INDEX OF STATUTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF 2005

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ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

      Authorized expenditures by State Treasurer, 2910

      Certified checks, drafts, cashiers’ checks or money orders, presumption of abandonment, 417, 418

      Claimants, bonding requirements, 420

      Electric cooperatives, treatment of unclaimed distributions of capital credit, 1023

      Failure to report, pay or deliver property on time, waiver of interest due, 420

      Holders of property, filing of annual reports, 419

      Housing, rehabilitation of abandoned residential property

             Nonprofit entities, participation in programs, 1305-1307

             Qualifications of applicants, 1305, 1306

      Military artifacts, disposition, 419

      Nuisances, abatement of abandoned nuisances, 565, 566

      Sale of property, time and manner, 419

      Vehicles

             Definition of abandoned vehicle, 1220, 1221

             Notice to and duties of vehicle owners, 1220

             On public land, duties of law enforcement agencies, 1219, 1220

             Presumption of abandonment by registered owner, evidence to rebut, 1221

             Removal, authority, 106, 1384

             Suspension of vehicle registration, 1220

      Wells, waiver of requirement to plug abandoned well, 456

      Wildlife violations, disposition of evidence unclaimed by owner, 1310

ABANDONMENT OF CHILD

      Involuntary servitude, presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

ABUSE

      Children (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Elder abuse, reports, 2173

      Spousal (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Substance abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Vulnerable persons

             Duty to report abuse, 1106, 1107

             Penalties, 1113, 1114

ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH

      National Assessment of Educational Progress, reports of discrepancies, duties, 1657

      Teacher education courses, duties, 1095

ACCIDENTS

      Health insurance coverage for injury sustained while intoxicated or under the influence, 2343

      Motor vehicles

             Event recording devices, disclosure of existence, restriction on use of information, 1358-1360

             Minors, effect on license application, 2306

             Reports by law enforcement officers, release of information, 701-703

             Towed vehicles, notice to owner, fees restricted, 703, 704

             Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

             Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

      Vessel, homicide by, penalties, 153, 174

ACCOUNTANTS

      Attestations, retention and destruction of records, change in documentation, 250, 251

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Examinations, time for offering, credits, fees, 253

             Experience requirements, 252, 254

             Issuance, renewal, 2712

             Validation of certain certificates, provisions repealed, 255

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Nevada State Board of Accountancy

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Examinations, duties, 253

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

             Website, duties, 252

      Register, publication and distribution requirements, 252

ACTIONS, CIVIL

      Adoption, agreements for post-adoptive contact, knowingly providing false information to court, 1682

      Arbitration (See ARBITRATION)

      Attorneys’ fees (See ATTORNEYS’ FEES)

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Collection of debt, 1689

             Jurisdiction of courts, 1708

             Notice to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1700

             Prohibited acts by licensees, 1691

             Title loans, remedies for fraud by customer, 1693

             Unlicensed activities, recovery of damages by persons affected by, 1860

             Violation of laws, 1709

      Child protection proceedings, joinder of parties, 2093

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, enforcement, 379

      Common-interest communities

             Amendments to declaration, petitions for waiver of requirements, 2581-2583

             Commencement, notice and approval of unit owners, 2585, 2604

             Immunities of Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Real Estate Division, 2575

             Receivers for associations, appointment, powers, 2621

             Settlement of actions, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Community notification website, misuse of contents, 2868

      Computer security breaches, actions involving, 2506, 2509, 2511

      Construction defects, payments from Recovery Fund for claims against residential contractors, 20

      Consumer fraud, acts constituting, 1425

      Contractors’ bonds or deposits, claims against, 2386

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Court costs and fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)

      Damages (See DAMAGES)

      Deeds of trust, sales

             Failure to pay bid, 1621

             Notice of sale, removal or defacement, 1620

      Deferred deposit services (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Employers and employees

             Criminal history records of employees or applicants, employer immunities, 2866, 2867

             Insurance benefits terminated without notice to employees, enforcement of civil liability, 203

      Environmental covenants, termination, violations, 1365, 1366

      Immunities

             Colorado River, Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the, governing law, 304

             Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, 2575

             Concealed weapons permits, certification of retired law enforcement officers, 596

             Defibrillator use, 2559, 2560

             Emotionally disturbed children conditionally released from mental health facility, 1321

             Employers, failure to request criminal history records of current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2866, 2867

             Health care, provision of gratuitous services, 2518

             Highway Patrol personnel, use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation masks and face shields, 675, 676

             Infections acquired in certain medical facilities, reports regarding, 600

             Local Government Finance, Committee on, 1394

             Local government purchasing, protests, 2551

             Massage Therapists, Board of, members and employees, 1123, 1124

             Meetings of public agencies, statements made by members of governing bodies, 2242

             Minors in custody of county, signature and verification of driver’s license application by county employee, 1043

             Movie theater personnel, detention of movie piracy suspects, 525

             Occupational licensees, persons making complaints regarding, 744

             Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, hearing officers or panels, 265

             Peace officers, damage to seized vehicles containing device to alter traffic-control signal, 937

             Real Estate Division, duties related to common-interest communities, 2575

             School pupils, self-administration of medication, 85

             Snow recreation area operators, 505

             Sports officials, 176

      Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)

      Interpleader

             Documents of title, rights of bailee, 847

             Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, rights of construction control, 1896

      Involuntary servitude, civil liability, 89

      Judicial review (See JUDICIAL REVIEW)

      Justice courts, jury trials, 394

      Legal aid clients, definition, effect, 197, 198

      Limitation of actions (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, actions by or against, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home dealers and servicemen, recovery of civil penalties, 1628

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, actions on, 1896, 1904, 1909

      Mobile home parks operated by nonprofit entities, violations, 1606

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, actions against, 1242, 1249

      Motor vehicle fuel advertising violations, recovery of civil penalties, 652

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, bonds issued by, enforcement of obligations, 218

      Nurses and nursing assistants, retaliatory acts against, 1518

      Partnerships, actions by or against, 428, 431, 432, 436, 440

      Personal injuries (See PERSONAL INJURIES)

      Petroleum product advertising violations, recovery of civil penalties, 652

      Police dogs, charging additional fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

      Property tax liens, actions by certain purchasers, 512, 514, 517

      Sales and use tax refunds, actions against sellers, 1772, 1775, 1777

      Schools, public

             Harassment or intimidation, actions against persons reporting restricted, 705

            School pupils, self-administration of medication, 85

      Secretary of State, civil liability for forged or fraudulent documents filed with, 2271

      Service animals or service animals in training, liability for

             Charging extra fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

             Interfering with, beating or killing, 628, 629

             Refusing service or requiring fee or deposit for access to public transportation, 634, 635

      Settlements (See COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT)

      Short-term loans (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

      Tax increment areas, correction or setting aside of determinations, 1765

      Title loans (See Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, this heading)

      Tobacco settlement, amount of bond by appellants to secure stay of execution, 476, 477

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Bills of lading, inclusion of terms regarding commencing actions authorized, 843

             Enforcement of rights or obligations, 832

             Notice of right to defend certain actions, 1998

             Warehouse receipts, inclusion of terms regarding commencing actions authorized, 836

      Virgin Valley Water District, collection of delinquent fees, 269

ACTIONS, CRIMINAL (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

ACUPUNCTURE (See ORIENTAL MEDICINE)

ADDRESSES

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, change of address, 1704

      Medical Examiners, Board of, licensees to provide mailing address, 2514

      Peace officers, confidentiality of home address, exception, 621

      Stalking victims, participation in fictitious address program, 95-98

ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Commission for, appropriation, 888

      Authorized expenditures, 2910, 2921

      Budget Division

             Authorized expenditures, powers, 2919

             Capital improvement projects, approval of temporary advances, notices, 24, 1548, 1549, 1551

             Schools, public

                   Insurance premiums for school district employees, duties regarding allocations, 2080

                   Pupil-teacher ratios, reports, 2162

                   State Distributive School Account, duties, 2074, 2075

             Wildlife Account, approval of temporary advances to, 2921

      Buildings and Grounds Division

             Capital improvements, reports to Legislature, 1401

             Occupational boards, duties removed, 5

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 108, 1546, 1548-1550

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

      Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

      General appropriation, 1937, 1943

      Hearings Division

             Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information in case documentation, duties, 2511

             Industrial insurance hearings, reports on disposition of cases, 101

             School personnel disciplinary proceedings, appointment of hearing officers, 464

      Information technology projects, authorized expenditures, 2910, 2921

      Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, allocations for Homework Help Center, 2456

      M2 Foundation for Kids, allocations for educational programs, 2456

      Marlette Lake Water System, bonds, duties, 107

      Motor Pool Division (See also STATE VEHICLES)

             Appropriation, 1007

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Motor vehicle taxes and fees, one-time rebate, duties, 1932

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, appropriation, 909

      Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, appropriation, 2438, 2439

      Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, appropriation, 912

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

      Public Works Board (See PUBLIC WORKS BOARD, STATE)

      Purchasing Division

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             Performance contracts for operating cost-saving measures, duties, 2895, 2897

      Risk Management Division, appropriation for hepatitis testing of police officers, 2241

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      State employee salary increases, duties, 1963-1967

      State General Fund ending balance, duties, 1951

      State Printing Division (See STATE PRINTING OFFICE)

      Technology projects, appropriation, 1945

      Temporary advances, duties, 1949-1951, 2921

      Work programs funded by general appropriations, duties, 1943

ADMINISTRATIVE FINES (See FINES)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE

      Airport Authority of Washoe County, procedures for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations, 1386-1389

      Audio recordings or transcripts of public hearings, 1407

      Clark County district board of health, adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations, 2466

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, procedure for adoption of regulations, 2574, 2575

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Crane operators, voiding and replacement of regulations, 934

      Legislative objection to regulations

             Certain regulations declared void, 3087

             Procedures following, 2688, 2689

      License hearings, admission of parties in contested cases, 1002, 1003

      Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Board for the Regulation of, procedure for adoption of regulations, 300

      Local governments, adoption of rules affecting businesses, procedures, 1478, 1479

      Review and filing of regulations, procedure, 2687-2689

      Small business impact statements, inclusion with regulation proposals, 1480, 1481

      Uniform disciplinary process for certain regulatory bodies, 742-752

ADOPTION

      Files and records, exceptions to prohibition on inspection, 1682

      Post-adoption contact, agreements for

             Authorization to enter, 1679

             Copy of agreement to be provided to court, 1680

             Enforcement

                   Limitation of actions, 1681

                   Petition to court, 1680-1682

                   Requirements for enforceability, 1679

             Failure to comply with terms of agreement, effect, 1681

             False information, knowingly providing to court, civil liability, 1682

             Incorporation into order or decree of adoption, 1680

             Inquiry regarding existence of agreement, duties of court, 1680

             Inspection of court files or records, 1682

             Jurisdiction of court, retention, 1679

             Modification or termination

                   Court orders granting, authorized and prohibited contents, 1681

                   Petitioners, inspection of court records, restrictions, 1682

                   Procedures, 1681

             Notice to court, 1680

             Proof of existence of agreement, petition to court by natural parent, 1680, 1682

ADULT OFFENDER SUPERVISION, INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR

      Commission, appropriation for litigation costs, 888

      Sex offenders, lifetime supervision deemed form of parole for purposes of Compact, 2879

ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISEMENTS

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, prohibited acts, 1325

      Alternative fuels, 652, 655, 659-661

      Billboards, remedies when highway construction affects visibility, 980-982

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1692

      Contractors, prohibited acts, regulation, 1208, 2380

      Legal advertisements (See LEGAL NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS)

      Manufactured or mobile home licensees, prohibited acts, 1636

      Medical discount plans, 2102-2104

      Motor vehicle fuel, requirements, 652

      Notaries public, prohibited acts, penalty, 68

      Petroleum products, requirements, 652

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

      Housing authorities (See HOUSING AUTHORITIES)

      Legislative study, 3088

      Property tax abatement, applicability to owners of certain dwellings, 38, 1748

      Rehabilitation of residential property, 1302-1307

AGE

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Drivers’ licenses, issuance to minors 16 or 17 years of age, 2306

      Off-highway vehicles, driving on highway in certain cities and counties, 2028

AGED PERSONS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation

             Expansion of laws to include vulnerable persons, 1107-1114

             Reports, 2173

      Assisted living facilities (See ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES)

      Deceptive trade practices directed against, penalties, 1428

      Driving ability, requests by relative or spouse for examination, 2311

      Family resource centers, services, 469

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada, use

             Assisted living facilities, 920, 2052

             Dental benefits, 1571-1574, 2049

             Independent living programs, 920, 2049, 2052

             Prescription drugs and pharmaceutical services, 1259-1261

             Senior Services Program, 2918

             Vision benefits, 1571-1574

      Group care facilities (See RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS)

      Identification card holders, issuance of one-time rebate, 1931

      Identity theft committed against, penalty, 2499-2501

      Lease of dwelling, right to terminate, procedures, 314, 315

      Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum, duties, 460, 461

      Older Americans Month recognized and respect for elderly urged, 3045

      Personal care services agencies (See PERSONAL CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME, AGENCIES TO PROVIDE)

      Property tax assistance

             Appropriation, 1939, 1943

             Assessed value of home for determining eligibility, 2670

             Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Sales tax for facilities and services, certain counties authorized to impose, 1395-1399

      Senior Services Program, appropriation, 2918

AGENTS

      Auction of trust deed property, prohibited acts by agent holding sale, 1620

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan and title loan services, authorized and prohibited acts, 1692, 1698

      Escrow (See ESCROW AGENCIES AND AGENTS)

      Insurance (See INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS)

      Issuers of instruments for transmission or payment of money, licensing of agents, 1855

      Mortgage (See MORTGAGE BROKERS AND AGENTS)

      Partnerships, agents of, duties, 427

      Real estate (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

      Resident (See RESIDENT AGENTS AND REGISTERED OFFICES)

      Service of process, agents for (See CIVIL PROCESS; SECRETARY OF STATE)

      Time shares, licensing of sales agents, 1297-1299

AGING SERVICES DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

AGREEMENTS (See also CONTRACTS)

      Adoption of child, agreements for post-adoption contact (See ADOPTION)

      Brokerage agreement defined, 648

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, contents and disclosure, 1689

      Collective bargaining

             Charter school employees, applicability of agreements, 1665-1667

             Local government employees, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Cooperative (See COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Credit personal property insurers, prohibited agreements, 2112

      Environmental covenants, 1363-1366

      Lemon law buybacks, prohibited agreements, 1248

      Property taxes, agreements pertaining to delinquent property, 1347

      Purchase (See LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS)

      Real Estate Commission, license reciprocity agreements, 1285

      Supported living arrangement services, 1377

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Authorized expenditures, 1400

AGRICULTURE

      Cash buyers and agents, license unnecessary, 479

      Farm machinery and equipment

             Movement on highways, 73, 76

             Sales tax exemptions, 2485, 2486, 2493

      Hay, United States Department of Transportation urged to take action concerning transport regulations, 3063

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Off-highway vehicles, exemption from required certificate to operate, 2027

      Property tax, payment of deferred tax required upon sale or transfer of land to tax-exempt entity, exceptions, 2666

      Proprietary information collected by State Department of Agriculture, confidentiality, 524

      Sales tax to preserve and protect agriculture, certain counties authorized to impose, 1395-1399

      University System encouraged to establish program of agronomy, 1039

AGRICULTURE, STATE BOARD OF

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1415, 1416

      Motor vehicle fuel, adoption and enforcement of standards, 657

AGRICULTURE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF

      Agriculture Registration and Enforcement Account, sources, 662

      Authorized expenditures, 2915, 2916

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1547, 1548

      Fees, deposit and use, 1525

      General appropriation, 1941

      Inspectors, age restriction for retirement repealed, 1105

      Laboratories for analysis and testing of motor vehicle fuel authorized, fees, 662

      Livestock seized by government agency, requirements regarding judicial approval, 1238

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Plant Industry Program, funding, 1525

      Proprietary information collected by Department, confidentiality, 524

      Staff, salaries, 1955

      Technology projects, appropriation, 1945

      Weeds, Account for the Control of, creation, appropriation, duties, 2452

      Weights and Measures, State Sealer of

             Equipment, appropriation, 523

             Motor vehicle fuel, duties, 652, 658

             Petroleum products, duties, 652

AIDING AND ABETTING

      Identity theft by public officer or employee, penalty, 2500

      Involuntary servitude, penalty, 88

      Liquor sales or importation, liability for aiding in violations, 2682

      Motor vehicles, prohibited transfers or assignments, 1423

      Notaries public, violations, 2274

      Prostitution, enticing or taking away person for purpose of, proof, 308

AIDS

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

AIR CARRIERS

      Property tax assessment of certain providers of unscheduled service, 972

      Southwest Airlines, repeal of Wright Amendment affecting airline supported, 3083

AIR POLLUTION

      Clark County district board of health, duties, 2470

      Motor vehicle emission control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

AIRCRAFT

      Fuel taxes (See AVIATION FUEL TAX; JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL, TAXES ON)

