NRS 281.005

“Public officer” and “special use vehicle” defined

Known as the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act

The act spans §§ 281–281 (105 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case University & Community College System of Nevada v. DR Partners (2001)

Most recently applied in Taylor (Donald) Vs. State (September 2020)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1471; A 1971, 593; 1977, 1109)

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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

As used in this chapter:

1. “Public officer” means a person elected or appointed to a position which:

(a) Is established by the Constitution or a statute of this State, or by a charter or ordinance of a political subdivision of this State; and

(b) Involves the continuous exercise, as part of the regular and permanent administration of the government, of a public power, trust or duty.

2. “Special use vehicle” means any vehicle designed or used for the transportation of persons or property off paved highways.

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