approval of application or change, 1842

      Payor banks, recovery of payment by return of image of item, 2008

      Presentment warranties, remotely-created items, 2006, 2007

      Securities in investment management or trust accounts, transfer on death, 57

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Stop-payment orders, renewal, 2008

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Transfer warranties, remotely-created items, 2006

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1849

BARBERS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cosmetology

             Failure of cosmetology licensing examination, provision removed, 2641

             Violations committed by cosmetology licensees, applicability of laws, 2636, 2639

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 799, 800

      Injunctions, 2636

      Licenses

             Issuance, renewal, 2769-2771

             Temporary exemption for certain out-of-state licensees, 2637

      State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board

             Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive, 2636

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Injunctive relief, 2636

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 799, 800

             Violations, authority to prosecute or remedy, 2636

      Violations

             Appeals, 2636

             Applicability of laws, 2636, 2639

             Penalties, 2636

             Unlawful acts, 2638

BARRICADE PERMITS

      Advisory committee to review operations of enterprise fund, duties, 575

      Fees, procedure to allow increase by local government, 578

BARS AND COCKTAIL LOUNGES

      Alcohol education program, completion by employees required, 2683-2685

      Alcoholic beverages (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

BATTERIES, MOTOR VEHICLE

      Disposal sites, issuance of permits by solid waste management authority, 1500

BATTERY

      Domestic violence battery (See also DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

             Civil compromise of offense prohibited, 103

             Counseling and treatment of offenders, 30, 534

      Sexual assault, battery with intent to commit, penalty, 2876

      Sports officials, penalties for crimes committed against, 178, 179

BATTLE MOUNTAIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY (See generally AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

BEER (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

BILLBOARDS (See also SIGNS)

      Highway construction affecting visibility, remedies, 980-982

BILLS OF LADING (See also DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

      Alterations or filling in blanks, effect when unauthorized, 842

      Arrival of goods, effect of naming person to be notified, 845

      Carriers

             Delivery to person or place other than stated in bill, liability, 841

             Issuance of bill at destination authorized, 841

             Lien on goods covered by bill, enforcement, 842, 843

             Standard of care in relation to goods, limitation of damages, 843

             Title to goods, when carrier’s obligation to deliver discharged, 846

      Claims and legal actions, bill of lading may include provisions regarding, 843

      Date shown on bill, liability of issuer for misdating, 839

      Description of goods, liability of issuer for misdescription, exceptions, 839, 840

      Diversion or other change of shipping instructions by consignor, effect, 846

      Evidentiary effect of documents, 832

      Loading of goods by issuer, duties, 840

      Nonnegotiable bills, 834, 846

      Place of issuance, 841

      Shipper’s weight, load and count, effect of words, 840

      Shippers

             Goods loaded by

                   Determination of kind and quantity, 840

                   Indication in bill of lading, restrictions on liability of issuer for damaged goods, 840

             Guaranties to issuer, indemnification for inaccuracies, 840

      Substitute bills, issuance, 841

      Tangible bills, issuance in set of parts, effect, delivery of goods, 841, 843, 849

      Through bills

             Breach of obligation under bill, amount of recovery by issuer, 840, 841

             Liability of issuer, 840

             Persons subject to obligations of issuer, discharge of obligation, 840

      Title to goods, effect of certain titles, 845, 846

BIODIESEL FUEL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

      Homeless persons, issuance without fee, 1213, 1214

BLACKMAIL

      Involuntary servitude, prohibited acts, penalty, 87, 88

BLIND PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

BLOOD TESTS

      Boating under the influence, admissibility of evidence, 2043, 2044

      Driving under the influence, admissibility of evidence, 2041

      Police officers, testing for hepatitis, appropriation, 2239-2241

BOATS AND BOATING

      Certificates of number

             Prohibition against certain persons applying for certificate, 1308

             Suspension, 1307, 1308

      Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

      Operating under the influence

             Blood tests, admissibility as evidence, 2043, 2044

             Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

             Evaluation of certain offenders for substance abuse, 616

             Homicide by vessel, penalties, 153, 174

             Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, health insurance coverage, 2343

             Penalties, 615, 616

      Personal flotation devices, accessibility, approved devices for certain vessels, 492, 493

      Wildlife violations, forfeitures, 1310

BODY SHOPS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, duties, 927

      Liens for storage, maintenance or repair

             Priority of lien, monetary amount, 1001

             Regulations, 1246

             Violations, fines, injunctions, 1246

      Rebuilt vehicles, duties, 1244

BOND ISSUES

      Capital improvements, 23-25, 1547-1549

      Cultural Affairs, Commission for, amount of financial assistance granted from proceeds, 899

      Lake Tahoe Basin, program of environmental improvement projects, 1030

      Local governments (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Marlette Lake Water System, capital improvements, 108

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, issuance, 213-220, 225

      Operating cost-savings measures for state buildings, refunding of obligations, 2898-2901

      Parks, wildlife and recreation, property tax levy for repayment of bonded indebtedness, 1551, 1552

      State General Obligation Bond Commission, duties regarding expenses, 25, 1552

      University and Community College System of Nevada

             1991 issue, authorized amount increased, 1029

             Capital improvements generally, 1547, 1548

             Parking facility, Community College of Southern Nevada, 1028

             Residence hall, Western Nevada Community College, 1028

      Water conservation programs, amount of bond for support, 201

      Water systems, bonds for capital improvements, amount, 201

BONDS, SURETY

      Charter buses, non-fully regulated carriers, 942-944

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, 1700, 1861

      Collection agencies, 1866, 1869, 1870

      Contractors

             Public works, 1814

             Residential pools and spas, 2384-2387

      Cosmetology schools, 2856-2858

      Discount buying clubs, 1374, 1375

      Justices of the peace, amount, county to furnish, 15

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement on leased property, 1893

      Local government purchasing, bid protesters, 2551

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens

             Insufficient bond, methods to increase to adequate amount, 1911

             Release, 1906

      Motor vehicle dealers and other licensees

             Judgments binding surety, 1242

             Persons injured by, compensation, 1242, 1243

      Personal care services in the home, agencies to provide, 2168, 2169

      Prescription drug wholesalers, 1610-1620

      Private postsecondary educational institutions, 637, 638

      Tobacco settlement, amount of bond by appellants to secure stay of execution, 476, 477

      Unclaimed property, claimants, 420

BOULDER CITY (See also CITIES)

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Police department, sales tax for additional officers, 912-917

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, duties, 495, 496

BOUNDARIES

      Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

      Election wards, boundary changes, 225, 226

      Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the Colorado River, area of jurisdiction, 303, 304

      Lyon County and Washoe County, adjustment, 2220

      Master plans, procedure for minor amendments, 185

      Tourism improvement districts, 2363

BOXING (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA; SPORTING EVENTS)

BRANDS AND MARKS, ANIMALS

      Seizure of certain livestock by government agency, duties of State Department of Agriculture and inspectors, 1238

BROWNFIELDS (See also HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

      Redevelopment areas, criteria to determine blighted areas, 2214, 2215

      Regional planning entities, duties regarding incentives for development, 1583, 1585

BUDGET DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

BUDGETS, PUBLIC (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES; STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

BUILDING CODES

      Manufactured home parks, compliance with fire, health and safety codes, 2331

      Solar and wind energy systems, permitted use, 1823

BUILDING INSPECTORS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Fingerprinting requirements, 1296, 1297

             Issuance, renewal, 2789-2791

      Common-interest communities, inspections of converted buildings, exemption from regulations, 2633, 2634

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations, 1985

BUILDING PERMITS

      Advisory committee to review operations of enterprise fund, duties, 575

      Fees, procedure to allow increase by local government, 578

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

BURGLARY

      Elements of crime, intent to obtain money or property by false pretenses, 416

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

BUSES

      Benches and shelters, construction and maintenance in certain counties, 2320, 2324

      Charter buses, non-fully regulated carriers, requirements for operation, 942-944

      Resort hotel buses, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, duty to inspect, report, 1930

      School buses (See SCHOOL BUSES)

      Service animals, unlawful to refuse service or charge extra fee or deposit, civil liability, 634, 635

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Car pool lanes, establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

             Signal prioritization device, prohibited acts by operators, 937

      Welfare recipients, contracts to provide transportation services, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, 735, 736

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Athletic Commission (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Consumer Affairs Division

             Deceptive trade practices

                   Costs of investigation and hearing, payment by violators, 1427

                   Written complaints received, disclosure of number, 1429

             Discount buying clubs, security, 1374

             Technology projects, appropriation, 1946

      Dairy Commission (See DAIRY COMMISSION, STATE)

      Financial Institutions, Division of

             Banks and other financial institutions, duties, 1842-1855

             Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, duties (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

             Collection agencies, duties, 1867-1872

             Credit card issuers, provision of information to cardholders, regulations, 2502

             Credit unions, duties, 1889-1892

             Debt adjusting, duties, 1883-1886

             Installment loans, duties, 1880-1883

             Savings and loan associations, duties, 1873-1880

             Short-term loan or title loan services, duties (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

             Thrift companies, duties, 1886-1889

             Trust companies, duties, 1845, 1849-1851

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      General appropriation, 1941

      Housing Division, certification of assisted living facilities, duties, 922

      Industrial Relations, Division of

             Contractor’s lapse of coverage, duties, 1490

             Crane operators, duties relating to certification, 933, 934

             Fines and benefit penalties for violations, reports, 99

             Medical treatment for injured employees during work hours, regulations regarding compensation, 100

             Office for Consumer Health Assistance, contact information, duties, 1074

             Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account, use, regulations, 1316, 1317

      Insurance Division

             Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, transfer, 926

             Captive insurers, duties, 2147-2158

             Credit card, debit card or electronic transfers, fee for dishonored payments, 592

             Credit insurance, duties, 2137-2147

             Credit personal property insurers, duties, 2105-2114

             Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees, 2122-2131

             Medical discount plans, duties, 2101-2105

             Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association, requests to perform administrative acts, 2133, 2134

             Viatical settlement brokers, duties, 2135

      Labor Commissioner, Office of (See LABOR COMMISSIONER)

      Manufactured Housing Division

             Cease and desist orders, grounds for issuance, service, 1626, 1627

             Checklist of certain laws, preparation and distribution, 2331

             Contracts for sale and listing for sale, duties, 1640

             Fire, health or safety violations, receipt of notice, 2331, 2332

             Fund for Manufactured Housing, deposits, 1628, 2326, 2332

             Hearings, imposition of fines and penalties, 1628, 2326, 2327, 2332

             Limited dealers’ licenses, duties, 664, 1607

             Permits for installation, design, approval and modification of homes or coaches, duties, 808

      Mortgage Lending, Division of

             Certain regulation declared void, 3087

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Real Estate Division

             Audits, fees and penalties, 1285

             Booklet on sales disclosure laws, publication, 1285

             Business brokers, regulation, 646-650

             Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

             Complaints, confidentiality of information, 1292

             Conduct of business electronically authorized, regulations, unsworn declarations, 2575

             Employees, authority of Division, 2575

             License reciprocity, authority, 1284, 1285

             Real Estate Commission (See REAL ESTATE COMMISSION)

             Sales managers, notice of association with owner-developers, 1286

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      Taxicab Authority (See TAXICAB AUTHORITY)

      Transportation Services Authority (See TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AUTHORITY)

BUSINESS BROKERS

      Activities conducted at real estate broker office, requirements, 647-649

      Brokerage agreement defined, 648

      Definition, 646

      Permits

             Applications, 646

             Business entities, designation and qualification of applicant, 647

             Expiration and renewal, 646

             Issuance, 647

      Practice without license and permit prohibited, 649

BUSINESS LICENSES

      Local licenses

             Contractors, prohibitions, 729-735, 2335, 2338, 2341

             Liquor licenses, grounds for denial or refusal to renew, 2686

             Manufactured home parks, requirements for obtaining license, 2331

             Massage therapists

                   Background information, sharing with State Board of Cosmetology, 2223

                   Limitations on local authority, 1120

             Professionals, requirement for certain professions prohibited, 729-735

             Solid waste recycling and reduction, provision of information upon licensing, 1501

      State license

             Refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, procedure, 294

      Telecommunications and utility service providers, study of license fees imposed on, 1927

BUSINESS RECORDS

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

BUSINESS TAX

      Abatement of taxes for new or expanded businesses, wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Consumers of services, exclusion from definition of employer, 2480

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

      Financial institutions (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Rate, temporary reduction, 2081

BUSINESS TRUSTS

      Annual list, contents, 2268

      Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2269

      Certificates of trust, cancellation, contents, 2200, 2268

      Common-interest communities organized as, requirements, 2587, 2590

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362

      Foreign business trusts

             Annual list, contents, 2269

             Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2270

             Registration, cancellation, 2200

             Trustees, resignation, payment of filing fee, 2269

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Mergers, conversions, or exchanges, contents of plans, 2200

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2209

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

      Trustees, resignation, payment of filing fee, 2269

C

CALIENTE, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing, charter amendment, 1140

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2303

CALIENTE YOUTH CENTER (See generally JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

CALIFORNIA TRAIL

      Wayside Sites, funding for signs, 2089

CAMERAS (See VIDEO AND VIDEOCONFERENCING)

CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Impeding success of campaign, prohibitions repealed, 2277

      Nonprofit entity soliciting or making contributions or making expenditures, duties, publication of information, 2831

      Political action committees, registration requirements, publication of information, 2837

      Reports

             Compilation of reports, contents, 2301

             Forms, advice and consent of Legislative Commission required on design or revision, 2300

             Internet site, publication of reports by Secretary of State, 2283

             Justices of the peace and municipal judges, copies of reports filed with Secretary of State, 2294, 2296-2298

             Loans, guaranteed or forgiven, 2294

             Penalties for failure to file, 2302

             Petitions for constitutional amendments and statewide measures, certain persons initiating or circulating, 2832-2837

             Written commitments for contributions, 2294

CAMPERS (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Maximum width, 21

CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG WHOLESALERS (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

CANCER

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, creation, duties, appropriation, 2064-2067

      Clinical trial or study, insurance coverage for treatment, 2009

      Nevada Cancer Institute

             Task Force on Cervical Cancer, membership, 2065

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, appropriation for partnership with Institute, 1524

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (See PUBLIC WORKS)

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

      Minors, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

CAPITOL POLICE (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

CAR POOL LANES

      Establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

CAR SEATS

      Violations of requirements, waiver of certain penalties, training course fees, 119, 120

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

CARLIN, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing, charter amendment, 1140

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2303

CARNIVALS

      Live entertainment tax, exemptions, 2484

CARS (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

CARSON CITY (See also CITIES; COUNTIES)

      Airport authority (See generally AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Charter amendments

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1141

             Registered voters lists, requests to copy, 2303

      Court, First Judicial District (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

CASINOS (See GAMING)

CATTLE (See LIVESTOCK)

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS (See also INJUNCTIONS)

      Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, State, contents of citations, 2636

      Manufactured Housing Division, authority of Administrator, service, 1626, 1627

      Massage Therapists, Board of, authority to issue, 1132

CEMETERIES

      Contents of grave, tomb or crypt, penalty for willful disturbance, restitution, 501

      Deposit of material in or upon cemetery without consent, penalty, 500

      Destruction, mutilation or defacement of cemetery property, penalty, restitution, 500, 501

      Operators

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 796-799

             Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

             Licensing board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

      Removal, possession or sale of property unlawfully, penalty, restitution, 499, 500

      Roads, railways or public easements constructed in, over or through cemetery without lawful authority or consent, penalty, 500

      Veterans’ cemeteries, meetings of advisory committees, 28

CERVICAL CANCER, TASK FORCE ON (See also CANCER)

      Appropriation, 2066, 2067

      Creation, duties, 2064-2066

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

      Latin and Urban Chambers, Clark County, duties regarding grants, 1949

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

CHARTER BUSES (See also BUSES)

      Non-fully regulated carriers, requirements for operation, 942-944

CHARTER SCHOOLS (See SCHOOLS, CHARTER)

CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES

      Agents, authorized and prohibited acts, 1698

      Annual reports, 1708

      Applicability of laws, 1686, 1687

      Audits or investigations, fees of Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1701, 1706, 1865

      Automated loan machines, prohibited acts, 1688

      Bad checks, transactions exempt from prohibition, exception, 1698, 1856

      Books and records, maintenance and inspection, 1705, 1706

      Calculation of amount financed, annual percentage rate and finance charge, 1686

      Cashing of checks, fees

             Notices, 1688

             Prohibited acts, 1691

             Regulations, 1688

             Returned check fee, 1698

      Change of control of business, notice and approval, 1703

      Civil actions

             Collection of debt, 1689

             Prohibited acts by licensees, 1689

             Repayment plan

                   Default under plan, action following, 1696

                   Offer to customer before commencement of action for default, 1694

      Collateral, authorized and prohibited acceptance, 1691

      Conflicts of law, resolution, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Default of loan

             Money collectible from customer after default, 1697

             Procedures following, 1689, 1694, 1695

             Title loans, procedures following, 1692, 1694, 1696

      Definitions, 1683-1686

      Division of Financial Institutions officers and employees, ethics, 1705

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1705, 1706, 1858

      Exemptions from regulation, 1687

      Fines for violations, 1707, 1709, 1859, 1860

      Grace period, authorization, procedures, 1686

      Injunctions against unlawful operation, 1707, 1858

      Installment loans, applicability of laws, 1714, 1860

      Interpretation of laws, 1686

      Kiosks, unregistered operation prohibited, 1860

      Licenses

             Applications

                   Contents, 1699

                   Denial, time for, procedures, 1701, 1702

                   Fee, 1699, 1861

                   Grant, time for, procedures, 1701, 1702

                   Investigation by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1701

                   Out-of-state offices, 1701

                   Withdrawn applications, considerations, 1699, 1861

             Background checks of applicants, 1857

             Contents, 1703, 1863

             Display, 1703, 1863

             Expiration and renewal, 1703, 1708, 1863

             Nontransferability and nonassignability, 1703

             Qualifications, 1702, 1857

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1702, 1857

             Registration redesignated as licensure, 1860

             Reinstatement of expired licenses, 1703

             Surrender, effect, 1708, 1858, 1859

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, effect, 1707, 1857-1859

             Transitional provisions, 1714, 1892

             Unlicensed operation prohibited, 1688, 1709, 1859

      Loan agreements, contents and disclosures, 1689

      Machines for check-cashing, unlicensed operation prohibited, 1860

      Maximum loan amount, 1690

      Names, use, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1703, 1859

      New loan to repay, renew, refinance or consolidate outstanding loan, procedures, 1696

      Notices, posting, 1688

      Number of loans to one customer, limits, duties of licensee, 1690

      Offices

             Branch offices, surety bond, 1861

             Change of address, procedures, 1704

             Location, 1704

             Out-of-state offices, license applications, 1701

      Partial payment of loan, customer’s rights, licensee’s duties, 1694

      Prepayment of loan, customer’s rights, licensee’s duties, 1693

      Receipts, general requirement to provide to customer, 1698

      Refund anticipation loans, regulation, 1643-1645

      Repayment plan, offer to customer after default, effect of default under plan, 1694, 1696

      Repeal of laws

             Authority of Legislature, effect, 1687

             Existing laws, 1714

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1708, 1860

      Rescission of loan, customer’s rights, procedures, 1693

      Returned checks, fees, customer’s liability, 1698, 1856

      Schedule of fees, posting, 1688

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Security for loan, authorized and prohibited acts, 1691

      Surety bond or deposit in lieu, requirements, cancellation or alteration, 1700, 1701, 1861

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Title loans

             Default, authorized and prohibited acts by licensee after, 1692, 1694, 1696

             Prohibited loans, 1692

             Rescission or prepayment of loan, return of title to customer, 1693

             Term of loan, maximum length, extension, fees, 1692

             Uniform Commercial Code, applicability of laws, 1692

      Unlicensed operation prohibited, 1688, 1709, 1859

      Void loans, 1708, 1709

CHECKS (See NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS)

CHILD ABANDONMENT

      Involuntary servitude, presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

CHILD ABDUCTION

      Code Adam program to prevent abduction, adoption by retailers encouraged, 1005

CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT

      Central Registry

             Accessibility, restrictions, 2030

             Contents, 2029

             Employers, release of certain information for background checks, 2029, 2036

             Location, 2029

             Release of information, requirements, 2030

             Requests for information, maintenance of records, 2030

             Substantiated cases, time for deletion of information, 2030

      Committee for the Protection of Children, abolished, 475, 476

      Investigations, suspects to be notified of allegations and legal rights, 2095

      Newborns affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, protection, 2031-2038

      Parental neglect or unfitness, involuntary servitude as factor in determination, 89, 90

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Prevention, grants for, 471

      Protection orders on behalf of child

             Contents, notice requirements, 957, 958

             Felony committed in violation of orders, penalty, 953

             Violation, arrest without warrant, 958

      Protective services and custody

             Failure of governmental entity to provide services, joinder of entity as party in proceeding concerning protection of child, 2093

             Informational pamphlet concerning protective custody, contents, 2094

             Placement of child together with siblings, presumption of best interest of child, reports, 2097, 2098

             Plan for visitation between child and siblings, reports, issuance of court order, 2098

      Regional registries abolished, duties of county hospitals, 2029, 2038

      Southern Nevada Area Health Education Center recognized for contributions, 3080

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

CHILD CARE FACILITIES

      Accommodation facilities

             Definition, 2090

             Immunization of child, proof required, penalty for refusal to remove unimmunized child from facility, 2090, 2093

             Minimum amount of space per child, requirements, 2091

             Parent or guardian, authority to attend to needs of child, 2091

      Smoking prohibitions, 463

CHILD CUSTODY

      Court’s determination regarding best interest of child, considerations, duty to set forth specific findings, 1678

      Support orders, enforcement by person obtaining lawful physical custody, 2432, 2433

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 2876

CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES

      Violation of requirements, waiver of certain penalties, training course fees, 119, 120

CHILD SUPPORT

      Delinquent payments

             Penalties prohibited when delinquency not caused by responsible parent, 310

             State licenses, certificates and permits, denial or suspension for failure to satisfy arrearages, 2804-2807

      Enforcement by person obtaining lawful physical custody, 2432, 2433

      Occupational licenses, expiration of laws after repeal of federal act, 2808-2819

      Performance audit of enforcement and collection by Welfare Division and district attorneys, 2433

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE

      Adoption, duties regarding agreements for post-adoptive contact, 1680

      Child abuse or neglect

             Central Registry, access to information, 2030

             Investigation of alleged offense, suspects to be notified of allegations and legal rights, 2095

             Training of employees on legal rights of subjects and parties, 2093

      Drivers’ licenses, authority to sign and verify application for minor in custody of agency, immunity from liability, 1042, 1043

      Emotionally disturbed children, petitions for court-ordered admission to psychiatric facilities, 1317-1322

      Grants Management Advisory Committee, membership, 471

      Independent consultant to review facilities, duties, appropriation, 2460-2462

      Informational pamphlet, duties, 2094

      Newborns affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 2031-2037

      Protective services, joinder as party upon failure to provide, 2093

      Visitation plans between child and siblings, duties, 2098

CHILDREN (See MINORS)

CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION (See generally CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

CHINA SPRING YOUTH CAMP (See generally JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

CHIROPRACTORS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Composition, 2821, 2823

             Confidential information, authorized disclosures, 2823

             Credit card, debit card or electronic transfers, fee for dishonored payments, 591, 592

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Educational courses, review fee, 2823

      Industrial insurance, receipt of payments from health or casualty insurers, recovery of excess payments, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Insurance

             Industrial insurance, health care providers (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

             Malpractice insurance, disclosures, requirements, 2820

             Unprofessional conduct regarding insurance reimbursements, 2820, 2821

      Licenses and certificates

             Fees, 2822

             Issuance, renewal, 2728-2730

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

      Clinical trial or study, insurance coverage for treatment, 2009

CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS

      Actions taken with intent to defraud State, unlawful, 1191, 1197

      Counterfeit cigarettes, unlawful acts, penalties, 1191, 1192, 1197

      Definitions, 374, 375, 1185, 1186, 1192, 1193

      Delivery sales

             Applicability of certain laws, 1188

             Certification of purchasers, requirements, 1188, 1189

             Confirmation notices, requirements, 1189

             Definition, 1185

             Delivery services, duties, exceptions, 1190

             Licensing requirements, 1188

             Mailing or shipping, requirements, prohibited acts, 1188-1190

             Payment, requirement, 1189

             Records of sales, maintenance, 1190

             Unlawful acts, civil and criminal penalties, 1191, 1192

      Electronic mail address of distributors, requirements, 378

      Enforcement of laws, sharing of information, 378, 1196

      Inspection of facilities and vehicles, 1193, 1197

      Internet site publication of list of licensees and Native American sellers, 1186

      Laws, conflict of provisions, laws deemed invalid, 379

      Licenses

             Applications, 1193

             Fees, 1194

             Holders, authorized and prohibited activities, 1194

             Issuance or renewal, restrictions on, 295, 1186

             Requirement, 1193

             Separate license required to engage in each activity, 1193

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1195

             Validity, 1194

      Meter impressions, prohibited acts, penalty, 1197

      Records and reports

             Access to be provided, release of information, 378, 1196

             Audits, 1196

             Distributors, 377, 378, 381

             Inspections, 1193

             Invoices or equivalent documentation, maintenance, 378, 1195, 1196

             Manufacturers, 377, 378, 381, 1187, 1188

             Prohibited acts, penalty, 1191

             Wholesale dealers, 1187, 1188

      Sales of cigarettes, prohibited acts, 378

      Smoking prohibitions, 462

      Stamps

             Affixing to cigarette packages, requirements, 1194, 1195

             Prohibited acts, penalty, 378, 1191

      Taxation

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Deficiency determinations

                   Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

                   Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

             Failure to collect or remit

                   Civil and criminal penalties, 1191

                   Forfeitures, 1191

                   Joint and several liability, 571

                   Licenses, restriction on issuance or renewal, 1186

      Tobacco settlement

             Appeals, posting of bonds by signatories, 476, 477

             Conflicts of law, resolution, 379

             Disgorgement of profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit for unlawful acts, 379

             Healthy Nevada, Fund for a (See HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A)

             Legislative findings, 374

             Manufacturers

                   Certifications, requirements, 375, 376, 381

                   Directory of certified manufacturers and brand families, publication, 376, 381

                   Escrow funds established by nonparticipants, deposits and withdrawals, requirements, penalties, 378-381

                   Invoices and documentation of sales, maintenance, 376

                   Nonresident or foreign nonparticipants, appointment of resident agents, 377

                   Prohibition on licensure of certain nonparticipants, 1186

                   Reporting requirements, 377, 378, 381, 1187, 1188

      Unlicensed activities prohibited, 1193

      Unstamped packages

             Possession or shipment, restrictions, 1186, 1187

             Storage, 1195

      Violations

             Civil penalties, 379, 1190, 1191

             Criminal penalties, 379, 1191, 1192, 1197

             Forfeitures, 1191, 1198, 1199

             Injunctions, 379, 1198

             Investigation and prosecution, 379, 1198

             Seizure of property, 1197, 1198

CITATIONS

      Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, authority to issue, 2636

      Boating violations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

      City and county enforcement personnel, authority to issue, 1382

      Traffic citations

             Electronic preparation, 54

             Failure to register vehicle, 2063

      Wildlife violations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

CITIES

      Air pollution control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Annexation

             Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

             Property tax abatement, applicability, 1743

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Boulder (See BOULDER CITY)

      Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)

      Building departments, installation of manufactured or mobile homes and commercial coaches, authority, 808

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Caliente (See CALIENTE, CITY OF)

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Carlin (See CARLIN, CITY OF)

      Carson City (See CARSON CITY)

      Community redevelopment (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Economic development (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Elko (See ELKO, CITY OF)

      Employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES)

      Environmental covenants, powers and duties, 1362-1366

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire departments (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health boards (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Henderson (See HENDERSON, CITY OF)

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Indigent persons (See INDIGENT PERSONS)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Intoxicating liquors (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Juvenile detention facilities (See JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Las Vegas (See LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)

      Mesquite (See MESQUITE, CITY OF)

      Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      North Las Vegas (See NORTH LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)

      Nuisance abatement (See NUISANCES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Parking regulations (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      Parks (See PARKS)

      Police departments (See also POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

             Review boards, training of members, 624

      Printing, requirements for public printing, 1087

      Property (See also Capital improvements, this heading)

             Improvement districts, assessment of municipal property within, 1825

             Reconveyance of certain land, 1467, 2680

             Sale or lease

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1462, 2676, 2680

                   Limited-liability companies, disclosures required concerning sales, leases or other transactions, 2208, 2209

                   Procedures, 1462-1466, 2677-2680

                   Redevelopment or economic development purposes, 1466, 2680

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

             Voter registration facilities, designation, hours of operation, 313

      Property managers, regulation, 2339

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Recreation (See RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES)

      Reno (See RENO, CITY OF)

      Rules affecting businesses, procedures for adoption, 1478, 1479

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Segway scooters, regulation, 415

      Solid waste disposal (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Sparks (See SPARKS, CITY OF)

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Endorsement of certain applications, duties, 639-646

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected city, submission, 1512

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, 495, 496

      Tourism improvement districts, creation, 2362

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Water conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Water systems (See WATER SYSTEMS)

      Wells (See WELLS, CITY OF)

      Yerington (See YERINGTON, CITY OF)

      Zoning (See ZONING)

CITY ATTORNEYS

      Ballot questions, arguments for or against, procedures, 2845-2847

CITY COUNCILS

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Emergency telephone lines, duties of certain councils, 495, 496

      Enterprise fund for increase of building permit fees, advisory committee to review operations of, appointment, 575

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Judicial retirement, powers and duties, 989, 991, 993, 996

      Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1502, 1503

CITY-COUNTY RELIEF TAX

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations, 298, 571

      Tourism improvement districts, use of tax proceeds, 2363

CITY EMPLOYEES

      Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

CIVIL ACTIONS (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

CIVIL AIR PATROL

      Civil Air Patrol Account, sources, use of proceeds for certain missions authorized, 690, 691

CIVIL PENALTIES (See FINES)

CIVIL PROCESS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Loan defaults, recovery of costs of process in certain actions, 1689

             Parties to action, 1708

      Cigarette and tobacco products, nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturers, 377

      Common-interest communities

             Commission for Common-Interest Communities, service on, 2575

             Foreclosure of lien, notice of time and place of sale, 2609, 2610

             Grievances, notice of alleged violations, 2621

      Manufactured Housing Division, service of cease and desist orders, 1627

      Post-adoption contact agreements, agent for service on unnamed natural parent, 1679

      Secretary of State as agent for service of process (See SECRETARY OF STATE)

      Trust companies, fee for appointment of agent, 1844

CIVIL RIGHTS

      Child welfare, consultant to investigate, appropriation, report, 2460-2462

      Ex-felons, restoration of civil rights (See EX-FELONS)

CLARK COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      Art projects, financing, 2362

      Benches and shelters for passengers of mass transportation, construction and maintenance, 2320, 2324

      County Commissioners, Board of (See also COUNTY COMMISSIONERS)

             District board of health, representation, 2464

      Court, Eighth Judicial District (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Culinary and Hospitality Academy of Las Vegas, funding of facility construction, 1361

      Economic development grants for inner city or blighted areas, 1949

      Fair and Recreation Board, composition, 2689

      Fire Department (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health district, creation, powers and duties, 2464-2467

      Homeless persons, appropriations for projects and services, 2462

      Hospitals, determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

      Justice courts, authority to issue domestic violence protection orders, 507

      Master plan (See LAND USE PLANNING)

      Medical care for uninsured working persons, appropriation, 2458

      Metro (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Motor vehicle emission control, distributions from Pollution Control Account, 897

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Performing Arts Center

             Design and construction, use of design-build teams authorized, 1361

             Operation, cooperative agreement or delegation of duties authorized, 1361

             Rental car fees, liability, 546, 571

      Planning commissions, continuances of hearings, 529

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1501-1503

      Regional Business Development Advisory Council, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1420

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Sheriff (See also SHERIFFS)

             Homeland Security, Nevada Commission on, member, 1534

      Shooting range, full federal funding urged, 3077

      Sports stadium, financing, 2362

      Tourism and entertainment projects, financing, 2362

      Treasurer (See also COUNTY TREASURERS)

             District board of health, duties as treasurer of, 2465

             Sales tax for additional police officers, duties, 917

      Virgin Valley Water District, delinquencies, collection procedures, 268, 269

      Wildlife, County Advisory Board to Manage, composition, 457

      Zoning (See ZONING)

CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

      Appropriation, 2458

CLARK COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX ACT OF 2005

      Authorized expenditure of proceeds, approvals, 915

      County and city treasurers, duties, 917

      Legislative findings and declaration, 912, 913

      Ordinance imposing tax for additional police officers, 914, 915

      Remittance and distribution of proceeds, 916

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Career and technical high school, construction encouraged, 242

      Charter schools, admission preferences, 2405, 2540

      English as a second language pilot program for prekindergarten pupils, 2453, 2454

      Regional planning, consideration of effect on schools, 1586

      Regional training program (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Personnel)

             Southern Nevada Regional Training Program, designation, 1341

      Superintendent Claude Perkins commended and naming of school to honor urged, 3040

CLERGY

      Abuse or neglect of aged persons, duty to report removed, 1110

      Legislative services, compensation, 2970

CLOSE CORPORATIONS (See also CORPORATIONS)

      Voluntary termination of status, effective date of certificate, 2186

CLOTHING

      Exemption from execution, 1015

CODE ADAM

      Retailers encouraged to adopt plan to prevent child abduction, 1005

COLLECTION AGENCIES

      Attorneys, inapplicability of laws, 1867

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Common-interest communities, applicability of laws to unit-owners’ associations and community managers, 1716, 1717

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Fines for violations, 1867

      Foreign agencies, registration and regulation, 1865

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1868

             Background checks of applicants, 1868

             Bond or deposit in lieu, amount, 1869, 1870

             Fees, 1871

             Issuance, renewal, 2794-2796

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Managers’ certificates

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1871

             Examinations and reexaminations, 1871

             Fees, 1872

             Issuance, 2794, 2795

             Renewal, 2796

      Names, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1872

      Real estate brokers, inapplicability of laws, 1867

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1866

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxes on financial institutions, exemption, 1779

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1867

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

      Charter school employees, applicability of agreements, 1665-1667

      Local government employees, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

COLLEGES

      Private (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE)

      State (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Salaries, 1962

COLORADO RIVER, INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JURISDICTION ON THE

      Jurisdiction boundaries, 303, 304

      Legal actions related to Compact, governing law, 304

COMMENDATIONS (See RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS)

COMMERCIAL COACHES

      City and county building departments, regulatory authority, 808

      Installation, design, approval or modification, issuance of permits for, 808

      Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES

      Account for Common-Interest Communities, deposits, 2576

      Applicability of laws, 2587, 2588

      Budgets, procedures for ratification, 2592, 2606

      Civil actions

             Amendments to declaration, petitions for waiver of requirements, 2581-2583

             Commencement, notice and approval of unit owners, 2585, 2604

             Immunities of Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Real Estate Division, 2575

             Receivers for associations, appointment, powers, 2621

             Settlements, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Commission (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES, COMMISSION FOR)

      Common elements, drought tolerant landscaping as change of use, 2584

      Community managers

             Applicability of laws, 2576

             Certificates

                   Denial, suspension or revocation, 2576, 2579

                   Expiration or voluntary surrender, 2579

                   Issuance, 2577, 2578, 2634

                   Renewal, 2635

                   Requirement, 2576

             Collection agency laws, applicability, 1717

             Disciplinary action, 2575, 2579

             Fines for violations, 2580

             Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts, 2612

             Injunctions and temporary restraining orders, 2581, 2622

             Investigation, 2576, 2579

             Reference manual or study guide, availability, 2575

             Soliciting or accepting compensation based on fines imposed or collected prohibited, 1716

      Conflicts of law, resolution, 2587

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Declarant, duties, prohibited acts, 2581, 2597, 2612

      Declaration, procedure for approval of amendments, 2582, 2583

      Definitions, 2574, 2581, 2587, 2589

      Design and construction standards, local regulation, 2587

      Drought tolerant landscaping, authority to install, duties, 2583, 2584

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Financial statements, requirements, audit or review, 2584, 2601

      Fines

             Application of fees or assessments to balance of fine prohibited, exceptions, 1716

             Books and records of association, fines to be accounted for separately, 1715

             Community managers, practice without certificate, 2580

             Deposits, 2576

             Real Estate Division fees, failure of association to pay, 2607, 2608

             Reserve study specialists, practice without permit, 2580

             Violation of governing documents, maximum fine, duties of executive board, 2592

      Governing documents, violation

             Fines, 2592

             Hearings, 2603

      Grievances, notice requirements, 2620, 2621

      Injunctions, issuance, 2622

      Liens

             Assessments, 2608-2611

             Property taxes or special assessments, 1231

      Limited-purpose associations, applicability of laws, regulation, 2588

      Managers (See Community managers, this heading)

      Master associations, fees, 2607, 2608

      Meetings

             Commencement of civil action, meetings to consider, requirements, 2585

             Minutes, approval, 2600

             Notice of meetings, requirements generally, 2599

             Special meetings, calling, time for holding, 2598

      Motor vehicles improperly parked, removal, 2591

      Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities

             Foreclosure sales, receipt of copy of deed, 2611

             Limited-purpose associations to register with, 2588

             Reserve study specialists, jurisdiction, 2620

      Political signs, authority to exhibit, restrictions, 2585

      Property taxes

             Abatement, applicability, 38, 1748

             Assessment, 1231, 1232

             Legislative findings and declarations, 1230

      Real Estate Division

             Administrative supervision, 2619

             Attorney General, legal counsel, 2575

             Dockets, maintenance, 2575

             Fees per unit, payment, penalty for failure to pay, 2607, 2608

             Powers generally, 2574, 2575

             Witnesses in proceedings, subpoenas, fees, 2579, 2586

      Rental or lease of units, authority of owners, 2584

      Reserve study specialists

             Duties, 2606

             Fines for violations, 2580

             Injunctions and temporary restraining orders, 2581, 2622

             Investigation and disciplinary action, 2577, 2579, 2620

             Permits

                   Denial, suspension or revocation, 2576, 2579

                   Expiration or voluntary surrender, 2579

                   Issuance, 2577, 2578

                   Requirement, 2577, 2635

             Reference manual or study guide, availability, 2575

      Reserves

             Account, review of revenues and expenses, 2601

             Funding plans for major expenditures, adjustments, 2604, 2606

             Study, requirements, 2606

      Roads, streets, alleys or other thoroughfares, regulation restricted, 2585

      Sale of unit

             Cancellation of sale, procedures, 2614

             Converted buildings

                   Developers, applicability of law to sale of lot, parcel, unit or interest in subdivision, 2622

                   Inspections, exemption from building inspector laws, 2634

                   Public offering statements, contents, 2613

                   Reserve deficit allocated to unit, delivery to association, 2581

             Foreclosure of lien based on fine or penalty, 2608-2611

             Public offering statements

                   Contents, 2612-2614

                   Form, 2616-2619

             Resale packages and certificates, provision to purchaser, 2614, 2615

      Settlement of civil actions, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Townhouses, design and construction standards, 2587

      Traffic control, restrictions, 2585

      Unit owners’ associations

             Collection agency laws, applicability, 1716

             Executive boards

                   Candidates, good standing required, disclosures, 2595

                   Financial information, duty to review, 2601

                   Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts, 2612

                   Membership by persons other than unit owners authorized, 2594

                   Prohibited acts by members, appointment of receiver, 2621

                   Removal of members, 2596, 2598

             Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts by association officers, 2612

             Name, requirements, 2590

             Operating account, review, 2601

             Organization

                   Authorized forms, 2590

                   Filing of documents, 2253-2256, 2590, 2623-2633

                   Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

             Powers, generally, 2591, 2592

             Real Estate Division fees, requirements, penalty, interest, 2607, 2608

             Receiver, appointment, powers, 2621

             Resale packages and certificates, provision of information to unit owner, fees, 2591, 2615

      Violations, investigation, remedies, 2575, 2586, 2621, 2622

      Wind energy systems, use, 1819, 1820

COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES, COMMISSION FOR

      Attorney General, legal adviser, 2575

      Audio or video technology, use at hearings authorized, 2580

      Community managers, jurisdiction, 2574

      Composition, 2619

      Delegation of authority to Real Estate Administrator authorized, 2574

      Fines or penalties

             Deposits, 2576

             Determination of appropriate amount, duties, limitations, 2580

             Notice and hearing required, judicial review, 2580, 2581

      Hearing panels, appointment, powers, 2580

      Immunity from civil liability, 2575

      Real Estate Administrator, regulations proposed by, duties, 2574, 2575

      Real Estate Division, supervisory powers of Commission removed, 2619

      Receiver for association, application to court for appointment authorized, 2621

      Regulations

             Authority, generally, 2574

             Community managers, standards of practice, requirements for certificate, 2576, 2577

             Delegation of certain powers to hearing panels, 2580

             Financial statements, preparation, audit or review, 2584

             Limited-purpose associations, 2588

             Publication, posting and sale, 2575, 2620

             Resale packages and certificates, fees charged by association to provide documents, 2615

             Reserve study specialists, standards of practice, requirements for permit, 2577-2579

      Reserve study specialists, jurisdiction, 2574, 2620

      Subpoena powers, 2579

      Witnesses, fees, 2579, 2586

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (See DISEASES)

COMMUNICATION ACCESS REALTIME TRANSLATION

      Regulation, 964-966

COMMUNITY CENTERS

      Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

COMMUNITY COLLEGES (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT

      Blighted area defined, 2214

      County or city real property, sale or lease, 1458, 1466, 2680

      Eminent domain, requirements for commencement of proceeding by redevelopment agencies, 1790, 2213, 2214, 2216

      Railroads and related facilities, inclusion as redevelopment, designation of redevelopment areas, 2213, 2215, 2217

      Rehabilitation of residential property

             Abandoned property, requirements, 1305-1307

             Loans, qualifications, 1303

             Nonprofit organizations, authority, 1304-1307

      Tax abatement

             New or expanded businesses in certain development areas, 639-646

             Property tax abatement on parcels in redevelopment areas, 1740-1742

      Tax increment areas, exclusion of redevelopment area property, 1758

      Tourism improvement districts, exclusion of redevelopment area property, 2363

COMMUNITY SERVICE

      Child restraint systems, violations, penalty waived under certain circumstances, 119, 120

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, appropriation, 909

COMMUTATIONS

      Applications for, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES (See INTERSTATE COMPACTS)

COMPENSATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, LEGISLATORS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, DISTRICT JUDGES AND ELECTED COUNTY OFFICERS, COMMISSION TO REVIEW

      Justices, judges and judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, duties, 1071

 

COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT

      Common-interest communities, terms and conditions of settlement agreements, approval, 2586

      Court fees for support of alternative programs of resolving disputes, 199

      Domestic violence, compromise of certain offenses prohibited, 103

      Insurers, requirements for settlement of third-party liability claims, 1001

      Motor vehicle licensees, settlements with, requirements, payment, 1242, 1243

      Settlement offers in civil actions, determination whether offer more favorable than judgment, 116

      Tax Commission, Nevada, authority, 546

COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

      Abandoned property reports, filing on diskette authorized, 419

      Business records, duty to destroy certain records, 2504

      Cigarette manufacturers and dealers, electronic submission of reports, 1187

      Confidential information (See also CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

             Businesses, encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

             Personal information contained in certain databases of governmental entities, confidentiality, exceptions, 1043, 1044

      County assessors, acquisition and improvement of technology, 2660, 2667, 2668, 2680, 2681

      Department of Information Technology (See INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

      E-mail (See E-MAIL)

      Educational Technology, Commission on, reporting duties removed

             Charter schools, governing bodies, 1174, 2545

             School districts, 1170, 2396, 2536

      Electronic publications of state and local agencies, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Fuel taxes, electronic submission of tax returns, 1151, 1154, 1155

      Homeland security, requirements for systems used by response agencies, 932

      Internet (See INTERNET)

      Legislative Counsel Bureau, computer searches and information access, fees, 1235

      Mobile gaming, regulations, 715

      Prescription drug wholesalers, statements of prior sales to be in electronic form, 1612

      Public works, electronic submission and storage of bid documents, 2891

      School accountability reports, dissemination of summaries electronically, 1157

      Spyware, definition, prohibited acts, 2509

      State officers and employees, notice of employer’s access to personal computer, 671

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Electronic documents of title (See DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

             Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, 825, 834

             Negotiable instruments, signing of records not writings, 2004

             Secured transactions, 869-875

      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, appropriation, 523

COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Certificates of appropriateness, issuance, hearings, 892-895

      General appropriation, 1939

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts required, 1411

      Preservation generally (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

CONCEALED WEAPONS

      Law enforcement officers, authority to carry, 593-596

CONDOMINIUMS (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Subdivisions, contents of final maps, 2670

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1691

CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

      Abuse or neglect of vulnerable person, reports of, privilege restricted, 1115

      Agriculture, State Department of, proprietary information, 524

      Business records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Charter schools, authority to access disciplinary records of certain pupils, 1541, 1542

      Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada, release of information, 2823

      Common-interest communities, complaints and related documents, 2575, 2586

      Computers

             Access logs of state agencies, 672

             E-mail addresses and telephone numbers maintained in governmental databases, 1043, 1044

             Security breaches compromising personal information, disclosures, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

             Spyware, definition, prohibited acts, 2509

      County assessor records, personal information relating to peace officers or judicial officers, 1482

      County telephone systems, appraisals, 291

      Driver’s license examination of certain persons, reports, 2312

      Driver’s license or identification card number

             Election candidates, 2286, 2292

             Voters, 2290

      Drug wholesaler licensing information, 1609

      Handicapped persons, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescription drugs, 1327, 1329

      Health care review committee proceedings, 2518, 2519

      Homeland security, records of Department of Information Technology, 268

      Identity theft passports, applications, 1100

      Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information, 2511

      Internet sites of public bodies, publication of personal information restricted, injunctions, 2503

      Juvenile offenders

             Investigative and police reports, 61

             Screenings for mental health and substance abuse problems, 1036

      Local government purchasing, proprietary information of bidders, 2553

      Local recreational or instructional programs or activities, personal information of participants, 1040, 1041

      Massage Therapists, Board of, records, 1126

      Meetings of public agencies, statements made by members of public bodies, testimony of witnesses, 2242

      Motor vehicles, restriction on use of information retrieved from event recording devices, 1359

      Osteopaths, reports of office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, 2516

      Parole and Probation, Division of, information obtained by employees, 83

      Peace officers, personal information concerning, 621

      Physicians, reports of office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, 2513

      Real Estate Division, complaints filed with, 1292, 2575, 2586

      School districts, financial management reviews, 2443

      Social security numbers (See SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS)

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF

      Appropriation, general, 1942

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Capital improvement projects, funding, repayments, 1545

      Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, appropriation, 241

      Conservation Districts, Division of, appropriation for insurance premiums, 53

      Environmental Covenants Act, Uniform, adoption, 1362

      Environmental Protection, Division of

             Administrator, member of Board for Financing Water Projects, duties, 561

             Discharges of Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up, expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

             Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations, 1985

             Inspection stations, approved methods for certain services, duties, 2323, 2324

             Market development for recycled products, duties eliminated, 1505

             Solid waste, grants to enhance systems and improve efficiency, duties, 1503

             Vehicle batteries, oil and tires, issuance of permits to disposal sites, 1500

             Water systems, powers and duties, 551-565

      Fire suppression, general appropriation, temporary advances, 1942, 1943, 1950

      Forestry, Division of

             Authorized expenditures, 2916, 2922

             Capital improvement projects, funding, repayments, 1545, 1547

             Firemen redesignated firefighters, 315

      Hazardous waste disposal facilities, duties regarding permits, 1504

      Lake Tahoe Basin, environmental improvement projects, duties, 1032

      Offices, appropriation, 241

      Solid waste disposal

             Facilities, inspections, 1499

             Permits for sites for disposal of batteries, tires and oil, transfer of duties, 1500

             Recycling and reduction, review and approval of local programs, 1502

      Staff, salaries, 1956

      State Lands, Division of

             Lake Tahoe, bonds for Environmental Improvement Program, duties, 1032

             Sale or lease of lands

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1454, 1455, 2670, 2680

                   Procedures, 1455-1457, 2680

                   Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, sale of parcel, use of proceeds, 584

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

      State Parks, Division of

             Account for Maintenance of State Park Facilities and Grounds, creation, sources, use, 583, 584

             Art displays and sales in state parks, regulations to facilitate encouraged, 528

             California Trail Wayside Sites, funding, 2089

             Elgin Schoolhouse, funding, 2086

             Motor vehicle fuel tax allocations, receipt, 2921

             Park improvements, reversion of previous appropriations and authorized expenditures extended, 1021

      Terminal leave, appropriation for costs, 53

      Water Planning, Division of, elimination, transfer of duties to Water Planning Section of Division of Water Resources, 2566

      Water Resources, Division of

             Hydrographic basins, certain information to be published on website, 2567

             Litigation costs, appropriation, 241

             State Engineer (See STATE ENGINEER)

             Subdivision of land, approval of maps, 693, 694

             Technology projects, appropriation, 1946

             United States Geological Survey joint funding agreements, appropriation, 53

             Water Planning Section, creation, duties, 2566-2568

CONSERVATION CAMPS

      Authorized expenditures, 2914, 2916

      Capital improvements, funding, 1543, 1544

      General appropriation, 1941

      Supplemental appropriation, 459

CONSERVATION COMMISSION, STATE

      Gifts and grants, powers, 122

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Grants, distribution of money by State Conservation Commission, 122, 123

      Supervisors, filing of financial disclosure statements unnecessary, fines nullified, 1579

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

CONSPIRACY

      Vulnerable persons, abuse, exploitation or isolation, 1114

CONSTABLES (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Deputies, authority, 683

      Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 702

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, NEVADA

      Initiative petitions, signature requirements, 3073

      Legislature

             Communications and periodical allowance, amount, 3059

             Salary, removal of limit on number of days received, 3059

             Special sessions

                   Convening on legislative petition, 2999

                   Limit on duration and consideration of matters, 3001

      Property tax exemptions, required findings to enact, sunsets, 3048

      Referendum petitions, signature requirements, 3072

      Sales tax exemptions, required findings to enact, sunsets, 3048

      University Regents, election, appointment, number and terms, 3079

      Voters, residency requirements, 3062

CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement, duties, exceptions to requirements, 1893-1896

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, rights of construction control, 1896

CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS

      Deeds of trust, notice of defects upon sale of property, 599

      Questions or disputes, submission to State Contractors’ Board, procedure, 477

      Residential contractors, payments from Recovery Fund for claims against, 20

CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      General appropriation, 1936

      Hospital Patients, Bureau for

             Assessment for support of Bureau, maximum annual amount, 1022, 1023

             Hospitals to provide patients with information on Bureau, 947

      Industrial insurance

             Contact information for Office, availability, 1074

             Employment of persons with experience required, appropriation, 1073, 1074

      Managed care organizations, receipt of reports, 1026

      Ombudsmen, salaries, 1952

CONSUMER PROTECTION, BUREAU OF (See ATTORNEY GENERAL)

CONSUMER REPORTS (See CREDIT REPORTS)

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (See DISEASES)

CONTEMPT OF COURT

      Children in need of protection, disobedience to court order requiring visitation, 2098

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, violation of subpoenas, 2579

      Court costs and attorneys’ fees, assessment against guilty party, 63

CONTINUING EDUCATION (See specific occupation)

CONTRACTORS

      Agreements for performance of work or provision of materials or equipment

             Certificate of occupancy, provision to owner as condition of payment, 1726

             Change orders, effect of owner’s failure to issue or give sufficient notice of objection, 1724, 1732

             Interest rate on money payable to contractor or subcontractor, 634

             Lessees undertaking work of improvements, requirements, 1893-1896

             Lien releases, procedures, 1722, 1726

             Swimming pools (See Residential swimming pools and spas, this heading)

             Termination of agreement, recovery by contractor or subcontractor, 1725, 1732, 1894

             Unconscionable provisions void, 1728, 1734

             Withholding of payments

                   Amount allowable, 1723, 1731

                   Correction of condition or reason for withholding, requirements, 1723, 1727, 1730

                   Disputes, notice, authority to stop work, 1723, 1724, 1731

                   Retention amount, limitation, 1722, 1729

      Business licenses, local license requirements, prohibitions, 729-735, 2335, 2338, 2341

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Definition, 1223

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 1200, 1207, 2382, 2385-2387

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      False advertising, prohibited acts, 1208

      Financial statements, requirements, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1207

      Fines, amount, interest, 1206, 1208

      Higher-tiered contractor defined, 1721

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Licenses

             Denial, grounds, 1203

             Issuance, renewal, 2705-2707

             Residential pool and spa work, 2376

      Lower-tiered subcontractor defined, 1722

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (See LIENS)

      Minorities, acquisition of construction job skills and experience encouraged, 1045

      Planned development units, certain owners excluded as contractors, 1223

      Prime contractor defined, 1721

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Recovery Fund, payments for claims against contractor, 20