      Hunting of game animals and game birds, unlawful acts, forfeitures, 1310, 1311

AIRPORT AUTHORITIES

      Audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1417, 1418

      Sale or disposal of real property

             Procedure, 1470-1472, 2680

             Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

      Washoe County Airport Authority

             Contracts entered into by Board

                   Adoption of regulations governing, 1386

                   Applicability of laws, 1386

                   Design professionals, contracts with, 1386

                   Required provisions, 1386

             Name changed to Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, 1389-1391

             Regulations, adoption, amendment or repeal, 1386-1389

             Sale or disposal of real property, procedures, reports, 1472, 1474, 2680

AIRPORTS

      Municipal airports, disposal of real property, 1469, 2680

      Southwest Airlines, repeal of Wright Amendment affecting airline supported, 3083

ALCOHOL, DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 793-796

ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE

      Community triage centers

             Appropriation, 533, 2061

             Regulation as medical facility, 532, 533

      Counselors

             Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

             Board (See ALCOHOL, DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR)

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 793-796

             Licenses and certificates, issuance, renewal, 2761-2767

      Evaluation of offenders

             Boating under the influence, 616

             Driving under the influence, 34

             Juveniles, out-of-state evaluations, 31

             Vehicular homicide, 146, 162

             Vessel, homicide by, 156

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, health insurance coverage, 2343

      Juvenile detention facilities, screening of children, 1035-1037

      Mental health courts, appropriations, 2060, 2061

      Newborns, reports and protection of newborns affected by illegal use of controlled substances, 2031-2038

      Offender programs

             Driving under the influence, restrictions on participation by certain offenders removed, 608, 611

             Prohibited assignments, 2880

      Released offenders, programs provided by facilities for, certification required, 2350

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

      Alcohol education program, completion by certain retail and security employees required, 2683-2685

      Alcohol vaporizing devices, unlawful acts, penalty, 1325

      Boats, operating under the influence (See BOATS AND BOATING)

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Grocery stores, authority to offer samples of beverages on premises, requirements, 1270, 1271

      Importers, assistance to grocery stores serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

      Instructional wine-making facilities

             Applicability of laws, 1275

             Attorney General and district attorneys, concurrent jurisdiction for enforcement of laws, 1273

             Authorized activities, 1271, 1274

             Definitions, 1272-1274

             Distribution of wine produced on premises, restrictions, 1271, 1272

             Excise tax, exemption, 1274

             License, requirements, fees, 1271, 1274, 1275

             Violations, penalties, 1272, 1273

      Licenses and permits

             Local licenses and permits

                   Denial or refusal to renew, grounds, 2686

                   Grocery stores, permits to serve samples of beverages, 1270, 1271

             State licenses

                   Instructional wine-making facilities, requirement, fees, 1274, 1275

                   Refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

      Manufacturers, assistance to grocery stores serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

      Minors, effect of violation on driver’s license application, 2306

      Rectifiers, regulation, 1324

      Retail liquor stores

             Employees, alcohol education card requirements, 2683-2685

             Transfer of liquor between retail stores, requirements, 2681-2683

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

      Suppliers

             Certificate of compliance required, 1325

             Definition, 1324

             Grocery stores, assistance in serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

             Importing, wholesaling or retailing restricted, 1324, 1326

             Sales to wholesalers, conditions, 1324

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

      Taxes

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Deficiency determinations

                   Claim for refund filed, period extended for issuance of notice of deficiency determination, 298

                   Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

             Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

             Instructional wine-making facilities, exemption, 1274

      Wholesale dealers

             Grocery stores, assistance in serving samples of beverages, authority, 1270

             Violations, right to bring action for, 2682

ALIENS (See FOREIGN CITIZENS)

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

      Certification to operate, requirements, prohibited acts, 2025-2028

ALLERGIES

      School pupils, self-administration of medication, 84-86

ALLODIAL TITLE

      Issuance of titles prohibited, extinguishment of current titles, 1484-1489

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

      Adulterated or substituted products, unlawful acts, 655

      Advertising, regulation, civil and criminal penalties, 652, 655, 659-661

      Definition, 653

      False branding prohibited, 653, 655

      Federal regulations, compliance requirements, 494

      Finished diesel fuel, requirements for qualification as alternative fuel, 494

      Inspection and sampling, 658

      Inspection fees

             Deposit and use, 1526

             Dishonored payments, fee, 590

      Laboratories for analysis and testing authorized, fees, 662

      Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, review of price and availability of fuel, 1927

      Motor vehicle fuel includes alternative fuel for purposes of certain laws, 653

      Signs or labels on containers, dispensers, fill pipes and delivery outlets, requirements, 654

      State Board of Agriculture, adoption and enforcement of standards, 657

      State Sealer of Weights and Measures, powers and duties, 652, 658

      Violations, penalties, 652, 657, 659

ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK (See also LIVESTOCK)

      Rocky Mountain elk, import into State prohibited, exclusion as alternative livestock, 204, 205

AMBULANCES (See also EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)

      Drivers, duty to report abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, 1106, 1107

      Mentally ill persons, transportation to facility or hospital, 967, 968

AMUSEMENT RIDES

      Live entertainment tax, exemptions, 2484

ANATOMICAL DISSECTION, COMMITTEE ON (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

ANATOMICAL GIFTS (See also DEAD BODIES)

      Department of Motor Vehicles, duties, 244-246

      University of Nevada School of Medicine, duties, 244

ANESTHESIA

      Dentists, fees for permit to administer, 286

      Office-based surgeries and resulting sentinel events, reporting requirements, exceptions, 2512, 2515

ANIMALS

      Fish and fishing (See FISH AND FISHING)

      Hunting (See HUNTING)

 

      Landlords, refusal to rent solely because animal will reside with handicapped person prohibited, rights, 630

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Service animals (See SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

      Trapping (See TRAPS AND TRAPPING)

      Wildlife (See WILDLIFE)

ANNEXATION

      Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

      Property tax abatement, determination regarding annexed property, 1743

APARTMENT COMPLEXES (See also LANDLORD AND TENANT)

      Property managers, local regulation, 2334

APPEALS (See also JUDICIAL REVIEW)

      Bond deposited in litigation regarding tobacco settlement, amount, 476, 477

      Initiative or referendum petitions, denial of use of public buildings to gather signatures, 1432, 2829

APPEALS, COURT OF

      Study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

APPLIANCES

      Exemptions from execution, 1015

      Junk appliances, orders for removal as nuisance, 1383

APPRAISALS

      City property, sale or lease, requirements, 1462, 2676, 2680

      County property, sale or lease, requirements, 1457, 2671, 2680

      County telephone systems, 291

      State land, sale or lease, requirements, 1454, 2670, 2680

APPRAISERS OF REAL ESTATE

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Commission of Appraisers of Real Estate, exemption from uniform disciplinary process, election to follow laws, 743, 744

      Complex properties, prohibited acts, 1292

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

             Limitation of actions, 1296

      Eminent domain proceedings, appraiser laws inapplicable to assessors of value, 522, 523

      Licenses and certificates

            Education and experience requirements, 1294, 1295

             Fingerprinting, 1293, 1294

             Issuance, 2786-2788

             Renewal, 1295, 2787

      Threats against or intimidation of appraisers, unlawful acts, 925

APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIPS

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

APPROPRIATIONS

      Administration, Department of

             Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

             General appropriation, 1943, 1947

             Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, litigation costs, 888

             Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation, allocation, 2456

             M2 Foundation for Kids, allocation, 2456

             Motor Pool, State, 1007

             Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, allocation, 909

             Nevada Report to Taxpayers, publication, 2439

             Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, allocation, 912

             Task Force on Cervical Cancer, allocation, 2066

             Task Force on Prostate Cancer, allocation, 2066

             Technology projects, allocation, 1945

      Adult Offender Supervision, Interstate Commission for, 888

      Agriculture, State Department of, 523, 1941, 1946

      Athletic Commission, Nevada, 53, 54, 1941

      Attorney General, 1101, 1936, 1944, 2918

      Business and Industry, Department of, 53, 54, 1941

      Capital improvement projects, 24, 56, 57, 1543, 1549

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, 2066

      Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, 241

      Civil Air Patrol Account, permissible appropriations, 691

      Clark County

             Homeless persons, projects and services, 2462

             Medical care for uninsured working persons, 2458

      Community triage centers, 533, 2061

      Conservation and Natural Resources, State Department of

             Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, 241

             General appropriation, 1942

             Litigation costs, Division of Water Resources, 241

             Office facilities, 241

             State park improvements, reversion of previous appropriations extended, 1021

             Supplemental appropriation, 53

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

      Consumer Health Assistance, Office for, 1074, 1936

      Contingency Fund, 56

      Corrections, Department of, 459, 889, 1941

      Cultural Affairs, Department of, 1039, 1939

      Desert Regional Center, 302, 1940

      Disasters, revolving account for grants to persons whose homes damaged by, 1933

      District Judges’ Salary Account, 1937, 1970

      Education

             Clark County Public Education Foundation, 2458

             Disruptive pupils, pilot programs involving alternative programs, 2455

             English as a second language, instruction for prekindergarten pupils, 2453

             Financial management review of school districts, 2445

             General appropriation for Department of Education, 1938, 1944

             High school proficiency examinations, replacement of samples released, 2460

             Homework Help Center, 2456

             Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, expenses, 80

             Kindergarten, portable classrooms for full-day programs, 2452

             Kindergarten through grade 6, programs for the achievement of pupils, 1983

             M2 Foundation for Kids, 2456

             Occupational education

                   Advisory technical skills committees, 2462

                   General appropriation, 1938

             Personnel

                   Insurance premiums, 2080

                   Performance pay and enhanced compensation programs, 2456

                   Pupil-teacher ratio reduction, employment of teachers, 1934

                   Retirees, health care subsidies, 908

                   Signing bonuses for teachers, 924

                   Speech pathologists, salary increases for certified personnel, 2448

             Public broadcasting stations, 2452

             School lunch programs, matching grants, 1262

             State Distributive School Account, 1934, 2073

             University system (See University and Community College System of Nevada, this heading)

             Washoe County School District Educational Foundation, 2459

             Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 523, 1939

      Emergency Account, 26

      Energy Assurance Plan, update, 924

      Examiners, State Board of, 1964-1968

      Fighting AIDS in Our Community Today, reversion of previous appropriation extended, 1008

      General appropriations act, 1936

      Governor, Office of the, 924, 1936

      Governor’s portrait, 55

      Health Division, 1006, 1940, 2462

      Highway Patrol, Nevada

             General appropriations, 1942, 1943

             Radio system, previous appropriation extended, 911

      Homeless persons, projects and services for, 2462

      Human Resources, Department of

             211 system for social services referrals, 2438

             General appropriation, 1939, 1947

             Interagency Advisory Board for Transition Services, 1445

             Medicaid coverage for children aging out of foster care system, 2451

             Minority Health, Office of, 2436

             Supplemental appropriation, 302, 1007

      Identity theft passports, implementation of program, 1101

      Interim Finance Committee, for allocation to

             Administration, Department of, 1945

             Corrections, Department of, 1945

             Rehabilitation Division, 1946

             School districts, shortfall related to employee health insurance, 2080

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, 2462

      Las Vegas readiness center, 56, 57

      Legislative calendar, exempt bills, 2964

      Legislative Commission, 1943, 2462

      Legislative Committee on Children, Youth and Families, 2433

      Legislative Counsel Bureau

             Building projects and generator, 2085

             General appropriations, 1937, 1943, 1946

             Out-of-print publications, reproduction, 2085

             School districts, financial management review, 2445

             Technology upgrades, 2085

      Legislative Fund

             Child welfare, consultant to investigate, 2462

             General appropriations, 200, 1937, 1943, 1946

             Legislative employees, salary increase, 1966

             Session expenses, 1

      Libraries, grant program for collections, 2453

      Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of

             Carson City, Mental Health Court, 2061

             Community triage centers, 533, 2061

             General appropriation, 1940

             Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 1940, 2060, 2061

             Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (See Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, this heading)

      Mental health courts, 2060, 2061

      Motor Pool, State, 1007

      Motor Vehicles, Department of

             Deceptive trade practices, administrative expenses, 1252

             General appropriations, 1942, 1947

             Supplemental appropriation, 582

      Nevada Check-Up Program, 1007, 1939, 1944

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, 909

      Nevada Medicaid Health Care Financing and Policy, 1007

      Nevada Rural Hospital Partners, 912

      Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 1940, 2060, 2061

      One-Time Rebate, Account for the, 1931

      Parole and Probation, Division of, 1542, 1942

      Parole Commissioners, State Board of, 1542, 1942

      Patriot Relief Account, 2450

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, 2066

      Public broadcasting stations, 2452

      Public Safety, Department of, 241, 1942

      Public Works Board, State

             Capital improvements, 24, 56, 57, 1543, 1549

             Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home, arbitration costs, 924

      Rainy Day Fund, 2084

      Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account, 26

      Risk Management Division, 2241

      Rural mental health clinics, 302, 1940, 2061

      Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services

             Acute psychiatric crisis placements, 2060

             Community residential placements, 2060

             Community triage center, 2061

             General appropriation, 1940

             Mental Health Court, Clark County, 2060

             Psychiatric hospital, 24

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, 1039

      Stabilize the Operation of the State Government, Fund to, 2084

      Stale Claims Account, 26

      State agencies receiving appropriations from State General Fund or State Highway Fund, duties, 2920

      State employees, salary increases, 1964-1968

      State Library and Archives, Division of, 1939, 2453

      Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, 1006

      Supreme Court, 1038, 1937

      University and Community College System of Nevada

             General appropriation, 1938

             Medicine, School of, 1524, 1938, 2462

             National Direct Student Loan Program, 35, 1938

             Special Capital Construction Fund for Higher Education, 1553

             Women’s Research Institute, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2452

      Veterans’ Services, Office of, 888, 1941

      Water Rights Technical Support Fund, 2572

      Weeds, Account for the Control of, 2452

      Weights and Measures, State Sealer of, 523, 1941

      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 523, 1939

ARBITRATION

      Alternative dispute resolution

             Court fees for support of alternative programs, 199, 391

             Specifications for public works to require arbitration of disputes, 1808

      Contractors, award of arbitration costs in certain actions involving, 1725, 1733

      District court actions

             Court fees, use, 199, 391

             Nonbinding arbitration, when required, 391

      Educational personnel matters, selection of arbitrator as hearing officer authorized, 465

      Justice court actions, submission to binding arbitration authorized, 392

      Mandatory arbitration for civil actions

             Exclusions, 392, 393

             Monetary threshold, 391

      Partnerships, settlement of disputes, 439

      Southern Nevada Veterans’ Home, appropriation for arbitration costs, 924

      Threats against or intimidation of arbitrator, unlawful acts, 925

      Voluntary arbitration of civil actions, monetary threshold, 392

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

ARCHITECTS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates of registration, issuance, renewal, 2698-2701

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-755

      Landscape architects (See LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Interior designer certifications, determination of educational qualifications, 572, 573

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Uniform disciplinary process, 742-755

ARMED FORCES

      Base Realignment and Closure Commission urged to reconsider and reject recommendations involving Nevada facilities, 3098

      Civil Air Patrol, payment of fuel costs for official Air Force missions, 691

      Debt deferment for certain loans and other debts, 1690

      National Guard (See NATIONAL GUARD)

      Office of the Military (See MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE)

      Public Employees’ Retirement System, purchase of additional credit by certain military personnel, 949, 951

      Public officers or employees, leave of absence for military duty, 2449

      University and Community College System of Nevada, free tuition, 1421

      Veterans (See VETERANS)

ARREST

      False arrest, immunity for detention of movie piracy suspects, exceptions, 525

      Orders for protection, arrest without warrant for certain violations, 955, 958

      Vehicular homicide, arrest without warrant, 152

ARTS AND HUMANITIES (See CULTURAL RESOURCES)

ARTS COUNCIL, STATE

      Administrator, salary, 1960

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Challenge Grant Program, funding, reversion, 1952

      General appropriation, 1939

ASSAULT

      Physicians, conviction of certain felonies grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Sexual assault, penalties, 2874-2876

      Sports officials, penalties for crimes committed against, 176-178

ASSEMBLY, STATE (See LEGISLATURE)

ASSEMBLYMEN (See LEGISLATURE—Members)

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES FACILITATION ACT

      Adoption, 2207

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

      Fund for a Healthy Nevada, use of certain proceeds for facilities, 920, 2052

      Medicaid waiver, duties of Department of Human Resources and Housing Division, 922

      Toilet facilities in residential facilities for groups, requirements and exceptions, 2166, 2167

ASTHMA

      School pupils, self-administration of medication, 84-86

ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Employee reclassification, supplemental appropriation, 53, 54

      General appropriation, 1941

      Inspectors, immunity from civil liability, 176

      Unarmed combat, time for receipt of license fees based on admissions, 179, 180

      Unclassified staff, salaries, 1955

ATHLETIC EVENTS (See INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES; SPORTING EVENTS)

ATHLETIC TRAINERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board of Athletic Trainers

             Advisory Committee, creation, duties, 229-231

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 784-787

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 1118

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 784-787

      Licenses

             Application fees nonrefundable, 228

             Issuance, renewal, 2755

             Reapplication following failure of examination, 229

ATM’S

      Operation, application and renewal fees, 1844

ATTACHMENT

      Earnings defined, 1020

      Exemptions from execution (See EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS)

      Local government in severe financial emergency, effect, 1392, 1394

      Motor vehicle dealers and related licensees, execution of judgments against, 1243

      Notice of execution, contents, 388, 1018, 2233

ATTESTATIONS

      Accountants, duties, 250, 251

      Department of Human Resources, accuracy and completeness of reports from hospitals, 1738

      Dyed special fuel, purchasers of, requirements for approval, 1151

ATTORNEY FOR INJURED WORKERS

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Staff, salaries, 1955

ATTORNEY GENERAL

      Administrative Program, appropriation, 2918

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Capital improvements projects, approval of certain contracts, 25, 1551

      Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, injunctions against, 1707, 1858

      Cigarettes and other tobacco products

             Investigation and prosecution of violations, 1198

             Tobacco settlement

                   Disclosure and sharing of information, 378

                   Manufacturers’ certifications, receipt, 375, 381

                   Prosecution of violations, 379

                   Resident agents appointed by certain nonparticipating manufacturers, notice, 377

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, duties, 2575

      Community notification website, misuse of contents, civil actions, 2868

      Computer security breaches, duties, 2506

      Consumer Protection, Bureau of

             Anatomical gifts, duties removed, 244

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

             General appropriation, 1936

             Staff, salaries, 1954

             Truckee Meadows Water Authority, audit and investigation, 588, 589

             Utility rate applications, participation in investigatory docket, 1926

      Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on Nevada, representation, 900

      Degree or honorary degree, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Domestic Violence, Committee on, certification of out-of-state treatment programs, 33

      Domestic Violence, Nevada Council for the Prevention of, creation, duties, 940, 941

      Ethics, Commission on, duties, 1577

      Ethics laws, defense of state officers or employees for alleged violations, 2556

      General appropriation, 1936, 1944

      Grocery stores, enforcement of certain law, 1273

      Identity theft passports, regulation, appropriation, 1100, 1101

      Manufactured home parks owned by nonprofit entities, duties, 1605

      Manufactured or mobile home dealers and servicemen, prosecution of violations, recovery of civil penalties, 1627, 1628

      Massage Therapists, Board of, duties, 1123

      Medicaid Fraud Control Unit

             Appropriation, temporary advances, 1936, 1949

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, bonds issued by, notice, duties, 218, 219

      Notaries public, action to enjoin violations, 2275

      Occupations and professions, prosecution of contested cases, 743

      Personal information, unlawful acts involving, duties, 2503, 2506

      Property tax, receipt of copy of protest eliminated, 1072

      Public bodies publishing personal information on websites, injunctions against, 2503, 2506

      Public works, prosecution of violations, 203

      Real Estate Division, duties, 2575

      Real property transfer tax, duties, 2055

      Realtime captioning, enforcement of collection of fines, 966

      Revolving Account, reimbursement of litigation expenses, 667

      Salary increase, 1184

      Sales and use taxes, enforcement of laws regarding personally identifying information, 1772

      Schools, harassment or intimidation reports, 705

      Secretary of State, forged or fraudulent documents filed with, duties, 2272

      Sentencing, Advisory Commission on, ex officio Chairman, duties, 582

      Short-term loan or title loan services, injunctions against, 1707

      Staff, salaries, appropriations, 1953, 1967, 1968

      Water supplier violations, recovery of civil penalties, 557, 564, 565

      Wine-making facilities, instructional, enforcement of laws, 1273

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of elderly, duty to report removed, 1110

      Adoption, duties regarding agreements for post-adoptive contact, 1680

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Collection agency laws, applicability, 1867

      Common-interest communities, gifts or gratuities to certain officers restricted, 2612

      Court appointed, report to State Public Defender eliminated, 3

      Ethics, Commission on, employment of outside legal counsel authorized, 1577

      Judges and justices, qualifications for office, 1211, 1212

      Legal aid, client of program, definition, waiver of court costs and fees, 197, 198

      Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, duties regarding educational personnel hearing officers removed, 464

      Notaries public licensed as attorneys, notary powers, 67

      Occupational licensees, representation during administrative proceedings, 745, 746

      Peace officers under investigation, representation, 623

      State Bar (See STATE BAR OF NEVADA)

ATTORNEYS’ FEES

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, recovery of enforcement costs, 379

      Collection of certain loan, check-cashing and deferred deposit debts, 1689

      Contempt cases, assessment against guilty party, 63

      Contractors, award in certain actions, 1725, 1733, 1894

      Design professionals, judgments against, payment of fees to public body, 824

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, award in certain actions, 2682

      Manufactured home park operated by nonprofit entity, recovery or award in action, 1606

      Service animals or service animals in training, award in actions involving, 629, 633-635

AUCTIONS

      Airport authorities, sale or disposal of real property, 1470-1472, 2680

      Deeds of trust, sale of property in satisfaction of default, 1620

      Municipal airports, sale or disposal of real property, 1469, 2680

      Public lands and real property owned by public entities, sale or disposal, 1455, 1459, 1465, 2679, 2680

AUDIO RECORDINGS

      Meetings of public agencies, 1405, 1407

      Peeping Toms, prohibited acts, 930

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS

      Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Pathology

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 775, 776

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 775, 776

      Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2741-2743

      School personnel, salary increases for certified speech pathologists, 2446-2448

AUDIT DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

AUDITS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, 1706, 1865

      Child support enforcement and collection, 2433

      Cigarette dealers, 1196

      Common-interest communities, financial statements, 2584

      County-owned telephone systems, 292, 293

      Hospitals, health care cost restraints, 1736

      Legislative audits (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU—Audit Division)

      Local governments, dissemination of audit reports, 1345, 1346

      Motor vehicle manufacturers or distributors, unfair practices, 1149

      Real Estate Division, fees and penalties, 1285

      School districts, 2439-2446

      State agencies, dissemination of audit reports, 1344

      State buildings, audits by service companies for operating cost-savings measures, 2895-2897

      Truckee Meadows Water Authority, rate-setting practices, 588

AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES

      Agricultural districts, 1400

      Capital improvement projects, 24, 25, 1549, 1550

      Child and Family Services, Division of, 2451, 2452

      Clark County police departments, proceeds of sales tax, 915

      Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund, 1552

      General authorized expenditures act, 2909

      Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of, 2451, 2452

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, 1239

      Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of, 298, 299

      Public Works Board, State, 56, 57

      Schools, public (See SCHOOL FINANCES AND FUNDS)

      Secretary of State, 2305

      State Park Facilities and Grounds, Account for Maintenance of, 584

      State Parks, Division of, 1021

      Welfare Division, 2451, 2452

      Wildlife Heritage Trust Account, 585

AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES

      Operation, application and renewal fees, 1844

AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, duties, 927

      Total loss vehicle defined, 1245

AUTOMOBILES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

AUTOMOTIVE AFFAIRS, ADVISORY BOARD ON

      Duties, 927

      Members, appointment, 926, 928

      Transfer to Department of Motor Vehicles, 926

AVIATION FUEL TAX

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Distribution of proceeds

             Civil Air Patrol Account, 690

             Legislative Committee on Taxation, Public Revenue and Tax Policy, review, 1927

      Sale of fuel for which tax unpaid, order to lock and seal business, 1150

B

BACKGROUND CHECKS (See FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS)

BAIL

      Sureties, application to set aside forfeiture, 108

BANKS AND BANKING

      Branch offices, application and licensing fee, 1842

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Collecting banks, presentment by notice of item not payable by, through or at bank, 2006

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Definitions, 1841

      Deposits and collections, UCC, definitions, 855, 856

      Directors, requirements, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1849

      Foreign banks

             Acquisition of Nevada branch by out-of-state institution, 651

             State branch, agency or representative office

                   Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1847, 1848

                   Fiduciary activities, fees for certificate of authority, 1848

      Formation, fee for application and survey, 1843

      Interstate banking, application fees, 1846

      Licenses

             Applications, requirements, 1841

             Background checks of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1842

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Local government investment securities, possession, purchase, 1346

      Managers and officers, requirements, 1841

      Mechanical tellers, application and renewal fees, 1844

      Merger or consolidation, application fee, 1845

      Names, approval of application or change, 1842

      Payor banks, recovery of payment by return of image of item, 2008

      Presentment warranties, remotely-created items, 2006, 2007

      Securities in investment management or trust accounts, transfer on death, 57

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Stop-payment orders, renewal, 2008

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Transfer warranties, remotely-created items, 2006

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1849

BARBERS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cosmetology

             Failure of cosmetology licensing examination, provision removed, 2641

             Violations committed by cosmetology licensees, applicability of laws, 2636, 2639

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 799, 800

      Injunctions, 2636

      Licenses

             Issuance, renewal, 2769-2771

             Temporary exemption for certain out-of-state licensees, 2637

      State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board

             Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive, 2636

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Injunctive relief, 2636

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 799, 800

             Violations, authority to prosecute or remedy, 2636

      Violations

             Appeals, 2636

             Applicability of laws, 2636, 2639

             Penalties, 2636

             Unlawful acts, 2638

BARRICADE PERMITS

      Advisory committee to review operations of enterprise fund, duties, 575

      Fees, procedure to allow increase by local government, 578

BARS AND COCKTAIL LOUNGES

      Alcohol education program, completion by employees required, 2683-2685

      Alcoholic beverages (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

BATTERIES, MOTOR VEHICLE

      Disposal sites, issuance of permits by solid waste management authority, 1500

BATTERY

      Domestic violence battery (See also DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

             Civil compromise of offense prohibited, 103

             Counseling and treatment of offenders, 30, 534

      Sexual assault, battery with intent to commit, penalty, 2876

      Sports officials, penalties for crimes committed against, 178, 179

BATTLE MOUNTAIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY (See generally AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

BEER (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

BILLBOARDS (See also SIGNS)

      Highway construction affecting visibility, remedies, 980-982

BILLS OF LADING (See also DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

      Alterations or filling in blanks, effect when unauthorized, 842

      Arrival of goods, effect of naming person to be notified, 845

      Carriers

             Delivery to person or place other than stated in bill, liability, 841

             Issuance of bill at destination authorized, 841

             Lien on goods covered by bill, enforcement, 842, 843

             Standard of care in relation to goods, limitation of damages, 843

             Title to goods, when carrier’s obligation to deliver discharged, 846

      Claims and legal actions, bill of lading may include provisions regarding, 843

      Date shown on bill, liability of issuer for misdating, 839

      Description of goods, liability of issuer for misdescription, exceptions, 839, 840

      Diversion or other change of shipping instructions by consignor, effect, 846

      Evidentiary effect of documents, 832

      Loading of goods by issuer, duties, 840

      Nonnegotiable bills, 834, 846

      Place of issuance, 841

      Shipper’s weight, load and count, effect of words, 840

      Shippers

             Goods loaded by

                   Determination of kind and quantity, 840

                   Indication in bill of lading, restrictions on liability of issuer for damaged goods, 840

             Guaranties to issuer, indemnification for inaccuracies, 840

      Substitute bills, issuance, 841

      Tangible bills, issuance in set of parts, effect, delivery of goods, 841, 843, 849

      Through bills

             Breach of obligation under bill, amount of recovery by issuer, 840, 841

             Liability of issuer, 840

             Persons subject to obligations of issuer, discharge of obligation, 840

      Title to goods, effect of certain titles, 845, 846

BIODIESEL FUEL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

      Homeless persons, issuance without fee, 1213, 1214

BLACKMAIL

      Involuntary servitude, prohibited acts, penalty, 87, 88

BLIND PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

BLOOD TESTS

      Boating under the influence, admissibility of evidence, 2043, 2044

      Driving under the influence, admissibility of evidence, 2041

      Police officers, testing for hepatitis, appropriation, 2239-2241

BOATS AND BOATING

      Certificates of number

             Prohibition against certain persons applying for certificate, 1308

             Suspension, 1307, 1308

      Citations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

      Operating under the influence

             Blood tests, admissibility as evidence, 2043, 2044

             Breath testing devices, admissibility of affidavits or declarations, objections, 2044-2047

             Evaluation of certain offenders for substance abuse, 616

             Homicide by vessel, penalties, 153, 174

             Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, health insurance coverage, 2343

             Penalties, 615, 616

      Personal flotation devices, accessibility, approved devices for certain vessels, 492, 493

      Wildlife violations, forfeitures, 1310

BODY SHOPS

      Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs, duties, 927

      Liens for storage, maintenance or repair

             Priority of lien, monetary amount, 1001

             Regulations, 1246

             Violations, fines, injunctions, 1246

      Rebuilt vehicles, duties, 1244

BOND ISSUES

      Capital improvements, 23-25, 1547-1549

      Cultural Affairs, Commission for, amount of financial assistance granted from proceeds, 899

      Lake Tahoe Basin, program of environmental improvement projects, 1030

      Local governments (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Marlette Lake Water System, capital improvements, 108

      Nevada Rural Housing Authority, issuance, 213-220, 225

      Operating cost-savings measures for state buildings, refunding of obligations, 2898-2901

      Parks, wildlife and recreation, property tax levy for repayment of bonded indebtedness, 1551, 1552

      State General Obligation Bond Commission, duties regarding expenses, 25, 1552

      University and Community College System of Nevada

             1991 issue, authorized amount increased, 1029

             Capital improvements generally, 1547, 1548

             Parking facility, Community College of Southern Nevada, 1028

             Residence hall, Western Nevada Community College, 1028

      Water conservation programs, amount of bond for support, 201

      Water systems, bonds for capital improvements, amount, 201

BONDS, SURETY

      Charter buses, non-fully regulated carriers, 942-944

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, 1700, 1861

      Collection agencies, 1866, 1869, 1870

      Contractors

             Public works, 1814

             Residential pools and spas, 2384-2387

      Cosmetology schools, 2856-2858

      Discount buying clubs, 1374, 1375

      Justices of the peace, amount, county to furnish, 15

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement on leased property, 1893

      Local government purchasing, bid protesters, 2551

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens

             Insufficient bond, methods to increase to adequate amount, 1911

             Release, 1906

      Motor vehicle dealers and other licensees

             Judgments binding surety, 1242

             Persons injured by, compensation, 1242, 1243

      Personal care services in the home, agencies to provide, 2168, 2169

      Prescription drug wholesalers, 1610-1620

      Private postsecondary educational institutions, 637, 638

      Tobacco settlement, amount of bond by appellants to secure stay of execution, 476, 477

      Unclaimed property, claimants, 420

BOULDER CITY (See also CITIES)

      Health district for Clark County, creation, representation on district board of health, 2464-2467

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Police department, sales tax for additional officers, 912-917

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, duties, 495, 496

BOUNDARIES

      Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

      Election wards, boundary changes, 225, 226

      Interstate Compact for Jurisdiction on the Colorado River, area of jurisdiction, 303, 304

      Lyon County and Washoe County, adjustment, 2220

      Master plans, procedure for minor amendments, 185

      Tourism improvement districts, 2363

BOXING (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA; SPORTING EVENTS)

BRANDS AND MARKS, ANIMALS

      Seizure of certain livestock by government agency, duties of State Department of Agriculture and inspectors, 1238

BROWNFIELDS (See also HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

      Redevelopment areas, criteria to determine blighted areas, 2214, 2215

      Regional planning entities, duties regarding incentives for development, 1583, 1585

BUDGET DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

BUDGETS, PUBLIC (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES; STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

BUILDING CODES

      Manufactured home parks, compliance with fire, health and safety codes, 2331

      Solar and wind energy systems, permitted use, 1823

BUILDING INSPECTORS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Fingerprinting requirements, 1296, 1297

             Issuance, renewal, 2789-2791

      Common-interest communities, inspections of converted buildings, exemption from regulations, 2633, 2634

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations, 1985

BUILDING PERMITS

      Advisory committee to review operations of enterprise fund, duties, 575

      Fees, procedure to allow increase by local government, 578

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

BURGLARY

      Elements of crime, intent to obtain money or property by false pretenses, 416

      Sexually motivated offenses, parole restricted, 2878, 2879

BUSES

      Benches and shelters, construction and maintenance in certain counties, 2320, 2324

      Charter buses, non-fully regulated carriers, requirements for operation, 942-944

      Resort hotel buses, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, duty to inspect, report, 1930

      School buses (See SCHOOL BUSES)

      Service animals, unlawful to refuse service or charge extra fee or deposit, civil liability, 634, 635

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Car pool lanes, establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

             Signal prioritization device, prohibited acts by operators, 937

      Welfare recipients, contracts to provide transportation services, exemption from regulation as fully regulated carrier, 735, 736

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Athletic Commission (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Consumer Affairs Division

             Deceptive trade practices

                   Costs of investigation and hearing, payment by violators, 1427

                   Written complaints received, disclosure of number, 1429

             Discount buying clubs, security, 1374

             Technology projects, appropriation, 1946

      Dairy Commission (See DAIRY COMMISSION, STATE)

      Financial Institutions, Division of

             Banks and other financial institutions, duties, 1842-1855

             Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, duties (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

             Collection agencies, duties, 1867-1872

             Credit card issuers, provision of information to cardholders, regulations, 2502

             Credit unions, duties, 1889-1892

             Debt adjusting, duties, 1883-1886

             Installment loans, duties, 1880-1883

             Savings and loan associations, duties, 1873-1880

             Short-term loan or title loan services, duties (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

             Thrift companies, duties, 1886-1889

             Trust companies, duties, 1845, 1849-1851

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      General appropriation, 1941

      Housing Division, certification of assisted living facilities, duties, 922

      Industrial Relations, Division of

             Contractor’s lapse of coverage, duties, 1490

             Crane operators, duties relating to certification, 933, 934

             Fines and benefit penalties for violations, reports, 99

             Medical treatment for injured employees during work hours, regulations regarding compensation, 100

             Office for Consumer Health Assistance, contact information, duties, 1074

             Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account, use, regulations, 1316, 1317

      Insurance Division

             Automotive Affairs, Advisory Board on, transfer, 926

             Captive insurers, duties, 2147-2158

             Credit card, debit card or electronic transfers, fee for dishonored payments, 592

