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NRS 116.623

Petitions for declaratory orders or advisory opinions: Regulations; scope; contents of petition; filing; period for response

Known as the Uniform Common-Interest Ownership Act

The act spans §§ 116–116 (235 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State Department of Business & Industry, Financial Institutions Division v. Nevada Ass'n Services, Inc. (2012)

Most recently applied in SATICOY BAY LLC SER. 2021 GRAY EAGLE WAY VS. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (January 2017)

(Added to NRS by 2009, 2876)

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1. The Division shall provide by regulation for the filing and prompt disposition of petitions for declaratory orders and advisory opinions as to the applicability or interpretation of:

(a) Any provision of this chapter or chapter 116A or 116B of NRS;

(b) Any regulation adopted by the Commission, the Administrator or the Division; or

(c) Any decision of the Commission, the Administrator or the Division or any of its sections.

2. Declaratory orders disposing of petitions filed pursuant to this section have the same status as agency decisions.

3. A petition filed pursuant to this section must:

(a) Set forth the name and address of the petitioner; and

(b) Contain a clear and concise statement of the issues to be decided by the Division in its declaratory order or advisory opinion.

4. A petition filed pursuant to this section is submitted for consideration by the Division when it is filed with the Administrator.

5. The Division shall:

(a) Respond to a petition filed pursuant to this section within 60 days after the date on which the petition is submitted for consideration; and

(b) Upon issuing its declaratory order or advisory opinion, mail a copy of the declaratory order or advisory opinion to the petitioner.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.