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NRS 225.010 – Qualifications of Secretary of State.

No person shall be eligible to the Office of Secretary of State unless the person: 1. Has attained the age of 25 years at the time of such election; and 2. Is a qualified elector and has been a citizen resident of this State for 2 years next preceding the election. [Part 2:108:1866; A 1953, […]

NRS 225.020 – Election; term of office.

1. The Secretary of State shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State. 2. The Secretary of State shall be chosen at the general election of 1866, and every 4th year thereafter, and shall hold office for the term of 4 years from the time of his or her installment and until his […]

NRS 225.030 – Office.

The Secretary of State shall keep his or her office at the seat of government. [Part 10:108:1866; B § 2608; BH § 1645; C § 1791; RL § 2774; NCL § 4774]—(NRS A 1977, 1369)

NRS 225.050 – Salary.

1. Until the first Monday in January 2007, the Secretary of State is entitled to receive an annual salary of $80,000. From the first Monday in January 2007, until the first Monday in January 2011, the Secretary of State is entitled to receive an annual salary of $97,000. 2. On the first Monday in January […]

NRS 225.080 – General duties.

The Secretary of State shall: 1. Attest all the official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and affix the seal of the State, with proper attestations, to all commissions, pardons and other public instruments to which the signature of the Governor is required. A copy of these instruments must be filed in the Office of […]

NRS 225.081 – Duty to include and maintain on Internet website information concerning programs to provide financing for small businesses and certification as or programs to provide financing for disadvantaged business enterprises; regulations.

1. The Secretary of State shall include and maintain on the Internet website of the Secretary of State information concerning: (a) Programs to provide financing for small businesses. The information must include, without limitation, information concerning: (1) Grants or loans of money from the Catalyst Account created by NRS 231.1573; (2) The issuance of revenue […]

NRS 225.083 – Duty to post notice regarding customer’s responsibility regarding filed documents and penalty for filing false or forged documents and certain liens against certain persons; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 293.671, the Secretary of State shall prominently post the following notice at each office and each location on his or her Internet website at which documents are accepted for filing: The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content, completeness or accuracy of any document filed in […]

NRS 225.084 – Civil liability for filing record which is forged or fraudulently altered, contains false statement of material fact or is being filed in bad faith or to harass or defraud; rights, remedies and penalties cumulative; regulations.

1. A person shall not willfully file, promote the filing of, or cause to be filed, or attempt or conspire to file, promote the filing of, or cause to be filed, any record in the Office of the Secretary of State if the person has actual knowledge that the record: (a) Is forged or fraudulently […]

NRS 225.120 – Biennial report.

On or before September 15 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State shall prepare and render a biennial report to the Governor. The report must include: 1. An exhibit showing in detail all expenditures made by the Secretary of State or under the direction of the Secretary of State during the biennium ending June […]

NRS 225.140 – Fees: Imposition; regulations; posting of fee schedule.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to other fees authorized by law, the Secretary of State shall charge and collect the following fees: For certifying to a copy of any law, joint resolution, transcript of record or other paper on file or of record with the Secretary of State, including, but […]

NRS 225.150 – Deposit of fees.

Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, all fees collected by the Secretary of State shall be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. (Added to NRS by 1979, 76)

NRS 225.155 – Disposition of excess payments.

1. If any money is paid to the Secretary of State which exceeds by less than $15 the amount required by law to be paid, the Secretary of State shall deposit the excess payment with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund. 2. If a payment exceeds the amount required by law […]

NRS 225.163 – Petty cash account: Creation; use; replenishment.

1. A petty cash account of the Secretary of State is hereby created for each building in which offices of employees of the Secretary of State are located in the sum of $500 each. 2. The State Board of Examiners shall: (a) Define the purposes for which the petty cash accounts may be used; and […]