[Rev. 2/11/2019 1:16:24 PM]

INDEX OF STATUTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF 1999

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ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

      Boats, duties of law enforcement agencies, 730

      Vehicles

             Appraisal, 160

             Removal and disposition, 1674

ABUSE

      Children (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Cruelty to animals, penalties, 2519

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Elderly persons (See AGED PERSONS)

ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH

      Achievement and proficiency tests, receipt of reports

             Receipt of results, 2937, 2939, 3386

             Resulting level of achievement, prescribing, 3393

             Review and evaluation of results, 3388

      Compensation and allowances, reallocation of appropriation, 2418

      Composition, 3384

      Creation, appointments, 3384, 3393

      Department of education, assistance to council, 3386

      Historical documents, inclusion in social studies curriculum urged, 4059

      Mathematics proficiency examination, representation on task force, 3397

      Standards of content and performance, establishment, 1200, 3153, 3385, 3390, 3393

      Terms, 3384, 3393

ACCIDENTS

      Boating accidents, reports, investigation, 713

      Hazardous materials, reports of accidents during transportation or storage, 3347

      Skydiving accidents, reports, 1055

ACCOUNTANTS

      Certified public accountants, certification, 1695, 1698, 1699

      Contractors' board, employment of accountants, 1969

      Corporations, 1700-1703, 1706-1708

      Inventory of wards' estates, 1400

      Limited-liability companies, 1695, 1700-1703, 1709

      Nevada state board of accountancy

             Authorized expenditures, 2904

             Experience requirements for certification, regulations, 1697, 1698

             Limited-liability companies, regulations, 1695

      Nonprofit corporations prohibited, 1709

      Permits, 1704

      Revocation or suspension of authority to practice, 1704, 1705

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Digital signatures, use, 1954

      Notary fees, 76

ACTIONS

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, board of examiners for, immunities, 3050

      Alcohol and drug abuse treatment centers, immunities, 3405, 3422

      Arbitration (See ARBITRATION)

      Athletic commission, immunities, 1234

      Attorneys, unauthorized practice of law, 1333

      Business trusts, beneficial owner may maintain action in right of, 1573

      Cable television

             Civil liability for theft of service, 2718

             Destruction or damage of lines, 809

      Charter schools

             Actions against sponsors, 3291, 3298, 3301

             Bankruptcy petitions, claims following, 3301

             Orders for payment, delinquent presentation of bill, 3291

             Sovereign immunity, applicability of laws, 3319

             Sports activities at public school, denial of requests to participate, 3300

      Child abuse, immunity for provision of records to certain agencies, 60

      Common-interest communities, commencement of civil actions, 3009, 3010

      Computer crimes, recovery by victims, 2706

      Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)

      Debit cards, liability for unlawful use, 50, 51

      Deeds of trust, failure to record or improper recording of discharge, 59

      Defibrillators, immunities relating to use, 936

      Dental malpractice, screening panels, 5

      Emergency telephone systems, immunities relating to enhanced 911 systems, 740

      Eminent domain, precedence of proceedings, 3533

      Environmental contamination, recovery from responsible parties, 2694

      Escrow agents, immunities regarding claims by real estate licensees, 1179

      Eviction, 1228

      Firearms manufacturers or dealers, actions by local entities prohibited, 1411

      Foster care, liability of providers, 897

      Hazardous materials

             Highly hazardous substances, violations, 1131, 1132

             Transport of materials, 3348, 3351

      Health insurance for small employers, immunities, 2810

      Identity theft, recovery of damages, 1346

      Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)

      Justices of the peace, defense in actions against, 781

      Killing of decedent, felonious and intentional, alleging culpability, 1352

      Lifeline or link-up services, immunities, 740

      Limitation of actions (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)

      Malpractice (See MEDICAL OR DENTAL MALPRACTICE)

      Mobile home dealers and other licensees, actions against, 863

      Mortgage agents or brokers

             Enforcement of laws, 3778, 3790, 3791

             Fraud against broker, recovery of losses, 3802

             Government regulators, immunities, 3801

      Mortgage companies

             Enforcement of claims against, 3755, 3756

             Government regulators, immunities, 3745, 3746

      Mortgages, failure to record or improper recording of discharge, 56

      Motor vehicle repairs, action by garagemen, 1896

      Municipal judges, defense in actions against, 781

      Nonprofit organizations, consideration of certain evidence prohibited, 2055

      Nursing, state board of, immunities, 1324

      Parole hearings, immunities regarding photographic records, 1279

      Parolees, civil liability for unpaid restitution following discharge, 68

      Pawnbrokers, immunities regarding criminal investigations, 755

      Peace officers, immunities relating to information from former employers on applicants for positions, 1910

      Prisoners

             Alternative programs, recovery of costs, 123

             Deductions from monetary judgments won against state, county or city, 67

             Small claims, payment of costs of transportation in advance, 68

      Public works, progress payments or retainage payments, 1989-1991

      Real estate licensees, claims for services, 1178

      Regional development corporations, actions against, 1405

      Short trials in lieu of arbitration, 1379

      Small claims, monetary threshold, 2408

      Specialist for rights of elderly persons, appearance as amicus curiae, 127

      State or political subdivisions

             Contracts of state, immunities for use by local governments, 1686

             Debts owed state agencies, collection, 3443

             False claims submitted to governmental entity, 825-829

             Federal lands, actions by certain cities or counties, 1421

             Monetary liability in actions against, study, 4048

             Stream system litigation, appropriation for expenses, 1870

      Statute of limitations (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)

      Taxes, action for recovery of certain taxes, venue, 2488, 2493-2495, 2499

      Telephone or telegraph lines, destruction or damage, 809

      Tenancies, termination, 1228

      Tobacco settlement, enforcement of compliance by manufacturer, 1108

      Trade secrets, preservation of secrecy, 2102

      Unfair trade practices, 945, 3888

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, immunities and liabilities relating to reports, 3524

      Wild horses, removal from private land, 984

ADDICTS (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)

ADDRESSES

      Domestic violence victims with fictitious addresses, exemption from service as jurors, 162

      Notaries, confidentiality, 75

      Resident agents, 25-31

ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Budget division

             Achievement and proficiency examinations, reports, duties, 3387

             Andre Agassi Foundation, duties regarding appropriation, 3323

             Augmentation of authorized expenditures, 2906

             Benefit services fund, assessment of certain agencies, 783

             Bill draft requests, appropriation for expenses, 818

             Capital improvement projects, notice of temporary advances, 2826, 2827, 2832

             Chief, member of financial analysis and planning task force, 2210

             Education work programs, revisions, 2929

             Higher education, committee to study funding, representation, 2606

             Occupational boards, assessments, 2907

             Remedial instruction programs, review, 3399

             School districts, fund to assist in financing capital improvements, temporary advances, 3228

             State distributive school account, transfers or augmentation, 2929, 2934-2942

             Wildlife account, approval of temporary advances, 2907

      Capital improvements projects, 2825, 2826

      Debts owed state agencies, procedure for collection, 3442

      Director

             Authorized expenditures, 2895

             Henderson state college, receipt of study report, 2626

             Internal accounting and administrative control system, reports, 882

             Prisons department, receipt of occupational study, 2884

             Public employees' benefits program board, member, 3028, 3029

             Rangeland resources commission, submission of financial statement, 1679

             School districts, fund to assist financing of capital improvements, administration, 3218-3220, 3228

             School facilities, state planning commission for, member, 3223

             WICHE, approval of temporary advances, 806

      Financial management, training and control office, duties transferred, 2885

      General appropriation, 2978

      Integrated financial management system, appropriation, 3287

      Internal audits, division of, creation, appropriation, 2885-2893

      Lincoln County school district, receipt of report, 2614

      Motor pool division

             Appropriation, 2389

             Authorized expenditures, 2895

      Purchasing division

             Contracts, procedures for awarding, 1024

             Procurement and inventory services, assessment of agencies, 1415

             Surplus property, transfer, sale or donation, 1643, 1644

      Risk management division

             Staff, employment, 3041

             State's program of group insurance, duties removed, 3042

      State printing division, commendation, 4045

      Technology improvement plan appropriation, reversion extended, 3287

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2915

      White Pine County school district, receipt of report, 2643

      Y2K appropriation, reversion extended, 3287

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS

      Credit or debit card, acceptance for payment of assessment, 70

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE

      Claims, board to review, exemption from laws, 2407

      Emergency actions, filing of statement with legislative counsel, 2405

      Ethics, commission on, regulation R044-98 declared void, 903

      Industrial relations, division of, exemption from laws, 2407

      Legislative counsel, receipt of reports, duties, 2203-2207

      Regulations

             Definition, 2406

             Refusal to revise following objection by legislative commission, 903

      Schools, availability of regulations relating to, 1752

      Small businesses, consideration of impact of regulations on, 2070

      State industrial insurance system, repeal of regulations, 1842

      Wildlife regulations, exemption from laws, 2406, 2407

ADOPTION

      Application by prospective parent, notice of consideration for approval, 2028

      Behavioral, emotional or psychological problems of child, disclosure, 148

      Fees of division of child and family services, 149

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, inquiries, 1060

      Foster parents, considerations by court in adoption of child, 2026

      Siblings, preference for placement together, 148, 2026

ADULT EDUCATION

      State distributive school account, authorized expenditures, 2930

ADULT NIGHT CLUBS

      Payment of unlawful remuneration by licensees or owners, 3333

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

ADVERTISEMENTS AND ADVERTISING

      Bait and switch advertising prohibited, 3284

      Contractors, 2856-2858, 2965, 2966

      Deceptive trade practices, 3280

      False labels or trade-marks, penalty for advertising goods with, 1140

      Highways, requirements and fees for advertising above or along, 1259-1261

      Mortgage brokers, 3799

      Real estate licensees, 92

      Time shares, resales, 2687, 2688

AFFIDAVITS

      Expert witnesses, 3403

      Financial institutions, use of certain affidavits in legal proceedings, 163

      Marriage licenses and certificates, affidavits of correction or loss, 1322, 1323

      Property tax exemptions, claims for, 2769

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

      Community redevelopment, use of money for low-income housing, 3615

      Density zoning, powers of local governing bodies in certain counties, 2129

      Herbert Gerson park, appropriation, 3160

      Nonprofit organizations, conveyance of property by county or city, 3536-3539

AGE

      National guard, maximum age of commissioned officers, 6

      Public guardians, appointment for ward of any age, 920

      Wills, age for execution, 2264, 2265

      Wine, age of person accepting shipments into state, 2105

AGED PERSONS

      Abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation

             Guardians, conviction as basis for disqualification, 1399

             Medical facility employees, investigations, discipline, 1946

             Medical records, availability to investigators, 78

             Reports, requirements, 3517-3521

             Specialist for rights of elderly persons, duties, 126

             Welfare division, certain duties transferred to aging services division, 137

      Douglas County, financing of facilities and services, 81-86

      Elections (For general provisions, See ELECTIONS)

             Absent ballots, use, 2156, 2165

             City elections, polling places, 265

      Financial management, development of services relating to, 127

      Guardians (See GUARDIANS AND WARDS)

      Home health care programs, funding, 2758

      Legal rights, advocacy and education relating to, 126

      Lifeline or link-up services, provision to eligible customers, 738

      Medical malpractice, preferential scheduling of claims, 769

      Murder or attempted murder of persons 65 or older, additional penalty, 42

      Pharmaceutical services and prescriptions, assistance programs, 2758, 2760

      Property tax (See PROPERTY TAX--Senior citizens' property tax assistance)

      Respite care programs, funding, 2758

      Social security notch babies, reparation for payment disparity urged, 3881

      Specialist for rights of elderly persons, duties, 126

      State parks, requirements for issuance of permits, 977

      Transportation programs, funding, 2758, 2845

AGING, NEVADA COMMISSION ON

      Advisory committees, appointment, compensation, 1641

      Public health, trust fund for, chairman to be trustee, 2762

AGING SERVICES DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS (For general provisions, See DISTRICTS)

      Board members, terms of office, 186

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

      Subjects included in programs, expansion, 2550

      Tall white top, appropriation for abatement, 2551

AGRICULTURE

      Accidental death or injury of animal exempt from cruelty to animal laws, 2519

      Agricultural real property, waiver of penalty on deferred taxes, 2775

      Grazing lands (See GRAZING AND GRAZING LANDS)

      License plates for promotion of agriculture, issuance, 1164

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Organic agricultural products, advisory council for, appropriation, 3327

      Stolen vehicles, law enforcement inspections to locate, 2055

      Tall white top, appropriation for abatement, 2551

      White rot research, funding, 3157

AGRICULTURE, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

AGRICULTURE, STATE BOARD OF

      Committees to assess livestock, appointments, 2780

      Composition, 1388

      Fees, establishment, 3597-3602

AIDING AND ABETTING

      Biological weapons, unlawful acts, 3

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Long-term care administrators, unlawful acts, 3610

AIDS (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)

AIR POLLUTION

      Clark County

             Legislative study, 2698

             Regional planning coalition, duties, 1974

      Haze, opposition to certain federal regulations expressed, 4034

      Local air pollution control boards, duties, 1974-1978

      Pollution control account, expenditures, 2700, 2723

      Solar energy use, credits for reduction of contaminants, 1976

AIRLINES AND AIRCRAFT

      Fuel taxes (See AVIATION FUEL; JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL)

      Grand Canyon, concern regarding restrictions on air tours expressed, 4001

      Property tax assessment, 1269, 3273

      Skydiving businesses, regulation, 1054

      Washoe County fair and recreation board, air travel, 2017

AIRPORTS

      Concealed firearms, restrictions on carrying, 2767

      Douglas County, financing, 81-86

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (See INTOXICATING LIQUORS)

ALCOHOLISM (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)

ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING, DEPARTMENTS OF

      Violations committed by probationers, recommendations to court, 1381

AMERICAN LAND CONSERVANCY

      Property tax exemption, 1232

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

      Advisory board for certification of operators, representation, 1868

AMERICORPS PROGRAMS

      Appropriation, 3160

AMICUS CURIAE

      Specialist for rights of elderly persons, appearance, 127

ANATOMICAL GIFTS

      Donation of organs and tissues to Nevada transplant candidates, 3514, 3945

      Validity and revocation of anatomical gift, 3512-3514

ANDRE AGASSI FOUNDATION

      Appropriation, 3323

ANESTHESIA

      Dentists, permit and inspection fees, 1657, 2849

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS

      Controlled substances, possession and administration, 2719

ANIMALS

      Cruelty to animals, penalties, 2519

      Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)

      Police dogs

             Penalties for injuring or killing, 2516

             Public accommodations, access, 2520

      Service animals

             Beating, killing or interfering with, penalties, 2516

             Public accommodations, access, 2520

      Show dogs, killing, injuring or tampering with, 2517

      Wild horses (See WILD HORSES AND BURROS)

      Wildlife (See WILDLIFE)

ANNEXATION

      Prohibition against annexing portion of individual lot or parcel, 904

ANNUITIES

      Charitable-gift annuities, exemption from insurance laws, 1950

ANTIFREEZE

      Inspection fees, 3601

APIARIES (See BEES AND BEEHIVES)

APPEALS

      Attorneys' fees, effect of motion for award on time for appeal, 903

      Children's health insurance program, applications, 2226

      Estates and trusts, proceedings, 2358-2365

      Industrial insurance, employers, 3378-3380

      Intermediate appellate court, creation, 4025-4031

      Medicaid hearing officers, decisions, 2231

      Tax commission, appeals to, 2481

      Wills, contests, 2268

APPEALS, COURT OF

      Creation, 4025-4031

APPRAISALS

      Abandoned vehicles, 160

      Property tax assessment, 1029

APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIPS

      Property tax exemption for apprenticeship committees, 967

      Sales tax exemptions for apprenticeship committees and sponsors, 965

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1934-1937

APPROPRIATIONS

      Accessible Space, Inc., 2765

      Administration, department of, 3287

      Agricultural extension department, 2551

      Agriculture, division of

             Fire ants and killer bees, eradication and control, 2842

             Grazing database and economic analysis, 3157

             Organic agricultural products, advisory council for, 3327

             Veterinary medical services, 1911

             Weed control analyst, 2842

             White rot, research program, 3157

      Andre Agassi Foundation, 3323

      Arts, state council on the, 3159

      Athletic commission, Nevada, 78

      Attorney general, 3160

      Benefit services fund, 1, 783

      Boulder City museum, 3157

      Boulder City railroad museum, 3342

      Budget division, 818

      Capital improvement projects, 2828, 2834, 2848

      Carson City children's museum, 3163

      Churchill County, 3159

      Clark County

             Air quality control study, 2700

             Economic opportunity board, 2848

             Enterprise community federal credit union, 3161

             Greater Las Vegas inner city games, 3160

             Guardians for abused children, 3160

             Logandale school, restoration, 3162

             Nevada Partners, 3159

      Conservation and natural resources, state department of

             Salaries and operating expenses, 738

             Stream system litigation, 1870

      Contingency fund, 2613

      Death penalty resource center, 2846

      District judges' salary account, 2576, 2611

      Domestic violence, training program by Nevada network for, 3160

      Education

             Achievement and proficiency examinations, expenses, 2943, 3398

             Andre Agassi education center, 3323

             Certification of teachers, reimbursement of certain costs, 2527

             Charter schools, subcommittee on, 3323

             Class-size reduction, fund for, 80, 2840, 2841

             Classroom on wheels, 2847

             Disruptive pupils, alternative education programs, 3188

             Fetal alcohol syndrome prevention programs, 2848

             Financial analysis model program, 3400

             Henderson state college, needs assessment, 2626

             Hi-tech learning centers, 2944

             Higher education, study of funding, 2606

             "Kids Count", 2846

             Library books, 2842

             Peer mediation and conflict resolution programs, 3159

             Reallocation of previous appropriations, 2418

             Remedial programs for certain schools, 3399

             School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3326

             State distributive school account, 128, 2839, 2928

             Vocational student organizations, 2847

      Eighth judicial district court, 2882

      Emergency account, 818

      Emergency management, division of, 3138

      Emergency shelter for women and children, 3161

      Ethics, commission on, 1973

      Examiners, state board of, 2922, 2923, 3166

      Fernley, Town of, 3161

      Forestry, division of, 2977

      General appropriation act, 2977

      Gerlach community center, 2847

      Governor

             AmeriCorps program, 3160

             Consumer health assistance, office for, 1836, 1842, 1843

      Health division, 2848

      Henderson, City of, 3161

      Highway patrol division, 1952, 2588

      Human resources, department of, 3256

      Humboldt County, 3161

      Humboldt River Basin, water management study, 2844

      Insurance, division of, 1951

      Interim finance committee, 2849, 3157, 3540

      Internal audits, division of, 2893

      Investigation division, 2588

      Juvenile facilities

             China Spring youth camp, 2849

             Washoe County, new facility, 3540

      Land management, revolving account for, 2540

      Las Vegas art museum, 3162

      Las Vegas, City of

             Child care training program, 3158

             Emergency shelter, 3161

             Herbert Gerson park, 3160

             Latchkey programs, 3156

             Super speed ground transportation commission, 3161

             West Desert Inn Road, directional signs, 2848

      Las Vegas natural history museum, 3163

      Las Vegas performing arts center, 3162

      Las Vegas Springs Preserve Foundation, 2849

      Legislative commission, 2606

      Legislative counsel bureau, 804

      Legislative fund

             Clergy, compensation, 4017

             Closeup Foundation, 3162

             Information systems, 2389

             Public lands, committee on, 2844

             School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3326

             Session expenses, 1

      Library and archives, division of, 3163

      Lied discovery children's museum, 3163

      Life line pregnancy assistance and vocational training center, 2846

      Lincoln County school district, 2614

      Local cultural activities, account for, 3540

      Lyon County, 3158

      Make-A-Wish Foundation, 2847

      Medicaid, reversion of previously appropriated money, 1184

      Mental hygiene and mental retardation division, 2847

      Mentally ill of Nevada, alliance for, 2845

      Mineral County, 2846

      Motor pool, state, 2389

      Motor vehicles and public safety, department of

             Customer management systems, 1910

             Furniture for Carson City office, 2613

             License plates, production expenses, 3327

             Project Genesis, 2883

             Supplemental appropriations, 792, 1953, 2884

      Museums, library and arts, department of

             Boulder City railroad museum, 3342

             Carson City children's museum, 3163

             Charleston Heights art center, 3162

             Las Vegas art museum, 3162

             Las Vegas natural history museum, 3163

             Las Vegas performing arts center, 3162

             Lied discovery children's museum, 3163

             Nevada history CD-ROM project, 3162

            Nevada humanities committee, 2842

             Supplemental appropriations, 280

      National and community service, Nevada commission for, 2845, 3160

      National college of juvenile and family law, 1066

      National judicial college, 1067, 2846

      Nevada Partners, 3159

      Nevada women's fund, 2848

      Newlands Project water rights fund, 2632

      Nuclear projects, agency for, 2726

      Organic agricultural products, advisory council for, 3327

      Parole and probation, division of, 1911, 1952, 2588

      Prisons, department of, 2647, 2977

      Public broadcasting stations, 2764, 2765, 3508

      Public health services access task force, 3256

      Public health, trust fund for, board of trustees, 2762

      Public works board, state, 2944

      Racial and economic bias, commission on, 3157

      Registration division, 792, 2588

      Rehabilitation division, 2765

      Reserve for statutory contingency account, 804

      School facilities, state planning commission for, 3225

      School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3326

      Second judicial district court, 2882

      Sixth judicial district, juvenile detention center, 3161

      Sparks heritage museum, 3160

      Stale claims account, 34

      State parks, division of

             Expenditure of certain previous appropriations, 2971

             Patrol boat, 3163

      State's group insurance program, 1, 783

      Suicide hotline services, 2847

      Supreme court, 2950, 3196

      Tahoe Basin protection program, requests by state lands administrator for appropriations each biennium, 2628

      Taxation, department of, 3343

      Transportation, department of

             Bordering states, study of improving access highways in, 2860

             Elderly and handicapped transportation programs, 2845

             Radio communication system, 2588

             West Desert Inn Road, directional signs, 2848

      University of Nevada

             Harry Reid center for environmental studies, 2847

             Mesquite community college, 2845

             Outreach health care programs, School of Medicine, 2765

             Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center, School of Medicine, 2844

             Rural health care programs, School of Medicine, 2766

             Science, engineering and technology, office of, 2845

             Ultrasound imaging equipment, 2846

             Writing projects, 3158

      Veterans' homes, temporary housing for spouses of residents, 2848

      Washoe County, 2847

      Water

             Administration of water resources statewide, 1870

             Stream system litigation expenses, 1870

      Welfare division, 1982

      White Pine County, 3156

      White Pine County school district, 2643

      Yerington, City of, Mason Valley Boys and Girls Club, 3163

ARBITRATION

      Alternative dispute resolution in lieu of arbitration, 1379

      Common-interest communities, 3017

      Findings of arbitrator, requirements, admissibility, 851

      Motor vehicle repairs, 1896, 1897

      Public works, claims relating to progress or retainage payments, 1991

      Trial de novo

             Binding short trial, use, 1380

             Evidence, jury instructions, 852

ARCHEOLOGY (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)

ARCHITECTS

      Design-build contracting, representation on study committee, 3503, 3504

      Employment to oversee public works construction authorized, 3472, 3487

ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2904

ARMED FORCES (See also NATIONAL GUARD)

      License plates, decals displaying emblems or insignia of specific units, 1172

ARREST

      Bail agents or bail enforcement agents, arrest of defendants, 1848

      Failure to appear before magistrate, issuance of warrant, 1845

      House arrest (See RESIDENTIAL CONFINEMENT)

ART

      Charleston Heights art center, appropriation for after-school programs, 3162

      Fine art for public display, taxation

             Admission fees, reduction of exemption by revenue derived from, 3197

             Credits, 3197

             Qualifications for exemption, 3197-3203

      Grants program, arts in education and folk arts program, appropriation, 3159

      Juvenile delinquents, placement in supervised program for the arts, 38

      Las Vegas art museum, appropriation, 3162

ARTS, STATE COUNCIL ON THE

      Appropriation, 3159

      Authorized expenditures, 2897

      Challenge grant program, appropriation, 2992

      General appropriation, 2980

      Tax credits for certain donors, 3197, 3203

ASSAULT

      Concealed weapons permits, notification to victims of certain actions or applications, 850

      Taxicab drivers, enhanced penalty for assault committed upon, 140

      Violent or sexual offenses against children, reporting required, 3521-3525

ASSEMBLY, STATE (See LEGISLATURE)

ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Appropriation, 78

      Authorized expenditures, 2901

      Costs of hearings and investigations, recovery, 77

      Executive director, salary, 2916

      Files and records, maintenance and inspection, 1233

      Hearing examiners, appointment, 1235

      Immunities, 1234

      Licensure, authority, 1234

      Witnesses, expenses, 1235

ATHLETIC TRAINERS

      Advisory committee to recommend legislation, creation, 1169

ATTACHMENT

      Industrial insurance benefits exempt, 3285

      Mortgage company, broker or agent, impound trust accounts exempt, 3754, 3796

ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME

      Aged persons, additional penalty for attempted murder of, 42

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, penalty, 2100

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

ATTORNEY GENERAL

      Athletic commission, notice of requests for disclosures from files, 1234

      Authorized expenditures, 2894

      Bill draft requests, limitation, 2186, 2187

      Carson City courthouse, remodeling for offices, 2825

      Contractors' recovery fund, enforcement of subrogation claims, 1969

      Debts owed state agencies, procedure for collection, 3442

      Ethical violations, prosecution, 2745

      Ethics, commission on, duties, 2743

      Executive branch audit committee, member, 2887

      Explosives or highly hazardous substances

             Recovery of civil penalties, 1132

             Wage violations, prosecution, 1115

      False claims submitted to state or local government, prosecution, 825-829

      Garagemen's bond, approval of form, 1896

      General appropriation, 2978

      Homes for individual residential care, recovery of fines, 1051

      Justices of the peace, defense in civil actions against, 781

      Medicaid fraud, temporary advances, 2990

      Medical records, availability to investigators, 78

      Mortgage agents and brokers, enforcement of laws, 3778, 3790

      Mortgage companies, enforcement of laws, 3756

      Municipal judges, defense in civil actions against, 781

      Nevada network for domestic violence, appropriation, 3160

      Prisoners, prosecution of certain offenses committed by, 2677

      Rangeland resource commission, notice of failure to pay support fee, 1678

      Residential facilities for groups, recovery of fines, 3607, 3609

      Sex offenders, duties, 1308

      Southern Nevada correctional center, lease of facilities, 3602

      Sovereign immunity, representation on study advisory committee, 4049

      Special fund, deposits, maximum balance, 946, 947, 3888

      Technological crimes

             Advisory board for, member, 2701, 2702

             Authorized expenditures, 2719

             Computer forensics laboratory, funding, 2719

             Executive director, appointment, 2703

             Prosecution, 2710

      Tobacco settlement, action to enforce compliance by manufacturer, 1108

      Trust companies, duties regarding impairment, 841, 842

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2913, 2914

      Unfair trade practices, authority, 945, 946, 3888

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

      Constructional defect cases, disclosures to claimants, 1439

      Domestic violence cases, qualification of masters, 1372

      Drug and alcohol treatment for prisoners, representation on advisory board, 2879

      Elderly persons, technical assistance and support relating to legal rights, 126

      Industrial insurance cases, notice of action to insurer or administrator, 765

      Justices of the peace in certain townships to be attorneys, 1347

      Local boards to expedite placement of children, representation, 2030

      State bar (See STATE BAR OF NEVADA)