             Credit insurance, duties, 2137-2147

             Credit personal property insurers, duties, 2105-2114

             Insurance Recovery Account, establishment of fees, 2122-2131

             Medical discount plans, duties, 2101-2105

             Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association, requests to perform administrative acts, 2133, 2134

             Viatical settlement brokers, duties, 2135

      Labor Commissioner, Office of (See LABOR COMMISSIONER)

      Manufactured Housing Division

             Cease and desist orders, grounds for issuance, service, 1626, 1627

             Checklist of certain laws, preparation and distribution, 2331

             Contracts for sale and listing for sale, duties, 1640

             Fire, health or safety violations, receipt of notice, 2331, 2332

             Fund for Manufactured Housing, deposits, 1628, 2326, 2332

             Hearings, imposition of fines and penalties, 1628, 2326, 2327, 2332

             Limited dealers’ licenses, duties, 664, 1607

             Permits for installation, design, approval and modification of homes or coaches, duties, 808

      Mortgage Lending, Division of

             Certain regulation declared void, 3087

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Real Estate Division

             Audits, fees and penalties, 1285

             Booklet on sales disclosure laws, publication, 1285

             Business brokers, regulation, 646-650

             Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

             Complaints, confidentiality of information, 1292

             Conduct of business electronically authorized, regulations, unsworn declarations, 2575

             Employees, authority of Division, 2575

             License reciprocity, authority, 1284, 1285

             Real Estate Commission (See REAL ESTATE COMMISSION)

             Sales managers, notice of association with owner-developers, 1286

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Staff, salaries, 1954

      Taxicab Authority (See TAXICAB AUTHORITY)

      Transportation Services Authority (See TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AUTHORITY)

BUSINESS BROKERS

      Activities conducted at real estate broker office, requirements, 647-649

      Brokerage agreement defined, 648

      Definition, 646

      Permits

             Applications, 646

             Business entities, designation and qualification of applicant, 647

             Expiration and renewal, 646

             Issuance, 647

      Practice without license and permit prohibited, 649

BUSINESS LICENSES

      Local licenses

             Contractors, prohibitions, 729-735, 2335, 2338, 2341

             Liquor licenses, grounds for denial or refusal to renew, 2686

             Manufactured home parks, requirements for obtaining license, 2331

             Massage therapists

                   Background information, sharing with State Board of Cosmetology, 2223

                   Limitations on local authority, 1120

             Professionals, requirement for certain professions prohibited, 729-735

             Solid waste recycling and reduction, provision of information upon licensing, 1501

      State license

             Refusal to issue or renew, grounds, 295

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, procedure, 294

      Telecommunications and utility service providers, study of license fees imposed on, 1927

BUSINESS RECORDS

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

BUSINESS TAX

      Abatement of taxes for new or expanded businesses, wage requirements, 1510-1516

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Consumers of services, exclusion from definition of employer, 2480

      Deficiency determinations

             Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

             Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

      Failure to collect or remit, joint and several liability, 571

      Financial institutions (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Rate, temporary reduction, 2081

BUSINESS TRUSTS

      Annual list, contents, 2268

      Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2269

      Certificates of trust, cancellation, contents, 2200, 2268

      Common-interest communities organized as, requirements, 2587, 2590

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362

      Foreign business trusts

             Annual list, contents, 2269

             Blank forms, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2270

             Registration, cancellation, 2200

             Trustees, resignation, payment of filing fee, 2269

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Mergers, conversions, or exchanges, contents of plans, 2200

      Names, adoption of fictitious name, 2209

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

      Trustees, resignation, payment of filing fee, 2269

C

CALIENTE, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing, charter amendment, 1140

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2303

CALIENTE YOUTH CENTER (See generally JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

CALIFORNIA TRAIL

      Wayside Sites, funding for signs, 2089

CAMERAS (See VIDEO AND VIDEOCONFERENCING)

CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Impeding success of campaign, prohibitions repealed, 2277

      Nonprofit entity soliciting or making contributions or making expenditures, duties, publication of information, 2831

      Political action committees, registration requirements, publication of information, 2837

      Reports

             Compilation of reports, contents, 2301

             Forms, advice and consent of Legislative Commission required on design or revision, 2300

             Internet site, publication of reports by Secretary of State, 2283

             Justices of the peace and municipal judges, copies of reports filed with Secretary of State, 2294, 2296-2298

             Loans, guaranteed or forgiven, 2294

             Penalties for failure to file, 2302

             Petitions for constitutional amendments and statewide measures, certain persons initiating or circulating, 2832-2837

             Written commitments for contributions, 2294

CAMPERS (See also MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Maximum width, 21

CANADIAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG WHOLESALERS (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

CANCER

      Cervical Cancer, Task Force on, creation, duties, appropriation, 2064-2067

      Clinical trial or study, insurance coverage for treatment, 2009

      Nevada Cancer Institute

             Task Force on Cervical Cancer, membership, 2065

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, appropriation for partnership with Institute, 1524

      Prostate Cancer, Task Force on, appropriation, 2066

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (See PUBLIC WORKS)

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

      Minors, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

CAPITOL POLICE (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Authorized expenditures, 2917

CAR POOL LANES

      Establishment, penalty for unlawful use, 72

CAR SEATS

      Violations of requirements, waiver of certain penalties, training course fees, 119, 120

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

CARLIN, CITY OF (See also CITIES)

      Massage therapists, licensing, charter amendment, 1140

      Registered voters list, requests to copy, charter amendment, 2303

CARNIVALS

      Live entertainment tax, exemptions, 2484

CARS (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

CARSON CITY (See also CITIES; COUNTIES)

      Airport authority (See generally AIRPORT AUTHORITIES)

      Charter amendments

             Massage therapists, licensing authority, limitations, 1141

             Registered voters lists, requests to copy, 2303

      Court, First Judicial District (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      State Public Defender, fees for services, 2921

CASINOS (See GAMING)

CATTLE (See LIVESTOCK)

CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS (See also INJUNCTIONS)

      Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, State, contents of citations, 2636

      Manufactured Housing Division, authority of Administrator, service, 1626, 1627

      Massage Therapists, Board of, authority to issue, 1132

CEMETERIES

      Contents of grave, tomb or crypt, penalty for willful disturbance, restitution, 501

      Deposit of material in or upon cemetery without consent, penalty, 500

      Destruction, mutilation or defacement of cemetery property, penalty, restitution, 500, 501

      Operators

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 796-799

             Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

             Licensing board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

      Removal, possession or sale of property unlawfully, penalty, restitution, 499, 500

      Roads, railways or public easements constructed in, over or through cemetery without lawful authority or consent, penalty, 500

      Veterans’ cemeteries, meetings of advisory committees, 28

CERVICAL CANCER, TASK FORCE ON (See also CANCER)

      Appropriation, 2066, 2067

      Creation, duties, 2064-2066

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

      Construction job training for women and minorities, legislative declaration, 1045

      Latin and Urban Chambers, Clark County, duties regarding grants, 1949

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

CHARTER BUSES (See also BUSES)

      Non-fully regulated carriers, requirements for operation, 942-944

CHARTER SCHOOLS (See SCHOOLS, CHARTER)

CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES

      Agents, authorized and prohibited acts, 1698

      Annual reports, 1708

      Applicability of laws, 1686, 1687

      Audits or investigations, fees of Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1701, 1706, 1865

      Automated loan machines, prohibited acts, 1688

      Bad checks, transactions exempt from prohibition, exception, 1698, 1856

      Books and records, maintenance and inspection, 1705, 1706

      Calculation of amount financed, annual percentage rate and finance charge, 1686

      Cashing of checks, fees

             Notices, 1688

             Prohibited acts, 1691

             Regulations, 1688

             Returned check fee, 1698

      Change of control of business, notice and approval, 1703

      Civil actions

             Collection of debt, 1689

             Prohibited acts by licensees, 1689

             Repayment plan

                   Default under plan, action following, 1696

                   Offer to customer before commencement of action for default, 1694

      Collateral, authorized and prohibited acceptance, 1691

      Conflicts of law, resolution, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Default of loan

             Money collectible from customer after default, 1697

             Procedures following, 1689, 1694, 1695

             Title loans, procedures following, 1692, 1694, 1696

      Definitions, 1683-1686

      Division of Financial Institutions officers and employees, ethics, 1705

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1705, 1706, 1858

      Exemptions from regulation, 1687

      Fines for violations, 1707, 1709, 1859, 1860

      Grace period, authorization, procedures, 1686

      Injunctions against unlawful operation, 1707, 1858

      Installment loans, applicability of laws, 1714, 1860

      Interpretation of laws, 1686

      Kiosks, unregistered operation prohibited, 1860

      Licenses

             Applications

                   Contents, 1699

                   Denial, time for, procedures, 1701, 1702

                   Fee, 1699, 1861

                   Grant, time for, procedures, 1701, 1702

                   Investigation by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1701

                   Out-of-state offices, 1701

                   Withdrawn applications, considerations, 1699, 1861

             Background checks of applicants, 1857

             Contents, 1703, 1863

             Display, 1703, 1863

             Expiration and renewal, 1703, 1708, 1863

             Nontransferability and nonassignability, 1703

             Qualifications, 1702, 1857

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1702, 1857

             Registration redesignated as licensure, 1860

             Reinstatement of expired licenses, 1703

             Surrender, effect, 1708, 1858, 1859

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, effect, 1707, 1857-1859

             Transitional provisions, 1714, 1892

             Unlicensed operation prohibited, 1688, 1709, 1859

      Loan agreements, contents and disclosures, 1689

      Machines for check-cashing, unlicensed operation prohibited, 1860

      Maximum loan amount, 1690

      Names, use, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1703, 1859

      New loan to repay, renew, refinance or consolidate outstanding loan, procedures, 1696

      Notices, posting, 1688

      Number of loans to one customer, limits, duties of licensee, 1690

      Offices

             Branch offices, surety bond, 1861

             Change of address, procedures, 1704

             Location, 1704

             Out-of-state offices, license applications, 1701

      Partial payment of loan, customer’s rights, licensee’s duties, 1694

      Prepayment of loan, customer’s rights, licensee’s duties, 1693

      Receipts, general requirement to provide to customer, 1698

      Refund anticipation loans, regulation, 1643-1645

      Repayment plan, offer to customer after default, effect of default under plan, 1694, 1696

      Repeal of laws

             Authority of Legislature, effect, 1687

             Existing laws, 1714

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1708, 1860

      Rescission of loan, customer’s rights, procedures, 1693

      Returned checks, fees, customer’s liability, 1698, 1856

      Schedule of fees, posting, 1688

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Security for loan, authorized and prohibited acts, 1691

      Surety bond or deposit in lieu, requirements, cancellation or alteration, 1700, 1701, 1861

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Title loans

             Default, authorized and prohibited acts by licensee after, 1692, 1694, 1696

             Prohibited loans, 1692

             Rescission or prepayment of loan, return of title to customer, 1693

             Term of loan, maximum length, extension, fees, 1692

             Uniform Commercial Code, applicability of laws, 1692

      Unlicensed operation prohibited, 1688, 1709, 1859

      Void loans, 1708, 1709

CHECKS (See NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS)

CHILD ABANDONMENT

      Involuntary servitude, presumption of abandonment of child by parent, 89

 

CHILD ABDUCTION

      Code Adam program to prevent abduction, adoption by retailers encouraged, 1005

CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT

      Central Registry

             Accessibility, restrictions, 2030

             Contents, 2029

             Employers, release of certain information for background checks, 2029, 2036

             Location, 2029

             Release of information, requirements, 2030

             Requests for information, maintenance of records, 2030

             Substantiated cases, time for deletion of information, 2030

      Committee for the Protection of Children, abolished, 475, 476

      Investigations, suspects to be notified of allegations and legal rights, 2095

      Newborns affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, reports, protection, 2031-2038

      Parental neglect or unfitness, involuntary servitude as factor in determination, 89, 90

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

      Prevention, grants for, 471

      Protection orders on behalf of child

             Contents, notice requirements, 957, 958

             Felony committed in violation of orders, penalty, 953

             Violation, arrest without warrant, 958

      Protective services and custody

             Failure of governmental entity to provide services, joinder of entity as party in proceeding concerning protection of child, 2093

             Informational pamphlet concerning protective custody, contents, 2094

             Placement of child together with siblings, presumption of best interest of child, reports, 2097, 2098

             Plan for visitation between child and siblings, reports, issuance of court order, 2098

      Regional registries abolished, duties of county hospitals, 2029, 2038

      Southern Nevada Area Health Education Center recognized for contributions, 3080

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

CHILD CARE FACILITIES

      Accommodation facilities

             Definition, 2090

             Immunization of child, proof required, penalty for refusal to remove unimmunized child from facility, 2090, 2093

             Minimum amount of space per child, requirements, 2091

             Parent or guardian, authority to attend to needs of child, 2091

      Smoking prohibitions, 463

CHILD CUSTODY

      Court’s determination regarding best interest of child, considerations, duty to set forth specific findings, 1678

      Support orders, enforcement by person obtaining lawful physical custody, 2432, 2433

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 2876

CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES

      Violation of requirements, waiver of certain penalties, training course fees, 119, 120

CHILD SUPPORT

      Delinquent payments

             Penalties prohibited when delinquency not caused by responsible parent, 310

             State licenses, certificates and permits, denial or suspension for failure to satisfy arrearages, 2804-2807

      Enforcement by person obtaining lawful physical custody, 2432, 2433

      Occupational licenses, expiration of laws after repeal of federal act, 2808-2819

      Performance audit of enforcement and collection by Welfare Division and district attorneys, 2433

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE

      Adoption, duties regarding agreements for post-adoptive contact, 1680

      Child abuse or neglect

             Central Registry, access to information, 2030

             Investigation of alleged offense, suspects to be notified of allegations and legal rights, 2095

             Training of employees on legal rights of subjects and parties, 2093

      Drivers’ licenses, authority to sign and verify application for minor in custody of agency, immunity from liability, 1042, 1043

      Emotionally disturbed children, petitions for court-ordered admission to psychiatric facilities, 1317-1322

      Grants Management Advisory Committee, membership, 471

      Independent consultant to review facilities, duties, appropriation, 2460-2462

      Informational pamphlet, duties, 2094

      Newborns affected by prenatal illegal substance abuse, duties, 2031-2037

      Protective services, joinder as party upon failure to provide, 2093

      Visitation plans between child and siblings, duties, 2098

CHILDREN (See MINORS)

CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION (See generally CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

CHINA SPRING YOUTH CAMP (See generally JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

CHIROPRACTORS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Composition, 2821, 2823

             Confidential information, authorized disclosures, 2823

             Credit card, debit card or electronic transfers, fee for dishonored payments, 591, 592

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Educational courses, review fee, 2823

      Industrial insurance, receipt of payments from health or casualty insurers, recovery of excess payments, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Insurance

             Industrial insurance, health care providers (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

             Malpractice insurance, disclosures, requirements, 2820

             Unprofessional conduct regarding insurance reimbursements, 2820, 2821

      Licenses and certificates

             Fees, 2822

             Issuance, renewal, 2728-2730

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

      Clinical trial or study, insurance coverage for treatment, 2009

CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS

      Actions taken with intent to defraud State, unlawful, 1191, 1197

      Counterfeit cigarettes, unlawful acts, penalties, 1191, 1192, 1197

      Definitions, 374, 375, 1185, 1186, 1192, 1193

      Delivery sales

             Applicability of certain laws, 1188

             Certification of purchasers, requirements, 1188, 1189

             Confirmation notices, requirements, 1189

             Definition, 1185

             Delivery services, duties, exceptions, 1190

             Licensing requirements, 1188

             Mailing or shipping, requirements, prohibited acts, 1188-1190

             Payment, requirement, 1189

             Records of sales, maintenance, 1190

             Unlawful acts, civil and criminal penalties, 1191, 1192

      Electronic mail address of distributors, requirements, 378

      Enforcement of laws, sharing of information, 378, 1196

      Inspection of facilities and vehicles, 1193, 1197

      Internet site publication of list of licensees and Native American sellers, 1186

      Laws, conflict of provisions, laws deemed invalid, 379

      Licenses

            Applications, 1193

             Fees, 1194

             Holders, authorized and prohibited activities, 1194

             Issuance or renewal, restrictions on, 295, 1186

             Requirement, 1193

             Separate license required to engage in each activity, 1193

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1195

             Validity, 1194

      Meter impressions, prohibited acts, penalty, 1197

      Records and reports

             Access to be provided, release of information, 378, 1196

             Audits, 1196

             Distributors, 377, 378, 381

             Inspections, 1193

             Invoices or equivalent documentation, maintenance, 378, 1195, 1196

             Manufacturers, 377, 378, 381, 1187, 1188

             Prohibited acts, penalty, 1191

             Wholesale dealers, 1187, 1188

      Sales of cigarettes, prohibited acts, 378

      Smoking prohibitions, 462

      Stamps

             Affixing to cigarette packages, requirements, 1194, 1195

             Prohibited acts, penalty, 378, 1191

      Taxation

             Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

             Deficiency determinations

                   Claim for refund filed, period for issuance of notice of deficiency determination extended, 298

                   Offsetting of certain overpayments, 571

             Failure to collect or remit

                   Civil and criminal penalties, 1191

                   Forfeitures, 1191

                   Joint and several liability, 571

                   Licenses, restriction on issuance or renewal, 1186

      Tobacco settlement

             Appeals, posting of bonds by signatories, 476, 477

             Conflicts of law, resolution, 379

             Disgorgement of profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit for unlawful acts, 379

