NRS 268.005 – Corporate powers vested in governing body.
The corporate powers of any incorporated city are vested in the city council or other governing body of such city. (Added to NRS by 1971, 882)
NRS 268.008 – General powers.
An incorporated city may: 1. Have and use a common seal, which it may alter at pleasure. 2. Purchase, receive, hold and use personal and real property wherever situated. 3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.059, 268.061 and 268.062, sell, convey and dispose of such personal and real property for the common benefit. 4. […]
NRS 268.010 – Methods of amending city charter.
1. As used in this section, “city” means an incorporated city. 2. An amendment to the charter of a city may be: (a) Made by the Legislature. (b) Proposed and submitted to the registered voters of the city by a majority of the whole governing body, and must be so submitted by a petition signed […]
NRS 268.012 – Procedure for adoption by reference of specialized or uniform code.
An ordinance which adopts: 1. A specialized or uniform building, plumbing or electrical code printed in the form of a book or pamphlet; 2. Any other specialized or uniform code; or 3. Any portion of such a code, may adopt it by reference with such changes as may be necessary to make it applicable to […]
NRS 268.014 – Codification of ordinances; publication of code.
1. The city council or other governing body of an incorporated city shall have the power to codify and publish a code of its municipal ordinances in the form of a municipal code, which code may, at the election of the council or other governing body, have incorporated therein a copy of this chapter and […]
NRS 268.016 – Authority of municipal court to conduct jury trial. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
The municipal court of an incorporated city may conduct a jury trial pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 5.050. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1321, effective January 1, 2022)
NRS 268.017 – Pleading and proof of charter and ordinances in judicial proceedings.
The charter and all ordinances, rules, resolutions or other regulations of an incorporated city shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts without pleading the contents thereof. Such charter, ordinances, rules, resolutions or other regulations may be pleaded by title only and may be proved by introduction of: 1. The original entry thereof […]
NRS 268.018 – Power to establish misdemeanors by ordinance.
Except when specifically prohibited by law, an incorporated city by ordinance may establish as a city misdemeanor offense any offense which is a misdemeanor pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1973, 175)
NRS 268.019 – Power to impose civil liability instead of criminal sanction.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of an incorporated city may by ordinance provide that the violation of a particular ordinance of such governing body imposes a civil liability to the city in an amount not to exceed $500 instead of a criminal sanction. 2. The governing body of an […]
NRS 268.0191 – Power to authorize use of vacant or blighted city land or property for community gardening or urban farming; resources and incentives for development of community gardens and urban farms; water.
1. The governing body of a city may authorize, by ordinance, the use of vacant or blighted city land or other real property for the purpose of community gardening or urban farming under such terms and conditions established for the use of the city land set forth by the ordinance. The ordinance may, without limitation: […]
NRS 268.0193 – Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the governing body of each city shall adopt an ordinance using the following terms to describe the following types of facilities, homes, houses and institutions: (a) Child care institution, as that term is used in NRS 432A.0245. (b) Facility for transitional living for released offenders, […]
NRS 268.0195 – Duty to establish definition of “transient lodging” by ordinance. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Duty to establish definition of “transient lodging” by ordinance. [Effective July 1, 2022.]
1. The governing body of each city shall adopt an ordinance that defines the term “transient lodging” for the purposes of all taxes imposed by the governing body on the rental of transient lodging. The ordinance must specify the types of lodging to which the taxes apply. 2. The definition adopted by the governing body […]
NRS 268.0197 – Designation of certain sites for completion of sales of personal property initiated on Internet; limitation of actions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of an incorporated city shall designate at least one police station, or part thereof, as a site at which two or more persons may meet to complete the sale of an item of personal property that was initiated on the Internet. 2. If the […]
NRS 268.0199 – Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms.
A city in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm at a time during which the siren, bell or alarm was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by the city which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin or color to leave […]