      Unauthorized practice of law, penalties, remedies, 1333

ATTORNEYS' FEES

      Cable television services, civil actions for theft, 2718

      Computer crimes, recoveries by victims, 2706

      Divorce actions, award, 2022

      Guardianship proceedings, 1396

      Health insurance actions, award, 1646-1651

      Identity theft, recovery by victims, 1346

      Mortgage agent or broker investigations, 3779, 3802

      Mortgage company investigations, 3752

      Mortgages or deeds of trust, action regarding recordation of discharge, 56

      Motion for award, effect on final judgment or appeal, 903

      Public works, claims relating to progress payments, 1990, 1991

      Real estate licensees, claims for services, 1179

ATTORNEYS IN FACT

      Aversive intervention, consent prohibited, 3252

      Mortgage agents or brokers, restrictions, 3774

AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY, BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR

      Authorized expenditures, 2905

AUDIT DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

AUDITS

      Captive insurers, 3213, 3214

      Division of internal audits, department of administration, creation, 2885

      Executive branch audit committee, creation, 2887

      Mortgage brokers, 3772, 3799

      Mortgage companies, 3751-3753

      School districts, 1221, 2924, 2945

      Tax audits, 2480

AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES

      Capital improvement projects, 2831, 2833

      Class-size reduction, fund for, 2839, 2841

      Elko County school district, 2841

      Financial institutions, investigative account, 3808

      General authorized expenditures act, 2894

      Newlands project water rights fund, 2632

      Pollution control account, 2700, 2723

      Public employees' retirement system, 3616

      Public health, trust fund for, board of trustees, 2762

      State distributive school account, 2928-2930, 2934-2942

      State officers and employees, salaries of replacements, 166

      Statewide automated system of information concerning pupils, 2940, 2941

      Substance abuse pilot programs, 1892

      Technological crime, attorney general, 2719

      Wild horses, commission for the preservation of, 2974

AUTOMOBILE WRECKERS

      Certificates of dismantling redesignated salvage titles, 1920-1924

      Sale of salvage vehicles, 1920-1924

AUTOMOBILES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

AVIATION FUEL

      Businesses, county or city authorized to impose license tax or fee on, 1314

      Tax, collection by department of motor vehicles, 990

B

BABYSITTERS

      Domestic workers, industrial insurance coverage, 1371

BAIL

      Domestic violence offenses, 2065

      Exoneration of surety, 1846

      Failure to appear by person admitted to bail, notice to sureties, 1845, 1846

      Forfeiture of bail, 1846

      Setting aside of forfeiture, grounds, 1847

      Surrender and arrest of defendant, 1847, 1848

BAIL AGENTS OR BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS

      Arrest of defendants, 1848

      Corporations, licensure, 2818

      Fines, 2818

      General agents, license applications, bonds, 2819

      Notice to law enforcement agencies before taking certain actions, 188

BANKS AND BANKING

      Affidavits in legal proceedings, use, 163

      Debit cards (See DEBIT CARDS)

      December 31, effect of transaction of business, 2412

      Deposits

             Counties, 192-195

             Property tax exemption, 3273

      Federal legislation affecting services, continued state oversight urged, 4060

      Overdraft charges, determination, 3809

      Trust offices authorized, fee, 839, 840

      Trust, use of word in name, 844

BARBERS AND BARBERING

      Barber poles, unlawful placement, 2586, 3991

      Barber schools, number of instructors, 2584, 3991

      Certificates of registration, terminology changed to license, 2579-2587, 3991

      Definitions, 2577, 3991

      Disciplinary proceedings, 2585, 3991

      Examination, effect of failure to appear after notification of eligibility, 2576, 3991

      Identification, provision to representative of board, 2576, 2577, 3991

      Instructors

             Child support enforcement, 2580, 2585, 3991

             Licensure, 2581, 2584, 3991

             Number required at schools, 2584, 3991

      Prisoners, barber laws inapplicable, 2577, 3991

      State barbers' health and sanitation board

             Authorized expenditures, 2904

             Secretary-treasurer, salary, bond, 2578, 3991

BATTERY

      Concealed weapons permits, notification to victims of certain actions or applications, 850

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Taxicab drivers, enhanced penalty for battery committed upon, 141

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

BEER (See INTOXICATING LIQUORS)

BEES AND BEEHIVES

      Destruction or treatment of diseased bees or hives, 1387

      Disease defined, 1387

      Importing of bees, 1388

      Inspections, 1388

      Killer bees, eradication and control programs, appropriation, 2842

      Nuisances, 1388

      Registration requirements, repeal, 1388

BENEFITS, COMMITTEE ON

      Abolishment, 3028, 3048

      Contracts with administrators, approval by insurance commissioner, 2821

      Group insurance (See INSURANCE--State's program of group insurance)

      Operation suspended, duties transferred to governor, 1

      Terms of office, 3048

BICYCLE LANES OR PATHWAYS

      Use by motor vehicles, 1665

BIG SPRING ARCHEOLOGICAL DISTRICT

      Desert preserve, establishment, support, 156, 2849

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS

      Development or possession prohibited, penalty, 3

BIRTH CONTROL

      Health insurance coverage, 1995

      State's program of group insurance, coverage, 2005, 2006

BIRTH DEFECTS

      Cerebral palsy, extension of governmental services relating to mental retardation, 2589-2605

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, prevention and treatment programs, 1059-1062

      Information collection system, establishment, 3508

BLIND PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

BOATS AND BOATING

      Abandoned vessels, duties of law enforcement agencies, 730

      Accidents, reporting, investigation, 713

      Operating under the influence

             0.10% or more by weight, terminology revised, 2462-2468

             Controlled substances, unlawful acts, penalties, 3430, 3431

      Operation near persons in water, restrictions, 960

      Regattas and races, reimbursement of division expenses, 729

      Seizure of evidence of crime, payment of storage fees, 1070

      Tahoe regional planning agency ordinances, enforcement, 741

BOND ISSUES (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES; STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)

BONDS, SURETY (See SURETY BONDS)

BOOK DEALERS

      Used book dealers excluded from definition of junk or secondhand dealer, 2546

BOULDER CITY (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Boulder City Day, designation, 3871

      Charter amendments, city elections, 3564

      Museum, appropriation, 3157

      Paging services, establishment of requirements relating to records, 1642

      Railroad museum, appropriation, 3342

BOXING AND WRESTLING

      Athletic commission (See ATHLETIC COMMISSION, NEVADA)

      Athletic trainers, advisory committee to recommend legislation, creation, 1169

      Licenses

             Applications, 1233

             Denial, 1234

             Limited, conditional or restricted license, 1234, 1235

             Suspension or revocation, 1235

             Withdrawal of applications, 1234

      Recovery of costs for licensure and disciplinary actions, 77

BRIBERY

      Public officers or employees, unlawful acts, 2747

BROKERS

      Insurance (See INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS)

      Mortgage (See MORTGAGE AGENTS AND BROKERS)

      Real estate (See REAL ESTATE LICENSEES)

      Time share resale brokers, registration and duties, 2686

      Vehicle brokers, grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license, 961

BUDGET DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)

BUILDING CODES

      Group or individual care facilities, treatment for code purposes, 3365

      Manufactured buildings, adoption of codes and standards, 928

BUILDING INSPECTORS

      Licensure, 1219

BUILDING PERMITS

      Contracts between local governing bodies and certain public agencies, 1064

      Payment of fees by certain public agencies, 1064

      School facilities, issuance, 2856

BUSES (See also MOTOR CARRIERS)

      Mentally retarded persons, provision of transportation services to, 2172

      School buses (See SCHOOL BUSES)

      School pupils, reduced rates for transportation authorized, 90

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration to bus owners or drivers, 3333

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Agriculture, division of

             Authorized expenditures, 2901

             Building addition, Las Vegas, 2824, 2831

             Diseased livestock, confidentiality of notifications, 1069

             Fees, establishment, 3597

             Fire ants and killer bees, eradication and control, appropriation, 2842

             General appropriation, 2983

             Grazing database and economic analysis, duties, 3157, 4038

             License plates for promotion of agriculture, account for, 1164, 1165, 1168

             Livestock special tax, notices, powers, 2779-2781

             Milk and other dairy containers, regulations, 3168

             Organic agricultural products, advisory council for, appropriation, 3327

             Pollution control account, expenditures, 2723

             Rangeland resource commission, provision of assistance to, 1679

             Reorganization as department, 3655

             Unclassified employees, salaries, 2916

             Veterinary medical services, supplemental appropriation, 1911

             Weed control analyst, appointment, qualifications and duties, 2842, 2849, 2850

             Weights and measures facility, funding for planning, 2832

             White rot, appropriation for research, 3157

             Wild horses, removal from private land on court order, 984

      Director

             Authorized expenditures, 2900, 2901

             Industrial development bonds, powers and duties, 3356-3362

      Financial institutions, division of

             Credit unions, regulations, 1452

             Investigative account, authorized expenditures, 3808

             Mortgage agents or brokers, powers and duties, 3784

             Mortgage companies, powers and duties, 3751

             Mortgage investments and lending advisory council, nominations, 3766

             Trust companies and offices, duties, 839-849

      General appropriation, 2983

      Housing division

             Investment portfolio, loans of certain securities authorized, 927

             Obligations outstanding, maximum amount, 960

      Industrial relations, division of

             Administrative Procedure Act, exemption, 2407

             Confidential information, release to law enforcement agencies, 1856, 1857

             Employee leasing companies, regulation, 1714, 2413

             Employers' change of insurer or lapse of coverage, receipt of notice, 2415

             Enforcement, section for, establishment, 896

             Explosives or highly hazardous substances

                   Conditional use permits, notice of applications, consultation, 1135, 1136

                   Construction of processes used for protection, issuance of permits, 2010

                   Construction permits, consultations, 2007

                   Standards and procedures for places of employment, 1853-1856, 1864

             Modified program of insurance for prisoners, regulation, 1717

             Occupational diseases, powers and duties clarified, 206-238

            Occupational safety, reports relating to citations issued, 2408

             Prosecution of claims and actions, authority generally, 1857

             Safety and health consultation, education, information and training, section for, establishment, 896

             Taxation, department of, provision of information, 757

      Insurance, division of

             Captive insurers, regulation, reports, 3208-3217

             Industrial insurance

                   Appeals panel, duties, 3376, 3380

                   Competition, determination, effective date, 2224

                   Rates, approval or disapproval, 2223

                   Reports from insurers, receipt, 2784

                   State insurance fund, administration, 1763, 1834

                   Successor organization, duties of division, 1837, 1838

             Local government group insurance plans, approval of contracts with administrators, 2820

             Medical malpractice, preferential scheduling of certain claims, 769

             Provider-sponsored organizations, regulations, 2817

             Public health services access task force, assistance, 3254

             Service contracts, regulation, 3335-3342

             State group insurance plan, approval of contracts with administrators, 2821

             Supplemental appropriation, 1951

             Uniform claims forms, billing codes and electronic data transfers, duties, 3042

      Manufactured housing division

             Actions against licensees, service on administrator unnecessary, 863

             Contracts of sale, regulations, 860

             Limited servicemen, regulations, 861

             Standards and regulations for manufactured buildings, 928

      Minerals, division of

             Fees for support of division, 890, 3627, 3629

             Reorganization under commission on mineral resources, 3626

      Real estate division

             Common-interest communities, duties, 2995, 2999

             Ombudsman for common-interest communities

                   Duties, 2997, 2998

                   Fees, 3010, 3011

                   Fund, designation as account, 8

             Time share resales, duties, 2687, 2688

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2915, 2916

BUSINESS LICENSES

      Levy of taxes or fees

             Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

             Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

             Continuation of levy and collection of certain license taxes, 987, 989

             Fuel businesses, 1314

             Increase in fees, procedure, 1312

             Notice to affected enterprises of change in method, 1313

             Revenue received from fees, calculation, 1312

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration grounds for suspension of license, 3333

      Skydiving businesses, revocation for violations, 1056

BUSINESS TAX

      Action for recovery of tax paid, venue, 2493

      Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485, 2493

      Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

      Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

      Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

      Motion picture industry, exemption from tax, 3113

      New or expanded businesses, abatement of tax, 1740

      Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

      Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

BUSINESS TRUSTS

      Creation, authority, 1561-1575

      Foreign trusts, resident agents, 1631, 1632

      Merger with other entity, 1626-1631

      Mortgage companies, agents or brokers, foreign trusts, 3759, 3801

C

CABARETS

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration by licensees or owners, 3333

CABLE TV (See TELEVISION--Community antenna television)

CALIENTE, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Charter amendments, regulation of explosives, 1860

      Regional development corporation, formation, 1402-1406

CALIENTE YOUTH CENTER (See JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES)

CALIFORNIA TRAIL

      Interpretive center, funding for construction, 3107

CAMPAIGN PRACTICES (For elections generally, See ELECTIONS)

      Civil penalties, 2564, 2744, 2749

      Contributions, reports, 2553, 3557-3560

      Expenses and expenditures, categories, reports, 2552, 3560

      False statements relating to campaign of candidate or for passage or defeat of ballot question, 2560, 2563, 2564, 2748

      Financial disclosure statements

             Civil penalties, waiver or reduction, 934, 2746

             Contents, 932

            Requirement, 931, 932

      Mobile home parks, display of political signs by tenants, 2046

      Regulations adopted by secretary of state, 2561

      Simplified forms for certain candidates, provision repealed, 2565

      Solicitation of contributions on behalf of political party, 3554

CAMPGROUNDS, MEMBERSHIPS IN

      Fees paid by developers based on memberships, 62

CANCER

      Health insurance coverage for use of certain drugs for treatment, 759

CANDIDATES (See ELECTIONS)

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

      Defibrillators, immunities from liability for use, 936

      School courses, 3258

CARLIN, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Charter amendments, regulation of explosives, 1860

CARNIVALS

      Special fuel users' licenses, applicability to operators of motor carriers, 155

CARS (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

CARSON CITY (For general provisions, See CITIES; COUNTIES)

      Charter amendments

             Animals, control, 1407

             Candidates, filing fees, 271, 272

             Charter committee, creation, 1406

             Explosives, regulation, 1861

             Manager, powers, 1408

             Mayor, salary, 1407

             Other employment by certain officers, 1408-1410

             Sales tax for open space, 86

      Children's museum, appropriation, 3163

      Investment portfolio, loans of certain securities authorized, 925

      Regional transportation commission, composition, chairman, terms of office, 971

      Sewage system, payment of connection fees for state buildings, 3343

      State public defender, assessment for services, 2908

      Tricounty railway commission, bond issues, reversion of appropriation, 2970

CARSON RIVER (See also WATER)

      Channel clearance by political subdivisions, 1240

      Litigation expenses, appropriation, 1870

CARSON WATER SUBCONSERVANCY DISTRICT (See also DISTRICTS)

      Board of directors

             Appointment, 924

             Compensation, 922

             Composition, 922

      Boundaries, 922

      Grants for certain improvements to conserve water, 2121

      Newlands project water rights fund, administration, 2633

      Water conservancy district laws, applicability, 922

CASINO ENTERTAINMENT TAX

      Service charges, imposition of tax, 3175, 3176

CASUALTY INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

CELLULAR PHONES (See also TELEPHONE)

      Prisoners, access prohibited, 2712

CENSUS (See also POPULATION)

      Determination of population, use of information obtained from census, 1182

CEREBRAL PALSY

      Governmental services relating to mental retardation, extension, 2589-2605

CHANCERY, COURT OF

      Establishment, legislative study, 4058

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

CHARTER AMENDMENTS

      Boulder City, 3564

      Caliente, 1860

      Carlin, 1860

      Carson City, 86, 271, 272, 1406-1411, 1861

      Elko, 1861

      Gabbs, 1861

      Henderson, 272, 1862, 3565

      Las Vegas, 273, 914, 1418-1420, 1862, 3565

      North Las Vegas, 838, 1413-1415, 1863, 3543, 3566

      Reno, 274, 1365-1369

      Sparks, 1979-1982, 3567

      Wells, 1863

      Yerington, 1863

CHARTER SCHOOLS (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Academic retention of pupils, regulations, 3291

      Accreditation, notice to parents, 3298

      Achievement and proficiency examinations, administration, 3383, 3386

      Bankruptcy, 3297, 3301

      Charters

             Amendment, 3290, 3323

             Approval, 3289, 3295

             Conditional charters, 3290

             Denial, reconsideration, 3296

             Renewal, 3290, 3323

             Revocation, 3297

             Term, 3290

      Classes or extracurricular activities in other public schools, participation, 3299

      College courses, graduation credits, 3313

      Courses of study

             Applicability of laws, 3256, 3258

             Credits, transfer to other public school, 3291

      Days of instruction, requests for waiver from requirement, 3298

      Enrollment, applications for, 3301

      Federal and other money, notice of availability, 3297

      Formation, procedure, 3292-3295

      Governing bodies

             Composition, powers, 3290

             Money, receipt of notice of availability, 3297

             Revocation of charter, receipt of notice, 3297

      Interscholastic activities, participation in association of districts, 3291

      Legislative declaration and intent, 3288, 3292

      Liabilities and immunities

             Actions against sponsors, 3291, 3298, 3301

             Bankruptcy petitions, claims following, 3301

             Orders for payment, delinquent presentation of bill, 3291

             Sovereign immunity, applicability of laws, 3319

             Sports activities at public schools, denial of requests to participate, 3300

      Number of schools, limitation, 3292, 3322

      Orders for payment of money, 3290

      Pupil-teacher ratio, exclusion from provisions, 3313

      Real property, buildings, equipment or facilities, purchase with public money, 3298, 3301

      School trustees granting charter deemed sponsor of school, 3289

      State distributive school account, distribution, 3300, 3306-3311

      Subcommittee on charter schools, creation, duties, 3289, 3296, 3323

      Surplus property of school districts, receipt, 3299, 3320

      Teachers

             Collective bargaining, 3303

             Group insurance programs, participation, 3305

             Licensure and employment, 3302, 3313-3315

             Public employees' retirement, applicability of laws, 3319

      University of Nevada, contracts for use of university facilities, 3299

CHECK-CASHING AND DEFERRED DEPOSIT SERVICES

      Charges authorized, 3283

      Defaults, agreements for repayment, 3283

      Unlawful acts, 3283

      Written agreement, provision to borrower, contents, 3282

CHECKS

      Affidavits of financial institutions, use in legal proceedings, 163

      Overdraft charges, determination, 3809

      Unemployment, bad checks tendered for employer contributions, 1712

CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT

      Corporal punishment, exceptions to investigation by agency or officer, 2910

      Court proceedings, participation by persons with special interest, 2038

      Death of parent resulting from domestic violence, protective custody, 830

      Guardians, appointment

             Children in need of protection, 2031, 2039, 2040

             Disqualification, commission of offense grounds for, 1399

             Pilot program, appropriation, 3160

      Medical tests or records, provision to certain agencies, immunities, 60

      Protective services agencies (See also CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION)

             Corporal punishment, investigation, 2910

             Duties, 149, 150, 2031, 2032

             Evaluation panel, establishment, 2031

             Legislative study of integration of state and local services, 4050

      Reports and investigations

             Availability of information, 2033-2037, 3529-3532

             Methods of making reports, 3528

             Persons required to report, 3526-3528

             Violent or sexual offenses, 3521-3525

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

CHILD CARE

      Child care training program, Las Vegas, appropriation, 3158

      Early childhood education programs, grants, 2942

      Latchkey programs

             Las Vegas, appropriation, 3156

             Museums, library and arts, department of, appropriation, 3162

             School buses, transportation of participants, 3458

      Volunteers, payment of costs of background checks, 2054

CHILD CUSTODY

      Domestic violence

             Death of parent resulting from, protective custody of children, 830

             Presumptions regarding best interest of child, 742, 743, 2975

      Move of child out-of-state, consideration of best interest of child, 737

      Murder of parent committed by other parent, restriction on custody and visitation of child, 742, 743, 2975

      Visitation rights, granting to certain relatives and nonrelated persons, 726

CHILD EXPLOITATION

      Parent as guardian, consideration of conviction involving exploitation, 142

      Violent or sexual offenses, reporting required, 3521-3525

CHILD PLACEMENT, BOARDS TO EXPEDITE PROCEEDINGS FOR

      Creation, powers and duties, 2029-2031

CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES

      Behavioral, emotional or psychological problems of child, disclosure, 148

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, inquiries, 1060

      Siblings, preference for placement together, 148, 2026

CHILD SUPPORT

      Arrearages, requirements for waiver of payment, 874

      Court orders

             Enforcement, 169

             Issuance in certain proceedings, 169

             Social security number or certain other information, inclusion, 2680-2686

      District attorneys, duties, 874, 905-909

      Drivers' licenses, compliance statement unnecessary for renewal, 976

      Failure to provide support, penalties, affirmative defense, 3567

      Health insurance, notice to employers to enroll children, 907

      Hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, compliance statement unnecessary, 169

      Recovery of support debts

             Distribution by enforcing authority, 907

             Notice of withholding to employers, 905

             Recipients, requirement of notification of payments received eliminated, 909

      Security for payment of future support, 391, 392

      Stay of proceeding or refusal of hearing because of certain pending or prior action or proceeding, prohibition, 169

      Welfare division

             Duties, 874, 875, 905-909

             State child support disbursement fund, administration, 823

CHILDREN (See MINORS)

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

      Court proceedings, participation by persons with special interest, 2038

      Custody, determination of court, 2040

      Domestic violence

             Death of parent resulting from, protective custody of children, 830

             Presumptions regarding best interest of child, 743, 2975

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, inquiries, 1061

      Guardians ad litem

             Applications for guardianship, 2040

             Duties, 2039

             Pilot program, appropriation, 3160

             Qualifications for appointment, 2031

      Local advisory boards to expedite proceedings for placement of children, creation, duties, 2030, 2031

      Murder of parent committed by other parent, restriction on custody and visitation of child, 743, 2975

      Permanent placement, hearings, services, 2042, 2611

      Placement with person other than parent, review hearing, 2041, 2042

      Relatives, placement with, 2028, 2041

      Removal from home, reasonable efforts to eliminate need for, 2031, 2032

      Rural advisory board to expedite proceedings for placement of children, creation, duties, 2029, 2030

      Siblings, placement preference, 149, 150, 2028, 2041

      State and local services

             Counties, pilot program to provide continuity of care, 2611

             Legislative study of integration of welfare systems, 4050

      Termination of parental rights, effect, 2028, 2038, 2042

CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION (See also JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)

      Art programs, placement, 38

      Cognitive training and human development programs, assignment, 745

      Custody, notice to responsible adult after child taken into, 724, 2067

      Foster parents, liability for acts of children, 897

      Habitual truants (See also TRUANCY)

             Community service, performance, 3460

             Driver's license, suspension or delayed issuance, 3461

             Petitions, 3459, 3460

      Restitution-through-work programs, establishment, assignment, 34

CHINA SPRING YOUTH CAMP (See JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES)

CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIANS' BOARD OF NEVADA

      Authorized expenditures, 2904

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

      Research funding urged, 3907

CHURCHILL COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      Carson water subconservancy district, representation, 923

      Newlands project water rights fund, creation, appropriation, 2630

      Veterans' field service office, appropriation, 3159

CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS

      Export, prohibited acts regarding cigarettes manufactured for, 1666

      Grocery stores, smoking in certain public areas of, 1691

      Revenue stamps or metered impressions, prohibited acts relating to, 1666

      Settlement

             Definitions, 1106, 1107

             Healthy Nevada, fund for a, deposits, 2756

             Legislative declaration, 1105, 2750, 2755

             Manufacturers, participation requirements, enforcement, civil penalties, 1108

             Millennium scholarship trust fund, deposits, 2751

             Public health, trust fund for, deposits, 2761, 2762

      Taxation

             Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

             Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

             Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

             Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

             Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

             Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

CIRCUSES

      Special fuel users' licenses, applicability to operators of motor carriers, 155

CITATIONS

      Contractors, 2052, 2951, 2954

      Cosmetology, unlawful practice, 1152

      Criminal history records, contents, 2089

      Electronic preparation, 1141

      Occupational safety and health, availability of reports of citations issued, 2408

      Tahoe regional planning agency ordinances, enforcement, 741

      Traffic violations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Truants, authority of law enforcement agencies, 3457

CITIES

      Actions by or against (See ACTIONS--State or political subdivisions)

      Annexation of portion of individual lot or parcel, prohibition, 904

      Bill draft requests, submission, 2194

      Boulder (See BOULDER CITY)

      Caliente (See CALIENTE, CITY OF)

      Carlin (See CARLIN, CITY OF)

      Carson (See CARSON CITY)

      Claims, penalty for submission of false claims to local government, 824

      Commercial area revitalization, formation of local improvement districts, 2861

      Cooperative agreements (See COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Elko (See ELKO, CITY OF)

      Fair and recreation boards (See FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Gabbs (See GABBS, CITY OF)

      Governmental entities, donation of certain property by city, 3539

      Hazardous materials transport, local regulation restricted, 3348

      Henderson (See HENDERSON, CITY OF)

      Improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Incorporation under general law, requirements, 880

      Indian tribes, sale, lease or exchange of real property with, 1160

      Jails (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Las Vegas (See LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)

      Mesquite (See MESQUITE, CITY OF)

      Nevada league of cities (See NEVADA LEAGUE OF CITIES)

      Nonprofit organizations, grants and donation of certain property, 1645, 3537

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

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Police (See POLICE DEPARTMENTS; PEACE OFFICERS)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Reno (See RENO, CITY OF)

      Small businesses, consideration of impact of rules on, 2072, 2074

      Sparks (See SPARKS, CITY OF)

      Vehicles loaned by dealers, use of special license plates, 1370

      Wells (See WELLS, CITY OF)

      Yerington (See YERINGTON, CITY OF)

CITY ATTORNEYS

      Alternative programs for prisoners, recovery of costs, 123

      North Las Vegas, appointment and supervision, 838

      Reno, qualifications, 1369

CITY AUDITORS

      Las Vegas, appointment and supervision, 1419, 1420

CITY COUNCILS

      Ballot questions, appointment of committee to prepare arguments, 2119

      Election precincts, notices of changes, 1394

      Las Vegas

             City auditor, appointment and supervision, 1419

             Number of wards, 914

      North Las Vegas

             City attorney, supervision and direction, 838

             Election of councilmen, 1413-1415

      Public employees' retirement, calculation of service credit, 2618

      Reno, qualifications, other employment prohibited, 1366

      Sparks, appointments to Sparks tourism and marketing committee, 2014, 2015

CITY-COUNTY RELIEF TAX

      Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

      Audits, prohibition against penalties and interest during certain period, 2480

      Constitutional requirements for enacting exemptions, 3969

      Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

      Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

      Imposition, strict construction of provisions governing, 1312

      Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

      Personal property used in interstate or foreign commerce, presumption, 944

      Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

      State fee for cost of collection of tax, 1908

CITY EMPLOYEES

      Deferred compensation programs, property held in trust, 161

      Group insurance (See INSURANCE--Local government employees)

      Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

      Red Cross disaster technicians, leave of absence from employment during disasters, 1255

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1941

      Social security, opposition to mandatory coverage expressed, 3906

      Sparks, suspension, dismissal or demotion of classified employees, 1979-1981

CITY MAYORS

      Carson City, salary, 1407

      Public employees' retirement, calculation of service credit, 2618

      Reno, qualifications, other employment prohibited, 1366

CIVIL ACTIONS (See ACTIONS)

CIVIL PENALTIES (See FINES)

CIVIL PROCESS

      Business trusts, service on, 1565, 1575

      Mobile home dealers and other licensees, actions against, service on administrator unnecessary, 863

      Offer of judgment, 1102

      Resident agents, street address, 25-31

CIVIL RIGHTS

      Paroled prisoners, requirements for restoration of rights, 69

CLARK COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      Air pollution control, legislative study, 2698

      Audit, 2945

      Debt management commission, composition, terms, 2528, 2529

      Design-build contracting, representation on study committee, 3503, 3504

      Economic opportunity board, appropriation, 2848

      Enterprise community federal credit union, appropriation, 3161

      Fair and recreation board, composition, 1416-1418

      Flood control districts, levy of property tax for, 1086

      Fluoridation of public water systems, 1112, 3169

      Greater Las Vegas inner city games, appropriation, 3160

      Guardians for abused children, appropriation, 3160

      Health officers, representation on emergency medical services committee, 1171

      Highway construction or maintenance

             Bordering states, study of improvements to roads providing access to Nevada, 2860

             Interlocal agreement with department of transportation, 2049

      Investment portfolio, loans of certain securities authorized, 925

      Justices of the peace in certain townships to be attorneys, 1347

      Logandale school, appropriation, 3162

      Metropolitan police department (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)

      Paging services, establishment of requirements relating to records, 1642

      Public defenders, deputies governed by merit personnel system, 161

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Regional transportation commission, duties, 1974-1978, 2698

      Renovation and reconstruction of facilities, policy, bond issue, 2947, 2948

      State land located in Laughlin, transfer to county, 1074

      West Desert Inn Road, appropriation for directional signs, 2848

CLARK COUNTY CLEARINGHOUSE COUNCIL

      Duties, implementation, 2533

CLARK COUNTY DISTRICT BOARD OF HEALTH (See also HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS)

      Capital improvement plans, review, 2533

CLARK COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (See also DISTRICTS)

      Capital improvement plans, review, 2533

      Property tax levy, disclosures, special elections, 1086

      Regional park plan, development, 2532

CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Air pollution study committee, representation, 2698

      Construction of facilities, duties of oversight panel, 2106

      Police services, contract with metropolitan police department, 3462

      Regional training centers for teachers, 2930-2934

      Satellite down link system, grant, 2941

      Southern Nevada regional planning coalition, representation, 2530, 2531

      Superintendent, member of public health trust fund board, 2762

COERCION

      Deceptive trade practices, 3282

      Motor vehicle dealers, by manufacturers, 3284, 3285

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

COLLECTION AGENCIES

      State agencies, contracts for collection of debts owed to agencies, 3445

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

      Local government employee-management relations board

             Authorized expenditures, 2901

             Commissioner, salary, 2916

             General appropriation, 2983

      School personnel

             Charter school teachers, 3303

             Police officers, 3463

             Sick leave, payment of unused leave to certain teachers, 1557-1559

COLORADO RIVER COMMISSION

      Authorized expenditures, 2902

      Legal, financial or other professional services relating to bond issues, employment authorized, 73, 74

      Salaries, 2921

COMMENDATIONS AND COMMEMORATIONS (See RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS)

COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES

      Applicability of laws, 2998, 2999

      Arbitration, procedures, 3017

      Assessments, fees and charges

             Gates to control access to community, fee authorized, 3354

             Reserves, 3009

             Vacant lots owned by declarant, 3009

      Budgets, contents, distribution, 2993, 2997

      City elections, polling places, 265

      Civil actions, procedures for commencement, 3009, 3010

      Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)

      Executive boards

             Elections, 3002, 3006, 3007

             Executive sessions, 3005, 3006

             Governing documents, certification of understanding, 3002

             Meetings, notice, agendas, minutes, 2995, 2996

             Persons other than record owners, authority to serve, 3002

             Term of office, 3002

      Foreclosure, 3011

      Gates or devices to control access to community, fees authorized, 3354

      Governing documents

             Conformity with laws, requirements, 3019

             Distribution to unit owners, 2997

             Fines for violations, 3001

             Resolution of disputes, 3016, 3017

      Home protection insurance, applicability of provisions, 1447, 1448

      Liens, 390, 391, 3012

      Mediation, procedures, 2998, 3016, 3017

      Ombudsman

             Duties, 2998

             Fund for ombudsman

                   Sources, 3010, 3011

                   Use, 2998

             Registration of communities, 2996, 2997

             Salary, 2915

      Piers, docks or similar facilities, rights to construct, 3354

      Property managers, 3007

      Property rights of owners, 3354, 3355

      Public offering statements, contents, form, 3012-3016

      Real estate commission, powers and duties, 2996, 3007, 3008

      Registration of communities, 2996

      Reserves

             Property held or controlled by declarant, delivery, 3003

             Study, contents, availability to unit owners, 2994, 3019

             Use, 3009

             Withdrawals or transfers, 2995

      Sales

             Applicability of law for protection of purchasers, 3012

             Information to be provided to purchasers, 3013-3016

      Unit-owners' associations

             Buildings or structures, expansion, construction or location, 3355

             Emergency action, 3005

             Executive board (See Executive boards, this heading)

             Meetings, 3004-3007

             Records, availability for inspection, 2996

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

      Biological weapons, prohibited acts, penalty, 3

      HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, designation, 3893

      Intentional transmission of HIV to minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

      Peace officers, firemen and emergency medical technicians

             Industrial insurance coverage, 2445

             Testing of persons possibly causing exposure to disease, 1122

      Prison or mental health employees

             Industrial insurance coverage, 2445

             Testing of persons possibly causing exposure to disease, 1122, 2677

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, STATE

      Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

COMMUNITY ANTENNA TELEVISION (See TELEVISION)

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

      Authorized expenditures, 2897, 2906, 2907

      Businesses, training programs for employees, 1262-1264

      Criminal offenders attending school, registration with law enforcement agency, 1284-1310

      General appropriation, 2979, 2980

      Mesquite campus, appropriation for design, 2845

      Nursing programs, review and approval, 1330, 1331

      Public safety telecommunications operators, committee for, representation, 2678

COMMUNITY PROPERTY

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT

      Bonds and securities, faith of state pledged, 1090

      Budgets, 3613

      Eminent domain, restrictions, 3612

      Employment plan or approved contract, compliance, 3614

      Herbert Gerson Park, Las Vegas, appropriation, 3160

      Improved land, percentage required to be included in redevelopment area, 1090

      Incentives for compliance with plans, establishment, 3614

      Local government tax distribution account, formula for allocation, 1093

      Low-income housing in Las Vegas, use of money for, 3615

      Maintenance districts, payment of assessments, 196, 197

      Plans adopted before July 1, 1987, sunset provision, 3613

      Relocation assistance, 3613, 3615

      Residential plans and advisory councils, creation, 3613

COMMUNITY SERVICE AS PUNISHMENT

      Cruelty to animals, 2519

      Driver's license violations by minors, 3991

      Driving under the influence, 3110

      Habitual truants, 3460

      Handicapped parking, penalty for second or subsequent violation, 54

      Juvenile delinquents

             Cognitive training and human development programs, 745

             Injury to other person, 714

COMPACTS WITH OTHER STATES

      Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, ratification, 771

      Hazardous materials, transportation, 3344

COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

      Crimes related to computers and information systems

             Penalties, affirmative defenses, 2704, 2706-2711

             Technological crime, advisory board for, creation, 2701

             Victims, civil actions, 2706

      Criminal history records, dissemination, 2092, 2093

      Digital signatures, use, 1953

      Forfeiture, 2711

      Internet service providers, confidentiality of certain information, 2705

      Local government purchasing, exemptions from bidding requirements, 889

      Prisoners, access for communications prohibited, 2712

      Property tax exemption for intangible property, 3273

      Residential facilities for groups, registry of information to be on Internet, 3366

      Schools, public

             Grant program, 2941

             Instructional materials, software included as, 3388

      Sex offenders, provision of public access to certain information, 1289

      Software training courses, exemption from regulation as educational institution, 2115

      State agencies, adoption of use policies, 2714

      Trade secrets, programming code included as, 2101

CONCEALED WEAPONS (For firearms generally, See FIREARMS)

      Criminal history repository, submission of information, 2094, 2095

      Public buildings, restrictions on carrying concealed weapons, 2767

      Technical corrections, 1208

      Victims of crime, notification of certain actions or applications, 850

CONDOMINIUMS (See generally COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION

      Achievement and proficiency tests, breaches of confidentiality, 1434, 1435

      Action for damages resulting from crimes involving information service, 2706

      Aged persons, health insurance subsidy program, 2761

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, investigation records, 3058

      Boxing license files, 1233

      Children's health insurance program, 2227

      Contractors' board, investigations, 2960

      Diseased livestock, notifications, 1069

      Divorce and child support actions, contents of records, 2680

      E-mail addresses, duties of internet service providers, 2705

      Ethics panel, proceedings, 2742

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, referral reports, 1060

      Gaming, inter-casino linked systems, 951

      Hazardous waste, applications to transport, 3345

      Industrial development bonds, 3357

      Notaries, addresses, investigation of violations, 74, 75

      Occupational safety, release of information to law enforcement agencies, 1856, 1857

      Peace officer job applicants, information from former employers, 1909

      School attendance boards, findings, 3454

      State purchasing contracts, proposals, 1024, 1027

      Technological crimes, 2700

      Trade secrets (See TRADE SECRETS)

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF

      Consultant fees, appropriation, 1870

      Director

             Authorized expenditures, 2902, 2903

             Salaries and operating expenses, supplemental appropriation, 738

             State parks account, approval of expenditures, 805

      Environmental protection, division of

             Air quality and regional haze, opposition to certain federal regulations expressed, 4034

             Channel clearance permit fees, refunds to governmental entities, 1240

             Claims review board, exempt from Administrative Procedure Act, 2407

             Clark County air pollution study committee, representation, 2698

             Contaminated sites, incentives for remediation, 2689

             Explosives or highly hazardous substances

                   Cooperative agreements for inspection of facilities, 1918

                   Permits for construction and operation of new processes, 2007

                   Registration form, creation, 1127

             Local air pollution control boards, receipt of reports, 1977, 1978

             Regional planning coalition, receipt of reports, 1974, 1978

      Forestry, division of

             Authorized expenditures, 2902, 2909

             Capital improvements, 2824, 2831

             Conservation camp employees, appropriation for travel expenses, 2977

             Fire suppression costs, temporary advances, 2990, 2991

             Tahoe Basin, volunteer and inmate labor on certain projects urged, 3941

      General appropriations, 2983, 2984

      Hazardous waste management plan, duties, 1121

      Litigation expenses, appropriation, 1870

      Staff, salaries, 2916, 2917

      State lands, division of

             Channel clearance permit fees, refunds to governmental entities, 1240

             Land management, revolving account for, creation, appropriation, 2540

             Mount Charleston, duties relating to license plates for support of natural environment, 1165

             Regional planning coalition, receipt of reports, 1974

             State industrial insurance system, transfer of property to successor organization, 1839

             Tahoe Basin, preservation and protection programs, 2017, 2626

      State parks, division of

             Account for repair and maintenance, approval of expenditures, 805

             Aged persons, issuance of use permits, 977

             California Trail, funding for interpretive center, 3107

             Capital improvements, 2824, 2826, 2832

             Improvement projects, extension of previous appropriations, 2971

             Motor vehicle fuel taxes, allocation, 2908

             Patrol boat, appropriation, 3163

      Water planning, division of duties relating to plan for use of water resources, 1087-1089

      Wildlife, division of

             Abandoned vessels, duties, 731

             Accidents, investigation of certain boating accidents, 713

             Capital improvements, 2824, 2832

             Headquarters, location, 1662

             Information technology, department of, use of services, 1663

             Management of wildlife, consideration of certain factors urged, 3949

             Motor vehicle fuel taxes, allocation, 2908

             Regattas and races, reimbursement of division expenses, 729

             Tags for special seasons, drawings, 1662

CONSERVATION CAMPS (See also PRISONS AND PRISONERS)

      Authorized expenditures, 2902

      Capital improvement projects, 2831

      Employees, appropriation for travel expenses, 2977

      General appropriations, 2982

      Tahoe Basin, use of inmate labor on conservation projects urged, 3941

CONSIGNMENTS

      Motor vehicles, requirements, penalties, 1901-1903

CONSPIRACY

      Abuse or neglect of aged persons, investigation and discipline of medical facility employees, 1946

      False claims, penalty for submission to governmental entity, 824, 825

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Identifying information of another, unlawful use, 1343

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, penalty, 2100

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, NEVADA

      Economic development, investment of state money, 4032

      Governor, time for submission of budget to legislature, 4052

      Judicial department

             Intermediate appellate court, creation, 4025-4031

             Vacancies, term of office of judges filling, 4017

      Legislature

             Annual sessions, 4051

             Budget, time for presentation by governor, 4052

             Special sessions, 4051

      Property tax

             Abatement for certain homeowners, 3968

             Exemptions, considerations in enactment, 3969

      Rule against perpetuities, repeal, 3959

      Sales and use taxes, considerations in enacting exemptions, 3969

      State debt limit, exemption for state support of school construction, 4019

CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS

      Bonds, 3760-3762

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

      Legislative study of emission control, Clark County, 2699

      Stolen vehicles, law enforcement inspections to locate, 2055

CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS

      Appurtenance defined, 1440

      Claims for noncomplex matters, procedures, 1440-1444

      Commencement of actions for complex matters

             Answer, filing and service, 1436

             Compliance with certain laws unnecessary, 1438

             Discovery, 1436

             Interrogatories, requests for admission, depositions or motions, 1437

             Limitation of action, 1438, 1443-1445

             Mediation, 1436

             Notice to contractor, contents, service, 1436

             Parties, 1436-1438, 1444

             Planned unit developments, action against subdivider or master developer, 1438, 1439

             Responses, 1437

             Special master, appointment, powers and duties, 1436, 1437

             Summons and complaint, filing and service, 1435

             Third-party complaints, 1436, 1437

      Contractors' recovery fund, use, 1967-1970

      Disclosures upon sale of property, 1439, 1446

      Homeowner's association, submission of contractor's response to each member, 1437, 1441

      Homeowners' warranties

             Claims, 1437, 1441

             Definition, 1440

             Disclosure by contractor, 1443

             General provisions, 1447-1449

      Repair of defect not part of complex matter within certain time, requirements, exception, 1437, 1441

      Settlement offers, 1442

CONSTRUCTIONAL FRAUD

      Acts constituting, 2955

      Investigation, 2954, 2955, 2960

CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE FOR

      Appropriations, 1836, 1842, 1843

      Creation, powers and duties, 1806-1808

      Salaries, 2913

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)

CONTEMPT

      Family law cases, procedures, 2021

CONTRACTORS

      Actions relating to construction defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)

      Advertising, 2856-2858, 2965, 2966

      Bond or cash deposit

             Claims for administrative fines prohibited, 2961

             Notice of action on bond, 2181

      Citations

             Failure to comply, 2953

             Form, adoption by regulation, 2952

             Issuance, contests, 2951, 2952, 2954

      Clark County air pollution study committee, representation, 2698

      Complaints against

             Filing, 1968, 2954

             Investigation, 2951, 2955, 2960

             Summary, preparation, 2953

      Constructional fraud, acts constituting, investigation, 2955, 2960

      Disciplinary action

             Abandonment of construction project, 2963

             Assessment, failure to repay, 1972

             Citations, failure to comply, 2953

             Constructional defects, failure to repair in timely manner, 1437

             Disclosures to owners, failure to comply, 2965

             Engaging in work while license inactive, suspended or revoked, 2178, 2183, 2953

             Examinations, criminal acts relating to, 2965

             False pretenses or representations to obtain license, 2965

             Financial responsibility, failure to establish, 2965

             Fines, failure to pay, 2953

             Investigations, failure to cooperate, 2953

             Liens, failure to obtain discharge or release, 2964

             Residential pools and spas, failure to comply with laws or regulations, 2965

      Fines

             Claims against bond for payment of fine prohibited, 2961

             Failure to pay, 2953

             Misuse of license or evasion of law, 2963

             Regulated facilities, violations, 2009

             Regulations, 2952

             Rights of owners, failure to provide notice, 1970

             Unlawful contracts, 2963

      Hazardous materials, fines for violations involving regulated facilities, 2009

      Independent contractors (See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS)

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Licenses

             Applications, 2957

             Examinations, unlawful acts, 2954

             Expedited issuance, fee, 2177

             Fees, 2182

             Financial responsibility, proof, 2953, 2959, 2961

             Fingerprinting and investigation of applicants, 2959

             Inactive status, 2177

             Monetary limit, 2178

             Qualifications, 2179, 2180

             Renewal, 1971, 2957

             Suspension or revocation, 2182, 2183

      Nevada contractors association (See NEVADA CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION)

      Occupational safety (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)

      Orders to correct violations

             Contents, 2962

             Contests, 2952

             Time limit, establishment by regulation, 2952

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Recovery fund

             Annual assessments, 1967, 1968

             Notice to owners of rights relating to, 1970

             Repayment of amount paid out, 1971

             Use, 1968, 1969

      State contractors' board

             Accountants, employment, 1969

             Authorized expenditures, 2904

             Bonds, notice of action on, deduction of costs, 2181, 2182

             Complaints, preparation of summary, reports, 2953

             Constructional fraud, duties, 2954

             Criminal records, access, 2954, 2960

             Expedited licenses, regulations, 2177

             Illegal advertising, cease and desist orders, 2857

             Investigations office, establishment, duties, 2950, 2951

             Public works preferences, duties, regulations, 1850-1852

             Recovery fund, administration, 1968-1970

             Seal, prohibited acts, 2178

             Subpoenas, power to issue, 2955

      Subcontractors and suppliers, receipt of payments for highway construction projects, 261, 262

      Telephone or paging services, disconnection of unlicensed advertisers, 2857-2859

      Unemployment (See UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION)

      Unlawful acts, penalties, 2954, 2965, 2966

CONTRACTS

      Gaming, contracts with unsuitable persons restricted, 3172-3175

      Mobile home sales, regulations, 860

      Motor vehicle consignment contracts, 1901-1903

      Property tax exemption for intangible property, 3273

      Public purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      School police services, 3462

      Service contracts, regulation, 3335-3342

      State contracts to be reduced to writing and signed by each party, 42

      Theft of intangible property, 2706

      Time share resales, 2686

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

      Animal control officers, possession and administration, 2719

      Drug abuse (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)

      DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Hazardous waste, destruction, 2641

      Manufacturing and compounding, unlawful acts, 2636, 2637

      Minors

             Sale or distribution to, restitution for costs of drug abuse treatment for minors, 748

             Violent or sexual offenses against, reporting required, 3521-3525

      Practitioner includes optometrists, 1916, 1917

      Prescriptions (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

      Public parks, additional penalty for violations in or near, 731

      Steroids, federal legislation mandating warning labels on products urged, 4063

      Taxation

             Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

             Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

             Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

      Wildlife biologists, possession and administration, 2719

CONVENTIONS

      Junk or secondhand dealers, exemption from laws relating to, 2546

      Producer-promoter-employer permits, applicability of laws, 3115

      Special fuel users' licenses, applicability to operators of motor carriers, 155

CONVICTIONS

      Execution of sentence, judgment of conviction as warrant or authority for, 1047

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, effect of judgment, 1351

      Handicapped persons, effect of conviction for certain unlawful acts against, 3235, 3251

      Public guardians, conviction of abuse or neglect of elderly persons, effect, 1399

      Wildlife convictions, assessment of demerit points, 1043

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES

      Archeological or historical sites, preservation, 1688

      Children in need of protection, provision of services by counties, 2612

      Clark County

             Highway construction or maintenance, 2049

             Infrastructure plans, 3365

             Regional planning coalition, establishment, 1927, 1973

      Endangered species protection, Esmeralda, Lincoln and Nye counties, 1422

      Explosives production and storage, inspections, 1918

      Indian tribes, agreements with, 1160

      Public transportation system, operation, 2173, 2174

      Southern Nevada correctional center, lease of facilities, 3602

      Tahoe Basin

             Preservation and protection programs, 2019

             Transit system, creation and operation, 969

      Wetlands mitigation bank, operation, 159

COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

      Resident agents, street address, 27, 1600

COPYRIGHTS

      Property tax exemption for intangible property, 3273

      Theft of intangible property, 2706

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (See also CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)

      Aversive intervention, use restricted, penalties, 3229-3253

      Exceptions to child abuse investigations, 2910

CORPORATIONS

      Accounting, practice, 1700-1702, 1705-1707

      Amended list, annual filing, 1581

      Anti-takeover provisions

             Applicability of laws, 1588

             Duties and benefits of directors, 1575

             Interested stockholder defined, 1588

             Issuing corporation defined, 1588

             Voting rights, approval, 1589

      Bail agents, licensure, 2818

      Bankruptcy, notice provisions repealed, 1639

      Charters, renewal or revival, 1591

      Combinations with interested stockholders, resident domestic corporations, 1591

      Directors and officers

             Good faith decisions, presumptions, 1580

             Reclassification of directors, effect on term of office, 1585

             Removal from office, 1585

      Dissolution before payment of capital, procedure, 1591

      Documents submitted to secretary of state, replacement, 1577

      Engineering firms, registration requirements, 2433, 2441-2443

      Filing fees, 1592

      Foreign corporations

             Accounting, practice, 1707, 1708

             Amended list, annual filing, 1599

             Certificates of change, 1598

             Names, 1596, 1597

             Resident agent, street address, 1595

      Land surveying firms, registration requirements, 2433

      Legislative study of business organization laws, 4057

      Mergers, 1592, 1626-1631

      Mortgage companies (See MORTGAGE COMPANIES)

      Names, 1578, 1582

      Nonprofit corporations (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

      Resident agents

             Captive insurers, 3209

             Change of agent, procedure, 1579

             Registration of willingness to serve, 1593

             Street address, 25-27, 1577

      Stock

             Certificates, contents, 1582, 1583

             Series of stock, 1582, 1583

      Stockholder meetings

             Adjournment, 1588

             Consent to action without meeting, 1584

             Record date for participation, 1586

CORPORATIONS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

      Industrial development revenue bonds, issuance, 3357

CORPORATIONS SOLE

      Deeds and other written instruments, 1609

      Resident agents, street address, 29, 30, 1609

CORPSES (See DEAD BODIES)

COSMETOLOGY

      Citations and administrative fines for unlawful practice authorized, 1152

      Cosmetological establishments, licensing procedure, 1155

      Cosmetologists' apprentices, training, regulation, 1150-1152, 1156, 1157

      Cosmetologists, qualifications for licensure, 1153, 1154

      Reciprocity of licenses, 1155

      State board of cosmetology, authorized expenditures, 2904

COUNSELORS

      Attorneys (See ATTORNEYS AT LAW)

      Drug and alcohol abuse (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)

      Marriage and family (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)

COUNTERFEITING

      Trade-mark or labels, displaying goods with false mark or label, 1140

COUNTIES

      Actions by or against (See ACTIONS--State or political subdivisions)

      Bill draft requests, submission, 2194

      Carson City (See CARSON CITY)

      Churchill (See CHURCHILL COUNTY)

      Claims, penalty for submission of false claims to local government, 824

      Clark (See CLARK COUNTY)

      Cooperative agreements (See COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES)

      Douglas (See DOUGLAS COUNTY)

      Elko (See ELKO COUNTY)

      Esmeralda (See ESMERALDA COUNTY)

      Eureka (See EUREKA COUNTY)

      Fair and recreation boards (See FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS)

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Fire marshal, state, jurisdiction, 1075

      Governmental entities, donation of certain property by county, 3535

      Hazardous materials transport, local regulation restricted, 3348

      Hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)

      Humboldt (See HUMBOLDT COUNTY)

      Improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Indian tribes, sale, lease or exchange of real property with, 1160

      Jails (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)

      Lander (See LANDER COUNTY)

      Lease or lease-purchase agreements relating to construction or remodeling of buildings and facilities, authority, 1688

      Lincoln (See LINCOLN COUNTY)

      Lyon (See LYON COUNTY)

      Mineral (See MINERAL COUNTY)

      Nevada association of counties (See NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES)

      Nonprofit organizations, grants and donations of certain property, 1644, 3535

      Nye (See NYE COUNTY)

      Open-space land, imposition of tax for development, 2129

      Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)

      Pershing (See PERSHING COUNTY)

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Regional facilities for children, funding, 974

      Restitution ordered by justice's court, enforcement of order, 120

      Sheriffs (See SHERIFFS)

      Small businesses, consideration of impact of rules on, 2072, 2074

      Storey (See STOREY COUNTY)

      Vehicles loaned by dealers, use of special license plates, 1370

      Washoe (See WASHOE COUNTY)

      Wetlands mitigation bank, establishment, operation and use, 159

      White Pine (See WHITE PINE COUNTY)

COUNTY ASSESSORS

      Carson City, other employment, 1409

      Property tax generally (See PROPERTY TAX)

      Vehicle privilege tax, commission for collection, 2778

COUNTY CLERKS

      Carson City, other employment, 1408

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Fees, technical corrections, 1205

      Marriage licenses and certificates, fees for corrections or replacements, 1322, 1323

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

      Ballot questions, appointment of committee to prepare arguments, 2118

      Debt management commissions, assistance, 2541

      Election precincts, notices of changes, 1394

      Hospital districts, duties relating to dissolution, 86-88

      Meetings outside county seat, authority to take final action, 175

      Public employees' retirement, calculation of service credit, 2618

      Road maintenance districts, duties, 2084, 2087, 2088

COUNTY EMPLOYEES

      Deferred compensation programs, property held in trust, 161

      Group insurance (See INSURANCE--Local government employees)

      Public defender deputies, Clark County, governed by merit personnel system, 161

      Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

      Red Cross disaster technicians, leave of absence from employment during disasters, 1255

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1941

      Social security, opposition to mandatory coverage expressed, 3906

COUNTY HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

      County hospital districts (For general provisions, See DISTRICTS)

