NRS 405.160 – Disposition of money collected by civil action.
After paying the costs of suit, all moneys collected shall be returned and paid into the fund from which the original bill of expense named in NRS 405.130 shall have been allowed and paid by the board of county commissioners. [4:64:1885; BH § 462; C § 446; RL § 3025; NCL § 5438] + [5:214:1913; […]
NRS 405.170 – Penalty for failure to construct bridge or culvert.
1. All persons, corporations or associations conducting water across any public road or highway, or across any street or alley in any unincorporated town in this state, for domestic, mining, agricultural or manufacturing purposes shall construct, at their own expense, good and substantial culverts or bridges over such crossing, and shall in no case allow […]
NRS 405.180 – Penalty for willfully or negligently allowing water to flow on highway; failure to act upon notice prima facie evidence of negligence.
1. If any person or persons being the owner or owners, superintendent or managing agent of any water ditch, flume or artificial watercourse within this state, or other person or corporation, shall willfully, maliciously, negligently or carelessly allow or let the water from the ditch, flume or artificial watercourse run or flow into or upon […]
NRS 405.191 – “Public road” defined; county roads and highways may be established on rights-of-way over certain public lands.
As used in NRS 405.193 and 405.195, “public road” includes: 1. A United States highway, a state highway or a main, general or minor county road and any other way laid out or maintained by any governmental agency. 2. Any way which exists upon a right-of-way granted by Congress over public lands of the United […]
NRS 405.193 – Public agency not required to maintain or accept road made public by prescriptive use; immunity of county from liability arising from use of certain public roads.
1. No public agency is required to maintain any public road which is so designated only because it meets the requirements set forth in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 405.191 nor is any public agency required to accept any public road as a main, general or minor county road. 2. No action may be […]
NRS 405.195 – Petition to open, reopen, close, relocate or abandon road; hearings and orders by board of county commissioners regarding petition; legal actions authorized.
1. Five or more residents of this state may petition any board of county commissioners to open, reopen, close, relocate or abandon a public road within the county. The petition must be accompanied by proof of the petitioners’ residency and adequate maps and documentation to justify a hearing on the petition. Upon receipt of such […]
NRS 405.201 – Definitions.
As used in NRS 405.201 to 405.204, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Accessory road” means any way established over public lands between 1866 and 1976 pursuant to section 8 of chapter 262, 14 Stat. 253 (1866), former 43 U.S.C. § 932, as to which general public use or enjoyment before 1976 is not […]
NRS 405.202 – Accessory roads: Use and maintenance; fee prohibited; immunity of state and local governments from liability arising from use.
1. Wherever an accessory road crosses public land, the accessory road is open to: (a) Raisers of livestock in maintaining their herds; (b) Any public utility in maintaining, constructing or operating any of its facilities; and (c) The use of the general public. 2. The State and the respective local governments have no duty to […]
NRS 405.080 – Apportionment of fees to road funds of county.
The money collected for the permits provided for in NRS 405.020 to 405.100, inclusive, shall be apportioned by the board of county commissioners to the road funds of the county. [6:90:1925; NCL § 266]
NRS 405.090 – Report of violation.
All patrol officers and maintenance and construction employees of the Department of Transportation shall report any violation of NRS 405.020 to 405.100, inclusive, to the board of county commissioners wherein any violation may occur. [7:90:1925; NCL § 267]—(NRS A 1979, 1799)