Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 269 – Unincorporated Towns | Midpage269.010Automatic application to disincorporated cities or towns, and towns formed by board of county commissioners; petition required in certain towns or cities269.011Applicability of NRS 269.016 to 269.022, inclusive, and 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive269.012Boundaries fixed when city disincorporates; effect of annexation by city269.013Name: Unlawful use by another political subdivision269.014Seal269.016Establishment of elected town board269.0165Adoption by initiative petition; procedures for appointment or election of initial members of town board269.0166Additional qualifications of voters in election on initiative petition269.017Members of town board: Qualifications; initial appointments; subsequent election269.0171Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate269.018Members of town board: Terms of office; vacancies269.019Chair and town clerk: Selection; duties269.0205Single candidate declared elected269.021Effective date of ordinance or other action269.022Discontinuance of elected town board: Procedure269.024Creation by board of county commissioners269.0242Members; qualifications; election; appointment; terms; duties269.0244Officers; meetings; rules of procedure; records269.0246Responsibilities of board of county commissioners unaffected269.0248Creation of additional councils under original ordinance269.025Meetings; quorum; affirmative vote of majority of whole board required to carry question269.030Duties of county clerk269.035Duties of county treasurer269.040Duties of other county officers; compensation269.070Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions269.071Member of town board or county commissioner not to become contractor under certain contracts; penalties269.072Town officer not to be interested in certain contracts and purchases; penalties269.073Avoidance of unlawful contract269.075Town treasurer may refuse to redeem warrants269.080Officers may sell indebtedness for personal services rendered269.0802Use of criminal history in evaluating employment applications; exceptions269.082Deduction from employee’s salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer driver or attendant prohibited269.083Public hearing for dismissed employee269.084Limitations on consideration of wage or salary history of applicant for employment by town269.085Claims against town: Auditing; allowance269.095Taxes, fines and forfeitures paid to county treasurer; general fund and debt service fund269.100Transfer of surplus money to other funds269.105Expenses and salaries paid from general fund; form and payment of warrants; chair of county commissioners to examine books and make report; reports to town boards269.110Payment of funded debt, outstanding bonds and other debt of disincorporated city: Procedure269.115Power of county commissioners to levy taxes269.120Levy and collection of taxes269.122Town’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency269.123Town’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency269.125Management, use and sale of property; appraisal269.127Provision of translator signals for television or FM radio broadcasts269.128Displacement or limitation of competition: Services269.129Displacement or limitation of competition: Methods269.130Power of board of county commissioners269.135Procedure269.140Powers and duties of town board or board of county commissioners269.145Duties of district attorney; appointment and duties of town attorney269.150Town printing to be placed with newspaper or commercial establishment within county; exceptions269.155Enactment; notice; publication; duration of effect269.160Punishment for breach of ordinance269.165Jurisdiction of justice of the peace; payment of fees and fines to county treasurer269.166Revision and codification of general ordinances; arrangement, publication and sale of code269.167Adoption by ordinance; procedure; effective date269.168Filing with Librarian of Supreme Court Law Library269.169Amendment and extension; procedure269.170Powers of town board or board of county commissioners; application for certain licenses; imposition of license tax; license tax as lien; exchange of information concerning tax or taxpayer with Department of Taxation269.171Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license, permit or certificate; grounds for denial of license, permit or certificate; duty of town board or board of county commissioners269.172Suspension of license, certificate or permit for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license, certificate or permit269.173Application for license, certificate or permit must include social security number of applicant269.174Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant269.175Power to license, regulate or suppress certain businesses269.180Issuance of licenses: Terms and amounts269.182Pawnbrokers: Licensing; additional license required if motor vehicles accepted as collateral; fee269.185Power to regulate vehicular traffic; ordinances; posting informational signs and other devices at school zones and school crossing zones269.185Power to regulate vehicular traffic; ordinances; posting informational signs and other devices at school zones and school crossing zones269.190Board of health: Power to establish and maintain269.195Animals running at large269.200Ordinance prohibiting animals from running at large: Petition; publication; penalty269.205Nuisances: Power to prevent, remove and punish269.210Abatement of nuisance: Procedure; costs269.215Disorderly conduct: Prevention and punishment269.217Loitering and prowling ordinances: Enactment and enforcement by town board or board of county commissioners269.220Regulation of storage of explosive and combustible materials269.222State control over regulation of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition; limited regulatory authority of town; conflicting ordinance or regulation void; records of ownership of firearms; civil action by person adversely affected by enforcement of conflicting ordinance or regulation269.225Dogs: Tax; extermination when tax not paid269.227Ordinance for control of rabies269.230Duties of certain officers concerning riotous assembly; penalty269.233Duty to designate certain sites for sales initiated on Internet; limitation of action269.234Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty269.235Police officers: Appointment; bond; salaries; duties269.240Tax for support of police department; police department fund; appointment of police officers; applicability of section269.245Prevention of breach of the peace269.247Crash reports and related materials: Provision upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions269.250Fire companies or departments: Appointment of officers and employees; salaries; arson investigators designated as peace officers269.255Tax for benefit of fire department; fire department fund269.260Ex officio fire wardens: Appointment; duties269.265Failure to repair defective fixture: Penalty269.270Failure to remove dangerous or inflammable material: Penalty; expenses of removal269.400“Town” defined269.405Powers of board to make public improvements269.410Issuance of general and special obligations269.415Applicability of Local Government Securities Law269.420Fees, rates and charges: Establishment, maintenance and revision of schedules269.425Town’s debt limit269.470Authority to issue general obligation bonds and securities independent and complete269.500Short title269.505Definitions269.510“Board” defined269.515“Town advisory board” defined269.520“Unincorporated town” defined269.525Legislative findings and declaration269.530Applicability of Unincorporated Town Government Law269.535Methods269.540Initiative petition: Use; procedure; number of signatures required269.545Initiative petition: Contents269.550Procedure following presentation of petition: Adoption of ordinance; submission of question to voters269.555Formation of town by action of board; submission of question to voters269.560Voters’ approval; adoption of ordinance269.563Formation of town in area that contains no residents in county whose population is 700,000 or more269.565Formation of town when certain services required by law269.567Formation of town consisting of certain territory269.570Amendment of ordinance to adjust list of services269.575Town services269.5755Levy of taxes for common service provided to contiguous towns; rate269.576County whose population is 700,000 or more: Appointment or election; terms; chair; vacancy; notice of expiration of term or vacancy; duties; compensation269.577County whose population is less than 700,000: Appointment or election of members; removal or vacancy; compensation; duties269.578County whose population is less than 700,000: Terms of members269.579Mandatory training for members269.580Management of designated services269.585Notice and information to be provided to town advisory board269.590Participation in budget and ordinances for town269.595Control of unappropriated money269.600Bylaws for internal governance269.605Availability269.610Codification; publication269.615Audits269.617Powers relating to planning, subdivision regulation and zoning subordinate in region for which Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area and Adjacent Lands Act establish limits upon development269.620Property269.623Alteration of boundaries; merger of towns269.625Dissolution269.650Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Ordinance; boundaries269.652Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Commencement of proceedings to initiate269.654Annexation by town whose population is less than 25,000 in county whose population is less than 700,000: Notice269.660Annexation by town in county whose population is 700,000 or more: Privileges, benefits and obligations of annexed territory and its inhabitants; municipal taxes