§ 268.409 Loitering and prowling ordinances: Enactment and enforcement by governing body of incorporated city
§ 268.4095 Action to recover expenses incurred in extinguishing wildfire
§ 268.410 Regulation and control of smoke and pollution of air
§ 268.4101 Regulation and control of electric personal assistive mobility devices
§ 268.41015 Regulation and control of mobile carrying devices
§ 268.4102 Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection
§ 268.4105 Package plant for treatment of sewage: Requiring users of plant to connect into sewers provided by public utility or public entity; assessment for costs of connection; remedies for violation of conditions imposed on plant by law; assumption of co
§ 268.4107 Provision of services by municipal utility to real property not to be conditioned upon annexation of property
§ 268.411 Waste of water may be prohibited
§ 268.4112 Tax to finance water facility by city in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Imposition by ordinance; contents of ordinance; rates; penalties for delinquent payment; collection; review of necessity
§ 268.412 Prevention of excessive noise
§ 268.4122 Abatement of dangerous or noxious structures or conditions on private property: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment
§ 268.4124 Abatement of chronic nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment
§ 268.4126 Abatement of abandoned nuisance: Ordinance establishing procedures; civil penalties for failure to abate; recovery of money expended by city; special assessment
§ 268.4128 Ordinance concerning criminal gang activity and certain buildings and places harboring such activity: Injunctions; damages; fees and costs; violation of injunction; immune entities
§ 268.413 City’s building codes and regulations
§ 268.414 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
§ 268.415 Promotion of civil and equal rights
§ 268.418 State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of city; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforc
§ 268.420 Health districts
§ 268.423 Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway
§ 268.425 Speed limits in school zones and school crossing zones: Posting of informational signs and devices
§ 268.426 Patrol and provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home parks by law enforcement agency
§ 268.427 Ordinance for control of rabies

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 268 > Health, Safety and Morals

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to NRS 453. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
  • 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.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.