      Residential swimming pools and spas

             Advertisements used in solicitation of contracts, regulation, 2380

             License or other authorization, requirements, 2376

             Plumbing and gas line installation, classifications of licenses, 2376

             Progress payments, exception to certain requirements, 2379, 2380

             Surety bonds or cash deposits in lieu, 2384-2387

             Violations, penalties, 2382

             Work concerning pool or spa defined, 2377

      State Contractors’ Board

             Administrative fines, duties, 1206, 1208

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Construction defects, submission of questions and disputes to Board, 477

             Financial statements, duties regarding format, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1207

             Industrial insurance, notice regarding lapse of coverage, 1490

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Residential pools and spas, classifications for licensure, 2376

             Uniform disciplinary procedures, exemption, election to follow, 743, 744

      Stopping work

             Grounds, 1724, 1731

             Improvement undertaken by lessees, rights of contractor, 1894

             Recovery, amount authorized, 1725, 1732

      Unfair business practices, 1200

      Violations

             Civil and criminal penalties, 1206, 1208, 2382

             Misdemeanors, limitation of actions, 1200, 1210

      Women, acquisition of construction job skills and experience encouraged, 1045

CONTRACTS

      Discount buying clubs, 1375

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Manufactured home sales, form, use, 1640

      Motor vehicles

             Lemon law buybacks, prohibited agreements, 1248, 1249

             Security agreements, deceptive trade practices, 1240

             Transfer or assignment of vehicle subject to certain contracts, prohibitions, 1423

      Personal information, contracts for disclosure, required provisions, 2504

      Public purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, certain contracts with State, requirements, 1353-1355

      Residential swimming pools and spas, construction, improvement or repair, 2378-2380

      State agencies, contracts for operating cost-savings measures, 2895-2904

CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF MINOR

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

      Abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Civil Air Patrol, financing of narcotics interdiction missions, 691

      Death or injury during discovery or cleanup of premises where substance manufactured or compounded, penalty, 945, 946

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Minors

             Allowing minor to be present in conveyance or upon premises where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

             Infants, reports of prenatal illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms, 2032, 2033

             Violations, effect on driver’s license application, 2306

      Physicians, conviction of violation grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523

      Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding controlled substances, 1255

CONVENTION AUTHORITIES

      Elko Convention and Visitors Authority, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1419

      Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, funding for certain projects, 2088

CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION HALLS

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Use taxes, applicability to personal property acquired for free at convention, 2485

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES

      Environmental Commission, State, regulation of public water systems, 552, 563

      Historic and cultural sites and resources, preservation, 569, 570

      Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, operation, 1361

      Tourism improvement districts, apportionment of pledged money, 2366, 2370

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

      Common-interest communities (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

             Filing of documents, requirements, 2254, 2624

             Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

             Organization of unit-owners’ association, 2590

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

CORONERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report and investigate, 1106, 1107

      Account for support of county coroner’s office, creation authorized, sources, use, 1062, 1063

      Deputies, authority, 683

      Juvenile visitation program, funding, continuation, 1063, 1065

      Pharmacists, release to coroners of copies of prescriptions, 1064

CORPORATIONS

      Annual list, notice of fee due, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2250

      Articles of incorporation, restatement, 2186

      Banks (See BANKS AND BANKING)

      Business brokers, regulation, 647, 649

      Bylaws, power to amend or repeal, 2176

      Certificates of extension, filing fee removed, 2252

      Common-interest communities, certification by Real Estate Division, 2623

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Development corporations (See DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS)

      Economic revitalization (See ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND DIVERSIFICATION, CORPORATIONS FOR)

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362, 1363

      Foreign corporations

             Annual list, mailing by Secretary of State of blank forms, 2253

             Common-interest communities, certification by Real Estate Division, 2627

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Insurance companies (See INSURANCE COMPANIES)

      Manufactured home parks (See also MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

             Meetings with tenants, landlord’s duties, 1598

      Mergers, conversions or exchanges

             Board of directors, authority to submit plan without recommendation, 2202

             Contents of plans, 2200, 2201

             Dissenters’ rights, 2204, 2205

             Subsidiary into parent or parent into subsidiary, 2203

      Nonprofit (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Officers or directors, resignation, payment of filing fees, 2250, 2253

      Prescription drug wholesalers (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Professional (See PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Real estate investment trust, qualification of corporation as, 2180

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Savings and loans (See SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Stock

             Certificates of designation, contents, 2250, 2251

             Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

             Fractional shares, treatment, 2178

             Shares issued for consideration, 2179, 2180

             Transfer, authorized restrictions on, 2180, 2181

             Treasury shares held by other entity, treatment, 2181

      Stockholders

             Determination of stockholders entitled to give written consent, 2182

             Dissenters’ rights, 2204, 2205

             Proxies, revocation, irrevocable proxies, 2183, 2184

      Supported living arrangement services, regulation, 1376-1379

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

CORPORATIONS SOLE

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

CORPSES (See DEAD BODIES)

 

 

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1543, 1544, 1547

      Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

      Director

             Advisory Commission on Sentencing, member, 581

             Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, representation, 900

      General appropriation, 1941

      Legislative study on sentencing, pardons, parole and probation, duties, 3090

      Restitution center, construction, land exchange, allocation of sales tax revenue, 1353-1355

      Southern Nevada Correctional Center, appropriation, 1945, 1947

      Southern Nevada Women’s Correctional Facility, appropriation, 459

      Staff, salaries, 1960

      Supplemental appropriation, 459

      Transitional living facilities, authority to release offenders to, 2357, 2358

      Vehicles, appropriation for purchase, 889

COSMETOLOGY

      Barbers and barbering

             Failure of cosmetology licensing examination, provision removed, 2641

             Unlawful acts by cosmetology licensees, 2636, 2639

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cosmetological establishments

             Lease of space to other professionals authorized, 2644, 2645, 2856

             License fees, 2643, 2644

      Demonstrations, temporary educational permits repealed, 2647

      Demonstrators of cosmetics, definition, 2854

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 800-802

      Licenses

             Examination in language other than English or Spanish, requests, 2642

             Expiration and renewal, 2643, 2772, 2773

             Failure of examination by barber, provision removed, 2641

             Fees, 2641-2645, 2853

             Instructors, 2640, 2641, 2643, 2854

             Issuance, 2771, 2772

             Limited licenses, issuance, 2224

             Massage therapists, co-licensing as cosmetologist or aesthetician, 1127, 1133, 2223

             Reciprocity, 2642

             Records, confidential information, 2640

             Student instructors, 2853, 2855

             Temporary educational permit repealed, 2859

      Resort hotels and other types of locations, practice of cosmetology by out-of-state licensees, 2224

      Schools of cosmetology

             Fee for each student payable to Board, amount, 2646

             Hours of instruction, minimum amount required, 2646, 2859

             Instructors

                   Experience requirements, 2854, 2855

                   Licensure, 2640, 2641, 2643, 2854

                   Student instructors, licensure, 2853, 2855

             License fees, 2643, 2645

             Massage therapy, authority to offer course or program, 2858

             Surety bonds, amount required, 2856-2858

      State Board of Cosmetology

             Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive, 2639

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

            Disclosure of certain information on licensees prohibited, 2640

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Term limits, 2639

             Uniform disciplinary procedures, 742-752, 800-802

      Unlawful acts, 2647

      Violations, penalties, 2647

COUNSELORS

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Attorneys (See ATTORNEYS AT LAW)

      Domestic violence counseling and treatment (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Elementary school pupils at risk of failure, funding for special counseling services, 2075

      Gambling (See PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELORS)

      Marriage and family therapists (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)

      Psychologists (See PSYCHOLOGISTS)

      Vocational rehabilitation counselors (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

COUNTERFEITING

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts, 1191, 1192, 1197

      Prescription drug wholesalers, statement of prior sales, penalty, 1613

COUNTIES

      Agriculture, imposition of sales tax to preserve and protect, 1395-1399

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Building departments, installation of manufactured or mobile homes and commercial coaches, authority, 808

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Carson City (See CARSON CITY)

      Clark (See CLARK COUNTY)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Economic development (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Employees (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

      Environmental covenants, powers and duties, 1362-1366

      Eureka, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire departments (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health boards (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Humboldt, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Indigent persons (See INDIGENT PERSONS)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Intoxicating liquors (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Justice courts (See JUSTICE COURTS; JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

      Juvenile detention facilities (See JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Libraries (See LIBRARIES)

      Lincoln, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Lyon, boundary with Washoe County, adjustment, 2220

      Motor vehicle fuel tax (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX)

      Nuisance abatement (See NUISANCES)

      Officers (See specific officer)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Parking regulations (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      Parks (See PARKS)

      Pershing, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Property (See also Capital improvements, this heading)

             Improvement districts, assessment of municipal property within, 1825

             Reconveyance of certain land, 1460-1462, 2680

             Sale or lease

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1457, 2671, 2680

                   Limited-liability companies, transactions with, required disclosures, 2208, 2209

                   Procedures, 1458-1460, 2672-2676, 2680

                   Redevelopment or economic development, sale or lease for purposes of, 1458, 2680

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

                   Telephone systems, 291

             Voter registration facilities, designation, 311, 312

      Property managers, regulation, 2334

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Recreation (See RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES)

      Rules affecting businesses, procedures for adoption, 1478, 1479

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Segway scooters, regulation, 415

      Senior facilities and services, imposition of sales tax for support, 1395-1399

      Sheriffs (See also SHERIFFS)

             Review boards, training of members, 624

      Solid waste disposal (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Storey, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Endorsement of certain applications, duties, 639-646

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected county, submission, 1512

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757

      Telephone lines or systems owned by county, 289-293

      Tourism improvement districts, creation, 2362

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Washoe (See WASHOE COUNTY)

      Water (See also WATER SYSTEMS)

             Conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

             Export tax redesignated fee, amount, 497, 498

             Water Resources Planning and Development, Advisory Board on, representation of small counties, 2569

             Water rights

                   Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

                   Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      White Pine, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Zoning (See ZONING)

COUNTY AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES (See CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE)

COUNTY ASSESSORS

      Account for acquisition and improvement of technology

             Report of projected expenditures, 2668, 2680

             Sources, 2660, 2680

             Use, reversions, 2667, 2668, 2681

      Allodial titles, prohibited acts, 1489

      Assessment rolls, establishment of program for dissemination of complete list, procedure, 1483

      Confidentiality of personal information relating to peace officers or judicial officers, requests, disclosures, 1481-1484

      Deputies, authority, 681

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      Threats against or intimidation of assessors, unlawful acts, 925

COUNTY CLERKS

      Deputies, authority, 680

      Elections (See generally ELECTIONS)

      Hospital districts in smaller counties, dissolution, duties, 1446, 1447

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

      Clark County, representation on district board of health, 2464

      County assessors’ technology accounts, receipt of reports, 2668, 2680

      County coroners, account for support of office authorized, duties, 1062, 1063

      Enterprise fund for permit fees, advisory committee to review, appointment, 575

      Estates of decedents, duties of commissioners in smaller counties, 397

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      General improvement districts, procedure for merger, consolidation or dissolution, 728, 729

      Hospital districts in smaller counties, procedure for dissolution, 1446-1449

      Judicial retirement, powers and duties, 989, 991, 993, 996

      Juvenile detention facilities, approval of certain screening procedures, 1036

      Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Property taxes (See also PROPERTY TAXES)

             Books for assessment roll, duty to provide to county assessors repealed, 2680

             Payment receipts, responsibility transferred to county tax receivers, 2660

             Sale of tax liens, duties, 509

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1501-1503

COUNTY CORONERS (See CORONERS)

COUNTY EMPLOYEES

      Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

COUNTY FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS

      Clark County, composition, 2689

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1408

COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Dissolution in smaller counties, procedure, 1446-1449

COUNTY HOSPITALS (See HOSPITALS)

COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX

      Collection, reimbursement to Department of Motor Vehicles, 1155, 1720

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Smaller counties, imposition of additional tax upon voter approval, 1717-1721

      Washoe County, approval of transportation advisory question deemed approval of imposition of additional tax, 1721

COUNTY RECORDERS

      Deputies, authority, 680

      Real property transfer tax (See REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)

      Recording of instruments (See RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS)

COUNTY TREASURERS

      Clark County Treasurer

             District board of health, duties as treasurer of, 2465

             Sales tax for additional police officers, duties, 917

      Coroners, account for support of office, duties, 1062, 1063

      Deputies, authority, 681

      Minerals, tax on net proceeds of, apportionment to local entities, 2667

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

COURT ADMINISTRATOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Domestic violence

             Offender treatment programs, reports, 536

             Study of criminal justice system in rural Nevada, duties, 940

      Justices, judges and judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, duties, 1071

      Legislative study on sentencing, pardons, parole and probation, duties, 3090

      Salaries of Administrator and deputies, 1962

COURT COSTS AND FEES

      Arbitration or other alternative methods of dispute resolution, additional fee to offset costs authorized, 199

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, recovery of enforcement costs, 379

      Clients of legal aid programs, definition, waiver of costs and fees, 197, 198

      Collection of certain loans, check-cashing and deferred deposit debts, award, 1689

      Contempt cases, assessment against guilty party, 63

      Contractors, award in certain actions, 1725, 1733, 1894

      Court reporters, increase in compensation, 187-189

      District court, commencement of civil action or proceedings, 198, 199

      Justice court, commencement of civil action or proceeding, 199, 200

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, award in certain actions, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home sales or services, award in certain actions, 1628

      Mobile home park operated by nonprofit entity, recovery or award in action, 1606

COURT REPORTERS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Examination, fees, 192, 194

             Issuance, renewal, 2801-2804

      Certified Court Reporters’ Board of Nevada

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Designated representatives of firms, duties, 191, 193, 194

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 806, 807

      Communication Access Realtime Translation, regulation, 964-966

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 195

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 806, 807

      Fees charged by reporters, increase, redesignation as compensation, 187-190

      Firms

             Change in ownership, notice requirements, 195

             Designated representative

                   Appointment, qualifications, 191, 196

                   Change of representative, notice requirements, 195

                   Continuing education, 193

                   Examination, 191

             Licenses

                   Application, 192, 193, 2802, 2803

                   Fees, 194

                   Renewal, 193, 194, 2802

      Temporary practice, requirements for, 196

      Transcripts of meetings of public bodies, 1405

COURTS

      Administrative Office of the Courts (See COURT ADMINISTRATOR)

      Civil actions (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Criminal procedure (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

      District courts (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Evidence (See EVIDENCE)

      Intermediate appellate court, study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

      Judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, 1071

      Juries (See JURIES)

      Justice courts (See JUSTICE COURTS; JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

      Juvenile courts (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

      Supreme Court (See SUPREME COURT)

COVENANTS

      Deeds of trust, contents, 1622

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Wind energy systems, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

CRANE OPERATORS

      Certification requirements, 933, 934

      Regulations, certain regulations declared void, 934

CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS

      Business records, destruction of records containing personal information, 2504

      Cigarette delivery sales, payment requirements, 1189

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Issuers, provision of information on security and unlawful use of data, 2502, 2503

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      State agencies, fees for dishonored payments, 589-592

CREDIT INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

CREDIT PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

CREDIT REPORTS

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Issuers of credit cards, provision of information regarding security and unlawful use of data, 2502, 2503

      Security freeze, consumer rights, agency duties and prohibited acts, 1519-1524

CREDIT UNIONS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1890, 1891

      Fines for violations, 1890

      Foreign credit unions, fees, 1891

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1891

             Background checks of applicants, 1889

             Qualifications, 1889

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1889

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1890

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1890

      Out-of-state depository institution, acquisition of Nevada branch, 651

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

CREDITORS

      Execution of judgments (See EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS)

      Foreclosures (See FORECLOSURES)

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Local government in severe financial emergency, formulation of program for liquidation of debt, 1392

      Partnerships, prohibited and authorized actions of creditors, 429, 433, 437

CREMATION

      Dead bodies received for medical purposes, cremation of excess bodies authorized, 603

      Operators of crematories

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 796-799

             Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

             Licensing board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

CRIME AGAINST A CHILD

      Alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs for offenders, assignment prohibited, 2880

      Community notification website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

      Driver’s license or commercial driver’s license, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Employers, receipt of information regarding current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2865

      Gaming employees, grounds for suspension of registration, procedure, 2885, 2886

      Identification card, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Registration of offenders, violations, penalty, 2871

      Sentencing, duties of court following, 2860

CRIME AGAINST NATURE

      Solicitation of minor to engage in, penalty, 2877

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crime)

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Deceptive trade practices (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      False reports of crime unlawful, 939

      Felonies (See FELONIES)

      Genetic marker testing, crimes requiring, 1116

      Gross misdemeanors (See GROSS MISDEMEANORS)

      Misdemeanors (See MISDEMEANORS)

      Sex offenders (See SEX OFFENDERS)

      Traffic violations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Victims of crime (See VICTIMS OF CRIME)

CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF

      Agencies to provide personal care services in the home, submission of information, 2170

      Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History

             Authorized expenditures, 2917

             Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, creation, duties, 900

             Public Safety, Department of, part of, 900

             Uniform Program for Reporting Crimes, Advisory Committee repealed, 903

      Medical Examiners, Board of, dissemination of records to upon request, 2530

      Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, dissemination of records to upon request, 2530

      Sealing of records, number of years before request may be made, 2355, 2356

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child

             Community notification website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

             Contingency Fund, requests for allocations for certain expenses authorized, 2867

             Employers, dissemination of information on current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2865

             Fees for providing information to nonprofit organization prohibited, 2867

             Gaming Control Board, State, sharing information with required, 2871, 2882-2886

             Motor Vehicles, Department of, sharing information with required, 2871, 2886

             Statewide registry, program to provide public with access repealed, 2890

             Tier 2 level of notification, release of information regarding offenders authorized, 2869

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in motor vehicle, inspection of sealed records, 973, 974

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

      Juvenile offenders, release of reports to victim’s compensation officer, 61

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, authority to purchase evidence, 1239

      Security breaches involving data collectors, effect of investigation, 2505, 2509, 2511

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

      Arrest (See ARREST)

      Bail, applications by sureties to set aside forfeiture, 108

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Evidence (See EVIDENCE)

      Forfeitures (See FORFEITURES)

      Genetic markers, crimes for which testing required, appropriation, 1116

      Juveniles (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Parole (See PAROLE)

      Plea bargaining (See PLEA BARGAINING)

      Preliminary hearings, admissibility of certain affidavits or declarations, 2044-2047

      Probation (See PROBATION)

      Records of criminal history (See CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF)

      Restitution (See RESTITUTION)

      Sealing records (See SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)

      Sentencing (See SENTENCING)

CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY ACADEMY OF LAS VEGAS

      Construction of vocational training facility, funding, 1361

CULTURAL AFFAIRS, COMMISSION FOR

      Financial assistance, amount distributable, 899

      Members, per diem and travel expenses, 898, 899

CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1546, 1548

      General appropriation, 1939

      Historic Preservation, Office of (See also HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

             Agreements regarding protection of certain land, 569, 570

             State lands, theft or damage to sites or resources, duties, 570

             Stewardship program, establishment, financing, 1575, 1576

      Lear Theater, funding for exterior restoration, reports, 2086

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, appropriation, 1039

      Staff, salaries, 1959

      State Library and Archives, Division of (See STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

      Financial assistance for preservation and promotion, 899

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Infrastructure fund, use in small counties for certain facilities, 567, 568

      Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, operation, delegation of authority, 1361

      Lear Theater, funding for exterior restoration, 2086

      National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, funding, 2087

      Parks, regulations to facilitate art displays and sales encouraged, 528

      Public education, value and need for study of the arts recognized, 3003

      Stewardship program, establishment, funding, 1575, 1576

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Winnemucca, Sarah, unveiling of statues recognized and celebrated, 2996

      Works of art, exemptions from execution, 1015

CURFEW

      Operation of motor vehicle between certain hours by driver age 16 or 17 restricted, 2309

CUSTODY (See CHILD CUSTODY)

D

DAIRY COMMISSION, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Staff, salaries, 1955

DAMAGES

      Adoption, agreements for post-adoption contact

             Failure to comply with terms of agreement, 1681

             Providing false information in agreement, 1683

      Bills of lading

             Limitation by agreement, 843

             Violations involving, 839, 841

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, violations, 1709

      Construction defects, payments from Recovery Fund for claims, 20

      Deceptive trade practices, 1430

      Documents of title

             Issuance of duplicates, 843

             Nonreceipt or misdescription of goods, liability of issuer, 836

      Historic sites or resources on public lands, unlawful acts, 570

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, violations, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home sales and services, violations, 1628

      Police dogs, charging additional fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

      Secretary of State, filing forged or fraudulent documents with, 2271, 2272

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, 2506, 2509, 2511

      Service animals or service animals in training, violations involving, 629, 633-635

      Vehicular homicide, exemplary and punitive damages, 161

      Warehouses, liability, limitations, 835, 836

DANGEROUS DRUGS

      Drug abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Physicians, conviction of violation grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523

      Prescription drugs (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

DATA COLLECTORS

      Computerized data, duties upon discovery of security breach, 2504, 2505

      Security measures, duties, disclosure contracts, 2504

      Theft of information from, damages, 2506

DEAD BODIES

      Anatomical gifts

             Department of Motor Vehicles, duties, 244-246

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, duties, 244

      Necrophilia, penalty, 2878

      Receipt for medical purposes

             Cremation of excess bodies authorized, 603

             Eligibility to receive for medical study, regulation, 602, 603

             Fees of Committee on Anatomical Dissection, 603

             Period of retention before use for medical science, 603

             Unlawful receipt, penalty, 603

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ADVOCACY CENTER

      Hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, consultation, 967

DEAF PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DEATH

      Abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons resulting in death, reports, investigation and penalty, 1107, 1114

      Candidate whose name appears on ballot at primary or general election, effect of death, 1435

      Controlled substances

             Death of minor resulting from being present where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1057

             Unlawfully manufacturing or compounding, penalty for death of person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Deeds, conveyances effective on death (See DEEDS)

      Estates (See ESTATES OF DECEDENTS)

      Homicide by vessel, penalties, 153, 174

      Murder (See MURDER)

      Partnerships, effect of partner’s death, 434

      Prescriptions of deceased person, release of information to coroner, 1064

      Pronouncement of death, authority of physician assistants, 2519

      Residential leases, termination upon death of spouse or cotenant of aged or disabled person, procedures, 315

      Securities transferable under Uniform TOD Security Registration Act, 57

      Service animals in training, liability for causing death of animal, 628, 629

      Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

      Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

DEATH CERTIFICATES

      County coroners’ offices, additional fee for support of, 1060-1062

DEATH PENALTY

      Minors, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

DEBIT CARDS (See CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS)

DEBT ADJUSTERS

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1884

      Fines for violations, 1884, 1886

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1885

             Background checks of applicants, 1883

             Fees, 1885, 1886

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, grounds, 1884

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1884

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1884

DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

DECEDENTS’ ESTATES (See ESTATES OF DECEDENTS)

DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

DEED RESTRICTIONS

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Wind energy systems, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

DEEDS

      Common-interest community foreclosure sale, copy of deed to be delivered to Ombudsman, 2611

      Conveyances effective on death

             Execution and recordation of more than one deed, effect, 960

             Forms, 961, 962

             Grant without need for quitclaim deed or spousal disclaimer, 960

             Real property transfer tax, exemptions, 962

             Successor in interest to grantee, authority to designate removed, 960

             Validity, 960

      Real property transfer tax, deed defined, 2055

      Tax deed made over to county treasurer, evidentiary effect, 1348

DEEDS OF TRUST

      Disclosures when deed secured with home property, 1710

      Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)

      Sale of property

             Agents holding sales

                   Failure to comply with law, effect, 1625

                   Liability, 1621

                   Purchase of property or interest in purchase prohibited, 1620

             Auction required, time and location of sale, 1620, 1621

             Disclosure form unnecessary, notice of property defects required, 598, 599

             Failure to pay amount bid, liability, 1621

             Noncompliance with law cause for voiding of sale, 1625

             Notice of sale

                   Removal or defacement of posted notice, liability, 1620

                   Requirements, 1621, 1624

             Postponement of sale, requirements, restrictions, 1621, 1622

DEER

      Hunting generally (See HUNTING)

      Import of certain species into State prohibited, 204

DEFAMATION

      Statements made by members of governing bodies during public meetings, immunities, 2242

      Witnesses testifying during public meetings, privilege to publish defamatory matter, 2242

DEFERRED DEPOSIT SERVICES (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

DEFIBRILLATORS

      Gratuitous emergency care, immunity from liability, 2559

DENTAL BENEFITS

      Senior citizens, subsidies for coverage of benefits, 1571-1574, 2049

DENTAL CARE, ORGANIZATIONS FOR

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2346

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Certificates of registration, signatures, 273, 285

      Clinical examinations for licensure, requirements, 45

      Dental hygienist members, grading of dentist licensing exams, 271

      Disciplinary action

             Authority based on submission of substantial evidence, 287

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Register, inclusion of dental hygienists, 285

      Temporary licenses, time limitation on authority to issue, 48

DENTAL HYGIENISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Certificate of registration, qualifications, receipt, 285

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses

             Application, 2717, 2718

             Biennial renewal, 285, 2722

             Examination, 284

             Fees, 285, 286

             Limited licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 274-276

             Permanent license, qualifications, issuance, 288

             Qualifications, 284

             Restricted geographic licenses, issuance, revocation, 279-283, 2720

             Temporary licenses, issuance, revocation, 277-279, 2720

      Register, qualifications for placement, 285

      Senior citizens, dental benefits program, 1571-1574, 2049

DENTAL MALPRACTICE

      Gratuitous dental care, immunities of providers, 2518

DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)

DENTISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, membership, 601

      Board (See DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Gratuitous care, immunities, 2518

      Licenses

             Application, 2717, 2718

             Biennial renewal, 285, 2722

             Clinical examinations, 44, 45

             Fees, 285, 286

             Limited licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 274-276

             Restricted geographic licenses, issuance, revocation, 279-283

             Restricted licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 283, 2720

             Specialists’ licenses, issuance, revocation, 273, 274, 2719

             Temporary licenses, issuance, revocation, 48, 52, 276, 277, 2719

      Practice of dentistry, acts constituting, 271, 272

      Senior citizens, dental benefits program, 1571-1574, 2049

      State employees, salaries, 1963

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Definitions, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1852

      Licenses

             Application, when considered withdrawn, 1852

             Background checks of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1852

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, 1842

      Officers, directors and managers, requirements, 1841

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1851, 1852

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1852

DIESEL FUEL

      Advertising, civil penalties for violations, 652

      Alternative fuels (See also ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

             Federal regulations, compliance requirements, 494

             Finished diesel fuel, requirements for qualification as alternative fuel, 494

      Special fuel tax (See SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

      Tanks and containers, discharges

             Authorized expenditures and reimbursements for clean up, 298, 299, 301

             Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

DIETICIANS

      Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, membership, 233, 235

DIPLOMAS

      False or misleading use of degree or honorary degree, penalties, 617-620

      High school diploma, career and technical education endorsements, 1049

      University System, general requirements for receipt, 1096

DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DISABILITY SERVICES, OFFICE OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

DISASTERS

      Emergency management (See EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

      Homes damaged by disaster, grants to owners or occupiers, 1933

      Public utility emergencies, certain drivers exempt from hours-of-service limitations, 1351-1353

DISCOUNT BUYING CLUBS

      Contracts, required provisions, 1375

      Definitions, 1373, 1374

      Refunds, limitations, 1376

      Security posted by club, requirements, 1374, 1375

      Trust accounts, requirements, 1374

DISCRIMINATION

      Gaming licensees, prohibited acts, 1356

      Involuntary servitude as hate crime, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

      Sentencing for crimes, study of ethnic parity, 3090

      Service animals (See SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

DISEASES

      Cancer (See CANCER)

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, insurance coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2009

      Chronic wasting disease, animals susceptible to, import into State prohibited, 204

      Drivers’ licenses and identification cards, imprinting or other indicator of medical condition, 2312, 2313, 2315

      Immunizations (See IMMUNIZATIONS)

      Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

      Prevention programs, general appropriation, 1940, 1944

DISPATCHERS

      Public Safety Telecommunications Operators, Committee for, abolished, 548

DISPUTE RESOLUTION (See ARBITRATION; MEDIATION)

DISTANCE EDUCATION

      Charter schools, applications to provide distance education, 2414, 2415, 2417

      Core subjects, qualifications to teach, 2417

      Expelled or suspended pupils, enrollment in program, 1539-1541

      Written agreements for pupils, filing date, 2416, 2417

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

      Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys

             Appropriation, 1937

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Ballot questions, arguments for or against, procedures, 2841

      Child support enforcement and collection

             Audit of performance, 2433

             Delinquency caused by district attorney, penalty prohibited, 310

             Duties, 2805-2807

      Cigarette laws, investigation and prosecution of violations, 1198

      Computer security breaches, duties, 2506

      Degrees, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Deputies, authority, 682

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Grocery stores, enforcement of laws regarding alcohol samples, 1273

      Manufactured and mobile homes, prosecution of certain violations, 1627

      Nevada District Attorneys Association, appointment to Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, 900

      Pardons Commissioners, State Board of, receipt of notices of certain meetings, 2907

      Personal information, unlawful acts involving, injunctions, 2503, 2506

      Public bodies publishing personal information on website, injunctions, 2503, 2506

      Real property transfer tax, duties regarding legal opinions, 2055, 2059

      Realtime captioning, enforcement of collection of fines, 966

      Wine-making facilities, instructional, enforcement of laws, 1273

DISTRICT COURTS

      Adoptions, agreements for post-adoptive contact (See ADOPTION)

      Arbitration (See ARBITRATION)

      Ballot questions, challenges to accuracy of arguments for or against, 2842, 2847

      Civil actions (See generally ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Costs and fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)

      Criminal actions (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

      Eighth Judicial District Court

             Mental Health Court, appropriation, 2060

             Number of judges increased, appropriation, 1970

      Emotionally disturbed children, petitions for admission to psychiatric facilities, duties, 1318-1322

      First Judicial District Court

             Initiative or referendum petitions

                   Challenges to description of effect, 2839

                   Public buildings, denial of use for gathering signatures, 1432, 2829

             Mental Health Court, appropriation, 2061

             Rural Housing Authority, Nevada, jurisdiction in certain actions, 218

      Initiative or referendum petitions, challenges to sufficiency, 2839, 2844

      Judges

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

             General appropriation, 1937

             Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, membership, 410

             Public Employees’ Retirement System, withdrawal, notice, 1069

             Qualifications for office, 1211

             Reemployment of retired judges, 2067-2069

             Retirement (See JUDICIAL RETIREMENT)

             Salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, study, 1071

      Juries (See JURIES)

      Livestock seized by government agency, approval, 1238

      Mental health courts, appropriations, 2060, 2061

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

DISTRICTS

      Agricultural districts, authorized expenditures, 1400

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Businesses, procedures for adoption of rules and regulations affecting, 1478, 1479

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Conservation (See CONSERVATION DISTRICTS)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Employees

             Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

             Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

             Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

             Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

      Enterprise (See ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire protection districts, maximum balance in emergency fund, 527

      Flood control districts, meetings, 1415

      General improvement (See GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)

      Health (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Hospital districts, dissolution in smaller counties, 1446-1449

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Irrigation (See IRRIGATION DISTRICTS)

      Local Government Tax Distribution Account, formula for allocation, 9, 10

      Local improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Northern Nevada Senatorial District, name change, 546

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Schools (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Special districts, formula for distribution of consolidated tax, 9, 10

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757-1767

      Tourism Improvement District Law, adoption, 2362

      Water (See WATER DISTRICTS)

      Water conservancy districts, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1415

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Weed control districts, composition of board of directors, 935

DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC

      Adequacy as to letters of credit or contracts of sale or lease, governing law in determination, 847

      Bailees

             Adverse claims to goods, authority of bailee, 847

             Cancellation of document or indication of partial delivery, 844

             Delivery of goods, duties, 843, 844

             Diversion or other change of shipping instructions, effect, 846

             Goods in possession, attachment of lien by judicial process, 847

             Liability, restrictions, 844, 847

             Lost, stolen or destroyed documents, court orders involving, liability for delivery of goods, 847

             Satisfaction of bailee’s lien, 844

             Services, facilities or business, effect of UCC on other law, 834

             Stopping delivery, indemnification for honoring seller’s or lessor’s instructions, 846

             Surrender of document required before delivery of goods, 844, 847

      Bills of lading (See BILLS OF LADING)

      Citation of UCC Article, 833

      Collecting bank or other intermediary, warranties by, 847

      Definitions, 833

      Description of goods, liability of issuer for misdescription, 836

      Destruction of document, procedures following, 843, 847

      Duplicate documents, effect, 843

      Electronic documents

             Control of document, 835

             Issuance in substitution for tangible document, 834, 835, 843

             Negotiable documents, rules governing, 844, 845

             Sale of goods by, passing of title, 850

             Unauthorized alteration, enforceability, 837

      Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, conflicts, 834

      Endorsement of documents, effect, 845, 846

      Financial asset, determination whether document comprises, 859

      Form or content of documents, effect of UCC on other law, 834

      Holders of negotiable documents, acquisition of title, rights and obligations, 845

      Issuers, liability, 836, 843

      Lost documents, procedures following, 843, 847

      Negotiable and nonnegotiable documents, 834

      Nonreceipt of goods, liability of issuer, 836

      Obligations of issuer, applicability, 843

      Purchasers for value

             Damages, recovery from issuers for nonreceipt or misdescription of goods, 836

             Liens imposed by judicial process, effect of lack of notice, 847

             Transferors, warranties to immediate purchasers, 846, 847

      Rights conferred by document, restrictions, 845

      Statutes and treaties, application, 834

      Stolen documents, procedures following, 843, 847

      Stop of delivery by seller or lessor, notice requirements, 846

      Substitute documents, authority of court to order, 847

      Tangible documents

             Delivery, passing of title, 850

             Issuance in substitution for electronic documents, 834, 843

             Negotiable documents, rules governing, 844

      Title to goods based upon unaccepted delivery orders, 845, 846

      Transferees, acquisition and defeat of title and rights, 846

      Warehouse receipts (See WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS)

DOG HANDLERS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

DOGS (See also SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

      Police dogs, unlawful acts relating to, civil liability, 632, 633

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

      Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence, deposits, use, 941

      Civil compromise of certain offenses prohibited, 103

      Committee on Domestic Violence, certification of out-of-state treatment programs, 33

      Counseling and treatment of certain offenders, 30, 534

      Nevada Council for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

             Creation, 940

             Duties generally, 940, 941

             Study of criminal justice system in rural Nevada with respect to domestic violence offenses, 940

      Orders for protection

             Authority to issue, 507

             Civil compromise of certain offenses prohibited, 103

             Violation, penalties, 955

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Regional training program (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Personnel)

             Western Nevada Regional Training Program, designation, 1341, 1342

DRIVER EDUCATION

      Requirements, 2310

DRIVERS’ LICENSES

      Business records, destruction of records containing personal information, 2504

      Candidates, confidentiality of license numbers, 2286, 2292

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Examination of licensees, request by relative or spouse, 2311

      Fees

             Reduction, 1024

             Renewal by mail, additional fee eliminated, 890

      Homeless persons, issuance of duplicate licenses, 1215

      Medical condition, imprinting of symbol or other indicator on license, 2312, 2313

      Minors

             Applications, signature and verification when under custody of county, 1042, 1043

             Issuance to minors 16 or 17 years of age, 2306

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child, issuance, renewal, 2886

      Vehicular homicide, revocation of license following conviction, 132, 163

      Vehicular manslaughter, revocation of license following conviction, 77

      Veteran status of applicants, inquiries, reports, 2064

      Voter registration, confidentiality of license numbers, 2290

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

      Alcohol or drug abuse

             Evaluations

                   Out-of-state evaluation of certain offenders, authorization, 34

                   Vehicular homicide, 146, 162

             Treatment programs, restrictions on participation by certain offenders removed, 610, 611

      Blood tests, admissibility, 2041

      Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

      Ignition interlock devices, required use, exceptions, duration, 2042, 2043

      Injury while under the influence, health insurance coverage, 2343

      Minors, effect on license application, 2306

      Subsequent offense following conviction for certain DUI offenses, penalty, 608

      Time between offenses, determination, 2041

      Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

DRUG ABUSE (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

DRUGS (See CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; DANGEROUS DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS)

DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

DUNE BUGGIES

      Certification to operate, requirements, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

E

E-MAIL

      Businesses, encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Cigarettes, distributors and prospective purchasers of delivery sales, 378, 1189

      Confidentiality of addresses maintained in databases of governmental entities, exceptions, 1043, 1044

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, disclosure to persons affected, 2505, 2508, 2510

EASEMENTS

      Construction in, over or through cemetery without lawful authority or consent, unlawful, 500

ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

      Clark County, grant program for inner city or blighted areas, 1949

      County or city real property, sale or lease, 1458, 1466, 2680

      Old West Las Vegas, economic development programs urged, 3086

      Regional planning entities, duties regarding incentives, 1583, 1585

      Tax abatement for new or expanded businesses

             Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

             Wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Zones for economic development, financing by tax increment, 1767

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMISSION ON

      Authorized expenditures, 2911

      Clark County, grant program for inner city or blighted areas, duties, 1949

      General appropriation, 1937, 1944

      Meetings, duties of Executive Director, 1406

      Old West Las Vegas, economic development programs urged, 3086

      Staff, salaries, 1956

      Tax abatements, duties

             Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

             Requests for abatement, requirements for consideration, notice to affected local entities, 1510-1516

ECONOMIC FORUM

      Time for nominations and impanelment, 1236

ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND DIVERSIFICATION, CORPORATIONS FOR

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Definitions, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1853

      Licenses

             Application, when considered withdrawn, 1853

             Background checks of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1853

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, 1842

      Officers, directors and managers, requirements, 1841

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1853

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1853

EDUCATION

      Adult education, authorized expenditures, 2075

      Agriculture, State Department of, dissemination of information, 524

      Alcoholic beverage awareness program, 2683-2685

      Appropriations (See APPROPRIATIONS)

      Charter schools (See SCHOOLS, CHARTER)

      Commission on Educational Excellence, creation, 1971

      Distance education (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)

      Driver education requirements, 2310

      Early childhood education, grants for community-based organizations, 2077, 2078

      Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agencies, personal rights, 1321

      Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, allocations for Homework Help Center, 2456

      Legislative and agency studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

      M2 Foundation for Kids, allocations for educational programs, 2456

      Nonprofit educational organizations (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Occupational education (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Private colleges (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE)

      Private schools (See SCHOOLS, PRIVATE)

      Public broadcasting stations, appropriation, 2452

      Public schools (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      School districts (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      School funds and accounts (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      State University (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      Wine making, licensure and regulation of instructional facilities, 1271-1275

EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN

      Regional training programs, receipt of reports, 1342

      Teaching licenses, duties, 92, 93, 1670, 1671, 2549

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Accountability system

             Adequate yearly progress of schools operating on alternative schedule, duties, 1171

             Annual reports

                   Charter schools sponsored by State Board, duties, 1174, 2410, 2545

                   Notice of availability on website, receipt, 1170, 2396, 2536

                   Summaries, receipt, duties, 1157-1159, 1182

             Designation of schools and districts, duties, 1159, 1171-1173

             Monitoring system, establishment, duties, 1646, 1661

             Support teams for schools, monthly progress reports, 1341

      Achievement and proficiency examinations, duties, 2459, 2460

      Appropriations (See APPROPRIATIONS)

      At-risk schools, development of formula for identifying, duties, 2457, 2458

      Authorized expenditures, 2074, 2075, 2911

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1547

      Career and technical education (See Occupational education, this heading)

      Charter schools

             Laws and regulations affecting schools, education and training regarding, 2403

             Schools sponsored by State Board of Education

                   Accountability information, submission to school district, format, 1174, 2410, 2545

                   Adequate yearly progress of schools operating on alternative schedule, time for submission to State Board, 1171

                   Administrative expenses, amount of reimbursement, 2404

                   Evaluation, monitoring and oversight, duties, 2398, 2399

      Disruptive pupils, alternative programs, duties, reports, 2455, 2456

      Early childhood education programs, duties, 2077, 2078

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, duties, 1972

      English as a second language, pilot programs for prekindergarten pupils, duties, reports, 2453, 2454

      Executive Head (See SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION)

      Financial management review of school districts, duties, 2440, 2442, 2444

      Honor code for pupils, duties, 1661

      Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, Account for Programs for, duties, 1983

      Insurance premiums for school district employees, duties regarding allocations, 2080, 2081

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, receipt of report, 1443

      National Assessment of Educational Progress, reports, participation in national study, 1656, 1657, 1661

      Nutrition and physical fitness, duties, 233

      Obesity prevention, work of planning group acknowledged, 3031

      Occupational education

             Grants, duties, receipt of reports, 1054, 1055, 2463

             Public awareness campaign, duties, 1056

      Parental involvement accords, duties, 1659-1661

      Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs for school personnel, duties, reports, 2456-2458

      Pupil-teacher ratios, reports, 2162

      Safe and respectful learning environment, duties, 704, 706

      Tourism improvement districts, duties, 2365

      Website publications

             Accountability reports and summaries of reports, 1157, 1164

             Sample high school proficiency examinations, 2459

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

      Accountability reports

             Contents

                   Remedial study programs used in each school district, compilation, 1162

                   Special programs available for pupils at individual schools, 1163

                   Substitute teachers, number of teachers and number of days employed, 1161

             Notice of reports published by school districts, duties, receipt, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

             Summaries, contents, duties, 1155-1157

      Achievement of pupils, state plan to improve, contents, 707, 1648, 1649, 1976

      Charter schools

             Adequate yearly progress of schools, time for receipt of determination, 1171

             Administrative support and services provided by school districts, receipt of report, 2410

             Application to form charter, denial, procedures, 1099, 2538

             At-risk pupils, schools dedicated to, duties, 2398

             Distance education, applications to provide, regulations, 2417

             Evaluation, monitoring and oversight, duties, 2398, 2399

             Progress reports, time for receipt, 2546

             Sponsorship of school, requests to change, duties, 1662, 1663

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, reports, 1974

      Expelled pupils, duties, 1539

      Financial management review of school districts, duties, reports, 2440, 2441, 2444, 2445

      Hearing officers, duties, 464

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, receipt of report, 1443

      National Assessment of Educational Progress, reports, 1656, 1657

      Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs for school personnel, receipt of reports, 2458

      Pupil-teacher ratios, duties, 1264, 2162, 2163

      Regional training programs, receipt of reports, 1342

      Special education program units, duties, authorized expenditures, 2073

      Suspended pupils, duties, 1539

      Teacher education courses, duties, 1095

      University school for profoundly gifted pupils, reports, 2427, 2431

EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, LEGISLATIVE BUREAU OF (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, COMMISSION ON

      Creation, duties, 1971-1975, 1984

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMISSION ON

      Charter school governing bodies, reports to Commission unnecessary, 1174, 2545

      School districts, reports to Commission unnecessary, 1170, 2396, 2536

ELDERLY PERSONS (See AGED PERSONS)

ELECTIONS

      Absent ballots, time for mailing to voters, 1435

      Ballot questions

             Arguments for and against, county and city, 2841, 2845-2847

             Constitutional amendments (See CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, NEVADA)

             County motor vehicle fuel tax, imposition of additional tax, 1719

             North Las Vegas, election of City Councilmen, 2692

             Property taxes, levy of tax outside of caps, 42, 44, 1754, 1756

             Sales and use taxes

                   Agriculture, libraries, parks, recreation and senior services, imposition, 1397, 1398

                   Clark County police tax, change of use, 914

                   Farm machinery and equipment, exemption, 2486, 2493

                   Motor vehicle trade-in transactions, exemption, 2487, 2488, 2494, 2495

      Ballots

             Absent ballots, time for mailing to voters, 1435

             Deceased candidates, procedures, 1435

             General elections, deadline for ballot changes, 1433, 1434

      Campaign practices (See CAMPAIGN PRACTICES)

      Candidates

             Death of candidate whose name appears on ballot, effect, 1435

             Legislators, procedure for filling vacancies in multi-county districts, 1433, 1434

             Major party candidates, prohibition on candidacy following certain changes, 1434

             Proof of identity and residency, retention by filing officer, public information, 2286, 2292

             Residential address, evidence required to file declaration or acceptance of candidacy, 2286, 2292

             Vacancies in partisan or nonpartisan office, deadline and procedures for filling, 1433, 1434

             Voter registration applications, provision on request, 1431, 1432

      City elections

             North Las Vegas, City Councilmen, 2690-2693

             Ordinances, adoption, approval or rejection, 2844

             Reno, date of primary election, 1438

             Wards, boundary changes, 225, 226

      County elections

             Clark County

                   District court judges, number increased, 1970

                   Sales tax to employ additional police officers, change of use, 914

             County motor vehicle fuel tax, imposition of additional tax, 1719

             Ordinances, adoption, approval or rejection, 2839, 2840

             Property taxes, levy of tax outside of caps, 42, 44, 1754, 1756

             Referendums, voting on, 2843

             Sales tax for agriculture, libraries, senior services, parks and recreation, imposition, 1397, 1398

      Early voting, requirements for establishment of polling places, 2283, 2290

      Help America Vote Act, authorized expenditures, 2909

      Initiative (See INITIATIVE PETITIONS)

      Internet sites, information available on, 2283, 2284, 2291

      Polling places

             Early voting, requirements for establishment of polling places, 2283, 2290

             Locations of polling places to be published on certain websites, 2284, 2291

             Observers, time for submission of accommodation plans, 1438

             Structure named for candidate appearing on ballot, establishment as polling place prohibited, 2283, 2290

      Primary elections

             Date, 1434

             Reno, date, 1438

      Referendum (See REFERENDUM PETITIONS)

      Sales and use taxes (See Ballot questions, this heading)

      Signs, display in common-interest communities, 2585

      University Board of Regents, 1096, 1097, 3079

      Vacancies in partisan or nonpartisan offices, deadline and procedures for filling, 1433

      Voter registration

             Applications

                   Altering, defacing or destroying signed applications prohibited, exceptions, penalty, 1436, 1437

                   Candidates, political parties and other persons, requests for forms, 1431, 1432

                   Control numbers and receipts for forms, requirements, 1437

             City and county buildings, designation as voter registration facilities, 311, 313

             Employees of voter registration agencies, duties, prohibited acts, 1436

             Felony convictions, effect, proof of restoration of civil rights, 2289, 2290

             Field registrars, duties, prohibited acts, 1436

             Identification numbers, disclosure authorized, 2290

             Mail, registration by, when applicant deemed registered or corrections in register deemed made, 2830

      Voters’ Bill of Rights, publication on Secretary of State’s website, 2283

      Voting

             Abstract of votes, publication on certain websites, 2283, 2284, 2291

             Early voting, requirements for establishment of polling places, 2283, 2290

             Residency requirements, 3062

ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES

      Regulation by county or city, 415

ELECTRIC UTILITIES (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)

ELECTRONIC MAIL (See E-MAIL)

ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS OF MONEY

      Issuers of instruments for transmission of money (See TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY, ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR)

      State agencies, fees for dishonored payments, 589-592

ELK

      Hunting generally (See HUNTING)

      Rocky Mountain elk, import into State prohibited, exclusion as alternative livestock, 204, 205

ELKO, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing authority, charter amendment, 1141

      Registered voters lists, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2304

ELKO CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY (See also CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION HALLS)

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, requirements, 1418, 1419

ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Regional training program (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Personnel)

             Northeastern Nevada Regional Training Program, designation, 1341, 1342

             Vehicles for operation of program, appropriation for purchase, 2075

EMBALMERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 796-799

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, Interstate, repealed, 1559-1564

      Emergency Management Assistance Compact, adoption, 1564-1568

      Energy Assurance Plan, appropriation for update, 924

      General appropriation, 1942

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Homes damaged by disaster, grants to persons who own or occupy, 1933

      Public Safety Telecommunications Operators, Committee for, abolished, 548

      Public utility emergencies, certain drivers exempt from hours-of-service limitations, 1351-1353

      State Emergency Operations Center, capital improvements, 24, 25, 1546

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

      Advanced emergency technicians, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, 1106, 1107

      Ambulances

             Drivers, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, 1106, 1107

             Mentally ill persons, transportation to facility or hospital, 967, 968

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2471-2479

      Gratuitous care, immunities of providers, 2518

      Health Division, general appropriation, 1940

      Hospitals to provide services to emergency patients in timely manner, study of causes of extensive waiting time, 1474-1477

      Infections acquired in independent centers for emergency care, reports, 599

      Review committee proceedings, confidentiality, 2518, 2519

      Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Unsupervised children, authority to remove certain children from vehicle, 973

EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, STATE

      Appropriation, 1943

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Extremely hazardous materials, establishment and method of limiting certain fees, refunds, 55

EMINENT DOMAIN

      Assessors of value of property, real estate appraiser laws inapplicable, 522, 523

      Businesses, compensation for loss of goodwill, 1787

      Open-space use, requirements to commence proceeding for purposes of, 1786, 2218

      Reconveyance of property by governmental entity, right of first refusal, 1787, 2219

      Redevelopment agencies, requirements to commence proceeding, 1790, 2213, 2214, 2216

      Tax increment areas, condemnation of property for undertaking, 1758

      Wildlife habitat, requirements to commence proceeding for purposes of, 1786, 2218

EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES

      Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Authorized expenditures by Department of Motor Vehicles, 2917

      Inspection stations, additional services authorized, 2323, 2324

      Pollution Control Account, distributions to certain local governments, 897

EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN

      Child welfare agencies, children in custody of, admission to mental health facilities, 1317-1322

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

      Child abuse or neglect, release of certain information for background checks, 2029, 2036

      Child support delinquency caused by employer, penalty prohibited, 310

      Cities (See CITY EMPLOYEES)

      Counties (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

      Districts (See DISTRICTS)

      Employee benefit plans, exemption from certain loan laws, 1687

      Harassment in workplace, penalty for violation of order for protection, 956

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Insurance benefits

             Liability of employer for termination without notice to employees, 203

             Small employers, subsidies for policies pursuant to Medicaid waiver, 1673

      Labor Commissioner (See LABOR COMMISSIONER)

      Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

      Payroll taxes (See BUSINESS TAX)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      School personnel (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child, employer’s receipt of information, immunities, 2865-2867

      State employees (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      Tax abatement

             Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

             Partial abatement of property taxes for business property, 39, 1750

             Wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Towns (See TOWNS)

      Unemployment compensation (See UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION)

      University System (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      Wages (See WAGES AND COMMISSIONS)

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DIVISION (See EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2918

      Employment Security Division

             Average hourly wage, determination for nonmanagerial employees, report, 1516

             Claims for unemployment benefits, receipt of information, 202

             Common ownership, management or control of business entities, determinations, effect, 444, 445, 452

             Contributions, duties regarding unlawful acts by employers, 444, 452

             Dishonored payments, form, waiver of fees, 453, 590

             Job Training Partnership Act, authorization to participate repealed, 454

      General appropriation, 1942, 1946

      Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, duties, 1440

      Rehabilitation Division

             Administrator

                   Committee on Persons With Disabilities, appointments to advisory committee, 111

                   Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, member, 1440

                   Powers and duties, 110-116

             Business Enterprise Account for the Blind, management, 115

             Independent living programs, designated as state unit, 111, 113

             Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services from Organizations, duties, 1443-1445

             Rehabilitation Gift Account, approval of claims, 116

             Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bureau of, oversight, 114, 115

             Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau of, oversight, 115, 116

      Staff, salaries, 1956

ENCROACHMENT PERMITS

      Advisory committee to review operations of enterprise fund, duties, 575

      Fees, procedure to allow increase by local government, 578

ENCRYPTION

      Personal information sent electronically by businesses, encryption required, 2506

ENERGY CONSERVATION

      General appropriation, 1936

      Governor’s Office, authorized expenditures, 2909

      Regional planning, legislative intent regarding green building construction, 1584

      Renewable energy (See RENEWABLE ENERGY)

      Retrofitting of public buildings for energy efficiency, 2892-2895

      State performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, requirements, 2895-2904

      Zoning regulations, considerations, 1592, 1822-1824

ENERGY, OFFICE OF

      Deputy Director, salary, 1952

ENGINEERS

      Academic degrees, credit toward active experience requirement, 207, 208

      Board (See PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, STATE BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Examinations on principles and practices, time for taking, 206-208

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2707-2710

      State Engineer (See STATE ENGINEER)

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

      Prekindergarten pupils, pilot programs of instruction, appropriation, 2453, 2454

ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

      Businesses expanding or relocating within communities, tax abatements, 639-646

      Southern Nevada Enterprise Community, tax abatement for grocery stores, 643-646

ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Consolidated tax, formula for distribution, 9, 10

      Gaming enterprise districts

             Master plan amendment concerning district, requirement for neighborhood meetings, 1591

             Regional planning, inclusion of provisions regarding districts, 1584, 1588

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Hazardous waste landfills, requirements for issuance of permits, 1505