             Healthy Nevada, Fund for a (See HEALTHY NEVADA, FUND FOR A)

             Legislative findings, 374

             Manufacturers

                   Certifications, requirements, 375, 376, 381

                   Directory of certified manufacturers and brand families, publication, 376, 381

                   Escrow funds established by nonparticipants, deposits and withdrawals, requirements, penalties, 378-381

                   Invoices and documentation of sales, maintenance, 376

                   Nonresident or foreign nonparticipants, appointment of resident agents, 377

                   Prohibition on licensure of certain nonparticipants, 1186

                   Reporting requirements, 377, 378, 381, 1187, 1188

      Unlicensed activities prohibited, 1193

      Unstamped packages

             Possession or shipment, restrictions, 1186, 1187

             Storage, 1195

      Violations

             Civil penalties, 379, 1190, 1191

             Criminal penalties, 379, 1191, 1192, 1197

             Forfeitures, 1191, 1198, 1199

             Injunctions, 379, 1198

             Investigation and prosecution, 379, 1198

             Seizure of property, 1197, 1198

CITATIONS

      Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, authority to issue, 2636

      Boating violations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

      City and county enforcement personnel, authority to issue, 1382

      Traffic citations

             Electronic preparation, 54

             Failure to register vehicle, 2063

      Wildlife violations, procedure following failure to appear, 1307, 1308

CITIES

      Air pollution control (See EMISSION CONTROL, MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Annexation

             Adjustment of boundaries of certain tax parcels, exception to required consent of holders of obligations, 2668

             Property tax abatement, applicability, 1743

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Boulder (See BOULDER CITY)

      Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)

      Building departments, installation of manufactured or mobile homes and commercial coaches, authority, 808

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Caliente (See CALIENTE, CITY OF)

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Carlin (See CARLIN, CITY OF)

      Carson City (See CARSON CITY)

      Community redevelopment (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Economic development (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Elko (See ELKO, CITY OF)

      Employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES)

      Environmental covenants, powers and duties, 1362-1366

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire departments (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health boards (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Henderson (See HENDERSON, CITY OF)

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Indigent persons (See INDIGENT PERSONS)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Intoxicating liquors (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Juvenile detention facilities (See JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Las Vegas (See LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)

      Mesquite (See MESQUITE, CITY OF)

      Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      North Las Vegas (See NORTH LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)

      Nuisance abatement (See NUISANCES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Parking regulations (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      Parks (See PARKS)

      Police departments (See also POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

             Review boards, training of members, 624

      Printing, requirements for public printing, 1087

      Property (See also Capital improvements, this heading)

             Improvement districts, assessment of municipal property within, 1825

             Reconveyance of certain land, 1467, 2680

             Sale or lease

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1462, 2676, 2680

                   Limited-liability companies, disclosures required concerning sales, leases or other transactions, 2208, 2209

                   Procedures, 1462-1466, 2677-2680

                   Redevelopment or economic development purposes, 1466, 2680

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

             Voter registration facilities, designation, hours of operation, 313

      Property managers, regulation, 2339

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Recreation (See RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES)

      Reno (See RENO, CITY OF)

      Rules affecting businesses, procedures for adoption, 1478, 1479

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Segway scooters, regulation, 415

      Solid waste disposal (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Sparks (See SPARKS, CITY OF)

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Endorsement of certain applications, duties, 639-646

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected city, submission, 1512

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757

      Telephone service enhancements for reporting emergencies, surcharges, 495, 496

      Tourism improvement districts, creation, 2362

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Water conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Water systems (See WATER SYSTEMS)

      Wells (See WELLS, CITY OF)

      Yerington (See YERINGTON, CITY OF)

      Zoning (See ZONING)

CITY ATTORNEYS

      Ballot questions, arguments for or against, procedures, 2845-2847

CITY COUNCILS

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Emergency telephone lines, duties of certain councils, 495, 496

      Enterprise fund for increase of building permit fees, advisory committee to review operations of, appointment, 575

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Judicial retirement, powers and duties, 989, 991, 993, 996

      Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1502, 1503

CITY-COUNTY RELIEF TAX

      Compromise of taxpayer’s liability, procedure, 546

      Deficiency determinations, 298, 571

      Tourism improvement districts, use of tax proceeds, 2363

CITY EMPLOYEES

      Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

CIVIL ACTIONS (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

CIVIL AIR PATROL

      Civil Air Patrol Account, sources, use of proceeds for certain missions authorized, 690, 691

CIVIL PENALTIES (See FINES)

CIVIL PROCESS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services

             Loan defaults, recovery of costs of process in certain actions, 1689

             Parties to action, 1708

      Cigarette and tobacco products, nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturers, 377

      Common-interest communities

             Commission for Common-Interest Communities, service on, 2575

             Foreclosure of lien, notice of time and place of sale, 2609, 2610

             Grievances, notice of alleged violations, 2621

      Manufactured Housing Division, service of cease and desist orders, 1627

      Post-adoption contact agreements, agent for service on unnamed natural parent, 1679

      Secretary of State as agent for service of process (See SECRETARY OF STATE)

      Trust companies, fee for appointment of agent, 1844

CIVIL RIGHTS

      Child welfare, consultant to investigate, appropriation, report, 2460-2462

      Ex-felons, restoration of civil rights (See EX-FELONS)

CLARK COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)

      Art projects, financing, 2362

      Benches and shelters for passengers of mass transportation, construction and maintenance, 2320, 2324

      County Commissioners, Board of (See also COUNTY COMMISSIONERS)

             District board of health, representation, 2464

      Court, Eighth Judicial District (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Culinary and Hospitality Academy of Las Vegas, funding of facility construction, 1361

      Economic development grants for inner city or blighted areas, 1949

      Fair and Recreation Board, composition, 2689

      Fire Department (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health district, creation, powers and duties, 2464-2467

      Homeless persons, appropriations for projects and services, 2462

      Hospitals, determination of uncompensated care percentages, 1450

      Justice courts, authority to issue domestic violence protection orders, 507

      Master plan (See LAND USE PLANNING)

      Medical care for uninsured working persons, appropriation, 2458

      Metro (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Motor vehicle emission control, distributions from Pollution Control Account, 897

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Performing Arts Center

             Design and construction, use of design-build teams authorized, 1361

             Operation, cooperative agreement or delegation of duties authorized, 1361

             Rental car fees, liability, 546, 571

      Planning commissions, continuances of hearings, 529

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1501-1503

      Regional Business Development Advisory Council, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1420

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Sheriff (See also SHERIFFS)

             Homeland Security, Nevada Commission on, member, 1534

      Shooting range, full federal funding urged, 3077

      Sports stadium, financing, 2362

      Tourism and entertainment projects, financing, 2362

      Treasurer (See also COUNTY TREASURERS)

             District board of health, duties as treasurer of, 2465

             Sales tax for additional police officers, duties, 917

      Virgin Valley Water District, delinquencies, collection procedures, 268, 269

      Wildlife, County Advisory Board to Manage, composition, 457

      Zoning (See ZONING)

CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

      Appropriation, 2458

CLARK COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX ACT OF 2005

      Authorized expenditure of proceeds, approvals, 915

      County and city treasurers, duties, 917

      Legislative findings and declaration, 912, 913

      Ordinance imposing tax for additional police officers, 914, 915

      Remittance and distribution of proceeds, 916

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Career and technical high school, construction encouraged, 242

      Charter schools, admission preferences, 2405, 2540

      English as a second language pilot program for prekindergarten pupils, 2453, 2454

      Regional planning, consideration of effect on schools, 1586

      Regional training program (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC—Personnel)

             Southern Nevada Regional Training Program, designation, 1341

      Superintendent Claude Perkins commended and naming of school to honor urged, 3040

CLERGY

      Abuse or neglect of aged persons, duty to report removed, 1110

      Legislative services, compensation, 2970

CLOSE CORPORATIONS (See also CORPORATIONS)

      Voluntary termination of status, effective date of certificate, 2186

CLOTHING

      Exemption from execution, 1015

CODE ADAM

      Retailers encouraged to adopt plan to prevent child abduction, 1005

COLLECTION AGENCIES

      Attorneys, inapplicability of laws, 1867

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Common-interest communities, applicability of laws to unit-owners’ associations and community managers, 1716, 1717

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Fines for violations, 1867

      Foreign agencies, registration and regulation, 1865

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1868

             Background checks of applicants, 1868

             Bond or deposit in lieu, amount, 1869, 1870

             Fees, 1871

             Issuance, renewal, 2794-2796

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Managers’ certificates

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1871

             Examinations and reexaminations, 1871

             Fees, 1872

             Issuance, 2794, 2795

             Renewal, 2796

      Names, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1872

      Real estate brokers, inapplicability of laws, 1867

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1866

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxes on financial institutions, exemption, 1779

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1867

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

      Charter school employees, applicability of agreements, 1665-1667

      Local government employees, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

COLLEGES

      Private (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE)

      State (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION OF NEVADA

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Salaries, 1962

COLORADO RIVER, INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JURISDICTION ON THE

      Jurisdiction boundaries, 303, 304

      Legal actions related to Compact, governing law, 304

COMMENDATIONS (See RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS)

COMMERCIAL COACHES

      City and county building departments, regulatory authority, 808

      Installation, design, approval or modification, issuance of permits for, 808

      Smoke detectors, requirements, 2333

COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES

      Account for Common-Interest Communities, deposits, 2576

      Applicability of laws, 2587, 2588

      Budgets, procedures for ratification, 2592, 2606

      Civil actions

             Amendments to declaration, petitions for waiver of requirements, 2581-2583

             Commencement, notice and approval of unit owners, 2585, 2604

             Immunities of Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Real Estate Division, 2575

             Receivers for associations, appointment, powers, 2621

             Settlements, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Commission (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES, COMMISSION FOR)

      Common elements, drought tolerant landscaping as change of use, 2584

      Community managers

             Applicability of laws, 2576

             Certificates

                   Denial, suspension or revocation, 2576, 2579

                   Expiration or voluntary surrender, 2579

                   Issuance, 2577, 2578, 2634

                   Renewal, 2635

                   Requirement, 2576

             Collection agency laws, applicability, 1717

             Disciplinary action, 2575, 2579

             Fines for violations, 2580

             Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts, 2612

             Injunctions and temporary restraining orders, 2581, 2622

             Investigation, 2576, 2579

             Reference manual or study guide, availability, 2575

             Soliciting or accepting compensation based on fines imposed or collected prohibited, 1716

      Conflicts of law, resolution, 2587

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Declarant, duties, prohibited acts, 2581, 2597, 2612

      Declaration, procedure for approval of amendments, 2582, 2583

      Definitions, 2574, 2581, 2587, 2589

      Design and construction standards, local regulation, 2587

      Drought tolerant landscaping, authority to install, duties, 2583, 2584

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Financial statements, requirements, audit or review, 2584, 2601

      Fines

             Application of fees or assessments to balance of fine prohibited, exceptions, 1716

             Books and records of association, fines to be accounted for separately, 1715

             Community managers, practice without certificate, 2580

             Deposits, 2576

             Real Estate Division fees, failure of association to pay, 2607, 2608

             Reserve study specialists, practice without permit, 2580

             Violation of governing documents, maximum fine, duties of executive board, 2592

      Governing documents, violation

             Fines, 2592

             Hearings, 2603

      Grievances, notice requirements, 2620, 2621

      Injunctions, issuance, 2622

      Liens

             Assessments, 2608-2611

             Property taxes or special assessments, 1231

      Limited-purpose associations, applicability of laws, regulation, 2588

      Managers (See Community managers, this heading)

      Master associations, fees, 2607, 2608

      Meetings

             Commencement of civil action, meetings to consider, requirements, 2585

             Minutes, approval, 2600

             Notice of meetings, requirements generally, 2599

             Special meetings, calling, time for holding, 2598

      Motor vehicles improperly parked, removal, 2591

      Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities

             Foreclosure sales, receipt of copy of deed, 2611

             Limited-purpose associations to register with, 2588

             Reserve study specialists, jurisdiction, 2620

      Political signs, authority to exhibit, restrictions, 2585

      Property taxes

             Abatement, applicability, 38, 1748

             Assessment, 1231, 1232

             Legislative findings and declarations, 1230

      Real Estate Division

             Administrative supervision, 2619

             Attorney General, legal counsel, 2575

             Dockets, maintenance, 2575

             Fees per unit, payment, penalty for failure to pay, 2607, 2608

             Powers generally, 2574, 2575

             Witnesses in proceedings, subpoenas, fees, 2579, 2586

      Rental or lease of units, authority of owners, 2584

      Reserve study specialists

             Duties, 2606

             Fines for violations, 2580

             Injunctions and temporary restraining orders, 2581, 2622

             Investigation and disciplinary action, 2577, 2579, 2620

             Permits

                   Denial, suspension or revocation, 2576, 2579

                   Expiration or voluntary surrender, 2579

                   Issuance, 2577, 2578

                   Requirement, 2577, 2635

             Reference manual or study guide, availability, 2575

      Reserves

             Account, review of revenues and expenses, 2601

             Funding plans for major expenditures, adjustments, 2604, 2606

             Study, requirements, 2606

      Roads, streets, alleys or other thoroughfares, regulation restricted, 2585

      Sale of unit

             Cancellation of sale, procedures, 2614

             Converted buildings

                   Developers, applicability of law to sale of lot, parcel, unit or interest in subdivision, 2622

                   Inspections, exemption from building inspector laws, 2634

                   Public offering statements, contents, 2613

                   Reserve deficit allocated to unit, delivery to association, 2581

             Foreclosure of lien based on fine or penalty, 2608-2611

             Public offering statements

                   Contents, 2612-2614

                   Form, 2616-2619

             Resale packages and certificates, provision to purchaser, 2614, 2615

      Settlement of civil actions, approval, disclosure of terms and conditions, 2586

      Townhouses, design and construction standards, 2587

      Traffic control, restrictions, 2585

      Unit owners’ associations

             Collection agency laws, applicability, 1716

             Executive boards

                   Candidates, good standing required, disclosures, 2595

                   Financial information, duty to review, 2601

                   Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts, 2612

                   Membership by persons other than unit owners authorized, 2594

                   Prohibited acts by members, appointment of receiver, 2621

                   Removal of members, 2596, 2598

             Gifts and gratuities, prohibited acts by association officers, 2612

             Name, requirements, 2590

             Operating account, review, 2601

             Organization

                   Authorized forms, 2590

                   Filing of documents, 2253-2256, 2590, 2623-2633

                   Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

             Powers, generally, 2591, 2592

             Real Estate Division fees, requirements, penalty, interest, 2607, 2608

             Receiver, appointment, powers, 2621

             Resale packages and certificates, provision of information to unit owner, fees, 2591, 2615

      Violations, investigation, remedies, 2575, 2586, 2621, 2622

      Wind energy systems, use, 1819, 1820

COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES, COMMISSION FOR

      Attorney General, legal adviser, 2575

      Audio or video technology, use at hearings authorized, 2580

      Community managers, jurisdiction, 2574

      Composition, 2619

      Delegation of authority to Real Estate Administrator authorized, 2574

      Fines or penalties

             Deposits, 2576

             Determination of appropriate amount, duties, limitations, 2580

             Notice and hearing required, judicial review, 2580, 2581

      Hearing panels, appointment, powers, 2580

      Immunity from civil liability, 2575

      Real Estate Administrator, regulations proposed by, duties, 2574, 2575

      Real Estate Division, supervisory powers of Commission removed, 2619

      Receiver for association, application to court for appointment authorized, 2621

      Regulations

             Authority, generally, 2574

             Community managers, standards of practice, requirements for certificate, 2576, 2577

             Delegation of certain powers to hearing panels, 2580

             Financial statements, preparation, audit or review, 2584

            Limited-purpose associations, 2588

             Publication, posting and sale, 2575, 2620

             Resale packages and certificates, fees charged by association to provide documents, 2615

             Reserve study specialists, standards of practice, requirements for permit, 2577-2579

      Reserve study specialists, jurisdiction, 2574, 2620

      Subpoena powers, 2579

      Witnesses, fees, 2579, 2586

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (See DISEASES)

COMMUNICATION ACCESS REALTIME TRANSLATION

      Regulation, 964-966

COMMUNITY CENTERS

      Vandalism, restitution required, use of money, 501

COMMUNITY COLLEGES (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT

      Blighted area defined, 2214

      County or city real property, sale or lease, 1458, 1466, 2680

      Eminent domain, requirements for commencement of proceeding by redevelopment agencies, 1790, 2213, 2214, 2216

      Railroads and related facilities, inclusion as redevelopment, designation of redevelopment areas, 2213, 2215, 2217

      Rehabilitation of residential property

             Abandoned property, requirements, 1305-1307

             Loans, qualifications, 1303

             Nonprofit organizations, authority, 1304-1307

      Tax abatement

             New or expanded businesses in certain development areas, 639-646

             Property tax abatement on parcels in redevelopment areas, 1740-1742

      Tax increment areas, exclusion of redevelopment area property, 1758

      Tourism improvement districts, exclusion of redevelopment area property, 2363

COMMUNITY SERVICE

      Child restraint systems, violations, penalty waived under certain circumstances, 119, 120