             Dissolution, procedure, property tax levy to repay outstanding obligations, 86-88

             Hospital or management services, creation of district to contract for, 2075

      Indigent or Medicaid patients, study of method used to determine amount of payments, 2634

      Purchasing

             Competitive bidding requirements, exemptions, 190, 2076

             Purchasing groups, membership authorized, 190, 2076

COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX

      Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

      Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

      Collection

             By department of motor vehicles and public safety, 990

             Terminal rack, 1021

      Expedited process to execute certain agreements for use of tax, 986

      Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

COUNTY RECORDERS

      Affidavit of death, provision to welfare division, 885

      Certification of documents, fee, 884

      Marriage licenses and certificates, fees for corrections or replacements, 1322

      Property documents, recording, 885

      Real property transfer tax, duties, 1068

      Security interests, filing of records, duties, 328-344, 395

COUNTY ROADS (See HIGHWAYS AND ROADS)

COUNTY TREASURERS

      Carson City, other employment, 1409

      Tax delinquencies, trustee certificates, 199

      Uninsured deposits, collateral requirements, 192

COURT ADMINISTRATOR

      Accounting and technological improvements within judicial system urged, 3878

      Authorized expenditures, 2895

      Court caseloads, compilation of information and submission of report, 705

      Recycling, establishment of procedures, 3181

      Staff, salaries, 2921

COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES

      Child abuse victims, appropriation for guardian program, 3160

      Child welfare, study of integration of state and local services, 4050

      Qualifications to act as guardian ad litem, 2031

COURT COSTS AND FEES

      Computer crimes, recoveries by victims, 2706

      Credit or debit card, acceptance for payment of fees, 70

      Divorce actions, award, 2022

      Health insurance actions, award, 1646-1651

      Identity theft, recovery by victims, 1346

      Mortgage companies, agents or brokers, investigations, 3752, 3779, 3802

      Mortgages or deeds of trust, action regarding recordation of discharge, 56, 58, 60

      Reporters, fees, 750

      Technical corrections, 1204, 1205

COURT REPORTERS

      Certified court-reporter's board, authorized expenditures, 2905

      Fees, 750

      Notaries, application for appointment, 75

COURTS

      Accounting and technological improvements urged, 3878

      Administrator (See COURT ADMINISTRATOR)

      Chancery courts, study of feasibility of establishment, 4058

      Concealed weapons, restrictions on carrying, 2768

      District (See DISTRICT COURTS)

      Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents, 1141

      Family (See FAMILY COURTS)

      Intermediate appellate court, creation, 4025-4031

      Justice (See JUSTICES' COURTS)

      Juvenile (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Municipal (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)

      Small claims (See SMALL CLAIMS COURTS)

      Supreme (See SUPREME COURT)

CREDIT CARDS (See also DEBIT CARDS)

      Fines and other court assessments, payment by card authorized, 70

      Identifying information of another, unlawful use, 1343-1346

      Solicitations for extension of credit, mailing of notice of extension of credit to same address as solicitation, 1346

CREDIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

      Nonprofit entities, applicability of laws, 2545

      Real estate licensees, applicability of laws, 2545

CREDIT UNIONS

      Affidavits in legal proceedings, use, 163

      Clark County, appropriation for Enterprise credit union, 3161

      Debit cards (See DEBIT CARDS)

      Deposits

             Counties, 192-195

             Governmental or regulated entities, 1453, 1459-1556

             Property tax exemption, 3273

      Directors and committees, loans to, 1454

      Federal legislation affecting services, continued state oversight urged, 4060

      Investments, 1454

      Nonrisk assets, 1453

      Overdraft charges, determination, 3809

      Records, retention, 1452

CREMATION

      Orders for cremation, priority, 942

CRIME AGAINST NATURE

      Minor victims, reporting required, 3521-3525

CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT, NATIONAL

      Ratification, 771

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crime)

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, violations, 3058

      Bail agents, failure to inform law enforcement agency of certain acts, 188

      Cable television service, unlawful acts relating to, 809, 2717

      Contractors, unlawful acts, 2954, 2966

      Cruelty to animals, 2519

      Deferred-deposit services, 3283

      DUI offenders, driving offenses following conviction, 2133

      Expedited service permits, unlawful use, 1159

      Failure to appear before magistrate, 1141, 1848

      Felonies (See FELONIES)

      Garages and repair shops, violations, 1897

      Grazing rights, interference with, 2053

      Gross misdemeanors (See MISDEMEANORS)

      Halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers, unlawful operation, 1265

      Hazardous materials, unlawful acts relating to transportation and storage, 3353

      Hazing, 1065

      Industrial insurance, failure to provide and maintain, 251

      Information services

             Accessing computer network or information services, illegal acts, 2709-2711

             Computer contaminants, introduction into computer, 2708

             Encryption, unlawful acts, 2704

             Internet service providers, breaches of confidentiality, 2705, 2706

      Manufactured buildings, violations, 930

      Metallic wire, prohibited acts, 279

      Minors, driver's license violations, 3991

      Mortgage agents or brokers

             Escrow and impound trust accounts, unlawful acts, 3801

             Failure to appear at hearing, 3775, 3778

             General partners, unlawful acts, 3802

      Mortgage companies, unlawful acts, 3752, 3759

      Motor vehicle fuel exporters, prohibited acts, 1006

      Motor vehicles

             Consignment sales, unlawful acts, 1903

             DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

             Insurance, failure to maintain, 2727

             Traffic violations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)

      Nonsupport of spouse or child, 3568, 3569

      Peace officers, filing false or fraudulent complaints against, 948

      Police animals, injuring or killing, 2516

      Shoplifting, grounds for detention of suspects, 96

      Show dogs, killing, injuring or tampering with, 2517

      Skydiving business, violations, 1055

      Special fuel, violations, 1275

      Stolen property (See STOLEN PROPERTY)

      Telecommunications service providers, unlawful acts, 2708, 2715

      Telephone automatic dialing and announcing devices, unauthorized use, 3332

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, 2100

      Victims (See VICTIMS OF CRIME)

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, failure to report, 3523

CRIMINAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF

      Child care volunteers, payment of costs of background checks, 2054

      Concealed weapons permits, reports to central repository, 2094, 2095

      Contractors' board, access to records, 2954, 2960

      Definition of record of criminal history, 2089

      Dissemination of records for noncriminal justice purposes, 771

      Domestic violence, submission of statistical data to legislature, 2092

      Electronic dissemination of information, 2092, 2093

      Interstate requests for records, processing, 775

      Law enforcement agencies, submission of information, 2090

      Medical and related facilities, background checks of personnel, 1946

      Minors, submission of fingerprints, 2094

      National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, ratification, 771

      Prisoners, submission of information to central repository, 2095

      Sealing of records, notice to repository, 2089

      Sex offenders, public access to certain information, 1289

      State disaster identification team, access to records, 3127

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

      Contractors, 2950, 2954

      Controlled substances, destruction of hazardous waste related to, 2641

      Juvenile delinquents, use of photograph of child in custody, 715

      Occupational safety, release of confidential information, 1856, 1857

      Pawnbrokers, duties regarding investigations, immunities, 755

CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF PATIENTS

      Medical records, availability to investigators, 78

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

      Convictions (See CONVICTIONS)

      Death within a year and a day, element of crime repealed, 2

      Defenses (See DEFENSES)

      Discovery, 152

      Failure to appear

             Penalties, 1848

             Warrant for arrest and notice to surety, 1845

      General investigations of certain offenders, 1188

      Legal documents, service by fax, 51

      Parole (See PAROLE)

      Presentence investigations, category E felonies, 1188

      Probation (See PROBATION)

      Residential confinement (See RESIDENTIAL CONFINEMENT)

      Restitution (See RESTITUTION)

      Sanity commissions, establishment of compensation of members, 1346

      Sealing of records

             Court orders submitted to central repository, 2089

             Juvenile sex offenders, criminal convictions, 1311

      Sentencing (See SENTENCING)

      Stolen property, disposition, 753

      Witnesses names and addresses, filing and service of notice, 152

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

      Estrays or livestock, penalty for maliciously killing, 2515

      Juvenile delinquents, counseling following commission of violations, 717

      Penalties, 2519

      Police animals, penalties for injuring or killing, 2516

      Rodeos, livestock shows and ranches, exemption from laws, 2519

      Service animals, penalty for harming or killing, 2516

      Show dogs, killing, injuring or tampering with, penalty, 2517

      Wild horses, penalty for maliciously killing, 2516

CRYSTAL BAY (See also TAHOE BASIN)

      Room tax increase for costs related to promotion of tourism, 2011-2014

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

      Account for local cultural activities, appropriation, 3540

      Commercial area revitalization projects, formation of districts, 2861

      Fund for preservation and promotion of cultural resources, grants, 172

D

DAIRIES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

      Milk and other fluid dairy products, packaging, 3168

DAIRY COMMISSION, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2901

      Executive director, salary, 2916

      Milk and other dairy containers, regulations, 3168

DAMAGES

      Cable television services, treble damages for theft, 2718

      Computers and information systems, punitive damages for related crimes, 2706

      Debit cards, treble damages for unlawful use, 50, 51

      Eminent domain actions, 3533

      False claims to governmental entity, double or treble damages, 824, 829

      Mobile telephone services, punitive damages for crimes relating to, 2706

      Motor vehicle dealer franchises, unlawful termination, 2514

      Public agencies, officers and employees, study of removal of limit on certain awards in actions against, 4048

      Real estate licensees, frivolous claims for services, 1179

      Trade secrets, exemplary damages for misappropriation, 2102

DANCE ESTABLISHMENTS

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration by licensees or owners, 3333

DAY CARE (See CHILD CARE)

DEAD BODIES

      Cremation, orders, 942

      Transport of remains outside continental United States, payment of industrial insurance death benefits, 1224

DEAF PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DEATH

      Crime, repeal of death within a year and a day as element, 2

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Hospice care, pronouncement of death, 247

DEATH PENALTY

      Judgment of conviction, execution and attestation, 1048

DEATH PENALTY RESOURCE CENTER

      Appropriation, 2846

DEBIT CARDS (See also CREDIT CARDS)

      Definition, 46, 70

      Fines and other court assessments, payment by card authorized, 70

      Identifying information of another, unlawful use, 1343-1346

      Unlawful acts, criminal and civil liability, 46

DEBT ADJUSTING

      Trust account, deposit in credit union, 1451

DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS

      Capital improvement plans, receipt, 833

      Clark County, composition, terms, 2528, 2529

      Finances and funds generally (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Members, qualifications, ethics, removal, 2542, 2543

      Staff and technical assistance, 2451

DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

DEED RESTRICTIONS

      Archeological or historical preservation programs, 1688

      Tahoe Basin, authority of state land registrar, 2018

DEEDS

      Tax deeds, evidentiary effect, 202

DEEDS OF TRUST

      Failure to record discharge or improper recording of discharge, liability, 59

      Liens, priority, 387

      Mortgage brokers, mailing to certain investors, 3773

      Recording of documents, requirements, 885

DEFENSES

      Computer, system or network, affirmative defense to certain unlawful acts, 2709

      Desertion and nonsupport of spouse or child, affirmative defense, 3567

      Driving under the influence, affirmative defense, 2451

      Summary eviction, 1228

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

      Committee on deferred compensation, authorized expenditures, 2895

      Local government programs, 161

      State program, 32-34

DEFERRED DEPOSIT SERVICES (See CHECK-CASHING AND DEFERRED DEPOSIT SERVICES)

DEFIBRILLATORS

      Immunities from liability for use, 936

DEFINITIONS

      Abandoned vehicle, 1674

      Advertisement (deceptive trade practices), 3280

      Aggressive driving, 1385

      Aversive intervention, 3229, 3237, 3243, 3247

      Bait and switch, 3281, 3284

      Brokerage agreements (mobile homes), 858

      Business trust, 1561

      Captive insurer, 3208

      Charitable-gift annuity, 1950

      Children's health insurance program, 1426

      Community antenna television system, 2716

      Compensation (public employees' retirement), 2616

      Constructional fraud, 2955

      Corporation for public benefit, 3357

      Cosmetologist's apprentice, 1150

      Covered claim (insurance guaranty), 2521

      Credit service organization, 2544

      Creditable coverage (health insurance), 2239-2241

      Crime related to racketeering, 2642

      Debit card, 46, 70

      Deceptive trade practice, 3280-3282

      Disaster, 1241

      Domestic use (wells), 1184

      Emergency, 1242

      Explosive, 864, 1114, 1124, 1136, 1854, 1918, 2010

      Facility for modified medical detoxification, 969

      Genetic test, 2875

      Guardian, 849

      Halfway house for alcohol and drug abusers, 1266

      Hazardous material, 3350

      Hazardous waste, 1121

      Hazing, 1065

      Hospice care, facility for, 248

      Household waste, 1116

      Incompetent (wards), 1396

      Informal market, 2544

      Information service, 2704

      Insurance administrator, 2792

      Intangible property, 2703

      Junk dealer, 2546

      Limited capacity (wards), 1396

      Low-speed vehicle, 2572

      Marriage and family therapy, practice of, 795

      Mortgage agent, broker, 3765

      Mortgage company, 3745

      Nudity, 1360

      Nursery (plants), 708

      Peddler (nursery stock), 710

      Pest (nursery stock), 709

      Police animal, 2517, 2520

      Postsecondary educational institution, 2115

      Prescription, 1914, 1916

      Public water system, 1866

      Record of criminal history, 2089

      Regulation, 2406

      Rent, 984

      Residential facility for groups, 125, 3607

      Rural preservation neighborhood, 3363

      Secondhand dealer, 2546

      Service contract, 3336

      Short trial (civil actions), 1380

      Single-family residence, 3365, 3464

      Small business, 2070

      Storage tank (special fuel tax), 1272

      Street beautification project, 853

      Technological crime, 2701

      Therapeutic pharmaceutical agent, 1914

      Time share resale broker, 2686

      Trade secret, 2101

      Used vehicle, 1163

      Wetland, 160

DENTAL CARE, ORGANIZATIONS FOR

      Uniform claim forms, billing codes and electronic data transfers, 3042

DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS

      Board of dental examiners of Nevada, authorized expenditures, 2904

      Inspection fees, 1657, 2849

      Licenses

             Fees, 1657, 2849

             Limited licenses for university affiliates, 1653, 1657, 2849

             Restricted licenses, qualifications, 1653, 2849

      Malpractice screening panels, continuation of provisions, 5

      Restitution for unlawful acts, 1658

      University dental school, issuance of bonds for financing, 2644

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

      Authorized expenditures, 2897, 2907

      Building, bond issue for construction, 1070

      General appropriation, 2980

DETENTION FACILITIES (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)

DIABETES

      Nevada Diabetes Awareness Day, designation, 3892

      Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center, appropriation, 2844

DIGITAL SIGNATURES

      Use, licensure of certification authorities, penalties, 1953

DISABLED PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)

DISASTERS (See also EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

      Declaration by

             Governor or legislature, 1245

             Local governing bodies or division of emergency management, 3129

      Definitions, 1241, 1242

      Disaster relief fund, requests for grant or loan, 1659, 3128-3133

      Governor, operational control, 1245

      Immunity from liability for related activities, 1247, 1248

      Local governments

             Authority to respond to disasters, 1247

             Declaration of disaster, authority, 3129

             Fund to stabilize operation of local government, use to mitigate effects of natural disasters, 1660

      Preliminary assessment of damages by division, requests for, 3129

      Red Cross disaster technicians, leave of absence from employment, 1255

      Residential facilities for groups, emergency response plans, 3609

      State disaster identification team, activation, 1250, 3122

DISCOVERY

      Constructional defects, 1436

      Criminal proceedings, notice of witnesses, 152

      Motor vehicle franchises, hearings, 2505

DISCRIMINATION

      Genetic information, employment discrimination prohibited, 2874

      Landlord and tenant, defense in action for termination of tenancy, 1228

      Public schools, prohibition against religious activities, 1673

      Racial and economic bias, commission on, appropriation, 3157

      Sexual orientation, employment discrimination prohibited, 1937

DISEASES

      Cancer, health insurance coverage for use of certain drugs for treatment, 759

      Chronic fatigue syndrome, research funding urged, 3907

      Communicable diseases (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)

      Diabetes

             Nevada Diabetes Awareness Day, designation, 3892

             Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center, appropriation, 2844

      Glaucoma, treatment by optometrists, 1913, 1914

      Immunizations (See IMMUNIZATIONS)

      Livestock, confidentiality of certain notices regarding diseased animals, 1069

      Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)

      Sickle-cell anemia, reports to state health officer, 3511

DISPATCHERS

      Immunities relating to enhanced 911 systems, 740

      Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

DISPUTE RESOLUTION (See also ARBITRATION; MEDIATION)

      Alternative methods, 1379

      Contractors, complaints against, 2951

      Highway construction, money payable to subcontractors or suppliers, 261

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

      Alternative programs for prisoners, recovery of costs, 123

      Ballot questions, powers and duties, 1078, 1083, 1084

      Carson City, other employment, 1410

      Child abuse or neglect, receipt of records, 61

      Child support, duties, 874, 905-909

      Computer crimes, notices, duties, 2710

      Ethics violations, prosecution of criminal acts, 2745

      Failure to appear, notice, 1846

      Halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers, prosecution of violations, 1266

      Mortgage companies, prosecution of violations, 3755

      Notaries, prosecution of violations, 74

      Prisoners

             Advisory board for drug and alcohol abuse treatment, representation, 2879

             Prosecution of certain offenses committed by, 2677

      Rangeland resource commission, notice of failure to pay support fee, 1678

      Restitution ordered by justice's court, enforcement of order, 120

      Tax appeals, receipt of notice, duties, 2481

      Voters, notice and investigation of challenges, 1389, 1395

      Wage violations involving explosives industry, prosecution, 1115

DISTRICT COURT CLERKS

      Family courts, development of information form, 2020

DISTRICT COURTS

      Accounting and technological improvements urged, 3878

      Bill draft requests, limitations, 2196

      Cases and other proceedings

             Consideration and disposition, establishment of procedures, 703

             Reports to court administrator, 706

      Credit or debit cards, acceptance for payment of fees and other charges, 70

      Eighth judicial district

             Additional judges, election, appropriation, 2610, 2611

             Chief judge, authority, 703, 2020, 2021

             Drug and alcohol treatment program, advisory board, appropriation, 2879, 2882

             Juvenile court, extended assignment of judge urged, 3984

      Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents, 1141

      Family division (See FAMILY COURTS)

      Fifth judicial district, additional judge, appropriation, 2575, 2576

      First judicial district

             Challenges to qualifications of minor political parties, jurisdiction, 1392

             Medicaid appeals, jurisdiction, 2231

      Grievances of parties, establishment of procedures, 703

      Holding court outside county seat authorized, 2575

      Judges

             Chief judge, designation, duties, 703-707, 2020, 2021

             Election, eligibility of certain candidates, 94

             Longevity pay, 3196

             Pensions

                   Appropriation, 2979

                   Legislative study, 3616

                   Survivor benefits, 2949, 2979

             Vacancies, term of office of judges filling, 4017, 4027, 4028

      Juvenile division (See JUVENILE COURTS)

      Placement of children, boards to expedite proceedings, creation, 2030, 2031

      Recycling programs, 3181

      Sanity commissions, establishment of compensation of members, 1346

      Second judicial district

             Chief judge, authority, 703, 2020, 2021

             Drug and alcohol treatment programs, advisory board, appropriation, 2879, 2882

      Sixth judicial district, appropriation to juvenile detention center, 3161

DISTRICTS

      Actions by or against (See ACTIONS--State or political subdivisions)

      Carson water (See CARSON WATER SUBCONSERVANCY DISTRICT)

      Claims, penalty for submission of false claims to district, 824

      Clark County regional flood control district, duties, 2532, 2533

      County fire protection districts, payment of taxes, 203

      County hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)

      Employees

             Deferred compensation programs, property held in trust, 161

             Group insurance (See INSURANCE--Local government employees)

             Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

             Red Cross disaster technicians, leave of absence from employment during disasters, 1255

             Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)

             Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1941

      Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Fire protection (See FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS)

      General improvement (See GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)

      Indian tribes, sale, lease or exchange of real property with, 1160

      Irrigation (See IRRIGATION DISTRICTS)

      Las Vegas Valley water district, establishment of desert preserve, 156, 2849

      Local improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Maintenance districts in redevelopment areas, payment of assessments, 196, 197

      Moapa Valley water district (See MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)

      Pahrump community library district, bond issue ratified, 278

      Police protection districts, payment of assessments, 196

      Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)

      Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING)

      Road maintenance districts, formation, assessments, 2084

      Schools (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Virgin Valley water district (See VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)

      Water (See WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS)

DIVORCE

      Property rights, offers of judgment, 2022

      Public employees' retirement benefits for certain former spouses, 2622, 2623

      Social security number or certain other information, inclusion in records, 2679

DOGS

      Cruelty to animals, penalties, 2519

      Police dogs

             Penalties for injuring or killing, 2516

             Public accommodations, access, 2520

      Service dogs

             Killing, beating or interfering with, penalties, 2516

             Public accommodations, access, 2520

      Show dogs, killing, injuring or tampering with, 2517

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

      Bail, 2065

      Child custody, presumptions regarding best interest of child, 743, 744, 2975

      Concealed weapons permits, notification to victims of certain actions or applications, 850

      Criminal history records, submission of statistical data to legislature, 2092

      Death of parent resulting from offense, protective custody of children, 830

      Guardians

             Basis for disqualification, 1399

             Parent as guardian, consideration of domestic violence conviction, 142

      Jury service, domestic violence victims with fictitious addresses exempt, 162

      Juvenile offenders, restrictions on release from custody, 2061

      Las Vegas emergency shelter, appropriation, 3161

      Nevada Network, appropriation for training program, 3160

      Nonresident victims, assistance to, 118

      Protective orders

             Extended orders, applications, hearings, 1373

             Foreign orders, enforcement, 2063

             Masters, appointment, powers, 1372

DOMESTIC WORKERS

      Industrial insurance coverage, 1371

DOUGLAS COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      China Spring youth camp, appropriation, 2849

      Public improvements, imposition of sales tax and issuance of bonds, 81-86

      Tahoe Basin, authority to contract for creation and operation of transit system by nonprofit organization, 968

DOUGLAS COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX ACT OF 1999

      Definitions, 82

      Department of taxation, duties, 84, 85

      Imposition of tax by ordinance, 82, 83, 85

      Issuance of bonds for libraries, airports and senior citizens' facilities, 84

      Legislative declaration, 81

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Girls' athletic teams congratulated on state championships, 3965, 3966

      Hi-tech learning center, appropriation for study, 2944

      Regional training centers for teachers, 2930-2934

DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS

      Minors, exception to restriction on provision of instruction to, 1925

      Operators and instructors, licensure, liability insurance, 1924-1926

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

      0.02% or more by weight, terminology revised, 2448

      0.10% or more by weight, terminology revised, 2451

      Actual physical control, element of offense, 3410-3412, 3415, 3418-3420

      Affidavits of expert witnesses, 3403

      Affirmative defenses, burden of proof, 2451

      Breath analyzer devices, certification, 1033

      Community service following first offense, 3110

      Controlled substances, unlawful acts, penalties, 3414-3416, 3422

      Criminal history records, contents, 2089

      Drivers' licenses, issuance of restricted license following conviction, 2137

      Fines, 52

      Ignition-interlock devices, installation, 2140

      Penalties, 52

      Residential confinement, required use of electronic devices, 2142, 2143

      Vehicles used by offenders

             Driving or allowing car to be driven after registration suspended, penalty, 2133, 2134

             Registration, suspension, 2133-2135, 2138

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

      Counselors

             Applicability of laws, 3050

             Board of examiners for alcohol and drug abuse counselors, creation, 3050

             Disciplinary action, 3057

             Legislative declaration, 3050

             Licensure and certification, 3052-3056

             Violations, penalty, 3058

      Detoxification centers, regulation, 969

      Eighth judicial court advisory board, appropriation for programs, 2879, 2882

      Evaluation of treatment programs, 1873, 1874

      Family resource centers, establishment of pilot prevention projects, 1891, 1892

      General appropriation, 2981

      Guardianship proceedings, consideration of habitual drug use by parent, 142

      Halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers, certification and regulation, 1265

      Immunities of treatment facilities, 3405, 3422

      Minors

             Sales of controlled substances to minors, restitution for treatment costs, 748

             Treatment facilities and services, establishment, immunities, 1873, 3405

             Washoe County juvenile addiction center, appropriation, 3540

      Prisoners, participation in treatment programs, 1162, 2876

      Psychologists, diagnosis and treatment of abuse, 204

      Second judicial court advisory board, appropriation for programs, 2879, 2882

DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

      Sale to minors, restitution for costs of drug abuse treatment, 749, 750

DRUGS (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

      Cancer, health insurance coverage for use of certain drugs for treatment, 759

      Gerovital and laetrile, collection of fees by department of taxation, 2480

      Immunizations, possession and administration by pharmacists, 2722

      Nurses, possession and administration of dangerous drugs, 2721

      Prescriptions (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)

DURESS

      Deceptive trade practices, 3282

E

E-MAIL (See generally COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

EASEMENTS

      Archeological or historical preservation programs, 1688

ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

      Captive insurers, promotion of industry, 3217

      Commercial area revitalization projects, formation of local improvement districts, 2861-2874

      Economic development revenue bonds, refunding, 3361

      Financial analysis and planning, task force for, creation, 2209

      Industrial development revenue bonds

             Confidentiality of information, 3357

             Issuance, prohibitions and prerequisites, 3356-3362

             Refunding bonds, issuance, 3361

             Regulations, adoption, 3360

      Legislative study of methods to encourage organization of businesses, 4057

      Nevada Test Site regional development corporation, establishment, 1402-1406

      State investment for economic development, 4032

      Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 1740

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMISSION ON

      Authorized expenditures, 2896

      Community college training programs for business employees, duties, 1262-1264

      Occupational education for employees, accounting of grant money, 3114

      Staff, salaries, 2917

      Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 1740

EDUCATION

      Academic standards council (See ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH)

      Charter schools (See CHARTER SCHOOLS)

      Classroom on wheels, appropriation, 2847

      Districts (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Finances and funds (See SCHOOL FINANCES)

      Hi-tech learning centers

             Lyon and Douglas counties, study, appropriation, 2944

             Pahrump, funding for construction, 2827, 2944

      Home schooling

             Classes and extracurricular activities in public schools, participation, 3316

             Special education programs and related services, participation, 3316

      Legislative educational accountability bureau (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

      Nursing programs, review and approval, 1330, 1331

      Occupational education (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)

      Private colleges (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE)

      Private schools (See SCHOOLS, PRIVATE)

      Public schools (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      State university (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)

      Superintendent (See SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION)

EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN

      Initial licenses, higher standards for competency tests urged, 3992

      Out-of-state licensing standards, approval for salary purposes, 1560

      Regional training centers, receipt of reports, 2933

EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

      Academic standards, reallocation of appropriation, 2418

      Accountability program, duties, reports, 2649, 2654-2664, 2669

      Achievement and proficiency examinations

             Reallocation of appropriation, 2418

             Receipt of reports, 2937, 2938, 3386-3388

      Alternative education programs for disruptive pupils, evaluation, 3189

      Appropriations (See APPROPRIATIONS)

      Audit of count of pupils for apportionment purposes, duties, 2924

      Authorized expenditures, 2896

      Aversive intervention, review of corrective plans, reports, 3240, 3241, 3246

      Basic support guarantee, recalculation, 2927

      Behavioral interventions and supports, development of training program, 3239

      Charter schools, duties, receipt of reports, 3290, 3295, 3297

      Federal money, administration, 2925

      General appropriation, 2979

      Pupils with disabilities, duties, 1750, 3997

      Reforms in education, legislative study, 4005

      Remedial programs, reallocation of appropriation, 2418, 2419

      School construction, state planning commission for, assistance, 3225

      School districts, fund to assist financing of capital improvements, reports of grant applications, 3219

      Special education, participation by private or home school pupils, regulations, 3317

      Staff, salaries, 2917

      Teachers, establishment of certain incentive programs, 1754

      University system and school districts, study and assistance regarding exchange of information urged, 3994

      Violence in schools, receipt and dissemination of emergency response plan, 3326

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

      Academic standards council, representation removed, 3393

      Achievement and proficiency examinations

             Adoption, 3154, 3386

             Development or purchase, 3395

             English language proficiency, assessment, 1434, 3388

             Mathematics examination task force, receipt of report, 3398

             Pupils with disabilities, accommodation, 1432

      Charter schools, subcommittee on, creation, duties, appropriation, 3289, 3296, 3323

      Courses of study

             Adoption and enforcement, 3258, 3382

             Standards of content and performance, adoption, 3258, 3385, 3394

      Deaf and hard of hearing pupils, consideration of needs urged, 4022

      Election, study of requirements for reapportionment, 3979

      Federal money, administration, 2925

      Regional training centers, receipt of reports, 2933

      School accountability, receipt of reports, 2658, 2933

      Special education program units, allocation, 2928

      Substance abuse commission, representation, 1280

      Superintendent of public instruction, power to remove, 3383

      Teaching education, approval of courses of study, 3389

      Textbooks, approval, 3389

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMISSION ON

      Advisory committee, appointment, 1200

      State distributive school account, allocation for grants, 2941

ELDERLY PERSONS (See AGED PERSONS)

ELECTIONS

      Absent voting

             City elections, 266, 267, 271

             Disabled persons, 2146, 2156, 2162

             Ill or hospitalized persons, 2156, 2165

             Requests for absent ballots, mailing, unlawful acts, 2147, 2162

             Return of absent ballot by family member, 2158, 2167

      Abstract of votes, 1389, 1395

      Ballots

             Minor party candidates, listing, 1390

             Recounts by hand, 2160

             Sample ballots, municipal bond issues, 1081

             Unused ballots, retention by county clerk, 2159, 2168

      Candidates

             City election boards, membership prohibited, 271

             County clerks, receipt of list of candidates, 3551

             Deceased candidates, city elections, 3556

             Financial disclosure statements, 931-934, 2746

             Independent candidates, petitions

                   County or district office, 2154

                   Office of United States president, 3561

                   Partisan office, 1392

             Judges, eligibility, 93-95

             Minor political parties, petitions, 1390, 3549

             Nominations, filling of vacancies

                   City office, 3555

                   Nonpartisan nominations, 2149

                   Partisan office, major or minor political party, 3547

                   Residency requirements, 2150

             Nonpartisan offices, vacancy in nomination, filling, 2149

             Recalls, nomination of replacement, 2169

             Residency requirements

                   Generally, 2151

                   Legislators, 2150, 2153, 2170

                   Primary city elections, 2163, 2164

             Withdrawal of candidacy, filing, 3553, 3556

      Canvass, time for return to secretary of state, 3553

      Challenges of voters, 1389, 1395, 2161

      City elections (See also specific city)

             Absent voting, 266, 267, 271

             Ballot containers, 267

             Ballots, 266, 3556

             Certificates of election, 267

             Deceased candidates, 3556

             Early voting, 267

             Election board officers

                   Notice of appointments, 266

                   Pupils as trainees, appointment, 265, 266, 270

             Electioneering, prohibited acts, 266

             Filing fees, 268

             Loss or destruction of ballots, effect, 267

             Nominations, vacancies, 3555

             Notice, 265

             Polling places, 265, 266, 270

             Primary elections, date, 3555

      District judges, 94

      Early voting

             Ballot boxes, 2158, 2167

             City elections, 267

             Returns, reporting, 3553

      Education, state board of, study of reapportionment, 3979

      Initiative (See INITIATIVE)

      Judges and justices

             Appeals court judges, 4025

             District judges, 2576, 2610, 3551

             Justices of the peace, 94

             Municipal judges, 95

             Supreme court justices, 94

             Vacancies, term of office of judges or justices filling, 4017, 4027, 4028

      Legislators, study of reapportionment, 3979

      Moapa Valley water district, governing board, 887

      Petitions, signatures, 3546

      Polling places, assistance to disabled persons, 2156, 2165

      Precincts

             Consolidation, 1394

             Mailing precincts, 1394

      Primary city elections, date, 3555

      Recall (See RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS)

      Referendum (See REFERENDUM)

      Registration of voters

             Application form, contents, 947

             Voter identification number, assignment, 948

      Road maintenance districts, board of directors, 2085, 2086

      Signs, display by tenants of mobile home parks, 2046

      Special elections

             Limit on revenue from taxes ad valorem, exceeding, 1084

             Municipal obligations, issuance, 1078

      State and local questions

             Arguments for and against local ballot questions, preparation, 2118

             Disincorporation of local government in severe financial emergency, 2534

             False statements relating to success of campaign for passage or defeat of ballot question, 2560, 2748

             Fluoridation of water, Clark County, 3171

            Municipal bond issues and additional property tax increases, 1078-1087

             Number of wards, Las Vegas, 916

             Property tax, levy of additional tax in certain counties, 2108

             School bonds, 3221

      United States representatives

             Reapportionment, study, 3979

             Voters moving to other district, voting, 2160, 2161

      University board of regents, study of reapportionment, 3979

ELECTRIC CARS (For general provisions, See MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Registration fees and operation, 2571, 2572

ELECTRIC UTILITIES (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)

ELECTRONIC MAIL (See generally COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

ELKO, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      California Trail, funding for construction of interpretive center, 3107

      Charter amendments, regulation of explosives, 1861

ELKO COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      California Trail, funding for construction of interpretive center, 3107

ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Class-size reduction demonstration project, appropriation, 2841

      Regional training centers for teachers, 2930-2934

EMBALMERS (See FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS)

EMBEZZLEMENT

      Constructional fraud, investigation by contractors' board, 2955

      Motor vehicle consignment sales, penalties, 1903

      Stolen property, disposition, 753

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (See also DISASTERS)

      Comprehensive and coordinated plans, development and testing, 44

      Definitions, 1241, 1242

      Emergency assistance account, administration, use, balance, 1248, 3122

      Explosives and hazardous substances, issuance of conditional use permits, 1135, 1136

      Governor, operational control, 1244

      Immunity from liability for related activities, 1247, 1248

      Legislative declaration, 1242

      Local authority to respond to emergencies, 1247

      Public safety telecommunications operators, certification and training, 2678

      Residential facilities for groups, emergency response plans, 3609

      School violence, statewide plan of emergency response to incidents of, 3326

      State agency for emergency management, designation, 1243

      State disaster identification team, activation, 1250, 3122

      Training, supplies and statewide activities, appropriation, 3138

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF (See MOTOR VEHICLES AND PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF)

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

      Committee on emergency medical services, creation, 1170

      Communicable diseases, testing of persons possibly causing exposure of emergency medical technicians, 1122

      Defibrillators, immunities relating to use, 936

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

      General appropriation, 2981

      Managed care organizations

             Coverage at any hospital, 3097

             Prohibited acts, 1945

      Nurses, authority to administer and possess drugs, 2721

      Vehicle placards for volunteer emergency medical technicians, 253

EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2903

      Emergency assistance account, duties transferred, 1248

      General appropriation, 2985

      Operations, financial support, 3352

      Storage fee for extremely hazardous materials, due date, 254

EMERGENCY SHELTERS

      Las Vegas, appropriation, 3161

EMINENT DOMAIN

      Community redevelopment projects, 3612

      Date of valuation, 3533

      Interest on judgment, payment, 3534

      Precedence of proceedings, 3533

      Relocation assistance

             Redevelopment areas, requirements, 3613

             Tenants, provision of assistance to, 3615

EMPLOYEE LEASING COMPANIES

      Certificates of registration, 1714, 2415

      Regulation by division of industrial relations, 1714, 2412

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

      Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)

      Business tax (See BUSINESS TAX)

      Child support

             Notice of court order to enroll children in health insurance plan, 907

             Withholding of income, 905

      City employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES)

      County employees (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)

      Domestic workers, industrial insurance coverage, 1371

      ERISA, end to inequities regarding appeals urged, 4003

      Explosives industry (See EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIONS)

      Gaming employees, issuance of work permits, 899

      Genetic testing restricted, discrimination prohibited, 2874

      Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)

      Law enforcement agencies, employer to disclose information relating to certain former employees, 1908

      Nonresident workers, registration of certain criminal offenders, 1284-1310

      Occupational safety and health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)

      Schools (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC--Personnel)

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1937-1942

      Small businesses

             Governmental entities to consider impact of rules and regulations on businesses, 2070

             Occupational safety and health, assistance with compliance, 896

      State employees (See STATE EMPLOYEES)

      Substance abuse commission, representation, 1280

      Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 1740

      Trade regulations (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)

      Training programs at community colleges, approval, grants, 1262-1264

      Unemployment (See UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION)

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

      Genetic information, discrimination prohibited, 2874

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1937-1941

EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF

      Director

             Authorized expenditures, 2904

             Grants to community college training programs, duties, 1264

             Rehabilitation division, appointment of administrator, duties, 869-873

      General appropriation, 2984

      Rehabilitation division

             Accessible Space, Inc., appropriation, 2765

             Administrator, appointment, duties, 869-873

             Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of

                   Facilities, preparation of requests for proposals for provision of services, 1873

                   Fetal alcohol syndrome, duties, 1058, 1063

                   Halfway houses, regulation, 1265

                   Substance abuse commission, representation, 1280

                   Transfer to department of human resources, 1875

             Revolving accounts, consolidation, 1185

             Traumatic brain injuries advisory committee, appointments, 2234

      Research and analysis, bureau of, chief as member of financial analysis and planning task force, 2210

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2917

ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES

      Preservation programs in certain counties, creation, 1422, 1423

ENGINE EMISSION CONTROL (See generally AIR POLLUTION)

ENGINEERS

      Business entities, registration, 2433, 2441-2443

      Licenses

             Active experience for licensing purposes, determination, 2434-2436

             Examination, waiver of test on engineering fundamentals, 2436

             Reciprocity, 2438

      Public works (See also PUBLIC WORKS)

             Design-build contracting, representation on study committee, 3503, 3504

             Employment to oversee construction authorized, 3472, 3487

      Terms, unlawful use, 2440

ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL

      Authorized expenditures, 2904

      Land surveying curriculum at university, notification, 2444

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (See also FOREIGN LANGUAGES)

      Importance recognized, mastery of language urged, 3885

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

      Business tax exemption for motion picture industry, 3113

      Producer-promoter-employer permits, applicability of laws, 3115

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, STATE

      Contaminated sites, duties regarding incentives for removal, 2694

      Recycling, establishment of procedures, 3178

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

      Big Spring archeological district, establishment of desert preserve, 156, 2849

      Contaminated sites, incentives for remediation, 2689

      Endangered or threatened species, preservation programs, 1422, 1423

      Feed lot operations, reconsideration of certain federal regulations urged, 4015

      Grand Canyon, concern regarding restrictions on air tours expressed, 4001

      Haze, opposition to certain federal regulations expressed, 4034

      Land conservancies, property tax exemptions, 1232

      Mining

             Surface mining regulations, compliance by Secretary of Interior urged, 3977

             Toxics release inventory, exemption from reporting requirements urged, 4014

      Mount Charleston, license plates for support of natural environment, 1165

      Nuclear waste storage site, opposition expressed, 3865

      Pollution (See AIR POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION)

      Rights of way, support for mandatory recognition expressed, 3882

      Wetlands

             Mitigation bank, establishment, operation and use, 159

             Public contracts for restoration, enhancement or development, 3468

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

EPILEPSY

      Governmental services relating to mental retardation, extension, 2589-2605

EQUAL RIGHTS COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Executive director, salary, 2917

      General appropriation, 2984

ESCROW

      Mortgage brokers and agents, advance fees, 3793

      Mortgage company, advance fees, 3753

      Tobacco settlement, participating manufacturers, 1108, 1109

ESCROW AGENTS AND AGENCIES

      Bonds, 3762-3764

      Claims by real estate brokers, duties following notice of, 1177-1179

      Ethics, prohibited acts, 3764

      Mortgage companies, restrictions on association with, 3764

      Realtor's license or certificate number to be recorded, 873

      Sales agreements, discipline for failure to maintain copy of, 2815, 2816

ESMERALDA COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      Endangered species, creation of preservation areas, imposition of fees, 1422, 1423

      Fifth judicial district court, additional judge, appropriation, 2575, 2576

      Regional development corporation, formation, 1402-1406

ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

      Actions belonging to decedent, limitation, 2289

      Appraisements, 2299

      Bond of personal representative, increase, 2288

      Claims against estate, 2309-2311

      Compensation and accounting, 2329

      Conveyance of property, 2314, 2315, 2324-2329

      Creditors, time for filing of claims, 2308

      Definitions, 2249-2254

      Distribution of property, 2340-2347

      Escheats, 2353-2358

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Homesteads, orders setting apart, 2303, 2304

      Inventories, notices, contents, 2298-2300

      Investments by representative, 2296

      Letters testamentary or of administration, 2278-2282

      Liens, 2314

      Married women, obsolete laws repealed, 127

      Medicaid estate recovery program, 876-880

      Orders, notices and appeals, 2358-2365

      Sales, 2315-2324

      Special administrator, grounds for appointment, 2275

      Summary administration, revocation, 2301

      Suspension of personal representative, 2279, 2288, 2289

      Trusts, administration, 2351-2353

      Wards

             Inventory of estate, 1400

             Small estates, 1400, 1401

ESTATES, TAX ON

      Collection of tax by department of taxation, 2480, 2500

      School improvement, fund for, deposit of tax receipts, 2943

ESTRAYS

      Maliciously killing, penalty, 2515

ETHICS

      Acknowledgment of receipt of copy of ethical standards by public official, 2730

      Aging, Nevada commission on, appointment of former members, 1641

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, 3058

      Biomedical ethics, treatment of wards, 1400

      Bribery, asking for bribe or additional fee, penalty, 2747

      Campaign practices (See CAMPAIGN PRACTICES)

      Civil penalties, 2743, 2746

      Conflicts of interest, 2738, 2739

      Consumer health assistance, office for, 1807

      County health officers, exemption from laws, 883

      Debt management commissions, 2542

      Escrow agencies, 3764

      Evidence of violation, burden of proof, 2745

      Financial disclosure statements

             Civil penalties, waiver or reduction, 934, 2746

             Contents, 932

             Requirement, 931, 932

      Fines for violations, 2743, 2744

      Honorariums, penalty for acceptance, 2745, 2746

      Industrial insurance, appeals panel for, 3379

      Installment loan businesses, 3810

      Manual of ethics laws, publication, 2732, 2733

      Mortgage agents and brokers, 3769, 3770

      Mortgage companies, 3764

      Nepotism

             City election boards, membership by certain relatives of candidates prohibited, 271

             Town boards,  members’ relatives exempt from employment prohibition, 174

      Public money or property used for private gain, penalty, 2747

      State purchasing, committees to evaluate proposals, 1026

      Violations, 2743-2746

ETHICS, COMMISSION ON

      Authorized expenditures, 2894

      Civil penalties, imposition, 2564, 2743, 2746

      Commission counsel

             Appointment, duties, 2729, 2743

             Salary, 2922

      Composition, 2731

      Employees, 2732

      Executive director

             Appointment, duties, 2728-2730

             Salary, 2922

      General appropriation, 2984

      Manual of ethics laws, publication, 2732, 2733

      Operational expenses, supplemental appropriation, 1973

      Panels to determine cause for issuing opinion, 2730

      Regulation R044-98 declared void, 903

      Requests for opinions

             Campaign practices, 2560, 2563, 2748, 2749

             Procedure following receipt, 2740-2743

      Subpoenas, issuance, 2733

EUREKA COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      State public defender, assessment for services, 2908

EUTHANASIA TECHNICIANS

      Disciplinary action, grounds, 185

EVICTION

      Discrimination as defense in action for termination of tenancy, 1228

      Mobile home parks, sale by tenant without landlord's approval, 3194

      Summary eviction

             Defenses, 1228

             Refusal to accept rent payment after notice served, prohibition, 984

EVIDENCE

      Arbitrators' findings, admissibility, 851

      Boats seized as criminal evidence, payment of storage fees, 1070

      Child abuse or neglect, admissibility of medical test results, 61

      Controlled substances, destruction of hazardous waste related to, 2641

      Ethics violations, burden of proof, 2745

      False claims submitted to governmental entity, 829

      Medical malpractice screening panels, admissibility of findings, 769

      Property evidencing crime, disposition, 754

      Stolen property, disposition, 753

      Tax deeds, evidentiary effect, 202

      Traffic violations, use of electronic devices for gathering evidence, 3278

      Water, beneficial use, rights, 2631

EX-FELONS

      Civil rights restoration, requirements, 69

EXAMINERS, STATE BOARD OF

      Bad debts owed state, designation, 3447

      Contracts with independent contractors, approval, 167

      Disaster relief fund, duties, 1659, 3131-3133

      Legislative fund, duties removed, 2207

      National college of juvenile and family law, fund for, transfers, 1066

      National judicial college, fund for, transfers, 1067

      Replacement officers or employees, duties relating to salaries, 166

      Reserves, duties, 2992

      Salaries of certain state employees, appropriation, 3166

      School accountability programs, allocations, 2934, 2935

      School districts, fund to assist financing of capital improvements, approval of grant applications, 3219

      Tahoe Basin, reports from state land registrar, 2018

      Unclassified service, appropriations for salary differentials, 2922, 2923

EXECUTION

      Industrial insurance benefits exempt, 3285

      Mortgage company, broker or agent, impound trust accounts exempt, 3754, 3796

      Wards, assets for anticipated funeral expenses exempt, 1396

EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIONS (See also HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)

      Certification of places of employment and certain employees, 1853-1856

      Conditional use permits, issuance, notice to adjacent landowners, 1135

      Definition of explosive, 864, 1114, 1124, 1136, 1854, 1918, 2010

      Disasters (See DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT)

      Fireworks, local regulations, 808

      Inspections by governmental entities, cooperative agreements, 1918

      Regulation of manufacturers and handlers, 1124-1132, 1853-1864, 2010

      Safety programs, plans and procedures, establishment, 863, 1853

      Training and testing of employees, 1853, 1854

      Wages or compensation of employees working with certain explosives, 1114

EXTORTION

      Biological weapons, unlawful acts, 4

EYES AND EYESIGHT

      Glaucoma, treatment by optometrists, 1913, 1914

F

FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS

      Clark County, composition, terms, 1416-1418

      License taxes, collection and assignment, 987

      Recreational facilities, issuance of revenue bonds, 987-989

      Room tax (See ROOM TAX)

      Tourism, commission on, representation, 3114

      Washoe County, requirements relating to air travel, 2017

FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

      Cruelty to animals, accidental injury or death exempt from laws, 2519

      Junk or secondhand dealers, exemption from laws relating to, 2546

      Marine exhibitions, reimbursement of division expenses, 729

      Producer-promoter-employer permits, applicability of laws, 3115

      Special fuel users' licenses, applicability to operators of motor carriers, 155

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting required, 3521-3525

FALSE PRETENSES AND REPRESENTATIONS (See also FRAUD)

      Alcohol or drug abuse counselors, penalties, 3057, 3058

      Biological weapons, unlawful acts, 4

      Campaign practices, 2560, 2563

      Deceptive trade practices, 3280

      Identifying information of another, unlawful use, 1343-1346

      Impersonation, penalty, 1344

      Mortgage company applicants, fines, 3757

      Peace officers, penalty for false complaints against, 948

      Service contract providers, 3340

      Telecommunications providers, 2715

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, penalty, 2100

FAMILY COURTS (See also DISTRICT COURTS)

      Assignment and referral of certain cases, 2020, 2021, 3922

      Child welfare, study of integration of state and local services, 4050

      Consideration and disposition of cases and other proceedings, 703

      Contempt, procedures, 2021

      Eighth judicial district

             Additional judges, election, appropriation, 2610, 2611

             Child abuse victims, appropriation for guardian program, 3160

             Juvenile court, extended assignment of judge urged, 3984

             Reports to legislature, 3922

      Grievances of parties, establishment of procedures, 703

      Information forms to be filed with initial pleadings, contents, 2020

      Judges

             Assignment, 704, 706, 2020, 2021

             Election, ballot designations, 3551

      Second judicial district, reports to legislature, 3922

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS

      Drug and alcohol abuse, establishment of pilot projects, 1891, 1892

      General appropriation, 2981

FAMILY THERAPISTS (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)

FARMING (See AGRICULTURE)

FAX MACHINES

      Legal documents, electronic filing, 51, 1141

      Public works, notices, 1990

      Zoning, electronic notice of public hearing, 785-787

FEDERAL LANDS (See PUBLIC LANDS)

FELONIES (See also CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS; specific crime)

      Absent ballots, unlawful acts, 2158

      Attorneys, unauthorized practice of law, 1333

      Aversive intervention, unlawful use, 3235, 3251

      Biological weapons, development or possession, 4

      Cable television services, theft, 2717, 2718

      Category E felonies

             Confinement in county jail as condition of probation, 1187

             Penalty, 1187

             Presentence or general investigations, 1188

      Contractors, unlawful acts, 2966

      Controlled substances, unlawful manufacture or compounding, 2636

      Cruelty to animals, 2519

      Debit cards, unlawful acts, 47-50

      Estrays, maliciously killing, 2515

      Failure to appear before magistrate, 1848

      False impersonation, 1344

      Identifying information of another, unlawful use, 1343-1345

      Industrial insurance, failure to provide and maintain, 251

      Informal merchants, violations, 2544

      Information services, theft, 2711

      Livestock, maliciously killing, 2515

      Mortgage companies, agents or brokers, unlawful acts, 3759, 3801, 3802

      Motor vehicles, chop shops, 2056-2059

      Nonsupport of spouse or child, 3568, 3569

      Police animals, injuring or killing, 2516

      Prisoners, unlawful acts involving bodily excretions, 2676

      Public officers or employees, prohibited acts, 2747

      School property, felonies resulting in death or substantial bodily harm, 1334

      Service animals, killing, 2516

      Show dogs, willfully killing, 2517

      Stalking, aggravated, 1378

      Taxicab drivers, assault or battery committed upon, 140

      Trade-marks or labels, sale or possession of goods with false labels, 1140

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, 2100

      Trust company managers, members and employees, 849

      Violent or sexual offenses against minors, reporting, 3521-3525

      Welfare fraud, 2233

      Wild horses, maliciously killing, 2516

FERNLEY, TOWN OF (See also TOWNS)

      Hi-tech learning center, study of establishment, 2944

      Train depot, appropriation, 3161

FERTILIZERS

      Fees related to registration and sales, 3601

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

      Advisory subcommittee, creation, 1057

      Prevention and treatment programs, 1059-1062, 2848

FIDUCIARIES

      Elderly persons, financial management services by specialist for rights of, 127

      Foreign trust companies or banks, 840

FINANCE, STATE BOARD OF

      Banks maintaining trust offices, review of decisions of commissioner, 840

      Capital improvement projects, issuance of bonds, 2822-2837

      Cultural activities, issuance of bonds, 171

      Highway bonds, issuance, 73

      Industrial development revenue bonds, duties, 3356

      Investment portfolios of certain cities, duties relating to loans of certain securities, 926

      Tahoe Basin preservation bonds, issuance, 2627

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS (See ETHICS)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

FINES

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, unlawful acts, 3058

      Bail agents, enforcement agents or solicitors, 2818

      Campaign practices, 2564, 2744, 2749

      Charitable-gift annuities, violations, 1951

      Cigarette dealers, unlawful acts, 1667

      Common-interest communities, violations, 3001

      Contractors (See CONTRACTORS)

      Cosmetology, unlawful practice, 1152

      Credit or debit card, acceptance for payment of fine, 70

      Digital signatures, violations, 1955

      Ethics violations, 2743, 2746

      Explosives industry

             Safety and health violations, 2011

             Wage violations, 1114

      False claims submitted to governmental entity, 824

      Financial disclosure statements, failure to file, 934

      Fuel taxes, violations, 1006

      Grazing lands, failure to pay support fee, 1678

      Halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers, unlawful operation, 1265

      Hazardous materials

             Highly hazardous substances, violations, 1131, 1132, 2009

             Transportation violations, 3348

      Health maintenance organizations, 2817

      Homes for individual residential care, unlicensed operation, 1051

      Industrial insurance

             False statements relating to premiums, 1731

             Index of claims, failure to provide information, 1040

      Insurance administrators, 2790

      Manufactured buildings, violations, 930

      Mobile home parks, prohibited acts, 3195

      Mortgage brokers, unlawful acts, 3776, 3777, 3787

      Mortgage companies, unlawful acts, 3747, 3757

      Residential facilities for groups, unlawful referrals or operation, 3607, 3609

      Service contract providers, violations, 3341

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration by licensee or owner, 3333

      Special fuel, violations, 1272

      State agencies, procedure for collection of unpaid fines, 3442

      Telemarketing, unsolicited prerecorded messages, 3334

      Tobacco settlement, failure of manufacturer to place money in escrow, 1109

FINGERPRINTING

      Accountants, 1696

      Contractors, 2959

      Criminal history repository, submission of records, 2089, 2094, 2095

      National fingerprint file, 771

FIRE ANTS

      Eradication and control programs, 2842

FIRE DEPARTMENTS

      Communicable diseases

             Industrial insurance coverage, 2445

             Testing of persons possibly causing exposure of firemen, 1122

      Emergency medical services, committee on, representation, 1170

      Explosives production and storage, inspections, 1918

      Group insurance (See INSURANCE--Local government employees)

      Public safety telecommunications operators, committee for, representation, 2678

      Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)

      Survivors of firemen killed in line of duty, insurance benefits, 2607

      Volunteer firemen and emergency medical technicians, vehicle placards, 253

FIRE MARSHAL, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2903

      Explosives or highly hazardous substances

             Conditional use permits, notice of applications, consultation, 1135, 1136

             Enforcement of laws and regulations, 1858

      General appropriation, 2984

      Interior designers providing materials and furnishings regulated by building codes, registration, 2549