      Inspections stations, additional services authorized, duties, 2323

      Solid waste disposal

             Fees for disposal and permits, authority to establish, use of proceeds, 1498

             Grants for certain projects, duties, 1504

      Water systems, powers and duties, 551-559, 562-564

ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS ACT, UNIFORM

      Adoption, 1362

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS

      Board of Registered Environmental Health Specialists

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Chairman, election, 1987

             Composition, 1987

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Register of certificate holders, contents, 1988

             Staff, employment and compensation, 1986

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 759

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration

             Application, 2710, 2711

             Background checks, 1988

             Contents, 1992

             Continuing education, 1992

             Examinations, 1990, 1991

             Fees, 1991

             Qualifications, 1989

             Reciprocity, 1990

             Suspension or revocation, 1993

             Trainees, qualifications, expiration and extension of registration, 1986

      Clark County district board of health, representation, 2464

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 1992

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 759

      Practice in environmental health, definition, 1985

      Retired practitioners, exemption from continuing education requirements, 1992

      Titles and abbreviations, prohibited acts, 1994

      Trainees, employment, 1986

      Unregistered practice prohibited, 1985

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

      Brownfields

             Redevelopment areas, criteria to determine blighted areas, 2214, 2215

             Regional planning entities, duties regarding incentives for development, 1583, 1585

      Eminent domain, requirements to commence proceeding for open-space use, 1786, 2218

      Emission control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Hazardous materials (See HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

      Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, issuance of bonds, administration of proceeds, 1030

      Natural treasures of State, legislative study of protection measures, 3096

      Petroleum discharges, authorized expenditures and reimbursements for clean up, 298, 299, 301

      Regional planning commission, duties regarding incentives for development minimizing negative impact on environment, 1583

      Renewable energy (See RENEWABLE ENERGY)

      Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, efforts encouraged and commended, 3022

      Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, reversal of plan for use of land sale proceeds urged, 2972

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding environmental crimes, 1255

      Utility Environmental Protection Act, exempt facilities, 1818

      Weeds (See WEED CONTROL)

      Wilderness areas and study areas, certain federal actions urged, 3037

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Administrator, salary, 1957

      Appropriation, 1942

      Authorized expenditures, 2918

EQUALIZATION, COUNTY BOARDS OF

      Appeals, procedures, 2657-2659

      Compensation, 549, 550

      Hearings, audio recording or transcript required, 1411

      Regulations of Nevada Tax Commission, compliance required, 491

EQUALIZATION, STATE BOARD OF

      Appeals, procedures, 2658

      Regulations of Nevada Tax Commission, compliance required, 492

ESCROW

      Refunding obligations of performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, deposit of proceeds, 2899, 2900

ESCROW AGENCIES AND AGENTS

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2779-2781

ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

      Administration of small estates, 396, 397

      Allodial title, transfer and reestablishment by heirs prohibited, 1486

      Conveyances effective upon death, forms, exemption from real property transfer tax, 960-962

      Sales of personal property, commissions, 395

      Securities in investment management or trust accounts, transfer on death, 57

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

ESTATES, TAX ON

      Capital improvement projects, use of proceeds, 1549

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations, 298, 571

ETHANOL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

ETHICS

      Common-interest communities, prohibited acts by officers and managers, 2612

      Court reporters, 195

      Financial Institutions, Division of, officers and employees, 1705

      Industrial insurance, vocational rehabilitation counselors, 810, 1491

      Nevada Ethics in Government Law

             Attorney General, defense of state officers or employees accused of violations, 2556

             Conservation district supervisors, filing of financial disclosure statements unnecessary, fines nullified, 1579

             Public officer defined, 2302

             Willful violations, determinations, 1578

      Rural Housing Authority, Nevada, commissioners and employees, 222

      School honor code, development, 1661

ETHICS, COMMISSION ON

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Employment of outside legal counsel authorized, 1577

      General appropriation, 1942, 1944

      Impeding success of political campaign, duties removed, 2277-2282

      Salaries, 1962

EUREKA COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

EVICTION

      Housing authority assistance, effect of failure to pay rent pending judicial review of decision to terminate, 944, 945

EVIDENCE

      Boating under the influence, admissibility of blood tests, 2043, 2044

      Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

      Driving under the influence, admissibility of blood tests, 2041

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, authority to purchase evidence, 1239

      Peace officers under investigation, use of certain evidence prohibited, 621

      Property tax

             Deeds made over to county treasurer, evidentiary effect, 1348

             Tax liens, certificates of purchase, evidentiary effect, 514

      Prostitution, enticing or taking away person for purpose of, 308

      Uniform Commercial Code, evidentiary effect of documents issued by third parties, 832

      Wildlife violations, recovery of property by owner, 1309

EX-FELONS

      Dishonorable discharge from parole or probation, application to change to honorable discharge, 2360

      Halfway houses for released offenders (See HALFWAY HOUSES FOR RELEASED PRISONERS, PRIVATE)

      Restoration of civil rights

             Expiration of prison sentence, petitions for restoration of civil rights following, 2359

             Pardons

                   Applications to State Board of Pardons Commissioners, procedures, 2907

                   Full, unconditional pardon, effect, 2908

                   Limitations on civil rights, official document to state, 2908

             Parole, petition for restoration of civil rights following honorable discharge, 2358

             Probation, petition for restoration of civil rights following honorable discharge, 2355

             Voter registration, effect and proof of restoration of civil rights, 2289, 2290

      Sealing records, number of years before request may be made, 2355, 2356

      Stun guns, possession unlawful, penalty, 266, 267

EXAMINERS, STATE BOARD OF

      Cash Management Improvement Act, powers, 1951

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, duties, 2576

      Highway Patrol Revolving Account, duties, 676

      Insurance premiums for school district employees, duties, 2080, 2081

      Manufactured Housing, Division of, claim payments, duties, 1628, 2327, 2332

      Performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, powers and duties, 2897, 2898, 2903

      Southern Nevada Correctional Center, approval of security project, 1945

      State employee salaries, appropriations, duties, 1964-1968

      State General Fund ending balance, report, duties, 1951

      Veterans’ homes, establishment of room rates, 531

EXCAVATIONS

      Subsurface installations, marking and detection requirements, 904-907

EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY

      Minors, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS

      Earnings, definition, 1015

      Exemptions

             Art works, 1015

             Business equipment, supplies and inventory, 1015

             Dwellings, 1016, 2232

             Earnings, 1015

             Homestead, 1010, 2226

             Household goods and effects, 1015

             Individual retirement accounts, 1016

             Jewelry, 1015

             Libraries, private and professional, 1015

             Life insurance money, benefits, privileges and immunities, 974, 975

             Musical instruments, 1015

             Social Security benefits, 387

      Local government in severe financial emergency, effect, 1392

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, judgments against, 1243

      Notice of execution, contents, 383, 388, 1013, 1018, 2229, 2233

      Partnerships, execution against assets of partner, 429

EXPLOSIVES

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding explosives, 1255

EXTORTION

      Involuntary servitude by use of extortion, penalty, 87, 88

EYES AND EYESIGHT

      Facilities for refractive surgery, regulation, 2693

      Safety equipment purchased by governmental entities, exemption from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Senior citizens, subsidies for coverage of vision services, 1571-1574

F

FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS

      Clark County, composition, 2689

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1408

FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

      Live entertainment tax, exemptions, 2484

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

      Movie piracy, immunity for detention of suspects, exceptions, 525

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

FALSE PRETENSES AND REPRESENTATIONS

      Contractors, prohibited acts, 1200, 1208

      County assessor records obtained by false representation, penalties, 1484

      Crime, unlawful to falsely report, 939

      Deceptive trade practices (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, penalties, 617-620

      Fraud (See FRAUD)

      Meetings of public agencies, misrepresentation by witness, 2242, 2243

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, deceptive trade practices, 1240

      Occupational safety and health managers, misrepresentation as, 256, 257

      Partnerships, liability pursuant to Uniform Partnership Act  of 1997, 429

      Prescription drugs, wholesale distribution, statements of prior sales, 1612

      Property tax, false affidavit or proof of exemption, penalty, 2649-2651

      Refund anticipation loan facilitators, penalties, 1645

      Service animals, unlawful acts involving, penalties, 626

      Unemployment compensation, unlawful acts by employers, penalties, 444

FAMILY COURTS (See also DISTRICT COURTS)

      Eighth Judicial District Court, number of judges increased, appropriation, 1970

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS

      Action plans, requirements for approval, 468, 469

      Aged persons, provision of services, 469

      Annual reports, date for submission, 470

      At-risk communities, criteria for determining geographic boundaries, 468

      Definitions, 467

      Family resource center councils, establishment and composition, 468, 469

      Grants

             Advisory Committee, review of requests, 468

             Requirements for receipt, 469

      Services, authority to offer, 469, 470

FAMILY THERAPISTS (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)

FARM MACHINERY

      Movement on highways, 73, 76

      Sales tax exemptions, 2485, 2486, 2493

FARM PRODUCTS DEALERS AND OTHER LICENSEES

      Cash buyers and agents, license unnecessary, 479

FARMING (See AGRICULTURE)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

      County assessor records, confidentiality and disclosure of information, 1482-1484

      Fingerprinting (See FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS)

      Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, membership, 1534

FEDERAL LANDS (See PUBLIC LANDS)

FELONIES

      Aged persons, personal identifying information, unlawful acts, 2499-2501

      Battery with intent to commit sexual assault, 2876

      Boating under the influence, 615

      Burglary, elements of crime, 416

      Cemeteries, unlawful acts, 500, 501

      Charter schools, applicants for employment, effect of conviction, 2397, 2398

      Child pornography, 2876

      Child protection orders, penalty for felonies in violation of, 953

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products, unlawful acts, 1191, 1192, 1197

      Controlled substances

             Death of person during discovery or cleanup of premises where manufactured or compounded, 945, 946

             Minors, allowing to be present where illegal activities conducted, 1057

      Crime against a child, registration violations, 2871

      Crime against nature, solicitation of minor to engage in, 2877

      Driving under the influence, 608

      Ex-felons (See EX-FELONS)

      False report of felony, penalty, 939

      Financial forgery laboratories, unlawful acts, 2497

      Homicide by vessel, 154, 174

      Incest, 2877

      Insurers, unauthorized business transactions, 2131

      Involuntary servitude, prohibited acts, 87, 88

      Lifetime supervision, major violation of conditions, 2879, 2880

      Motor vehicles, removal or concealment of title on rebuilt vehicle, 1245

      Movie piracy, second or subsequent offense, 525

      Murder (See MURDER)

      Osteopathic physicians, grounds for initiating disciplinary action, 2527

      Peeping Toms, possession of deadly weapon, 930

      Physicians, grounds for initiating disciplinary action, 2523, 2528

      Prescription drugs, unlawful acts by wholesale distributors, 1612, 1613

      Public officers, employees and certain other persons, intimidation of or threats against, 925

      Sex offenders

             Lifetime supervision, major violations, 2879, 2880

             Registration offenses, 2872

      Sodomy, solicitation of minor to engage in, 2877

      Sports officials, assault or battery committed upon, 176-179

      Stun guns, unlawful possession or use, 266, 267

      Tax receivers, unlawful acts, 2660

      Unemployment compensation, evasion of contributions by employer, 454

      Vehicle accidents involving commission of felony, release of reports prohibited, 701-703

      Vehicular homicide, 138, 173

      Voter registration, altering, defacing or destroying signed applications, 1437

      Vulnerable persons

             Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, 1113, 1114

             Personal identifying information of vulnerable person, unlawful acts, 2499-2501

      Wildlife, unlawful killing of certain animals, period of suspension or revocation of license, permit or privilege, 1309

FICTITIOUS NAMES (See NAMES)

FIDUCIARIES

      Foreign banks, certificate of authority to engage in fiduciary activities, fee, 1848

      Foreign trust companies, appointment as fiduciary, fee, 1844

      Partnerships, fiduciary duties of partners, 423, 424, 431, 435

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by, 537

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      Reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

FINANCE, STATE BOARD OF

      Capital improvement projects, issuance of bonds, 23-25, 108, 1547, 1548, 1552

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit loan, short-term loan and title loan services, applicability of tax, 1711

      Collection agencies, applicability of tax, 1779

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Definition of financial institution, 1779

      Failure to collect or remit, liability, 571, 1781-1785

FINES

      Alcohol education program, noncompliance by retailers, 2684

      Banks, 1849

      Barbering, unlawful acts, 2636

      Campaign finance reports, failure to report certain loans or commitments, 2302

      Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, 1707, 1709, 1859, 1860

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts, 379, 1190, 1191

      Collection agencies, 1867

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Community notification website, misuse of contents, 2868

      Conservation district supervisors, civil penalties related to financial disclosure nullified, 1579

      Contractors, 1206, 1208

      Cosmetology, unlawful acts, 2647

      County assessor records, unlawfully obtaining or disclosing confidential information, 1484

      Credit insurers, 2147

      Credit personal property insurers, 2114

      Credit unions, 1890

      Debt adjusters, 1884

      Deceptive trade practices, 1428, 1430

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, 618, 619

      Development corporations, 1852

      Economic revitalization and diversification, corporations for, 1853

      Handicapped parking violations, amount of fine, 1372

      Industrial insurance

             Maximum fine, increase, 1102-1104

             Report on fines imposed, duties of Division of Industrial Relations, 99

      Installment loan businesses, 1883

      Manufactured home parks, violations, 2333

      Manufactured or mobile home sales and services, violations, 1628, 1637, 1641

      Massage therapists, 1131

      Medical discount plans, 2104

      Money, issuers of instruments for transmission or payment of, 1855

      Motor vehicle fuel violations, establishment of schedule, 652, 657

      Motor vehicles

             Deceptive trade practices, 1240, 1249

             Liens, violations, 1246

             Sales, failure to deliver documents in timely manner, 701

      Natural gas pipelines, violations, 304

      Nuisances, 1382, 1383

      Physical therapy, unlicensed practice, 697

      Physicians, failure to notify Board of Medical Examiners of change of address, 2514

      Property taxes

             Abatement, false claims for, 1745

             Assessment rolls, unlawfully obtaining or disclosing confidential information, 1484

      Public works, violation of prevailing wage laws, 202

      Realtime captioning, unlawful practice, 966

      Remission, applications, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

      Resident agents and registered offices, noncompliance with staffing requirements, 2206

      Savings and loan associations, 1880

      Short-term loan or title loan services, 1707, 1709

      Special fuel tax, violations, 1151, 1152, 1154

      Subsurface installations, unlawful acts, 907

      Thrift companies, 1887, 1888

      Trust companies, 1849

      Unemployment compensation, unlawful acts, 444

      Viatical settlements, brokers, 2135

      Water supplier violations, transitional provision, 564, 565

FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS

      Appraisers of real estate, 1293, 1294

      Building inspectors, 1296, 1297

      Charter schools, employment applicants, 2397

      Check-cashing or deferred deposit service license applicants, 1857

      Collection agency license applicants and personnel, 1868

      Common-interest communities, managers and reserve specialists, 2576-2578

      Cosmetologists, co-licensing as massage therapist, 1127, 1133, 2223

      Debt adjusting license applicants, 1884

      Environmental health specialists and trainees, 1988

      Financial institutions, license applicants, officers, directors and managers, 1841

      Installment loan business license applicants, 1881

      Insurance agents, brokers and solicitors, 2122

      Massage therapists

             Co-licensing as cosmetologist, 1127, 1133, 2223

             License requirements, 1125-1127, 1145

             Local governments, limitation, 1120

      Osteopathic physicians, 2527

      Personal care services in the home, agencies to provide, employees, 2170-2172

      Physicians, 2522

      Police academy applicants, requests for background checks, 16, 18

      Prescription drug wholesalers and certain persons connected with drug wholesalers’ operations, 1608-1610

      Professions, occupations and businesses, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Qualified intermediaries for tax-deferred exchanges of property, 1290-1292

      Real estate brokers, broker-salesmen and salesmen, 1289, 1290

      Savings and loan license applicants, 1873

      Thrift company license applicants, 1886

      Time share sales agents, 1298, 1299

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

      Firemen

             Contagious diseases, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

             Redesignation as firefighters, 315

             Volunteer firemen, assumed wages for retirement purposes, 889

      Homeland security (See also HOMELAND SECURITY)

             Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, membership, 1534

      Manufactured home parks, inspections, 2331

      Methamphetamine labs, penalty for death or injury to person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 227, 228

FIRE MARSHAL, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2917, 2922

      Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

      Firemen redesignated firefighters, 338

      Fires for training purposes, regulations, 1254, 1255

      General appropriation, 1942

      Salary, 1959

      Teams and task forces established by governmental entity for certain purposes, participation, 1255

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Emergency fund, maximum balance in districts created by county commissioners, 527

FIREARMS

      Concealed firearms, authorization for law enforcement officers to carry, 593-596

      Physicians, conviction of felony involving use of firearm grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Safety equipment purchased by governmental entities, exemption from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Shooting range in Clark County, full federal funding urged, 3077

      Short-barreled rifles or shotguns, possession of collectors’ items, curios or relics, 64

      Stun guns, prohibited acts, penalties, 266, 267

      Wildlife violations, forfeitures, 1310

FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION

      Statewide Fire and Life Safety Program, funding, 1546, 1549

      Suppression costs, general appropriation, temporary advances of money, 1942, 1943, 1950

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Training purposes, regulation of fires set for, 1254, 1255

FIREWORKS

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding pyrotechnics, 1255

FISCAL ANALYSIS DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

FISH AND FISHING

      Guides

             Master guide licensees, special use permit requirements, 1313, 1314

             Subguides, exemptions from regulation, 1312-1314

      Licenses and permits

             Power of attorney or other instrument allowing action on behalf of applicants, procedures, 597

             Prohibition against certain persons applying for license or permit, 1308

             Refusal to exhibit or failure to have in possession, penalty, 1311

             Suspension or revocation, 1307-1309

      Low-income children, donation of seized equipment by Department of Wildlife, 1310, 1311

      Trespassing, fishing on posted property unlawful, 1312

      Violations

             Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

             Demerit points, notification, 1308

             Seized property, recovery by owner, disposition of unclaimed property, 1309-1311

FITNESS AND WELLNESS, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE STATE PROGRAM FOR

      Creation, duties, 233

FITNESS INSTRUCTORS

      Study concerning regulation, 230

FLOODS AND FLOOD CONTROL

      Districts for control of floods (See also DISTRICTS)

             Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, requirements, 1415

      Infrastructure fund, use in smaller counties, 567, 568

      Statewide program for the management of floodplains, administration, 2568

      Tax increment areas, financing of projects, 1757-1767

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

      Live entertainment tax inapplicable to certain entertainment, 2484

FORECLOSURES

      Common-interest communities, foreclosure by association, 2608-2611

      Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST — Sale of property)

      Improvement districts, foreclosure for delinquent assessments, 1837

      Partnerships, transferable interest of partner, 433

      Virgin Valley Water District, foreclosure of liens for unpaid water fees, 269

FOREIGN CITIZENS

      Illegal aliens, possession of stun guns unlawful, 266, 267

      International education programs of university system, support expressed and actions urged, 3051

      Involuntary servitude, unlawful acts, penalty, 87, 88

      Notaries public, qualifications for appointment, technical amendment, 1581

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS (See also CORPORATIONS)

      Annual list, mailing of blank forms by Secretary of State, 2253

      Common-interest communities, certification by Real Estate Division, 2627

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, agreements, 1689

      Cosmetology licensing, requests for examination in language other than English or Spanish, 2642

      English as a second language, prekindergarten programs, 2453, 2454

      Hospitals, notice in Spanish regarding discounts, 948

      International education, support expressed and actions urged, 3051

      Notaries public, unlawful advertisements, penalty, 68

      Year of Languages and language organizations recognized, 2970

FORESTRY, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

FORFEITURES

      Bail, application by surety to set aside forfeiture, 108

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts, 1191, 1198, 1199

      Involuntary servitude, property used in commission of crime, 90

      Livestock seized by government agency, procedures, 1238

      Remission, applications, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

      Wildlife violations, 1310

FORGERY

      Cigarettes, forged license, stamp or tax meter, penalty, 1197

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Prescription drug wholesalers, statement of prior sales, penalty, 1613

      Secretary of State, filing forged documents with, civil liability, 2271

FORMS

      Common-interest communities

             Foreclosure of lien, copy of notice of sale, 2610

             Sale of unit, public offering statement, 2616-2619

      Deeds conveying property upon death of owner, 961, 962

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens

             Conditional waiver and release upon progress payment, 1914-1916

             Notice of liens, 1899

             Surety bond to obtain release of lien or lien rights, 1906-1909

      Motor vehicle sales, warranty buyback notice, 1248

FOSSILS (See generally HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

FOSTER CARE

      Medicaid coverage for children aging out of system, appropriation, 2451

      Mental health facilities, admission of emotionally disturbed foster children, 1317-1322

FRANCHISES

      Benches and shelters for public mass transportation, construction in certain counties, 2320, 2324

      Motor vehicle dealers (See MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND OTHER LICENSEES)

      Telecommunications and utility service providers, study of franchise fees imposed on, 1927

FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

      High deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2158

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2345

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

FRAUD

      Cigarettes, actions taken with intent to defraud State, 1191, 1197

      Consumer fraud, acts constituting, 1425

      Contractors, prohibited acts, 1200

      Deceptive trade practices (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, penalties, 617-620

      Habitually fraudulent felons, criteria for designation, 1114, 1115

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Motor vehicles, removal or concealment of title on rebuilt vehicle, 1245

      Notary public, false representations as, injunctions, 2275

      Prescription drug wholesalers, unlawful acts, penalty, 1612

      Property tax abatement, false claim of entitlement, 1745

      Refund anticipation loan facilitators, penalties, 1645

      Secretary of State, filing fraudulent documents with, civil liability, 2271

      Service animals, unlawful acts involving, penalties, 626

      Title loans, remedies for fraud by customer, 1693

      Unemployment compensation, unlawful acts by employers, penalties, 444

FUELS

      Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Diesel fuel (See DIESEL FUEL)

      Gasoline (See GASOLINE)

      Petroleum products generally (See PETROLEUM PRODUCTS)

FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE

      Stun guns, possession unlawful, penalty, 266, 267

FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 796-799

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, 742-752, 796-799

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

FUNERAL HOMES

      Hearses, use to transport mentally ill persons to facility or hospital authorized, 968

      Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

G

GAME WARDENS (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Defined as police officer for industrial insurance, occupational disease and certain group insurance purposes, 2241

GAMING

      Admission fee to certain gaming areas, authorization, 1355, 1356

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Child care facilities, requirements, 2090

      Employees, grounds for suspension of registration, procedures, 2885, 2886

      Enterprise districts

             Master plan amendment concerning district, requirement for neighborhood meetings, 1591

             Regional planning, inclusion of provisions regarding districts, 1584, 1588

      Licenses

             Mobile gaming systems, 717-719

             Nonrestricted licenses for non-resort establishments in certain counties, approval, 2210

             Transfer of licenses of relocated establishments, restrictions, 2211

      Live entertainment tax (See LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TAX)

      Mobile gaming

             Approval of systems required, 719

             Debts, validity, 716

             Definition, 715

             Inspection of systems, 721, 722

             Licensure, requirements, 717-721

             Regulations, 715

             Unlicensed operation unlawful, 717, 718

             Wagers, applicability of laws, 724

      Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Committee, composition, 723

      Problem gambling

             Advisory Committee, creation, 1527

             Counselors (See PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELORS)

             Grant programs, 1528

             Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling, creation, sources and use, 1528-1532

      Resort hotels (See RESORT HOTELS)

      Slot machine tax, use of proceeds for capital improvement projects, 1553

GAMING COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Admission fees for gaming areas, regulations, 1355, 1356

      Authorized expenditures, 2916, 2919

      Live entertainment tax, duties, 2484

      Mobile gaming systems, duties, 715

      Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Committee, composition, 723

      Problem Gambling, Revolving Account to Support Programs for Prevention and Treatment, duties, 1531

      Slot machine license fees, deposit, 1531

GAMING CONTROL BOARD, STATE

      Admission fees for gaming areas, duties, 1355, 1356

      Authorized expenditures, 2916, 2919

      Live entertainment tax, duties, 2484

      Mobile gaming systems, duties, 715

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child

             Central Repository of Nevada Records of Criminal History, sharing information with required, 2871, 2882-2886

             Gaming employees, suspension of registration, grounds, procedures, 2885, 2886

      Staff, salaries, 1957, 1964

GARAGES AND REPAIR SHOPS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, representation, duties, 926, 927

      Event recording devices, restriction on disclosure of information retrieved, 1359

      Liens for storage, maintenance or repair

             Priority of lien, monetary amount, 1001

             Regulations, 1246

             Violations, fines, injunctions, 1246

      Rebuilt vehicles, duties, 1244

GARBAGE AND RUBBISH (See also SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Cemeteries, unlawful deposit of any material, penalty, 500

      Nuisances, orders for removal, definition of garbage, 1383

GARNISHMENT

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1690

      Earnings subject to, limitation on amount, 1020

      Local government in severe financial emergency, effect, 1392

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, execution of judgments against, 1243

GASOHOL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

GASOLINE

      Advertising, civil penalties for violations, 652

      Dispensers, regulation, 656, 658, 659

      Inspection fees

             Deposit and use, 1526

             Dishonored payments, fee, 590

      Reformulated gasoline (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Tanks and containers, discharges

             Authorized expenditures and reimbursements for clean up, 298, 299, 301

             Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

      Taxation (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX; MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES)

GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

      Contents, 1936

GENERAL AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES ACT

      Contents, 2909

GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Board of trustees, compensation, 726, 727

      Charges for services, delinquencies, 727

      Computation of time, 726

      Merger, consolidation or dissolution, procedure, 728, 729

      Notices, publication, 725

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1502, 1503

      Secretary, duties, 1410

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Water systems (See WATER SYSTEMS)

GENETIC MARKER TESTING

      Crimes requiring testing, appropriations, 1116

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES (See generally RENEWABLE ENERGY)

GIFT CERTIFICATES

      Definitions, 1226, 1227

      Expiration dates and service fees, restrictions, 1226

      Toll-free number to obtain balance and expiration date, requirements, 1226

GOLF COURSES

      Property tax assessment of real property as open-space real property, 2663-2666

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

GOOD SAMARITAN LAW

      Defibrillators, immunities for rendering emergency care, 2559

      Physicians and dentists, immunities, 2518

GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING, COMMISSION TO STUDY

      Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, consultation with advisory group, 2906

GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES TAX

      Indian reservation or colony, exemption of vehicles owed by governing bodies, 6

      One-Time Rebate, Account for the, use, appropriation, 1931

GOVERNOR

      Appointments made by

             Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, 926, 928

             Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2065

             Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada, 2821, 2823

             Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, 2619

             Economic Forum, 1236

             Educational Excellence, Commission on, 1971, 1984

             Homeland Security, Nevada Commission on, 1534, 1537

             Institutional Review Board, Nevada, 2524, 2530

             Juvenile Supervision, Nevada State Council for Interstate, 410

             Massage Therapists, Board of, 1120, 1121, 1146

             Mental Health and Developmental Services, Commission on, 547, 548

             Minority Health, Office of, Advisory Committee, 2435

             Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, 1105

             Problem Gambling, Advisory Committee on, 1527, 1532

             Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, State Board of, 205, 208

             Residency requirements for certain appointees, 1580, 1581

             School districts, oversight committees for financial management reviews, 2440, 2441

             Transition Services, Interagency Advisory Board on, 1440, 1441

             University Board of Regents, 3079

             University schools for profoundly gifted pupils, governing bodies, 2427

             Veterans’ Services Commission, Nevada, 27

             Water Resources Planning and Development, Advisory Board on, 2569, 2573

      Authorized expenditures

             Amount, 2909

             Augmentation of expenditures to state agencies, approval, 2920

      Colorado River, Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the, duties, 304

      Community Service, Office of, duties regarding solid waste disposal plan removed, 1500

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office for (See CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)

      Economic Forum, receipt of nominations, impanelment, 1236

      Emergency Management Assistance Compact, authorization to implement, 1564

      Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Committee on, powers temporarily removed, 1443, 1445

      Energy Assurance Plan, appropriation for update, 924

      Energy, Office of, salary of Deputy Director, 1952

      General appropriations, duties, 1943-1948

      Homeland Security, Commission on, advisory duties, 932

      Military, Office of the (See MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE)

      Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, 2438, 2439

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, bonds issued by, receipt of certain notices, 218

      Nuclear Projects, Agency for

             Appropriations, 1936, 1944

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Office and Mansion, general appropriation, 1936

      Portrait, appropriation, 55

      Rebate of certain taxes and fees, duties, 1931

      Reports, receipt

             Aging Services Division, 2051

             Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, 602

             Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, 927

             Education

                   Early childhood education programs, 2078

                   Educational Excellence, Commission on, 1974

                   National Assessment of Educational Progress, discrepancies, 1657

                   School accountability, 1157, 1158

             Health Division, 234

             Medical Examiners, Board of, 2514

             Minority Health, Office of, 2435

             Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, 2516

             Silver Haired Legislative Forum, Nevada, 461

             Transition Services, Interagency Advisory Board on, 1443

      Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, efforts encouraged and commended, 3022

      Salary increase, 1182

      School accountability reports, receipt of

             Notice of availability on Internet site, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

             Summaries, 1157, 1158

      State Distributive School Account, duties, 2074

      State employees, duties regarding unclassified salaries, 1963

      State General Fund ending balance, report on reserves, 1951

      Tourism improvement districts, duties, 2365, 2367, 2372

      Vetoed bills, special order of Legislature, 2958

GRAFFITI

      Restitution required, use of money, 501

GRAND JURIES (See also JURIES)

      Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN (See KINDRED AND NEXT OF KIN)

GRANTS

      Arts Council, State, funding to support Challenge Grant Program, reversion, 1952

      Children’s Trust Fund Account, grants from, 471

      Conservation Commission, State, powers and duties, 122, 123

      Cultural resources, promotion and preservation, 899

      Education

             Advisory technical skills committees, 1054, 1055, 2463

             Career and technical education programs, 1054, 1055, 2463

             Disruptive pupils, alternative programs of education, 2455

             Early childhood education programs, 2077

             Educational excellence programs for kindergarten through grade 6, 1972-1974, 1983, 1984

             English as a second language, prekindergarten programs, 2453, 2454

             Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2456-2458

             School lunch programs, appropriations, 1262

             Student Incentive Grants, appropriation, 1938

      Family resource centers, requirements for receipt of grants, 469

      Grants Management Advisory Committee (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Handicapped persons, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescriptions, 1328

      Homeland security, duties of State or local entities on receipt of money for projects or programs, 1533

      Homes damaged by disaster, grants to persons who own or occupy, 1933

      Libraries, collection development program, 2453

      Minority health care services, 2435

      Problem gambling prevention and treatment programs, 1528

      Solid waste management, enhancement of systems and efficient use of resources, 1502, 1503

      Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, funding, 1006

      Water conservation programs, bond issue for support, 201

      Water rights of local governments, protection and enhancement, 2565

      Water systems, publicly owned

             Capital improvements, bond issue for support, 201

             Costs associated with connection of wells to system, 969, 970

GRATUITIES

      Common-interest community officers and managers, prohibited acts, 2612

GROCERY STORES (See also RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS)

      Alcohol education program, completion by certain employees required, 2683-2685

      Alcoholic beverages, authority to offer samples on premises, requirements, 1270, 1271

      Employers and employees generally (See EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES)

      Southern Nevada Enterprise Community, tax abatement, 643-646

GROSS MISDEMEANORS (See also MISDEMEANORS)

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products, unlawful acts, 379, 1192, 1197

      Dead bodies, unlawful receipt, 603

      Historic sites or resources on public lands, unlawful acts, 570

      Motor vehicles, prohibited transfers or assignments, 1423

      Notaries public, unlawful acts, 2274

      Peeping Toms, unlawful acts, 930

      Property tax, false affidavit or proof of exemption, 2649-2651

      Public officers, employees and certain other persons, intimidation of or threats against, 925

      Sports officials, assault or battery of, 176-179

      Vulnerable persons, abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, 1113, 1114

      Wildlife, unlawful killing of certain animals, period of suspension or revocation of license, permit or privilege, 1309

GROUP CARE FACILITIES (See RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS)

GROUP INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (See INSURANCE)

GUARDIANS AND WARDS

      Mentally ill or mentally retarded persons, development and modification of client plans, 307

      Minor wards, education (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

             Accountability reports and summaries, receipt, 1157-1159

             Achievement and proficiency exams, notice of availability of samples, 2459

             Asthma or allergy self-medication, requests for authorization, 85, 86

             Attendance requirements for kindergarten and first grade, receipt, compliance, 520

             Involvement accords, requirements, 1659-1661

             Laws governing schools and implementation plan, receipt, 1655

             Safe and respectful learning environment, development of policy, 704

      Personal assistants, care of disabled person in absence of guardian, 70

      Petitions for appointment, contents, 815

      Private professional guardians

             Appointment, contents of petitions, 815

             Definition, 814

             Minor wards, appointment of guardian, 818

             Qualifications, 814, 819

             Removal

                   Compensation or expenses, when prohibited, 818

                   Grounds, 819

      Public guardians

             County assessor records, access to information, 1482-1484

             Deputies, authority, 683

GUNS (See FIREARMS)

H

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL

      Property tax exemption, 2654

HABITUAL CRIMINALS

      Controlled substances, allowing minor in presence of illegal activities, grounds for prosecution as habitual felon, 1060

      Habitually fraudulent felons, criteria for designation, 1114, 1115

      Involuntary servitude, grounds for prosecution as habitual felon, 88, 89

      Vehicular homicide, grounds for prosecution as habitual felon, 165

HALFWAY HOUSES FOR RELEASED PRISONERS, PRIVATE

      Alcohol and drug abuse programs, certification required, 2350

      Corrections, Department of, authority to release offenders to facilities, 2357, 2358

      Facility for transitional living for released offenders defined, 2349

      Licensure and regulation, 2349-2353

      Sale, lease or rental of real property, disclosure of location of facility immaterial to transaction, 2353

HANDICAPPED PERSONS

      Blind persons, property tax exemption, 2650

      Communication Access Realtime Translation, regulation, 964-966

      Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, 966

      Deceptive trade practices directed against, penalties, 1428

      Disability Services, Office of (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Expedited service permits, Department of Motor Vehicles, period of validity, 232

      Involuntary servitude, unlawful acts, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

      Legislative Committee on Persons With Disabilities, composition of advisory committee, 111

      Mental health or mental retardation services (See MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAMS)

      Mentally ill (See MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)

      Mentally retarded persons (See MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS)

      Parking

             Fines for unlawful use of parking space, 1372

             Letters, issuance to permittees, 1369, 1370, 1372

             Parking placards and stickers

                   Identification number and expiration date required, 1369

                   Use by others prohibited, exception, 1371, 1372

             Special license plates, use by others prohibited, exception, 1371, 1372

      Personal assistants, care in absence of parent or guardian, 70

      Personal care services agencies (See PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE)

      Pharmaceutical services and prescriptions, subsidy program, 1327-1329

      Rental or lease of dwelling

             Refusal to rent solely because animal will reside with tenant prohibited, landlord’s rights, 630

             Right to terminate agreement, procedures, 314, 315

      Residential facilities for groups (See RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS)

      School pupils (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Service animals (See SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

      Signature stamps, use, 235, 236

      State programs for independent living, Rehabilitation Division designated as state unit, 111, 113

      Statewide ADA Program, funding, 1546, 1549

      Transition Services, Interagency Advisory Board on, creation, duties, 1440-1443

      Veterans, property tax exemption, 586, 2652

      Vulnerable persons (See VULNERABLE PERSONS)

HARASSMENT

      Orders for protection

             Contents, 954

             Extended order, notice to adverse party, 954

             Violations, penalty, arrest without warrant, 955

      Schools, duties regarding safe and respectful learning environment, 704-706

      Secretary of State, filing documents with for purposes of harassment, 2271

      Workplace harassment, orders for protection

             Intentional violation, penalty, 956

             Temporary orders, period of duration, 956

HATE CRIMES

      Involuntary servitude, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

      Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations for persons certified by other agency, 1985

      Extremely hazardous materials, amount and refund of storage and reporting fees, 55

      Landfills for disposal of hazardous waste, requirements for permit, 1504, 1505

      Methamphetamine labs, penalty for death or injury of person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Nuclear Projects, Agency for

             Appropriations, 1936, 1944

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of, expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding hazardous materials, 1255

      Yucca Mountain, recognition of unsuitability as nuclear waste site urged, 3059

HEALTH

      211 system for social services referrals, establishment, 2437, 2438

      Diseases (See DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

      Drivers’ licenses or identification cards, imprinting of symbol or other indicator of medical condition, 2312, 2313, 2315

      Facilities (See HOSPITALS; MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada (See HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A)

      Hospice care (See HOSPICE CARE)

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

      Medicare (See MEDICARE)

      Obesity (See OBESITY)

      Occupational health

             Safety and health managers, misrepresentation as, penalties, 256, 257

             Workers’ Memorial Day designated, 3043

      Office of Minority Health, creation, appropriation, 2434-2436

      Practitioners (See specific practitioner)

      Research studies, duties of Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2524-2526

      Rural health care providers, establishment of pool for loans for, 912

HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND POLICY, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

HEALTH CLUBS

      Athletic trainers (See ATHLETIC TRAINERS)

      Child care facilities, requirements, 2090

      Personal trainers and fitness instructors, study of regulation, 230

HEALTH DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

HEALTH INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS

      Clark County

             District board of health

                   Administrative procedures, adoption, 2465

                   Air pollution control, duties, 2470

                   Budget, preparation, 2465

                   Emergency medical services, powers and duties, 2471-2479

                   Health district fund, creation, 2465

                   Local Government Purchasing Act, applicability, 2478

                   Meetings, 2465

                   Members, terms, compensation and expenses, 2464

                   Powers and duties generally, 2466, 2467

                   Records, maintenance, open to inspection, 2465

                   Recycling, duties, 2470

                   Solid waste management, duties, 2468-2470

                   Trauma treatment, duties, 1349, 1350

                   Treasurer, duties, 2465

             Health district

                   Creation, 2464

                   District health officer, appointment, qualifications and duties, 2465

      Death certificate fees, duties of district health officers, 1060, 1061

      Emergency services in hospitals, study of waiting times, duties, 1476

      Garbage, definition, use in city ordinances, 1383

      Manufactured home parks, issuance of utility permits, inspections, 2331, 2332

      Motor vehicle batteries, oil and tires, issuance of permits to disposal sites, 1500

      Nevada Alliance for Chronic Disease Prevention commended, 3005

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1502, 1503

      Review committee proceedings, confidentiality, 2518, 2519

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

      Cancer, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2018-2021

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2018-2021

      Conversion health benefit plans, renewal, 2136

      High deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2158

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2345

      Managed care (See MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

      High deductible health insurance policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2136

HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF

      Assisted living services, regulation declared void, 3087

      Clark County district board of health, approval of regulations, 2466

      Community triage centers, regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

      Facilities for the dependent, regulation, 2165, 2167

      Hospital emergency services in Washoe County, implementation of system for tracking data concerning waiting times, 1477

      Sewage disposal, regulation of residential individual systems, 550

      Trauma treatment program in Clark County, duties removed, 1349

      Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Water system regulation and enforcement, duties transferred, 551-559, 562, 563

HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      General appropriation, 1939, 1944

      Sources, 1329

      Uses

             Administrative expenses, 1256, 1330

             Assisted living facilities for senior citizens, 920, 2052

             Dental benefits for senior citizens, 1571-1574, 2049

             EPS/Homemaker programs, 2918

             Independent living programs for senior citizens, 920, 2049, 2052

             Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services, 1259-1261, 1328, 1330, 1332

             Senior Services Program, 2918

             Vision benefits for senior citizens, 1571-1574

HEARING AID SPECIALISTS

      Board of Hearing Aid Specialists

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 773-775

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested bases, procedures, 742-752, 773-775

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2739-2741

HEARING IMPAIRED (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

HEARINGS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

HEART ATTACKS

      Defibrillators, immunities for rendering emergency care, 2559

HEATING OIL, DISCHARGES

      Authorized expenditures and reimbursements for cleaning up, 298, 299, 301

      Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

HELMETS

      Off-highway vehicle operators, required use while on highway, 2028

      Safety equipment purchased by governmental entities, exemption from competitive bidding, 227, 228

HENDERSON, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Massage therapists, licensing authority, charter amendment, 1141

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Police Department, sales tax for additional officers, 912-917

HENDERSON STATE COLLEGE (See generally UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

HEPATITIS

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance and occupational disease coverage, 2236

HERBAL MEDICINE (See ORIENTAL MEDICINE)

HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA

      Accident reports, release of information, 701

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History (See CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF)

      Demolition of Las Vegas office building, funding, 1550

      Flashing amber light permits, deposit of fees, 677, 678

      General appropriations, 1942, 1943

      Radio system

             Homeland Security Commission, advisory duties, 932

             Previous appropriation extended, 911

      Revolving Account, creation, use, 676

      Traffic control at special events, deposit of money received, 676

      Troopers (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

             Cardiopulmonary resuscitation masks and face shields, use, immunities, 675, 676

             Chief

                   Certification as peace officer, 674

                   Salary, 1959

             Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

             Peace officer powers, 673

             Training requirements, 674, 675

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS

      Billboards, remedies when certain barriers affect visibility, 980-982

      Car pool lanes, establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

      Cemeteries, roads constructed in, over or through without authority or consent, penalty, 500

      Common-interest communities, regulation of roads restricted, 2585

      Counties, reconveyance of land for public roadways, procedure, 1460-1462, 2680

      Off-highway vehicles, operation on highways, 2027, 2028

      Rules of the road (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Statewide Paving Program, funding, 1546, 1549

      Streets (See STREETS AND ALLEYS)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      California Trail Wayside Sites, funding for signs, 2089

      Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)

      Definitions, 569

      Elgin Schoolhouse, funding for operation and maintenance, 2086

      Federal land acquired by state or local entity, agreements for protection of historic and prehistoric sites, 569, 570

      General appropriations, 1939

      Infrastructure fund, use in smaller counties, 567, 568

      Military artifacts, receipt of abandoned artifacts by museums, 419

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, appropriation, 1039

      State lands, civil and criminal penalties for theft or vandalism of sites or resources, 570

      Stewardship program for protection of cultural resources, establishment, financing, 1575, 1576

HIV INFECTION

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NURSING IN THE

      Abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons, duty of employees to report, 1106, 1107

HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE (See PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE)

HOME LOANS (See also MORTGAGES)

      Home property as security for repayment, notice requirements, 1710

HOME SCHOOLS

      Interscholastic activities, participation by pupils, 2826

HOMELAND SECURITY

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Bioterrorism laboratory, appropriation, 2462

      Civil Air Patrol, financing of homeland defense missions, 691

      Communication and information systems used by response agencies, requirements, 932

      Energy Assurance Plan, appropriation for update, 924

      Information Technology, Department of, confidentiality of records, 268

      Money received by State or local entities for projects or programs, reports, 1533

      National systems, adoption by State and local entities, evidence of compliance, 1533

      Public buildings, establishment of statewide mapping system, 1004

      Restricted document defined, 1533

      Safety equipment purchased by governmental entities, exemption from competitive bidding, 227, 228

HOMELAND SECURITY, NEVADA COMMISSION ON

      Committees, appointment, 1535

      Communication and information systems, advisory duties, 932

      Composition, 1534

      Employment of certain persons by Department of  Public Safety on behalf of, 1532

      Money received by State or local entities for projects or programs, reports, 1533

      Public buildings, establishment of statewide mapping system, duties, reports, 1004, 1005

HOMELESS PERSONS (See also INDIGENT PERSONS)

      Birth certificates, issuance without charge, 1213, 1214

      Clark County, appropriations for projects and services, 2462

      Drivers’ licenses or identification cards, issuance of duplicates, 1215

      Homeless Youth Awareness Day designated, 2998

HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE (See also PHYSICIANS)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Duties, 2527

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Nevada Institutional Review Board, supervision, 2524, 2525, 2527

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 759-765

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 759-765

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2715-2717

      Research studies, review by Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2523-2526

HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

HOMESTEADS

      Amount of exemption from execution, 1010, 2227

HOMICIDE (See also MURDER)

      Homicide by vessel, penalties, 153, 174

      Vehicular homicide, 138, 173

HORSE RACING

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

HORTICULTURE

      University System encouraged to establish program, 1039

HOSPICE CARE (See also MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

      Medicaid, coverage, 486

      Palliative services, definition, provision, 485, 486

      Terminally ill, definition, 485

HOSPITAL DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Dissolution of districts in smaller counties, 1446-1449

HOSPITAL PATIENTS, BUREAU FOR (See also CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)

      Assessment of hospitals for support, maximum annual amount, 1022, 1023

      Hospitals to provide patients with information on Bureau, 947

HOSPITALS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Accounting

             Capital improvement reports, contents, time for filing, 1737

             Charge masters, requirements, 1737

             Discharged patients, method of reporting information, exceptions to requirement, 1736

             Financial reports and statements, requirements, 1737

      Assessments for support of Bureau for Hospital Patients, 1022, 1023

      Child abuse or neglect

             Prenatal illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from drug exposure, authority to hold child, 2038

             Regional registries, abolished, transfer of information, 2029, 2038

      Clark County, designation of trauma treatment centers, 1350

      Cost restraints, audits of additional hospitals, 1736

      Districts, dissolution procedure in smaller counties, 1446-1449

      Emergency patients, services to be provided in timely manner, study of causes of excessive waiting time, 1475-1477

      Indigent patients

             Catastrophic illness or injury, reimbursement of certain charges for hospital care, 1673, 1674

            County hospitals, payment to physicians for providing indigent care, 2557

             Uncompensated care percentages, determination, 1450

      Infections acquired in hospital, reports, 599

      Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, establishment of pool for loans for rural health care providers, funding, 912

      Nonprofit service corporations (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)

      Nurses and nursing assistants, unlawful retaliation by employers, civil actions, 1517, 1518

      Patients, provision of information by hospitals

             Bureau for Hospital Patients, services, 947

             Discounts or reduced charges, programs for, 947, 948

HOTELS AND MOTELS

      Property managers, local regulation, 2334

      Resort hotels (See RESORT HOTELS)

      Service animals or police dogs, unlawful acts, civil liability, 632, 633

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNISHINGS

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

      Junk appliances, orders for removal as nuisances, 1383

HOUSING

      Affordable housing (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Controlled substances, allowing minor to be present upon premises where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

      Damage to home by disaster, grants to owners or occupiers, 1933

      Exemptions from execution

             Generally, 1016, 2232

             Homesteads, 1010, 2226

      Habitat for Humanity International, property tax exemption, 2654

      Landlord and tenant (See LANDLORD AND TENANT)

      Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

      Manufactured or mobile homes (See MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES)

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      Rehabilitation of residential property, participation in programs by nonprofit entities, 1304-1307

      Sales (See SALES OF REAL PROPERTY)

      Veterans’ homes (See VETERANS)

HOUSING AUTHORITIES

      Area of operation, 212, 220, 225

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority

             Area of operation, authority, 212, 221, 225

             Bonds and notes, issuance, 213-220, 225

             Commissioners and employees, interest in certain mortgage loans prohibited, 222

             Decision to terminate housing assistance, judicial review, 944

             Definitions, 211, 212

             Income necessary to live in decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, determination, 212

             Legislative declaration, 220

             Moderate income persons, housing projects for, 221, 223, 224

             Policy of State, 220

      Termination of housing assistance, judicial review of decisions, 944

HOUSING DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUE

      Department of Motor Vehicles, duties regarding anatomical gifts, 244-246

      University of Nevada School of Medicine

             Academic Medical Center with organ transplant center, appropriation for construction, 2462

             Anatomical gifts, duties, 244

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

      211 system for social services referrals, duties, appropriation, 2437, 2438

      Aging Services Division, duties regarding certain programs for elderly or disabled persons, 920, 1259, 1333, 2049, 2051

      Authorized expenditures, 2451, 2452, 2912

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 23, 24, 1545, 1546, 1548

      Child and Family Services, Division of

             Child abuse or neglect (See also CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

                   Central registry, maintenance, release of information, 2029-2031

                   Informational pamphlet, duties, 2094

                   Protective services, joinder as party to action on failure to provide, 2093

             Emotionally disturbed children, procedures for court-ordered admission to psychiatric facilities, 1317-1322

             Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, representation, 1440

             Substance abuse and mental health screenings, approval of methods, regulations, 1035, 1036

      Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, consultation, 967

      Director

             Assisted living facilities, duties regarding allocations, 920

             Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, duties, 2066

             Children’s Trust Account, duties, 471

             Family resource centers, powers and duties, reports, 468, 470

             Grants Management Advisory Committee, appointments, 471, 475

             Hospitals, receipt of reports, duties, 1736-1739

             Problem Gambling, Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of, administration, 1528, 1529

             Restraining costs of health care, powers, 1736

             Salary, 1958

             Transportation services for certain welfare recipients, duties, 735

      Disabilities, persons with, pharmaceutical services and prescription subsidies, 1327-1329

      Disabilities, Strategic Plan for People with, Accountability Committee, duties, receipt of reports, 1440, 1443

      Disability Services, Office of

             Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, consultation, 967

             Independent living programs, designated state unit with Rehabilitation Division, 113

             Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, creation, appropriation, 1440

             Signature stamps, duties, 236

      Foster care, duties, appropriation, 2451

      General appropriation, 1939, 1947

      Grants Management Advisory Committee

             Creation, composition, 471, 475

             Duties, 468, 471-473, 476

             Travel expenses, funding, 470, 471

             Working groups, appointment, 473

      Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of

             Administrator, duties, 1413

             Uncompensated care percentages, determinations, duties, 1450

      Health Division

             Accommodation facilities for children, reports, 2091

             Administrator, removal from Board for Financing Water Projects, 561

             Alcohol and drug abuse programs for released offenders, certification, 2350

             Bioterrorism laboratory, appropriation, 2462

             Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, membership, 2065

             Emergency services in hospitals, regulations, study of waiting times, 1475-1477

             Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

             Fitness and wellness, creation of state program and advisory council, duties, 232-235

             Infections acquired in medical facilities, reports, duties, 599, 600

             Nevada Alliance for Chronic Disease Prevention commended, 3005

             Obesity prevention, work of planning group acknowledged, 3031

             State Dental Health Officer, restrictions on other employment, 1569

             State Health Officer, duties, 233, 235

             State Public Health Dental Hygienist, restrictions on other employment, 1570

             Subdivision of land, approval of maps, 694

             Supplemental appropriation, 1006

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

             Water regulation, duties transferred, 552-565

      Healthy Nevada, Fund for a (See also HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A)

             Administrative expenses, 1256, 1330

      Long-Term Care Administrators, Board of Examiners (See LONG-TERM CARE, NEVADA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR)

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

      Medicare Plan D benefits, duties, 1261, 1334

      Mental Health and Developmental Services, Commission on, composition, 547

      Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of

             Acute psychiatric crisis placements, purchase of, appropriation, 2060

             Community triage centers, appropriations, 533, 2061

             Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, representation, 1440

             Mental health courts, appropriation, 2060, 2061

             Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, funding, 1545, 1546, 2060, 2061

             Rural mental health clinics

                   Appropriations, 302, 2061

                   Domestic violence offender treatment programs, reports, 536

             Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, funding, 23, 24, 1545, 1546, 2060

             Supported living arrangement services, powers and duties, 1376-1379

      Minority Health, Office of, creation, appropriation, 2434-2436

      Nevada Check-Up Program, supplemental appropriation, 1007

      Problem Gambling, Advisory Committee on, creation, duties, 1527

      Protection of Children, Committee for the, abolished, 475

      Public Defender, State (See PUBLIC DEFENDERS)

      Signature stamps, duties, 236

      Staff, salaries, 1958

      State plans mandated by Federal Government, adoption,  requirements, 129

      Stroke victims, establishment of statewide system of care urged, 3010

      Supplemental appropriation, 302

      Vulnerable persons, duty of employees to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation, 1106, 1107

      Welfare Division

             Child support enforcement and collection

                   Change in lawful physical custody of child, duties, 2432, 2433

                   Obligations of persons issued professional or occupational license, certificate or permit, duties, 2804-2807

                   Performance audit of enforcement and collection, 2433

             Children’s Health Insurance Program, transportation services to recipients, duties, 735

             State Welfare Administrator

                   Public hearings, duties, 1413

                   Qualifications, 25, 26

             State Welfare Board, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1412

HUMBOLDT COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

HUNTING

      Aircraft, unlawful acts, forfeiture, 1310, 1311

      Guides

             Master guide licensees, special use permit requirements, 1313, 1314

             Subguides, exemptions from regulation, 1312-1314

      Licenses, tags, and permits

             Power of attorney or other instrument allowing action on behalf of applicants, procedures, 597

             Prohibition against certain persons applying for license, tag or permit, 1308

             Refusal to exhibit or failure to have in possession, penalty, 1311

             Suspension or revocation, 1307-1309

      Trespassing, hunting on posted property unlawful, 1312

      Violations

             Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

             Demerit points, notification, 1308

             Forfeitures, 1310

             Seized property, recovery by owner, disposition of unclaimed property, 1309-1311

HUSBAND AND WIFE

      Appraisers of government land, prohibited acts, 1455, 1458, 1463, 2671, 2672, 2677-2680