      Nevada Commission for National and Community Service, appropriation, 909

COMMUTATIONS

      Applications for, procedures, fees prohibited, 2907

COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES (See INTERSTATE COMPACTS)

COMPENSATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, LEGISLATORS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, DISTRICT JUDGES AND ELECTED COUNTY OFFICERS, COMMISSION TO REVIEW

      Justices, judges and judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, duties, 1071

 

COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT

      Common-interest communities, terms and conditions of settlement agreements, approval, 2586

      Court fees for support of alternative programs of resolving disputes, 199

      Domestic violence, compromise of certain offenses prohibited, 103

      Insurers, requirements for settlement of third-party liability claims, 1001

      Motor vehicle licensees, settlements with, requirements, payment, 1242, 1243

      Settlement offers in civil actions, determination whether offer more favorable than judgment, 116

      Tax Commission, Nevada, authority, 546

COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

      Abandoned property reports, filing on diskette authorized, 419

      Business records, duty to destroy certain records, 2504

      Cigarette manufacturers and dealers, electronic submission of reports, 1187

      Confidential information (See also CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION)

             Businesses, encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

             Personal information contained in certain databases of governmental entities, confidentiality, exceptions, 1043, 1044

      County assessors, acquisition and improvement of technology, 2660, 2667, 2668, 2680, 2681

      Department of Information Technology (See INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF)

      Digital microwave project, previous appropriation extended, 910

      E-mail (See E-MAIL)

      Educational Technology, Commission on, reporting duties removed

             Charter schools, governing bodies, 1174, 2545

             School districts, 1170, 2396, 2536

      Electronic publications of state and local agencies, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Fuel taxes, electronic submission of tax returns, 1151, 1154, 1155

      Homeland security, requirements for systems used by response agencies, 932

      Internet (See INTERNET)

      Legislative Counsel Bureau, computer searches and information access, fees, 1235

      Mobile gaming, regulations, 715

      Prescription drug wholesalers, statements of prior sales to be in electronic form, 1612

      Public works, electronic submission and storage of bid documents, 2891

      School accountability reports, dissemination of summaries electronically, 1157

      Spyware, definition, prohibited acts, 2509

      State officers and employees, notice of employer’s access to personal computer, 671

      Uniform Commercial Code

             Electronic documents of title (See DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC)

             Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, 825, 834

             Negotiable instruments, signing of records not writings, 2004

             Secured transactions, 869-875

      Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, appropriation, 523

COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Certificates of appropriateness, issuance, hearings, 892-895

      General appropriation, 1939

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts required, 1411

      Preservation generally (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

CONCEALED WEAPONS

      Law enforcement officers, authority to carry, 593-596

CONDOMINIUMS (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Subdivisions, contents of final maps, 2670

CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, prohibited acts, 1691

CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

      Abuse or neglect of vulnerable person, reports of, privilege restricted, 1115

      Agriculture, State Department of, proprietary information, 524

      Business records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Charter schools, authority to access disciplinary records of certain pupils, 1541, 1542

      Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada, release of information, 2823

      Common-interest communities, complaints and related documents, 2575, 2586

      Computers

             Access logs of state agencies, 672

             E-mail addresses and telephone numbers maintained in governmental databases, 1043, 1044

             Security breaches compromising personal information, disclosures, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

             Spyware, definition, prohibited acts, 2509

      County assessor records, personal information relating to peace officers or judicial officers, 1482

      County telephone systems, appraisals, 291

      Driver’s license examination of certain persons, reports, 2312

      Driver’s license or identification card number

             Election candidates, 2286, 2292

             Voters, 2290

      Drug wholesaler licensing information, 1609

      Handicapped persons, subsidy program for pharmaceutical services and prescription drugs, 1327, 1329

      Health care review committee proceedings, 2518, 2519

      Homeland security, records of Department of Information Technology, 268

      Identity theft passports, applications, 1100

      Industrial insurance claims, redaction of personal identifying information, 2511

      Internet sites of public bodies, publication of personal information restricted, injunctions, 2503

      Juvenile offenders

             Investigative and police reports, 61

             Screenings for mental health and substance abuse problems, 1036

      Local government purchasing, proprietary information of bidders, 2553

      Local recreational or instructional programs or activities, personal information of participants, 1040, 1041

      Massage Therapists, Board of, records, 1126

      Meetings of public agencies, statements made by members of public bodies, testimony of witnesses, 2242

      Motor vehicles, restriction on use of information retrieved from event recording devices, 1359

      Osteopaths, reports of office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, 2516

      Parole and Probation, Division of, information obtained by employees, 83

      Peace officers, personal information concerning, 621

      Physicians, reports of office-based surgeries and related sentinel events, 2513

      Real Estate Division, complaints filed with, 1292, 2575, 2586

      School districts, financial management reviews, 2443

      Social security numbers (See SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS)

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF

      Appropriation, general, 1942

      Authorized expenditures, 2916

      Capital improvement projects, funding, repayments, 1545

      Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program, Account for the, appropriation, 241

      Conservation Districts, Division of, appropriation for insurance premiums, 53

      Environmental Covenants Act, Uniform, adoption, 1362

      Environmental Protection, Division of

             Administrator, member of Board for Financing Water Projects, duties, 561

             Discharges of Petroleum, Fund for Cleaning Up, expenditures and reimbursements, 298, 299, 301

             Environmental health specialists, exemption from regulations, 1985

             Inspection stations, approved methods for certain services, duties, 2323, 2324

             Market development for recycled products, duties eliminated, 1505

             Solid waste, grants to enhance systems and improve efficiency, duties, 1503

             Vehicle batteries, oil and tires, issuance of permits to disposal sites, 1500

             Water systems, powers and duties, 551-565

      Fire suppression, general appropriation, temporary advances, 1942, 1943, 1950

      Forestry, Division of

             Authorized expenditures, 2916, 2922

             Capital improvement projects, funding, repayments, 1545, 1547

             Firemen redesignated firefighters, 315

      Hazardous waste disposal facilities, duties regarding permits, 1504

      Lake Tahoe Basin, environmental improvement projects, duties, 1032

      Offices, appropriation, 241

      Solid waste disposal

             Facilities, inspections, 1499

             Permits for sites for disposal of batteries, tires and oil, transfer of duties, 1500

             Recycling and reduction, review and approval of local programs, 1502

      Staff, salaries, 1956

      State Lands, Division of

             Lake Tahoe, bonds for Environmental Improvement Program, duties, 1032

             Sale or lease of lands

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1454, 1455, 2670, 2680

                   Procedures, 1455-1457, 2680

                   Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, sale of parcel, use of proceeds, 584

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

      State Parks, Division of

             Account for Maintenance of State Park Facilities and Grounds, creation, sources, use, 583, 584

             Art displays and sales in state parks, regulations to facilitate encouraged, 528

             California Trail Wayside Sites, funding, 2089

             Elgin Schoolhouse, funding, 2086

             Motor vehicle fuel tax allocations, receipt, 2921

             Park improvements, reversion of previous appropriations and authorized expenditures extended, 1021

      Terminal leave, appropriation for costs, 53

      Water Planning, Division of, elimination, transfer of duties to Water Planning Section of Division of Water Resources, 2566

      Water Resources, Division of

             Hydrographic basins, certain information to be published on website, 2567

             Litigation costs, appropriation, 241

             State Engineer (See STATE ENGINEER)

             Subdivision of land, approval of maps, 693, 694

             Technology projects, appropriation, 1946

             United States Geological Survey joint funding agreements, appropriation, 53

             Water Planning Section, creation, duties, 2566-2568

CONSERVATION CAMPS

      Authorized expenditures, 2914, 2916

      Capital improvements, funding, 1543, 1544

      General appropriation, 1941

      Supplemental appropriation, 459

CONSERVATION COMMISSION, STATE

      Gifts and grants, powers, 122

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Grants, distribution of money by State Conservation Commission, 122, 123

      Supervisors, filing of financial disclosure statements unnecessary, fines nullified, 1579

CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)

CONSPIRACY

      Vulnerable persons, abuse, exploitation or isolation, 1114

CONSTABLES (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Deputies, authority, 683

      Vehicular accident reports, release of information, 702

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, NEVADA

      Initiative petitions, signature requirements, 3073

      Legislature

             Communications and periodical allowance, amount, 3059

             Salary, removal of limit on number of days received, 3059

             Special sessions

                   Convening on legislative petition, 2999

                   Limit on duration and consideration of matters, 3001

      Property tax exemptions, required findings to enact, sunsets, 3048

      Referendum petitions, signature requirements, 3072

      Sales tax exemptions, required findings to enact, sunsets, 3048

      University Regents, election, appointment, number and terms, 3079

      Voters, residency requirements, 3062

CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS

      Lessees undertaking work of improvement, duties, exceptions to requirements, 1893-1896

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, rights of construction control, 1896

CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS

      Deeds of trust, notice of defects upon sale of property, 599

      Questions or disputes, submission to State Contractors’ Board, procedure, 477

      Residential contractors, payments from Recovery Fund for claims against, 20

CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2909

      General appropriation, 1936

      Hospital Patients, Bureau for

             Assessment for support of Bureau, maximum annual amount, 1022, 1023

             Hospitals to provide patients with information on Bureau, 947

      Industrial insurance

             Contact information for Office, availability, 1074

             Employment of persons with experience required, appropriation, 1073, 1074

      Managed care organizations, receipt of reports, 1026

      Ombudsmen, salaries, 1952

CONSUMER PROTECTION, BUREAU OF (See ATTORNEY GENERAL)

CONSUMER REPORTS (See CREDIT REPORTS)

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (See DISEASES)

CONTEMPT OF COURT

      Children in need of protection, disobedience to court order requiring visitation, 2098

      Common-Interest Communities, Commission for, violation of subpoenas, 2579

      Court costs and attorneys’ fees, assessment against guilty party, 63

CONTINUING EDUCATION (See specific occupation)

CONTRACTORS

      Agreements for performance of work or provision of materials or equipment

             Certificate of occupancy, provision to owner as condition of payment, 1726

             Change orders, effect of owner’s failure to issue or give sufficient notice of objection, 1724, 1732

             Interest rate on money payable to contractor or subcontractor, 634

             Lessees undertaking work of improvements, requirements, 1893-1896

             Lien releases, procedures, 1722, 1726

             Swimming pools (See Residential swimming pools and spas, this heading)

             Termination of agreement, recovery by contractor or subcontractor, 1725, 1732, 1894

             Unconscionable provisions void, 1728, 1734

             Withholding of payments

                   Amount allowable, 1723, 1731

                   Correction of condition or reason for withholding, requirements, 1723, 1727, 1730

                   Disputes, notice, authority to stop work, 1723, 1724, 1731

                   Retention amount, limitation, 1722, 1729

      Business licenses, local license requirements, prohibitions, 729-735, 2335, 2338, 2341

      Construction defects (See CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS)

      Definition, 1223

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 1200, 1207, 2382, 2385-2387

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      False advertising, prohibited acts, 1208

      Financial statements, requirements, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1207

      Fines, amount, interest, 1206, 1208

      Higher-tiered contractor defined, 1721

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Licenses

             Denial, grounds, 1203

             Issuance, renewal, 2705-2707

             Residential pool and spa work, 2376

      Lower-tiered subcontractor defined, 1722

      Mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (See LIENS)

      Minorities, acquisition of construction job skills and experience encouraged, 1045

      Planned development units, certain owners excluded as contractors, 1223

      Prime contractor defined, 1721

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Recovery Fund, payments for claims against contractor, 20

      Residential swimming pools and spas

             Advertisements used in solicitation of contracts, regulation, 2380

             License or other authorization, requirements, 2376

             Plumbing and gas line installation, classifications of licenses, 2376

             Progress payments, exception to certain requirements, 2379, 2380

             Surety bonds or cash deposits in lieu, 2384-2387

             Violations, penalties, 2382

             Work concerning pool or spa defined, 2377

      State Contractors’ Board

             Administrative fines, duties, 1206, 1208

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Construction defects, submission of questions and disputes to Board, 477

             Financial statements, duties regarding format, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1207

             Industrial insurance, notice regarding lapse of coverage, 1490

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Residential pools and spas, classifications for licensure, 2376

             Uniform disciplinary procedures, exemption, election to follow, 743, 744

      Stopping work

             Grounds, 1724, 1731

             Improvement undertaken by lessees, rights of contractor, 1894

             Recovery, amount authorized, 1725, 1732

      Unfair business practices, 1200

      Violations

             Civil and criminal penalties, 1206, 1208, 2382

             Misdemeanors, limitation of actions, 1200, 1210

      Women, acquisition of construction job skills and experience encouraged, 1045

CONTRACTS

      Discount buying clubs, 1375

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Manufactured home sales, form, use, 1640

      Motor vehicles

             Lemon law buybacks, prohibited agreements, 1248, 1249

             Security agreements, deceptive trade practices, 1240

             Transfer or assignment of vehicle subject to certain contracts, prohibitions, 1423

      Personal information, contracts for disclosure, required provisions, 2504

      Public purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, certain contracts with State, requirements, 1353-1355

      Residential swimming pools and spas, construction, improvement or repair, 2378-2380

      State agencies, contracts for operating cost-savings measures, 2895-2904

CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF MINOR

      Physicians, conviction grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523, 2528

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

      Abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Civil Air Patrol, financing of narcotics interdiction missions, 691

      Death or injury during discovery or cleanup of premises where substance manufactured or compounded, penalty, 945, 946

      Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Medical marijuana registry identification cards, grounds for revocation or denial, 685, 687, 688

      Minors

             Allowing minor to be present in conveyance or upon premises where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1056-1058

             Infants, reports of prenatal illegal substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms, 2032, 2033

             Violations, effect on driver’s license application, 2306

      Physicians, conviction of violation grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523

      Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

      State Fire Marshal, participation on teams and task forces regarding controlled substances, 1255

CONVENTION AUTHORITIES

      Elko Convention and Visitors Authority, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1419

      Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, funding for certain projects, 2088

CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION HALLS

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Use taxes, applicability to personal property acquired for free at convention, 2485

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES

      Environmental Commission, State, regulation of public water systems, 552, 563

      Historic and cultural sites and resources, preservation, 569, 570

      Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, operation, 1361

      Tourism improvement districts, apportionment of pledged money, 2366, 2370

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

      Common-interest communities (See also COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

             Filing of documents, requirements, 2254, 2624

             Laws, compliance, conflicts, 2587, 2590

             Organization of unit-owners’ association, 2590

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

CORONERS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report and investigate, 1106, 1107

      Account for support of county coroner’s office, creation authorized, sources, use, 1062, 1063

      Deputies, authority, 683

      Juvenile visitation program, funding, continuation, 1063, 1065

      Pharmacists, release to coroners of copies of prescriptions, 1064

CORPORATIONS

      Annual list, notice of fee due, time for mailing by Secretary of State, 2250

      Articles of incorporation, restatement, 2186

      Banks (See BANKS AND BANKING)

      Business brokers, regulation, 647, 649

      Bylaws, power to amend or repeal, 2176

      Certificates of extension, filing fee removed, 2252

      Common-interest communities, certification by Real Estate Division, 2623

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Development corporations (See DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS)

      Economic revitalization (See ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AND DIVERSIFICATION, CORPORATIONS FOR)

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically required, 2506

      Environmental covenants, applicability, 1362, 1363

      Foreign corporations

             Annual list, mailing by Secretary of State of blank forms, 2253

             Common-interest communities, certification by Real Estate Division, 2627

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

      Insurance companies (See INSURANCE COMPANIES)

      Manufactured home parks (See also MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS)

             Meetings with tenants, landlord’s duties, 1598

      Mergers, conversions or exchanges

             Board of directors, authority to submit plan without recommendation, 2202

             Contents of plans, 2200, 2201

             Dissenters’ rights, 2204, 2205

             Subsidiary into parent or parent into subsidiary, 2203

      Nonprofit (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Officers or directors, resignation, payment of filing fees, 2250, 2253

      Prescription drug wholesalers (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Professional (See PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Real estate investment trust, qualification of corporation as, 2180

      Records containing personal information, duty to destroy, 2504

      Resident agents and registered offices, requirements, 2205, 2206

      Savings and loans (See SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Stock

             Certificates of designation, contents, 2250, 2251

             Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

             Fractional shares, treatment, 2178

             Shares issued for consideration, 2179, 2180

             Transfer, authorized restrictions on, 2180, 2181

             Treasury shares held by other entity, treatment, 2181

      Stockholders

             Determination of stockholders entitled to give written consent, 2182

             Dissenters’ rights, 2204, 2205

             Proxies, revocation, irrevocable proxies, 2183, 2184

      Supported living arrangement services, regulation, 1376-1379

      Trust property or estate, transfer to business entity formed by fiduciary, 537

CORPORATIONS SOLE

      Forged or fraudulent documents filed with Secretary of State unlawful, civil liability, 2271

CORPSES (See DEAD BODIES)

 

 

CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2914

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1543, 1544, 1547

      Contagious diseases, industrial and occupational disease coverage, 2236

      Director

             Advisory Commission on Sentencing, member, 581

             Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, representation, 900

      General appropriation, 1941

      Legislative study on sentencing, pardons, parole and probation, duties, 3090

      Restitution center, construction, land exchange, allocation of sales tax revenue, 1353-1355