      Jurisdiction, 1075

      Previous appropriation, balance forward, 2909

      Residential facilities for groups, duties, 3610

      Salary, 2919

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS (For general provisions, See DISTRICTS)

      Survivors of firemen killed in line of duty, insurance benefits, 2607

      Taxes levied for support of district, payment, 203

FIREARMS

      Concealed firearms (See CONCEALED WEAPONS)

      Intoxication, prohibition on possession of firearm, 2470

      Manufacturers or dealers, actions by local governments prohibited, 1411

      Minors

             Commission on school safety and juvenile violence, creation, duties, 3324

             Detention and psychological evaluation for violations, 716

      Secondhand dealer laws, applicability to certain sales and purchases, 2546

      Stolen firearms, disposition, 753

FIREWORKS (See also EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIONS)

      Local regulations, 808

FISCAL ANALYSIS DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

FISHING

      Administrative Procedure Act, certain regulations exempt, 2407

      Demerit points, assessment, 1043

      Licenses and permits

             Child support compliance, statement unnecessary, 169

             Definitions, 1043

      Private lakes and ponds, permissible fishing without license or permit, 1042

FLAGS

      Schools, patriotic observance, 125

FLEA MARKETS

      New products, restrictions on sales, penalties, 2543, 2544

FLOODS AND FLOOD CONTROL (See also DISASTERS)

      Clark County regional flood control district, duties, 2532, 2533

      Property tax levy for support of districts in large counties, disclosures, special elections, 1086

FLUORIDE

      Clark County, fluoridation of public water systems, 1112, 3169

FOOD

      Milk and other fluid dairy products, packaging, 3168

      Sales tax, determination of exemption, 177

FORECLOSURES

      Common-interest communities, 3011

FOREIGN CORPORATIONS (See CORPORATIONS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

      Court reporters, translation fees, 751

      Mastery of languages urged and importance of Spanish language recognized, 3885

      Safety documents and training programs, 863

      University system, courses reflecting racial and ethnic diversity urged, 3988

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

FORFEITURES

      Bail, 1846, 1847

      Computers, 2711

      Cruelty to animals, 2519

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, forfeiture by culpable beneficiary, 1348-1356

      Water rights, 2631

FORGERY

      Computer crimes, 2704, 2709

      Constructional fraud, investigation by contractors' board, 2955

      Digital signatures, penalty, 1955

      Trade-marks or labels, displaying goods with false mark or label, 1140

FORMS

      Common-interest communities, information statements, 3014-3016

      Consumer-goods secured transactions, notices, 351-353

      Insurance, umbrella policy disclosure statements, 2802

      Letters testamentary or of administration, 2278-2282

      Prescription forms, contents, 246

      Proof of blocked account, estates of decedents, 2285

      Residential construction recovery fund, notice to owners, 1970

      UCC financing statement, 338-342

FOSTER CARE

      Adoption of child by foster parent, considerations by court, 2026

      Applications by prospective providers, notice of consideration, 2028

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, inquiries, 1061

      Liability of providers for acts of children in foster care, 897

      Local boards to expedite placement of children, representation, 2030

      State and local services

             Counties, establishment of pilot program to provide continuity of care, 2611

             Study of integration of child welfare services, 4050

FRANCHISES

      Motor vehicle dealers, 2505, 3284, 3285

      Property tax exemption for intangible property, 3273

      Theft of intangible property, 2706

FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

      Claims, payment, 1649

      Preferred provider lists, limit on amount charged for inclusion, 1649

      Uniform claim forms, billing codes and electronic data transfers, 3042

FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

      Hazing prohibited, penalties, 1065

FRAUD (See also FALSE PRETENSES AND REPRESENTATIONS)

      Children's health insurance program, 2233

      Constructional fraud, investigation, 2954, 2955, 2960

      Debit cards, unlawful acts, 47, 50

      Governmental entities, penalty for submission of false claims to, 824

      Mortgage brokers, civil actions following fraud against, 3802

      Peace officers, penalty for fraudulent complaints against, 948

      Trade secrets, unlawful acts, penalty, 2100

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

      Mandamus application claiming unconstitutional prior restraint, caption, consideration by court, 176

FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS

      Cremation, orders, 942

      Embalmers, qualifications, 942

      Funeral establishments, management, 941

FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS AND OPERATORS OF CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES, STATE BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2905

      Term limits, 942

FUNERALS

      Wards, expenses, 1396

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

      Special license plates, issuance, 1164

G

GABBS, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Charter amendments, regulation of explosives, 1861

      Regional development corporation, formation, 1402-1406

GAME WARDENS

      Tahoe regional planning agency ordinances, enforcement, 741

GAMING

      Art for public display, taxation, credits, exemptions, 3197-3206

      Casino entertainment tax, imposition on service charges, 3175, 3176

      Contracts with unsuitable persons, restrictions, termination, 3172-3175

      Gaming devices and associated equipment

             Manufacturers, sellers and distributors, issuance of licenses, 1425

             Slot machines, time for collection of annual tax, 1423

      Grocery stores, smoking in areas leased for slot machines, 1691

      Inter-casino linked systems

             Approval and operation, regulations, 951, 954

             Availability to eligible nonrestricted licensees, terms and conditions, 949

             Confidentiality of information, 951

             Licensure, qualifications, 952

             Revenue sharing between operators and licensees, 955-957

      Legislative declaration, 949, 1412

      License fees and taxes

             Liability of persons receiving share of revenue, 955-957

             Refunds, motion for rehearing, 3175

             Slot machines, time for collection of annual tax, 1423

      List of unsuitable persons, maintenance, availability, 3174

      Work permits, employees working in more than one city or county, 899

GAMING COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Executive secretary, salary, 2917

      Inter-casino linked systems, adoption of regulations required, 951

      Public employees' retirement, participation by members, 2616, 2625

GAMING CONTROL BOARD, STATE

      Authorized expenditures, 2902, 2905

      List of unsuitable persons, maintenance, availability, 3174

      Unclassified service, salaries, bonus program, 2917, 2918, 2923

GANGS, CRIMINAL

      Commission on school safety and juvenile violence, creation, duties, 3324

GARAGES AND REPAIR SHOPS

      Actions on contracts, commencement, 1896

      Additional charges, notification to customer, waiver, 1895

      Arbitration of claims, 1896, 1897

      Bond

             Deposit in lieu of, 1897

             Failure to maintain, 1896

             Filing, 1896, 1900

      Customer bill of rights, display, 1893

      Estimates, furnishing to customer, 1895

      Liens, enforcement, 1896

      Motor vehicle manufacturers or distributors, restrictions on ownership, 2505

      Registration

             Application, 1896, 1899

             Reinstatement or renewal, 1897

             Revocation or refusal to renew, 1897

      Stolen vehicles, law enforcement inspections to locate, 2055

      Violations, penalty, 1897

GARDENERS

      Domestic workers, industrial insurance coverage, 1371

GARLIC AND ONION GROWERS' ADVISORY BOARD

      White rot research, funding, 3157

GARNISHMENT

      Industrial insurance benefits exempt, 3285

GASOLINE

      Businesses, county or city authorized to impose license tax or fee on, 1314

      Exporters, prohibited acts, 1006

      Taxation (See COUNTY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAX; MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES)

GATES

      Common-interest communities, access gates, 3354

      Safety standards for gates operated by electrical power and providing access for vehicular traffic, 3112

GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT

      Generally, 2977

GENERAL AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES ACT

      Generally, 2894

GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (For general provisions, See DISTRICTS)

      Continuation of tax levy used for capital expenditures or debt service on general obligations, restrictions, 793

      Segregation by category of use of tax proceeds, availability of information, 793

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

      Collection by department of taxation, 2480, 2502

GENETIC TESTS

      Birth defects and adverse birth outcomes, dissemination of information, 3508

      Employment discrimination based on genetic information prohibited, 2874

GERLACH

      Community center, appropriation, 2847

GERM WARFARE

      Prohibited acts, penalty, 3

GIFTS

      Anatomical gifts (See ANATOMICAL GIFTS)

      Charitable-gift annuities, exemption from insurance laws, 1950

      Municipal judges or justices of the peace, marriage ceremonies, 1323

GLAUCOMA

      Treatment by optometrists, 1913, 1914

GOLF COURSES

      Property tax assessment of public property leased for operation, 2771, 2772

GOOD SAMARITAN LAWS

      Defibrillators, immunities relating to use, 936

      Nurses, immunities, 937

      Out-of-state physicians, provisions extended to, 937

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

      State investments, 796

GOVERNOR

      AmeriCorps program, appropriation, 3160

      Appointments made by

             Academic standards for public schools, council to establish, 3384, 3393

             Agriculture, state board of, 1388

             Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, board of examiners for, 3050, 3079

             Consumer health assistance, office for, director, 1806

             Court of appeals, judges, 4026-4028

             Emergency medical services, committee on, 1170

             Ethics, commission on, 2731

             Executive branch audit committee, 2887

             Financial analysis and planning task force, 2209, 2212

             Healthy Nevada, fund for a, task force, 2757

             Henderson state college study advisory committee, 2625

             Higher education, committee to study funding, 2606

             Industrial insurance

                   Appeals panel, 3376, 3382

                   Successor organization, advisory committee to adopt initial bylaws, 1837

             Mental health and mental retardation, commission on, 1640

             Peace officers' standards and training commission, 2421, 2431

             Public employees' benefits program, board of the, 3023, 3028, 3029, 3048

             Public health services access task force, 3253

             Public health, trust fund for, board of trustees, 2763

             Public safety telecommunications operators, committee for, 2678

             Rangeland resources commission, 1676, 1679

             School facilities, state planning commission for, 3223

             School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3324, 3326

             Substance abuse commission, 1280

             Technological crime, advisory board for, 2701

             Tourism, commission on, 3114

      Augmentation of authorized expenditures, approval, 2906

      Authorized expenditures, 2894

      Benefits, committee on, assumption of duties, 2

      Budget, time for submission to legislature, 2208, 4052

      Consumer health assistance, office for

             Appropriations, 1836, 1842, 1843

             Creation, 1806-1808

      Disasters, declaration, operational control, 1245

      Education work programs, revisions, 2929

      Emergencies, operational control, 1244

      Employees, salaries and benefits, exemption from state personnel system, 3278

      Executive branch audit committee, member, 2887

      General appropriation, 2978

      Joint resolutions, signature unnecessary, 2197-2199

      Motor vehicles department reorganization, review and recommendations, 3596

      Nuclear projects agency (See NUCLEAR PROJECTS, AGENCY FOR)

      Population estimates, duties, 1096

      Rangeland resources commission, proclamation concerning certain fees, 1679

      Reports to governor

             Academic standards in public schools, 3394

             Consumer health assistance, office for, 1808

             Contractors' board, state, 2953

             Grazing, economic analysis, 3158

             Healthy Nevada, fund for a, 2759

             Internal accounting and administrative control system, 882

             Medicaid, study of hospital reimbursement, 2635

             Public health services access task force, 3255

             Public health, trust fund for, 2764

             School accountability, 2649, 2658, 2933

             Secured transactions, filing office, 345

             Substance abuse commission, 1283

      Special sessions of legislature, calling, 4052

      State distributive school account, transfers and augmentation, 2929

      State industrial insurance system, proclamation regarding successor, 1838

      State seal, display and maintenance of representation, 1375, 3948

GRAND JURIES

      Affidavits on behalf of financial institutions, use, 164

      Domestic violence, exemption of certain victims from service as juror, 162

      Medical records, availability for inspection, 78

GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS

      Children, visitation rights, 726

GRANTS

      Arts, appropriation for grants program, 3159

      Businesses, training programs for employees, 1264

      Counties or cities, grants to nonprofit organizations, 1644, 1645

      Cultural activities, 172

      Disaster relief fund, 1659, 3128-3133

      Early childhood education, 2942

      Occupational education for new business employees, 3114

      Public libraries, appropriation for grant program, 3163

      Schools, public

             Educational technology, 2941

             Fund to assist school districts in financing capital improvements, 3218

             Library books, purchase, 2842

             Peer mediation and conflict resolution programs, 3159

             School to careers program, 2941

      Tahoe Basin, preservation and protection programs, 2019, 2629

      Tobacco settlement funds, grants from, 2758-2763

      Volunteers who work with children, account to investigate background, 2054

      Water conservation improvements and certain connections to public water systems, 2121

GRAZING AND GRAZING LANDS

      Interference with grazing rights, penalty, 2053

      Preference rights deemed appurtenant to property, 2052

      Rangeland resources commission, creation, imposition of support fees, 1676

      Statewide database and economic analysis, development, 3157, 4038

      Support for intergovernmental partnerships, 4038

GRAZING BOARDS, STATE

      Rangeland resources commission, nominations, 1676, 1679

GREENBELTS (See OPEN-SPACE LAND)

GROCERY STORES

      Milk, packaging, 3168

      Sales tax on food, determination of exemption, 177

      Smoking, configuration and ventilation for certain public areas, 1691

GROSS MISDEMEANORS (See MISDEMEANORS)

GROUP CARE FACILITIES (See MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

GROUP INSURANCE (See generally INSURANCE)

GUARDIANS AND WARDS

      Ad litem guardians

             Abused or neglected children, appropriation for guardian program, 3160

             Child protection actions, 2031, 2039, 2040

             Legislative study of integration of state and local services, 4050

             Paternity actions, 875

      Adult wards, rights, 1396

      Biomedical or behavioral treatment of ward, 1400

      Citations to show cause, service, 1397

      Contents of petition for appointment, 1396

      Corporal punishment, exceptions to investigation by agency or officer, 2910

      Disqualification of guardian, grounds, 1399

      Estate of ward

             Inventory, 1400

             Small estates, 1400, 1401

      Experimental treatment of ward, 1400

      Funeral expenses, retention by guardian, 1396

      Incompetent defined, 1396

      Limited capacity defined, 1396

      Minor wards (See also Ad litem guardians, this heading)

             Delinquent acts, notice to guardian after child taken into custody, 724, 2067

             Liability of guardian for acts of minor wards

                   Art program, participation costs, 40

                   Cognitive training and human development, participation costs, 745

                   Medical expenses of certain victims, 714

                   Restitution-through-work program, participation costs, 35

             Parents as guardians, considerations, 142

             Removal of guardian, considerations, 143

      Modification of guardianship, petition, 1401

      Oath of guardian, 1399

      Public guardians (See PUBLIC GUARDIANS)

      Schools (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)

             Discipline of pupil, conference following, 3186

             Habitual disciplinary problems, notice, 2110

             Laws affecting schools and pupils, provision to guardian, 1752

             Referral of pupil to board to review school attendance, notice, 3452

      Temporary guardians, appointment, 1397, 1398

      Termination of guardianship, petition, change of domicile, 1401

      Trust companies, acting as guardian, 849

GUNS (See CONCEALED WEAPONS; FIREARMS)

H

HABEAS CORPUS

      Answer, time for, 144

      Frivolous claims, loss of credits against sentence, 146, 147

      Petitions

             Challenges to computation of time, 145

             Improper form, dismissal, 145

HALFWAY HOUSES (See also DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)

      Certification and regulation, 1265

HANDICAPPED PERSONS

      Accessible Space, Inc., appropriation, 2765

      Aversive intervention, use restricted, penalties, 3229-3253

      Blind persons, tax exemptions, 2769, 2775

      Elections (For general provisions, See ELECTIONS)

             Absent ballots, requests for, contents, 2146, 2162, 2166

             Assistance in voting, 2156, 2165

      Expedited service permits, issuance, penalties for misuse, 1158

      Lifeline or link-up services, provision to eligible customers, 738

      Mentally ill (See MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)

      Mentally retarded (See MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS)

      Parking

             Motorcycles, special license plates or stickers, 2568-2570

             Penalties for violations, 54

             Spaces for vehicles with side-loading wheelchair lifts, 1680

      Physical or mechanical restraints, use restricted, penalties, 3229-3253

      Public buildings, compliance with federal requirements, 2852-2856

      School pupils (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC--Pupils--Disabilities, pupils with)

      Service animals

             Interfering with, beating or killing, penalties, 2516

             Public accommodations, access, 2520

      Transportation programs, appropriation, 2845

HARASSMENT

      Mobile home parks, penalty for harassment of landlords or managers, 3194, 3195

HAWTHORNE, TOWN OF (For general provisions, See TOWNS)

      Detention facility, appropriation, 2846

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

      Accidents or spills, reports, 3347

      Account for management of hazardous waste, sources, 2695

      Biological weapons, prohibited acts, penalty, 3

      Contingency account for hazardous materials, use, 3352

      Controlled substances, destruction of hazardous waste related to, 2641

      Environmental contamination, incentives for removal, 2689

      Extremely hazardous materials, due date for storage fees, 254

      Hazardous waste, definition, contents of management plan, 1121

      High-level nuclear waste

             Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999, rejection urged, 3865

             Transportation, requirements for containers, 3346

      Highly hazardous substances

             Assessment of risks

                   Designation of persons to perform, 1128

                   Fines for violations, 1131, 1132

                   Submission to assessment, 1124

             Conditional use permits, issuance, notice to adjacent landowners, 1135

             Construction or operation of certain new processes, permits, civil penalties, 2007, 2009

             Injunction to prevent violations, 1131

             Introduction of substances into facility, restrictions, 1125

             Registration form and safety report, filing, 1127

             Schedule of designated substances, 1116-1120, 1212

      Household waste defined, 1116

      Mining, removal from toxics release inventory reporting urged, 4014

      Public administrator, destruction of contaminated property, 918

      Transportation

             Accidents, duties of motor carriers, 3347

             Assessments for out-of-state investigations, 3346

             Containers for high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear waste, 3346

             Fines for violations, 3348

             Government-owned vehicles exempt from laws, 3348

             Inspections of vehicles and facilities, 3347

             Liens for delinquent inspection and regulation fees, 154

             Local regulation restricted, 3348

             Registration and permit, application, suspension or revocation, 3344-3346

             Rejection of waste by motor carriers, grounds, liability for acceptance, 3351

             Unlawful acts, 3353

HAZING

      Prohibited acts, penalties, 1065

HEALTH CARE

      Births, collection of information regarding adverse outcomes, 3508

      Children's health insurance program (See INSURANCE--Health insurance)

      Consumer health assistance, office for, creation, 1806-1808

      Emergency medical services (See EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)

      Facilities (See MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, prevention and treatment programs, 1059-1062

      Health maintenance organizations (See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Hospice care (See HOSPICE CARE)

      Insurance (See INSURANCE--Health insurance)

      Managed care (See MANAGED CARE)

      Maternal and child health (See MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH)

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

      Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)

      Mental health (See MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAMS)

      Task force on policy concerning access to public services, creation, 3253

      Tobacco settlement (See CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS)

HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND POLICY, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

HEALTH CLUBS

      Athletic trainers, advisory committee to recommend legislation, creation, 1169

HEALTH DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)

HEALTH INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS

      Clark County district board of health, review of capital improvement plans, 2533

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight removed, 45

      Emergency medical services, committee on, representation, 1171

      Ethics in Government Law, county health officers exempt, 883

      Public health, trust fund for, county health officers as trustees, 2763

      Recycling and disposal of solid waste by health districts, 3180

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (See also MANAGED CARE)

      Cancer, coverage for use of certain other drugs for treatment, 761

      Certificates, grounds for suspension or revocation, 761, 2004

      Children's health insurance program, applicability of laws, 2241

      Claims

             Denial, notification, contents, 3097

             Payment, 1651

      Contraception and hormone replacement therapy, coverage, 2001-2004

      Fines, 2817

      Mental health coverage, 3094, 3095, 3104

      Preferred provider lists, limit on amount charged for inclusion, 1651

      Provider-sponsored organizations, regulation, 2817

      Uniform claim forms, billing codes and electronic data transfers, 3042

      Women, authority to obtain certain care without referral, 1944

HEALTH, STATE BOARD OF

      Aversive intervention, review of corrective plans, 3251

      Births defects and adverse birth outcomes, duties, 3509, 3510

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

      Emergency medical services, committee on, creation, 1170

      Fetal alcohol syndrome, advisory subcommittee on, representation, 1057, 1063

      Homes for individual residential care, duties, 1051

      Preventable or inheritable disorders, regulations, 1062

      Public health, trust fund for, chairman to be trustee, 2762

      Residential facilities for groups

             Emergency plans, adoption, 3609

             Referral businesses, licensure and regulation, 3606

      Water

             Fluoridation of certain systems, regulations, 1112, 3169

             Public systems, regulation, 1867-1869

HEALTHY NEVADA, TASK FORCE FOR FUND FOR A

      Creation, 2757

HEARING AID SPECIALISTS, BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2905

HENDERSON, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Charter amendments

             Candidates, filing fees, 272

             Explosives, regulation, 1862

             Primary election, 3565

      Design-build contracting, representation on study committee, 3503, 3504

      Investment portfolio, loans of certain securities authorized, 925

      Opportunity Village, appropriation, 3161

      Paging services, establishment of requirements relating to records, 1642

      State college, study of needs for Henderson campus, appropriation, 2625

HEPATITIS (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)

HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA (See also PEACE OFFICERS)

      Authorized expenditures, 2903

      Capital improvements projects, 2828

      General appropriation, 2984

      Hazardous materials, enforcement of laws, 3349

      Supplemental appropriation, 1952

      Tow car lists, maintenance and use, 1331

      VHF highband and 800 MHz radio project, appropriation, 2588

HIGHWAYS AND ROADS

      Advertising in airspace over highways, authorization, 1259-1261

      Bordering states, study of improvements to roads providing access to Nevada, 2860

      Construction, maintenance or repair

             Architects or engineers, employment to oversee construction projects, 3487

             Bonds, maturity date, 73

             Bonuses for early completion, 1652

             Clark County and department of transportation, interlocal agreement, 2049

             Design-build contracts

                   Authorization, 3482-3487

                   Legislative study, 3503

             Qualification of bidders, exemption to certain requirements, 2390

             Subcontractors and suppliers, disbursement of money by contractors, 261

      Directional or informational signs identifying individual enterprises, fees, 1260

      Districts for maintenance of roads in unincorporated areas of certain counties, formation, 2084

      Exchange of state highways for local roads or streets, study, 3987

      Gates operated by electrical power and providing access for vehicular traffic, safety standards, 3112

      Public lands, support for mandatory recognition of rights of way expressed, 3882

      Tax for construction, maintenance and repair of public roads

             Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

             Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

             Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

             Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

             Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

             Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

             State fee for collection, 1908, 1259-1261

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY

      Big Spring archeological district, establishment of desert preserve, 156, 2849

      California Trail, funding for construction of interpretive center, 3107

      Cooperative agreements for preservation, protection and restoration, 1688

      Fernley train depot, appropriation, 3161

      General appropriation, 2980

      Legislative findings, 1687

      Logandale school, appropriation, 3162

      Nevada History CD-Rom project, appropriation, 3162

      Thompson school house, appropriation, 3158

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

      Authorized expenditures, 2897

      General appropriation, 2980

      Nevada museum and historical society, supplemental appropriation, 280

HIV (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)

HOLIDAYS

      Banks, operation on December 31, effect, 2412

      Nevada Day, date of observance of legal holiday changed, 2411

HOME SCHOOLING

      Classes and extracurricular activities in public schools, participation, 3316

      Special education programs and related services, participation, 3316

HOMELESS PERSONS

      School pupils, transportation on public buses at reduced rates, 90

HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2905

HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

HOMES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CARE (See MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

HOMESTEADS

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Orders setting apart, recordation, 2203

      Recording, requirements, 885

HOMOSEXUALS

      Employment discrimination prohibited, 1934

HONORARIUMS

      Acceptance by public officers, penalty, 2745, 2746

HORSES (See also LIVESTOCK)

      Cruelty to animals, penalties, 2519

      Police animals, penalties for injuring or killing, 2516

      Wild horses (See WILD HORSES AND BURROS)

HOSPICE CARE

      Facility for hospice care defined, 248

      Medicaid recipients, coverage, 247

      Nurses, pronouncement of death, 247

HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)

      County hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

      Emergency medical services, committee on, representation, 1170

      Indigent or Medicaid patients, study of method used to determine amount of payments, 2634

      Managed care organizations, prohibition against limiting access to certain hospital services, 1945

      Residential facilities for groups, referral businesses, 3606

HOTELS AND MOTELS (See PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)

HOUSE ARREST (See RESIDENTIAL CONFINEMENT)

HOUSEKEEPERS AND COOKS

      Industrial insurance coverage for domestic workers, 1371

HOUSING

      Affordable housing (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)

      Common-interest communities (See COMMON-INTEREST COMMUNITIES)

      Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)

      Explosives industry, notice to adjacent landowners of permit applications, 1135

      Home protection insurance, 1447-1449

      Impact fees, endangered or threatened species protection program, 1423

      Property managers (See PROPERTY MANAGERS)

      Property tax (See PROPERTY TAX)

      Residential construction tax (See RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION TAX)

      Sales (See REAL PROPERTY)

      Subdivisions (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)

      Zoning (See ZONING)

HOUSING AUTHORITIES

      Property managers, exemption from realtor laws, 938

HOUSING DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

HOUSING FINANCE LAW, NEVADA

      Investments, loans of securities authorized, 927

      Maximum amount of outstanding obligations, 960

HUMAN ORGANS

      Donation to Nevada transplant candidates, 3514, 3945

      Validity and revocation of anatomical gift, 3512-3514

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

      Aged persons, health insurance subsidy program, duties, 2760, 2761

      Aging services division

             Duties, 137

             Homes for individual residential care, duties, 1053, 3611

             Specialist for rights of elderly persons, duties, 126

             Tobacco settlement funds, duties, 2758, 2759

      Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of, made part of department, 1875

      Child and family services, division of

             Adoption services, duties, fees, 149

             Children in need of protection, pilot program for continuity of care, 2611

             Deputy administrators, appointment, 2851

             Fetal alcohol syndrome, advisory subcommittee on, representation, 1057

             Placement of children, local boards to expedite proceedings, representation, assistance, 2030

             Placement of children, rural advisory board to expedite proceedings, creation, reports, 2029, 2030

