Nevada Revised Statutes 318.020 – Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 318.020
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- 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
- 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
- Publication: means publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 15 days before the designated time or event. See Nevada Revised Statutes 318.020
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Trustees: means the members of a board. See Nevada Revised Statutes 318.020
1. ’Acquisition,’ ‘acquire’ and ‘acquiring’ each means acquisition, extension, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement by purchase, construction, installation, reconstruction, condemnation, lease, rent, gift, grant, bequest, devise, contract or other acquisition, or any combination thereof.
2. ’Board of trustees‘ and ‘board’ alone each means the board of trustees of a district.
3. ’FM radio’ means a system of radio broadcasting by means of frequency modulation.
4. ’General improvement district’ and ‘district’ alone each means any general improvement district organized or, in the case of organizational provisions, proposed to be organized, pursuant to this chapter.
5. ’Mail’ means a single mailing first class or its equivalent, postage prepaid, by deposit in the United States mails, at least 15 days before the designated time or event.
6. ’Project’ and ‘improvement’ each means any structure, facility, undertaking or system which a district is authorized to acquire, improve, equip, maintain or operate. A project may consist of all kinds of personal and real property, including, but not limited to, land, elements and fixtures thereon, property of any nature appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right therein, legal or equitable, including terms for years, or any combination thereof.
7. ’Publication’ means publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 15 days before the designated time or event.
8. ’Qualified elector’ means a person who has registered to vote in district elections.
9. ’Special assessment district’ means any local public improvement district organized within a general improvement district by the board of trustees of such general improvement district pursuant to this chapter.
10. ’Trustees’ means the members of a board.