      County assessor records, request by spouse of peace officer or judicial officer for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

      Deeds effective upon death, grant without need for spousal disclaimer, 960

      Driving ability, request by spouse for examination of licensee, 2311

      Leases of dwellings, right of aged or disabled person to terminate, procedures, 315

      Personal assistants, care of disabled person in absence of spouse, 70

      Spousal abuse (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

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IDENTIFICATION CARDS

      Business records, destruction of records containing personal information, 2504

      Candidates, confidentiality of card numbers, 2286, 2292

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Elderly persons, issuance of one-time rebate, 1931

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Homeless persons, issuance of duplicate cards, 1215

      Involuntary servitude, prohibited acts involving identification documents, penalty, 87, 88

      Medical condition, imprinting of symbol or other indicator on card, 2312, 2315

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child, issuance, renewal, 2886

      Veteran status of applicants, inquiries, reports, 2064

      Voters registration, confidentiality of card numbers, 2290

IDENTITY THEFT

      Artificial persons, applicability of laws, 2498, 2502

      Confidential information generally (See CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

      Consumer reports, security freezes, 1519-1524

      Court records, required contents in identity theft cases, 2497

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information, 2511

      Older persons, crimes committed against, penalties, 2499-2501

      Passports, issuance of identity theft passports, 1100

      Personal identifying information, definition, 2498

      Privacy generally (See PRIVACY, RIGHT TO)

      Prosecution, considerations, jurisdiction, 2501, 2502

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      Social security numbers (See SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS)

      Vulnerable persons, crimes committed against, penalties, 2499-2501

IMMIGRANTS (See FOREIGN CITIZENS)

IMMUNIZATIONS

      Accommodation facilities, proof of immunization of child required, 2090

      Health Division programs, general appropriation, 1940, 1944

      Police officers, hepatitis vaccinations, 2240

INCEST (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

      Penalties, 2877

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

INCOME TAXES

      Refund anticipation loans, regulation, 1643-1645

INDECENT EXPOSURE (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

INDIAN COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Audio recordings and transcripts of meetings, 1407

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      General appropriation, 1939

INDIANS (See NATIVE AMERICANS)

INDIGENT PERSONS

      211 system for social services referrals, establishment, 2437, 2438

      Attorneys appointed to represent, reports to State Public Defender eliminated, 3

      Clark County district board of health, duties regarding health care services, 2466

      Homeless persons (See HOMELESS PERSONS)

      Hospital care

             Catastrophic illness or injury, reimbursement of certain charges for hospital care, 1673, 1674

             Physicians, payment for providing care at county hospitals, 2557

             Uncompensated care percentages, determinations, reports, 1450

      Legal aid, client defined, waiver of court costs and fees, 197, 198

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

INDIGENT PERSONS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FUND FOR HOSPITAL CARE TO

      Reimbursement to counties for certain unpaid hospital charges, procedure, 1674

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

      Exemptions from execution, 1016

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE

      Accidents benefits, payments made by health or casualty insurer, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Attorney for injured workers

             Authorized expenditures, 2915

             Staff, salaries, 1955

      Benefit penalties

             Imposition, maximum amount increased, 1103

             Intentional failure to comply with laws or regulations, grounds for imposition of penalty, 1101

             Reports concerning enforcement of laws through imposition of penalties, 99

      Claims

             Contested claims, reports on disposition of cases, 101

             Personal identifying information, redaction in case documentation required, 2511

             Reopening of certain claims, procedures, 1491, 1493

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office for

             Contact information for Office, availability, 1074

             Employment of persons with industrial relations experience required, appropriation, 1073, 1074

      Contractors, notice of lapse of coverage to State Contractors’ Board, 1490

      Firemen

             Contagious diseases, coverage, 2236

             Redesignation as firefighters, 340-343

      Game wardens, coverage, 2241

      Health care providers

             Health or casualty insurers, payments for treatment of injured employees, 237, 1266

             Recovery of excess amounts paid by injured employee or health or casualty insurer, 238, 1267

      Insurers

             Accountings regarding certain payments, duties, 1490

             Cancellation of policies, grounds, 2134

             Claimants, information to be provided to, 100

             Vocational rehabilitation out of state, restriction on denial of request, 210

      Permanent partial disability, reopening of claims, 1491, 1493

      Permanent total disability

             Additional compensation to certain claimants and dependents, 1316, 1317

             Payments, insurer to provide accountings to employee, 1490

      Police officers, coverage for contagious diseases, 2236

      Policies, grounds for cancellation, 2134

      Premiums, effect of failure to pay, 2134

      Temporary total disability, compensation for wages lost due to medical treatment during work hours, 99

      Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account, use, 1316, 1317

      Violations (See also Benefit penalties, this heading)

             Fines, maximum amount increased, 1102-1104

             Reports concerning enforcement of laws through imposition of fines and benefit penalties, 99

      Vocational rehabilitation

             Counselors

                   Knowledge of labor market, requirements, 811

                   Obligation to injured employee, duties, 810

                   Provision of services, restrictions, assignment of alternate counselor, 810, 1491

             Out-of-state services, requirements for use, 210

             Written assessments

                   Preparation of assessment optional, 811, 1494

                   Signature of certified counselor required, 812

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

INFANTS (See MINORS)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2911

      Homeland security information, confidentiality, 268

      Staff, salaries, 1959

      State computing facility, funding, repayments, 23, 24

INFRASTRUCTURE, TAX FOR

      Deficiency determinations, 298, 571

      Smaller counties, use of infrastructure fund, 567, 568

INITIATIVE PETITIONS (See also ELECTIONS)

      Campaign reports by certain persons or groups initiating or circulating petitions, 2832-2837

      City initiatives, challenges to sufficiency, procedure, 2844

      County initiatives, arguments for or against, procedures, 2841, 2842

      Description of effect of initiative if approved, requirement, challenges, 2837-2839

      Financial effect of initiative, determinations, fiscal notes, 2838

      Legal sufficiency of petition, challenges to, time for filing complaint, hearings, 2839

      One subject, requirement, 2837, 2838

      Signatures

             Number of signatures required, time of determination, 3073

             Public buildings, signatures gathered at

                   Denial of use, appeals, extension of time for filing petitions, 1432, 2829

                   Designated area required, list of areas to be made available for public inspection, 2828

      Website publication of petition, time for, inclusion of description and fiscal note, 2838

INJUNCTIONS

      Accountants, attestation violations, 255

      Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, State, authority, 2636

      Bonds issued by Nevada Rural Housing Authority, powers of bondholders’ trustee, 218

      Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, violations, 1707, 1858

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts involving, 379, 1198

      Common-interest communities, violations, 2581, 2622

      Community notification website, unlawful use of information, 2868

      Computer security breaches, violations related to, 2506

      Domestic violence, orders for protection, 103, 507, 955

      Environmental covenants, violations, 1366

      Harassment, orders for protection, 953-955

      Manufactured and mobile home licensees, 1627

      Massage therapy, unlawful acts, 1124, 1125

      Minors, protection orders on behalf of child, 953, 957, 958

      Mobile home parks operated by nonprofit entities, violations, 1606

      Motor vehicle liens, violations, 1246

      Notaries public, violations, 2275

      Personal information, unlawful acts involving, 2503, 2506

      Public bodies, publication of personal information on website, 2503, 2506

      Short-term loan or title loan services, violations of regulations, 1707

      Stalking, orders for protection, 953-955

      Supported living arrangement services, uncertified provision, 1378

      Workplace harassment, protection orders, 956

INSANE PERSONS (See MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)

INSPECTORS OF STRUCTURES (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)

INSTALLMENT LOANS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Laws governing installment loans, applicability, 1714, 1860

             Prohibited acts by installment loan licensees, 1688

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Fines for violations, 1883

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1882

             Background checks of applicants, 1880

             Fees, 1882

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, grounds, 1881

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Motor vehicles subject to contract, prohibited transfers or assignments, 1423

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1881

      Payday loans (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS (See LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS)

INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, NEVADA

      Creation, composition, 2524

      Definitions, 2523

      Duties, 2524, 2525

      Finances, 2525, 2526

      Supervision by State Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners, 2524, 2525, 2527

INSURANCE

      Charter buses, requirements for non-fully regulated carriers, 942-944

      Chiropractors, disclosures regarding liability insurance, requirements, 2820

      Credit insurance

             Amounts of coverage, determination, 2138, 2145

             Applicability of laws, 2144

             Claims, 2145

             Definitions, 2137, 2138, 2144, 2145

             Disclosures required, 2140

             Policies or certificates of insurance, issuance, contents, 2140-2142

             Premiums and refunds, 2142, 2143

             Term, 2139

             Violations, penalties, 2147

      Credit personal property insurance

             Applicability of laws, 2107

             Claims, 2113

             Coverage required, 2108

             Definitions, 2105-2107

             Disclosures required, 2108, 2109

             Policies or certificates of insurance, issuance, contents, 2109, 2110

             Premiums and refunds, 2111-2113

             Prohibited acts by insurers, 2108, 2112

             Violations, penalties, 2113, 2114

      Dental care organizations (See DENTAL CARE, ORGANIZATIONS FOR)

      Fraternal benefit societies (See FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES)

      Group insurance for public employees

             Board (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS PROGRAM)

             Game wardens defined as police officers for purposes of certain laws, 2241

             Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2348

             Premiums or contributions, state’s share of cost, 1026

             Retired officers or employees, subsidies

                   Amount, 1026

                   School district employees, funding, 908, 2080

             School districts

                   Personnel, appropriation for premiums, 2080

                   Retired employees, subsidies, 908, 2080

      Health insurance

             Cancer, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2009

             Children’s Health Insurance Program

                   Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative, request for federal waiver, services following, 1672-1674

                   Transportation services, provision to recipients, 735

             Chronic fatigue syndrome, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2009

             Conversion health benefit plans, renewal, 2136

             Disabilities, persons with, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescription drugs, 1327-1329

             Employers, liability for termination of policy without notice, recovery, 203

             Exclusion for a preexisting condition, definition, 2136

             High-deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2136, 2137

             Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2343, 2344

             Managed care (See MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS)

             Uninsured persons

                   Clark County, appropriation for medical care to uninsured working persons, 2458

                   Major hospitals, reports to Department of Human Resources, 1737

                   Small employers, subsidies for policies pursuant to Medicaid waiver, 1673

      Health maintenance organizations (See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Hospital, medical or dental service corporations (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Life insurance

             Employers, liability for termination of policy without notice, recovery, 203

             Exemptions from execution, 974, 975

             National guard members, reimbursement for certain premiums, 2449

      Motor vehicle insurance

             Accidents reports, release of information, 701-703

             Suspension of registration for uninsured vehicles, notices, 2317

             Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

      Prepaid limited health service organizations (See PREPAID LIMITED HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Third-party liability claims, notice to claimant of certain settlement payments made to claimant’s representative, 1001

INSURANCE ADJUSTERS

      Associate adjusters, licensure, 2128, 2129

      Firms or corporations, licensure, 2128

      Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2129

      Natural persons, licensure, 2127

INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, operation in same location, 1704

      Commissions or compensation, requirements, prohibited acts, 2121, 2125

      Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2122-2124

      License applicants, fingerprinting, 2122

      Surplus lines brokers

             Disciplinary action, applicability of certain insurance producer laws, 2131

             Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2129-2131

             Unauthorized insurers, penalty for representing or aiding in violation of laws, 2131

      Taxes on financial institutions, failure to pay ground for disciplinary action, 1785

      Unauthorized insurers, penalty for representing or aiding in violation of laws, 2131

      Viatical settlement brokers, licensing and registration, 2120, 2135

INSURANCE COMPANIES

      Captive insurers

             Accountants and actuaries, employment requirements, 2155, 2156

             Alien captive insurers, licensing and maintenance of branch operations, 2150

             Branch captive insurers, security for payment of liabilities, examination, 2150, 2151

             Definitions, 2147, 2148, 2151, 2152

             Formation and licensure, 2152-2154

             Prohibited types of insurance, 2155

             Regulation and Supervision of Captive Insurers, Account for the, deposits, transfers to State General Fund, 2157, 2158

             Sponsored captive insurers, formation, authorized activities, 2148-2155

             Surplus requirements, 2154

             Taxes on premiums, 2151, 2157

      Casualty insurers

             Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

             Products liability coverage, reports to Commissioner of Insurance eliminated, 2160

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Credit insurers, regulation, 2137-2147

      Credit personal property insurers, regulation, 2105-2114

      Financial institutions tax (See also FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

             Financing of premiums, companies engaged in, applicability of tax, 1780

      Health insurers

             Conversion health benefit plans, renewal, 2136

             Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, membership, 233

             High deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance, 2136, 2137

             Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

             Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

      Industrial insurers (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Investments, requirements, 2120, 2121

      Limited-liability companies, approval of Commissioner of Insurance required, 2258

      Loans, requirements, 2120, 2121

      Motor vehicle insurers, receipt of accidents reports, 701-703

      Premium tax (See INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX)

      Property tax liens, sale by counties to certain insurers, 509

      Third-party claims, notice to claimant of certain settlement payments made to claimant’s representative, 1001

      Title insurers, establishment of fees for purposes of Insurance Recovery Account, 2147

      Unauthorized insurance transactions, penalties, 2131

INSURANCE CONSULTANTS

      Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2125-2127

INSURANCE DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, NEVADA

      Administrative acts requested by Insurance Commissioner, authority to perform, 2133, 2134

INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX

      Captive insurers, 2151, 2157

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

      Risk retention, taxation of out-of-state groups doing business in Nevada, 2114

INSURANCE PRODUCERS (See INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS)

INTEREST, MONEY

      Abandoned property, waiver of interest imposed for late payment or delivery of property, 420

      Book account, definition, 1856

      Contractors

             Administrative fines, interest to be added to amount due, 1206

             Money owed to, interest rate, 1725, 1732, 1734

      Improvement districts, installment payments, 1828

      Loans generally (See INSTALLMENT LOANS; LOANS)

      Payday loans (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

INTERIM FINANCE COMMITTEE (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

      Board (See ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration

             Issuance, renewal, 2698-2701

             Qualifications, 572, 573

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-755

INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT

      Study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

INTERMEDIATE CARE, FACILITIES FOR (See generally MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

INTERNET (See also COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS; E-MAIL)

      Accountancy, Nevada State Board of, duties, 252

      Audit reports of state agencies and local governments, dissemination, 1344-1346

      Campaign practices

             Nonprofit organizations involved in campaign fundraising, 2831

             Political action committees, registration information, 2837

             Reports of contributions and expenditures, 2283

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products

             Certified manufacturers and brands, directory, 376

             Licensees and Native American sellers, list, 1186

             Orders for cigarettes placed on-line, regulation, 1188-1192

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, regulations, 2575, 2620

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office of, contact information, 1074

      Education

             Accountability reports, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

             High school proficiency examinations, samples, 2459

             Summaries of accountability information, 1157-1159

      Election information (See also Campaign practices, this heading)

             Abstract of votes, 2283, 2284, 2291

             Initiative or referendum petition, text, description and fiscal note, 2838

             Polling places, location, 2284, 2291

             Voters’ Bill of Rights, 2283

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Hydrographic basins, certain information relating to, 2567

      Improvement districts, hearings or other time or event, 1825

      Live entertainment tax, broadcasts of live entertainment exempt, 2482

      Nevada Report to Taxpayers, 2439

      Nutrition, physical fitness, health and wellness information, 234

      Personal information, public bodies prohibited from publishing on website, exceptions, 2503

      Property taxes

             Assessment process, tax rates and revenues generated, 1506

             Individual tax bills or notices, 1509

             Notices of assessed valuation, 1508

      Public Employees’ Benefits Program, Board of the, transcripts of meetings, 1409

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, disclosure to persons affected, 2505, 2508, 2511

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child, establishment of community notification website, release of information, 2867-2870

      Spyware, unlawful acts, 2509

      State Publications Distribution Center, titles of publications, 742

INTERPLEADER

      Documents of title, rights of bailee, 847

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, rights of construction control, 1896

INTERPRETERS

      Communication Access Realtime Translation, regulation, 964-966

      School interpreters, exemption from certification, review of salaries, 966, 967

      Services and communications provided to deaf and hearing impaired, legislative study, 966, 967

INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES

      Association, designation of name, 2824

      Homeschooled pupils, participation, 2826

      Officials, penalties for crimes committed against, 177-179

      Virginia City High School boys’ basketball team congratulated on state championship, 3050

INTERSTATE COMPACTS

      Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Compact

             Commission, appropriation for litigation costs, 888

             Lifetime supervision deemed form of parole, 2879

      Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, Interstate, repealed, 1559-1564

      Colorado River, Jurisdiction on the, jurisdictional boundaries, governing law, 303, 304

      Emergency Management Assistance Compact, adoption, 1564-1568

      Juveniles, Interstate Compact for, ratification, 400

      Juveniles, Interstate Compact on, repeal, 414

      WICHE (See WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)

INTIMIDATION

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1690

      Public officers or employees and certain other persons, intimidation unlawful, penalty, 925

      Schools, duties regarding safe and respectful learning environment, 704-706

INTOXICATING LIQUOR (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

INTOXICATION

      Alcohol abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Boats, operating under the influence (See BOATS AND BOATING)

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Injury while intoxicated, health insurance coverage, 2343

INTOXICATION, COMMITTEE ON TESTING FOR

      Transfer to Department of Public Safety, 58-60

INVASION OF THE HOME

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

INVESTIGATION DIVISION (See PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF)

INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE

      Forfeiture of property used in commission of crime, 90

      Habitual felons, grounds for prosecution, 88

      Hate crimes, additional penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

      Parental neglect or unfitness, determining factors, 89, 90

      Presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 87, 88

IRA’S

      Exemptions from execution, 1016

IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Water conservancy districts, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1415

      Water conservation improvements, bond issue for support of grant program, 201

ISSUERS OF MONEY ORDERS (See TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY, ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR)

J

JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL, TAXES ON

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Sale of fuel for which tax unpaid, order to lock and seal business, 1150

JEWELRY

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

JOINT VENTURES

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362, 1363

JUDGES AND JUSTICES

      Appellate court, study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

      County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

      District courts (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Justice courts (See JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

      Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Retirement (See JUDICIAL RETIREMENT)

      Supreme Court (See SUPREME COURT)

JUDGMENTS, DECREES AND ORDERS

      Appeals (See APPEALS)

      Common-interest communities, amendments to declaration, 2582, 2583

      County assessor records, order to keep certain personal information in confidential manner, 1482

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Emotionally disturbed children, admission to mental health facility, 1318, 1320

      Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)

      Livestock seized by government agency, judicial approval, 1238

      Motor vehicle licensees, judgments binding on surety, execution, 1242, 1243

      Partnerships, judgments against, satisfaction, 429

      Paternity actions, social security numbers to be maintained in confidential manner, 248, 249

      Probation (See PROBATION)

      Protection orders (See PROTECTION ORDERS)

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, social security number on certain documents unnecessary, 1066, 1070

      Settlement offers in civil actions, determination whether offer more favorable than judgment, 116

      Suspension of sentence (See SENTENCING)

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE, COMMISSION ON

      Appropriation, 1937

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      General Counsel, salary, 1962

      Justices of the peace, participation, 305

      Municipal judges, participation, 305

JUDICIAL RETIREMENT

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Judicial Retirement Fund

             Cities, deposits on behalf of municipal judges, 992, 993

             Counties, deposits on behalf of justices of the peace, 992, 993

             Study of salaries and contributions paid to Fund, 1071

      Judicial Retirement Plan

             Children of deceased members, survivor’s benefits, 1070, 1071

             Justices of the peace, participation, 989, 990, 995

             Municipal judges, participation, 989, 990, 995

             Reemployment of judges and justices, reenrollment, 2067-2069

             Senior judges and justices recalled to active service, receipt of retirement allowance and service credit, 2067-2069

      Judicial Retirement System

             Appropriation, 1937

             Audio recordings and transcripts, public records, 1406

             Experience study of employment of retired justices and judges, report, 2069

             Justices of the peace, membership, termination, 994

             Municipal judges, membership, termination, 994

             Reemployment of judges and justices, reenrollment, 2067

      Public Employees’ Retirement System (See also PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

             Withdrawal from System, notice, 990, 1069

JUDICIAL REVIEW (See also APPEALS)

      Agency decisions regarding licenses, 1003

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, decisions, 2581

      Disabilities, persons with, denial of prescription drug subsidy, 1329

      Economic Development, Commission on, determinations regarding tax abatements, 640, 641, 643, 645

      Environmental covenants, agency determinations regarding, 1365

      Housing authorities, decisions, 944

      Initiative or referendum petitions, use of public buildings, decisions of Secretary of State, 1432, 2829

      Medical marijuana, revocation of registry identification card, 685

      Occupational licensees, final decisions in contested cases, 751

      Property tax abatement decisions, 1744

      Redevelopment areas, resolution regarding eminent domain, 1790

      Taxation, Department of

             Directory of cigarette manufacturers and brand families, determinations, 377

             Program for the liquidation of debt owed by certain local governments, 1392

      Unemployment compensation, decisions of Board of Review, 448

      Weights and Measures, State Sealer of, decisions, 652

JUDICIAL SELECTION, COMMISSION ON

      Appropriation, 1937

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW BOARD, NEVADA

      Appropriation, 1941

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

JUNK

      Appliances or vehicles, orders for removal as nuisances, 1383

JURIES

      Criminal trials

             Alternate jurors, number, 306

             Peremptory challenges, number, 306

      Justice courts (See JUSTICE COURTS)

      Short trials, number of jurors, 392

      Threats against or intimidation of jurors, unlawful acts, 925

JUSTICE COURTS

      Binding arbitration authorized, 392

      Court fees, increase, 199, 200

      Domestic violence protection orders, authority to issue, limitations, 507

      Jurors

             Maximum number allowed, 394

             Number of peremptory challenges, 306, 395

      Jury trials in civil actions, adoption of rules, 394

      Loan defaults, venue in actions involving check-cashing and similar services, 1689

      Reno, study of unification with municipal court, 3069

      Suspension of sentence for misdemeanors, 65

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

      Bond requirements, 15

      County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

      Judicial Discipline, Commission on, appointments, 305

      Judicial Retirement Plan, participation, 989, 990, 995

      Public Employees Retirement System, withdrawal, notice, 990

      Qualifications for office, 1212

      Salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, study, 1071

      Senior justices, temporary assignments, 105

JUVENILE COURTS

      Detention facilities, approval of certain screening procedures, duties, 1036

      Records, release to crime victims’ compensation officers, 61

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

      Alcohol or drug abuse evaluations

             Detention facilities, duties, 1035-1037

             Out-of-state evaluation, authorization, 31

             Vehicular homicide committed by juvenile, evaluation required, 162

      Coroner’s visitation program, funding, continuation, 1063, 1065

      Investigative and police reports, release to victims’ compensation officers, 61

      Mental health screening of children in detention facilities, 1035

      Sex offenders, considerations in determining whether child rehabilitated, 2874

      Stun guns, possession prohibited, penalty, 266, 267

JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES

      Authorized expenditures, 2913

      General appropriations, 1937, 1940

      Independent consultant to review facilities, duties, appropriation, 2460-2462

      Mental health screening of children, duties, 1035-1037

      Nevada Youth Training Center, funding of capital improvements, 1545, 1548

      Substance abuse screening of children, duties, 1035-1037

      Superintendents, salaries, 1959

JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

JUVENILE SUPERVISION, NEVADA STATE COUNCIL FOR INTERSTATE

      Creation, 410

JUVENILES, INTERSTATE COMPACTS

      Interstate Compact for Juveniles, ratification, 400

      Interstate Compact on Juveniles, repeal, 414

K

KIDNAPPING

      Code Adam program to prevent child abduction, adoption by retailers encouraged, 1005

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

KINDERGARTEN (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

KINDRED AND NEXT OF KIN

      Appraisers of government land, prohibited acts, 1455, 1458, 1463, 2671, 2672, 2677-2680

      Charter schools for at-risk pupils, enrollment preferences, 1664, 2405

      Children in need of protection, placement of child together with siblings presumed in best interest of child, 2097

      Driving ability, request by relative for examination of licensee, 2311

      Guardians and wards (See GUARDIANS AND WARDS)

      Husband and wife (See HUSBAND AND WIFE)

      National Guard members, sales and use tax exemptions for certain relatives, 2449, 2450

      Parent and child (See PARENT AND CHILD)

L

LABELS AND LABELING

      Prescriptions, expiration date on container labels, 1619

LABOR COMMISSIONER

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      General appropriation, 1941

      Insurance benefits terminated without notice to employees, recovery of civil liability, 203

      Public works, violations relating to employment practices, notices and hearings, 202

      Staff, salaries, 1955

      Technology projects, appropriation, 1946

LABOR UNIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

      Local government employees (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS)

      Peace officers under investigation, representation, 623

LABORATORIES

      Bioterrorism laboratory, appropriation, 2462

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Medical laboratories (See MEDICAL LABORATORIES)

      Methamphetamine labs

             Allowing minor to be present where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

             Death or injury to person during discovery or cleanup, penalty, 945, 946

      Motor vehicle fuel, laboratories for analysis and testing, fees, 662

      Water analysis, certification, 552

LAKES

      Marlette Lake Water System, bond issue, authorized expenditures, 108, 2910

      Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, issuance of bonds, administration of proceeds, 1030

      Walker Lake, study of protection measures, 3096

LAND SURVEYORS

      Board (See PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, STATE BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2707-2710

LAND USE PLANNING

      Continuances of matters before planning commissions in Clark County, 529

      Energy conservation, considerations, 1592, 1822-1824

      Historic preservation, agreements regarding federal land acquired by State or local entity, 569, 570

      Master plans

             Amendments

                   Minor amendments, procedure, 185

                   Neighborhood meetings to provide explanation of amendment, requirements, 1591

             Conservation plan, contents, 1820

             Land use plan, contents, 1590

             Transit plan, contents, 1590

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Smart growth community development, 1583-1596

      Subdivision of land (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)

      Walking routes for students, study, 458

      Zoning (See ZONING)

LANDFILLS (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

LANDLORD AND TENANT

      Aged persons, right to terminate lease, procedures, 314, 315

      Common-interest communities, rent or lease of unit by unit owner, 2584

      Disabilities, persons with

             Refusal to rent solely because animal will reside with tenant prohibited, landlord’s rights, 630

             Right to terminate lease, procedures, 314, 315

      Eviction of certain tenants receiving housing authority assistance, authority, 944, 945

      Four or fewer units owned, applicability of landlord-tenant laws, 1009

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement on leased property, procedures, 1893-1896

      Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

      Property managers (See PROPERTY MANAGERS)

      Property tax abatement for owners of certain dwellings meeting affordable housing standards, 38, 1748

      Rehabilitation of residential property, restrictions on amount of rent, 1303

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration, issuance, renewal, 2701-2705

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 755-758

      State Board of Landscape Architecture

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 755-758

LANDSCAPING

      Common-interest communities, drought tolerant landscaping, approval, 2583, 2584

      University System encouraged to establish educational programs relating to, 1039

LAS VEGAS, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Centennial

             License plates, issuance, use of fees, 2851, 2852

             Year designated and celebration committee commended, 2976

      Charter amendments

             Development, legislative declaration, 1594

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1142

             Registered voters lists, requests to copy, 2304

             Undertaking defined, 1594

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Metro (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Old West Las Vegas, economic development programs urged, 3086

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      West Las Vegas Library, appropriation for Homework Help Center, 2456

LAWSUITS (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

LAWYERS (See ATTORNEYS AT LAW)

LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

      Capital improvements leased by state agencies, reports to Legislature, 1401

      Department of Corrections restitution center, 1353, 1354

      Legislative Counsel Bureau, construction of warehouse, 2085

      Performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, financing, 2897, 2903

      State agencies, agreements for alteration, repair or remodeling of improvement, 2905

      Study concerning agreements by public entities, 2905

      University System, applicability of laws, restrictions, 2905

LEASES

      Housing (See LANDLORD AND TENANT)

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement, procedures, 1893-1896

      Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

      Motor vehicles

             Short-term leases (See RENTAL CARS)

             Transfer or assignment of vehicle subject to lease contract, prohibited acts, 1423

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Definitions, 876-879

             Documents of title, governing law, 847

             Transactions in the form of lease, creation of lease or security interest, 829, 830

LEGAL DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

LEGAL NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS

      City property, sale or lease, 1463

      County property, lease, 1459

      General improvement districts, publication of notices, 725

      Local government purchasing, requests for bids, 2552

      Public works projects, requests for bids, 1797

      Tax increment areas, publication of notices, 1762

LEGAL SERVICES

      Client defined, waiver of court costs and fees, 197, 198

LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES

      Affordable housing, 3088

      Deaf and hearing-impaired, meeting of needs, 966, 967

      Education

             Career and technical high schools, effectiveness, 1055

             Financing system, adequacy, 3091

      Garagemen, automobile wreckers and operators of body shops and salvage pools, 927

      Hospital emergency services, waiting times, 1475-1477

      Judicial system

             Criminal justice system in rural Nevada with respect to domestic violence offenses, 940

             Employment of retired justices and judges, experience study, 2069

             Intermediate appellate court, creation, 1212, 1213

             Reno Municipal Court, unification with Reno Justice Court, 3069

             Salaries and contributions paid to Judicial Retirement Fund, 1071

      Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, 2905

      Mount Charleston, protection measures, 3096

      Natural treasures of State, protection measures, 3096

      Pardons, parole and probation, 3090

      Personal trainers and fitness instructors, regulation, 230

      Property taxation, 43

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, employment of retirees in positions of critical labor shortage, 1076

      Public Utilities Commission, rate setting methodologies, 1925

      Safety restraints on school buses, feasibility of use, 1037

      Sentencing of convicted persons, 3090

      Walker Lake, protection measures, 3096

      Washoe County

             Reno Justice Court, unification with Reno Municipal Court, 3069

            Water-related services, consolidation, 3093

      Water resources, 3093

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU

      Audit Division

             Atomic Testing Museum, audit, 2088

             Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, audit, 2066

             Clark County, projects and services for homeless persons, audit, 2462

             Clark County Public Education Foundation, audit, 2458

             Compensation of Legislative Auditor, duties of Legislative Commission removed, 1234

             Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, audit, 2456

             M2 Foundation for Kids, audit, 2456

             Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, audit, 909

            Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, audit, 912

             Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, audit, 2067

             School districts, review of financial management, duties, reports, 2439, 2440, 2444-2446

             University of Nevada Reno Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, audit, 2089

             Washoe County School District Educational Foundation, audit, 2459

             Western Folklife Center, audit, 2087

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Building improvements and emergency generator, appropriation, 2085

      Director

             Allodial titles, receipt of notice regarding extinguishment, 1489

             Authorized expenditures, powers, 2920

             Capital improvement plans of local governments, receipt, 1402

             Child welfare subcommittee, duties regarding, 2461

             Compensation, duties of Legislative Commission removed, 1234

             Construction job training, transmittal of legislative declaration, 1045

             Fees for publications and services, setting, 1233-1236

             Lease-purchase agreement, powers and duties, 2085

             Legislators’ Retirement System, notice of termination of participation, 1451

             Problem gambling, report concerning revolving account, 1529

             Reports, receipt and transmittal

                   Airport authorities, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

                   Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, 602

                   Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, 927

                   Capital improvements, 1401, 1402, 1404

                   Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2065

                   Child support enforcement and collection, 2433

                   Child welfare, 2462

                   Cities and counties, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

                   Clark County Regional Transportation Commission, 2325

                   Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, 967

                   Domestic violence

                          Criminal justice system in rural Nevada, 940, 941

                          Offender treatment programs, 536

                   Education

                          Advisory technical skills committees, 1055

                          Career and technical education programs and high schools, 1055

                          Charter schools, applications to form, 1099

                          Disruptive pupils, alternative programs for, 2456

                          English as a second language for prekindergarten pupils, 2454

                          Financial management review of school districts, 2439, 2444, 2445

                          Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs for licensed personnel, 2458

                          Pupil-teacher ratios, alternative plans, 2163

                          Safe walking routes for pupils, 458

                          Safety restraints on school buses, feasibility study, 1038

                   Ex-felons, requests to change dishonorable discharge to honorable discharge, 2361

                   Health Division, 234

                   Homeless persons, provision of duplicate drivers’ licenses or identification cards, 1219

                   Justices, judges and judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, 1071

                   Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, 2906

                   Medical Examiners, Board of, 2514

                   Minority Health, Office of, 2435

                   Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, 2516

                   Personal trainers and fitness instructors, regulation, 230, 231

                   Persons with disabilities, transition services, public purchasing, 1444, 1445

                   Pollution Control Account, distributions, 897

                   Public Utilities Commission, rate setting methodologies, 1926

                   State Land Registrar, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

                   State Printer, biennial report, 1089

                   Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 643

                   Tourism improvement districts, 2375

                   Truckee Meadows Water Authority audit, 588, 589

                   University school for profoundly gifted pupils, receipt of reports, 2431

             Uniform State Law Commissioners, notice regarding reimbursement for expenses, 1357

             University school for profoundly gifted pupils, receipt of reports, 2427

      Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation, Legislative Bureau of

             Accountability reports

                   Notice of publication on Internet sites, receipt, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

                   Summaries of reports, receipt, duties, 1157-1159

             Early childhood education programs, receipt of reports, 2078

             Educational Excellence, Commission on, receipt of reports, 1974, 1975

             National Assessment of Educational Progress, receipt of reports of discrepancies, 1657

             Pupil-teacher ratios, alternative plans, receipt of reports, 2163, 2164

             Regional training programs

                   Evaluation of program, funding, 2076

                   Receipt of reports, time for, 1342, 1343

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, notice of meetings, duties, 1972

      Employees

             Administrative leave, 2979

             Transfer to Senate or Assembly, effect on pay, 699, 700

      Fiscal Analysis Division

             Capital improvement projects, notification of temporary advances, 1549, 1551

             Compensation of analysts, duties of Legislative Commission removed, 1234

             Initiative and referendum petitions, determination of financial effect and preparation of fiscal notes, 2838

             Insurance premiums for school district employees, duties regarding allocations, 2080

             Pupil-teacher ratios, reports, 2162

             Secretary of State’s election website, receipt of report, 2305

             Tax rebate, notice of temporary advances to pay, 1932

             Temporary advances of money, notices, 1949-1951, 2921

      General appropriation, 1937, 1943, 1946

      Information technology, appropriation, 2085

      Interim Finance Committee

             Administration, Department of, appropriation for allocation, 1945

             Aging Services Division, contracts for dental benefits, approval, 2051

             Base budgets, duties regarding fundamental review, 1233, 1234

             Capital improvements, notices of money advances, 24

             Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, approval of claim payments, 2576

             Corrections, Department of, appropriation for allocation, 1945

             General appropriations legislation, duties, 1944-1948

             Grant Sawyer office building repairs, approval, 1549

             Handicapped persons, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescriptions, duties, 1328

             Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, powers, 1032

             Manufactured Housing, Division of, approval of claim payments, 1628, 2327, 2332

             Medicaid, report on benefits provided pursuant to waiver, 1674

             Medicare Plan D benefits, coordination of programs, approval, 1261, 1334

             Pollution Control Account, reports regarding distributions, 897

             Rehabilitation Division, appropriation for allocation, 1946

             Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, contract with State, approval, 1353

             Reports, receipt

                   Aging Services Division, 2051

                   Atomic Testing Museum, 2087

                   Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2066

                   Clark County, projects and services for homeless persons, 2462

                   Clark County Public Education Foundation, 2458

                   Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

                   Cultural Affairs, Department of, 2086

                   Educational Excellence, Commission on, 1974, 1975

                   Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, 1008

                   Hospitals, determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

                   Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, 2456

                   M2 Foundation for Kids, 2456

                   Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, 909

                   Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, 912

                   Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, 2067

                   Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, 2088

                   Secretary of State’s election website, 2305

                   University of Nevada Reno Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, 2089

                   Washoe County School District Educational Foundation, 2459

                   Western Folklife Center, 2087

             Salaries for certain unclassified positions, approval, 1963

             School employees, appropriation for health insurance expenses, 2080, 2081

             Special sessions, duties, 1235

             State General Fund ending balance, report and duties regarding reserves, 1951

             State Public Defender fees, duties, 2921

             University and Community College System of Nevada

                   Authorized expenditures, approval, 2920

                   Transfer of money for projects, approval, 1552

      Legal Division

             Bill draft request list

                   Disclosure of names of legislative requesters, replacement of primary requesters in certain circumstances, 928, 929

                   Fee for copies, setting, 1233

             Bills and resolutions

                   Original copies, designation, notice, 1, 2

                   Printing, 1079, 1080

             Compensation of Legislative Counsel, duties of Legislative Commission removed, 1234

             Regulations, duties, 934, 2688

      Legislative Commission

             Authorized expenditures, powers, 2920

             Base budgets, duty regarding fundamental review removed, 1233, 1234

             Campaign finance report forms, advice and consent regarding design or revision, 2300

             Child welfare, consultant to investigate, appropriation, report, 2460-2462

             Compensation of division chiefs and fiscal analysts, duties removed, 1234

             Fees for publications and services, duties removed, 1233-1236

             Interim studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

             Members and alternates, designation, 3081, 3082

             Regulations, review of, duties, 2687-2689

             Reports, receipt

                   County assessors, 2680

                   Hospitals, determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

                   Personal trainers and fitness instructors, regulation, 230

                   Silver Haired Legislative Forum, Nevada, 461

                   Statewide mapping of public buildings, 1005

             School districts, financial management review, consultations, 2446

             Subcommittee to review regulations, appointment, 2688

      Publications

             Out-of-print publications, appropriation to reproduce, 2085

             Prices, setting, 1233-1236

      School districts, financial management review, duties, appropriation, 2439, 2440, 2445

      State Printing Office (See STATE PRINTING OFFICE)

LEGISLATIVE STUDIES (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

LEGISLATURE

      Adjournment mid-session for meetings, provision repealed, 1237

      Appointments made by Legislature, residency requirements for certain appointees, 1580, 1581

      Assembly

             Chief Clerk

                   Employees transferring from Legislative Counsel Bureau, duties regarding pay, 699, 700

                   Notice regarding designation of original copy of bills and resolutions, 2

             Employees (See Employees, this heading)

             Minority Leader, appointments to water study committee and subcommittee, 3094

             Rules (See Standing rules, this heading)

             Speaker, appointments made by

                   Fundamental review of base budgets, duty removed, 1233

                   Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, advisory group, 2905

                   Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, 900

                   Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2524, 2530

                   Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, 410

                   Property taxes, study subcommittee, 43

                   School districts, oversight committees for financial management reviews, 2440, 2441

                   Water, study committee and subcommittee, 3094

             Wall of Distinction

                   Bergevin, Louis W., added, 3068

                   Dini, Joseph E., Jr., added, 3067

                   Establishment, 3066

                   Evans, Jan, added, 3068

      Attaches

             Administrative leave, 2979

             Appointment, 2923, 2954, 3011, 3033, 3069

             Commendation, 3019, 3071

             Salaries, appropriation, step increases, 1966, 1969

      Bills and resolutions

             Introduction of legislative measures, temporary extension of time, 2985

             Joint resolutions, time limitations, 2962, 2963

             List of requests

                   Disclosure of names of legislative requesters, replacement of primary requesters in certain circumstances, 928, 929

                   Fee for copies, setting, 1233

             Money bills, exemptions, 2964

             Original copy, designation, notice, 1, 2

             Printing, requirements as to type of paper removed, 1-3

             Sponsors

                   Nonreturning Legislators, authority to request  other Legislator to become primary sponsor, 929

                   Primary joint sponsors, maximum number, 2957

                   Removal of name, requests, 2951

             Vetoed bills, special orders, 2958

      Clergy, compensation for services, 2970

      Committees

             Assembly standing committees, 2928

             Children, Youth and Families, Legislative Committee on, appropriation for audit of child support enforcement and collection, 2433

             Disabilities, Committee on Persons With

                   Advisory committee, composition, 111

                   Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, 966, 967

                   Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, receipt of report, 1443

                   Public purchasing, reports from Rehabilitation Division, 1445

             Education, Assembly Committee on, receipt of report on school breakfasts, 3020

             Education, Legislative Committee on

                   Accountability reports, receipt of notice of Internet publication, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

                   Career and technical high schools, study of effectiveness, 1055

                   Educational Excellence, Commission on, duties, 1983

                   Reports, receipt

                          Accountability reports, summaries, 1157, 1158

                          Disruptive pupils, alternative programs for, 2456

                          Early childhood education programs, 2078

                          Educational Excellence, Commission on, 1974

                          Financial management review of schools, 2445

                          Monitoring system for statewide accountability system, 1646, 1661

                          National Assessment of Educational Progress, discrepancies, 1657

                          Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs for licensed personnel, 2458

                          Pupil-teacher ratios, alternative plans, 2163, 2164

                          Regional training programs for professional development, 1342, 1343

                          University school for profoundly gifted pupils, 2431

             Finance, Committee on

                   Exempt bills, 2964

                   School Breakfast Program, receipt of reports, 3020

             Government Affairs, Committees on, membership of Chairmen on water study committee, 3094

             Health Care, Legislative Committee on

                   Comprehensive plan for provision of health care in State, development, 1738

                   Hospitals

                          Determination of uncompensated care percentages, receipt of reports, 1450

                          Emergency room waiting time, receipt and transmittal of report, 1477

                          Human Resources, Department of, receipt of annual report, 1738

                   Medicaid, report on benefits provided pursuant to waiver, 1674

             Higher education, committee related to, participation in review by Board of Regents encouraged, 1097

             Human Resources and Education, Committee on, receipt of report on school breakfasts, 3020

             Interim Finance Committee (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

             Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee

                   Judicial Retirement System, reemployment of retired judges and justices, report, 2069

                   Public Employees’ Benefits Program, approval of salaries unnecessary, 593

                   State employment of retirees in positions of critical labor shortage, report, 1076

             Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining, Committee on, membership of Chairman on water study committee, 3094

             Natural Resources, Committee on, membership of Chairman on water study committee, 3094

             Public Lands, Legislative Committee on, powers, 1041, 1042

             Regulations, subcommittee to review, appointment, duties, 2687-2689

             Senate standing committees, 2941

             Studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

             Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, Legislative Committee on, duties, continuation, 1927

             Water Resources, Legislative Committee on, creation, study, 3093

             Ways and Means, Committee on

                   Exempt bills, 2964

                   School Breakfast Program, participation urged and reports requested, 3020

      Economic Forum, time for nominations and impaneling, 1236

      Employees (See also Attaches, this heading)

             Administrative leave, 2979

             Commendation, 3019, 3071

             Salaries, appropriation, step increases, 1966, 1969

             Transfer from Legislative Counsel Bureau, pay, 699, 700

      Grant Sawyer office building repairs, approval, 1549

      Handicapped persons, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescriptions, duties, 1328

      Joint rules (See Standing rules, this heading)

      Legislative Fund

             Appropriations

                   Child welfare, consultant to investigate, 2462

                   General appropriations, 200, 1937, 1943, 1949

                   Legislative employees, salary increase, 1966

                   Session expenses, 1

             Authorized expenditures, 2910, 2920

             State Printing Fund, transfer, redesignation as revolving account, 1091, 1094, 1095

             Uniform Law Commissioners, use to reimburse expenses, 1357

      Members

             Communications and periodical allowances, 2924, 2954, 3059

             Juvenile Supervision, Nevada State Council for Interstate, membership, 410

             Legislators’ Retirement System

                   Appropriation, 1948

                   Participation optional, 1451

             Salary

                   Increase, 1184

                   Removal of limit on number of days received, 3059

             Special License Plates, Commission on, authority to designate alternate, 2848

             Supplemental allowances, 2388

             Vacancies in multi-county districts, procedure to fill, 1433, 1434

      Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, membership, 900

      Reports, receipt

             Airport authorities, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

             Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, 602

             Capital improvements owned, leased or operated by governmental entities, 1401, 1402, 1404

             Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2065

             Child support enforcement and collection, 2433

             Child welfare, 2462

             Cities, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

             Clark County Regional Transportation Commission, 2325

             Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

             Counties, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

             Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, 967

             Domestic violence

                   Criminal justice system in rural Nevada, 940, 941

                   Offender treatment programs, 536

             Education

                   Advisory technical skills committees, 1055

                   Career and technical education, programs and high schools, 1055

                   Charter schools, applications to form, 1099

                   Disruptive pupils, alternative programs for, 2456

                   English as a second language for prekindergarten pupils, 2454

                   Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs for licensed personnel, 2458

                   Pupil-teacher ratios, alternative plans, 2162, 2163

                   Safe walking routes for pupils, 458

                   School districts, review of financial management, 2439, 2444, 2445

                   School finance system, study of adequacy, 3093

                   University program of agronomy, horticulture, landscape ecology, and design and plant sciences, 1040

                   University school for profoundly gifted pupils, 2431

             Employment Security Division, 1516

             Handicapped persons, transition services, public purchasing, 1444, 1445

             Health Division, 234

             Homeless persons, provision of duplicate drivers’ licenses or identification cards, 1219

             Homeopathic Medical Examiners, Board of, 2527

             Medical Examiners, Board of, 2514

             Minority Health, Office of, 2435

             Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, 2516

             Participatory Democracy, Advisory Committee on, 3014

             Personal trainers and fitness instructors, regulation, 230, 231

             Property tax study, 44

             Reno Municipal Court, feasibility of unification with Reno Justice Court, 3069

             Resort hotels, limousines and other vehicles operated by, 1930

             State General Fund, ending balance, 1951

             State Land Registrar, sale or disposal of real property, 1474, 2680

             Studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

             Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 643

             Tourism improvement districts, 2375

             Truckee Meadows Water Authority audit, 588, 589

      School districts, financial management review, authority, 2439, 2444, 2445

      Senate

             Employees (See Employees, this heading)

             Hall of Fame inductions

                   Coryell, Horace H., 2994

                   Neal, Joseph M., Jr., 2986

                   O’Connell, Ann, 2995

                   Rawson, Dr. Raymond D., 2987

             Majority Leader, appointments made by

                   Committee chairmen, alternates, 2943

                   Fundamental review of base budgets, duty removed, 1233

                   Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, advisory group, 2905

                   Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, 900

                   Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2524, 2530

                   Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, 410

                   Property taxes, study subcommittee, 43

                   School districts, oversight committees for financial management reviews, 2440, 2441

                   Water, study committee and subcommittee, 3094

             Minority Leader, appointments to water study committee and subcommittee, 3094

             Northern Nevada Senatorial District, name change, 546

             Rules (See Standing rules, this heading)

             Secretary

                   Employees transferring from Legislative Counsel Bureau, duties regarding pay, 699, 700

                   Notice regarding designation of original copy of bills and resolutions, 2

      Session

             Expenses, appropriation, 1

             Special sessions

                   Convening on legislative petition, 2999

                   Interim Finance Committee, authority during, 1235

                   Limit on duration and consideration of matters, 3001

      Special License Plates, Commission on, authority of legislative members to designate alternate, 2848

      Standing rules

             Assembly

                   Adoption, 2924

                   Standing committees, 2928

             Joint

                   Adoption, 2955

                   Introducing bills and joint resolutions, time for extended, 2985

                   Joint resolutions, time limitations, 2962, 2963

                   Joint sponsorship of legislation, 2956

                   Money bills, exemptions, 2964

                   Vetoed bills, special orders, 2958

             Senate

                   Adoption, 2938

                   Alternate committee chairmen, 2943

                   Consent calendar, effect of calling, 2950

                   Motion to refer, 2946

                   Sponsor of legislation, removal of name, 2951

                   Standing committees, 2941

                   Subcommittees, minutes, 2944

                   Suspension of rule, 2948

      State General Fund ending balance, report and duties regarding reserves, 1951

      Studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

      University Regents, fixing of term of office, 3079

LEMON LAW

      Warranty buybacks, requirements and prohibited acts, 1246-1249

LETTERS OF CREDIT

      Documents of title, governing law, 847

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority

             Insurance of bonds, notes or loans issued by, 215

             Issuance by, contents, payable from revenues or assets of Authority only, 218

      Sponsored and branch captive insurers, requirements, 2149, 2150

LEWDNESS AND OBSCENITY

      Child pornography, penalties for unlawful acts, 2876

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Sex offenders (See SEX OFFENDERS)

LEWDNESS WITH A CHILD (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

      Penalty, 2877

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

LIBRARIES

      County law library board of directors, secretary’s duties, 1411

      Grants to local libraries for collection development, appropriation, 2453

      Private and professional libraries, amount of exemption from execution, 1015

      Sales tax to support libraries, imposition authorized in certain counties, 1395-1399

      State Library (See STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES)

      State Publications Distribution Center, depository agreements, receipt of publications, 741, 742

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      University and Community College System libraries, access by students, 1096

      West Las Vegas Library, appropriation for Homework Help Center, 2456

LICENSE PLATES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

LIENS

      Bills of lading, carrier’s lien, 842, 843

      Common-interest communities, 1231, 2608-2611

      Documents of title, attachment of lien to goods in possession of bailees, 847

      Garbage collection, unpaid fees, 809, 810

      Hospital Care to Indigent Persons, Fund for, recovery of expenditures, 1674, 1675

      Hospital districts, effect of dissolution, 1447

      Local improvements, delinquent assessments, 1829, 1840

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens

             Awards to prevailing claimants, 1904, 1911

             Contractors, release of lien as condition of certain payments, 1722, 1726

             Definitions, 1897, 1898

             Items on which claimant has lien, 1898

             Lessees undertaking work of improvement, claims against construction disbursement account, 1895

             Notice of intent to lien, inapplicability to certain projects, 1900

             Notice of lien

                   Actions for enforcement, venue, 1904

                   Contents, 1899

                   Frivolous notices, stays, 1901

                   Joinder of action, time for, 1905

             Notice of nonresponsibility, contents, service, 1902

             Owner’s failure to pay prime contractor, effect of release of lien against owner by claimant, 1904

             Release of lien, form, procedures, 1906-1909

             Void contracts, 1913, 1914

      Motor vehicles, liens for storage, maintenance or repair

             Priority of lien, monetary amount, 1001

             Regulations, 1246

             Violations, fines, injunctions, 1246

      Partnerships, charging order against partner’s transferable interest, 433

      Real property, sale of tax liens, 508-518

      Virgin Valley Water District, unpaid water fees, 268, 269

      Warehouses, satisfaction of storage lien, 837-839

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      General appropriation, 1936

      Salary increase, 1183

      Staff, salaries, 1952

LIFE INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

LIFE PRESERVERS

      Requirements, 492, 493

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

      Adoption, actions to enforce agreements for post-adoptive contact, 1681

      Contractors, filing of indictment, information or complaint against, 1200, 1210

      Deceptive trade practices, 1424, 1426, 1431

      Partnerships, actions against, 432, 436

      Real estate appraisers, disciplinary action, 1296

      Recommencement of actions dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, 247

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, 2509, 2511

      Tax increment areas, actions to correct or set aside determination, 1765

LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES

      Annual lists, filing, 2259-2261

      Articles of organization

             Amendment certificates, contents, termination, 2189

             Contents, 2190

             Restated articles, 2192, 2259

      Business brokers, regulation, 647, 649

      Common-interest communities

             Certification by Real Estate Division required, 2629

             Defaulting companies, reinstatement, 2629

             Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

             Unit-owners’ association, organization as LLC authorized, 2590

      Dissolution, 2197

      Distributions received unlawfully by member, liability, 2195

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362

      Foreign limited-liability companies

             Annual list, mailing of blank forms by Secretary of State, 2261

             Application for registration, contents, cancellation, 2197, 2198

             Resignation of manager or managing member, payment of filing fees, 2261

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Insurance, organization of companies for purposes of, approval, 2258

      Mergers, conversions, or exchanges, contents of plans, 2200

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2209, 2210

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Resignation of manager or managing member, payment of filing fees, 2260

      Series of members

             Articles of organization, contents, 2190, 2193

             Creation, 2193

             Debts, liabilities and expenses, enforceability, 2194

             Definition, 2189

             Foreign registration applications, contents, 2197

             Management of series, 2192, 2194

             Profits and contributions, prohibited distributions, 2194

             Termination of series, 2196

             Voting rights, 2193

             Winding up of affairs, 2196

      State lands, required disclosures concerning sales, leases or other transactions, 2208, 2209

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

LIMITED-LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

      Common-interest communities, organization of unit-owners’ association, requirements, 2587, 2633

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2210

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

LIMITED-LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS

      Annual list, contents, 2262

      Certificates of registration

             Amendment, 2198

             Filing fees, 2262

      Common-interest communities, organization of unit-owners’ association, requirements, 2587, 2630, 2631

      Conversion to partnership

             Continuation of legal entity, 425

             Liability for obligations after, 428

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Foreign limited-liability partnerships

             Annual list, contents, 2263

             Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2264

             Resignation by managing partner, payment of filing fee, 2264

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2210

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Resignation by managing partner, payment of filing fee, 2263

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

      Annual list, contents, 2266

      Certificates

             Amendment or cancellation, effective date, 2199

             Signatures, 2265

      Common-interest communities, organization of unit-owners’ association, requirements, 2587, 2632

