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)
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)
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)
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 […]
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)
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 […]
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: […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]