§ 209.101 Department created; Board of State Prison Commissioners
§ 209.111 Powers and duties of Board
§ 209.116 Board to adopt regulations establishing maximum number of prisoners who may be incarcerated in private facility or institution
§ 209.121 Director of Department: Appointment; qualifications; salary; other employment prohibited
§ 209.131 Director of Department: Duties
§ 209.1315 Director of Department: Training of correctional staff
§ 209.132 Director of Department: Authority to delegate powers, duties or functions
§ 209.134 Director of Department: Submission to county clerk of list of offenders released from prison or discharged from parole
§ 209.136 Director of Department: Notification of Legislature regarding certain matters
§ 209.141 Agreements with governmental agencies and private organizations
§ 209.151 Deputy directors: Appointment; duties; other employment prohibited
§ 209.153 Deputy Director for Industrial Programs: Retirement benefits
§ 209.161 Wardens of institutions: Appointment; duties
§ 209.181 Officers and employees residing at institution or facility: Charges and perquisites; notice to Legislature
§ 209.183 Travel expenses authorized for certain employees at specified correctional centers and conservation camps; exceptions
§ 209.189 Fund for Prison Industries
§ 209.192 Fund for New Construction of Facilities for Prison Industries
§ 209.194 Silver State Industries Endowment Fund
§ 209.221 Offenders’ Store Fund; statement of offender’s financial situation; criminal penalties relating to concealment of assets and provision of false or misleading financial information
§ 209.225 Investment and disbursement of interest and income of Offenders’ Store Fund
§ 209.229 Operation of vending machines in visitors’ areas; profits from operation to be deposited in Offenders’ Store Fund
§ 209.231 Deposit of money received from operation of conservation camp into Division of Forestry Account; powers and duties of State Forester Firewarden
§ 209.239 Regulation of personal property of offenders
§ 209.241 Safekeeping of money and valuables of offenders: Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund; duties of Director; withdrawals by offenders; monthly statement; disbursement of interest and income; penalties; exemptions
§ 209.243 Administrative claim by prisoner for loss of personal property, property damage, personal injuries or other claims; regulations
§ 209.244 Attorney General may establish program for mediating complaints from offenders; duties
§ 209.246 Deductions from individual account of offender
§ 209.247 Deductions from individual account of offender: Limitation on deductions; order of priority
§ 209.2473 Regulations regarding deductions
§ 209.2475 Deductions from individual account of offender: Limitations; disposition of remaining money upon release of offender; reduction or elimination; transmittal
§ 209.248 Account for disbursements to offenders: Establishment; use; reimbursement
§ 209.249 Package program for offenders: Establishment; limitations
§ 209.251 Books and papers kept by Board or Director: Inspection; delivery to successors
§ 209.254 Department to provide list of persons eligible for parole

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 209 > Administration of Department

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
  • Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.