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Foreign limited partnerships

             Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2268

             Resignation of general partner, payment of filing fees, 2267

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Mergers, conversions, or exchanges, contents of plans, 2200

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2210

      Notice of fee due, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2266

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Resignation of general partner, payment of filing fees, 2266

      Restated certificates, requirements, 2265

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

LIMOUSINES

      Resort hotels, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, duty to inspect, report, 1930

LINCOLN COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

      Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Pipelines (See PIPELINES)

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, BOARD FOR THE REGULATION OF

      Adoption of regulations, certain procedural requirements removed, 300

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts required, 1416

LIQUOR (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

LITERACY

      General appropriation for programs, 1939

      Read Across America Day recognized and reading encouraged, 2980

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TAX

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Definitions, 2480-2482

      Exemptions, 2482-2484

      Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

      Gaming establishments

             Exemptions from tax, 2482-2484

             Facility defined, 2481

             Fee for admission to certain gaming areas, determination of tax liability, 1356

             Reports, filing, 2484

      Nonprofit organizations, laws inapplicable, 2483

      Separate accounts for taxes owed, requirement repealed, 2496

      Sporting events, applicability of tax, 2482, 2484

LIVESTOCK

      Alternative livestock, Rocky Mountain elk excluded as, 205

      Cash buyers and agents, license unnecessary, 479

      Proprietary information collected by State Department of Agriculture, confidentiality, 524

      Seizure by government agency, procedures, 1238

      Service animals or service animals in training, allowing other animal to interfere prohibited, liability, 628, 629

LIVESTOCK SHOW BOARD, NEVADA JUNIOR

      Appropriation, 1941

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

LOANS

      Campaign practices, reports of certain loans required, 2294

      Federal income tax, regulation of refund anticipation loans, 1643-1645

      Installment loans (See INSTALLMENT LOANS)

      Insurers, aggregate amount, 2120, 2121

      Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)

      National Direct Student Loan Program, supplemental appropriation, 35, 1938

      Payday loans (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

      Rehabilitation of certain residential property, loan requirements, 1303

      Rural health care providers, establishment of pool for loans for, 912

      Social Security benefits, use to offset loan debt prohibited, exception, 382

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS

      Charter schools, applicability of collective bargaining agreements for employees on leave of absence, 1665-1667

      Mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS BOARD

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      General appropriation, 1941

      Staff, salaries, 1955

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, COMMITTEE ON

      County motor vehicle fuel tax, ballot question, duties, 1719

      Immunity from liability, 1394

      Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, consultation with advisory group, 2906

      Property taxes

             Allocation among taxing entities amount of reductions in tax revenue due to abatement, duties, 1743

             Total ad valorem tax rate, recommendations regarding increase by local government, 43, 1756

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES

      Audits

             County-owned telephone systems, inclusion of certain information in audit report, 292, 293

             Dissemination of reports, 1345, 1346

      Bonds and other obligations

             Agriculture, libraries, parks, recreation and senior citizens, issuance of bonds for support, 1396, 1400

             Annual reports, date for submission, 125

             Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, transfer of responsibility for payment authorized, 1361

             Local improvements

                   Assessment bonds, maturity date, prior redemption, 1835

                   Interest rates, establishment, 1833

                   Refunding bonds, maturity date, 1834

             Property tax imposed for payment of certain obligations, authority to increase rate, 42, 44, 1753, 1754, 1756

             Tax increment areas, authority, 1765, 1766

             Tourism improvement districts, authority, 2367

             Wastewater authority securities, acquisition by counties or State, 183, 184

      Budgets

             Metropolitan police departments, submission of budgets, 102

             Tentative budgets

                   Hearings, 1403

                   Newspaper notices concerning, contents, type size, 1508, 1745

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Consolidated tax, formula for distribution, 9, 10

      County coroners, creation of account for support of office authorized, deposits, 1062, 1063

      Debt management commissions

             Annual meetings, date, 125

             Capital improvement plans, contents, receipt, 128, 1402, 1403

             Compensation of members representing general public, 125

             Proposed incurrence of debt or levy of special elective tax, meetings, 127

             Reports by municipalities, receipt, 125

             Selection of city representatives, time for, 124

      Debt management policies, submission of statements, 125

      Enterprise funds for building permit fees

             Advisory committee to review operations of, appointment, duties, 575

             Exemption from limitation on increase of building permit basis, requirements, 578

      Financial emergencies due to litigation or threatened litigation, procedures, 1392

      Fire protection districts, maximum balance in emergency fund, 527

      Infrastructure fund, uses in smaller counties, 567, 568

      Investments

             Bank or trust, possession or purchase of securities, 1346

             Nevada Rural Housing Authority notes and bonds, 219

             Wastewater authorities, securities issued by, 183, 184

      Local Government Tax Distribution Account, formula for allocation, 9, 10

      Local improvement districts, sources and use of certain funds, 1830, 1831, 1835

      Medical assistance to indigent persons, funds for, use, 1675

      Motor vehicle fuel taxes, distribution of certain proceeds, 540-542

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      School districts (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Tourism improvement districts, fiscal effect on local governmental services, 2364-2367

      Unfunded mandates (See UNFUNDED MANDATES)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING

      Advertisements for bids, 2552

      Airport Authority of Washoe County, applicability of laws, 1386

      Communications systems, exemption from competitive bidding, 2555

      Lowest responsive and responsible bidder, criteria for determinations, 2553

      Personal safety equipment, exemption from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Proprietary information, confidentiality, advance disclosures, 2553, 2556

      Protest regarding award of contract, filing of notices, bond requirements, 2551

      Response agencies, time extended for compatibility of communication purchases with homeland security requirements, 932

      State, joinder in contracts with consent of contracting vendor, 2556

      Tourism improvement districts, exemption from requirements, 2368

LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS

      Alternative procedures, bonds and resolutions related to, 1833, 1839

      Assessments

             Administrative costs, use of assessments to pay for, 1835

             Apportionment, combination or reapportionment, delegation of duties, 1830

             Collection, procedures, 1831, 1835

             Installment payments, maximum time to complete payments, interest on unpaid balance, 1827, 1828

             Mailed payments without legible postmark, when deemed made, 1825

             Municipal property located within improvement district, 1825

             Prepayment, amount of premium, 1827

      Bonds

             Assessment bonds, maturity date, prior redemption, 1835

             Interest rates, establishment, 1833

             Refunding bonds, maturity date, 1834

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Definitions, 1825

      Delinquent assessments

             Collection, procedures, 1831, 1835

             Interest and penalties

                   Deposit, use, 1835

                   Reduction or waiver, 1831

             Liens, 1829, 1840

             Sale of property, redemption, 1837, 1838

      Preliminary plans, plats and documents, duties of engineers, 1825-1827

      Property located within boundaries of more than one improvement district, effect, 2368-2370

      Surplus and deficiency funds, sources and use, 1830, 1831

      Tourism Improvement District Law, adoption, 2362

      Website of municipality, publication of notices, 1825

LOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAX

      Abatement of taxes for new or expanded businesses

             Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

             Wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Application of tax to shipments including taxable and exempt property, 1772

      Certified service providers and automated systems, effective date of law regarding liability, 1777

      Collection, joint and several liability, 571

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Definitions, 1768-1771, 1775, 1776

      Direct mail purchasers, required documentation, 1774

      Exemptions

             Farm machinery and equipment, 2486

             Manufactured and mobile homes, 1776

             Motor vehicles

                   Nonprofit entity, transfer of vehicle to, 692

                   Used vehicle taken in trade, 2487

             National Guard members in active service, purchases by, 2450

             Renewable energy systems, 678

      Invoice, billing or other document indicating sales price, contents, 1775

      Payment of taxes

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Joint and several liability for failure to pay, 571

      Personally identifiable information, collection, use and retention, 1771

      Refunds, actions against sellers, 1772, 1777

      Registered sellers

             Filing of returns and remittance of taxes, 1773

             Waiver of liability, 1777

      Sales permits, refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

      Simplified Sale and Use Tax Administration Act, implementation, 1778

      Tourism improvement districts, use of tax proceeds, 2363

      Use taxes, applicability to certain property, 2486

LOCKSMITHS

      Permits, issuance, renewal, 2800, 2801

LONG-TERM CARE, ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR (See NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS)

 

LONG-TERM CARE, NEVADA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 803-806

LOW-INCOME HOUSING (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)

LUBRICATING OIL

      Advertising, civil penalties for violations, 652

      Inspection fee

             Deposit and use, 1526

             Fee for dishonored payments, 590

LYON COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      Boundary with Washoe County, adjustment, 2220

      Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)

M

MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE (See also ETHICS)

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, commissioners and employees, 222

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF (See VANDALISM)

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

      Cancer, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2022-2025

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2022-2024

      High deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2159

      HMO’s (See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2347

      Office for Consumer Health Assistance, filing date of annual reports, 1026

MANSLAUGHTER

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 77-79

MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES

      Administrative fines and civil penalties, 1628, 1637, 1641

      Advertising, violations grounds for disciplinary action, 1636

      Cease and desist orders, grounds for issuance, service, 1626

      City and county building departments, regulatory authority, 808

      Dealers

             Contracts, use of forms, effect of failure to use, 1640

             Disciplinary action, grounds, 1637, 1640

             Exemptions from regulation, 664

      Estates of decedents, sales commissions, 395

      Homesteads, amount of exemption from execution, 1010, 2227

      Industry-related organizations, technical amendment, 1629

      Injunctions, 1627

      Installation

             General servicemen, authorized activities, 1625

             Licensure and regulation of installers, provisions removed, 1629-1642

             Permits, issuance authorized, 808

             Specialty servicemen, authorized activities, 1631, 1632

      Landlords and tenants (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

      Licenses

             Applications, 1630, 1631

             Cancellation, suspension or revocation, grounds, 1626, 1637

             Engaging in business, acts constituting, 809

             Fees, 1638

             General servicemen, 1630-1636

             Prohibited acts, 1626

             Renewal, 1631

             Repossessors or liquidators, 1607

             Requirement, 1630, 1636

             Specialty servicemen, 1630-1636

             Temporary licenses for holders of certain licenses, 1641, 1642

      Local school support tax exemption, 1776

      Manufacturers, engaging in business as, acts constituting, 809

      Permits for installation, design, approval or modification, issuance authorized, 808

      Place of business, sign requirements, 1626

      Property tax abatement, applicability, 38, 1748

      Real estate licensees, duties (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

      Rebuilding

             General servicemen, authorized activities, 1625, 1626

             Licensure and regulation of rebuilders, provisions removed, 1628-1642

      Repossessors or liquidators, requirements for limited dealer’s license, 1607

      Sales

             Forms of contracts for sale and listing for sale, use, 1640

             Used homes situated on real property, sales by real estate licensees, disclosures, 663-665

      Salesmen or responsible managing employees, authorized and prohibited activities, 1633, 1634

      Servicemen

             Branch offices, opening, 1629

             Continuing education requirements, 1629

             General serviceman, definition, 1625, 1626

             Lots in parks, restrictions on rental or lease, 1640, 1641

             Specialty serviceman, definition, 1626

      Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

      Substandard homes, inspections, 2331, 2332

      Unlicensed activities, remedies and penalties, 1626-1628

MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS

      Business licenses, compliance with fire, health and safety codes required for issuance, 2331

      Closure of park

             Conversion of park upon forced closure, 2328, 2329

             Notice requirements, 1602

             Payment of moving costs or home value upon forced closure, 1602, 2327, 2328

             Rent increase following notice of closure prohibited, 1603

      Condemnation of park for chronic conditions that render homes substandard, 2332

      Construction or expansion of park, requirements, 2331

      Conversion of park

            Rent increases, restrictions, 1603

             Upon forced closure, approval, 2328, 2329

      Fences, rights and restrictions, 1600

      Inspection of parks and homes, 2331, 2332

      Laws, delivery of current copies to tenants, 1597

      Lots, rent or lease by general or specialty serviceman, 1640, 1641

      Meetings with tenants, landlord’s duties, 1598

      Nonprofit entities owning parks, composition of board of directors or trustees, 1604-1608

      Owners, receipt of checklist of certain laws, 2331

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

      Rent

             Closure or conversion of park, restrictions on rent increases, 1603

             Lots, by general or specialty serviceman, 1640, 1641

             Receipts, issuance required, 2327

      Rental or lease of homes by homeowners

             Approval of prospective tenant, duties of park landlord, 1601

             Contents of agreements, 2326

      Repairs to homes affecting life, health or safety, requirements, 2326, 2327

      Retaliation by landlord, prohibitions, 1604, 2330

      Sales of homes, duties of landlord when approval of prospective buyer required, 1601

      Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

      Tree trimming, duties of landlord, 1599

      Utilities

             Billing, provision of certain information to tenants, 1597, 2326

             Connection of utilities by landlord or tenant, requirements, violations, 2326

             Water analysis, reports to State Environmental Commission, 558

             Water, septic and sanitation services, inspections, 2332

      Violations

             Administrative fines, 2333

             Health or safety codes, regulations or laws, 2331, 2332

             Hearings, imposition of fines and penalties, 2326, 2327, 2332

MANUFACTURED HOUSING DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

MANUFACTURERS AND MANUFACTURING

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Gaming, regulation of mobile gaming system manufacturers, 715, 717, 721

      Tax abatement

             Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

             Partial abatement of property taxes for business property, 39, 1750

             Wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Tobacco settlement (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

MAPS AND PLATS (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)

MARIJUANA (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

MARLETTE LAKE WATER SYSTEM (See also WATER SYSTEMS)

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Bond issue for capital improvements, 108

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agency, duties, 1318, 1321, 1322

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2757-2759

MASS TRANSIT (See BUSES; PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS)

MASSAGE THERAPISTS

      Applicability of laws, 1120

      Board of Massage Therapists

             Advisory member, 1121, 1122

             Attorney General, legal adviser, 1123

             Compensation of members, 1123

             Complaints and investigations, 1131

             Creation, composition, 1120, 1121

             Duties generally, 1122, 1123

             Educational programs, recognition, 1125, 1126

             Employees, 1123

             Examinations, duties, 1125

             Executive Director, 1123

             Hearing officer or panel, delegation of authority to, 1124

             Immunities, 1123, 1124

             Investigations and hearings, authority, procedures, 1132, 1133

             Law enforcement reports, receipt, duties, 1132

             Meetings, 1122

             Officers, 1122

             Private reprimands prohibited, 1132

             Terms of members, vacancies, 1121

      Cities, counties and towns, regulatory authority, restrictions, 1120

      Cosmetology schools, authority to offer course or program in massage therapy, 2858

      Definition of massage therapy, 1119, 1120

      Disciplinary action, grounds, authorized actions, 1130, 1131

      Legislative declaration regarding practice of massage therapy, 1119

      Licenses

             Applications, 1128, 1129

             Cosmetologists and aestheticians, co-licensure as massage therapist, 1127, 1133, 2223

             Display, 1129

             Expiration, 1129

             Fees, 1129

             Inactive licenses, 1130

             Issuance and grounds for refusal to issue, 1128, 1130, 1131

             Qualifications, 1125

             Reciprocity, 1128, 1129

             Renewal or restoration, 1129, 1130

             Temporary licenses, 1126, 1127

             Temporary suspensions authorized, hearings, 1132

             Transitional provision, 1145

      Unlicensed practice, penalties, injunctions, 1124

MAYHEM

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

MECHANICS’ AND MATERIALMEN’S LIENS (See LIENS)

MEDIATION

      Court fees, use to support programs, 199, 391

      Local government employee-management relations, timing, 819-823

      Partnerships, settlement of disputes, 439

MEDICAID

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Foster children aging out of system, coverage, appropriation, 2451

      General appropriation, 1939, 1944, 1947

      Hospice care, coverage, 486

      Hospitals in certain counties, determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

      Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

             Appropriation, temporary advances, 1936, 1949

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Nevada Medicaid Health Care Financing and Policy, supplemental appropriation, 1007

      Transportation services, provision to recipients, 735

      Waiver of federal regulations, required applications

             Hospital care for certain persons with catastrophic injury or illness, 1672-1674

             Insurance subsidies for certain employees ineligible for Medicaid, 1672-1674

             Medical services to pregnant women, 1672-1674

             Repeal of duty to make certain requests, 1334

             Supportive services for seniors residing in assisted living facilities, 922

MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Community triage centers

             Appropriations, 533, 2061

             Regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

      Dependent, facility for the, definition, 2165, 2350

      Hospice care

             Medicaid, coverage, 486

             Palliative services, definition, provision, 485, 486

             Terminally ill, definition, 485

      Hospitals (See HOSPITALS)

      Infections acquired in facilities, reports, 599

      Nurses and nursing assistants (See also NURSES AND NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANTS)

             Unlawful retaliation by employers, civil actions, 1517, 1518

      Nursing facility administrators (See NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS)

      Personal care services agencies (See PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE)

      Refractive laser surgery facilities redesignated facilities for refractive surgery, regulation, 2693

      Released offenders, facilities for transitional living, licensure and regulation, 2349-2353

      Residential facilities for groups

             Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

             Assisted living services, toilet facilities, requirements and exceptions, 2166, 2167

      Terminally ill, definition, 485

MEDICAL DISCOUNT PLANS

      Definitions, 2101

      Disclosures to prospective members, 2103

      Examination of businesses, 2104

      Net worth, amount required, 2103

      Prohibited acts, 2101, 2102

      Records, maintenance, contents, 2104

      Registration requirements, 2101

      Violations, penalty, 2103, 2104

MEDICAL EXAMINERS (See also CORONERS)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report and investigate, 1106, 1107

      Pharmacists, release to examiners of copies of prescriptions, 1064

MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Criminal history records, receipt upon request, 2530

      Executive Secretary, redesignated Executive Director, 2513

      Investigative committees, powers, 2515

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, reports, duties, 2512

      Physician assistants (See PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS)

      Physicians (See PHYSICIANS)

      Respiratory care (See RESPIRATORY CARE, PRACTITIONERS OF)

      Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

MEDICAL LABORATORIES

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2796, 2797

      Respiratory care practitioners, authority to collect specimens for laboratory tests, 2517

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

      Chiropractors, disclosures regarding liability insurance, requirements, 2820

      Gratuitous medical or dental care, immunities of providers, 2518

MEDICAL MARIJUANA (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

      Registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

MEDICAL RECORDS

      Osteopathic physicians, acts constituting unprofessional conduct, 260

      Trustee of living trust created by deceased patient, inspection of records, 397, 398

MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDIES

      Review by Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2523-2526

MEDICAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)

MEDICARE

      Plan D benefits, coordination of programs to maintain or maximize coverage, 1261, 1334

MEDICINES (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS)

MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES (See also specific agencies)

      Administrative action

             Name of person under consideration, inclusion in meeting agenda, 2243

             Notice requirements, 2247

      Audio recordings of meetings, requirements, 1405

      Budget hearing of local governments, date, 1403

      Character, competence, health or alleged misconduct, consideration

             Appointed public officers or officers serving at pleasure of public bodies, open meeting requirements, 2245

             Attendance by person under consideration allowed, 2246, 2248

             Attendance of additional persons during closed meeting, determination, 2246

             Attorney or other representative for person under consideration, presence authorized, 2246, 2248

             Evidence, testimony and witnesses, presentation by person under consideration, 2246, 2248

             Name of person under consideration, inclusion in meeting agenda, 2243

             Notice requirements, 2246, 2248

             Waiver of closed meeting by person under consideration, 2245

      Copies of supporting materials, provision to requesters, 2244

      Examinations, authority to hold closed meetings for certain activities relating to, 977, 978

      Motion for closure of meeting, requirements, 2245

      Occupational and professional regulatory bodies

             Audio or video teleconferences, notices, participation in meetings, 2698

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

      Statements made by members of governing bodies, privilege, immunities, 2242

      Transcripts of meetings, requirements, 1405

      Witnesses

             Misrepresentation of fact when testifying unlawful, 2243

             Publication of defamatory matter as part of meeting, privilege, 2242

MEMORIALS (See RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS)

MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, COMMISSION ON

      Composition, 547

MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAMS

      Acute psychiatric crisis placements, appropriation, 2060

      Authorized expenditures, 2913, 2914

      Capital improvements, funding, 23, 24, 1545, 1546, 1548

      Children

             Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agency, admission to mental health facilities, 1317-1322

             Independent consultant to review facilities treating children, duties, appropriation, 2460-2462

             Personal rights of children evaluated or treated at facility, posting, 1321

      Client plans, development and modification, 307

      Community residential placements, appropriation, 2060

      Community triage centers

             Appropriations, 533, 2061

             Regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

      General appropriation, 1940

      Mental health courts, appropriations, 2060

      Rural clinics

             Appropriations, 302, 1940, 2061

             Domestic violence offender treatment programs, reports to Legislature, 536

MENTALLY ILL PERSONS (See also HANDICAPPED PERSONS; VULNERABLE PERSONS)

      Children

             Emotionally disturbed children, admission to mental health facility when in custody of child welfare agency, 1317-1322

             Mental health screenings of children placed in juvenile detention facilities, 1035

      Emergency admissions, transportation to facility or hospital, 967, 968

      Homeless persons (See HOMELESS PERSONS)

      Lease of dwelling, right to terminate, procedures, 314, 315

      School attendance, exemption from requirements, 94, 95

      Stun guns, possession unlawful, penalty, 266, 267

MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS (See also HANDICAPPED PERSONS; VULNERABLE PERSONS)

      Lease of dwelling, right to terminate, procedures, 314, 315

      Supported living arrangement services, regulation, 1376-1379

MERIT AWARD BOARD

      Appropriation, 1937

MESQUITE, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Clark County Fair and Recreation Board, representation, 2689

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Police Department, sales tax for additional officers, 912-917

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, duties, 495, 496

METHAMPHETAMINE (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

      Manufacturing or compounding, penalty for death or injury of person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Minor, allowing presence in conveyance or upon premises where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS

      Abandoned vehicles, duties, 106, 1219, 1220

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, investigations, 1106, 1107

      Budget, submission date, 102

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Juvenile offenders, release of reports to victims’ compensation officers, 61

      Massage Therapists, Board of, advisory member, 1121

      Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, membership, 1105

      Personnel (See PEACE OFFICERS)

      Review board, training of members, 625

      Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Sales tax for additional officers, imposition, 912-917

      Sheriffs (See SHERIFFS)

      Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 702, 703

MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE

      Acquisition of land, capital improvement, funding, 1544

      Adjutant General

             Nevada Veterans’ Services Commission, duty to nominate members removed, 27

             Patriot Relief Account, regulations, 2449

             Salaries, 1959

             Temporary advances of money, requests, 1951

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      General appropriation, 1940

      Las Vegas readiness center, capital improvement, funding, 56, 57, 1547, 1550, 1551

      National Guard (See NATIONAL GUARD)

MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

      Administration, authorized expenditures, 2910

      Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund, reversion of certain money, 2919

MINERAL RESOURCES, COMMISSION ON

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, requirements, 1414

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Staff, salaries, 1956

MINES AND MINERALS

      Abandoned mines, inclusion in criteria to determine blighted areas for redevelopment, 2214, 2215

      Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations, 1985

      Taxation of minerals extracted

             Amended statements, filing, 296

             Apportionment of tax proceeds to local entities, 2667

             Certificates of amount of net proceeds and tax due, preparation and mailing, 297

             Deficiency determinations

                   Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

                   Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

             Estimated gross yield, net proceeds and royalties, time for filing annual statements, 308

MINORITIES

      African-American History Month, commemoration, 2981

      Clark County district board of health, duties regarding health care services, 2466

      Construction job training, encouragement, legislative declaration, 1045

      Ethnic parity in sentencing of convicted persons, legislative study, 3090

      Involuntary servitude as hate crime, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

      Native Americans (See NATIVE AMERICANS)

MINORITY HEALTH, OFFICE OF

      Advisory Committee, creation, duties, 2435, 2436

      Appropriation for establishment of Office, 2436

      Creation, 2434

      Manager, appointment, qualifications and duties, 2435

      Powers and duties, 2434, 2435

MINORS

      Abandonment of child, presumption based on involuntary servitude, 89

      Abuse or neglect (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Adoption (See ADOPTION)

      Alcohol or drug abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Boating under the influence while transporting minor, sentencing factor for certain violations, 154, 615

      Car seats, waiver of certain penalties for violations, training course fees, 119, 120

      Child care facilities (See CHILD CARE FACILITIES)

      Child support (See CHILD SUPPORT)

      Child welfare services (See CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE)

      Children’s Health Insurance Program

             Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration project, request for federal waiver, services following, 1672-1674

             Transportation services, provision to recipients, 735

      Code Adam program to prevent child abduction, adoption by retailers encouraged, 1005

      Controlled substances, allowing minor to be present where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

      County assessor records, request by child of peace officer or judicial officer for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

      Crime against a child (See CRIME AGAINST A CHILD)

      Crime against nature, penalty for soliciting minor to engage in, 2877

      Custody (See CHILD CUSTODY)

      Death penalty, prohibition based on age when crime committed, 63

      Delinquents (See JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)

      Drivers’ licenses

             Applications, signature and verification when under custody of county, 1042, 1043

             Issuance to minors 16 or 17 years of age, 2306

      Emotionally disturbed children, procedures for court-ordered admission to psychiatric facilities, 1317-1322

      Foster care (See FOSTER CARE)

      Homeless Youth Awareness Day designated, 2998

      Immunizations (See IMMUNIZATIONS)

      Justice system (See JUVENILE COURTS; JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Lewdness with a child, penalty, 2877

      Mentally ill children (See MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)

      Paternity actions, confidentiality of social security numbers, 248, 249

      Pornography, penalties for unlawful acts involving minor, 2876

      Protection orders on behalf of child

             Contents, notice requirements, 957, 958

             Felony committed in violation of orders, penalty, 953

             Violations, penalties, arrest without warrant, 958

      Sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 years, penalty, 2875

      Stun guns, unlawful possession, penalty, 266, 267

      Traffic laws (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Curfew requirements for certain drivers, 2309

             Off-highway vehicles, operation by certain minors, local ordinances, 2028

             Transport of other minors restricted, penalty, 2307

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in vehicle, prohibited acts, 973

      Vehicular homicide while transporting minor, sentencing factor, 139

      Wards (See GUARDIANS AND WARDS)

MISDEMEANORS (See also GROSS MISDEMEANORS)

      Accountants, attestation violations, 255

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, unlawful acts, 1325

      Boating under the influence, 616

      Car pool lanes, unlawful use, 72

      Charter buses, prohibited acts by non-fully regulated carriers, 942, 943

      Check-cashing and deferred deposit services, unlawful acts, 1859

      Children, refusal to remove unimmunized child from accommodation facility, 2093

      Computer spyware, unlawful acts, 2509

      Counterfeit cigarettes, unlawful acts, 1192

      County assessor records, unlawfully obtaining or disclosing confidential information, 1484

      Crime, false reports of, 939

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, 618, 619

      Domestic violence (See also DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

             Civil compromise prohibited, 103

             Protection orders, intentional violation, 955

      Environmental health specialists, unlawful acts, 1986, 1994

      Grocery stores, unlawful service of samples of alcoholic beverages, 1271

      Harassment in the workplace, intentional violation of protection order, 956

      Historic sites or resources on public lands, unlawful acts, 570

      Lifetime supervision, minor violation of conditions, 2879, 2880

      Massage therapy, unlicensed practice, 1124

      Motor vehicle fuels, unlawful sales or advertising, 659

      Motor vehicles

             Driver’s license violations by certain minors, 2309

             Event recording devices, prohibited acts, 1359

             Failure to register, 2063

             Rebuilt vehicles, removal or concealment of certificate of title, 1245

             Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in vehicle, 973

      Movie piracy, first offense, 525

      Occupational safety and health managers, unlawful acts, 257

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

      Property tax assessment rolls, unlawfully obtaining or disclosing confidential information, 1484

      Realtime captioning, unlawful practice, 966

      Refund anticipation loans, unlawful acts, 1645

      Service animal or service animal in training, unlawful acts involving, 626

      Snowboarders, unlawful acts, 505

      Suspension of sentence, 65, 66

      Traffic-control signals, unlawful possession, sale or use of device to alter, 937

      Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

      Vulnerable persons

             Exploitation of vulnerable person, 1113

             Failure to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable person, 1107

      Wildlife violations

             License or permit, refusal to show or failure to have in possession, 1311

             Obstruction of Department of Wildlife personnel, 1310

      Wine-making facilities, instructional, violations, 1272

MOBILE GAMING (See GAMING)

MOBILE HOME PARKS (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

MOBILE HOMES (See MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES)

MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)

MONEY ORDERS

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Issuers (See TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY, ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR)

MORTGAGE BANKERS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Exemption from laws, 1687

             Operation in same location, procedures, 1704

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2791, 2792

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

MORTGAGE BROKERS AND AGENTS

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Exemption from laws, 1687

             Operation in same location, procedures, 1704

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2781-2786

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

MORTGAGE LENDING, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

MORTGAGES

      Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)

      Disclosures when mortgage secured by home property, 1710

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority

             Commissioners and employees, prohibited acts, 222

             Powers and duties, 212, 213

      Rehabilitation of residential property, restrictions on amount of monthly mortgage payments, 1303

      Social Security benefits, use to offset loan debt prohibited, exception, 382

MOTION PICTURES

      Movie piracy, prohibited acts, 525

MOTIONS

      Occupations and professions, administrative proceedings, 747, 748, 750

MOTOR CARRIERS (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Brokers contracting to transport certain welfare recipients, exemption from regulation, 735, 736

      Charter buses, requirements for non-fully regulated carriers, 942-944

      Hay, United States Department of Transportation urged to take action concerning transport regulations, 3063

      Intrastate drivers, hours-of-service limitations, exceptions, 1351-1353

      Motor Carrier Division, creation in Department of Motor Vehicles, 91

      Petroleum discharges from mobile tanks, authorized expenditures for clean up, 298, 299

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding commercial trucking, 1255

      Weight limitations for vehicles, 73-75

MOTOR CLUBS

      Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2159

MOTOR HOMES (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Maximum width, 21

MOTOR OIL (See also PETROLEUM PRODUCTS)

      Disposal sites, issuance of permits by solid waste management authority, 1500

MOTOR POOL DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF; STATE VEHICLES)

MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND OTHER LICENSEES

      Audits, unfair practices by manufacturers or distributors, 1149

      Certificates of title, failure to deliver following performance of contract, penalty, 701

      Deceptive trade practices

             Administrative fines, imposition, 1240

             Civil penalties, restrictions, 1249

             Definition, 1240

             License, denial, suspension or revocation, 1243

      Franchises

             Change in geographic area of dealer’s responsibility, effect, 1147

             Unfair acts or practices, 1147, 1149

      Lemon law buybacks and branding, requirements, prohibited acts, 1246-1249

      Licenses, denial, suspension or revocation, grounds, 1243

      Manufacturers, required disclosures regarding event recording devices, 1358-1360

      Off-highway vehicle dealers, issuance of certificates of operation, 2026

      Salvage pool operators, purchase of vehicles from, 1222

      Settlements with customers, requirements, 1242, 1243

      Short-term lessors (See RENTAL CARS)

      Surety bonds of licensees, use, 1242, 1243

MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES

      Allocations, 2921

      County tax (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX)

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Distribution of proceeds

             Formula for distribution of certain additional taxes, 540-542

             Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, review, 1927

      Sale of fuel for which tax unpaid, order to lock and seal business, 1150

      Suppliers, electronic submission of tax returns, regulations, 1151, 1155

MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

MOTOR VEHICLES

      Abandoned vehicles (See ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY)

      Accidents (See ACCIDENTS)

      Batteries, permits for disposal sites, 1500

      Body shops (See BODY SHOPS)

      Buses (See BUSES; SCHOOL BUSES)

      Certificates of title

             Failure of seller to deliver following performance of contract, penalty, 701

             Rebuilt vehicles, removing or concealing title, penalty, 1245

             Title loans (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

      Driver education, requirements, 2310

      Drivers’ licenses (See DRIVERS’ LICENSES)

      Emission control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Estates of decedents, sales commissions, 395

      Event recording devices, notice of installation, restrictions on use of information retrieved, 1358-1360

      Fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE)

      Garages and repair shops (See GARAGES AND REPAIR SHOPS)

      Insurance

             Accident reports, release of information, 701-703

             Suspension of registration of uninsured vehicles, notices, 2317

             Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

      Junk vehicles, orders for removal as nuisances, 1383

      Leased vehicles

             Short-term leases (See RENTAL CARS)

             Transfer or assignment of vehicle subject to lease contract, prohibited acts, 1423

      License plates

             Front plate, certain vehicles exempt from requirement, 983

             Handicapped persons, parking (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

             Las Vegas Centennial, issuance, use of fees, 2851, 2852

             Special License Plates, Commission on, authority to designate alternate legislative members, 2848

             Special license plates, requirements for issuance of additional designs, 2849, 2850

             Veterans, personalized prestige plates, combination with veterans’ plates, 2850

      Licensing and registration

             Abandonment of vehicle, effect, 1220

             Failure to register, penalty, 2063

             Indian reservation or colony, exemption of certain vehicles from Governmental Services Tax, 6

             New residents, time for registration of vehicle, 2063

             Off-highway vehicles, certification to operate certain vehicles required, 2026

             One-Time Rebate, Account for the, use, appropriation, 1931

             Rebuilt vehicles, application, inspections, 1241, 1244

             Uninsured vehicles, suspension of registration, notices, 2317

             Vehicular homicide, suspension of registration following conviction, 147

      Liens for storage, maintenance or repair

             Priority of lien, monetary amount, 1001

             Regulations, 1246

             Violations, fines, injunctions, 1246

      Minors (See also DRIVERS’ LICENSES; TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Child restraint systems, waiver of certain penalties for violations, training course fees, 119, 120

             Controlled substances, allowing minor to be present in vehicle where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

             Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in vehicle, prohibited acts, 973

      Mobile transmitters, unlawful acts, penalties, 936-938

      Motor carriers (See MOTOR CARRIERS)

      Motor oil, permits for disposal sites, 1500

      Nonprofit entities, sales tax exemption on vehicles transferred to, 692

      Oversize vehicles, size, weight and load (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Parking (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      Rebuilt vehicles

            Certificate of title or other title, removing or concealing, penalty, 1245

             Definitions, 1239-1241

             Inspections, requirements, 1244

             Registration, applications for, 1241

      Recreational vehicles, maximum width, 21

      Rental cars (See RENTAL CARS)

      Rules of the road (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Safety belts (See SAFETY BELTS)

      Sales

             Cancellation of sale by seller, prohibited acts, disclosures, 1240

             Certificate of title, failure of seller to deliver following performance of contract, penalty, 701

             Contracts or security agreements, prohibited acts, 1240

             Dealers (See MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND OTHER LICENSEES)

             Deceptive trade practices, definition, penalties, 1240, 1243, 1249, 1427

             Lemon law buyback, requirements, prohibited acts, 1246-1249

             Sales and use taxes, exemption for vehicle taken in trade, 2487, 2488, 2494, 2495

      Size, weight and load (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      State vehicles (See STATE VEHICLES)

      Taxicabs (See TAXICABS)

      Tires

             Disposal sites, permits, 1500

             New tire fee, joint and several liability for failure to collect or remit, 571

      Traffic control (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Vintage Car Day designated, 3039

      Warranties, lemon law buybacks, 1246-1249

      Wildlife violations, forfeitures, 1310

      Wreckers (See AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS)

MOTOR VEHICLES, DEPARTMENT OF

      Abandoned vehicles on public land, duties, 1220

      Administrative services, supplemental appropriation, 582

      Anatomical gifts, duties, 244-246

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, part of Department, representation, 926

      Contagious diseases, industrial insurance and occupational disease coverage for certain employees, 2236

      County motor vehicle fuel tax, reimbursement for collection, 1155, 1720

      Deceptive trade practices, imposition of fines, appropriation for administrative expenses, 1240, 1252

      Director, duties regarding one-time rebate of registration fees and taxes, 1931

      Dishonored payments, fee, 590

      Drivers’ licenses (See DRIVERS’ LICENSES)

      Driving skills, requests by relatives or spouses for examination, 2311

      Evidence, authority to purchase, 1239

      Expedited service permits, period of validity, 232

      Field service office in North Las Vegas, funding, 1549

      General appropriations, 1942, 1943, 1947

      Handicapped parking plates, placards or stickers, issuance of letters regarding use, 1369, 1370, 1372

      Homeless persons, provision of duplicate drivers’ licenses or identification cards, reports, 1215, 1219

      Inspection stations, additional services authorized to perform, duties, 2324

      Insurance, verification, 2317

      Liens for storage, maintenance or repair of vehicles, powers, 1246

      Lubricating oil inspection fee, deposit, 1526

      Motor Carrier Division, creation, 91

      Motor vehicle fuel

             Inspection fee, deposit, 1526

             Taxes, duties (See MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES)

      Pollution Control Account, duties, 897

      Sales, duties regarding seller’s failure to deliver title following performance of contract, 701

      Settlements between licensee and injured party, duties, 1242, 1243

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child

             Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, sharing information with required, 2871, 2886

             Drivers’ licenses, restrictions on issuance, procedures, 2886

             Identification cards, restrictions on issuance, procedures, 2886

      Special fuel tax, duties (See SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

      Staff, salaries, 1959

      Surety bonds of licensees, use, 1242

      Testing for Intoxication, Committee on, transfer, 58-60

      Vehicular manslaughter, duties regarding driving records, 78

MOTORCYCLES (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

      All-terrain cycles, certification to operate, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

MOUNT CHARLESTON

      Protection, legislative study, 3096

      Public lands generally (See PUBLIC LANDS)

MOVIE PIRACY

      Prohibited acts, detention of suspects, 525

MUNICIPAL COURTS

      Judges

             County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

             Judicial Discipline, Commission on, appointments, 305

             Judicial Retirement Plan, participation, 989, 990, 995

             Public Employees Retirement System, withdrawal, notice, 990

             Salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, study, 1071

             Senior judges, temporary assignments, 105

             Sparks, term of office, 104, 105

      Justices of the peace, temporary assignments of certain senior justices, 105

      Reno, study of unification with Justice Court, 3069

      Suspension of sentence for misdemeanors, 66

MURDER

      Controlled substances, death of minor resulting from being present where illegal activities conducted, 1057, 1059

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

MUSEUMS

      Abandoned military artifacts, receipt, 419

      Atomic Testing Museum, funding for educational program, reports, 2087

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Capital improvement projects for state museums, funding, 1546, 1548

      General appropriations, 1939

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, appropriation, 1039

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

N

NAMES

      Change of name

             Master plans, procedure for minor amendments, 185

             Natural person, applicability of laws, 2207

      Common-interest communities, unit-owners’ association, 2590

      Fictitious names

             Business entities, prohibited names, 2209, 2210

             Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibitions, 1703, 1859

             Collection agencies, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1872

             Credit unions, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1890

             Debt adjusters, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1884

             Financial institutions and related business, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1842

             Installment loan businesses, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1881

             Natural persons, requirements for adoption of name, 2209

             Savings and loans, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1873

             Thrift companies, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1887

NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, NEVADA COMMISSION FOR

      Appropriation, 909

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY LAW

      Appropriation, 1937

NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING

      Funding, 2087

NATIONAL GUARD (See also ARMED FORCES; VETERANS)

      Active service members, monetary relief from economic hardships, 2449

      Base Realignment and Closure Commission urged to reconsider and reject recommendations involving Nevada facilities, 3098

      Debt deferment for certain loans and other debt, 1690

      General appropriation, 1940, 1943

      Group life insurance policies, reimbursement for premiums, 2449

      Patriot Relief Account, creation, use, 2448

      Public officers or employees, leave of absence for military duty, 2449

      Sales and use tax, exemptions, 2449, 2450

      University and Community College System of Nevada

             Textbooks, reimbursement for costs, 2449

             Waiver of registration and laboratory fees, 583

NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE

      Appropriation, 1937

NATIVE AMERICANS (See also MINORITIES)

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products, list of reservations and colonies where sold, 1186

      Governmental services tax, vehicles owned by governing bodies of reservation or colony exempt, 6

      Historic preservation

             Religious or cultural sites, preservation, 568-570

             Stewardship program for cultural resources, coordination of activities, 1575

      Nevada Indian Commission (See INDIAN COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, land exchange with State, uses of property, 1353-1355

      Winnemucca, Sarah, unveiling of statues recognized and celebrated, 2996

NATURAL GAS

      Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Pipelines (See PIPELINES)

      Utilities (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)

NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

NECROPHILIA (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

      Penalty, 2878

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

      Accommodation parties, duty to pay amount due, 2003

      Actions, notice of right to defend, 1998

      Bills of lading (See BILLS OF LADING)

      Certified checks, drafts, cashiers’ checks or money orders, presumption of abandonment, 417, 418

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, returned check fees, 1698

      Conditional promises or orders, 1997

      Definitions, 853, 1995, 1996

      Documents of title (See DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

      Electronic documents, signing, 2004

      Employment Security Division, form of dishonored payments to, waiver of fees, 453, 590

      Enforcement of lost, destroyed or stolen instrument, 1999

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Notes, criteria for payment, notice, 2003

      Remotely-created items, warranties, 2000-2002

NEVADA ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND DANCE

      Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, membership, 233

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

      Grants Management Advisory Committee, membership, 471

 

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, recommendations for appointments, 1971

      Financial management review of school districts, appointments to oversight committees, 2440, 2441

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS

      Formula for identifying at-risk schools, consultations, 2457, 2458

      Safety restraints on school buses, feasibility study, duties, 1037

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS

      Formula for identifying at-risk schools, consultations, 2457, 2458

NEVADA ATHLETIC TRAINERS ASSOCIATION

      Advisory Committee to Board of Athletic Trainers, membership, 229

NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE (See also CANCER)

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, membership, 2065

      University of Nevada School of Medicine, appropriation for partnership with Institute, 1524

NEVADA CHECK-UP PROGRAM

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      General appropriation, 1939, 1944

      Supplemental appropriation, 1007

NEVADA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

      Clark County, grant program for inner city or blighted areas, duties, 1949

NEVADA DISABILITY ADVOCACY AND LAW CENTER

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, representation, 1440

NEVADA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION

      Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, appointment, 900

NEVADA HUMANITIES COMMISSION

      General appropriation, 1939

NEVADA INDIAN COMMISSION (See INDIAN COMMISSION, NEVADA)

NEVADA INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (See INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, NEVADA)

NEVADA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

      Committee on Anatomical Dissection, appointment, 601

NEVADA P.E.P.

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, representation, 1440

NEVADA PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ASSOCIATION

      Advisory Committee to Board of Athletic Trainers, membership, 229

NEVADA RURAL HOSPITAL PARTNERS

      Appropriation for loan programs, 912

NEVADA RURAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (See HOUSING AUTHORITIES)

 

NEVADA SHERIFFS AND CHIEFS ASSOCIATION

      Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, appointment, 900

NEVADA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, recommendations for appointments, 1971

      Financial management review of school districts, appointments to oversight committees, 2440, 2441

NEVADA STATE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

      Nominations to Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services, 547

NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (See also UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      University and Community College System of Nevada renamed, 349

NEVADA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

      Educational personnel, duties regarding hearing officers removed, 464

NEWSPAPERS

      Advertising generally (See ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISEMENTS)

      Deeds of trust, publication of notice of sale, 1625

      Local governments

             Budgets, publication of informational notices, 1508, 1745

             Cities and towns, public printing, 1087, 1088

             General improvement districts, publication of notices, 725

             Public works, advertisements for bids, 1797

             Purchasing, advertisements for bids, 2552

             School districts, public printing, 1091

      Property tax notices regarding tax rates, publication, 1508, 1745

      Reporters and editorial employees, access to certain confidential information, 1041, 1482-1484

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, disclosure to persons affected, 2505, 2509, 2511

      Tax increment areas, publication of notices, 1762

NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

      211 system for social services referrals, implementation, 2437, 2438

      Articles

             Amendment, 2187

             Restatement, 2188, 2256

      Campaign contributions or expenditures, duties, 2831

      Charters, renewal, 2257

      Common-interest communities

             Certification by Real Estate Division, 2627

             Cooperative corporations

                   Filing of documents, 2253-2256, 2624, 2625

                   Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

      Criminal history records of employees or volunteers, fees prohibited, 2867

      Educational organizations, school districts urged to adopt or revise policies on use of school facilities, 545

      Electric cooperatives, treatment of unclaimed capital credits, 1023

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Grants Management Advisory Committee, membership, 471

      Habitat for Humanity International, property tax exemption, 2654

      Live entertainment tax, exemption, 2483

      Mergers or exchanges, contents of plans, 2200

      Mobile home parks owned by nonprofit entity, composition of board of directors or trustees, 1604-1608

      Motor vehicles transferred to nonprofit entity, sales tax exemptions, 692

      Performing arts centers, authority of governmental entity to delegate operational responsibilities, 1361

      Public broadcasting stations, appropriation, 2452

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Residential property, participation in rehabilitation programs, 1304-1307

      University school for profoundly gifted pupils, establishment, 2425-2428

      Voluntary dissolution, 2189

      Wildlife violations, donation of seized equipment to certain organizations, 1310

NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS

      Applicability of insurance laws, 2158

      Cancer, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2015-2018

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2015-2018

      High deductible policies for purposes of establishing health savings accounts, issuance authorized, 2158

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2345

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

NONRESIDENTS (See RESIDENTS AND RESIDENCY)

NORTH LAS VEGAS, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Charter amendments

             City Clerk, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, duties, 1416, 1417

             City Councilmen, election procedure, 2690-2693

             Development, legislative declaration, 1595

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1142

             Ordinances, procedure to enact, 679

             Undertaking defined, 1596

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Police department, sales tax for additional officers, 912-917

NOTARIES PUBLIC

      Advertisements, prohibited acts, penalty, 68

      Attorneys appointed as notaries, notary powers, 67

      Authentication of notary’s signature, issuance of apostille or certification, fees, 2274

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, operation in same location, 1704

      False representation as notary, injunctions, 2275

      Qualifications of resident aliens for appointment, technical amendment, 1581

      Unlawful notarizations, penalty, 2274

NUCLEAR PROJECTS, AGENCY FOR

      Appropriations, 1936, 1944

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

NUCLEAR WASTE (See HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

NUISANCES

      Abandoned nuisances

             Abatement, authority of city, 565, 566

             Vehicles, removal authority, 106, 1384

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2466

      Commercial property, maximum fine for violations, 1382, 1383

      Dangerous structure or condition, definition, 1384

      Garbage and litter, removal, 1383

      Junk appliances or vehicles, removal, 1383

NURSES AND NURSING

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See NURSING, STATE BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Clark County district board of health, representation, 2464

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agency, duties, 1318, 1321, 1322

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2723, 2724

      Misconduct, reports, 2175

      Newborn infants affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 2032

      Retaliation for certain reports or refusal to perform certain tasks prohibited, civil actions, 1517, 1518

      Rural health care providers, establishment of pool for loans for, 912

      School nurses, duties regarding allergy or asthma self-medication by pupils, 85, 86

NURSING ASSISTANTS

      Board (See NURSING, STATE BOARD OF)

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2723, 2724

      Misconduct, reports, 2175

      Retaliation for certain reports or refusal to perform certain tasks prohibited, civil actions, 1517, 1518

NURSING FACILITIES (See ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

 

NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See LONG-TERM CARE, NEVADA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 803-806

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2796-2800

NURSING, STATE BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

NUTRITION

      Fitness and wellness, creation of state program and advisory council, duties, 232, 233

      School Breakfast Program, participation urged and reports requested, 3020

      School lunch programs, funding, 1262, 1263

O

OBESITY

      Fitness and wellness, creation of state program and advisory council, duties, 232, 233

      Statewide policy to prevent obesity, work of planning group acknowledged, 3031

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES (See also INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Firemen redesignated as firefighters, 343-347

      Police officers

             Game wardens defined as police officers for purposes of coverage, 2241

             Hepatitis, coverage, 2239

      Workers’ Memorial Day designated, 3043

OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION

      Career and Technical Education Week designated and groups commended, 2974

      Construction job training, legislative declaration regarding women and minorities, 1045

      Culinary and Hospitality Academy of Las Vegas, funding of vocational training facility construction, 1361

      General appropriation, 1938

      Public schools (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Redesignation as career and technical education, 1046

OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, STATE BOARD FOR

      Career and technical education endorsement for diploma, regulation, 1049

      Executive Officer (See SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION)

      Name change, 1046

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

      Safety and health managers, misrepresentation as, penalties, 256, 257

      Workers’ Memorial Day designated, 3043

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

      Board of Occupational Therapy

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 783, 784

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 783, 784

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2753-2755

OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

      Certificates of operation

             Exemptions from requirement, 2026

             Issuance by authorized dealers, regulations, 2026

             Unlawful to operate without, penalty, 2026

      Definitions, 2025

      Highways, operation on, restrictions, required equipment, 2027, 2028

      Public land, trail, way or unpaved county road, operation on, 2027

OIL (See PETROLEUM PRODUCTS)

OLDER PERSONS (See AGED PERSONS)

OPEN MEETING LAW (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

OPEN-SPACE LAND

      Eminent domain, requirements to commence proceeding for open-space use, 1786, 2218

      Golf courses, property tax assessment of real property as open-space real property, 2663-2666

      Sale or transfer to tax-exempt entity, payment of deferred taxes required, exceptions, 2666

OPTICIANS

      Board of Dispensing Opticians

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 771-773

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 771-773

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2737-2739

      Senior citizens, vision benefits program, 1571-1574

OPTOMETRISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2736, 2737

      Nevada State Board of Optometry

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Senior citizens, vision benefits program, 1571-1574

ORDINANCES

      Alcoholic beverages, samples served by grocery stores, 1270, 1271

      Appraisers of government land, lists of qualified persons, 1457, 1463, 2671, 2676, 2680

      Art displays and sales in parks, regulations encouraged, 528

      Billboards, remedies when highway construction affects visibility, 980

      Businesses, procedures for adoption of local rules and regulations affecting, 1478, 1479

      Citations for violations, persons who may issue, 1382

      County motor vehicle fuel tax, imposition of additional tax upon voter approval, 1717-1721

      Court fees, additional filing fees in civil actions, 199

      Election to adopt, approve or reject ordinance, at general election only, 2839, 2840, 2844

      Hospital districts in smaller counties, dissolution, 1446, 1447

      Local improvement districts, 1827-1832, 1837

      Master plans, procedure for minor amendments, 185

      North Las Vegas, procedure to enact, 679

      Nuisance abatement (See NUISANCES)

      Off-highway vehicles, operation on highways, 2028

      Police, funding and support of additional officers, 914, 915

      Property managers, regulation, 2334, 2339

      Rehabilitation of residential neighborhoods, 1303

      Sales tax for agriculture, libraries, parks, recreation and senior services, 1396-1400

      Segway scooters, regulation by county or city, 415

      Snowboarding, local regulation authorized, 505

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1763

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, 495, 496

      Tourism improvement districts, creation, 2363-2366

      Wind energy systems, unreasonable restrictions prohibited, 1820

      Zoning (See ZONING)

ORGAN DONATION (See also DEAD BODIES)

      Department of Motor Vehicles, duties, 244-246

      University of Nevada School of Medicine, duties, 244

ORIENTAL MEDICINE

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 769

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2731-2733

      State Board of Oriental Medicine

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 769

OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, membership, 601

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, membership, 2065

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2527, 2698

             Contested cases, procedures for hearings, 742-752, 765-769

             Grounds, 264, 2516, 2527, 2528

             Hearing officer or panel, powers and duties, immunities, 259, 261, 264, 265

             Hearings, procedures, 264

      Gratuitous care, immunities, 2518

      Indigent care at county hospitals, payment for providing, 2557

      Industrial insurance, health care providers (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Licenses

             Application, 2724-2726

             Background checks, 2527

             Fees, 263, 264

             Inactive status, requirements, 263

             Provisional licenses, law repealed, 2527

             Renewal, 262, 263, 2726, 2727

             Revocation, grounds, 2527

      Malpractice, immunities of providers of gratuitous care, 2518

      Newborn infants affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, authority to hold child, 2032, 2038

      Office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, reports, 2515

      Osteopathic physician assistants

             Pronouncement of death, authority to make, 2519

             Provisional licenses, law repealed, 2527

      Research studies, review by Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2523-2526

      School pupils, self-administration of allergy or asthma medication, requests for authorization, 85

      State Board of Osteopathic Medicine

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Criminal history records, receipt upon request, 2530

             Disciplinary action, delegation of duties, 259

             Hearing officers, employment authorized, 261

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, reports, duties, 2515

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 765-769

      Surgery regulation (See SURGERY)

      Unprofessional conduct, acts constituting, 259, 260

OXYGENATED FUEL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

P

PARDONS

      Application, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

      Civil rights restoration

             Applications to State Board of Pardons Commissioners, procedures, 2907

             Full, unconditional pardon, effect, 2908

             Limitations on civil rights, official document to include, 2908

      Legislative study, 3090

      Receipt of official document upon pardon, contents, 2908

PARDONS COMMISSIONERS, STATE BOARD OF

      Applications to Board, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

      Secretary of Board, duties, 2907

PARENT AND CHILD

      Adoption (See ADOPTION)

