§ 244.150 Levy of taxes
§ 244.1505 Expenditure of public money; grant of public money and donation of certain property to certain nonprofit organizations or governmental entities
§ 244.1507 Consolidation or division of powers and duties of county offices in counties whose population is less than 45,000: Mechanism; prerequisites; timing
§ 244.151 Department of public works: Creation; director and employees
§ 244.152 Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. [Effective upon the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the withdrawal by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact o
§ 244.153 Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency
§ 244.154 Planning, subdivision regulation and zoning: County’s powers subordinate to limits upon development established in certain geographical regions by certain state acts
§ 244.1545 Accommodations facilitators: County’s power to require quarterly reports on rentals of residential units and issue certain related subpoenas
§ 244.155 Roads and bridges
§ 244.157 Improvements: County’s powers same as those of general improvement district
§ 244.158 Committee to review general improvement districts: Creation; membership; terms; vacancies. [Expired by limitation.]
§ 244.1583 Review of general improvement districts: Public hearings; limitation on number of reviews; report. [Expired by limitation.]
§ 244.1585 Submission of information to committee to review general improvement districts. [Expired by limitation.]
§ 244.159 Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms
§ 244.160 Care of indigent sick persons
§ 244.1605 Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas
§ 244.1607 Establishment of neighborhood justice center; services to be provided; authorization to charge fee; financial support
§ 244.1609 Designation of site for persons to complete Internet sale of personal property; immunity from liability
§ 244.161 Promotion of civil and equal rights
§ 244.1615 Institution of program or sponsorship of activity to increase participation in public policy and government
§ 244.162 Rehabilitation of delinquent children
§ 244.163 County coroner: Creation of office by ordinance; appointment, qualifications and duties; punishment for offenses
§ 244.164 Registrar of voters: Creation of office; appointment, qualifications, powers and duties
§ 244.1645 Appointment of members of certain local governing bodies by board of county commissioners in county whose population is less than 100,000
§ 244.165 Prosecution and defense of suits
§ 244.167 Employment of security officers
§ 244.170 Rewards for apprehension or conviction of defaulting or absconding county or township officers
§ 244.175 Rewards for apprehension of murderers
§ 244.180 Indexing of records and proceedings
§ 244.183 Special census
§ 244.186 Sale of video service over video service network: Prohibitions; enforcement; remedy not exclusive
§ 244.187 Displacement or limitation of competition: Services
§ 244.188 Displacement or limitation of competition: Areas in which authorized; methods; limitation
§ 244.189 Development of affordable housing, control and protection of animals, and rehabilitation of certain residential property; taxes; civil penalty in lieu of criminal penalty
§ 244.190 Cooperative agreements for modification of weather; expenses
§ 244.194 Voting or counting devices: Rental, lease or other acquisition
§ 244.1945 Advisory boards: Establishment; travel expenses
§ 244.19455 Creation, maintenance or display of comprehensive model or map of physical location of facilities of public utility, public water system or video service provider prohibited
§ 244.195 Other powers

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 244 > General Powers > Other General Powers

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Carey Act: means the provisions of 43 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 324.010
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Division: means the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See Nevada Revised Statutes 324.010
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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.
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • 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.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.