      Southern Nevada Correctional Center, appropriation, 1945, 1947

      Southern Nevada Women’s Correctional Facility, appropriation, 459

      Staff, salaries, 1960

      Supplemental appropriation, 459

      Transitional living facilities, authority to release offenders to, 2357, 2358

      Vehicles, appropriation for purchase, 889

COSMETOLOGY

      Barbers and barbering

             Failure of cosmetology licensing examination, provision removed, 2641

             Unlawful acts by cosmetology licensees, 2636, 2639

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Cosmetological establishments

             Lease of space to other professionals authorized, 2644, 2645, 2856

             License fees, 2643, 2644

      Demonstrations, temporary educational permits repealed, 2647

      Demonstrators of cosmetics, definition, 2854

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 800-802

      Licenses

             Examination in language other than English or Spanish, requests, 2642

             Expiration and renewal, 2643, 2772, 2773

             Failure of examination by barber, provision removed, 2641

             Fees, 2641-2645, 2853

             Instructors, 2640, 2641, 2643, 2854

             Issuance, 2771, 2772

             Limited licenses, issuance, 2224

             Massage therapists, co-licensing as cosmetologist or aesthetician, 1127, 1133, 2223

             Reciprocity, 2642

             Records, confidential information, 2640

             Student instructors, 2853, 2855

             Temporary educational permit repealed, 2859

      Resort hotels and other types of locations, practice of cosmetology by out-of-state licensees, 2224

      Schools of cosmetology

             Fee for each student payable to Board, amount, 2646

             Hours of instruction, minimum amount required, 2646, 2859

             Instructors

                   Experience requirements, 2854, 2855

                   Licensure, 2640, 2641, 2643, 2854

                   Student instructors, licensure, 2853, 2855

             License fees, 2643, 2645

             Massage therapy, authority to offer course or program, 2858

             Surety bonds, amount required, 2856-2858

      State Board of Cosmetology

             Actions and remedies cumulative and not exclusive, 2639

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Disclosure of certain information on licensees prohibited, 2640

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Term limits, 2639

             Uniform disciplinary procedures, 742-752, 800-802

      Unlawful acts, 2647

      Violations, penalties, 2647

COUNSELORS

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Attorneys (See ATTORNEYS AT LAW)

      Domestic violence counseling and treatment (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Elementary school pupils at risk of failure, funding for special counseling services, 2075

      Gambling (See PROBLEM GAMBLING COUNSELORS)

      Marriage and family therapists (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)

      Psychologists (See PSYCHOLOGISTS)

      Vocational rehabilitation counselors (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

COUNTERFEITING

      Cigarettes, unlawful acts, 1191, 1192, 1197

      Prescription drug wholesalers, statement of prior sales, penalty, 1613

COUNTIES

      Agriculture, imposition of sales tax to preserve and protect, 1395-1399

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Building departments, installation of manufactured or mobile homes and commercial coaches, authority, 808

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Carson City (See CARSON CITY)

      Clark (See CLARK COUNTY)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Economic development (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

      Elections (See ELECTIONS)

      Employees (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

      Environmental covenants, powers and duties, 1362-1366

      Eureka, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire departments (See FIRE DEPARTMENTS)

      Health boards (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Humboldt, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Indigent persons (See INDIGENT PERSONS)

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Intoxicating liquors (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)

      Justice courts (See JUSTICE COURTS; JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

      Juvenile detention facilities (See JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Libraries (See LIBRARIES)

      Lincoln, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Lyon, boundary with Washoe County, adjustment, 2220

      Motor vehicle fuel tax (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX)

      Nuisance abatement (See NUISANCES)

      Officers (See specific officer)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Parking regulations (See PARKING FACILITIES AND REGULATIONS)

      Parks (See PARKS)

      Pershing, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Property (See also Capital improvements, this heading)

             Improvement districts, assessment of municipal property within, 1825

             Reconveyance of certain land, 1460-1462, 2680

             Sale or lease

                   Appraisals, requirements and restrictions, 1457, 2671, 2680

                   Limited-liability companies, transactions with, required disclosures, 2208, 2209

                   Procedures, 1458-1460, 2672-2676, 2680

                   Redevelopment or economic development, sale or lease for purposes of, 1458, 2680

                   Reports to Legislature, 1474, 2680

                   Telephone systems, 291

             Voter registration facilities, designation, 311, 312

      Property managers, regulation, 2334

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Recreation (See RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES)

      Rules affecting businesses, procedures for adoption, 1478, 1479

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Segway scooters, regulation, 415

      Senior facilities and services, imposition of sales tax for support, 1395-1399

      Sheriffs (See also SHERIFFS)

             Review boards, training of members, 624

      Solid waste disposal (See SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS)

      Storey, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Tax abatement requests by certain businesses

             Endorsement of certain applications, duties, 639-646

             Letter of acknowledgment from affected county, submission, 1512

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757

      Telephone lines or systems owned by county, 289-293

      Tourism improvement districts, creation, 2362

      Traffic control (See also TRAFFIC CONTROL)

             Oversize vehicle permits, issuance, expedited process, 738, 739

      Washoe (See WASHOE COUNTY)

      Water (See also WATER SYSTEMS)

             Conservation (See WATER CONSERVATION)

             Export tax redesignated fee, amount, 497, 498

             Water Resources Planning and Development, Advisory Board on, representation of small counties, 2569

             Water rights

                   Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

                   Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      White Pine, fee for services of State Public Defender, 2921

      Zoning (See ZONING)

COUNTY AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES (See CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, AGENCIES WHICH PROVIDE)

COUNTY ASSESSORS

      Account for acquisition and improvement of technology

             Report of projected expenditures, 2668, 2680

             Sources, 2660, 2680

             Use, reversions, 2667, 2668, 2681

      Allodial titles, prohibited acts, 1489

      Assessment rolls, establishment of program for dissemination of complete list, procedure, 1483

      Confidentiality of personal information relating to peace officers or judicial officers, requests, disclosures, 1481-1484

      Deputies, authority, 681

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

      Threats against or intimidation of assessors, unlawful acts, 925

COUNTY CLERKS

      Deputies, authority, 680

      Elections (See generally ELECTIONS)

      Hospital districts in smaller counties, dissolution, duties, 1446, 1447

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

      Clark County, representation on district board of health, 2464

      County assessors’ technology accounts, receipt of reports, 2668, 2680

      County coroners, account for support of office authorized, duties, 1062, 1063

      Enterprise fund for permit fees, advisory committee to review, appointment, 575

      Estates of decedents, duties of commissioners in smaller counties, 397

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      General improvement districts, procedure for merger, consolidation or dissolution, 728, 729

      Hospital districts in smaller counties, procedure for dissolution, 1446-1449

      Judicial retirement, powers and duties, 989, 991, 993, 996

      Juvenile detention facilities, approval of certain screening procedures, 1036

      Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Property taxes (See also PROPERTY TAXES)

             Books for assessment roll, duty to provide to county assessors repealed, 2680

             Payment receipts, responsibility transferred to county tax receivers, 2660

             Sale of tax liens, duties, 509

      Recycling and reduction of solid waste, duties, grants, 1501-1503

COUNTY CORONERS (See CORONERS)

COUNTY EMPLOYEES

      Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

      Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

      Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

      Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

      Service animals, training regarding rights urged, 3028

      Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

COUNTY FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS

      Clark County, composition, 2689

      Meetings, audio recordings or transcripts, 1408

COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)

      Dissolution in smaller counties, procedure, 1446-1449

COUNTY HOSPITALS (See HOSPITALS)

COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX

      Collection, reimbursement to Department of Motor Vehicles, 1155, 1720

      Dishonored payments, fees, 590

      Smaller counties, imposition of additional tax upon voter approval, 1717-1721

      Washoe County, approval of transportation advisory question deemed approval of imposition of additional tax, 1721

COUNTY RECORDERS

      Deputies, authority, 680

      Real property transfer tax (See REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)

      Recording of instruments (See RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS)

COUNTY TREASURERS

      Clark County Treasurer

             District board of health, duties as treasurer of, 2465

             Sales tax for additional police officers, duties, 917

      Coroners, account for support of office, duties, 1062, 1063

      Deputies, authority, 681

      Minerals, tax on net proceeds of, apportionment to local entities, 2667

      Property taxes (See PROPERTY TAXES)

COURT ADMINISTRATOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2910

      Domestic violence

             Offender treatment programs, reports, 536

             Study of criminal justice system in rural Nevada, duties, 940

      Justices, judges and judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, duties, 1071

      Legislative study on sentencing, pardons, parole and probation, duties, 3090

      Salaries of Administrator and deputies, 1962

COURT COSTS AND FEES

      Arbitration or other alternative methods of dispute resolution, additional fee to offset costs authorized, 199

      Cigarette and tobacco laws, recovery of enforcement costs, 379

      Clients of legal aid programs, definition, waiver of costs and fees, 197, 198

      Collection of certain loans, check-cashing and deferred deposit debts, award, 1689

      Contempt cases, assessment against guilty party, 63

      Contractors, award in certain actions, 1725, 1733, 1894

      Court reporters, increase in compensation, 187-189

      District court, commencement of civil action or proceedings, 198, 199

      Justice court, commencement of civil action or proceeding, 199, 200

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, award in certain actions, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home sales or services, award in certain actions, 1628

      Mobile home park operated by nonprofit entity, recovery or award in action, 1606

COURT REPORTERS

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Certificates

             Examination, fees, 192, 194

             Issuance, renewal, 2801-2804

      Certified Court Reporters’ Board of Nevada

             Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

             Designated representatives of firms, duties, 191, 193, 194

             Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

                   Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

                   Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

             Uniform disciplinary process, 742-752, 806, 807

      Communication Access Realtime Translation, regulation, 964-966

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Grounds, 195

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 806, 807

      Fees charged by reporters, increase, redesignation as compensation, 187-190

      Firms

             Change in ownership, notice requirements, 195

             Designated representative

                   Appointment, qualifications, 191, 196

                   Change of representative, notice requirements, 195

                   Continuing education, 193

                   Examination, 191

             Licenses

                   Application, 192, 193, 2802, 2803

                   Fees, 194

                   Renewal, 193, 194, 2802

      Temporary practice, requirements for, 196

      Transcripts of meetings of public bodies, 1405

COURTS

      Administrative Office of the Courts (See COURT ADMINISTRATOR)

      Civil actions (See ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Criminal procedure (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

      District courts (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Evidence (See EVIDENCE)

      Intermediate appellate court, study of creation urged, 1212, 1213

      Judicial officers, study of salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, 1071

      Juries (See JURIES)

      Justice courts (See JUSTICE COURTS; JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)

      Juvenile courts (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

      Supreme Court (See SUPREME COURT)

COVENANTS

      Deeds of trust, contents, 1622

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Wind energy systems, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

CRANE OPERATORS

      Certification requirements, 933, 934

      Regulations, certain regulations declared void, 934

CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS

      Business records, destruction of records containing personal information, 2504

      Cigarette delivery sales, payment requirements, 1189

      Contracts with data collectors for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Financial forgery laboratories, prohibited acts, 2497, 2498

      Issuers, provision of information on security and unlawful use of data, 2502, 2503

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508-2511

      State agencies, fees for dishonored payments, 589-592

CREDIT INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

CREDIT PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

CREDIT REPORTS

      Encryption of personal information sent electronically by businesses required, 2506

      Issuers of credit cards, provision of information regarding security and unlawful use of data, 2502, 2503

      Security freeze, consumer rights, agency duties and prohibited acts, 1519-1524

CREDIT UNIONS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Deceased persons, release of information to public administrators, 396

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1890, 1891

      Fines for violations, 1890

      Foreign credit unions, fees, 1891

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1891

             Background checks of applicants, 1889

             Qualifications, 1889

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1889

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1890

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1890

      Out-of-state depository institution, acquisition of Nevada branch, 651

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

CREDITORS

      Execution of judgments (See EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS)

      Foreclosures (See FORECLOSURES)

      Identity theft passports, duties, 1100

      Local government in severe financial emergency, formulation of program for liquidation of debt, 1392

      Partnerships, prohibited and authorized actions of creditors, 429, 433, 437

CREMATION

      Dead bodies received for medical purposes, cremation of excess bodies authorized, 603

      Operators of crematories

             Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

             Disciplinary action

                   Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

                   Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752, 796-799

             Licenses, issuance, renewal, 2767-2769

             Licensing board (See FUNERAL BOARD, NEVADA STATE)

CRIME AGAINST A CHILD

      Alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs for offenders, assignment prohibited, 2880

      Community notification website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

      Driver’s license or commercial driver’s license, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Employers, receipt of information regarding current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2865

      Gaming employees, grounds for suspension of registration, procedure, 2885, 2886

      Identification card, requirements for receipt, 2886

      Registration of offenders, violations, penalty, 2871

      Sentencing, duties of court following, 2860

CRIME AGAINST NATURE

      Solicitation of minor to engage in, penalty, 2877

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crime)

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Deceptive trade practices (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      False reports of crime unlawful, 939

      Felonies (See FELONIES)

      Genetic marker testing, crimes requiring, 1116

      Gross misdemeanors (See GROSS MISDEMEANORS)

      Misdemeanors (See MISDEMEANORS)

      Sex offenders (See SEX OFFENDERS)

      Traffic violations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Victims of crime (See VICTIMS OF CRIME)

CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF

      Agencies to provide personal care services in the home, submission of information, 2170

      Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History

             Authorized expenditures, 2917

             Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, Advisory Committee on, creation, duties, 900

             Public Safety, Department of, part of, 900

             Uniform Program for Reporting Crimes, Advisory Committee repealed, 903

      Medical Examiners, Board of, dissemination of records to upon request, 2530

      Osteopathic Medicine, State Board of, dissemination of records to upon request, 2530

      Sealing of records, number of years before request may be made, 2355, 2356

      Sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child

             Community notification website, establishment, release of information, 2867-2870

             Contingency Fund, requests for allocations for certain expenses authorized, 2867

             Employers, dissemination of information on current or prospective employee or volunteer, 2865

             Fees for providing information to nonprofit organization prohibited, 2867

             Gaming Control Board, State, sharing information with required, 2871, 2882-2886

             Motor Vehicles, Department of, sharing information with required, 2871, 2886

             Statewide registry, program to provide public with access repealed, 2890

             Tier 2 level of notification, release of information regarding offenders authorized, 2869

      Unsupervised children age 7 or younger in motor vehicle, inspection of sealed records, 973, 974

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

      Juvenile offenders, release of reports to victim’s compensation officer, 61

      Motor Vehicles, Department of, authority to purchase evidence, 1239

      Security breaches involving data collectors, effect of investigation, 2505, 2509, 2511

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

      Arrest (See ARREST)

      Bail, applications by sureties to set aside forfeiture, 108

      County assessor records, disclosure of confidential information, 1482

      Death penalty, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

      Evidence (See EVIDENCE)

      Forfeitures (See FORFEITURES)

      Genetic markers, crimes for which testing required, appropriation, 1116

      Juveniles (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Parole (See PAROLE)

      Plea bargaining (See PLEA BARGAINING)

      Preliminary hearings, admissibility of certain affidavits or declarations, 2044-2047

      Probation (See PROBATION)

      Records of criminal history (See CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF)

      Restitution (See RESTITUTION)

      Sealing records (See SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)

      Sentencing (See SENTENCING)

CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY ACADEMY OF LAS VEGAS

      Construction of vocational training facility, funding, 1361

CULTURAL AFFAIRS, COMMISSION FOR

      Financial assistance, amount distributable, 899

      Members, per diem and travel expenses, 898, 899

CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2912

      Capital improvement projects, funding, 1546, 1548

      General appropriation, 1939

      Historic Preservation, Office of (See also HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

             Agreements regarding protection of certain land, 569, 570

             State lands, theft or damage to sites or resources, duties, 570

             Stewardship program, establishment, financing, 1575, 1576

      Lear Theater, funding for exterior restoration, reports, 2086

      Southern Nevada Railroad Museum, appropriation, 1039

      Staff, salaries, 1959

      State Library and Archives, Division of (See STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES)

CULTURAL RESOURCES

      Financial assistance for preservation and promotion, 899

      Historic preservation (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

      Infrastructure fund, use in small counties for certain facilities, 567, 568

      Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, operation, delegation of authority, 1361

      Lear Theater, funding for exterior restoration, 2086

      National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, funding, 2087

      Parks, regulations to facilitate art displays and sales encouraged, 528

      Public education, value and need for study of the arts recognized, 3003

      Stewardship program, establishment, funding, 1575, 1576

      Tourism improvement districts, financing of projects, 2362

      Winnemucca, Sarah, unveiling of statues recognized and celebrated, 2996

      Works of art, exemptions from execution, 1015

CURFEW

      Operation of motor vehicle between certain hours by driver age 16 or 17 restricted, 2309

CUSTODY (See CHILD CUSTODY)

D

DAIRY COMMISSION, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2915

      Staff, salaries, 1955

DAMAGES

      Adoption, agreements for post-adoption contact

             Failure to comply with terms of agreement, 1681

             Providing false information in agreement, 1683

      Bills of lading

             Limitation by agreement, 843

             Violations involving, 839, 841

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, violations, 1709

      Construction defects, payments from Recovery Fund for claims, 20

      Deceptive trade practices, 1430

      Documents of title

             Issuance of duplicates, 843

             Nonreceipt or misdescription of goods, liability of issuer, 836

      Historic sites or resources on public lands, unlawful acts, 570

      Liquor dealers, suppliers and retailers, violations, 2682

      Manufactured or mobile home sales and services, violations, 1628

      Police dogs, charging additional fee or deposit for access to public accommodations, 633