      Appraisers of government land, prohibited acts, 1455, 1458, 1463, 2671, 2672, 2677-2680

      Child abuse or neglect (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Child support (See CHILD SUPPORT)

      Children generally (See MINORS)

      Custody (See CHILD CUSTODY)

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Driving ability, requests by relative for examination of licensee, 2311

      Education (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

             Accountability reports and summaries, receipt, 1157-1159

             Achievement and proficiency exams, notice of availability of samples, 2459

             Asthma or allergy self-medication by pupils, requests for authorization, 85, 86

             Attendance requirements for kindergarten and first grade, receipt, compliance, 520

             Laws governing schools and implementation plan, receipt, 1655

             Parental involvement accords, 1659-1661

             Safe and respectful learning environment, development of policy, 704

      Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agency, parental consent unnecessary for court-ordered admissions to psychiatric facilities, 1318

      Foster care (See FOSTER CARE)

      Juvenile justice (See JUVENILE COURTS; JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)

      Mentally ill or mentally retarded persons, development and modification of client plans, 307

      Paternity actions, confidentiality of social security numbers, 248, 249

      Personal assistants, care of disabled person in absence of parent, 70

      Termination of parental rights, grounds, 89

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in vehicle, prohibited acts, 973

PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, recommendations for appointments, 1971

      Financial management review of school districts, appointments to oversight committees, 2440, 2441

      Safe and respectful learning environment, development of policy, 704

      School districts urged to adopt or revise policies on use of facilities by parent groups, 545

PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS

      Common-interest communities, removal of improperly parked vehicles, 2591

      Handicapped parking

             Fines for unlawful use of parking space, 1372

             Letters, issuance to permittees, 1369, 1370, 1372

             Parking placards and stickers

                   Identification number and expiration date required, 1369

                   Use by others prohibited, exception, 1371, 1372

             Special license plates, use by others prohibited, exception, 1371, 1372

      Land use planning, transit plans to include satellite parking facilities, 1590

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

PARKS

      Account for Maintenance of State Park Facilities and Grounds, creation, sources, use, 583, 584

      Art displays and sales in parks, regulations encouraged, 528

      Improvements for state parks, previous authorized expenditures and reversion of appropriations extended, 1021

      National Park Service rangers, requests for confidentiality of county assessor’s records, 1482

      Natural treasures of State, legislative study of protection measures, 3096

      Sales tax to support parks, imposition authorized in certain counties, 1395-1399

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (See SCHOOLS, PRIVATE)

PAROLE

      Certification of certain offenders required before release, 2878, 2879

      Confidential and privileged information, 83

      Dishonorable discharge, application to change to honorable discharge, 2360

      Honorable discharge from parole, petitions for restoration of civil rights following, 2358

      Legislative study, 3090

      Privileged information, 83

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

      Transitional living facilities (See HALFWAY HOUSES FOR RELEASED PRISONERS, PRIVATE)

PAROLE AND PROBATION, DIVISION OF (See PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF)

PAROLE COMMISSIONERS, STATE BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Closed-circuit security system, appropriation, 1542

      General appropriation, 1942

      Lifetime supervision, petitions for release, 2862

      Salaries, 1959

PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON

      Activities supported, actions urged and report to Legislature ordered, 3013

PARTNERSHIPS

      Business brokers, regulation, 647, 649

      Conversions, contents of plans, 2200

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362

      Limited-liability limited partnerships (See LIMITED-LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS)

      Limited-liability partnerships (See LIMITED-LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS)

      Limited partnerships (See LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS)

      Manufactured home parks (See also MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

             Meetings with tenants, landlord’s duties, 1598

      Prescription drug wholesalers (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Supported living arrangement services, regulation, 1376-1379

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

      Uniform Partnership Act

             Applicability, 421

             Definitions, 421, 440, 441

      Uniform Partnership Act of 1997

             Accounts of partners, credits and charges, 430, 440

             Acts binding on partnership (See also Liability, this subhead)

                   After dissolution, 439

                   Dissociated partner, actions of, when binding, duration, 436, 437

                   Partner’s act in carrying on ordinary business, 426, 428

                   Purported partner, actions by, effect of consent by existing partners, 429

             Applicability, governance, 423, 425

             Assets of partnership, distribution, 439, 440

             Books and records, location, right of access, 423, 430, 432

             Business

                   Acts outside ordinary course of business, consent of all partners required, 430

                   Information concerning partnership business, provision to partners and legal representatives, 431, 432

                   Majority of partners required to decide differences, 430

                   Management rights, 430, 435

                   Partner as agent of partnership, 426

                   Partnerships for particular undertaking or definite term, continuation, presumptions, 432

                   Winding up of business, powers of partner, 439

             Citation, 421

             Civil actions by or against partnership, 428, 431, 432, 436, 440

             Claims barred by law, revival, 432

             Creditors, prohibited and authorized actions, 429, 433, 437

             Definite term or particular undertaking, partnerships for

                   Continuation without express agreement, 432

                   Dissolution and winding up, 438

                   Wrongful dissociation of partner, effect, 434-436

             Definitions, 422

             Dissociation of partner from partnership, 424, 433-437

             Dissolution and winding up

                   Acts binding on partnership after dissolution, 439

                   Assets, use to discharge obligations, distribution of surplus, 439, 440

                   Causes, 424, 437, 438

                   Dissociation of partner causing dissolution, applicability of provisions, 435

                   Fiduciary duties, applicability to winding up, 431

                   Judicial supervision of winding up, 439

                   Notice of dissolution by nonpartners, when deemed, 439

                   Settling accounts after dissolution, 440

                   Statements of dissolution, effect, 439

                   Termination of partnership upon winding up of business, 438

                   Transferees, right to account of transactions, 432

                   Waiver of right to have business wound up, effect, 438, 439

                   Winding up by partner, compensation, powers, 430, 439

             Distributions in kind, requirement prohibited, 430

             Enforcement of partner’s rights and obligations, 431, 432, 440

             Expulsion of partner, procedures, effect, 424, 433-435

             Fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, 423, 424, 431, 435

             Formation of partnership, criteria for determination, 425

             Good faith and fair dealing, obligation of partners, 424, 431

             Governing law, 425, 432

             Interest in partnership

                   Dissociated partner, buyout of interest, determination of price, 435, 436

                   Held by one person, effect, 427

                   Transferable interests

                          Charge against interest to satisfy judgment authorized, liens, 433

                         Effect of transfer, 432, 433

                          Personal property, interest deemed to be, 432

                          Profits and losses and right to receive distributions, 432

                          Prohibited transfers ineffective as to persons with notice, 433

                          Rights of transferees, 432, 433

             Knowledge, notice or receipt of notification

                   Actions constituting, 422, 423

                   Effective immediately, exception, 423

                   Reasonable diligence, effect, requirements, 423

             Legal entity distinct from individual partners, 425

             Liability

                   Actionable conduct of partner acting in ordinary course of  business, effect, 428

                   Assets, use to satisfy liability, 439, 440

                   Dissociated partners

                          Indemnification against partnership liabilities, 435

                          Partnership obligations, liability for, discharge or release, 437

                          Wrongful dissociation or damage caused to partnership, 435, 437

                   Dissolution, liability of partner following, enforcement of obligations, 439, 440

                   Effect of election to be governed by 1997 Act, 443

                   Estate of deceased partner, 440

                   Failure to file statement of dissociation, effect on continuation of liability, 429

                   Indemnification of partners, 430, 435

                   Joint and several liability of partners and purported partners, 428, 429

                   Judgments against partnership, satisfaction, 429

                   Limited-liability partnership, obligations incurred while registered as, 428

                   Money or property of nonpartner, liability for loss, 428

                   Obligations incurred before person’s admission as partner, 428

                   Personal liability of partners, 428, 429, 440

                   Purported partners, 429

                   Statement of partnership authority, effect of being named in, 429

                   Winding up business, powers of partner, 439

             Loans by partners to partnership, 430, 431

             Partnership agreement

                   Amendment, consent of all partners required, 430

                   Breach, remedy, 431, 434

                   Governance, 423

                   Partnerships for particular undertaking or definite term, continuation without agreement, 432

                   Prohibited provisions, 423, 424

             Partnership authority, statement of

                   Agent named in statement, duties, 427

                   Cancellation, 428

                   Contents, 427

                   Filing after dissolution authorized, effect, 439

                   Operation of statement as to nonpartners, 427, 428

                   Partner’s authority to enter into transactions on behalf of partnership, effect of statement, 427, 428

                   Statements of denial, dissociation or dissolution, effect, 428, 437, 439

             Payments and advances made by partners, reimbursements, 430

             Profits and losses, 430, 432, 440

             Property

                   Acquisition, 425, 426

                   Partners not co-owners of property, 432

                   Presumptions as to partnership or separate property, 426

                   Transferable interest in property prohibited, 432

                   Transfers

                          Filed statement of partnership authority, effect, 427, 428

                          Knowledge of limitation on partner’s authority, when deemed, 428

                          Procedures, 426

                          Recovery of transferred property, 426, 427

                   Use or possession, restrictions, 430

             Reasonable diligence, effect on determination of knowledge, notice or receipt of notification, requirements, 423

             Remuneration for services performed by partner prohibited, exception, 430

             Statements, generally

                   Amendment or cancellation, 424

                   Copies, certification, effect, distribution to nonfiling partners, 424

                   Definition, 422

                   Execution, requirements, 424

                   Filing with Secretary of State, effect, 424

                   Recorded statements, 424

             Supplementary principles of law, 424

             Termination of partnership upon winding up, 438

PASSPORTS

      Identity theft passports (See also IDENTITY THEFT)

             Issuance, 1100

      Involuntary servitude, prohibited acts involving passports, penalty, 87, 88

PATERNITY

      Confidentiality of social security numbers of parents and child, 248, 249

PATIENTS

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office for (See CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)

      Emergency medical services (See EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)

      Hospital Patients, Bureau for (See CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR)

      Hospitals (See HOSPITALS)

      Medical facilities (See MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

      Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

PAWNBROKERS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, operation in same location, 1687, 1704

PAYDAY LOAN SERVICES (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

PAYROLL TAXES (See BUSINESS TAX; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

PEACE OFFICERS

      Abandoned vehicles, duties (See ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, investigations, 1106, 1107

      Administrative files of officers

             Copy of comment or document placed in file, receipt by officer required, 622

             Definition, 621

             Review by officers upon request, 622

             Unfavorable comment or document, requirements for placement, 621, 622

      Agriculture, State Department of, age restriction on retirement of inspectors repealed, 1105

      Alcoholic beverage awareness program, duties, 2684

      Arrest (See ARREST)

      Cigarette sales and tax laws

             Inspection of facilities and vehicles, authority, 1193, 1197

             Seizure of stamps, cigarettes or machinery, duties, 1197, 1198

      Colorado River, Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the, jurisdictional boundaries, 303, 304

      Concealed weapons, authority to carry, 593-596

      Constables (See CONSTABLES)

      Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

      County assessor records

             Disclosure of information to law enforcement agencies, procedure, 1482-1484

             Requests for confidentiality of personal information relating to peace officers, 1482

      False or fraudulent complaints against officer, penalty repealed, 939

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Game wardens, defined as police officers for industrial injuries, occupational diseases and certain group insurance provisions, 2241

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Hepatitis, occupational disease coverage, 2239

      Highway Patrol (See HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA)

      Home addresses of officers confidential, exception, 621

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Investigation of complaint or allegation against

             Applicability of provisions, 624

             Conclusion of investigation, procedures following, 620, 621, 624

             Evidence obtained during investigation, restrictions on admissibility, 621

             Failure of officer to provide statement or answer questions, effect, 622

             Filing false or fraudulent complaint or allegation against officer, provision repealed, 939

             Imposition of punitive action, review of administrative or investigative files, 620, 624

             Notice of interrogation or hearing, requirements, waiver, 622

             Record of interrogation or hearing, authority to make, 623, 624

             Removal of record of investigation or imposition of punitive action, prohibited acts, 621

             Representatives of officer, number authorized, duties, 623

      Methamphetamine labs, penalty for death or injury during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Metropolitan police (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and Week recognized, 3030

      Photographs of officers confidential, exception, 621

      Police departments (See POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Police dogs, unlawful acts relating to, civil liability, 632, 633

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Review boards, training of members, 624, 625

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Sheriffs (See SHERIFFS)

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Signals, duties concerning unlawful devices to alter, 936

      Training academy applicants, requests for background information, 16, 18

      University police (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      Unsupervised children, authority to remove certain children from vehicle, 973

PEACE OFFICERS’ STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Composition, 1105

      Salaries, 1963

PEDESTRIANS

      School pupils, study of safe walking routes, 458

      Segway scooters, regulation by county or city, 415

      Zoning, considerations regarding access to sidewalks, 1592

PEEPING TOMS

      Prohibited acts, penalties, 930

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (See CLARK COUNTY)

PERPETUITIES, RULE AGAINST

      Period within which interest must vest or terminate, 537, 959

PERSHING COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

PERSONAL ASSISTANTS

      Care of disabled person in absence of parent, guardian or other responsible person, 70

      Definition, 70

PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Damage to property of elderly person, complaint and settlement, 2174

      Definition, 2164

      Elder abuse, reports by employees, 2173

      Employees, background checks, 2170-2172

      Licensure, 2168

      Nurses and nursing assistants, reports of misconduct, 2175

      Surety bonds, requirements, 2168, 2169

PERSONAL INJURIES

      Accidents (See ACCIDENTS)

      Civil actions generally (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Controlled substances

             Injury of minor resulting from being present where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1057

             Unlawfully manufacturing or compounding, penalty for injury to person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Damages (See DAMAGES)

      Health insurance, coverage for injury sustained while intoxicated or under the influence, 2343

      Snowboarders, notice requirements, immunity of recreation area operators for misconduct, 505

      Vulnerable persons, abuse of, penalty, 1113, 1114

PERSONAL PROPERTY

      Abandoned property (See ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY)

      Motor vehicles (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      Sales (See SALES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY)

      Sales and use taxes (See SALES AND USE TAXES)

PERSONAL TRAINERS

      Study concerning regulation, 230

PERSONNEL COMMISSION

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1409

PERSONNEL, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Omission of unclassified positions, duties in reestablishing positions, 1963

      Staff, salaries, 1960

      State employees generally (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      State Printing Office employees, duty regarding salaries removed, 1090

      Two-grade pay increases for certain employees, designation of eligibility, 1967

PESTICIDES

      Registration fees, use to eradicate and control noxious weeds, 935

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

      Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

      Diesel fuel (See DIESEL FUEL)

      Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of Petroleum

             Authorized expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

             Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

      Gasoline (See GASOLINE)

      Heating oil (See HEATING OIL, DISCHARGES)

      Lubricating oil (See LUBRICATING OIL)

      Motor oil, issuance of permits for disposal sites, 1500

      Proprietary information collected by State Department of Agriculture, confidentiality, 524

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY

      Aged persons, SenioRx program benefits, 1259-1261

      Clinical drug trials, federal law to mandate reporting of results urged, 3064

      Coroners, release of copies of prescriptions to, 1064

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Handicapped persons, subsidy program, 1327-1329

      Las Vegas Dispensing Pharmacy for Medco Health Solutions, commendation for tsunami relief efforts, 3055

      Licenses, certificates and permits

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Denial, suspension or revocation, grounds, 1617

             Issuance, renewal, 2747-2749

      Medical examiners, release of copies of prescriptions to, 1064

      Medicare Plan D benefits, coordination of programs to maintain or maximize coverage, 1261, 1334

      Prescription drug wholesalers

             Distributors, duties relating to wholesalers, 1613-1615

             Licenses

                   Denial, suspension or revocation, grounds, 1609, 1611, 1617

                   Fingerprinting of applicants and certain other persons, 1608

                   Provisional licenses, 1609

                   Renewal, 1615, 1616, 1619, 1620

             Persons employed by or contracting with wholesalers

                   Exercise of influence over operation of wholesaler, restrictions, 1609, 1610

                   Fingerprinting, 1609, 1610

                   Lists, duties of wholesalers, 1609

             Purchases, restrictions, 1618

             Receipt of drug from pharmacy or practitioner, restrictions, duties, 1618

             Sales, 1618, 1619

             Statement of prior sales

                   Definition, 1611

                   Four or more sales of drug, effect, 1612

                   Prohibited acts, penalty, 1612, 1613

                   Regulation, considerations by Board, 1611, 1612

                   Requirements, 1611, 1612

             Surety bond or security in lieu

                   Deposits by Board, 1611

                   Publicly traded corporation exempt from requirement, 1611

                   Purpose, 1611

                   Reduction or increase in amount authorized, 1610, 1611

                   Requirement, penalty for failure to maintain, 1610, 1611, 1615, 1617, 1619, 1620

             Unlawful acts, penalties, 1612

      Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

      State Board of Pharmacy

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Drug wholesaler licensing information, confidentiality, 1609

             Executive Secretary, experience requirements, 1615

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      State employees, salaries, 1963

PHLEBOTOMISTS

      Driving or boating under the influence, admissibility of blood tests, 2041, 2044

PHYSICAL FITNESS

      Athletic trainers (See ATHLETIC TRAINERS)

      Fitness and wellness, creation of state program and advisory council, duties, 232, 233

      Personal trainers and fitness instructors, study of regulation, 230

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 781-783

      Licenses

             Issuance, renewal, 2751-2753

             Temporary exemptions, 695-698

      State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

             Advisory Committee to the Board of Athletic Trainers, membership, 229

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Continuing education courses, setting of course approval fees, 696

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Schools or educational curriculum, approval, 695, 697

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 781-783

      Unlicensed practice, civil penalty, 697

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Death, authority to make pronouncement, 2519

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses, application, 2715

      Newborn infants affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 2032

      Osteopathic physician assistants (See OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS)

PHYSICIANS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Administrative physician, definition, unauthorized practice, 2513, 2515

      Board (See MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, membership, 2065

      Clark County district board of health, representation, 2464

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2522, 2698

             Grounds, 2512, 2514, 2522, 2523

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Emotionally disturbed children, examination for court-ordered admissions to mental health facility, 1318-1320, 1322

      Gratuitous care, immunities, 2518

      Homeopathic physicians (See HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE)

      Indigent care at county hospitals, payment for providing, 2557

      Industrial insurance, receipt of payments from health or casualty insurers, recovery of excess payments, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Licenses

             Application, 2713

             Background checks, 2522

             Biennial registration, 2715

             Denial or revocation, grounds, 2522, 2523

             Inactive registrant, notice to Board of change of address, 2514

             Renewal, 2714

      Mailing address, requirements, 2514

      Malpractice, immunities of providers of gratuitous care, 2518

      Newborn infants affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, authority to hold child, 2032, 2038

      Office-based surgery and related sentinel events, reports, 2512

      Osteopathic physicians (See OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS)

      Podiatric physicians (See PODIATRY)

      Research studies, review by Nevada Institutional Review Board, 2523-2526

      Rural health care providers, establishment of pool for loans for, 912

      School pupils, self-administration of allergy or asthma medication, requests for authorization, 85

      State employees, salaries, 1963

      Surgery regulation (See SURGERY)

PIPELINES

      Discharges, use of certain money for clean up prohibited, 299

      Marking and detection requirements for subsurface installations, 904-907

      Natural gas pipelines, civil penalties for violations, 304

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Contractors’ laws, inapplicable to certain owners of developments, 1223

PLANNING COMMISSIONS (See also LAND USE PLANNING)

      Clark County, continuances of matters before planning commissions, 529

PLEA BARGAINING

      Boating under the influence, restrictions following certain offenses, 615

      Vehicular homicide, plea bargaining restricted, 138

      Vessel, homicide by, plea bargaining restricted, 154

PODIATRY

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 769-771

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2733-2736

      State Board of Podiatry

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 769-771

POLICE DEPARTMENTS

      Abandoned vehicles, duties, 106, 1219, 1220

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, investigations, 1106, 1107

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Juvenile offenders, release of reports to victims’ compensation officers, 61

      Metropolitan (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association, appointment to Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, 900

      Personnel (See PEACE OFFICERS)

      Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 702

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Registration requirements, publication of information, 2837

POLITICAL PARTIES

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Major political parties, when candidacy prohibited, 1434

      Vacancy in nomination for office, deadline and procedures for filling, 1433, 1434

      Voter registration applications, provision on request, 1431

POLLUTION CONTROL (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)

POLYGRAPHIC EXAMINERS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

POOR PERSONS (See INDIGENT PERSONS)

PORNOGRAPHY

      Child pornography, penalties for unlawful acts, 2876

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON

      Alcoholic beverage awareness program, duties, 2684

      Appropriation, 1938

      Authorized expenditures, 2911

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE

      Chiropractic courses, review fee, 2823

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Degree or honorary degree, penalties for false or misleading use, 617, 618

      Distance education for secondary pupils, qualifications to teach core subjects, 2417

      Occupational education (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

      Physical therapy schools and curricula, approval, 695

      Refunds, policy, payment, 635-638

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Surety bonds, 637, 638

      Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada, appointment to Committee on Anatomical Dissection, 601

      Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1691

      Wildlife license, tag or permit, authorization to act on behalf of applicants, 597

PREDATORY ANIMAL AND RODENT COMMITTEE, STATE

      Appropriation, 1942

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

PREGNANCY

      Infections acquired in obstetrics center, reports, 599

      Medicaid waiver, receipt of services pursuant to, 1673

PRELIMINARY HEARINGS

      Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

PREPAID LIMITED HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

      Industrial injuries, payments on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2346, 2347

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

PRESCRIPTIONS (See also PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Aged persons, SenioRx program benefits, 1259-1261

      Allergy or asthma medication, self-administration by school pupils, 84-86

      Coroners, release of copies to, 1064

      Disabilities, persons with, subsidy program, 1327-1329

      Expiration date requirements on container labels, 1619

      Medical examiners, release of copies to, 1064

      Medicare Plan D benefits, coordination of programs to maintain or maximize coverage, 1261, 1334

      Transfer to other pharmacist on request of patient, 180-182, 2746, 2747

      University System, purchases exempt from state purchasing laws, 670

PRESUMPTIONS

      Abandoned property, 417, 418

      Adoption, modification or termination of agreement for post-adoptive contact, best interests of the child, 1681

      Children in need of protection, placement of child together with siblings, 2097

      Involuntary servitude, presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

      Local government rules, economic burden upon business, 1478

      Motor vehicle abandoned by registered owner, evidence to rebut presumption, 1221

      Movie piracy, 525

      Partnerships, presumptions regarding, 426, 432

      Police officers, hepatitis acquired in course of employment, 2239

      Uniform Commercial Code, findings of trier of fact, 830, 831

PRISONS AND PRISONERS

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      Capital improvements, funding, 1543, 1544, 1547

      Department of Corrections (See CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF)

      General appropriation, 1941

      Released prisoners

             Ex-felons (See EX-FELONS)

             Facilities for (See HALFWAY HOUSES FOR RELEASED PRISONERS, PRIVATE)

             Parole (See PAROLE)

             Restoration of civil rights, petitions, 2359

             Stun gun possession, notice regarding prohibitions, 267

      Southern Nevada Correctional Center, appropriation, 1945, 1947

      Southern Nevada Women’s Correctional Facility, appropriation, 459

      Supplemental appropriation for prison expenses, 459

PRIVACY, RIGHT TO (See also CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

      Agriculture, State Department of, release of certain information restricted, 524

      Business records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Computer spyware, unlawful acts, 2509

      Cosmetology, State Board of, prohibited disclosures, 2640

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Identity theft (See IDENTITY THEFT)

      Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information, 2511

      Internet sites of public bodies, publication of personal information restricted, injunctions, 2503

      Motor vehicles, restriction on use of information retrieved from event recording devices, 1359

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

      Social security numbers (See SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS)

      State officers and employees, notice of employer’s access to personal computer, 671

      Taxation, Department of, duties regarding personal identifying information, 1771

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      County assessor information obtained by licensees, regulation, 1484

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 802, 803

PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      County assessor records, access to information, 1482-1484

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

PRIVATE PATROLMEN

      Alcohol education program, completion by certain employees required, 2683-2685

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      County assessors records, access to information, 1482-1484

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

PRIVILEGED INFORMATION (See CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

PROBATION

      Dishonorable discharge, application to change to honorable discharge, 2360

      Honorable discharge from probation, petitions for restoration of civil rights following, 2355

      Investigation of defendants, 81, 83

      Legislative study, 3090

      Order of probation by court, effect, 81

      Privileged information, 83

      Prohibitions

             Boating under the influence, certain offenses, 615

             Controlled substances, allowing minor in presence of illegal activities, second or subsequent offense, 1057, 1058

             Crime against a child, registration violations by offenders, 2871

             Homicide by vessel, 154

             Vehicular homicide, 138

      Promise to comply with conditions, time for submission by probationer, 81

      Sex offenders, conditions of probation, 2862

PROBATION OFFICERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

PROBLEM GAMBLING, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON

      Chairman, election, powers, 1528

      Compensation of members, 1527

      Creation, composition, 1527

      Duties, 1528

PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELORS

      Board (See ALCOHOL, DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 793-796

PROCESS (See CIVIL PROCESS)

PROCESS SERVERS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically, 2506

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2209, 2210

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (See ENGINEERS)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, STATE BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Quorum, 206

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Members, number and qualifications, 205, 209

      Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

PROPERTY MANAGERS

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES — Community managers)

      Hotels, motels or apartment complexes, regulation of managers by counties or cities, 2334

      Revocation of permit, effect, 1292

PROPERTY TAXES

      Abatement of taxes

             Allocation of amount of reductions in taxes levied as result of abatement, 1743

             Annexed property, 1743

             Application of abatements, priority, 1745

             Business property and property other than certain single-family residences and rental dwellings, 39, 1750

             Exemption of certain tax levies from abatement, 42, 44, 1753, 1754, 1756

             Failure to claim abatement, correction of tax roll, entitlement to tax credit or refund, 1744

             False claim of entitlement to abatement, penalty, 1745

             Grievances regarding applicability of abatements, procedure, 1744

             Inapplicability of abatement to certain property, 37, 39

             Legislative declarations, 35, 36, 38

             New or expanded businesses

                   Economic development areas or enterprise communities, 639-646

                   Wage requirements, 1510-1516

             Recapture of taxes from certain property, 41, 1752

             Redevelopment areas, parcels located within, 1740-1742

             Remainder parcels, 40

             Rental dwellings meeting affordable housing standards, owners of, 38, 1748

             Single-family residences occupied by owners, 37, 1747

      Agricultural real property, payment of deferred tax required upon sale or transfer to tax-exempt entity, exceptions, 2666

      Air transport companies offering unscheduled service, assessment of property, 972

      Allodial titles, issuance prohibited, extinguishment of current titles, 1484-1489

      Assessment

             Common-interest communities, 1230-1232

             Golf courses, assessment as open-space real property, 2663-2666

             Notices of assessed valuation, contents, publication on Internet site, 1507, 1508

             Reduction of assessment by county board of equalization, limitation, 2657

             Regulations governing assessment including standards for appraisal and reappraisal, adoption, use, 486, 490

      City boundary adjustments affecting certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

      Collection

             Commission for collection of tax, allocation for county assessor’s technology account, 2660

             Individual tax bills or notices, contents, provision of copies, publication on Internet, 1509

             Personal property, designation of taxes as uncollectible, 2662

      Common-interest communities

             Assessment, 1230-1232

             Condominiums, contents of subdivision final map for assessment purposes, 2670

      Definitions, 1739, 1740

      Delinquent property

             Agreements to locate, deliver, recover or assist in recovery, requirements, 1347

             Common-interest communities, liens, 1231

             Notice of delinquency, contents, 512, 513

             Personal property, designation of taxes as uncollectible, 2662

             Redemption and sale

                   Deeds made over to county treasurers, evidentiary effect, 1348

                   Payment to county general fund from proceeds of sale, amount, 1349

             Sale of tax liens

                   Actions by holders of certificates of purchase, 512, 514, 517

                   Evidentiary effect of certificate of purchase, 514

                   Procedure, 508-511

                   Redemption, 511, 512

             Trustee’s certificate, contents, 513

      Equalization

             Appeals, procedures, 2657-2659

             Audio recording or transcript of certain hearings required, 1411

             County boards (See EQUALIZATION, COUNTY BOARDS OF)

             State board (See EQUALIZATION, STATE BOARD OF)

      Exemptions

             Blind persons, 2650

             Constitutional requirements for enactment, sunsets, 3048

             False affidavit or proof to obtain exemption, penalty, 2649-2651

             Grant or renewal of exemption in error, penalty discretionary, 2654

             Habitat for Humanity International, 2654

             Veterans, 586, 2650-2653

             Veterans’ organizations, 2653

             Widows and widowers, 2649

      Golf courses, assessment as open-space real property, 2663-2666

      Hospital districts, procedures on dissolution, 1447-1449

      Internet site publications

             Assessment process, tax rates and revenues generated, 1506

             Individual tax bills or notices, 1509

             Notices of assessed valuation, 1508

      Legislative study, 43

      Levy of tax

             Approval of Nevada Tax Commission required for increase in total tax rate, 43, 1756

             Consolidated bond interest and redemption fund, levy for support of, 1551, 1552

             County commissioners’ meeting to reduce combined rate exceeding statutory limit, date, 1746

             Debt obligations, increase in rate for purposes of, 42, 44, 1754, 1756

             Informational notices regarding tax rates, publication, 1508, 1745

             Recapture of taxes from certain property, 41, 1752

             Revenue projections, provision to local governments, 1744

             Voter approval of levy of tax outside of caps, 42, 44, 1753, 1754, 1756

      Liens (See Delinquent property, this heading)

      Open-space real property

             Golf courses, assessment as open-space real property, 2663-2666

             Sale or transfer of property to tax-exempt entity, payment of deferred taxes required, exceptions, 2666

      Payment

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Protests, payment of taxes under

                   Copy of protest to Attorney General and State Controller eliminated, 1072

                   Filing, statement from property owner, 2659

             Receipts for payment of taxes on movable personal property, duties of tax receivers, 2660

      Personal property

             Movable personal property, receipt for payment of taxes on, 2660

             Owners’ property statements, contents, electronic signatures authorized, 2656

             Uncollectible taxes, designation, 2662

      Rolls, assessment and tax

             Correction of roll, 1744, 2657

             Itemization of effect of tax abatement, 43

             Program for dissemination of complete list, procedure, unlawful acts, 1483, 1484

      Senior citizens’ property tax assistance

             Appropriation, 1939, 1943

             Assessed value of home for determining eligibility, 2670

             Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Tax increment areas, allocation of tax revenue, 1763-1765

      Valuation of property

             Businesses, valuation of property pursuant to income approach to measure obsolescence, 42, 1755

             Determination of value of property not reappraised in current year, 2655

             Water rights, consideration in valuation of property, 2654

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS (See DISTRICT ATTORNEYS)

PROSTATE CANCER, TASK FORCE ON (See also CANCER)

      Appropriation, 2066

      Members, per diem allowance and travel expenses, 2066

PROSTITUTION

      Enticing or taking away person for purpose of prostitution, proof, 308

PROTECTION ORDERS

      Domestic violence, 103, 507, 955

      Harassment, 953-955

      Minors, orders on behalf of child, 953, 957, 958

      Stalking, 953-955

      Workplace harassment, 956

PSYCHIATRISTS (See also PHYSICIANS)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Emotionally disturbed children, examination for court-ordered admissions to mental health facility, 1318-1322

      State employees, salaries, 1963

PSYCHOLOGISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Psychological Examiners

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 787-791

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 787-791

      Emotionally disturbed children, examination for court-ordered admissions to mental health facility, 1318-1322

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2756, 2757

      Nevada State Psychological Association, nominations for Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services, 547

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS

      Hotels (See HOTELS AND MOTELS; RESORT HOTELS)

      Live entertainment tax (See LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TAX)

      Service animals or police dogs, unlawful acts, civil liability, 632, 633

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS

      Administration without letters, monetary threshold, 396

      County assessor’s records, access to information, 1482-1484

      Deputies, authority, 682

      Financial institution accounts, acquisition of information, 396

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

      Initiative and referendum petitions, use of building for gathering signatures, 1432, 2828, 2829

      Libraries (See LIBRARIES)

      Local government buildings

             Regional planning, legislative intent regarding green building construction, 1584

             Retrofitting for energy efficiency, 2894, 2895

             Voter registration facilities, designation, hours of operation, 311-313

      Public works generally (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      School buildings and grounds (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      State buildings

             Capital improvement projects for certain state agencies and University System, 23-25, 56, 57, 1543-1559

             Construction projects, reports to Legislature, contents, 1401, 1402

             Performance contracts for cost-savings measures, 2895-2904

             Retrofitting for energy efficiency, 2892, 2893

      Statewide mapping system, establishment, progress reports regarding participation, 1004, 1005

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

PUBLIC DEFENDERS

      Deputies, assistant attorneys or other employees, authority, 684

      Sentencing, Advisory Commission on, membership, 581

      State Public Defender

             Authorized expenditures, 2912

             Fees for services, 2921

             General appropriation, 1939

             Indigent defendants, reports from court-appointed attorneys eliminated, 3

             Staff, salaries, 1960

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (See also specific agencies)

      City employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES)

      County employees (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

      District employees (See DISTRICTS)

      Ethics (See ETHICS)

      Peace officers (See PEACE OFFICERS)

      School personnel (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      State employees (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      Town employees (See TOWNS)

      University personnel (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS PROGRAM

      Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program

             Authorized expenditures, 2917

             Executive Officer

                   Salary, approval unnecessary, amount, 593, 1962

                   Task Force on Cervical Cancer, membership, 2064

             Staff, approval of salaries unnecessary, amount, 593, 1962

             Transcripts of meetings, duties, 1409, 1410

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT

      Agricultural inspectors, age restriction on retirement repealed, 1105

      Allowances, payment to retirees while employed in positions of critical labor shortage, 1076, 1077

      Children of deceased members, survivor benefits, 1066, 1067

      Group insurance subsidies (See also INSURANCE)

             Amount, 1026

             School district employees, funding, 908, 2080

      Judges and justices (See also JUDICIAL RETIREMENT)

             Withdrawal from Public Employees’ Retirement System, notice, 990, 1069

      Legislators’ Retirement System

             Appropriation, 1948

             Participation optional, 1451

      Military service, purchase of additional retirement credit by certain persons authorized, 949, 951

      Public Employees’ Retirement Board

             Authorized expenditures, 2917

             Judicial Retirement System, reemployment of retired judges or justices, study, report, 2069

             Reemployment of retirees in positions of critical labor shortage, study, report, 1076

      School personnel

             Health care subsidies, funding, 908, 2080

             Purchase of service credits

                   Funding allocations, 2078, 2079

                   Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2457

      Social security numbers on certain submitted documents, requirement removed, 1066, 1070

      Volunteer firefighters, assumed wages for retirement purposes, 889

PUBLIC GUARDIANS

      County assessor records, access to information, 1482-1484

      Deputies, authority, 683

PUBLIC LANDS

      Abandoned vehicles, duties of law enforcement agencies, 1219, 1220

      Legislative Committee on Public Lands, powers, 1041, 1042

      Off-highway vehicles, certification to operate, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

      Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, efforts encouraged and commended, 3022

      Shooting range in Clark County, full federal funding urged, 3077

      Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, reversal of plan for use of proceeds urged, 2972

      State lands

             Historic or prehistoric sites or resources, civil and criminal penalties for removal or damage, 570

             Limited-liability companies, disclosures required concerning sales, leases or other transactions, 2208, 2209

             Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, sale of parcel, use of proceeds, 584

             Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, land exchange, 1353-1355

             Sale or lease

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1454, 1455, 2670, 2680

                   Procedures, 1455-1457, 2680

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

      Stewardship program for cultural resources, establishment, funding, 1575, 1576

      Wilderness areas and study areas, certain federal actions urged, 3037

      Yucca Mountain, recognition of unsuitability as nuclear waste site urged, 3059

PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS (See also specific officers)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Identity theft by officer, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Intimidation of public officers unlawful, penalty, 925

      Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Threats against public officers unlawful, penalty, 925

PUBLIC PURCHASING (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)

PUBLIC RECORDS

      Board of Regents, reports relating to expenditures for hosting activities, 1078

      Candidates’ proof of identity and residency, 2286, 2292

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products

             Manufacturers and brand families, directory, 376

             Reports of licensees, 1196

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, complaints and related documents filed with, 2575, 2586

      Meetings of public agencies

             Audio recordings or transcripts, 1405, 1407

             Examinations by or on behalf of public body, minutes of meetings concerning, 978

      School districts, reports regarding financial management review, 2444

      Social security numbers, confidentiality, 1066, 1070, 2507, 2508

      Voter identification numbers, 2290

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 24, 25, 1546, 1550

      Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History (See CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF)

      Child restraint systems, violations, training course duties, 120

      Community notification website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

      Concealed weapons, regulations, 596

      Dignitary protection, supplemental appropriation, 241

      Emergency Management, Division of (See also EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

             Grants to persons whose homes damaged by disaster, duties, 1933

             National systems, adoption by State and local entities, duties, 1533

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Fire Marshal (See FIRE MARSHAL, STATE)

      General appropriation, 1942, 1943, 1947

      Highway Patrol (See HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA)

      Homeland Security, Nevada Commission on, employment of certain personnel on behalf of, 1532

      Investigation Division

             Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

             Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 701

      Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, creation, 900

      Parole and Probation, Division of

             Chief Parole and Probation Officer, office location, 548

             Closed-circuit security system, appropriation, 1542

             Confidentiality of information obtained by employees, 83

             Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

             Dishonorable discharge, change to honorable discharge, duties, report, 2360

             Investigative powers, 81

             Legislative study on sentencing, pardons, parole and probation, duties, 3090

      Parole commissioners (See PAROLE COMMISSIONERS, STATE BOARD OF)

      Public Safety Telecommunications Operators, Committee for, abolished, 548

      Staff, salaries, 1959

      State Emergency Operations Center, capital improvements, 24, 25, 1546

      State Fire Marshal Division (See FIRE MARSHAL, STATE)

      Testing for Intoxication, Committee on, transfer to Department, 58-60

PUBLIC SCHOOLS (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS

      Benches and shelters, construction and maintenance in certain counties, 2320, 2324

      Buses (See BUSES)

      Car pool lanes, establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

      Service animals, unlawful to refuse service or charge extra fee or deposit, civil liability, 634, 635

      Signal prioritization device, prohibited acts by operators, 937

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

PUBLIC UTILITIES

      Assessments, notice, 1276

      Consumer’s Advocate, participation in investigatory docket regarding rate setting methodologies, 1926

      Crane operators, exemption from regulation, 934

      Electric utilities

             Deferred accounts, applications to clear, 1279, 1280

             Electric cooperatives, treatment of unclaimed distributions of capital credit, 1023

             General rate applications, time for filing, 1278

             Net metering systems

                   Definition, 1816

                   Energy meters, requirements, 1816

                   Excess electricity generated, effect, 1817, 1818

                   Limitation on requirement that utility offer net metering, 1816

                   Monthly billing period, 1816

                   Net energy measurement, calculation, 1817

             Portfolio standards, renewable energy system defined, 1281

             Rates

                   Schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

                   Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

             Utility Environmental Protection Act, utilities using renewable energy as prime source of energy exempt, 1818

      Intrastate driver employed by utility, exemption from hours-of-service limitations, 1351-1353

      Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, analysis of changes in technology and fees, 1927

      Manufactured home parks (See MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

      Natural gas utilities

             General rate applications, filing, projections of expected changes impacting rates, 1921

             Pipelines, civil penalties for violations, 304

             Rates

                   Adjustments on quarterly basis, requests, duties, 1920, 1922

                   Schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

                   Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

      Sewer companies (See SEWER SYSTEMS)

      Subsurface installations, marking and detection requirements, 904-907

      Tax abatement

             New or expanded businesses, 639-646, 1510-1516

             Partial abatement of property tax, 39, 1750

      Telephone companies (See TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TELEPHONE)

      Water companies (See WATER SYSTEMS)

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

      211 system for social services referrals, duties, 2437

      Assessments, mailing of revenue report forms, 1276

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      County-owned telephone systems, assessment, jurisdiction, 289-291

      Natural gas utilities, duties regarding rate adjustments, 1921, 1923

      Railroads, clarification of federal preemption of state law, 305

      Rate schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

      Rate setting methodologies, study, 1925

      Staff, salaries, 1960

      Subdivision of land, review and approval of maps, 692-694

      Subsurface installations, criteria and colors used in marking, duties, 906

      Western Interconnection upgrade, participation in talks encouraged, 3084

PUBLIC WEIGHMASTERS

      Fees, deposit and use, 1525

PUBLIC WORKS

      Airport Authority of Washoe County, applicability of laws, 1386

      Arbitration of disputes, requirement, 1808

      Authorized representative, definition, 1793

      Award of contract

             Prohibition against award to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor, 1802

             Replacement of unacceptable subcontractors, 1802

      Bidders, qualifications

             Criteria to be adopted by local government, 1796

             Determination of qualification, 1797

             Hearing following denial of application, time for issuance of decision, 1798

      Bids

             Advertising by local governments, 1797

             Electronic submission and storage of documents submitted by bidder, 2891

             First-tier subcontractors, listing in certain bids, 1803

             Letting of contract without competitive bidding if no bids received, requirements, 1799, 1801, 1805, 1807

             Specifications for bids, drafting requirements, 1803, 1808

      Capital improvements

             Local capital improvement plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Projects for certain state agencies and University System, 23-25, 56, 57, 108, 1543-1559

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1401, 1402, 1404

      Contractor’s bond, when required, 1814

      Design-build teams

             Authority of public body to contract with, 1808

             Final proposals, selection, reimbursement of costs, availability of evaluations and proposals to public, 1811-1814

             Performing arts center in Clark County, contract authorized, 1361

             Preliminary proposals, contents of requests for, availability of evaluations to public, 1810, 1812

             Qualifications to participate in projects, 1810

      Design professionals

             Contract provisions, 823

             Judgments against design professionals, payment of attorneys’ fees to public body under certain circumstances, 824

      First tier subcontractor, definition, 1805

      Prevailing wages

             Attorney General, authority to prosecute violations, 203

             Department of Corrections restitution center construction, applicability of laws, 1354

             Discharge of contractor’s or subcontractor’s obligation to pay wages, 813

             Installment-purchase or lease-purchase agreement for alteration, repair or remodeling of improvement, applicability of laws, 2905

             Overtime pay, requirements, 813

             Public bodies, imposition of penalties for violations by, 202

             Tax increment areas, applicability of laws, 1763

             Tourism improvement districts, applicability of laws, 2368

             University System, applicability of laws to contracts, 2890

             Violations by public bodies, 202

      Retrofitting for energy efficiency

             Local government buildings, 2894, 2895

             State buildings, 2892, 2893

      State performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, 2895-2904

      Statewide mapping system, establishment, submission of plans for public works, 1004, 1005

      Veterans, hiring preference, 22

      Withholding of progress payments, payment following confirmation that condition corrected, 1814

PUBLIC WORKS BOARD, STATE

      Capital improvements

             Annual reports on projects of construction of state buildings financed by bonds, duties, 1401, 1402

             Appropriations, 24, 56, 57, 1543, 1549

             Authorized expenditures, duties, 24, 25, 56, 57, 1550, 1551

             Contracts, approval by Attorney General, 25, 1551

             Grant Sawyer office building repairs, approval required, 1549

             Temporary advances from State General Fund, receipt, 24, 1548, 1551

             University and Community College System of Nevada

                   Authorized expenditures, certain determinations required, 1550, 1551

                   Special Capital Construction Fund for Higher Education, use, 1553

                   Transfers of money from one project to another authorized, approval, 1552

      General appropriation, 1937

      Inspection Account, authorized expenditures, 2910

      Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, consultation with advisory group, 2906

      Qualified service companies for operating cost-savings measures, duties, 2901

      Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home, appropriation for arbitration costs, 924

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      Statewide mapping system, consultation with Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, 1004

PURCHASING DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

PURCHASING, PUBLIC (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)

Q

QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARIES FOR TAX-DEFERRED EXCHANGES OF PROPERTY

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Fingerprinting, 1290-1292

      Revocation of registration, effect, 1292

R

RACING

      Live entertainment tax, exemption of certain race events, 2484

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

RADIO

      Highway Patrol radio system, previous appropriation extended, 911

      Live entertainment tax, broadcasts of live entertainment exempt, 2482

      Public safety radio systems, advisory duties of Commission on Homeland Security, 932

      Reporters and editorial employees, access to certain confidential information, 1041, 1482-1484

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, disclosure to persons affected, 2505, 2509, 2511

RADIOACTIVE WASTE (See HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

RAILROADS

      Assessment of utilities, notice, 1276

      Cemeteries, railway constructed in, over or through without authority or consent, penalty, 500

      Federal preemption of state law, clarification, 305

      Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V & T Railway, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1419, 1420

      Rates

             Schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

             Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

      Redevelopment, inclusion of certain railroad facilities in criteria to determine blighted areas, 2213, 2215, 2217

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, appropriation, 1039

      Tax increment areas, inclusion or exclusion of right-of-way property, 1758

RANCHING (See AGRICULTURE; LIVESTOCK)

RANGERS (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      National Park Service rangers, requests for confidentiality of county assessor’s records, 1482

RAPE (See SEXUAL ASSAULT)

REAL ESTATE COMMISSION

      Appraisers, adoption of education and experience requirements, 1295

      Booklet on sales disclosure laws, duties, 1285

      Business brokers, regulations, adoption of test, 647, 650

      License reciprocity agreements, requirements, 1285

      Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

REAL ESTATE DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

REAL ESTATE LICENSEES

      Appraisers (See APPRAISERS OF REAL ESTATE)

      Broker-salesman, definition, qualifications as sales manager, 1286

      Brokerage agreement defined, 648

      Brokers, audit fees and penalties, 1285, 1286

      Business brokers, regulation, 646-650

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Collection agency laws, inapplicability, 1867

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Brokers, grounds, 1286

            Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Education, Research and Recovery Fund, required balance, limitations on amount of recovery, 666

      Form listing duties of licensees, provision to parties in transaction, 649, 650

      Licenses

             Active experience, credits, 1289

             Fingerprinting, 1289, 1290

             Issuance, renewal, 2773-2779

             Reciprocity, 1284

             Refusal, grounds, 1285, 1287, 1288

             Salesmen, exemption from uniform portion of national examination, 1284

      Owner-developers

             Revocation of registration, effect, 1292

             Sales managers, association, notice, 1286, 1287

             Salesmen, requirements for employment, 1287

      Property managers (See PROPERTY MANAGERS)

      Real estate broker defined, 648

      Sales generally (See SALES OF REAL PROPERTY)

      Sales managers, qualifications of broker-salesmen, notice of association with owner-developer, 1286

      Used manufactured or mobile homes situated on real property

             Disclosures required for homes not converted to real property, 665

             Exemption from regulations applicable to manufactured home dealers, 664

REAL PROPERTY

      Allodial titles, issuance prohibited, extinguishment of current titles, 1484-1489

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Housing (See HOUSING)

      Mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens (See LIENS)

      Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)

      Perpetuities, rule against, period within which interest must vest or terminate, 537, 959

      Sales (See SALES OF REAL PROPERTY)

      Subdivision of land (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)

      Taxation (See PROPERTY TAXES; REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)

      Zoning (See ZONING)

REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deed defined, 2055

      Exemptions

             Conveyance within first degree of lineal consanguinity or affinity, 962, 2057, 2488, 2489

             Deeds effective upon death, 962

      Fees

             Declaration of value, fees for recording prohibited, 2056

             Reimbursement for cost of collection, amount, 2056

      Legal opinions, requests by county recorders, duties after issuance of opinion, 2055, 2059

REALTORS (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

REBATE OF FEES AND TAXES

      One-time rebate to motor vehicle owners and certain identification card holders, 1931

RECEIVERS

      Common-interest communities, appointment, powers, 2621

RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS

      Common-interest communities, amendments to declaration, 2583

      Deeds effective upon death, forms, requirements, 960-962

      Deeds of trust, notice of sale, 1624

      Environmental covenants, 1365

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement on leased property, notice of posted security or surety bond, 1893

      Property tax liens, certificates of redemption, 512

      Surety bond to release lien or lien rights, 1909

      Virgin Valley Water District, notice of lien, 269

RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES

      Local government programs, personal information on participants confidential, 1040, 1041

      Sales tax for support, imposition authorized in certain counties, 1395-1399

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (See also MOTOR VEHICLES; OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES)

      Maximum width, 21

      Travel trailers, requirements for smoke detectors, 2333

RECYCLING

      Businesses in large counties, programs to encourage recycling, 1501

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2470

      Grants for projects that enhance systems and promote efficient use of resources, 1503

      Market development for recycled products, duty of Division of Environmental Protection eliminated, 1505

      Review of local programs, proposed revisions and ordinances, 1502

      Tax abatement for certain new or expanded businesses, 639-646, 1510-1516

RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

      Sale of state land in boundaries of Area, use of proceeds, 584

REDEVELOPMENT (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)

REFEREES

      Assault or battery of sports official, penalties, 176-179

REFERENDUM PETITIONS (See also ELECTIONS)

      Campaign reports by certain persons or groups initiating or circulating petitions, 2832-2837

      City referendums, challenges to sufficiency, procedure, 2844

      County referendums

             Arguments for or against, procedures, 2841, 2842

             Sufficiency of petition, challenges, procedure, 2843

      Description of effect of referendum if approved, requirement, challenges, 2837-2839

      Financial effect of referendum, determinations, fiscal notes, 2838

      Legal sufficiency of petition, challenges to, time for filing complaint, hearings, 2839

      One subject, requirement, 2837, 2838

      Signatures

             Number of signatures required, time of determination, 3072

             Public buildings, signatures gathered at

                   Denial of use, appeals, extension of time for filing petitions, 1432, 2829

                   Designated areas required, list of areas to be available for public inspection, 2828

      Website publication of petition, time for, inclusion of description and fiscal note, 2838

REFUND ANTICIPATION LOANS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687, 1688

      Regulation, 1643-1645

REGIONAL PLANNING (See also LAND USE PLANNING)

      Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition

             Comprehensive regional policy plan, contents, legislative intent, 1584

             Development incentives, duties, 1585

             Project of regional significance, consideration of schools, 1586

             Study of safe walking routes for school pupils, 458

      Washoe County Regional Planning Commission

             Comprehensive regional plan, contents, 1588

             Development incentives, duties, 1583

             Project of regional significance, consideration of schools, 1587

             Study of safe walking routes for school pupils, 458

REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, STATEWIDE COUNCIL FOR COORDINATION OF THE

      Commission on Educational Excellence, recommendations for appointments, 1971

      Educational administrators, funding for additional training opportunities, 2076

      Regional programs, generally (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Personnel)

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS

      Benches and shelters for passengers of mass transportation, construction and maintenance, 2320, 2324

      Regional planning, cooperation in study and development of incentives for certain large commercial developments, 1583, 1585

REGULATIONS (See ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE; specific agencies)

REHABILITATION DIVISION (See EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

RELATIVES (See KINDRED AND NEXT OF KIN)

RELIGION

      Corporations sole, filing forged or fraudulent documents with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Legislative services, clergy compensation, 2970

      Nonprofit religious organizations (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Prehistoric sites, preservation, 568-570

      Vandalism of facilities, restitution required, use of money, 501

RENEWABLE ENERGY

      Electric utilities

             Portfolio standards, renewable energy system defined, 1281

             Utility Environmental Protection Act, utilities using renewable energy as prime source of energy exempt, 1818

      Local school support tax exemption, expiration delayed, 678

      Solar energy

             Thermal energy system or lighting system, sales tax exemption extended, 678

             Zoning regulations to promote use, 1592, 1822-1824

      Wind energy systems

             Common-interest communities, use, 1819, 1820

             Covenants, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

             Land use planning, conservation plan to include wind energy, 1820

             Legislative declaration, 1824

             Zoning regulations to promote use, 1822-1824

RENO, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Airport Authority of Washoe County (See AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Charter amendments

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1143

             Primary election, date, 1438

             Registered voters lists, requests to copy, 2304

             Undertaking defined, 1596

      Land exchange between State and Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, authorization, 1354

      Municipal Court (See also MUNICIPAL COURTS)

             Study of unification with Justice courts, 3069

      Regional Planning Commission (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

RENO-SPARKS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY (See also CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION HALLS)

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, reports, 2088

RENO-TAHOE AIRPORT AUTHORITY (See also AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Airport Authority of Washoe County, name change, 1389-1391

RENTAL CARS (For motor vehicles generally, see MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Governmental services fees and fees collected in certain counties

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Deficiency determinations, 298, 571

             Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

      Temporary permits for short-term lessors to operate unregistered vehicles, period of validity, 4

REPOSSESSORS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

      Manufactured homes, mobile homes and commercial coaches, requirements for limited dealer’s license, 1607

RESIDENT AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES

      Business entities, requirements, penalties for non-compliance, 2205, 2206

      Cigarettes, appointment of agents by certain nonparticipating manufacturers, 377

      Trust companies, fee for appointment of agent for service of process, 1844

RESIDENTIAL DESIGNERS

      Board (See ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration, issuance, renewal, 2698-2701

