§ 432.300 Definitions
§ 432.305 ‘Account’ defined
§ 432.310 ‘Broadcaster’ defined
§ 432.320 ‘Committee’ defined
§ 432.330 ‘System’ defined
§ 432.335 Account for the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children
§ 432.340 Creation; composition; administration; requirements for participation in System
§ 432.350 Committee for the Statewide Alert System: Creation; membership; Chair and Vice Chair; terms; vacancies; compensation
§ 432.360 Committee for the Statewide Alert System: Duties; powers
§ 432.370 Activation by law enforcement agency to broadcast emergency bulletin on behalf of abducted child; review of completed activation by Committee for the Statewide Alert System
§ 432.380 Immunity of broadcaster from civil liability based on broadcast of information; immunity of person who establishes or maintains website for System from civil liability based on information placed on website

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 432 > Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Child: means a person who is less than 18 years of age or who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B. See Nevada Revised Statutes 432.010
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 432.010
  • Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 432.010
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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