             Protective services agencies, evaluation panels, 2031

      Children's health insurance program

             Administrator, duties, 2227

             Agreements to increase participation urged, 3934

             Applicability of laws, 1427

             Indian children, determination of eligibility, 1426

             Records, files and communications, 2227

             Subrogation rights of department, 2228

             Transfers of money from Medicaid, 2233

      Director

             Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of, receipt of report, 1873

             Authorized expenditures, 2898, 2899

             Aversive intervention, review of corrective plans, 3233

             Pilot substance abuse programs, approval, reports, 1891

      Family resource centers, establishment of substance abuse projects, 1891, 1892

      Fraud by health care providers, use of money recovered, 2234

      General appropriation, 2981

      Gift fund

             Account for alcohol and drug abuse removed, 17

             Designation as trust fund, 9

      Health care financing and policy, division of

             Allocations to private hospitals, regulations, 2636

             Children's health insurance program, duties, 2226, 2227

             Medicaid hearings, appeals, 2231

             Nursing assistants, advisory committee on, representation, 2239

             Provisions continued, 2242

             Regulations, notice of proposals, 2225

             Traumatic brain injuries, representation on committee, 2234

             University dental program, duties, 2908

      Health division

             Administrator, duties regarding public health funds, 2762

             Aversive intervention, receipt of reports, duties, 3251, 3252

             Birth defects and adverse birth outcomes, collection of information, 3509

             Emergency medical services, committee on, creation, 1170

             Fetal alcohol syndrome, appropriation, duties, 1059-1062, 2848

             Fluoridation of public water systems, duties, 3170

             Homes for individual residential care, duties, 1053, 3611

             Publication of survey relating to long-term care, consumer-friendly format urged, 3970

             Residential facilities for groups

                   Civil penalties, deposits, 3609

                   Inspection of facilities, 3610

                   Registry of facilities, compilation, 3366

                   Suspension or revocation of licenses, 3607

             Search and rescue, board of, representation, 1249, 1258

             State health officer, trust funds for health programs, duties, 2758, 2762

             Water systems

                   Certification of operators of certain systems, duties, 1869

                   Fluoridation of certain public water systems, duties, 1113

      Healthy Nevada, fund for a, assistance to task force, 2758, 2759

      Lifeline or link-up services, duties relating to eligible persons, 738

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

      Mental hygiene and mental retardation division

             Aversive intervention, reports, development of corrective plans, 3233

             Budget accounts, name changes, 113

             Custody positions, industrial insurance for communicable disease exposure, 2445

             Name changed to division of mental health and developmental services, 97

             Sanity commissions, establishment of compensation of members, 1346

             Substance abuse commission, representation, 1280

             Suicide hotline services, appropriation, 2847

      Public assistance or services, appeal following denial, reduction, suspension or termination, 2229

      Public health services access task force, appropriation, assistance, 3254, 3256

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2918, 2919

      Welfare division (See also WELFARE)

             Affidavits of death, receipt from county recorder, 885

             Aged persons, certain duties removed, 137

             Child support

                   Disbursement fund, administration, 823

                   Duties, 874, 875, 905-909

             Children's health insurance program, confidentiality of information, 2227

             NOMADS project, appropriation, 1982

             Social security number or other information in certain actions, receipt, 2679

HUMBOLDT COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      Juvenile detention center, appropriation, 3161

      State public defender, assessment for services, 2908

HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

      Water management study, appropriation, 2844

HUNTING

      Administrative Procedure Act, certain regulations exempt, 2407

      Demerit points, assessment, 1043

      Licenses and permits

             Child support compliance, statement unnecessary, 169

             Definitions, 1043

      Tags

             Special incentive elk tags, issuance, 1226

             Special seasons, drawings, 1662

HUSBAND AND WIFE (See also PARENT AND CHILD)

      Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

      Married women, obsolete laws repealed, 127

      Nonsupport, penalties, affirmative defense, 3567

I

IDENTIFICATION CARDS

      Digital images, use authorized, 1109

      Expedited service permits, issuance to certain persons with disabilities, 1158

      Unlawful use of identifying information of another, penalty, 1343-1346

      Voter registration, use of alternative information, 947

IDENTITY THEFT

      Criminal and civil liability, 1343-1346

IMITATION DRUGS (See also CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)

      Sale to minors, restitution for costs of drug abuse treatment, 748

IMMIGRATION

      Illegal Immigration Act, permanent suspension of Section 110 urged, 3955

      Minorities (See MINORITIES)

IMMUNIZATIONS

      General appropriation, 2981

      Pharmacists, possession and administration of drugs for purposes of, 2722

IMPACT FEES

      Endangered or threatened species, funding of protection programs, 1423

INCLINE VILLAGE (See also TAHOE BASIN)

      Room tax increase for costs related to promotion of tourism, 2011-2014

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

      Contracts for services

             Approval, 167

             Manner of awarding, 1024

      Medical facilities, background checks of personnel, 1946

INDIAN COMMISSION, NEVADA

      Advisory committee concerning children's health insurance program, creation, duties, 1429

      Executive director, salary, 2919

      General appropriation, 2981

INDIAN SPRINGS, TOWN OF (For general provisions, See TOWNS)

      Regional development corporation, formation, 1402-1406

INDIANS (See also MINORITIES)

      Archeological or historical preservation programs, consultation with Indian tribes, 1688

      Children's health insurance program, actions to promote enrollments, 1426-1430

      Domestic violence (See also DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

             Protective orders, enforcement, 2063

      Newlands project water rights fund, creation, appropriation, 2630

      Real property, cooperative agreements for sale, lease or exchange by public agencies, 1160

INDIGENT PERSONS

      Children's health insurance program (See INSURANCE--Health insurance)

      Guardianship proceedings, legal representation, 1396

      Hospitals, reimbursements for care, 2634

      Medicaid (See MEDICAID)

      Public health services access task force, creation, duties, 3253

      Welfare (See WELFARE)

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (See ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT)

INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE

      Accident benefits

             Definition, 2445

             Exemption from execution, 3285

             Prior authorization for services, withholding or denial, 2214

      Actions, notice to insurer or administrator upon initiation, 765

      Alcohol or drugs, laboratories used for testing, 1782, 2216

      Appeals

             Appeals panel to hear employers' grievances, creation, 3376

             Referral of employee for determination of necessity of treatment, 2219

      Associations of self-insured employers

             Certificates, change in information, 816

             Membership, determination of qualifications, 811

             Rate service organizations, licensure, 1722

      Benefit penalties, determination of amount, 1797, 1798, 3150

      Claims

             Automatic closure, notice to claimant, reopening, 1783, 1788, 2417

             Extended claims, account for administration of, abolished, 1836

             Insurer required to submit certain information to division of industrial relations, penalty for failure to provide, 1038

      Conflict between insurance and industrial insurance laws, controlling law, 1758

      Construction projects, consolidated insurance programs, 3139

      Consumer health assistance, office for, creation, 1806-1808

      Contested claims, medical examination of injured employee, 1785, 1786, 2217

      Death benefits

             Benefit penalties, payment into estate, 1798

             Exemption from execution, 3285

             Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, effect, 1348-1356

             Transport of remains outside continental United States, payment of benefits for, 1224

      Disability benefits

             Exemption from execution, 3285

             Permanent partial disabilities

                   Compensation, calculation, 1792

                   Second determination of disability, reimbursement to employee, 1777, 1785, 1786

                   Selection of rating physician or chiropractor, 1791, 1792

             Permanent total disabilities, reduction of compensation for benefits previously received, 1789

             Temporary total disabilities, eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, 1790

      Domestic workers, coverage, 1371

      Employee leasing companies

             Certificates of registration, 1714, 2415

             Regulation by division of industrial relations, 1714, 2413

      Employers

             Associations or organizations of employers, coverage, 2414

             Certificates of insurance

                   Receipt, 2413

                   Validity of certain certificates, 1841

             Failure to provide or maintain insurance, criminal penalties, restitution, 251

             Grievances, hearings by appeals panel, 3378-3380

             Records, inspection, 2413, 2417

             Taxation department, division of industrial relations to provide information on employers, 757

      Health care providers

             Managed care organizations, prohibition against restricting certain actions by providers, 2212

             Selection by injured employees, 1776, 2214

      Hearing officers, referral of employee to determine necessity of treatment, 2217

      Injuries

             Definition, 2446

             Nonemployment-related injury, effect on compensation, 1778

             Preexisting conditions

                   Effect on compensation, 1777, 1778

                   Medical records concerning condition, insurer may obtain, 1775

      Insurers

             Advisory organizations

                   Appeals panel, nominations, 3377

                   Formula for assessments, filing, 3381

                   Rates, filing and approval, 2220, 2221, 2225

             Assessments, use, 1810, 3381

             Claims information to be provided to division of industrial relations, penalty for failure to provide, 1038

             Competition, determination, effective date, 2224

             Prior authorizations, withholding or denial, 2214

             Rates, filing, approval or disapproval, 2221-2223

             Restriction on issuance of policies, 1715

      Local governments

             Provision of coverage, 1764

             Purchase of insurance through nonprofit organizations, 189

      Managed care organizations

             Prior authorizations, withholding or denial, 2214

             Restrictions on certain actions by providers, prohibition against, 2212-2214

      Mental health employees, coverage for exposure to contagious diseases, 2445

      Policemen and firefighters, coverage for exposure to contagious diseases, 2445

      Premiums

             Appeals panel, hearing of employer's grievances, 3378-3380

             Payment, 1719

             Payroll reports, submission to insurers, 1718

             Penalty for false statements or misrepresentations, 1731

             Public entities, repeal of provision requiring payment of premiums, 1739

      Prisoners, modified program of coverage, 1717

      Private carriers

             Associations or organizations of employers, insuring, 2414

             Authority to provide insurance, 1722, 1723

             Certificates of insurance, duties, 2413

             Change of insurer or lapse of coverage, notice to division of industrial relations, 2415

             Consolidated insurance programs, provision of coverage, 3139

             Domestic mutual insurance company, creation by manager of state system, 1837-1839

             Records of employers, inspection, 2413, 2417

             Reports to commissioner of insurance, 2784

      State agencies, provision of coverage, 1764

      State insurance fund, establishment, deposits, 1763, 1830, 1834

      State system

             Abolishment, transfer of assets and liabilities, 1837-1839

             Authorized expenditures, 2904

             Certificates of insurance, duties, 2413

             Change of insurer or lapse of coverage, notice to division of industrial relations, 2415

             Consolidated insurance programs, provision of coverage, 3139

             Employees

                   Applicability of state personnel system, 1763, 1814

                   Lay offs, notice, 1763

                   Reemployment rights, 1763, 1839-1842, 3151

             Insurance code, applicability, 1758

             Insurance premium tax, credit, 1829

             Manager, authority relating to hearings removed, 1728-1730

      Third-party administrators

             Prior authorizations, withholding or denial, 2214

             Uninsured employers' claim fund, administration of claims, 1726

      Uninsured employers' claim fund

             Administration and payment of claims, 1726-1728

             Reimbursement by employer, 251, 1730, 1731

      Vocational rehabilitation

             Maximum length of certain programs, 1793-1795

             Out-of-state services authorized in certain cases, 1795, 1796

             Temporary total disabilities, eligibility, 1790

      Workers' compensation and safety, fund for, use, 1760, 1761

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

INFANTS (See MINORS)

INFORMAL MERCHANTS AND MARKETS

      Definitions, 2544

      New products, restrictions on sales, penalties, 2543, 2544

      Stolen property, presumption, 2544

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF

      Capital improvements projects, 2826, 2828

      Director

             Authorized expenditures, 2896, 2908

             Technological crime, advisory board for task force, member, 2701, 2702

      Unclassified employees, salaries, 2919

      Wildlife, division of, contracts for services, 1663

INFRASTRUCTURE, TAX FOR (See also LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

      Audits, penalties and interest prohibited during certain period, 2480

      Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

      Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

      Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

      Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

      Schools, imposition of tax for extraordinary maintenance, repair and improvement, 3221

INITIATIVE

      Arguments for and against local ballot questions, preparation, 2118

      Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)

      Petitions

             Challenge of legal sufficiency, 3560

             Signatures, 3546

      Road maintenance districts in unincorporated areas of certain counties, formation, 2084

INJUNCTIONS

      Alcohol and drug abuse counselors, violations, 3060

      Attorneys, remedies for unauthorized practice of law, 1333

      Certification authorities, digital signatures, 1955

      Explosives manufacturing, violations, 1131, 2011

      Halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers, unlawful operation, 1266

      Highly hazardous substances, violations, 1131

      Mortgage company violations, 3755

      Trade secrets, misappropriation, 2102

INSTALLMENT LOANS

      Mortgage brokers, conduct of business with, 3810

INSURANCE

      Casualty insurance

             Domestic workers, industrial insurance under homeowner's policy, 1371

             Industrial insurance successor organization, authority to transact insurance, 1832, 1837

      Charitable-gift annuities, exemption from insurance laws, 1950

      Federal legislation affecting financial services, continuation of state oversight, 4060

      Fraternal benefit societies (See FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES)

      Health insurance

             Aged persons, assistance program for prescription drug coverage, 2760, 2761

             Cancer, coverage for use of certain other drugs for treatment, 759

             Children's health insurance program

                   Agreements to increase participation urged, 3934

                   Confidentiality of information, 2227

                   Denial of application, notice, hearing, 2226

                   Fraud, penalty, 2233

                    Indian children, enrollment, 1426-1430

                   Public health services access task force, creation, duties, 3253

                   Transfers of money from Medicaid, 2233

             Claims

                   Denial, notification, 3082, 3084

                   Payment, 1646-1649

             Consumer health assistance, office for, creation, 1806-1808

             Contraception and hormone replacement therapy, coverage, 1995-1999

             Converted policies, premiums, 2810

             Creditable coverage defined, 2239-2241, 2802, 2806, 2811

             Employers, notice to enroll employees' children in insurance plan, 907

             ERISA, end to inequities regarding appeals urged, 4003

             Health benefit plans, 2803-2805, 2807, 2810-2812

             Local employees, purchase of insurance through nonprofit organizations, 189

             Long-term care insurance for Medicaid recipients, 2754

             Mental health coverage, 3080-3089

             Preexisting conditions, affiliation period, 2808

             Preferred provider lists, limit on amount charged for inclusion, 1647, 1648

             Public health services access task force, creation, duties, 3253

             Uniform claim forms, 3042

             Women, authority to obtain certain care without referral, 1943

      Health maintenance organizations (See HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS)

      Life insurance

             Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, ineligibility to inherit, 1348-1356

             Local employees, purchase of insurance through nonprofit organizations, 189

      Local government employees

             Charter school employees, coverage, 3305

             Contracts for group insurance, approval by insurance commissioner, 2820

             Mental health coverage, exclusion from requirements, 3098, 3106

             Policemen or firefighters killed in line of duty, survivor benefits, 2607

             Purchase of insurance and services through nonprofit organizations, 189

             State program (See State's program of group insurance, this heading)

      Motor vehicle insurance

             Driver training schools, 1926

             Failure to maintain, criminal penalty, 2727

             Medical records or bills, authority to receive, 2815

             Rental cars, 820

             Taxicabs, 3215

             Umbrella policies, disclosures, 2801

      Property insurance

             Home protection insurance contracts, 1447-1449

             Industrial insurance successor organization, authority to transact insurance, 1832, 1837

      Renewal notices, inclusion of information regarding general premium tax, 816

      Service contracts, regulation, 3335-3342

      State's program of group insurance

             Benefit services fund

                   Appropriation, 1, 783

                   Assessment of agencies for deposit in fund, 783

             Board of the public employees' benefits program, creation, 3028

             Charter school employees, coverage, 3305

             Contraception and hormone replacement therapy, coverage, 2005, 2006

             Contracts with administrators, approval by commissioner, 2820, 2821

             Interim retirement and benefits committee, review of program, 3039

             Legislative employees, retention of coverage after employment ceases, 3024

             Mental health coverage, exclusion from requirements, 3098, 3106

             Participation in other programs by certain public employees, 3025

             Periodic employment, coverage of certain employees, 3024

             Policemen or firefighters killed in line of duty, survivor benefits, 2607

             Premiums, amount paid by state, 1912

             Program redesignated as public employees' benefits program, 3030

             Reinstatement of coverage by retired employee or surviving spouse, 3037

      Title insurance (See TITLE INSURANCE)

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS

      Certificates of registration

             Application, 2791

             Issuance, 2792

             Suspension, revocation or refusal to issue, 2790, 2792

             Term, renewal, 2792

      Compensation, restrictions, 2796

      Definition, 2792

      Disclosures to insurers, 2796

      Fiduciary accounts, duties, 2795

      Financial statements, filing, 2792

      Health insurance claims, payment, 1646

      Offering to act as administrator without certification prohibited, 2793

      Surety bonds, 2794

      Written agreements with insurers, 2794

INSURANCE AGENTS, BROKERS AND SOLICITORS

      Disciplinary action, 2798

      Rental car insurance, licensure of lessors and employees, 820

      Surplus lines brokers, licensure, 2786, 2798, 2799

INSURANCE COMPANIES

      Captive insurers

             Account for regulation and supervision, creation, 3217

             Annual reports, 3213

             Applicability of laws, 3217, 3218

             Board of directors, meetings, 3209

             Corporations and associations, formation, 3212, 3213

             Definitions, 3207, 3208

             Dividends and distributions, 3211, 3212

             Inspections and audits, 3213, 3214

             Insurance premium tax, payment, 3215, 3216

             Investments, 3214

             Licenses

                   Application, fees, 3210

                   Issuance, 3210, 3211

                   Suspension or revocation, 3214

             Names, 3210

             Prohibited acts, penalties, 3208, 3209, 3215

             Reinsurance, 3215

             Resident agents, 3209

             Surplus funds, requirements, 3211, 3212

             Transacting insurance, authority, restrictions, 3208, 3209

      Charitable-gift annuities, exemption from insurance laws, 1950

      General premium tax (See INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX)

      Health insurers, uniform claim forms, billing codes and electronic data transfers, 3042

      Home protection insurance, investments, contracts, 1447-1449

      Public health services access task force, representation, 3253

      Risk-based capital, reports, 2789

      Surplus lines, insurance exchanges, 2797

INSURANCE, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)

INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATIONS

      Covered claims

             Definition, 2521

             Obligations and rights of association, 2522

      Distribution of claims from insurer's estate, 2524

INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX

      Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

      Audits, prohibition against penalties and interest during certain period, 2480

      Captive insurers, payment, 3215, 3216

      Credits against tax

             Notice to department of taxation, 768

             State industrial insurance system, 1829

      Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

      Deposit of taxes relating to industrial insurance, 1830

      Failure to pay tax, penalty, 2485

      Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

      Renewal notices, inclusion of information regarding tax, 816

      Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

      Service contracts, tax inapplicable, 3338

INTEREST, MONEY

      Check-cashing and deferred deposit services, 3283

      Eminent domain, interest on final judgment, 3534

      Health insurance claims, 1646-1651

      Highway construction, money payable to subcontractors or suppliers, 261

      Public works, progress and retainage payments, 1984-1990, 1994

      Unemployment, delinquent contributions, 1713

INTERIM FINANCE COMMITTEE (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

      Exemption of certain persons from regulation, 2549

      State fire marshal, registration of designers providing materials and furnishings regulated by building codes, 2549

INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS

      Court reporters, translation fees, 751

INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES

      Charter schools, participation, 3291, 3299

      Home schooled pupils, participation, 3316

      Private school pupils, participation, 3316

INTIMIDATION

      Biological weapons, unlawful acts, 4

      Deceptive trade practices, 3282

      Public officers or employees asking for bribe, penalty, 2747

INTOXICATING LIQUORS

      DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Retailers, purchase of liquor from certain persons required, 2104

      Suppliers

             Taxes, applicability to certain shipments, 2103

             Wine, requirements and fees for shipments into state, 2103

      Taxation

             Appeals from decisions of department of taxation, 2481, 2485

             Audits, prohibition against penalties and interest, 2480

             Deficiency determinations, 2484, 2485

             Overpayments and underpayments, 2480, 2484

             Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

             Suppliers, responsibilities, 2103

             Tax on liquor program account, creation, sources, 17, 21

      Wholesalers, purchase of liquor from certain persons required, 2104

      Wine

             Importing for personal use, 2105

             Suppliers, requirements for shipments into state, 2103

INTOXICATION

      DUI (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

      Firearms, prohibition on possession, 2470

      Guardianship proceedings, consideration of habitual alcohol use by parent, 142

      Public offenses, applicability of laws, 3406, 3407

INVENTORIES

      Estates of decedents, 2298-2300

      Mortgage companies in possession of commissioner, 3756

      Trust companies in possession of commissioner, 842

INVESTMENTS

      Captive insurers, 3214

      Credit unions, 1454

      Economic development, state investment, 4032

      Estates of decedents, 2296

      Ginnie Mae's and asset-backed securities, 796

      Nevada higher education tuition trust fund, 796

      Public health, trust fund for, 2762

      State industrial insurance system, successor organization, 1832

      State insurance fund, 1763

      Trust companies, 847, 848

      Trusts, delegation of authority, 2372

IRRIGATION DISTRICTS (For general provisions, See DISTRICTS)

      Board members, compensation, 921

      Grants for certain improvements to conserve water, 2121

      Liens, effect of loss of water rights by owner of land, 1223

      Newlands project water rights fund, creation, appropriation, 2630

J

JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES

      Action against county or city by offender, deductions from monetary award, 67

      Alternative programs, recovery of costs from prisoners, 121

      Barber laws inapplicable, 2577, 3991

      Communicable diseases, testing of offenders, 1122, 2677

      Excrement or bodily fluids, unlawful acts, penalties, 2676

      Tahoe Basin, use of inmate labor on certain projects urged, 3941

JET OR TURBINE-POWERED AIRCRAFT FUEL

      Businesses, county or city authorized to impose license tax or fee on, 1314

      Taxation

             Collection by department of motor vehicles, 990

             Counties, authority to impose tax, 1668

JUDGMENTS, DECREES AND ORDERS

      Attorneys' fees, effect of motion for award on final judgment, 903

      Child support (See CHILD SUPPORT)

      Conviction, judgments of (See CONVICTIONS)

      Debts owed state agencies, summary judgment, 3443, 3444

      Domestic violence protective orders (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)

      Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)

      Justice's court orders, enforcement by court or county, 120

      Offers of judgment

             Acceptance or rejection, 1102

             Divorce actions, 2022

             Service of offer, 1102

      Wild horses, removal from private land, 984

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE, COMMISSION ON

      General appropriation, 2979

      General counsel, salary, 2922

JUDICIAL REVIEW

      Aged persons, denial of health insurance subsidy program benefits, 2761

      Local telecommunications services, 1319

      Medicaid, decisions of hearing officer, 2231

      Redevelopment projects, eminent domain proceedings, 3612

      Trust companies, refusal to license, 847

JUDICIAL SELECTION, COMMISSION ON

      General appropriation, 2979

JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW BOARD

      General appropriation, 2983

JUNK DEALERS

      Metallic wire, duties, penalty for noncompliance, 279, 280

      Used book dealers excluded from definition, 2546

JURATS

      Notary fees, 76

JURIES

      Domestic violence, exemption of certain victims from service as juror, 162

      Grand jury (See GRAND JURIES)

JURY INSTRUCTIONS

      Arbitrators' findings, 852

      Medical or dental malpractice actions, 770

JUSTICES' COURTS

      Accounting and technological improvements urged, 3878

      Bill draft requests, limitations, 2196

      Caseloads, submission of reports to court administrator, 707

      Credit or debit cards, acceptance for payment of fees and other charges, 70

      Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents, 1141

      Fees, technical corrections, 1205

      Justices of the peace

             Actions against, defense by attorney general, payment of costs, 781

             Attorney's license required in certain townships, 1347

             Marriage ceremonies, acceptance of nonmonetary gifts of nominal value authorized, 1323

             Reelection prohibited after removal or retirement from any judicial office, 94

      Recycling programs, 3181

      Restitution, enforcement of orders, 120

      Small claims (See SMALL CLAIMS COURTS)

      Suspension of sentence, authority, 1381

JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

      Authorized expenditures, 2895, 2898

      Caliente youth center, salary of superintendent, 2919

      Capital improvements projects, 2824, 2825

      China Spring youth camp, appropriation, 2849

      Deputy administrator for youth corrections, appointment, 2851

      General appropriations, 2978, 2981

      Hawthorne detention facility, appropriation, 2846

      Humboldt County, appropriation for juvenile detention center, 3161

      Nevada youth training center, salary of superintendent, 2919

      Regional facilities, assessments for operation of certain facilities, 974

      Sixth judicial district, appropriation to juvenile detention center, 3161

      Southern Nevada correctional center, lease of facilities, 3602

      Washoe County, appropriation for construction of new facility, 3540

      Western Nevada regional youth facility, funding, 974

JUVENILE COURTS (See also DISTRICT COURTS)

      Art programs, authority to require participation, 38

      Child welfare, study of integration of state and local services, 4050

      Cognitive training and human development programs, authority to order participation, 745

      Eighth judicial district, extended assignment of judge urged, 3984

      Firearms violations, duties, 716

      Jurisdiction, 1338

      Legislative study, 4047

      Records, public inspection, 1187

      Restitution-through-work programs, authority to order participation, 35

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

      Alcohol or drug violations, evaluation of offenders, 3061

      Art programs, placement, 38

      Cognitive training and human development programs, assignment, 745

      Cruelty to animals, counseling or other psychological treatment, 717

      Custody

             Authority of officer to take child into custody, 719

             Firearm violations, 716

             Notice to responsible adult after child taken into custody, 724, 2067

             Photographs of child in custody, use, 715

      Detention facilities (See JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES)

      Domestic violence offenders, release from custody, 2061

      Fingerprints, submission to central repository for criminal records, 2094

      Firearm violations, detention and psychological evaluations, 716

      Foster care, liability of providers, 897

      Legislative study of juvenile justice system, 4047

      Medical expenses of victims, restitution, 714

      Restitution-through-work programs, establishment, assignment, 34

      School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, creation, duties, 3324

      Sex offenders (See also SEX OFFENDERS)

             Criminal convictions, sealing of records, 1311

JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS

      Authority to take child into custody, 719

      Cognitive training and human development programs, powers, 746

      Firearm violations, duties, 716

      Habitual truancy cases, appointment as master, 3459

      Notice to responsible adult after child taken into custody, 724, 2067

      Restitution-through-work programs, powers, 36

JUVENILE SERVICES DIRECTORS

      Cognitive training and human development programs, powers, 746

      Restitution-through-work programs, powers, 36

K

KIDNAPING

      Minor victims, reporting required, 3521-3525

KIDS COUNT

      Appropriation, 2846

KILLER BEES

      Eradication and control programs, appropriation, 2842

KINDRED AND NEXT OF KIN

      Absent ballots, return by family member, 2158, 2167

      Adoption, placement of siblings, 2026

      Children

             Adoption, placement of siblings, 148

             Protection proceedings, placement of children, 149, 150, 2028, 2041

             Visitation rights of certain relatives, 726

      Husband and wife (See HUSBAND AND WIFE)

      Mortgage agents or brokers, licensing restrictions, 3769, 3770

      Nepotism (See NEPOTISM)

      Parent and child (See PARENT AND CHILD)

L

LABELS AND LABELING

      Nursery stock, 711

      Sale or display of goods with false label, penalty for subsequent offenses, 1140

LABOR COMMISSIONER

      Authorized expenditures, 2901

      General appropriation, 2983

      Salary, 2916

      Wage violations involving explosives industry, prosecution, 1115

LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

      Culinary Workers Union, representation on public health services access task force, 3253

      Genetic information, discrimination prohibited, 2874

      Local government employees (See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING)