      Secretary of State, filing forged or fraudulent documents with, 2271, 2272

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, 2506, 2509, 2511

      Service animals or service animals in training, violations involving, 629, 633-635

      Vehicular homicide, exemplary and punitive damages, 161

      Warehouses, liability, limitations, 835, 836

DANGEROUS DRUGS

      Drug abuse (See ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE)

      Physicians, conviction of violation grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure, 2523

      Prescription drugs (See PRESCRIPTIONS)

DATA COLLECTORS

      Computerized data, duties upon discovery of security breach, 2504, 2505

      Security measures, duties, disclosure contracts, 2504

      Theft of information from, damages, 2506

DEAD BODIES

      Anatomical gifts

             Department of Motor Vehicles, duties, 244-246

             University of Nevada School of Medicine, duties, 244

      Necrophilia, penalty, 2878

      Receipt for medical purposes

             Cremation of excess bodies authorized, 603

             Eligibility to receive for medical study, regulation, 602, 603

             Fees of Committee on Anatomical Dissection, 603

             Period of retention before use for medical science, 603

             Unlawful receipt, penalty, 603

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ADVOCACY CENTER

      Hearing impaired, study on meeting needs, consultation, 967

DEAF PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DEATH

      Abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons resulting in death, reports, investigation and penalty, 1107, 1114

      Candidate whose name appears on ballot at primary or general election, effect of death, 1435

      Controlled substances

             Death of minor resulting from being present where illegal activities conducted, penalties, 1057

             Unlawfully manufacturing or compounding, penalty for death of person during discovery or cleanup, 945, 946

      Deeds, conveyances effective on death (See DEEDS)

      Estates (See ESTATES OF DECEDENTS)

      Homicide by vessel, penalties, 153, 174

      Murder (See MURDER)

      Partnerships, effect of partner’s death, 434

      Prescriptions of deceased person, release of information to coroner, 1064

      Pronouncement of death, authority of physician assistants, 2519

      Residential leases, termination upon death of spouse or cotenant of aged or disabled person, procedures, 315

      Securities transferable under Uniform TOD Security Registration Act, 57

      Service animals in training, liability for causing death of animal, 628, 629

      Vehicular homicide, penalties, 138, 173

      Vehicular manslaughter, penalties, 78

DEATH CERTIFICATES

      County coroners’ offices, additional fee for support of, 1060-1062

DEATH PENALTY

      Minors, imposition prohibited on person under 18 years of age when crime committed, 63

DEBIT CARDS (See CREDIT CARDS AND DEBIT CARDS)

DEBT ADJUSTERS

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1884

      Fines for violations, 1884, 1886

      Licenses

             Applications, when considered withdrawn, 1885

             Background checks of applicants, 1883

             Fees, 1885, 1886

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, grounds, 1884

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, prohibited acts, 1884

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1884

DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

DECEDENTS’ ESTATES (See ESTATES OF DECEDENTS)

DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

DEED RESTRICTIONS

      Environmental Covenants Act, adoption, 1362

      Wind energy systems, certain restrictions void, 1819, 1820

DEEDS

      Common-interest community foreclosure sale, copy of deed to be delivered to Ombudsman, 2611

      Conveyances effective on death

             Execution and recordation of more than one deed, effect, 960

             Forms, 961, 962

             Grant without need for quitclaim deed or spousal disclaimer, 960

             Real property transfer tax, exemptions, 962

             Successor in interest to grantee, authority to designate removed, 960

             Validity, 960

      Real property transfer tax, deed defined, 2055

      Tax deed made over to county treasurer, evidentiary effect, 1348

DEEDS OF TRUST

      Disclosures when deed secured with home property, 1710

      Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)

      Sale of property

             Agents holding sales

                   Failure to comply with law, effect, 1625

                   Liability, 1621

                   Purchase of property or interest in purchase prohibited, 1620

             Auction required, time and location of sale, 1620, 1621

             Disclosure form unnecessary, notice of property defects required, 598, 599

             Failure to pay amount bid, liability, 1621

             Noncompliance with law cause for voiding of sale, 1625

             Notice of sale

                   Removal or defacement of posted notice, liability, 1620

                   Requirements, 1621, 1624

             Postponement of sale, requirements, restrictions, 1621, 1622

DEER

      Hunting generally (See HUNTING)

      Import of certain species into State prohibited, 204

DEFAMATION

      Statements made by members of governing bodies during public meetings, immunities, 2242

      Witnesses testifying during public meetings, privilege to publish defamatory matter, 2242

DEFERRED DEPOSIT SERVICES (See CHECK-CASHING, DEFERRED DEPOSIT, SHORT-TERM LOAN OR TITLE LOAN SERVICES)

DEFIBRILLATORS

      Gratuitous emergency care, immunity from liability, 2559

DENTAL BENEFITS

      Senior citizens, subsidies for coverage of benefits, 1571-1574, 2049

DENTAL CARE, ORGANIZATIONS FOR

      Industrial injuries, payments made on behalf of employee, reimbursement, 237, 238, 1266, 1267

      Injury while intoxicated or under the influence, coverage, 2346

      Medical discount plans, 2101-2105

DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

      Buildings and Grounds Division, duties removed, 5

      Certificates of registration, signatures, 273, 285

      Clinical examinations for licensure, requirements, 45

      Dental hygienist members, grading of dentist licensing exams, 271

      Disciplinary action

             Authority based on submission of substantial evidence, 287

             Uniform disciplinary process, exemption from laws, election to follow, 743, 744

      Meetings (See also MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)

             Out-of-state meetings, restrictions, 2697, 2698

             Teleconferences, notices, participation, 2698

      Register, inclusion of dental hygienists, 285

      Temporary licenses, time limitation on authority to issue, 48

DENTAL HYGIENISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Board (See DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Certificate of registration, qualifications, receipt, 285

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Licenses

             Application, 2717, 2718

             Biennial renewal, 285, 2722

             Examination, 284

             Fees, 285, 286

             Limited licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 274-276

             Permanent license, qualifications, issuance, 288

             Qualifications, 284

             Restricted geographic licenses, issuance, revocation, 279-283, 2720

             Temporary licenses, issuance, revocation, 277-279, 2720

      Register, qualifications for placement, 285

      Senior citizens, dental benefits program, 1571-1574, 2049

DENTAL MALPRACTICE

      Gratuitous dental care, immunities of providers, 2518

DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)

DENTISTS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of vulnerable persons, duty to report, 1106, 1107

      Anatomical Dissection, Committee on, membership, 601

      Board (See DENTAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735

      Disciplinary action

             Background checks, requirement if proceedings initiated, 2698

             Hearings in contested cases, procedures, 742-752

      Gratuitous care, immunities, 2518

      Licenses

             Application, 2717, 2718

             Biennial renewal, 285, 2722

             Clinical examinations, 44, 45

             Fees, 285, 286

             Limited licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 274-276

             Restricted geographic licenses, issuance, revocation, 279-283

             Restricted licenses, issuance, renewal and revocation, 283, 2720

             Specialists’ licenses, issuance, revocation, 273, 274, 2719

             Temporary licenses, issuance, revocation, 48, 52, 276, 277, 2719

      Practice of dentistry, acts constituting, 271, 272

      Senior citizens, dental benefits program, 1571-1574, 2049

      State employees, salaries, 1963

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

      Check-cashing, deferred deposit, short-term loan or title loan services, exemption from laws, 1687

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Definitions, 1841

      Examination by Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1842

      Fines for violations, 1852

      Licenses

             Application, when considered withdrawn, 1852

             Background checks of applicants, 1841

             Fees, 1852

             Refusal to issue, grounds, 1841

             Suspension or revocation, grounds, 1842

      Loan agreements, prohibited provisions, 382

      Name, approval of application or change, 1842

      Officers, directors and managers, requirements, 1841

      Reports to Commissioner of Financial Institutions, late fee, 1851, 1852

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506

      Taxation (See FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TAXES ON)

      Unlicensed operation, penalty, 1852

DIESEL FUEL

      Advertising, civil penalties for violations, 652

      Alternative fuels (See also ALTERNATIVE FUELS)

             Federal regulations, compliance requirements, 494

             Finished diesel fuel, requirements for qualification as alternative fuel, 494

      Special fuel tax (See SPECIAL FUEL TAX)

      Tanks and containers, discharges

             Authorized expenditures and reimbursements for clean up, 298, 299, 301

             Fee, charge for dishonored payments, 590

DIETICIANS

      Fitness and Wellness, Advisory Council on the State Program for, membership, 233, 235

DIPLOMAS

      False or misleading use of degree or honorary degree, penalties, 617-620

      High school diploma, career and technical education endorsements, 1049

      University System, general requirements for receipt, 1096

DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DISABILITY SERVICES, OFFICE OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

DISASTERS

      Emergency management (See EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

      Homes damaged by disaster, grants to owners or occupiers, 1933

      Public utility emergencies, certain drivers exempt from hours-of-service limitations, 1351-1353

DISCOUNT BUYING CLUBS

      Contracts, required provisions, 1375

      Definitions, 1373, 1374

      Refunds, limitations, 1376

      Security posted by club, requirements, 1374, 1375

      Trust accounts, requirements, 1374

DISCRIMINATION

      Gaming licensees, prohibited acts, 1356

      Involuntary servitude as hate crime, criminal penalty, civil liability, 87, 89

      Sentencing for crimes, study of ethnic parity, 3090

      Service animals (See SERVICE ANIMALS AND SERVICE ANIMALS IN TRAINING)

DISEASES

      Cancer (See CANCER)

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, insurance coverage for treatment provided in clinical trial or study, 2009

      Chronic wasting disease, animals susceptible to, import into State prohibited, 204

      Drivers’ licenses and identification cards, imprinting or other indicator of medical condition, 2312, 2313, 2315

      Immunizations (See IMMUNIZATIONS)

      Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

      Police officers and firemen, industrial insurance coverage, 2236

      Prevention programs, general appropriation, 1940, 1944

DISPATCHERS

      Public Safety Telecommunications Operators, Committee for, abolished, 548

DISPUTE RESOLUTION (See ARBITRATION; MEDIATION)

DISTANCE EDUCATION

      Charter schools, applications to provide distance education, 2414, 2415, 2417

      Core subjects, qualifications to teach, 2417

      Expelled or suspended pupils, enrollment in program, 1539-1541

      Written agreements for pupils, filing date, 2416, 2417

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

      Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys

             Appropriation, 1937

             Authorized expenditures, 2909

      Ballot questions, arguments for or against, procedures, 2841

      Child support enforcement and collection

             Audit of performance, 2433

             Delinquency caused by district attorney, penalty prohibited, 310

             Duties, 2805-2807

      Cigarette laws, investigation and prosecution of violations, 1198

      Computer security breaches, duties, 2506

      Degrees, false or misleading use, recovery of civil penalties, 618, 619

      Deputies, authority, 682

      False report of crime unlawful, 939

      Grocery stores, enforcement of laws regarding alcohol samples, 1273

      Manufactured and mobile homes, prosecution of certain violations, 1627

      Nevada District Attorneys Association, appointment to Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing, 900

      Pardons Commissioners, State Board of, receipt of notices of certain meetings, 2907

      Personal information, unlawful acts involving, injunctions, 2503, 2506

      Public bodies publishing personal information on website, injunctions, 2503, 2506

      Real property transfer tax, duties regarding legal opinions, 2055, 2059

      Realtime captioning, enforcement of collection of fines, 966

      Wine-making facilities, instructional, enforcement of laws, 1273

DISTRICT COURTS

      Adoptions, agreements for post-adoptive contact (See ADOPTION)

      Arbitration (See ARBITRATION)

      Ballot questions, challenges to accuracy of arguments for or against, 2842, 2847

      Civil actions (See generally ACTIONS, CIVIL)

      Costs and fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)

      Criminal actions (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)

      Eighth Judicial District Court

             Mental Health Court, appropriation, 2060

             Number of judges increased, appropriation, 1970

      Emotionally disturbed children, petitions for admission to psychiatric facilities, duties, 1318-1322

      First Judicial District Court

             Initiative or referendum petitions

                   Challenges to description of effect, 2839

                   Public buildings, denial of use for gathering signatures, 1432, 2829

             Mental Health Court, appropriation, 2061

             Rural Housing Authority, Nevada, jurisdiction in certain actions, 218

      Initiative or referendum petitions, challenges to sufficiency, 2839, 2844

      Judges

             Authorized expenditures, 2910

             County assessor records, requests for confidentiality of personal information, 1482

             General appropriation, 1937

             Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, membership, 410

             Public Employees’ Retirement System, withdrawal, notice, 1069

             Qualifications for office, 1211

             Reemployment of retired judges, 2067-2069

             Retirement (See JUDICIAL RETIREMENT)

             Salaries and contributions to Judicial Retirement Fund, study, 1071

      Juries (See JURIES)

      Livestock seized by government agency, approval, 1238

      Mental health courts, appropriations, 2060, 2061

      Short trials (See SHORT TRIALS)

DISTRICTS

      Agricultural districts, authorized expenditures, 1400

      Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Businesses, procedures for adoption of rules and regulations affecting, 1478, 1479

      Capital improvements (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Plans, contents, submission, 128, 1402, 1403

             Reports to Legislature and Department of Taxation, 1402

      Conservation (See CONSERVATION DISTRICTS)

      Contracts for disclosure of personal information, required provisions, 2504

      Employees

             Collective bargaining, mediation and subsequent events, timing, 819-823

             Ethics in Government Law, Nevada (See ETHICS)

             Group insurance for public employees (See INSURANCE)

             Identity theft by employee, penalties for certain acts, 2500, 2501

             Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT)

             Threats against or intimidation of employees, unlawful acts, 925

      Enterprise (See ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES)

      Fire protection districts, maximum balance in emergency fund, 527

      Flood control districts, meetings, 1415

      General improvement (See GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)

      Health (See HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Homeland security (See HOMELAND SECURITY)

      Hospital districts, dissolution in smaller counties, 1446-1449

      Internet site, restrictions on publishing personal information, injunctions, 2503

      Irrigation (See IRRIGATION DISTRICTS)

      Local Government Tax Distribution Account, formula for allocation, 9, 10

      Local improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Northern Nevada Senatorial District, name change, 546

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Publications in electronic format, notice and access given to State Publications Distribution Center, 741

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Schools (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Security breaches compromising computerized personal information, duty to disclose, actions, 2504-2506, 2508, 2509

      Special districts, formula for distribution of consolidated tax, 9, 10

      Tax increment areas, creation, 1757-1767

      Tourism Improvement District Law, adoption, 2362

      Water (See WATER DISTRICTS)

      Water conservancy districts, audio recordings or transcripts of meetings, 1415

      Water rights

             Grants for protection and enhancement, 2565

             Sale or lease, procedures, 1385

      Weed control districts, composition of board of directors, 935

DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, UCC

      Adequacy as to letters of credit or contracts of sale or lease, governing law in determination, 847

      Bailees

             Adverse claims to goods, authority of bailee, 847

             Cancellation of document or indication of partial delivery, 844

             Delivery of goods, duties, 843, 844

             Diversion or other change of shipping instructions, effect, 846

             Goods in possession, attachment of lien by judicial process, 847

             Liability, restrictions, 844, 847

             Lost, stolen or destroyed documents, court orders involving, liability for delivery of goods, 847

             Satisfaction of bailee’s lien, 844

             Services, facilities or business, effect of UCC on other law, 834

             Stopping delivery, indemnification for honoring seller’s or lessor’s instructions, 846

             Surrender of document required before delivery of goods, 844, 847

      Bills of lading (See BILLS OF LADING)

      Citation of UCC Article, 833

      Collecting bank or other intermediary, warranties by, 847

      Definitions, 833

      Description of goods, liability of issuer for misdescription, 836

      Destruction of document, procedures following, 843, 847

      Duplicate documents, effect, 843

      Electronic documents

             Control of document, 835

             Issuance in substitution for tangible document, 834, 835, 843

             Negotiable documents, rules governing, 844, 845

             Sale of goods by, passing of title, 850

             Unauthorized alteration, enforceability, 837

      Electronic signatures, effect of UCC on federal law, conflicts, 834

      Endorsement of documents, effect, 845, 846

      Financial asset, determination whether document comprises, 859

      Form or content of documents, effect of UCC on other law, 834

      Holders of negotiable documents, acquisition of title, rights and obligations, 845

      Issuers, liability, 836, 843

      Lost documents, procedures following, 843, 847

      Negotiable and nonnegotiable documents, 834

      Nonreceipt of goods, liability of issuer, 836

      Obligations of issuer, applicability, 843

      Purchasers for value

             Damages, recovery from issuers for nonreceipt or misdescription of goods, 836

             Liens imposed by judicial process, effect of lack of notice, 847

             Transferors, warranties to immediate purchasers, 846, 847

      Rights conferred by document, restrictions, 845

      Statutes and treaties, application, 834

      Stolen documents, procedures following, 843, 847

      Stop of delivery by seller or lessor, notice requirements, 846

      Substitute documents, authority of court to order, 847

      Tangible documents

             Delivery, passing of title, 850

             Issuance in substitution for electronic documents, 834, 843

             Negotiable documents, rules governing, 844

      Title to goods based upon unaccepted delivery orders, 845, 846

      Transferees, acquisition and defeat of title and rights, 846

      Warehouse receipts (See WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS)

DOG HANDLERS

      Board (See PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD)

      Business licenses, local license requirement prohibited, 729-735