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NRS 277.210

Conflict of interest of member of governing body; penalties

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 504 F. Supp. 753 - California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency v. Sahara Tahoe Corp. (1981)

Most recently applied in 504 F. Supp. 753 - California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency v. Sahara Tahoe Corp. (February 1981)

(Added to NRS by 1968, 13; R 2011, 3740; A 2013, 2366, 2367, 3838)

1. It is unlawful for any member of the governing body of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to be interested in any contract made by that member, or be a purchaser or be interested in any purchase of a sale made by that member in the discharge of his or her official duties.

2. All contracts made in violation of subsection 1 may be declared void at the instance of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, or of any other party interested in such contract, except the member prohibited from making or being interested in such contract.

3. Any person violating the provisions of this section, directly or indirectly, shall forfeit his or her office, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 1 year, or by both fine and imprisonment.

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