      Public works bidding qualifications, notice of hearings, 2390

      Sexual orientation, discrimination prohibited, 1937-1941

LABORATORIES (See also MEDICAL LABORATORIES)

      Water, analysis as condition of sale of real property, 1133

LAKE TAHOE (See generally TAHOE BASIN)

LAND SURVEYORS

      Business entities, registration, 2433

      Licenses

             Active experience for licensing purposes, determination, 2437, 2438

             Reciprocity, 2438

      Monuments, removal and perpetuation, 963

LAND USE PLANNING

      Capital improvement plans (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Federal Government

             Purchase of or exchange for private land, notice of proposed action to affected counties and cities, 1376

             Use of federal land, certain cities or counties authorized to bring or intervene in actions, 1421

      Las Vegas urban growth zone, projects of significant impact, 2473

      Master plans

             Capital improvement projects to promote tourism in Washoe County, 2015

             Disclosures by sellers of real property, 911, 1634

             Regional planning coalition, review, 1929-1931, 1974, 3371, 3372

             Rural neighborhoods preservation plans, requirements, 3368

             School facilities plans, requirements, 2472

             Southern Nevada regional planning coalition, review, 2533

      New development, interspersion into established neighborhoods, 1928, 2127, 3371

      Planning commissions (See PLANNING COMMISSIONS)

      Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)

      Rural neighborhoods in Clark County, preservation of rural character, 3363, 3369

      Subdivision of land (See SUBDIVISION OF LAND)

      Zoning (See ZONING)

LANDLORD AND TENANT

      Eminent domain, relocation assistance for tenants, 3615

      Eviction (See EVICTION)

      Explosives industry, notice to tenants of permit applications, 1135

      Four or fewer units, applicability of certain laws, 1228

      Mobile home parks (See MOBILE HOME PARKS)

      Rent

             Definition, 984

             Refusal to accept rent payment after notice served, prohibition, 984

             Withholding by tenant for failure to receive essential services, 1230

      Repairs, agreements for performance by tenant, 1229

      Retaliatory conduct by landlord prohibited, 1230

      Termination of tenancy, defenses of tenant, 1228

      Utility services, failure of landlord to supply, 1230

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, BOARD OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2904

LARCENY (See also THEFT)

      Second or subsequent petit larceny, additional penalties removed, 3109

      Shoplifting, grounds for detention of suspects, 96

LAS VEGAS, CITY OF (For general provisions, See CITIES)

      Art museum, appropriation, 3162

      Charleston heights art center, appropriation, 3162

      Charter amendments

             Candidates, filing fees, 273

             City auditor, appointment and supervision, 1419, 1420

             Description of territory, 1418

             Explosives, regulation, 1862

             Primary election, 3565

             Wards, 914

      Child care training program, appropriation, 3158

      Community redevelopment, use of money for low-income housing, 3615

      Design-build contracting, representation on study committee, 3503, 3504

      Emergency shelter for women and children, appropriation, 3161

      Greater Las Vegas inner city games, appropriation, 3160

      Herbert Gerson park, appropriation, 3160

      Investment portfolio, loans of certain securities authorized, 925

      Latchkey programs, appropriation, 3156

      Lied discovery children's museum, appropriation, 3163

      Natural history museum, appropriation, 3163

      Paging services, establishment of requirements relating to records, 1642

      Performing arts center, appropriation, 3162

      Super speed ground transportation commission, appropriation, 3161

      Urban growth zone, requirements for projects of significant impact, 2473

      West Desert Inn Road, appropriation for directional signs, 2848

LAS VEGAS SPRINGS PRESERVE FOUNDATION

      Appropriation, 2849

LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (See also DISTRICTS)

      Desert preserve, establishment, support, 156, 2849

LATCHKEY PROGRAMS (See CHILD CARE)

LAUGHLIN, TOWN OF (For general provisions, See TOWNS)

      Transfer of state land located within to Clark County, 1074

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES (See generally PEACE OFFICERS)

LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

      Counties, agreements for remodeling of buildings and facilities, 1688

LEASES

      Counties, construction or remodeling of buildings and facilities, 1688

      Deceptive trade practices, 3280-3282

      Southern Nevada correctional center, lease of facilities, 3602

      Vehicles (See MOTOR VEHICLES; RENTAL CARS)

LEGAL AID SERVICES

      Adult wards, representation, 1396

      Elderly persons, facilitation of services for, 126

LEGAL DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES

      Air pollution in Clark County, 2698

      Athletic trainers, regulation, 1169

      Child welfare, integration of state and local services, 4050

      Court of chancery, establishment, 4058

      Education

             Achievement and proficiency examinations, 3397

             Disabled pupils, requirements for graduation with standard diploma, 3997

             Henderson state college, 2625

             Hi-tech learning centers, 2944

             Higher education funding, 2605

             Information exchange between school districts and university system, 3994

             Reforms, adoption, 4005

             School safety and juvenile violence, 3324

      Highways and roads

             Bordering states, improvements to roads providing access to Nevada, 2860

             Exchange of state and local ownership or control, 3987

      Humboldt River Basin, water management opportunities, 2844

      Judges and justices, pension plan, 3616

      Juvenile justice system, 4047

      Legislature, reapportionment, 3979

      Long-term care, 4055

      Medicaid, reimbursements to hospitals, 2634

      Prisons, department of, custody positions, 2884

      Property tax, assessment of interstate or intercounty property, 3276

      Public employees' retirement, effect of employment of retired employees, 1112

      Public health services, access, 3253

      Public works, design-build contracts, 3503

      Sovereign immunity, removal of limit on damages awarded in tort actions, 4048

      Water wells, 3545

      Wild horses, establishment of private foundation to promote adoption, 2974

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU

      Audit division

             Internal accounting and administrative control, receipt of reports, 882

             School districts, audit, 1221

      Authorized expenditures, 2895

      Checking account, use, 2202

      Director

             Augmentation of authorized expenditures, 2906

             Court caseloads, receipt of reports, 705

             Land surveying curriculum at university, notification, 2444

             Regulations, certain duties removed, 2203-2207

             School facilities, state planning commission for, publication of notice of meetings, 3225

      Educational accountability and program evaluation, legislative bureau of

             Achievement and proficiency exams, receipt of results, 2935, 2936, 3387

             Contract with consultant, duties, 2655

             Designation of school as needing improvement, receipt of notice, 2657, 2933

             Regional training programs, duties, receipt of reports, 2933, 2934

             Remedial education programs, duties, 2935, 2936, 3399

             Statement and plan following nondesignation of school, receipt, 2649, 2658

      Employees

             Administrative leave, 4021

             Commendation, 3989

      Fiscal analysis division

             Achievement and proficiency examinations, reports, duties, 3387

             Budget synopsis to budget subcommittee, provision removed, 2207

             Capital improvement projects, notice of temporary advances, 2827, 2832

             Financial analysis and planning, office of, creation, 2209

             Fiscal notes, preparation, 2196, 2197

             Lincoln County school district, receipt of report, 2614

             White Pine County school district, receipt of report, 2643

             WICHE fund for student loans, notice of temporary advances, 806

      Interim finance committee

             Capital improvements project, notice of transfers of money, 2827, 2834

             Captive insurers, account for regulation and supervision, duties, 3217

             Consolidated bond interest and redemption fund, receipt of report, 2833

             Contractors' recovery fund, receipt of reports, 1969

             Disaster relief fund, disbursement of grant, authorization, 3133

             Financial analysis model programs, appropriation, 3400

             Healthy Nevada, fund for a, receipt of reports, approval of grants, 2758, 2759, 2764

             Highway patrol building, Las Vegas, approval of site, 2828

             Juvenile facilities, distribution of appropriations, 2849, 3540

             Motor vehicles department, receipt and approval of reorganization plan, 3596

             National college of juvenile and family law fund, approval of transfer, 1066

             National judicial college fund, approval of transfer, 1067

             Pollution control account, approval of expenditures, 2723

             Public broadcasting stations, appropriation, reports, 2764, 2765

             Racial and economic bias commission, distribution of appropriation, 3157

             Remedial programs for certain schools, duties, 2935, 2936

             School improvement, fund for, approval of expenditures, 2839

             State parks account, approval of expenditures, 805

             State purchasing, receipt of certain reports eliminated, 1029

             Statewide automated system of information concerning pupils, receipt of report, 2941

             Supreme court office space in Clark County, approval of lease, 2948

             Tahoe Basin, approval of bond issue, reallocation of money, 2628, 2629

             Unclassified service, duties regarding salaries, 2922

             University system, approval of expenditures, 2906

      Legal division

             Bill draft requests

                   Limitations, 2184-2187, 2194-2196, 3854

                   Reimbursement of expenses, 818

             Emergency actions by agencies, receipt of statements regarding, 2405

             Ethics opinions, annotations to Nevada Revised Statutes, 2733

             Occupational safety, receipt of reports relating to citations, 2408

             Regulations, duties, receipt of reports, 2203-2207

             Storage tanks, receipt of resolutions of board to review claims, 2408

      Legislative commission

             Air quality report from local pollution control boards, receipt, 1978

             Audit subcommittee, receipt of audit reports, 1222

             Augmentation of authorized expenditures, approval, 2906

             Budget subcommittee, duties, 2202

             Closeup Foundation, approval of allocation, 3162

             Domestic violence statistical data, receipt of reports, 2092

             Ethics, commission on, appointment, 2731

             Higher education, committee to study funding, duties, appropriation, 2605, 2606

             Members, appointment, 4020, 4031

             Mortgage investments and lending advisory council, appointment, 3766

             Placement of children, local advisory boards, receipt of reports, 2030

             Public lands committee, appointment of additional members for study purposes, 3545

             Reapportionment study committee, duties, 3980

             Recycling, powers and duties, 3182

             Special committees, appointment, 2187

             State of the state address, appointment of committee to hear, 2187

             Substance abuse commission, appointments, 1281

             Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, appointment of review committee, 3956

             Water planning, division of, receipt of report, 1089

      Nevada Reports, appropriation for reproduction, 804

LEGISLATURE

      Assembly

             Constitutional amendments, committee on, creation, 3838

             Hearings, notices, 3840, 3842

             Infrastructure, committee on, repealed, 3838

             Labor and management, committee on, merger with committee on commerce, 3838

             Minority leader, appointments to reapportionment study committee, 3980

             Number of members on standing committees, 3838

             Speaker, appointments made by

                   Academic standards for public schools, council to establish, 3384, 3393

                   Financial analysis and planning task force, 2209, 2212

                   Healthy Nevada, fund for a, task force, 2757

                   Henderson state college study advisory committee, 2625

                   Higher education, committee to study funding, 2606

                   Interim retirement and benefits committee, 3039

                   Mathematics proficiency examination task force, 3397

                   Public health services access task force, 3253

                   Reapportionment, study committee, 3980

                   School facilities, state planning commission for, 3222

                   School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3324, 3326

                   Technological crime, advisory board for, 2701

             Speaker Dini, lifetime grant of assembly license plate number 1, 2648

             Ways and means, committee on

                   Academic standards, receipt of report, 3394

                   Interim retirement and benefits committee, chairman, 3039

                   Internal accounting and administrative control, receipt of report, 882

      Bills and resolutions

             Amendments, 3860

             Conference committee reports, 3857

             Consent calendar, 3828, 3845

             Drafting requests, limitations, 2184-2187, 2194-2196, 3854

             Enactment, schedule for, 3857-3860, 4007

             Fiscal notes, 2196, 2197

             General file, placement on, 3829

             Introduction

                   Limitations, 3854-3856, 3861

                   Notice, 3828

                   Resolutions, exemption from limitations, 3911

             Joint resolutions, signature by governor unnecessary, 2197-2199

             Joint sponsorship, 3849

             Notice of reconsideration, 4007

             Printing, 3829

             Regional planning coalition, submission of requests, 1931

             SB 8, AB 108, AB 350, AB 552, return from governor requested, 3888, 3948, 3991

             Skeleton bills, 3827, 3828, 3844

             Unfunded mandates, disclosure requirements, 1181

      Budget, time for submission by governor, 2208, 4052

      Capital improvements projects, notice of transfers of money, 2827

      Closeup Foundation, allocation of appropriation, 3162

      Committees

             Education, committee on

                   Academic standards and examinations, receipt of report, 3394

                   Achievement and proficiency exams, receipt of reports, 3156, 3394, 3398

                   Alternative education for disruptive pupils, receipt of report, 3189

                   Elko County class-size reduction project, receipt of report, 2841

                   Regional training centers, receipt of reports, 2933

                   School accountability, receipt of report, 2649, 2658, 2933

             Statewide automated system of pupil information, receipt of report, 2941

             Hearings, notices, 3840, 3842

             Interim retirement committee

                   Name changed to interim retirement and benefits committee, duties, 3039

                   Public employees' retirement system, receipt of study report, 1112

             Presession special committees, appointments, 2187

             Public lands, legislative committee on

                   Appropriation, 2844

                   Water wells, study, 3545

             Records, retention, 3853

             Return of matters from committees, 3822

             Rules, 3822, 3823

             State of the state address, committee to hear, 2187

             Tahoe Regional Planning Compact review committee, continuation, 3956

             Workers' compensation, committee on, composition, 2201

      Disasters, declaration, 1245

      Employees

             Administrative leave, 4021

             Appointment of attaches, 3832, 3833, 3870, 3871

             Commendation, 3925, 3926, 3989

             Compensation and titles of certain employees, 3164

             Insurance coverage, 3024

             Presession and postsession employment, compensation, 2193

      Legislative fund

             Authorized expenditures, legislative counsel bureau, 2895

             Claims, presentation to state board of examiners unnecessary, 2207

             Clergy, appropriation for compensation, 4017

             Closeup Foundation, appropriation, allocation, 3162

             General appropriations, 2978, 2979, 2990

             Health insurer fees, use, 2766

             Information systems, appropriation, 2389

             Public lands committee, appropriation, 2844

             School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, appropriation, 3326

             Session appropriation, 1

             Use generally, 2187

      Lobbying, reports of expenditures, 931

      Members

             Allowances

                   Housing allowance for certain legislators, 3505

                    Per diem, 2189

                   Periodicals, stamps, stationery, communications, 3832, 3834

             Carson City delegation, nominations to charter committee, 1406

             Conflicts of interest, 2731, 2739

             Election precincts, notice of changes, 1394

             Election, study of requirements for reapportionment, 3979

             Public employees' retirement

                   Appropriation for administrative expenses, 2989

                   Participation, 2615

             Residency requirements, 2169

             Vacancies in office, filling, 2150, 2169, 2170

      Newlands Project water rights fund, review of expenditures, 2634

      Reapportionment and redistricting, study of requirements, 3979

      Recycling programs, 3178

      Reports to legislature

             Academic standards in public schools, 3394

             Alternative education programs for disruptive pupils, 3189

             Children in need of protection, pilot program for continuity of care, 2612

             Class-size reduction project, Elko County, 2841

             Consolidated bond interest and redemption fund, 2833

             Consumer health assistance, office for, 1808

             Contractors' board, state, 2953

             Contractors' recovery fund, 1969

             Domestic violence statistical data, 2092

             Family courts, coordination and integration of case files, 3922

             Family resource centers, substance abuse pilot programs, 1891

             Financial analysis and planning task force, 2211

             Grazing, economic analysis, 3158

             Healthy Nevada, trust fund for, 2759

             Internal accounting and administrative control system, 882

             Motor vehicles, advisory board on repair of, 1899, 1900

             Placement of children, local advisory boards, 2030

             Public employees' benefits program, board of, 3048

             Public health, trust fund for, 2764

             Regional training centers for teachers, 2934

             Scholarship programs, 2753

             School construction in Clark County, 2107, 2948

             School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3325

             Secured transactions, filing office, 345

             Special fuel tax, administration and enforcement, 124

             State purchasing, receipt of certain reports eliminated, 1029

             Statewide automated system of information concerning pupils, 2941

             Superintendent of public instruction, 3383

             Tax abatements for new or expanded businesses, 1749

             Teachers, recruitment and professional development, 1755

             Water planning, division of, 1087

      School improvement, fund for, approval of expenditures, 2839

      Senate

             Finance, committee on

                   Academic standards, receipt of report, 3394

                   Interim retirement and benefits committee, chairman, 3039

                   Internal accounting and administrative control, receipt of report, 882

             Hall of fame inductions

                   Fairchild, T. Tracy, 3906

                   Kendall, Zebedee "Zeb", 3905

                   McGowan, Wilson, 3895

                   Wilson, Thomas R. C. "Spike" II, 3895

             Majority leader, appointments made by

                   Academic standards for public schools, council to establish, 3384, 3393

                   Financial analysis and planning task force, 2209, 2212

                   Healthy Nevada, fund for a, task force, 2757

                   Henderson state college study advisory committee, 2625

                   Higher education, committee to study funding, 2606

                   Interim retirement and benefits committee, 3039

                   Mathematics proficiency examination task force, 3397

                   Public health services access task force, 3253

                   Reapportionment, study committee, 3980

                   School facilities, state planning commission for, 3222

                   School safety and juvenile violence, commission on, 3324, 3326

                   Technological crime, advisory board for, 2701

             Minority leader, appointments to reapportionment study committee, 3980

      Sessions, annual and special, 4051

      Sexual harassment policy, 3862

      Standing rules

             Adoption, 3817, 3834

             Breaches of decorum, 3819

             Consent calendar, 3828, 3845

             Desks, placement of materials on, 3827

             General file, placing bills on, 3829

             Hearings of committees, notices, 3840, 3842

             Introduction of legislation, notice, 3828

             Joint rules

                   Adoption, 3848

                   Conference committee reports, 3857

                   Joint sponsorship of legislation, 3849

                   Limitations on requests for introduction, amendment or enactment of legislation, 3854-3860, 4007

                   Messages from other house, 3848, 3849

                   Records of committees, 3853

                   Resolutions, exempt from limit on requests and introductions, 3911

                   Sexual harassment policy, 3862

             Messages from state officers or other house, 3831

             Motions generally, 3824

             Printing of bills, 3829

             Return of matters from committees, 3822

             Senate rules, 3817

             Skeleton bills, 3827, 3828, 3844

             Voting, persons near secretary's desk during, 3820

      Substance abuse commission, representation, 1281, 1282

      Tahoe Basin, approval of issuance of bonds for protection programs, 2628

LEMON LAW

      Used vehicle defined, 1163

LESBIANS

      Employment discrimination prohibited, 1934

LEWDNESS AND OBSCENITY

      Material harmful to minors, nudity defined, 1360

      Minor victims, reporting required, 3521-3525

LEWDNESS WITH A CHILD

      Reporting required, 3521-3525

LIBEL, CAMPAIGN PRACTICES

      False statements relating to candidate or ballot question, 2560, 2563, 2564, 2748

LIBRARIES

      Douglas County, financing, 81-86

      Financing generally (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)

      Grant program for public libraries, appropriation, 3163

      Improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)

      Pahrump community library district, bond issue ratified, 278

LICENSE PLATES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

LICENSES AND PERMITS

      Business tax (See BUSINESS TAX)

      Drivers' licenses (See MOTOR VEHICLES)

      Explosives and highly hazardous substances, conditional use permits, 1135

      Fishing (See FISHING)

      Gaming (See GAMING)

      Hunting (See HUNTING)

      Marriage (See MARRIAGE)

      Occupational licenses (See specific occupation or profession)

      Property tax exemption for intangible property, 3273

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration grounds for suspension of license, 3333

      Skydiving businesses, revocation of license for violations, 1056

      Taxation

             Fuel businesses, 1314

             Levy and collection, requirements, 987, 989, 1312-1314, 2480

             Rights of taxpayers, 2482-2484

      Theft of intangible property, 2706

      Trapping (See TRAPPING)

LIENS

      Common-interest communities, foreclosure of certain liens, 390, 391, 3012

      Deeds of trust, priority of liens, 387

      Estates, liens of attachment, 2314

      Federal tax liens, 388

      Fuels, delinquent taxes or fees, 995

      Hazardous materials, delinquent inspection and regulation fees, 154

      Irrigation districts, 1223

      Mechanics' and materialmen's liens

             Contractors, effect of failure to discharge or release liens, 2964

             Notice of completion, recording, 885

      Motor vehicles

             Delinquent taxes, fees or assessments, 154

             Storage, maintenance or repair, 1896

      Real estate licensees, 1175

      Real property, recording of documents, 885

      Special fuel tax, delinquencies, 154

      State agencies, liens for debts owed to agencies, 3444, 3445

      Storage facilities, claim of property subject to security interest, 387

      Wills, devises pass subject to lien, 2258

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

      Bill draft requests, limitation, 2186

      Executive branch audit committee, member, 2887

      General appropriation, 2978

      Staff, salaries, 2913

LIFE INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)

LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

      Constructional defects, 1438, 1443-1445

      Debts owed state agency, collection, 3443

      Decedents, causes of action belonging to, 2289

      False claims submitted to governmental entity, 829

      Felonious and intentional killing of decedent, action alleging culpability, 1353

      Identity theft, 1346

      Spendthrift trusts, 1236

LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES

      Accounting, practice, 1695, 1700-1703, 1709

      Certificates of change, filing, 1614

      Documents filed with secretary of state, replacement, 1611

      Engineering firms, registration requirements, 2433

      Land surveying firms, registration requirements, 2433

      Legislative study of business organization laws, 4057

      Mergers, 1626-1631

      Names, 1612, 1613, 1615

      Reinstatement of charter, 1610, 1611

      Resident agents, street address, 30, 1610

      Trust companies (See also TRUST COMPANIES)

             Formation, 844

             Impaired or unsafe condition, possession by commissioner, 841

      Trusts, authority to form limited-liability company, 2372

LIMITED-LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS

      Annual lists, 1619

      Foreign limited-liability partnerships, resident agents, 1631, 1632

      Legislative study of business organization laws, 4057

      Names, 1617

      Resident agents, street address, 30, 1617

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

      Annual lists, 1623

      Certificate of change, filing, 1622

      Certification fees, 1624

      Legislative study of business organization laws, 4057

      Mergers, 1626-1631

      Names, 1621, 1622

      Resident agents, street address, 30, 1621

LIMOUSINES (See also MOTOR CARRIERS)

      Chauffeurs, industrial insurance coverage for domestic workers, 1371

      Rental cars unlawfully used for passenger service, immunities of short-term lessors, release of vehicles, 1962

      Sexually oriented businesses, payment of unlawful remuneration to limousine owners or drivers, 3333

LINCOLN COUNTY (For general provisions, See COUNTIES)

      Endangered species, creation of preservation areas, fees, 1422, 1423

      Regional development corporation, formation, 1402-1406

      State public defender, assessment for services, 2908

LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)

      Elementary school, appropriation for construction, 2614

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, BOARD FOR THE REGULATION OF

      Authorized expenditures, 2905

LIVESTOCK

      Committees for assessing livestock

             Composition, 2780

             Special tax, notice to counties and division of agriculture, 2779

      Cruelty to animals, penalties, 2519

      Diseased animals, confidentiality of certain notices, 1069

      Feed lot operations, reconsideration of certain federal regulations urged, 4015

      Grazing lands (See GRAZING AND GRAZING LANDS)

      Livestock shows, accidental injury or death exempt from laws relating to cruelty to animals, 2519

      Maliciously killing, penalty, 2515

      Public auction, fees for licensure, 3597

      Rangeland resources commission, promotion of industry, support fee, 1676

      Special fuel users' licenses, applicability to operators of motor carriers, 155

      Special tax, administration, 2779-2782

      Wells, domestic use includes watering of livestock, 1184

LIVESTOCK AND FARM PRODUCTS DEALERS AND OTHER LICENSEES

      Licensure, fees, 3598

      Service of process on agriculture administrator, fees, 3598

LIVING WILLS

      Do-not-resuscitate protocols and identification, regulatory oversight, 45

LOANS

      Check-cashing and deferred deposit services, 3282

      Credit unions, directors and committee members, 1454

      Installment loans, conduct of business with mortgage brokers, 3810

      Service contract as condition of loan, prohibition, 3340

      State and local governments

             Disaster relief fund, 1659, 3128-3133

             Loans of certain securities authorized, 925

             Severe financial emergency fund, lending, 1031

LOBBYING

      Reports of expenditures, 931

      Sexual harassment, legislative policy, 3862

LOCAL EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, COMMITTEES ON

      Ballot questions relating to bond elections, duties, 1078-1087

      Local government tax distribution account, review of allocation, 1091

      School district general fund, reports of declines in ending balances, 1358

      Severe financial emergencies of local governments, duties, 1032, 2534

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING

      Advertising contracts and soliciting bids, monetary threshold in certain counties, 1034

      Authorized representatives, powers, 1682, 1684-1686

      Computers and associated equipment, exemption from laws, 889

      County hospital districts, purchasing groups authorized, exemption from laws, 190, 2076

      Douglas County, exemption from laws for certain contracts and agreements, 969

      Items for resale through retail outlet operated by public entity, exemption from competitive bidding, 1684

      Perishable goods, exception to competitive bidding, 1684

      Personal property

             Donation to nonprofit or governmental entities, 1644, 1645, 3535

             Sale or lease, 1685

             School property, donation to charter schools, 3299, 3320

      Reaward of contracts, 1683

      Records of bids and requests, retention, 1682

      State contracts, joining or use, 1686

LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES

      Bonds and other obligations

             Ballot questions

                   Forms and examples of past questions, availability, 1078-1086

                   Required disclosures, 1081-1084

             Clark County school district, 2947, 2948, 3221

             Community redevelopment, faith of state pledged, 1090

             Economic development revenue bonds, refunding, 3361

             Lending projects, acquisition of municipal securities by counties, 834-837

             Loans of securities authorized, procedure, 925

             Medium-term obligations

                   Capital projects, update to capital improvement plan required, 276

                   Exception from limit on amount of revenue from taxes ad valorem removed, 277, 278

                   Resolutions, contents, approval, 275

             Pahrump community library district, bond issue ratified, 278

             Public works, certain contracts authorized before issuance of bonds or medium-term obligations, 833, 834

             Recreational facilities, 987-989

             School districts, 3221

             Special elections

                   Sample ballots, contents, 1081

                   Time for holding, 1078, 1080, 1084

      Business license fees, calculation of revenue received from, 1312

      Capital improvement plans

             Contents, 2124

             Expenditures to equal amount of expenditures for capital outlay in final budget, 833

             Filing, inspection by public, 833

             Medium-term obligation to finance capital project, update to capital improvement plan required, 276

             Preparation, 832

             Regional planning coalition, review, 1929, 1974, 3371

             Southern Nevada regional planning coalition, review, 2533

             Submission to department of taxation and debt management commission, 832

             Washoe regional comprehensive plan, inclusion of summary of capital improvement plans, 2127

      Claims, penalty for submission of false claims to local government, 824

      Combined tax rate

             Exemption of certain tax levies from limitation on total levy, 87, 2107, 2537

             Publication of notice if rate exceeds certain level, 2109

             Transfer of money between entities to establish certain rate prohibited, 945

      Counties