Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 218E > General Provisions > Scope of Investigatory Power
Current as of: 2022 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
§ 218E.005 | Definitions |
§ 218E.010 | ‘Committee’ defined |
§ 218E.012 | ‘Documentary evidence’ defined |
§ 218E.015 | Power of Houses and committees to conduct investigations and hold hearings |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 218E > General Provisions > Scope of Investigatory Power
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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
- 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.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.