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-755

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS (See also MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Administrators (See NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS)

      Assisted living services, toilet facilities, requirements and exceptions, 2166, 2167

RESIDENTS AND RESIDENCY

      Appointees of Governor and Legislature, requirements, 1580, 1581

      Child restraint systems, violations, waiver of certain penalties for nonresidents, 119

      Foreign citizens (See FOREIGN CITIZENS)

      Justices of the peace, temporary assignments, waiver of residency requirements, 105

      Motor vehicles, penalty for failure of new residents to register, 2063

      Municipal court judges, temporary assignments of senior judges, waiver of residency requirements, 105

      University students, bona fide residents, qualifications for free tuition, 1421, 1422

      Voters, qualifications, 3062

RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS

      African-American History Month, commemoration, 2981

      Air travel, repeal of Wright Amendment supported, 3083

      Boys and Girls Club Day designated, 2993

      Children’s Miracle Network and nonprofit children’s hospitals, support urged, 3041

      Clinical drug trials, federal law to mandate reporting of results urged, 3064

      Commendations

             Battle Born Regional Group, Early Ford V-8 Club of America, 3039

             California/Nevada Automotive Wholesalers’ Association, 3027

             Career and technical education organizations, 2974

             Children’s Miracle Network Champion Child Jake Waters, 3041

             DARE program and officers, 2988

             E Clampus Vitus, 2973

             Frank Lamping Elementary School, Henderson, 3024

             Jean Ford Democracy Award winners Mark Peplowski and Larry Struve, 3014

             Las Vegas Centennial Celebration Committee, 2976

             Las Vegas Dispensing Pharmacy for Medco Health Solutions, 3055

             Moore, Ryan, 3056

             Mount, Evelyn, 3004

             Nevada Alliance for Chronic Disease Prevention, 3005

             Nevada Medal winner Dr. Donald K. Grayson and sponsor SBC, 2983

             Perkins, Dr. Claude, 3040

             Rotary International and Rotary Club of Carson City, 2978

             Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, 3022

             Southern Nevada Area Health Education Center, 3080

             Sparks, City of, 2985

             Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office General Directors Matthew Lee and Mark Liao, 3018

             Tallman, Bob, 3001

             UNLV Boyd School of Law and Dean Richard Morgan, 3008

             Virginia City High School boys’ basketball team, 3050

      Community Services Block Grant program, preservation as independent program urged, 3057

      Democracy Day declared, 3015

      E Clampus Vitus Day, designation, 2973

      Education

             Arts programs, value and need for study of the arts recognized, 3003

             Career and Technical Education Week, designation, 2974

             Civics courses, actions urged and report to Legislature directed, 3014

             Frank Lamping Elementary School, Henderson, commended for science program, 3024

             International education, support expressed and actions urged, 3051

             Law Enforcement Youth Drug Education Week declared, 2988

             Read Across America Day recognized and reading encouraged, 2980

             School Breakfast Program, participation urged and reports requested, 3020

             Year of Languages and language organizations recognized, 2970

      Environment (See PUBLIC LANDS)

      Greek Independence Day recognized, 2990

      Hay, United States Department of Transportation urged to take action concerning transport regulations, 3063

      Hellenic Macedonian peoples, contributions recognized, 2992

      Homeless Youth Awareness Day designated, 2998

      Joint resolutions, time limitations, 2962, 2963

      Kiwanis Day designated, 3009

      Las Vegas Centennial, commemoration, year designated, 2976

      League of Women Voters, 85th anniversary commemorated, 3007

      Legislative Counsel Bureau employees, administrative leave, 2979

      Legislative studies (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

      Legislature, matters pertaining to (See generally LEGISLATURE)

      Memorials

             Armstrong, Tony, 3011

             Barrett, John W., 3075

             Beasley, Bud, 3025

             Brookman, Eileen, 3049

             Laxalt, Jackalyn Ross, 3044

             Leavitt, Myron E., 3046

             Nelson, Warren, 3053

             O’Callaghan, Carolyn, 3033

             O’Callaghan, Mike, 3035

             Swart, Thomas Eugene, 3015

      Military bases, Base Realignment and Closure Commission urged to reconsider and reject recommendations involving Nevada facilities, 3098

      Obesity prevention, work of planning group acknowledged, 3031

      Older Americans Month recognized and respect for elderly urged, 3045

      Participatory Democracy, Advisory Committee on, support expressed, actions urged and report ordered, 3013

      Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and Week recognized, 3030

      Public lands (See PUBLIC LANDS)

      Public Utilities Commission, participation in talks on Western Interconnection upgrade encouraged, 3084

      Rotary International Day acknowledged, 2978

      Service Animal Recognition Day designated and actions urged, 3028

      Sparks centennial, commemoration, 2985

      Stroke victims, establishment of statewide system of care urged, 3010

      Taiwan

             Economic and Cultural Office General Directors Matthew Lee and Mark Liao congratulated, 3018

             Sister-state relationship, 20th anniversary commemorated, 3017

      Vintage Car Day designated, 3039

      Winnemucca, Sarah, unveiling of statues recognized and celebrated, 2996

      Workers’ Memorial Day designated, 3043

RESORT HOTELS (See also GAMING)

      Buses, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, duty to inspect, report, 1930

      Cosmetologists, issuance of limited licenses for practice in hotels, 2224

      Property managers, local regulations, 2334

      Service animals and police dogs, unlawful acts, civil liability, 632, 633

RESPIRATORY CARE, PRACTITIONERS OF

      Background checks, requirement if disciplinary proceedings initiated, 2698

      Board (See MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Collection of specimens for laboratory tests, authority, 2517

      Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

RESTAURANTS

      Live entertainment tax inapplicable to certain entertainment, 2484

RESTITUTION

      Cemetery property, unlawful acts, 500, 501

      Contempt of court, 63

      Data collectors, theft of information from, 2506

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada, subsidies unlawfully received, 1329

      Identity theft by public officer or employee, 2500, 2501

      Motor vehicles, removal or concealment of title on rebuilt vehicle, 1245

      Service animals or service animals in training, unlawful acts relating to, 629

      Vandalism, 501

      Vulnerable persons, crimes against, 1114

      Workplace harassment protection order violations, removal of penalty, 957

RESTRAINING ORDERS (See INJUNCTIONS; PROTECTION ORDERS)

RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Cigarette retailers (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

      Code Adam program to prevent child abduction, adoption by retailers encouraged, 1005

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Discount buying clubs (See DISCOUNT BUYING CLUBS)

      Employer-employee matters generally (See EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES)

      Grocery stores (See GROCERY STORES)

      Liquor retailers (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Small businesses generally (See SMALL BUSINESSES)

RIFLES (See also FIREARMS)

      Short-barreled rifles, possession of collectors’ items, curios or relics, 64

RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

RISK RETENTION GROUPS

      Certificate of authority, requirements, 2158

      Out-of-state groups doing business in Nevada, premium tax, 2114

      Registration fees, 2116

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

      Period within which interest must vest or terminate, 537, 959

RULES OF THE ROAD (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

      Unclaimed capital credits, treatment, 1023

RURAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, NEVADA (See HOUSING AUTHORITIES)

RV’S (See also MOTOR VEHICLES; OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES)

      Maximum width, 21

      Travel trailers, requirements for smoke detectors, 2333

S

SAFE MECHANICS

      Permits, issuance, renewal, 2800, 2801

SAFETY BELTS

      Child restraint systems, waiver of certain penalties for violations, training course fees, 119, 120

      School buses, feasibility study on use of safety restraints, 1037

SALES AND USE TAX ADMINISTRATION ACT, SIMPLIFIED

      Implementation, 1778

SALES AND USE TAXES

      Agriculture, libraries, parks, recreation and senior services, imposition of tax in certain counties authorized, 1395-1399

      Application of tax to shipments including taxable and exempt property, 1772

      Certified service providers and automated systems, effective date of law regarding liability, 1777

      City-county relief tax, use of proceeds by tourism improvement districts, 2363, 2373

      Clark County, tax for additional police officers, 912-917

      Collection, joint and several liability, 571

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Definitions, 1768-1771

      Direct mail purchasers, required documentation, 1774

      Exemptions

             Constitutional requirements for enactment, sunsets, 3048

             Farm machinery and equipment, 2493

             Motor vehicles

                   Nonprofit entity, transfer of vehicle to, 692

                   Used vehicle taken in trade, 2494, 2495

             National Guard members in active service, purchases by, 2449, 2450

      Infrastructure, tax for, use in smaller counties, 567

      Invoice, billing or other document indicating sales price, contents, 1775

      Local school support (See LOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAX)

      Payment of taxes

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Due date, 1775

             Joint and several liability for failure to pay, 571

      Personally identifiable information, collection, use and retention, 1771

      Refunds, actions against sellers, 1772, 1775

      Registered sellers

             Filing of returns and remittance of taxes, 1773

             Waiver of liability, 1777

      Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, use of revenues from proposed retail projects, 1353, 1354

      Sales permits, refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

      Simplified Sale and Use Tax Administration Act, implementation, 1778

      Tourism improvement districts, use of tax proceeds, 2363

      Use taxes, applicability to certain property, 2485

SALES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, sales prohibited, penalty, 1325

      Estates of decedents, commissions, 395

      Mobile transmitters, restrictions on sales, 936

      Motor vehicles (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Stun guns, prohibited sales, penalty, 266, 267

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Bills of lading (See BILLS OF LADING)

             Definitions, 847, 848

             Dishonor of draft associated with documents, effect, 851

             Documents of title, governing law, 847

             Electronic documents, passing of title, 850

             Payment due, time, 849

             Tangible bill issued in set of parts, tender, 849

SALES OF REAL PROPERTY

      Airport authorities, procedures, 1470-1472, 2680

      Booklet of disclosure laws, publication, 1285

      Brokers and salespersons (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

      City property, appraisal, procedure, 1462-1466, 2680

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      County property, appraisal, procedure, 1457-1460, 2671-2676, 2680

      Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)

      Municipal airport property, procedure, 1469, 2680

      Real property transfer tax (See REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)

      Released offenders, facilities for transitional living, disclosure of location immaterial to sale, 2353

      State land, appraisal, procedure, 1454-1457, 2670, 2680

      Subdivided land, developers to comply with certain requirements, 2622

SALVAGE POOLS, OPERATORS OF

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, membership, duties, 926, 927

      Motor vehicle dealers, purchases of vehicles from operator, 1222

      Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

      Branch offices, fees, 1876, 1877

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1873, 1879

      Federal association, filing of charter, fee, 1880

      Fines for violations, 1880

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1876, 1878

             Background checks of applicants, 1873

             Fees, 1875, 1877, 1878

             Soliciting agents, representatives and employees, 1878

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, grounds, 1873

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Merger, consolidation or reorganization, application fee, 1880

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1873

      Out-of-state depository institution, acquisition of Nevada branch, 651

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1879

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ADVISORY BOARDS TO REVIEW

      Annual reports from school districts, time for receipt, 1170, 2396, 2536

SCHOOL BUSES

      Reimbursement of costs of transporting pupils to school outside of district, 2079

      Safe and respectful environment, policies, civil actions, 704-706

      Safety restraints, study of feasibility of use, 1037

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

      Accountability system

             Achievement of pupils, district plans to improve, contents, 709, 1650, 1651, 1978

             Adequate yearly progress of district, preliminary and final designations, 1173

             Annual reports

                   Contents

                          Charter schools, information regarding, 1164, 2391, 2531

                          Remedial study programs, compilation, 1168, 2394, 2534

                          Substitute teachers, number of teachers and number of days employed, 1166, 2392, 2532

                   Notice of availability on Internet site, receipt, duty to provide, 1164, 1170, 2396, 2536

                   Summaries of reports, receipt, duties, 1157-1159

             Exemplary turnaround school district, designation, 1159

             Monitoring system, receipt of reports, 1646

             School designations, receipt of determinations, duties, 1159, 1171-1173

      Administrative support and services provided to charter schools, report, 2410

      Attendance (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Pupils)

             Annual reports, time for submission, 1170, 2396, 2536

             Kindergarten and first grade, policies, duties, 520, 521

             Remedial education programs, policies, duties, 519

      Board of trustees

             Memorandum of new legislation, receipt, contents, duties, 1646, 1647, 1655

             Tourism improvement districts, receipt of reports, duties, 2364

      Capital improvements (See also Facilities, this heading)

             Plans, contents, submission, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Clark County (See CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

      Clerks, duties, 1412

      Contingent school days, manner of scheduling, 258

      Douglas County (See DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

      Educational excellence, grants for kindergarten through grade 6, duties, reports, 1972-1974

      Educational Technology, Commission on, duty of districts to report to removed, 1170, 2396, 2536

      Elko County (See ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

      Facilities

             Policies on use by outside groups, adoption or revision urged, 545

             Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

      Finances and funds (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Financial management review of certain districts, procedures, appropriation, 2439-2446

      Grants Management Advisory Committee, membership, 471

      Honor code for pupils, duties, 1661

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, membership, 1441

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Kindergarten (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Occupational education (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Parental involvement accords, duties, 1660, 1661

      Personnel (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Interpreters for hearing impaired, review of salaries, duties, 967

             Performance pay and enhanced compensation program, grants, evaluation of program, 2456-2458

      Printing, requirements for public printing, 1091

      Property (See Facilities, this heading)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Pupil-teacher ratio (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

             Alternative plans, requirements, reports, 2163

             Filing of plans, use of appropriation for certain programs, 1935

      Safe and respectful learning environment, requirements, 704-706

      School Breakfast Program, participation urged and reports requested, 3020

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Study of safe walking routes for pupils, 458

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected district, submission, 1512

             Notice of submission of application, receipt, 639, 641, 643, 645, 1512

      Trustees (See Board of trustees, this heading)

      Washoe County (See WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT)

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS

      Appropriations for education generally (See APPROPRIATIONS)

      Basic support guarantee

             General apportionment, 2070, 2072

             Local funds, composition, 2080

             Reduction to effectuate required reserve, 2075

             Special education program units, allocation, 2072, 2073

             Textbooks and supplies, required expenditures, 2079

      Bonds and other obligations, date for submission of annual reports, 125

      Budget reports, inclusion in Nevada Report to Taxpayers, 2438

      County school district funds, removal of certain sources, 657

      Financial emergencies due to litigation or threatened litigation, procedures, 1392

      Financial management review of certain districts, procedures, appropriation, 2439-2446

      Financing system, study of adequacy, 3091

      Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, Account for Programs for, creation, appropriation, 1975, 1983

      Local Government Tax Distribution Account, formula for allocation, 9, 10

      Local school support tax (See LOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAX)

      Lunch programs, appropriations for matching grants, 1262

      Private school licensing fees, accounting in State Treasury, 1181

      State Distributive School Account

             Appropriations

                   General appropriation, 2073

                   Health care subsidies to retired employees, 908

                   Previous appropriation, time for reversion extended, 908

                   Pupil-teacher ratios, employment of teachers, 1934

             Authorized expenditures by Department of Education, augmentation authorized, 2074

             Calculation of local funds, 2375

             Charter schools, apportionment, 2413

             Claims against Account, temporary advances authorized, 2075

             Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, Account for Programs for, transfers, 1983

             Pupils attending school in another district, effect on apportionments and allowances, 98

             Uses

                   Adult standard high school diploma courses, 2075

                   Counseling services for elementary school pupils at risk of failure, 2075

                   Early childhood education, 2077, 2078

                   Educational administrators, additional training opportunities, 2076

                   Lunch programs, Nutrition State Match, 1262, 1263

                   Regional training programs, 2075

                   Remedial study and tutoring programs, 2076

                   Retirement purchases, 2078, 2079

                   Transportation costs for pupils attending school outside of district, 2079

      Tourism improvement districts, fiscal effect on school finances, 2364-2367, 2371

      Washoe County School District School Renewals Program, support through land exchange agreement, 1353, 1354

SCHOOLS, CHARTER (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Accountability reports

             Notice of availability on website, receipt, 1164

             Schools sponsored by State Board of Education

                   Inclusion of information in reports, 1164, 2391, 2531

                   Submission of information to Department of Education, 1174, 2410, 2545

             Summaries, contents, receipt, duties, 1157-1159

      Achievement and proficiency examinations, effect of irregularities, 2418-2420

      Administrative support and services by school districts, report, 2410

      Application to form charter school

             At-risk pupils, schools for, approval, reports to sponsors, 2398

             Deadline for consideration of application, 2399, 2537

             Denial of application by State Board of Education, procedures following, 1099, 2538

             Reports to Legislature, 1099

             Subcommittee on Charter Schools

                   Approval authority, 2538

                   Direct submission of application authorized, 2399, 2537

      At-risk pupils, schools for

             Applications to form school, approval, reports to sponsors, 2398

             Enrollment preferences, 1664, 2405, 2540, 2541

      Charter

             Amendment, 2539

             Renewal, imposition of additional conditions restricted, 1662

             Revocation, procedure, 2402

      Disciplinary problems, schools for pupils with, applicability of laws to enrollment of pupils, 1541, 1542

      Distance education

             Applications to provide, 2414, 2415, 2417

             Suspended or expelled pupils, enrollment authorized, 1541

             Written agreements for pupils, filing date, 2417

      Educational excellence, funding of programs, 1972-1974, 1983, 1984

      Governing bodies

             Criminal history investigation of employees, receipt of information, duties, 2423

             Educational records of expelled or suspended pupils who enroll in charter school, access, 1541, 1542

             Educational technology, reporting duties removed, 1174, 2545

             Expansion of grade levels, additional governing body unnecessary, 2401

             Information, education and training, duties of Department of Education, 2403

             Laws governing schools, receipt of information, duties, 1646, 1647, 1654

             Qualifications, 2540

             Schools for at-risk pupils, reports to sponsors, 2398

      Independent study programs, enrollment by suspended or expelled pupils authorized, 1541

      Personnel

             Administrators, qualifications, 2543

             Background checks, 2397

             Collective bargaining agreements, applicability for employees on leave of absence, 1665-1667

             Criminal convictions, effect, 2397, 2398, 2421

             Leave of absence from school district to teach at charter school, 1665-1667, 2408, 2544

             Licensed teachers required for certain grades and courses, 2542

             Principals, summary of accountability reports, contents, duties, 1158, 1159

             Terms and conditions of employment, powers of governing body, 1666

      Pupils

             Admission preferences, 2405, 2540

             At-risk pupils

                   Enrollment preferences, 1664, 2405, 2540, 2541

                   Residents of other school districts, enrollment authorized, restrictions, 2405, 2541

                   Schools for (See At-risk pupils, schools for, this heading)

             Distance education, filing dates for written agreements, 2417

             Expelled or suspended pupils, enrollment, 1541, 1542

             Honor code, establishment, 1661

      Special education program units, requests for allocations, 2073

      Sponsors

             Administrative expenses, amount of reimbursement, 2403, 2404

             Automated system of accountability, duties, 1175, 1176, 2411-2413, 2547, 2548

             Change in sponsorship, requests, 1662, 1663

             Charters, amendment, 2539

             Duties, generally, 2402, 2403

             Progress reports, time for submission, 2546

             Revocation of charter, duties, 2402

             Schools for at-risk pupils, receipt of reports, 2398

      State Distributive School Account, apportionment, 2413

      University schools (See UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS FOR PROFOUNDLY GIFTED PUPILS)

SCHOOLS, HOME

      Interscholastic activities, participation by pupils, 2826

SCHOOLS, PRIVATE

      Licensing fees, accounting in State Treasury, 1181

      Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

SCHOOLS, PUBLIC

      Accountability system

             Automated system of accountability, use of information, 2547

             Designation of schools

                   Adequate yearly progress of schools

                          Failure to make adequate yearly progress, effect, 1981, 1982

                          Irregularity in testing administration or testing security, effect, 1172

                          List of priorities for schools based on adequate yearly progress, preparation by Department, 1974

                          Schools operating on alternative schedule, 1171

                   Exemplary turnaround schools, 1159

                    Preliminary and final designations, 1172, 1173

             Improvement of pupil achievement

                   Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, creation, appropriation, 1975, 1983

                   Commission on Educational Excellence, creation, 1971

                   Plans, contents

                         District plans, 709, 1650, 1651, 1978

                          School plans, 711, 1652, 1653, 1980

                         State plan, 707, 1648, 1649, 1976

                   Programs, establishment, funding, 1972-1974, 1983, 1984

             Monitoring system, establishment, 1646

             Summaries of accountability reports, receipt, 1158

             Support teams, facilitators, powers and duties of teams, 1339-1341

             Technical assistance partnerships, powers and duties, 1339

             Year-round schools, time for determining achievement progress, 1171

      Achievement and proficiency examinations

             Additional administration of exams, requirement repealed, 1181

             High school proficiency examination

                   Sample examinations, release, appropriation for replacements, 2459, 2460

                   Science examination, first administration in 10th grade, 1181

             Irregularity in testing administration or testing security, effect, 1172

             Writing examination, 5th grade, 1178

      Buses (See SCHOOL BUSES)

      Charter schools (See SCHOOLS, CHARTER)

      Class-size reduction (See Pupil-teacher ratios, this heading)

      Courses of instruction

             Accelerated program of education, 2425-2428

             Adult standard high school diploma courses, funding, 2075

             Arts programs, value and need for study of the arts recognized, 3003

             Civics, actions urged and report to Legislature ordered, 3014

             Driver education, 2310

             English as a second language, prekindergarten pupils, 2453, 2454

             Independent study, participation by expelled or suspended pupils, 1539-1541

             Occupational education (See Occupational education, this heading)

             Remedial study and tutoring

                   Accountability reports, inclusion of certain information, 1162, 1168, 2394, 2534

                   Additional days or minutes of instruction, authorization, 519

                   Attendance requirements, 519

                   Funding allocations, 2076

      Days of instruction

             Contingent school days, manner of scheduling, 258

             Remedial education programs, additional days or minutes of instruction, authorization, 519

      Diplomas

             Career and technical education endorsement, 1049

             Profoundly gifted pupils, issuance, 2427

      Distance education (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)

      Early childhood education programs, funding, 2077, 2078

      Facilities

             Policies on use by outside groups, adoption or revision urged, 545

             Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

      Frank Lamping Elementary School, Henderson, commendation, 3024

      Interscholastic activities (See INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES)

      Kindergarten

             Attendance, minimum number of days, 520, 521

             Educational excellence, grant program, 1972-1974, 1983, 1984

             Full-day programs, appropriation for portable classrooms, 2452

             Prekindergarten pupils, pilot program of instruction in English as a second language, 2453, 2454

             Pupil-teacher ratios

                   Appropriation for employment of teachers, 1934

                   Variance from requirements, requests, 1264

      Occupational education (See also OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

             Advisory technical skills committees

                   Appointment, duties, 1046, 1047, 2463

                   Grants to establish, 1054, 1055, 2463

             Authorized expenditures, 2911

             Clark County, construction of career and technical high school encouraged, 242

             Construction job training, legislative declaration encouraging, 1045

             Effectiveness of programs, legislative study, 1055

             Endorsement to diploma, qualifications, 1049

             Grants to maintain and expand programs, 1054, 1055, 2463

             Public awareness campaign, duties of Department of Education, 1056

             Redesignation as career and technical education, 1046

             Work-based experiences, development, requirements, 1047

      Parental involvement

             Accords, 1659-1661

             English as a second language programs for prekindergarten pupils, funding for parental involvement, 2454

      Personnel

             Administrators, funding for training programs, 2076

             Allergy or asthma self-medication by pupils, immunity from liability, 85

             Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

             Counselors, special services for elementary school pupils at risk of failure, funding, 2075

             Disciplinary proceedings, hearing officers, 464-466

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Interpreters for hearing-impaired, exemption from certification, review of salaries, 966, 967

             Leave of absence to accept employment at charter school, 1665-1667, 2408, 2544

             Licenses, issuance to certain persons with graduate degrees and work experience, 92, 93, 1670, 1671, 2549, 2550

             Nurses (See also NURSES AND NURSING)

                   Allergy or asthma self-medication by pupils, duties, 85, 86

             Principals

                   Achievement of pupils, school plan to improve, contents, 711, 1652, 1653, 1980

                   Allergy or asthma self-medication by pupils, duties, 85, 86

                   Summary of accountability reports, contents, duties, 1158, 1159

             Recruitment, retention and mentoring of licensed teachers, funding of programs, 2456-2458

             Regional training programs for professional development

                   Administrators, funding for additional training opportunities, 2076

                   Annual reports, time for submission, 1342

                   Budgets, contents, 1658

                   Coordinators, employment, compensation, 1658

                   Elko County School District, allocation for purchase of vehicles, 2075

                   Evaluation of programs

                          2005-2006 evaluations, requirements, 714

                          Authorized expenditures, 2076

                   Fiscal agents, duties, 1342

                   Funding allocations, 2075

                   Professional development, primary focus and structure of days scheduled for, 713

                   Redesignation based on geographic areas served, 1341, 1342

                   Statewide Council (See REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, STATEWIDE COUNCIL FOR COORDINATION OF THE)

                   Training needs of teachers and administrators, assessment, 713, 1658

             Retirement (See also PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

                   Health care subsidies, funding, 908, 2080

                   Purchase of service credits

                          Funding allocations, 2078, 2079

                          Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2457

             Safe and respectful learning environment, requirements, 704-706

             Salaries and benefits

                   Interpreters, review of salaries by school districts, 967

                   Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2456-2458

                   Signing bonuses and other financial incentives, 924, 2456-2458

                   Speech pathologists, salary increases for certified personnel, 2446-2448

             Special qualifications license, issuance, 92, 93, 2549, 2550

             Substitute teachers, inclusion of information in accountability reports, 1161, 1166, 2392, 2532

      Pupil-teacher ratios

             Alternative plans, development authorized in certain districts, 2161-2163

             Appropriation for employment of teachers, 1934

             Kindergarten through grade 3, requests for variance, 1264

             Team-teaching, legislative declaration, 1265

      Pupils

             Asthma or allergy, self-medication by pupils, 84-86

             At-risk pupils

                   Pupil-teacher ratio reduction, authorized use of appropriation, 1935

                   Special counseling services for elementary school pupils, funding, 2075

             Attendance

                   Exemption from requirements for pupils physically or mentally unable to attend, 94, 95

                   Expelled or suspended pupils, independent study programs, 1539

                   Kindergarten and first grade, 520, 521

                   Remedial education programs, requirements, 519

                   School districts, annual reports, 1170, 2396, 2536

                   Stalking victims, options, 97, 98

             Disruptive pupils, alternative programs of education, 2455

             Educational records, access by governing body of charter school at which suspended or expelled pupil enrolls, 1541, 1542

             Expelled or suspended pupils, enrollment options, 1539-1542

             Gifted and talented pupils

                   Special education program units, funding, 2073

                   University schools for profoundly gifted pupils, 2425-2428

             Handicapped pupils

                   Attendance requirements, exemption for pupils physically or mentally unable to attend, 94, 95

                   Deaf and hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, 966, 967

                   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, appropriation, 80

                   Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, creation, 1440

             Honor code, establishment, 1661

             Safe and respectful learning environment, requirements, 704-706

             Transportation of pupils to schools outside district, 98, 2079

             Walking routes, study, requirements, 458

      Regional planning, consideration of effect on schools, 1586-1588

      School Breakfast Program, participation urged and reports requested, 3020

      University schools for profoundly gifted pupils, establishment, 2425-2428

      Volunteers, harassment or intimidation reported by, civil actions limited, 705

SCOOTERS

      Segway scooters, regulation by county or city, 415

SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

      Petitions to seal records, number of years before requests may be made, 2355, 2356

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in motor vehicle, inspection of records, 973, 974

SEAT BELTS

      Child restraint systems, waiver of certain penalties for violations, training course fees, 119, 120

      School buses, feasibility study on use of safety restraints, 1037

SECRETARY OF STATE

      Account for Special Services, deposits, 2273

      Agent for service of process

             Motor vehicle licensees, agent for bond surety, 1242

             Tobacco products, nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturers, 377

             Trust companies, fee, 1844

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Business trusts (See BUSINESS TRUSTS)

      Campaign practices (See CAMPAIGN PRACTICES)

      Common-interest communities, duties, 2253-2256, 2623-2625, 2627

      Corporations (See CORPORATIONS)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Expedited services, fees, deposits, 2273

      Fictitious address program, duties, 97, 98

      Forged or fraudulent documents, civil liability for filing, 2271

      General appropriation, 1937

      Hospital districts, filing of ordinances regarding dissolution, 1447

      Initiative petitions (See INITIATIVE PETITIONS)

      Internet site, duties, reports, 2283, 2305

      Legislative bills and resolutions, notice regarding original copy, 2

      Legislative sessions, duties, 2999

      Limited-liability companies (See LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES)

      Limited-liability limited partnerships (See LIMITED-LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS)

      Limited-liability partnerships (See LIMITED-LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS)

      Limited partnerships (See LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS)

      Nonprofit corporations (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Notaries public (See NOTARIES PUBLIC)

      Referendum petitions (See REFERENDUM PETITIONS)

      Resident agents and registered offices (See RESIDENT AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES)

      Salary increase, 1183

      Searching for and canceling or removing unprocessed filings, fee, 2273

      Securities Division (See also SECURITIES)

             Submission of information for enforcement of financial institutions tax, 1783

      Staff, salaries, appropriations, 1953, 1967

      Trademark registrations, requirements, 2277

SECURED TRANSACTIONS

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Motor vehicles

             Liens for towing, storage and related charges, priority, 1001

             Prohibited transfers or assignments, 1423

             Security agreements, deceptive trade practices, 1240

      Property tax liens, certificates of purchase, 510

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Definitions, 864, 868

             Electronic documents, inclusion in laws, 869-875

             Lease transaction creating security interest, determination, 829, 830

SECURITIES

      Asset-Backed Securities Facilitation Act, adoption, 2207

      Broker-dealers

             Grounds for disciplinary action, 1783

             Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Investment securities, UCC

             Definitions, UCC, 858

             Documents of title, 859

      Local governments (See also LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

             Investment securities, possession and purchase by bank or trust, 1346

      Rural Housing Authority, Nevada, applicability of laws to notes and bonds issued by, 219

      Uniform TOD Security Registration Act, securities account defined, 57

SECURITIES DIVISION (See SECRETARY OF STATE)

SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS

      Regulation, 2207

SECURITY CONSULTANTS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      County assessor’s records, access to information, 1482-1484

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 802, 803

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2792, 2793

SECURITY GUARDS (See PRIVATE PATROLMEN)

SEGWAY SCOOTERS

      Regulation by county or city, 415

SEIZURE

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts involving, 1197, 1198

      Deer or elk imported into State illegally, 204

      Devices or vehicles containing devices to alter traffic-control signal, 936, 937

      Livestock, procedure prior to seizure by government agency, 1238

      Sex offenders, search and seizure as condition of probation or suspension of sentence, 2862

      Wildlife violations, recovery of property by owner, disposition of unclaimed property, 1309-1311

SENATE, STATE (See LEGISLATURE)

SENATORS, STATE (See LEGISLATURE — Members)

SENIOR CITIZENS (See AGED PERSONS)

SENTENCING

      Boating under the influence, sentencing factors, 154, 615

      Crime against a child, duties of court after imposition of sentence, 2860

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Homicide by vessel, sentencing factors, 154

      Involuntary servitude, additional penalty for hate crime, 87

      Legislative study, 3090

      Manufacturing or compounding controlled substances, additional penalty for substantial bodily harm to person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Sex offenders (See SEX OFFENDERS)

      Sexual offenses, duties of court after imposition of sentence, 2861

      Suspension of sentence

             Misdemeanors, authority of justice courts and municipal courts, 65, 66

             Prohibitions

                   Boating under the influence, certain offenses, 615

                   Controlled substances, allowing minor in presence of illegal activities, 1057

                   Crime against a child, registration violations, 2871

                   Homicide by vessel, 154

                   Vehicular homicide, 138

             Sex offenders, conditions of suspended sentence, 2862

      Vehicular homicide, sentencing factors, 139

      Vehicular manslaughter in construction zone, additional penalties authorized, 78

      Vulnerable persons, crimes against, imposition of additional penalty, 1106

SENTENCING, ADVISORY COMMISSION ON

      Attorney General, ex officio Chairman, duties, 582

      Composition, 581

      Per diem and travel expenses, 582

      Staff, provision, 582

SEPTIC TANKS

      Residential systems, regulation, 550

SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING

      Blaze orange leash, provisions removed, 626, 627

      Fraudulent misrepresentations regarding animal prohibited, penalty, 626

      Landlords, rights, prohibited acts, 630

      Public accommodations, charging extra fee or deposit for access to facility prohibited, rights, civil liability, 632, 633

      Public transportation, unlawful to refuse service or charge extra fee or deposit, civil liability, 634, 635

      Rights of persons using animals, training programs urged, 3028

      Schools for guide dogs and hearing dogs, provisions removed, 628, 635

      Service Animal Recognition Day designated and entities asked to coordinate, 3028

      Unlawfully interfering with, beating or killing, penalty, civil liability, restitution, 628, 629

SERVICE OF PROCESS (See CIVIL PROCESS; PROCESS SERVERS)

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES (See COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT)

SEWER SYSTEMS

      Assessment of utilities, notice, 1276

      Rates

             Schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

             Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

      Residential individual systems for sewage disposal, regulation, 550

      Subsurface installations, marking and detection requirements, 904-907

      Tax increment areas, financing of projects, 1757-1767

      Wastewater authority securities, purchase by counties or State, 183, 184

SEX OFFENDERS

      Alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs, assignment prohibited, 2880

      Certification regarding risk of recidivism, 2878, 2879

      Community notification

             Tier 2 level of notification, release of information authorized, 2869

             Tier 3 level of notification, conditions for assignment, 2873

             Website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

      Driver’s license, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Employers, receipt of information, 2865

      Gaming employees, grounds for suspension of registration, 2885, 2886

      Identification card, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Juvenile offenders, determination whether child has been rehabilitated, 2874

      Lifetime supervision

             Conditions of lifetime supervision, penalty for violation, 2879, 2880

             Form of parole for purposes of Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, 2879

             Petitions for release, procedures, grounds for granting, 2862

      Parole

             Lifetime supervision deemed form of parole for certain purposes, 2879

             Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

      Probation, conditions, 2862

      Registration violations, penalty, 2872

      Sentence diversion for alcohol or drug abuse, sex offenders ineligible, 2880

      Sentencing, duties of court following, 2861

      Suspended sentence, conditions, 2862

SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD (See also CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Highway Patrol personnel, training in detection and investigation, 674, 675

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

SEXUAL ASSAULT

      Against child under the age of 16 years, penalty, 2875

      Battery with intent to commit sexual assault, penalty, 2876

      Penalty, 2874, 2875

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

      Involuntary servitude, unlawful acts, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89, 91

SEXUAL SEDUCTION

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

SHERIFFS

      Abandoned vehicles, duties, 106, 1219, 1220

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, investigations, 1106, 1107

      Concealed weapons permits, issuance, immunities, 593-596

      Deputies (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

             Authority, 680, 681

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Homeland security (See also HOMELAND SECURITY)

             Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, membership, 1534

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Juvenile offenders, release of reports to victims’ compensation officers, 61

      Metro (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association, appointment to Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, 900

      Safety equipment, purchase exempt from competitive bidding, 227, 228

      Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 701

SHOPPING CENTERS

      Live entertainment tax, shopping mall defined, 2480

      Retailers generally (See RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS)

SHORT-TERM LOANS (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

SHORT TRIALS

      Court fees for support of alternative programs of resolving disputes, 199

      Jurors, number, 392

      Justice courts, adoption of rules and procedures, 394

SHOTGUNS (See also FIREARMS)

      Short-barreled shotguns, possession of collectors’ items, curios or relics, 64

SHUTTLE BUSES (See also BUSES)

      Resort hotels, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, duty to inspect, report, 1930

      Welfare recipients, contracts to provide transportation services, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, 735, 736

SIBLINGS (See KINDRED AND NEXT OF KIN)

SIDEWALKS

      Segway scooters, regulation by county or city, 415

      Study of safe walking routes for pupils, 458

      Zoning regulations, considerations, 1592

SIGNATURES

      Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, 825, 834

      Handicapped persons, use of stamps, 235, 236

      Identity theft, applicability of laws to electronic signatures, 2498

      Initiative petitions (See INITIATIVE PETITIONS)

      Negotiable instruments

             Accommodation parties, duties, 2003

             Electronic documents, signing, 2004

      Notarizations (See also NOTARIES PUBLIC)

             Authentication of signature of notary, 2274

             Unlawful acts, penalty, 2274

      Property tax, owners’ personal property statements, 2656

      Referendum petitions (See REFERENDUM PETITIONS)

SIGNS

      Car pool lanes, identification and notice regarding use, 72

      Chiropractors, disclosures regarding liability insurance, 2820

      Common-interest communities, display of political signs, 2585

      Gaming, areas in which admission fee charged, 1356

      Hospitals, notice regarding reduced or discounted charges for services, 948

      Manufactured and mobile home businesses, 1626

      Mental health facilities, list of personal rights of children, 1321

      Movie piracy, posting of notices regarding, 525, 526

      Notaries public, prohibited acts, penalty, 68

      Snow recreation areas, posting of certain information, 504

      Social security number, confidentiality, posting of signs in government offices, 2507

SILVER HAIRED LEGISLATIVE FORUM, NEVADA

      Meetings, 461

      Members, absences, 460

      Officers, beginning date for term of office, 460

      Recommendations for legislation, time for submission, 461

      Secretary, duties, 460, 461

SKIER SAFETY

      Definitions, 502, 503

      Snowboarders, skier safety laws made applicable to, 502-505

SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES (See generally MEDICAL AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES)

SLANDER

      Movie piracy, immunity for detention of suspects, exceptions, 525

      Reports of infections acquired in certain medical facilities, liability prohibited, 600

SLAVERY

      Unlawful acts, penalty, 87, 88

SMALL BUSINESSES (See also EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES)

      Business brokers, regulation, 647, 649

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Business tax (See BUSINESS TAX)

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically, 2506

      Manufactured home parks (See also MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

             Meetings with tenants, landlord’s duties, 1598

      Prescription drug wholesalers (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Retail establishments (See RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS)

      State and local regulations affecting, duties of agencies and local governments, 1478-1480

SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

      Requirements and incentives, 1583-1596

SMOG CONTROL (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

SMOKE DETECTORS

      Mobile homes, commercial coaches and travel trailers, requirements, 2333

SMOKING

      Cigarettes generally (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

      Prohibitions in child care facilities and video arcades, 462

SNOWBOARDING

      Definitions, 502, 503

      Local regulation authorized, 505

      Personal injuries, notice requirements, immunity of recreation area operators, 505

      Revocation of privileges for misconduct, 505

      Safety and conduct, 503-505

      Signs, posting of certain information by recreation area operators, 504

SNOWMOBILES

      Certification to operate, requirements, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

SOCIAL SECURITY

      Execution, benefits exempt, 387

      Loans, required use of benefits to offset debt prohibited, exception, 382

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

      Business records, destruction of records containing personal information, 2504

      Confidential information generally (See CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Election candidates, confidentiality of numbers, 2286, 2292

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Identity theft (See IDENTITY THEFT)

      Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information, 2511

      Internet sites of public bodies, restrictions on publishing personal information, 2503

      Local recreational or instructional programs, requiring numbers for registration prohibited, 1041

      Paternity actions, numbers to be maintained in confidential manner, 248, 249

      Privacy generally (See PRIVACY, RIGHT TO)

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, inclusion on certain submitted documents unnecessary, 1066, 1070

      Public records, confidentiality of numbers, 1066, 1070, 2507, 2508

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      Voter registration, confidentiality of numbers, 2290

SOCIAL WORKERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Examiners for Social Workers

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 791-793

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Clinical social workers

             Child abuse or neglect, duty to report, 2032

             Emotionally disturbed children in custody of child welfare agency, duties regarding, 1318-1322

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 791-793

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2759-2761

SODOMY (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

      Solicitation of minor to engage in, penalty, 2877

SOLAR ENERGY (See also RENEWABLE ENERGY)

      Thermal energy system or lighting system, sales tax exemption extended, 678

      Zoning regulations to promote use, 1592, 1822-1824

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS (See SMALL BUSINESSES)

SOLICITATIONS

      Crime against nature, penalty for soliciting minor to engage in, 2877

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2466, 2468-2470

      Collection service, unpaid customer fees, liens, 809, 810

      Fees, establishment, use of proceeds, 1498

      Grants to enhance waste management systems and promote efficient use of resources, 1503

      Infrastructure fund, use in smaller counties, 567, 568

      Inspection of facilities by State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1499

      Recycling and reduction

             Business license application or renewal, provision of information upon, 1501

             Grants for projects that enhance systems and promote efficient use of resources, 1503

             Market development for recycled products, duty of Division of Environmental Protection eliminated, 1505

             Review of local programs, proposed revisions and ordinances, 1502

      Solid waste management authorities

             Grant program to enhance systems and improve efficiency, duties, 1504

             Motor vehicle batteries, tires and oil, issuance of permits for disposal sites, 1500

      State performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, requirements, 2895-2904

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Vehicles used by licensed haulers, weight limitations, 75

SOUND RECORDINGS

      Meetings of public agencies, 1405, 1407

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

SOUTHERN NEVADA ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY

      Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 639-646

SOUTHERN NEVADA REGIONAL PLANNING COALITION (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

SPANISH LANGUAGE (See FOREIGN LANGUAGES)

SPARKS, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Airport Authority of Washoe County (See AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Centennial commemorated and city commended, 2985

      Charter amendments

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1144

             Municipal judges, term of office, 104, 105

             Registered voters lists, requests to copy, 2304

      Regional Planning Commission (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

SPAS (See SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS)

SPECIAL FUEL TAX

      Definitions, 1151

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Dyed special fuel

             Purchasers, approval, requirements, 1151

             Retailers and other distributors

                   Control of access to fuel required, unlawful acts, 1151, 1153

                   Records, applicability of requirements, 1152

                   Statements of acknowledgement and intended use, duties, 1151

             Unlawful sale or distribution, 1151, 1153

      Fines, imposition, deposits, 1151, 1152, 1154

      Licenses

             Exporters and transporters, cancellation upon surrender by holder, 1153

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1154

      Records, receipts, invoices and other papers, maintenance, 1152

      Sale of fuel for which tax unpaid, order to lock and seal business, 1150

      Suppliers, electronic submission of tax returns, regulation, 1154, 1155

SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS (See AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS)

SPORTING EVENTS

      Assault or battery of sports official, penalties, 176-179

      Athletic commission (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Immunity of certain sports officials, 176

      Interscholastic activities (See INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES)

      Live entertainment tax, applicability, 2482, 2484

      Professional sports stadium in Clark County, funding, 2362

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of athletic facilities, 2362

      Unarmed combat, closed-circuit telecasts, payment of license fees, 179, 180

STALKING

      Orders for protection, contents, notice requirements, arrest without warrant, 953-955

      Victims, fictitious address program, school attendance choices, 95-98

STATE BAR OF NEVADA (See also ATTORNEYS AT LAW)

      Educational personnel, duties regarding hearing officers removed, 464

      Sentencing, Advisory Commission on, appointment of member, 581

STATE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES

      Agriculture, State Board of, duties, 657, 1415, 1416

      Arts Council (See ARTS COUNCIL, STATE)

      Athletics (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Audits, dissemination of reports, 1344

      Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, membership, duties, transfer to Department of Motor Vehicles, 926-928

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, creation, appropriation, 2064-2067

      Colorado River Commission of Nevada, salaries, expenditures, 1962, 2916

      Common-Interest Communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES, COMMISSION FOR)

      Compensation of Constitutional Officers, Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, District Judges and Elected County Officers, Commission to Review, duties, 1071

      Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)

      Conservation Commission, State, powers and duties, 122

      Cultural Affairs, Commission for, expenses of members, powers, 898, 899

      Dairy Commission, State, salaries, expenditures, 1955, 2915

      Debts owed state agencies, fee for dishonored payments, 589-592

      Disabilities, persons with

             Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, creation, 1440

             Rehabilitation Council, State, receipt of report, 1443

      Domestic Violence, Nevada Council for the Prevention of, creation, duties, 940, 941

      Economic Development (See ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMISSION ON)

      Education

             Academic Standards for Public Schools, Council to Establish, duties, 1095, 1657

             Educational Excellence, Commission on, creation, duties, 1971-1975, 1984

             Occupational education (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, STATE BOARD FOR)

             Postsecondary education (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON)

             Professional standards (See EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN)

             State Board (See EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF)

             Technology (See EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMISSION ON)

             WICHE (See WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)

      Emergency Response (See EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, STATE)

      Environment (See ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, STATE)

      Equal rights (See EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Equalization, compliance with regulations, appeal procedures, 492, 2658

      Ethics (See ETHICS; ETHICS, COMMISSION ON)

      Examiners (See EXAMINERS, STATE BOARD OF)

      Finance, State Board of, bond issues for capital improvements, 23-25, 108, 1547, 1548, 1552

      Gaming (See GAMING COMMISSION, NEVADA; GAMING CONTROL BOARD, STATE)

      Governmental Purchasing, Commission to Study, duties, 2906

      Health (See HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF)

      Homeland Security (See HOMELAND SECURITY, NEVADA COMMISSION ON)

      Indian Commission (See INDIAN COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Junior Livestock Show Board, Nevada, appropriation, authorized expenditures, 1941, 2916

      Juvenile Supervision, Nevada State Council for Interstate, creation, 410

      Legislative Commission (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

      LP gas (See LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, BOARD FOR THE REGULATION OF)

      Mental Health and Developmental Services, Commission on, composition, 547

      Merit Award Board, appropriation, 1937

      Mineral Resources (See MINERAL RESOURCES, COMMISSION ON)

      National and Community Service, Nevada Commission for, appropriation, 909

      Nevada Institutional Review Board, creation, 2524

      Occupations and professions (See specific occupation or profession)

      P.O.S.T. (See PEACE OFFICERS’ STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION)

      Pardons Commissioners, State Board of, applications, duties, 2907

      Parole (See PAROLE COMMISSIONERS, STATE BOARD OF)

      Personnel Commission, meeting requirements, 1409

      Problem Gambling, Advisory Committee on, creation, 1527

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

      Public employees’ benefits (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS PROGRAM; PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Public utilities (See PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS BOARD, STATE)

      Real Estate (See REAL ESTATE COMMISSION)

      Residency requirements for certain members, 1580, 1581

      Sentencing, Advisory Commission on, composition, duties, expenses, 581, 582

      Special License Plates, Commission on, alternate members, 2847, 2848

      Taxation (See TAX COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Taxicab (See TAXICAB AUTHORITY)

      Terrorism (See HOMELAND SECURITY, NEVADA COMMISSION ON)

      Tourism (See TOURISM, COMMISSION ON)

      Transition Services (See TRANSITION SERVICES, INTERAGENCY ADVISORY BOARD ON)

      Transportation Services (See TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AUTHORITY)

      Unemployment compensation, board of review (See UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION)

      University Board of Regents (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      V & T Railway, Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the, meeting requirements, 1419, 1420

      Veterans’ Services (See VETERANS’ SERVICES COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Water projects (See WATER PROJECTS, BOARD FOR FINANCING)

      Water Resources Planning and Development, Advisory Board on, composition, duties, 2569, 2570, 2573

      Welfare Board, State, meeting requirements, 1412

      Well Drillers’ Advisory Board, duties regarding continuing education, 456

STATE BUILDINGS (See PUBLIC BUILDINGS)

STATE CONTROLLER

      Attorney General Administration Program, disbursement of appropriation, 2918

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Capital improvement projects, duties, notices, 24, 1548-1551

      Cash Management Improvement Act, powers, 1951

      Clark County Sales and Use Tax Act of 2005, duties, 916

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, duties, reports, 1552

      Debts owed state agencies, establishment of fee for dishonored payments, 589

      EPS/Homemaker programs, disbursement of appropriation, 2918

      General appropriation, 1937

      General appropriations act, duties, 1948

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, duties, 1239

      Property taxes, receipt of copy of protest eliminated, 1072

      Salary increase, 1183

      Senior Services Program, disbursement of appropriation, 2918

      Staff, salaries, appropriations, 1953, 1967

      State Distributive School Account, duties, 2074, 2075

      State General fund ending balance, duties, 1951

      State Printing Fund, transfer of money, 1095

      Tax rebate, notice of temporary advances to pay, 1932

      Temporary advances of money, notices, 1949-1951

      Tourism improvement district money, duties, 2371

      Water system operator certification fees, transfer of money, 563

      Wildlife Account, temporary advances to, duties, 2921

STATE DEPARTMENTS

      Administration (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Agriculture (See AGRICULTURE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

      Audits, dissemination of reports, 1344

      Commerce (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Cultural Affairs (See CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Debts owed state agencies, fee for dishonored payments, 589-592

      Education (See EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Employees generally (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      Human Resources (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Information Technology (See INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Labor (See EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Military (See MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE)

      Motor Vehicles (See MOTOR VEHICLES, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Natural Resources (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

      Personnel (See PERSONNEL, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Prisons (See CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Public Safety (See PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Publications (See STATE PUBLICATIONS)

      Tahoe Regional Planning (See TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY)

      Taxation (See TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Transportation (See TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Veterans (See VETERANS’ SERVICES, OFFICE OF)

      Wildlife (See WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF)

STATE EMPLOYEES

      Compensation schedule, creation of additional step, 1965

      Computers, notice of employer’s access required, exceptions, 671

      Critical labor shortage, continuation of laws relating to reemployment of retirees, 1076, 1077

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Firemen redesignated firefighters, 315

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Military service, civil leave with reduced pay authorized for active duty, 2449

      Reclassification into unclassified service, options, 1963

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Salaries

             Classified service, increase, appropriation, 1965

             Two-grade pay increases for certain employees, appropriation, 1966

             Unclassified service, 1952

      Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

STATE ENGINEER (See also WATER)

      Abandoned wells, waiver of requirement to plug, regulations, 456

      Conflicting interests in water rights, duties, 2564

      Hydrographic basins, information to be published on website, 2567

      Water Resources, Division of (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

      Well drillers, continuing education, regulations, 456

STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS

      Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account, sources, 662

      Alcoholic Beverage Awareness Program Account, creation, sources, 2684

      Allodial Title Account for Stabilization, transfer of money, 1489

      Anatomical Gift Account, transfer of administration, 246

      Appropriations generally (See APPROPRIATIONS)

      Attorney General, Revolving Account for the Office of, reimbursement of litigation expenses, 667

      Audits (See AUDITS; LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU — Audit Division)

      Authorized expenditures (See AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES)

      Blind, State Grant and Gift Account for the, approval of claims, 115

      Bonds and other obligations (See also BOND ISSUES)

             Property tax imposed for payment of certain obligations, authority to increase rate, 42, 44, 1753, 1754, 1756

      Business Enterprise Account for the Blind, management, 115

      Capital improvement projects, temporary advances from State General Fund, 24, 1548, 1549, 1551

      Captive Insurers, Account for the Regulation and Supervision of, deposits, transfers, 2157, 2158

      Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, appropriation, 241

      Children’s Trust Account, use, 470, 471

      Cigarette laws, deposit of profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit from violation, 379

      Civil Air Patrol Account, sources, use, 690, 691

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund

             Authorized expenditures, 1552

             Property tax levy, use of proceeds, 1551, 1552

             Reversion dates for allocations for certain projects, 1553-1558

             Transfers from State General Fund, 1552

      Consumer Protection, Account for the Bureau of, sources, 589

      Contingency Fund

             Appropriation, 56

             Capital improvement projects, use of money, 24, 25

             Public Safety, Department of, requests for allocations, 2867

      Debts owed state agencies, fee for dishonored payments, 589-592

      Disaster Relief Account, deposits, 2083

      District Judges Salary Account, appropriation, 1937, 1970

      Domestic Violence, Account for Programs Related to, deposits, use, 941

      Emergency Account, appropriation, 26

      Emergency Assistance Subaccount, transfers from Rainy Day Fund repealed, 2084

      Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Holding Account, sources, 1676

      Healthy Nevada, Fund for a (See HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A)

      Highway Fund (See State Highway Fund, this heading)

      Highway Patrol Revolving Account, creation, 676

      Hospital Care to Indigent Persons, Fund for, sources, use, 1674, 1676, 1677

      Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, Account for Programs for, creation, appropriation, 1975, 1983

      Investigative Account for Financial Institutions, sources, 1699

      Investments

             Nevada Rural Housing Authority, notes and bonds issued by, 219

             Wastewater authorities, securities issued by, 104

      Legislative Fund (See LEGISLATURE)

      Manufactured Housing, Fund for, deposits, use, 1628, 2326, 2332

      Marlette Lake Water System Fund, use, 108

      Medical Assistance to Indigent Persons, Supplemental Account for, sources, use, 1676, 1677

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, establishment of bond reserve funds, 216, 217

      One-Time Rebate, Account for the, creation, appropriation, 1931

      Patriot Relief Account, creation, appropriation, 2448, 2450

      Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of, expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

      Pollution Control Account, use, 896

      Problem Gambling, Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of, creation, use, deposits, 1528-1532

      Rainy Day Fund (See Stabilize the Operation of the State Government, Fund to, this heading)

      Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund, required balance, recovery from Fund, 666

      Rehabilitation Gift Account, approval of claims, 116

      Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account

             Appropriation, 26

             Interstate Compact for Juveniles, payment of claims, 414

      Sales and Use Tax Account, deposit of proceeds of Clark County tax for police protection, 916

      School funds and accounts (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Secretary of State, Account for Special Services, deposits, 2273

      Special Capital Construction Fund for Higher Education, appropriation, 1553

      Stabilize the Operation of the State Government, Fund to

             Appropriation, 2084

             Balance, limitation on, 2084

             Emergency Assistance Subaccount, transfers repealed, 2084

      Stale Claims Account, appropriation, 26

      State Distributive School Account (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      State Highway Fund

             Appropriations from, duties of state agencies receiving, 2920

             Sources, 676, 678, 701, 1154, 1240, 1246

      State Park Facilities and Grounds, Account for Maintenance of, creation, sources, use, 583, 584

      State Printing Fund, transfer, redesignation as revolving account, 1091, 1094, 1095

      Tax Accountability, Fund for, repealed, 2084

      Taxpayers, Nevada Report to, publication, appropriation, 2438, 2439

      Tourism, Fund for the Promotion of, allocation of certain money, 1576, 2086

      Unemployment Compensation Fund, sources, 444

      Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account, use, 1316, 1317

      Veterans’ Home Account, deposits, use, 530

      Victims of Crime, Fund for the Compensation of

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             Sources, 2684

      Water Rights Technical Support Fund, creation, appropriation, 2565, 2572

      Weeds, Account for the Control of, creation, appropriation, 2452

      Wildlife Account

             Temporary advances to, repayment, 2921

             Transfers to Obligated Reserve Account, 2921

      Wildlife Heritage Trust Account, use, 584

STATE LANDS (See PUBLIC LANDS)

STATE LANDS, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

      Administrator, salary, 1960

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      General appropriation, 1939

      Local library collections, appropriation for grants, 2453

      State Publications Distribution Center, publication of titles received by, 742

STATE OF NEVADA

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Employees (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      Finances and funds (See STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Lands owned (See PUBLIC LANDS)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Water rights, sale or lease, 1385

STATE OFFICERS (See specific state officer)

STATE PARKS (See PARKS)

STATE PARKS, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

STATE PRINTING OFFICE

      Government printing, powers and duties, 1088-1090

      Lease-purchase agreement for construction of warehouse, authority, appropriation, 2085

      Legislative bills and resolutions, certain duties removed, 1, 3

      Legislative Counsel Bureau, part of, 1088

      Maintenance and improvement projects, financing, 2085

      Microfilming, certain duties removed, 1086

      Notices, duty to print certain notices removed, 1082, 1083

      State Printing Fund, redesignation as revolving account, transfer of money, 1091, 1094, 1095

      Superintendent redesignated State Printer, 1088

STATE PUBLICATIONS

      Accountants’ register, publication and distribution, 252

      Child welfare pamphlet, 2094

      Definitions, 740

      Electronic publications, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Legislative Counsel Bureau

             Appropriation to reproduce out-of-print materials, 2085

             Prices, setting, 1233-1236

      Property sales disclosure laws, booklet, 1285

      State agencies, use of services of State Printing Office, 1088-1090, 1092-1094

STATE PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION CENTER

      Agreements with depository libraries, 741

      Deposit of state and local publications, notice and access to electronic copies, 741

      Distribution and lending of state and local government publications, 741, 742

      Titles of available publications, listing on State Library and Archives website, 742

STATE PURCHASING

      Handicapped, Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services from Organizations, oversight, 1443-1445

      Local government contracts, joinder with consent of contracting vendor, 2556

      Performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures

             Audits conducted by qualified service companies, 2895-2897

             Change orders, approval, 2903

             Energy, water or disposal of waste, use of contracts for, 2895

             Financing of contract, 2897, 2903

             Monitoring of savings, reports, 2904

             Refunding obligations, 2898-2901

             Selection of qualified service companies, 2895-2897, 2901

             Term of contracts, 2904

             Third-party consultants, duties, 2897

             Verification of savings, 2903

      Response agencies, time extended for compatibility of communication purchases with homeland security requirements, 932

      University System, purchases of medical supplies and prescriptions exempt from laws, 670

STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, receipt of reports, 1443

STATE TREASURER

      Abandoned property (See ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY)

      Allodial Title Account for Stabilization, transfer of money, notice to Legislative Counsel Bureau, 1489

      Anatomical Gift Account, duties, 246

      Authorized expenditures, 2909, 2910

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, deposit in lieu of surety bond, 1700

      General appropriation, 1937

      Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements by public entities, consultation with advisory group, 2906

      Motor vehicle fuel tax allocations, duties, 2921

      Salary increase, 1183

      Staff, salaries, appropriations, 1953, 1967

      Taxes and fees, one-time rebate, duties, 1931

STATE UNIVERSITY (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

STATE VEHICLES

      Authorized expenditures to purchase, 2910

      Corrections, Department of, appropriation for purchase, 889

      Motor Pool Division, appropriation, 1007

      Veterans’ Services, Office of, appropriation for vehicle shelter, 888

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)

STATUTES OF NEVADA

      School boards and governing bodies, receipt of memorandum of education legislation, duties, 1646, 1647, 1654, 1655

STOLEN PROPERTY

      Cemetery property, penalty for possession or sale, 500

      Documents of title, procedure following theft, 847

      Negotiable instruments, enforcement of stolen instruments, 1999

      Vehicles abandoned on public lands, rebuttal of presumption of abandonment by registered owner, 1221

STORAGE TANKS

      Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of Petroleum

             Authorized expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

             Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

      Statewide Underground Storage Tank Program, funding, 1546

STOREY COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

STREETS AND ALLEYS (See also HIGHWAYS AND ROADS)

      Cemeteries, road constructed in, over or through without lawful authority or consent, penalty, 500

      Common-interest communities, regulation restricted, 2585

      Reconveyance of land by counties for public roadways and right-of-ways, procedure, 1460-1462, 2680

      Tax increment areas, financing of projects, 1757-1767

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

STUDIES (See LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES)

STUN GUNS

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 266, 267

SUBDIVISION OF LAND

      Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)

      Building inspectors (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)

      Developers,  requirements for sale of certain lots, parcels, units or interests, 2622

      Industrial or commercial development, conveyance of parcel to include legal description, 2669

      Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING)

      Maps

             Final maps

                   Condominiums, contents, 2670

                   Environmental Protection, Division of, approval, 560

                   Public Utilities Commission, approval, 694

             Tentative maps, review and approval by Public Utilities Commission, 692, 694

      Sales of real property (See SALES OF REAL PROPERTY)

      Water and sewer facilities, review and inspection, 560

      Zoning (See ZONING)

SUBPOENAS

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, powers, 2579

      Massage Therapists, Board of, powers, 1132

      Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, powers of hearing officer or panel, 261

SUBSTANCE ABUSE (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

SUNSET LEGISLATION

      Business tax, temporary reduction in rate, 2082

      Capital improvement projects, reversion date for certain allocations, 1553-1558

      Clark County sales tax for police protection, 917

      County assessors, acquisition and improvement of technology, 2680, 2681

      County sales tax for agriculture, libraries, parks, recreation and senior services, 1397

      Dentists, continuation of temporary licenses, 52

      Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

      Disabilities, Committee on Persons With, advisory committee, 116

      Domestic violence offender treatment programs, bi-weekly participation, 537

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, previous appropriation extended, 1008

      Highway Patrol radio system, previous appropriation extended, 911

      Homeland security, confidentiality of Department of Information Technology records continued, 268

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, prospective expiration, 1445

      Judicial Retirement System

             Reenrollment by retired judges and judges, 2069

             Retirement allowance and service credit, receipt by senior judges and justices, 2069

      Juvenile visits to coroner’s office, continuation of program, 1065

      National Guard, waiver of certain fees of University System continued, 583

      Property or sales tax exemptions, constitutional requirements, 3048

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, laws relating to employment of retirees in positions of critical labor shortage continued, 1077

      Renewable energy systems, tax exemption extended, 678

      State Distributive School Account, previous appropriation extended, 908

      State park improvements, authorized expenditures and reversion of appropriations extended, 1021

      Statewide mapping of public buildings, 1006

      Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, Legislative Committee on, continued, 1929

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

      Accountability reports, duties regarding summaries, 1158

      Automated system of accountability, duties, 1175, 2411, 2547

      Basic support guarantee, duties, 2070-2072

      Charter schools, applications to form, reports, 1099

      Department of Education (See EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Disruptive pupils, alternative programs for, duties, 2455

      Distance education, time for receipt of written agreements, 2416, 2417

      Educational Excellence, Commission on, duties, 1971

      Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, membership, 233, 235

      Hearing officers, duties, 464-466

      Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation, Account for Programs for, duties, 1975

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, member, 1440

      Memorandum of legislation, contents and distribution, 1646, 1647

      Nutrition State Match, duties, 1263

      Participatory democracy, actions urged and report to Legislature ordered, 3013

      Pupil-teacher ratios

             Alternative plans, reports, 2163, 2164

             Appropriation, duties, receipt of reports, 1934, 1935

      Remedial education programs, authorization of additional days or minutes of instruction, 519

      Safe and respectful learning environment, reports, duties, 705

      Staff, salaries, 1956

      State Distributive School Account (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      University schools for profoundly gifted pupils, duties, receipt of reports, 2426, 2427, 2431

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

      Exemption from execution, 387

SUPPORTED LIVING ARRANGEMENT SERVICES

      Regulation of services provided to mentally retarded persons, 1376-1379

SUPREME COURT

      Arbitration, adoption of rules, 392

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      General appropriation, 1937

      Intermediate appellate court, study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

      Justices

             Chief Justice, appointments made by

                   Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Information Sharing, 900

                   Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, 410

             County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

             Qualifications for office, 1211

             Retired justices, reemployment

                   Reenrollment in Judicial Retirement System, 2067

                   Retirement allowance and service credit, receipt by senior justices, 2067-2069

             Salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, study, 1071

             Withdrawal from Public Employees’ Retirement System, notice, 1069

      Moving expenses, appropriation, 1945

      Office remodeling, appropriation, 1038

      Retirement (See JUDICIAL RETIREMENT)

      Short trials, adoption of rules, 394

      Staff, salaries, 1961

SURETY BONDS (See BONDS, SURETY)

SURGERY

      Ambulatory surgery centers

             Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

             Infections acquired, reports, 599

      Office-based surgery, sentinel events, reports by physicians, 2512, 2515

      Refractive laser surgery facilities redesignated facilities for refractive surgery, regulation, 2693

SURVEILLANCE

      Closed-circuit security system, appropriations to State Board of Parole Commissioners and Division of Parole and Probation, 1542

      Computer spyware, unlawful acts, 2509

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

SURVEYORS (See LAND SURVEYORS)

SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE (See SENTENCING)

SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS

      Residential swimming pool or spa construction

             Advertisements used in solicitation of contracts, regulation, 2380

             Down payments or deposits, 2378, 2379

             License or other authorization required to perform any work, 2376

             Plumbing and gas lines, installation, 2376

             Progress payments, exception to certain requirements, 2379, 2380

             Surety bonds or cash deposits in lieu, 2384-2387

             Violations, penalties, 2382

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

T

TAHOE BASIN

      Environmental Improvement Program, issuance of bonds, administration of proceeds, 1030

TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY

      Appropriation, 1942, 1945, 1948

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Staff, salary increase, 1968

TAIWAN (See also FOREIGN CITIZENS)

      Economic and Cultural Office General Directors Matthew Lee and Mark Liao congratulated, 3018

      Sister-state relationship, 20th anniversary commemorated, 3017

TASERS

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 266, 267

TAX COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Local government severe financial emergencies, duties, 1392

      Local school support tax, receipt of certificates of eligibility for abatement, 640-642, 644, 645

      Property taxes (See also PROPERTY TAXES)

             Appeal of decision regarding applicability of abatement, 1744

             Assessment standards, adoption of regulations, duties, 486

             Business property, income approach to measure obsolescence, 42, 1755

             Golf courses, duties concerning determination of value for open-space use, 2663

             New or expanded businesses, certificates of eligibility, receipt, 640, 642, 644

             Regulations, 37-43, 1748-1755

             Total tax rate, approval of increase by local government, 43, 1756

      Tourism improvement districts, duties, 2372

TAX INCREMENT AREAS

      Action to correct or set aside determination, 1765

      Applicability of laws, 1766

      Bonds and other obligations, issuance, 1765, 1766

      Complaints, protests, objections and other comments, submission, consideration, 1759, 1762

      Definitions, 1757, 1758

      Designation, restrictions on inclusion of certain property, 1758

      Expiration of area, 1766

      Ordinances, adoption and amendment, 1763

      Prevailing wage laws, applicability, 1763

      Property taxes levied on property within area, allocation, 1743, 1763-1765

      Provisional orders, procedures, 1759-1763

TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Alcoholic beverage awareness program, duties, 2684

      Authorized expenditures, 2911

      Business licenses, authority, 294, 295

      Cigarettes and tobacco settlement (See also CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

             Certifications of manufacturers, receipt, 375, 376, 381

             Delivery sales, receipt of records upon request, 1190

             Information sharing with other agencies, Indian tribes and international authorities, 1196

             Inspection of facilities and vehicles, authority, 1193, 1197

             Internet site, publication of information, 376, 381, 1186

             Reporting requirements, duties, 1187, 1188

             Resident agents appointed by nonparticipating manufacturers, notice, 377

      Deficiency determinations

             Notice, issuance, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Executive Director, duties regarding meetings, 1410

      General appropriation, 1937, 1945

      Licenses and permits, grounds for refusal to issue or renew, 295

      Liquor taxes, duties (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Local governments

             Allocations from Local Government Tax Distribution Account, formula, 9, 10

             Capital improvements, receipt of plans and reports, 128, 1402

             Financial emergency due to litigation or threatened litigation, duties, 1392, 1393

             General obligation debt, receipt of reports, 125

             Revenue projections, duties, 1744

      Local school support tax abatement, receipt of certificates of eligibility, 640-642, 644, 645

      Off-highway vehicles, certificates of operation, duties, 2026

      Property taxes (See also PROPERTY TAXES)

             Internet site, information to be provided on, 1506

             New or expanded businesses, receipt of certificates of eligibility for tax abatement, 640, 642, 644

      Sales and use taxes (See also SALES AND USE TAXES)

             Clark County tax for additional police officers, duties, 916, 917

             National Guard members, provision of letter of exemption, 2450

             Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, duties, 1771, 1773

      Staff, salaries, 1961

      Superintendent of Public Instruction, provision of information to, 2071

      Tourism improvement districts, duties, 2365, 2366

TAXES AND TAXATION

      Alcoholic beverages (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Aviation fuel (See AVIATION FUEL TAX)

      Bill of Rights, Taxpayers’, applicability, 489

      Business (See BUSINESS TAX)

      Cigarettes (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

      City-county relief (See CITY-COUNTY RELIEF TAX)

      Estates (See ESTATES, TAX ON)

      Federal income taxes, regulation of refund anticipation loans, 1643-1645

      Financial institutions (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Fuel (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX; MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES; SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

      Governmental services (See GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES TAX)

      Infrastructure (See INFRASTRUCTURE, TAX FOR)

      Insurance (See INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX)

      Jet or turbine-powered aircraft fuel (See JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL, TAXES ON)

      Liquor (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Live entertainment tax (See LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TAX)

      Local school support (See LOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAX)

      Minerals (See MINES AND MINERALS)

      Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, 2438, 2439

      Property (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      Real property transfer (See REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)

      Sales and use tax (See SALES AND USE TAXES)

      Special fuel (See SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

      Tax increment areas (See TAX INCREMENT AREAS)

      Water export tax redesignated fee, amount, 497, 498

TAXICAB AUTHORITY

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Cameras in cabs, regulation declared void, 3087

TAXICABS

      Driver’s permits, grounds for refusal to issue, 173

      Service animals, unlawful to refuse service or charge extra fee or deposit, civil liability, 634, 635

      Vehicles, maximum allowable period of use in certain counties, 270

      Welfare recipients, contracts to provide transportation services, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, 735, 736

TAXPAYERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

      Applicability, 489

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TELEPHONE

      211 system for social services referrals, establishment, 2437, 2438

      Companies

             Assessments, notice, 1276

             Rate schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

             Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

             Subsurface installations, marking and detection requirements, 904-907

      Computers and information systems (See COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

      Confidentiality of telephone numbers contained in databases of governmental entities, exceptions, 1043, 1044

      County telephone lines or systems

             Annual audit of county, contents, 292, 293

             Assessment for fund to maintain availability of telephone service, 289

             Jurisdiction of Public Utilities Commission, 290, 291

             Out-of-county services, required and prohibited acts, 290, 291

             Sale or lease of system, requirements, 291

             Unregulated services, separate corporation to provide, 289

      Distance education (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)

      Electronic mail (See E-MAIL)

      Emergency telephone lines in certain cities, surcharges for service enhancements, 495, 496

      Homeland security, requirements for communication systems used by response agencies, 932

      Internet (See INTERNET)

      Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, analysis of changes in technology and fees, 1927

      Local government purchasing, exemptions from competitive bidding requirement, 2554, 2555

      Occupational and professional regulatory bodies, teleconferences, 2698

      Public Safety Telecommunications Operators, Committee for, abolished, 548

      Toll-free number to obtain balance and expiration date of gift certificates, 1226

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Video systems (See VIDEO AND VIDEOCONFERENCING)

TELEVISION

      Communication Access Realtime Translation, regulation, 964-966

      Live entertainment tax, broadcasts of live entertainment exempt, 2482

      Public broadcasting stations, appropriation, 2452

      Reporters and editorial employees, access to certain confidential information, 1041, 1482-1484

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, disclosure to persons affected, 2505, 2509, 2511

      Video systems (See VIDEO AND VIDEOCONFERENCING)

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      General appropriation, 1940, 1944, 1947

TENANTS (See LANDLORD AND TENANT; MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

TERRORISM (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

THEFT

      Cemetery property, penalties, 499, 500

      Historic or prehistoric resources on state land, civil and criminal penalties, 570

      Identity theft (See IDENTITY THEFT)

THREATS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1690, 1691

      Involuntary servitude by use of threats, penalty, 87, 88

      Public officers or employees and certain other persons, threats against unlawful, penalty, 925

THRIFT COMPANIES

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1887

      Fines for violations, 1887, 1888

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1888

             Background checks of applicants, 1886

             Fees, 1888

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, grounds, 1887

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1887

      Out-of-state depository institution, acquisition of Nevada branch, 651

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1887

TIME SHARES (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Representatives, transfer of registration unnecessary when changing location with same developer, 1300

      Sales agents, licenses

             Definition of sales agent, 1297

             Fingerprinting, 1298, 1299

TIRES

      Disposal sites, issuance of permits by solid waste management authority, 1500

      Fee on new tires, joint and several liability for failure to collect or remit, 571

TITLE INSURANCE

      Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees for purposes of, 2147

TITLE LOANS (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

TOBACCO PRODUCTS (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

TOURISM

      Air travel, repeal of Wright Amendment supported, 3083

      Improvement districts (See TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)

TOURISM, COMMISSION ON

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Fund for the Promotion of Tourism, transfer of money to

             Atomic Testing Museum, 2087

             Cultural Affairs, Department of, 2086

             Historic Preservation, Office of, 1576

             Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, 2088

             State Parks, Division of, 2086, 2089

             University of Nevada Reno Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, 2089

             Western Folklife Center, 2087

      Meetings, duties of Executive Director, 1406

      Staff, salaries, 1961

      Tourism improvement districts, duties, 2365, 2372

TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

      Acquisition, improvement or equipment of projects by other local entities or persons, reimbursement for costs, 2367

      Bonds or notes, authority to issue, 2367

      Boundaries, 2363

      Creation, 2363

      Definitions, 2362

      Fiscal effect of projects on local governmental services and school districts, determination, reports, 2364-2367, 2375

      Local Government Purchasing Act, applicability, 2368

      Prevailing wages for public works, applicability of laws to projects, 2368

      Property located within boundaries of more than one improvement district, effect, 2363, 2366

      Property owners, agreements regarding payments to defray cost of local governmental services, 2366

      Redevelopment areas, exclusion, 2363

      Sales and use tax proceeds, use, distributions, 2363, 2366, 2371, 2375

TOW CAR OPERATORS

      Vehicles involved in accident, notice to owners, fees restricted, 703, 704

TOWNHOUSES (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Design and construction standards, authority of local government, 2587

TOWNS

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Employees

             Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

             Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

             Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Parks (See PARKS)

      Printing, requirements for public printing, 1088

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Recreation (See RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Service animals, training of employees regarding rights urged, 3028

      Solid waste disposal (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Endorsement of certain applications, duties, 639-646

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected town, submission, 1512

      Traffic control (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Zoning (See ZONING)

TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES

      Alcoholic beverages (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Alternative fuels, advertising and sales, 652-662

      Cigarettes (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

      Contractors, unfair business practices, 1200

      Deceptive trade practices

             Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, 1692

             Cigarettes, unlawful acts, 379

             Civil penalties for violations, 1428, 1430

             Complaints received by Consumer Affairs Division, disclosures, 1429

             Consumer transactions lawfully cancelled, failure to refund money or to cancel security interest, 1427

             Costs of investigation and hearing, payment by violators, 1427

             Damages, award, 1430

             Elderly or handicapped persons, penalty for violations against, 1428

             Gift certificates, restrictions on expiration dates and fees, 1226

             Limitation of civil actions, 1424, 1431

             Misrepresentation of legal rights, obligations and remedies prohibited, 1427

             Motor vehicles, sale or lease, 1240, 1243, 1249

             Refund anticipation loans, violations, 1645

             Third or subsequent offense, time for indictment or filing of information or complaint, 1426

      Discount buying clubs, 1373-1376

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Motor vehicle sales generally (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Petroleum products and motor vehicle fuel, advertising and sale, 652

TRADE SHOWS

      Use taxes, applicability to personal property acquired for free at show, 2485

TRADEMARKS

      Registration with Secretary of State, requirements, 2277

TRAFFIC CONTROL

      Accidents

             Minors, effect on license application, 2306

             Reports by law enforcement officers, release of information, 701-703

             Towed vehicles, notice to owner, fees restricted, 703, 704

      Car pool lanes, establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

      Child restraint systems, waiver of certain penalties for violations, training course fees, 119, 120

      Citations

             Electronic preparation, 54

             Failure to register vehicle, 2063

      Common-interest communities, regulation of traffic by community restricted, 2585

      Driving ability, requests by relatives or spouses for examination, 2311

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Farm tractors and machinery, movement on highways, 73, 76

      Left turn onto highway, use of center lane to merge into traffic, 309

      Minor drivers

             Curfew requirements for certain drivers, 2309

             Off-highway vehicles, operation by certain minors, local ordinances, 2028

             Transport of other minors restricted, penalty, 2307

      Mobile transmitters, unlawful acts, penalties, 936-938

      Off-highway vehicles, operation, 2027, 2028

      Parking regulations (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      School buses, feasibility study on use of safety restraints, 1037

      Segway scooters, regulation by county or city, 415

      Signals, device to interfere with or alter, unlawful acts, penalties, 936-938

      Size, weight and load

             Farm equipment or machinery, requirements, applicability of laws, 76

             Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

             Recreational vehicles, maximum width, 21

             Weight limits, 73-75

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in vehicle, prohibited acts, 973

      Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

      Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

TRAILERS

      Mobile homes (See MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES)

      Travel trailers

             Maximum width, 21

             Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

TRANSITION SERVICES, INTERAGENCY ADVISORY BOARD ON

      Annual reports, 1443, 1444

      Appropriations, 1445

      Creation, composition, 1440, 1441

      Definitions, 1439, 1440

      Per diem and travel expenses of members, payment, 1442

      Powers and duties, 1441-1443

TRANSMISSION OR PAYMENT OF MONEY, ISSUERS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR

      Agents, licensing

             Application, requirements, when considered withdrawn, 1855

             Fees, 1855

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Definitions, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1854

      Licenses

             Application, when considered withdrawn, 1855

             Background check of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1854, 1855

             Qualifications, 1854

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, licensure requirements, 1842

      Officers, directors and managers, requirements, 1841

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1854

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1854

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Billboards, remedies when highway construction affects visibility, 980-982

      Car pool lanes, establishment, 72

      Off-highway vehicles, approval of designation of highways for use by, 2027

      Oversize vehicle permits, expedited issuance process, duties, 738, 739

      Staff, salaries, 1961

      State Highway Fund (See STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AUTHORITY

      Appropriation, 1943

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Charter buses, powers and duties, 942-944

      Inspection of vehicles used to transport Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program recipients, 736

      Resort hotel buses, exemption from regulation, 1930

      Staff, salaries, 1955

TRAPS AND TRAPPING

      Licenses or permits

             Prohibition against certain persons applying for license or permit, 1308

             Refusal to exhibit or failure to have in possession, penalty, 1311

             Suspension or revocation, 1307-1309

      Power of attorney or other instrument allowing action on behalf of license applicants, procedures, 597

      Trespassing on posted property unlawful, 1312

      Violations

             Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

             Demerit points for wildlife convictions, notification, 1308

             Forfeiture, property subject to, 1310

             Seized property, recovery by owner, disposition of unclaimed property, 1309-1311

TRAUMA

      Treatment of victims, responsibility for program in Clark County transferred, 1349

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES

      Advisory Committee, per diem and travel allowances, 1075

TRAVEL TRAILERS

      Maximum width, 21

      Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

TRESPASS

      Hunting, fishing or trapping on posted property unlawful, 1312

TRIAGE CENTERS, COMMUNITY

      Appropriations, 533, 2061

      Regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

TRIALS

      Civil actions generally (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Costs and fees (See ATTORNEYS’ FEES; COURT COSTS AND FEES)

      Criminal actions generally (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

      Juries (See JURIES)

      Short trials

             Court fees for support of alternative programs of resolving disputes, 199

             Jurors, number, 392

             Justice courts, adoption of rules and procedures, 394

TRIMOBILES

      Certification to operate, requirements, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

TRUANCY

      School attendance (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Pupils)

      School districts, annual reports, 1170, 2396, 2536

TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITY (See also WATER SYSTEMS)

      Audit and investigation of rate-setting practices, payment of expenses, 587-589

      Study of consolidation of water-related services in Washoe County, 3093

TRUCKEE RIVER (See also WATER)

      Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

TRUCKS AND TRUCKING (See MOTOR CARRIERS; MOTOR VEHICLES)

TRUST COMPANIES

      Agent for service of process, appointment fee, 1844

      Branch offices, fees, 1851

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Definitions, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1849

      Licenses

             Application, when considered withdrawn, 1849, 1850

             Background check of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1849, 1851

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Local government investment securities, possession, purchase, 1346

      Name, approval of application or change, 1842

      Officers, directors and managers, requirements, 1841

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1849

      Securities in investment management or trust accounts, transfer on death, 57

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1849

TRUST, DEEDS OF (See DEEDS OF TRUST)

TRUST FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS

      Discount buying clubs, trust accounts, 1374

      State funds and accounts (See generally STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

TRUSTS

      Business trusts (See BUSINESS TRUSTS)

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362

      Fiduciaries, transfer of trust property to certain business entities authorized, 537

      Real estate investment trusts, corporations qualifying as, 2180

      Refunding obligations of performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, deposit of proceeds, 2899, 2900

      Trustee of living trust, inspection of medical records of trust creator, 397, 398

TUBERCULOSIS

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

U

UNARMED COMBAT (See also SPORTING EVENTS)

      Closed-circuit telecasts, payment of license fees, 179, 180

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY (See ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY)

UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATIONS

      Marking and detection requirements, 904-907

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

      Administrator, finality of determinations or redeterminations, 447

      Appeals, time for filing

             Appeal Tribunal, decisions of, 447

             Back pay received, reimbursement of benefits, 446

             Determinations or redeterminations of Administrator, 447

             Overpayment of benefits, reimbursement, 446

      Board of Review

             Finality of decisions, 448

             Initiation of review of decision or determination of Appeal Tribunal, time for, 448

             Judicial review of decisions, time for commencing action, 448

      Employing units

             Common ownership, management or control of business entities, determinations, effect, 444, 445, 452

             Contributions

                   Delinquencies, time for provision of information to Division, 453

                   Dishonored payments, form, waiver of fees, 453, 590

                   Unlawful acts to obtain more favorable rate, penalties, 444, 452, 454

             Notice of new or additional claim

                   Contents, 201

                   Submission of facts affecting claimant’s rights, 202, 446

             Protest of payment of benefits, time for, 446

             Transfer or acquisition of business entity, regulations, effect, 444, 452

      Employment Security Division (See EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Unemployment Compensation Fund, sources, 444

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

UNFUNDED MANDATES

      Court reporters, compensation increases, 187-189, 196

      Eighth Judicial District Court, increase in number of judges, 1970

      Homeland security, adoption of national systems, 1533, 1537

      Juveniles detention facilities, mental health and substance abuse screenings, 1035-1037

      Trauma treatment program in Clark County, 1349, 1350

UNIFORM ACTS

      Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (See UNIFORM STATE LAW COMMISSIONERS)

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Partnership (See PARTNERSHIPS)

      Securities (See SECURITIES)

      TOD Security Registration Act, securities account defined, 57

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

      Acceleration of payment or performance at will, good faith required, 832, 833

      Accord and satisfaction, effect of reservation of rights, 832

      Acquisition of rights, 830

      Applicable law, right of parties to choose, exception, 831

      Article One, citation and applicability, 824

      Bank deposits and collections, definitions, 855, 856

      Bills of lading (See BILLS OF LADING)

      Breaches, discharge of claim or right, 832

      Construction and application of provisions, 824, 825

      Course of dealing, definition, effect, 831, 832

      Course of performance, definition, effect, 831, 832

      Definitions generally, 825-829, 831

      Documents issued by third parties, evidentiary effect, 832

      Documents of title (See DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

      Effect of provisions, variance by agreement authorized, exceptions, 831

      Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, 825, 834

      Enforcement of right or obligation by action, exception, 832

      Funds transfers, definitions, 883

      Gender words, applicability, 825

      Good faith, obligation imposed, 832

      Investment securities, definitions, documents of title, 858, 859

      Knowledge, when effective, 829

      Leases (See LEASES)

      Negotiable instruments (See NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS)

      Notice or notification, given and received, when effective, 829

      Presumptions, findings of trier of fact, 830, 831

      Purposes, 824, 825

      Remedies, liberal administration required, 832

      Repeal by subsequent legislation, 825

      Reservation of rights, effect, applicability, 832

      Sale of goods (See SALES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY)

      Secured transactions (See SECURED TRANSACTIONS)

      Severability of provisions, 825

      Singular and plural words, applicability, 825

      Subordination of obligations, 833

      Supplementary provisions of law, 825

      Territorial application of provisions, 831

      Time, reasonable time, seasonably, 830

      Title loans, applicability of UCC, 1692

      Usage of trade, definition, effect, 831, 832

      Warehouse receipts (See WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS)

UNIFORM STATE LAW COMMISSIONERS

      Reimbursement of certain expenses, 1357

      Representatives from State, appointments, 1357

UNIONS

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

      Local government employees (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS)

      Peace officers under investigation, representation, 623

UNITED STATES

      County assessor records, confidentiality and disclosure of certain information, 1482-1484

      FBI (See FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION)

      Federal lands (See PUBLIC LANDS)

      Railroads, clarification of federal preemption of state law, 305

UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA

      Anatomical Dissection, Committee on

             Budget, preparation and approval, 602

             Composition, 601

             Dead bodies, receipt, duties, fees, 602, 603

             Meetings, 602, 1414

             Officers, election, term, duties, 601, 602

      Authorized expenditures, 2911, 2912, 2920

      Board of Regents

             Capital improvements, reports to Legislature, 1404

             Chancellor, annual reports on certain expenditures, duties, 1078

             Compensation, 1077

             Core curriculums, determination of parity among institutions encouraged, 1095

             Duplication of programs or courses, periodic review encouraged, 1095

             Election and appointment, 3079

             Hosting expenditure accounts, use, limitations, reports, 1077

             Limited-liability companies, disclosures required concerning sales, leases or exchanges of land, 2209

             Number, 3079

             School accountability reports

                   Notice of availability on Internet site, receipt, 1164

                   Summaries of reports, receipt, 1157

             Teacher education courses, duties, 1095

             Term of office, 1096, 1097, 3079

      Buildings and other facilities

             Bonds and other obligations

                   1991 issue, authorized amount increased, 1029

                   Capital improvements generally, 1547, 1548

                   Parking facility, Community College of Southern Nevada, 1028

                   Residence hall, Western Nevada Community College, 1028

             Financing of capital improvement projects, 1544-1553

             Lease-purchase or installment-purchase agreements

                   Applicability of laws, 2905

                   Fiscal impact of proposed agreements, analysis required, 2905

                   Payments made with state appropriations, number of agreements restricted, 2905

             Performance contracts for operating cost-saving measures, 2895-2904

             Prevailing wage laws, applicability to contracts for construction work, 2890

             Reports to Legislature of capital improvements owned, leased or operated by System, 1404

             Special Capital Construction Fund for Higher Education, use for capital improvement projects, 1553

             Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, membership, 2065

      Community colleges

             Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

             Southern Nevada, Community College of, bond issue for parking facilities, 1028

             Transfer of credits to university or state college, status of student, 1096, 1097

             Western Nevada Community College, bond issue for residence hall, 1028

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Core curriculums, determination of parity among institutions encouraged, 1095

      Degree or honorary degree, penalties for false or misleading use, 619, 620

      Degree programs

             Agronomy, horticulture, landscape ecology, and design and plant sciences, establishment encouraged, 1039

             Associate’s degree, status of recipient transferring to four-year institution, 1097

             Credits earned toward completion of degree, transfer, appeal of denial, 1096, 1097

             Duplication of programs or courses, periodic review encouraged, 1095

             Physical therapy schools and curricula, approval, 695

      Desert Research Institute

             Authorized expenditures, 2911

             Capital improvement projects, funding, 1545, 1549, 1550, 1553

             General appropriation, 1938

      Diplomas

             False or misleading use prohibited, penalties, 619, 620

             General requirements for receipt, 1096

      Education courses, content, 1095

      Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, funding, reports, 2089

      General appropriations, 1937, 1938, 1948

      Gifted pupils, establishment of university schools for profoundly gifted pupils, 2425-2428

      Interagency Advisory Board on Transition Services, membership, 1441

      International education, support expressed and actions urged, 3051

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Land transfers or conveyances to limited companies, disclosures, 2209

      Law, Boyd School of

             Commendation of School and Dean Richard Morgan, 3008

             Uniform State Law Commissioners, appointment, expenses, 1357

      Libraries, student access rights, 1096

      Medicine, School of

             Anatomical gifts, duties, 244

             Cadavers, receipt for medical purposes (See DEAD BODIES)

             Medical Center with organ transplant center, appropriation, 2462

             Nevada Cancer Institute and Center of Excellence, appropriation for partnership, 1524

      Name change to Nevada System of Higher Education, 349

      National Direct Student Loan Program, appropriation, 35, 1938

      Personnel (See also STATE EMPLOYEES)

             Distance education for secondary pupils, qualifications to teach core subjects, 2417

             Free tuition for employees taking classes, 1421

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

             Salary increases, 1966

      Police departments (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

             Contagious diseases, industrial insurance and occupational disease coverage, 2236

             Review board, training of members, 625

             Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 703

      Prescription drugs, pharmaceutical services or medical supplies, exemption from state purchasing laws, 670

      Presidents, duties regarding university schools for profoundly gifted pupils, receipt of reports, 2427

      Problem Gambling, Advisory Committee on, creation, representation, 1527

      Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, efforts encouraged and commended, 3022

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      State colleges, inclusion in System clarified, 359

      Students

             Armed forces members, free tuition, 1421

             Bona fide residents, qualifications for free tuition, 1421, 1422

             Library facilities, access rights, 1096

             National Direct Student Loan Program, supplemental appropriation, 35

             Nevada National Guard members

                   Textbooks, reimbursement for costs, 2449

                   Waiver of registration and laboratory fees, 583

             Transfer with community college degree, status following, 1097

      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, appropriation, 523

      Women’s Research Institute, appropriation, 2452

UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS FOR PROFOUNDLY GIFTED PUPILS

      Achievement and proficiency examinations, requirements, 2426

      Applicability of laws, 2426, 2429, 2430

      Definitions, 2425, 2426

      Eligibility for admission, procedures, 2426, 2427

      Enrollment of pupils, 2426

      Governing bodies

             Composition, 2427

             Meetings, 2428

             Powers, generally, 2428

             Public body, deemed, sovereign immunity waived, 2428-2430

             Reports, 2427, 2431

      High school diplomas, issuance, 2427

      Legislative declaration, 2425

      Liability of employer for acts of employees, 2430

      Public school, deemed, 2426

      Teachers, licensing requirements, 2426

URBAN RENEWAL (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)

USE TAXES (See SALES AND USE TAXES)

USURY (See INTEREST, MONEY)

UTILITIES (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)

UTILITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

      Electric utilities using renewable energy as prime source of energy, exemption, 1818

V

V & T RAILWAY, NEVADA COMMISSION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1419, 1420

VACCINATIONS (See IMMUNIZATIONS)

VANDALISM

      Cemeteries, penalties, restitution, 500, 501

      Deeds of trust, damage to notices of sales, penalty, 1620

      Historic or prehistoric sites and resources

             Stand land, civil and criminal penalties, 570

             Stewardship program for cultural resources, establishment of reporting requirements, 1575, 1576

      Penalty, restitution, 501

VEHICLE PRIVILEGE TAX (See GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES TAX)

VEHICLES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

      Penalties, 138, 173

VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER

      Double penalty for crime committed in work zone, 78

      Driver’s license, revocation, 77

      Manslaughter definitions, vehicular manslaughter excluded from, 79

      Penalty, 78

VENUE

      Loan defaults, actions involving check-cashing and similar services, 1689

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, enforcement actions, 1904, 1909

VETERANS

      Active duty personnel (See ARMED FORCES; NATIONAL GUARD)

      Cemeteries, meetings of advisory committees, 28

      Disabled veterans, property tax exemption, 586, 2652

      Driver’s license applicants, questions regarding veteran status, reports, 2064

      Homes

             Administrator, salary, 1963

             Arbitration costs, appropriation, 924

             Capital improvements, funding, 1547, 1548, 1551

             General appropriation, 1941, 1944

             Room rates, establishment, 531

             Temporary advances of money, 1950

             Veterans’ Home Account, deposits, use, 530

      Identification card applicants, questions regarding veteran status, reports, 2064

      License plates, combination of personalized prestige plates with veterans’ plates, 2850

      Museums, receipt of abandoned military artifacts, 419

      Organizations, property tax exemption, 2653

      Problem Gambling, Advisory Committee on, creation, representation, 1527

      Property tax exemptions, 586, 2650-2653

      Public employees’ retirement, purchase of additional credit by certain persons authorized, 949, 951

      Public works, preferential employment, 22

VETERANS’ SERVICES COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Meetings, recordings and transcripts, 1412

      Vacancies, filling, 27

      Veterans’ homes, recommendations regarding  room rates, 531

VETERANS’ SERVICES, OFFICE OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1547, 1548, 1550, 1551

      Deputy Director, salary, 1963

      Driver’s license and identification card applicants, reports from Department of Motor Vehicles, 2064

      Executive Director

             Duties, 27, 531, 1412

             Salary, 1963

      General appropriation, 1941

      Temporary advances of money for veterans’ homes, requests, 1950

      Vehicle shelter, appropriation for construction, 888

VETERINARIANS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

            Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 776-781

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2743-2746

      Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Notices, teleconferences, 2698

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 776-781

VIATICAL SETTLEMENTS

      Producers of insurance acting as brokers, licensing and registration, 2120, 2135

      Taxes on financial institutions, applicability to providers and brokers, 1780, 1785

VICTIMS OF CRIME

      Compensation officers, authority to obtain investigative and police reports regarding juvenile offenders, 61

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             Sources, 2684

      Identity theft victims, application for identity theft passport, 1100

      Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, membership, 410

      Restitution (See RESTITUTION)

      Stalking victims, fictitious address program, school attendance choices, 95-98

      Vehicular homicide, award of compensation to victims, 168

VIDEO AND VIDEOCONFERENCING

      Closed-circuit security system, appropriations to State Board of Parole Commissioners and Division of Parole and Probation, 1542

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission on, videoconferenced hearings authorized, 2580

      Distance Education (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)

      Movie piracy, prohibited acts, 525

      Occupational and professional regulatory bodies, teleconferences, 2698

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

VIDEO ARCADES

      Smoking prohibitions, 462

VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (See also DISTRICTS)

      Board, duty to adopt certain regulations, 269

      Delinquent bills for water or services furnished, procedure for collection, 268, 269

VIRGINIA CITY (See also TOWNS)

      Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)

      High school boys’ basketball team congratulated on state championship, 3050

VISION BENEFITS

      Senior citizens, subsidies for coverage of benefits, 1571-1574

VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

VITAL STATISTICS

      Birth certificates, free issuance to homeless persons, 1213, 1214

      Death certificate fees, duties of State Registrar, 1061

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

VOLUNTEERS

      Employers, receipt of criminal history, immunities, 2865-2867

      Fire departments (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Harassment or intimidation reported by school volunteer, civil actions limited, 705

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, appropriation, 909

      Stewardship program for cultural resources, selection, training and certification of volunteers, 1575

VOTING (See ELECTIONS)

VULNERABLE PERSONS (See also HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS)

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation

             Penalties, 1113, 1114

             Reports, persons required to make, penalties, 1106, 1107

      Crimes against, additional penalty, 1106

      Definition, 1109

      Identity theft committed against, penalties, 2499-2501

W

WAGES AND COMMISSIONS

      Exemption from execution, 1015

      Garnishment, limitation on amount, 1020

      Loans, assignment of wages as security for certain loans prohibited, 1691

      Overtime pay

             General requirements, 2520

             Public works projects, 813

      Payroll taxes (See BUSINESS TAX; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Prevailing wages (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Sales of estate property, commissions, 395

      Tax abatement for new or expanded businesses, wage qualifications, 642, 1510-1516

      Volunteer firefighters, assumed wages for retirement purposes, 889

WALKER LAKE

      Protection, legislative study, 3096

WARDS (See GUARDIANS AND WARDS)

WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS (See also DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

      Blanks filled in without authority or other unauthorized alteration, effect, 837

      Contents, liability of warehouse for omissions, 835, 836

      Form, 835

      Goods

             Delivery of goods upon demand, 837

             Disposition of goods not sold, 837

             Fungible goods

                   Buyer in ordinary course of business, title, 836, 837

                   Commingling of different lots authorized, effect, 837

                   Overissue of documents, effect, 843

             Hazardous goods, disposition, 837

             Loss or injury, liability of warehouse, limitation and increase of liability, 836

             Removal of goods, authority of warehouse to require, notice, 836, 837

             Security interest from bailor for money advances and interest, governing law, effectiveness, 838

             Separation of goods, requirements, exceptions, 837

      Issuance, 835, 843

      Liens

             Enforcement of lien, procedures, liability for failure to comply with requirements, 838, 839

             Household goods, liens against, effectiveness, 838

             Satisfaction from proceeds of sale or other disposition of goods authorized, 837

             Storage, transportation and preservation of goods, lien against bailor for expenses, effectiveness, 837, 838

      Receipts issued for goods, when deemed to be warehouse receipts, 835

      Terms inserted in receipt, authority of warehouse, ineffective terms, 836

      Title to goods based upon unaccepted delivery orders, effect, 845, 846

WASHOE COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      Airport authority (See AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Baseball stadium project, liability for rental car fees imposed for purposes of, 546, 571

      Boundary with Lyon County, adjustment, 2220

      Fire Department (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Fuel taxes, approval of transportation advisory question deemed  approval of imposition of additional tax, 1721

      Hospitals

             Determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

             Patients transferred to, implementation of tracking system for waiting times, 1477

      Justice courts (See also JUSTICE COURTS)

             Study of unification with Reno Municipal Court, 3069

      Land exchange between State and Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, authorization, 1354

      Mental Health Court, appropriation, 2060

      Motor vehicle emission control, distributions from Pollution Control Account, 897

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1501-1503

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Sheriff (See also SHERIFFS)

             Homeland Security, Nevada Commission on, member, 1534

      Truckee Meadows Water Authority (See TRUCKEE MEADOWS WATER AUTHORITY)

      Truckee River Recreational Master Plan, funding, 2088

      Water-related services, study of consolidation, 3093

WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Charter schools, admission preferences, 2405, 2540

      English as a second language pilot program for prekindergarten, 2453, 2454

      Regional planning, consideration of effect on schools, 1587, 1588

      Regional training program (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC — Personnel)

             Northwestern Nevada Regional Training Program, designation, 1341, 1342

      School Renewals Program, funding, 1353, 1354

WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

      Appropriation, 2459

WASHOE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

      Study of consolidation of water-related services in Washoe County, 3093

WASTEWATER AUTHORITIES

      Municipal securities issued by, acquisition by counties or State, 183, 184

WATER

      Appropriation of water

             Approval or rejection of application to change point of diversion of water already appropriated, 2562

             Conveyance of application or permit

                   Confirmation of ownership of water right or resolution of conflict in chain of title by court, effect, 2564

                   Conflict in chain of title, rejection of report, notice and explanation, 2564

                   Report of conveyance, contents of notice of confirmation, 2564

      Conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

      County water planning commissions, membership, 2572

      Export to other county or state, tax redesignated fee, amount, 497, 498

      Hydrographic basins, information to be published on State Engineer’s website, 2567

      Legislative Committee on Water Resources, creation, study, 3093

      Public water systems (See WATER SYSTEMS)

      Resources, legislative study, 3093

      Safe drinking water, duties of Division of Environmental Protection, 551-565

      State Engineer (See STATE ENGINEER)

      Water rights

             Conflicting interests, effect, duties of State Engineer, 2564

             Legislative declaration, 2560, 2573

             Local governments

                   Grants for protection and enhancement of rights, 2565

                   Sale or lease of rights, procedures, 1385

             Property tax, water rights to be considered in valuation of real property, 2654

             State of Nevada, sale or lease of rights, 1385

      Wells (See WELLS)

WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, requirements, 1415

WATER CONSERVATION

      Common-interest communities, drought tolerant landscaping authorized, 2583, 2584

      Grants to support programs, amount of bond issue, 201

      State buildings, performance contracts for operating cost-savings measures, 2895

      Suppliers of water, duties regarding water conservation plans, 2570

      Water Planning Section, creation, duties, 2566-2568

WATER DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Virgin Valley (See VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)

      Washoe County, study of consolidation of water-related services, 3093

WATER PLANNING, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

WATER PROJECTS, BOARD FOR FINANCING

      Composition, 561

      Water Planning Section to provide technical assistance, 2568

      Water Rights Technical Support Fund, administration, appropriation, 2565, 2572

WATER RESOURCES, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, ADVISORY BOARD ON

      Composition, duties, 2569, 2570, 2573

WATER SYSTEMS

      Assessment of utilities, notice, 1276

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2466

      Conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

      Environmental Protection, Division of, regulation of systems, 551-565

      Grants for capital improvements

             Bond issue, amount, 201

             Costs associated with connection of wells to municipal systems, 969, 970

      Legislative study of effectiveness of existing systems, 3093

      Marlette Lake Water System

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             Issuance of bonds for capital improvements, 108

      Plans for conservation of water, duties of water suppliers, 2570

      Rates

             Schedules, approval or disapproval, 1277

             Study of rate setting methodologies, 1925

      Subsurface installations, marking and detection requirements, 904-907

      Tax increment areas, financing of projects, 1757-1767

      Truckee Meadows Water Authority

             Audit and investigation of rate-setting practices, payment of expenses, 587-589

             Study of consolidation of water-related services in Washoe County, 3093

      Wastewater authority securities, purchase by counties or State, 183, 184

WEAPONS (See also FIREARMS)

      Concealed weapons, authorization for law enforcement officers to carry, 593-596

      Physicians, conviction of felony involving deadly weapon grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Stun guns, unlawful acts, penalties, 266, 267

WEBSITES (See INTERNET)

WEED CONTROL

      Account for the Control of Weeds, creation, appropriation, 2452

      Districts (See also DISTRICTS)

             Board of directors, composition, 935

      Pesticide registration fees, use to eradicate and control noxious weeds, 935

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

      Fees, deposit and use, 1525

      State Sealer of Weights and Measures

             Equipment, appropriation, 523

             Motor vehicle fuel, duties, 652, 658

             Petroleum products, duties, 652

WELFARE (See also INDIGENT PERSONS)

      211 system for social services referrals, establishment, 2437, 2438

      Child welfare agencies (See CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE)

      Children’s Health Insurance Program

             Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative, request for federal waiver, services following, 1672-1674

             Transportation services, provision to recipients, 735

      General appropriation for programs, 1940, 1944, 1947

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

WELFARE BOARD, STATE

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1412

WELFARE DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

WELL DRILLERS’ ADVISORY BOARD

      Continuing education, duties, 456

WELLS

      Abandoned wells, waiver of requirement to plug, 456

      Grants for costs associated with connection to municipal water systems, 969, 970

      Well drillers, continuing education requirements, 456

WELLS, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing authority, charter amendment, 1144

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2305

WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER

      National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, funding, reports, 2087

WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

      Accounting system, appropriation, 523

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Director, salary, 1962

      General appropriation, 1939

WHITE PINE COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

WHOLESALERS

      Alcohol (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      California/Nevada Automotive Wholesalers’ Association commended, 3027

      Prescription drug wholesalers (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Tobacco (See CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS

      Property tax exemption, 2649

WIFE (See HUSBAND AND WIFE)

WILDLIFE

      Birds, unlawful acts involving, 1311, 1312

      Bond issue for wildlife purposes, property tax levy to repay, 1551

      Deer, import of certain species into State prohibited, 204

      Eminent domain, requirements to commence proceeding for wildlife habitat, 1786, 2218

      Fishing (See FISH AND FISHING)

      Hunting (See HUNTING)

      Management and control of predatory wildlife, funding, 584

      Rocky Mountain elk, import into State prohibited, exclusion as alternative livestock, 204, 205

      Trapping (See TRAPS AND TRAPPING)

WILDLIFE, COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS TO MANAGE

      Clark County, number of members, 457

WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Biological samples or data

             Collection on private property without consent of owner prohibited, 1310

             Obstructing officer or employee of Department in obtaining, penalty, 1310

      Citations, notice of failure to appear, duties, 1307

      Demerit points for wildlife convictions, notification to persons accumulating, 1308

      Evidence

             Disposition of unclaimed property, 1310

             Return of property to owner within a specific period of time, notice, 1309

             Search of dwelling, 1309

      Game wardens defined as police officers for industrial injuries, occupational diseases and certain group insurance provisions, 2241

      General appropriation, 1942, 1945

      Licenses, permits or privileges

             Master guide license, areas of validity, 1313, 1314

             Subguide licensing, exemption from requirements, 1312-1314

             Suspension or revocation, duration, 1309

      Motor vehicle fuel tax allocations, receipt, 2921

      Sage-Grouse Conservation Team, efforts encouraged and commended, 3022

      Staff, salaries, 1956

      Taking of wildlife by employees, authorized activity, 1307

      Wildlife Account

             Temporary advances to, repayment, 2921

             Transfers to Obligated Reserve Account, 2921

      Wildlife Heritage Trust Account, use, 584

WIND ENERGY (See also RENEWABLE ENERGY)

      Common-interest communities, use, 1819, 1820

      Covenants, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

      Land use planning, conservation plan to include wind energy, 1820

      Legislative declaration, 1824

      Zoning regulations to promote use, 1822-1824

WINE (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, witness fees, 2579, 2586

      Parole and Probation, Division of, employees, 83

WOMEN

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, creation, appropriation, 2064-2067

      Construction job training, encouragement, legislative declaration, 1045

      Gender parity in sentencing of convicted persons, legislative study, 3090

      Widows, property tax exemption, 2649

      Women’s Research Institute, UNLV, appropriation, 2452

WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

WORKS OF ART (See also CULTURAL RESOURCES)

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

WRECKERS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, duties, 927

      Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

X

XERISCAPING

      Common-interest communities, drought tolerant landscaping authorized, 2583, 2584

Y

YERINGTON, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing authority, charter amendment, 1145

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2305

YOUTH TRAINING CENTER, NEVADA (See also JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Capital improvements, funding, 1545, 1548

YUCCA MOUNTAIN

      Agency for Nuclear Projects

             Appropriations, 1936, 1944

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Recognition of unsuitability as nuclear waste site urged, 3059

Z

ZONING (See also LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Boards of adjustment, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1408, 1414

      Energy conservation, considerations, 1592

      Public access and sidewalks for pedestrians, consideration, 1592

      Wind or solar energy systems, regulations to promote use, 1592, 1822-1824