Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.010
Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the General Improvement District Law.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 318 — General Improvement Districts
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.015
Legislative declaration
1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that the organization of districts having the purposes, powers, rights, privileges and immunities provided in this chapter will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof an…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.020
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Acquisition,” “acquire” and “acquiring” each means acquisition, extension, alteration, reconstruction, repair or other improvement by purchase, construction, installation, reconstruction, condemnation, lease, rent, gift, grant, bequest, devise, contrac…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.025
Computation of time
For the purpose of computing any period of time prescribed in this chapter, the first day of the designated action or time must be excluded and the last day of the designated action or time must be included.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.030
Correction of faulty notices
In any case where a notice is provided for in this chapter, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or abated; but the court shall order due notice to be given and shall continue the hearing…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.035
Sufficiency of chapter
This chapter, without reference to other statutes of the State, except as specifically provided in this chapter, shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds hereunder. No other law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds that provides for an election, requires an approval,…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.040
Liberal construction
This chapter being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, it shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.050
Jurisdiction in board of county commissioners; interest of county commissioners or trustees
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the board of county commissioners of any county within this State is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power and authority to create districts within the county which it serves. 2. No member of a board of county commissioners or board of trustees shall be disqualified to…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.055
Formation of district: Resolution or petition; ordinance
1. The formation of a district may be initiated by: (a) A resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners; or (b) A petition proposed by any owner of property to be located in the district. 2. After adoption of the resolution or receipt of the petition the organization of the district must be initiated by the a…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.060
Notice of organizational hearing
After such initiating ordinance has been adopted by the board of county commissioners, the county clerk shall mail written notice to all property owners within the proposed district of the intention of the board of county commissioners to establish such district, which notice shall set forth the name, statement of purp…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.065
Protests against organization of district
1. Any person who owns property which is located within the district may, on or before the date fixed, protest against the establishment of such district, in writing, which protest shall be filed with the county clerk of such county. 2. If, at or before the time fixed in the initiating ordinance and notice, written pro…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.070
Organizational hearing; ordinances creating or not creating district
1. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing in the notice or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall give full consideration to all protests which may have been filed and shall hear all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter adopt an…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.075
Conclusiveness of ordinance creating district; time for appeal; filing of ordinance with Secretary of State
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the adoption of the ordinance creating the district shall finally and conclusively establish the regular organization of the district against all persons, which district shall thenceforth be a governmental subdivision of the State of Nevada, a body corporate and politic…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.077
Addition of basic powers not provided in formation: Procedure
The board may elect to add basic powers not provided in its formation, in which event the board shall cause proceedings to be had by the board of county commissioners similar, as nearly as may be, to those provided for the formation of the district, and with like effect. The board shall obtain in connection with each s…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.080
Duties of board of county commissioners; appointment of initial board of trustees; bond; removal of trustee
1. After adopting an ordinance creating a district and before appointing the first board of trustees for the district, the board of county commissioners is, ex officio, the board of trustees for the district. 2. While acting as the board of trustees, the board of county commissioners shall establish: (a) Accounting pra…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.083
Membership of board of trustees of certain districts that furnish electric light and power in a county whose population is 700,000 or more
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board of trustees of a district organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter that exists on July 1, 2009, that is authorized only to exercise the basic power of furnishing electric light and power pursuant to NRS 318.117 in a county whose population is 7…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.085
Organization of board of trustees; election of officers; records; bonds; compensation
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953 and 318.09533: 1. After taking oaths and filing bonds, the board shall choose one of its members as chair of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who may or may not be members of the board. The…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.090
Office or principal place of business; records; meetings; quorum; vacancies; terms
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953 and 318.09533: 1. The board shall, by resolution, designate the place where the office or principal place of the district is to be located, which must be within the corporate limits of the district and which may be changed by resolution of the board. Copies of all those reso…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.095
Biennial election of trustees; reimbursement of costs of election; names of candidates may be placed on primary or general election ballot; terms of office
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953: 1. There must be held simultaneously with the first general election in the county after the creation of the district and simultaneously with every general election thereafter an election to be known as the biennial election of the district. The election must be conducted u…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.0951
Trustees elected by plurality vote
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0952 or 318.0953: 1. Each trustee elected at any biennial election must be chosen by a plurality of the qualified electors of the district voting on the candidates for the vacancies to be filled. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.083, if there are two regular terms which…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.0952
Election areas within district: Procedure for creation; election of trustees; alteration or abolishment of election areas
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953: 1. Trustees may be elected in the alternate manner provided in this section from election areas within the district. 2. Within 30 days before May 1 of any year in which a general election is to be held in the State, 10 percent or more of the qualified electors of the distri…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.09523
Single candidate declared elected
In any election for a general improvement district, if at 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy, as defined in NRS 293.0455, there is only one candidate nominated for the office, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that office.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.09525
Registration to vote in district elections
1. Any person residing within a district who is otherwise qualified to vote at general elections in this State may register to vote in district elections by appearing before the county clerk or registrar of voters of the county in which the district is located and completing an application to register to vote in accord…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.0953
County commissioners as ex officio board of trustees: Mandatory and optional assumption of duties
1. In every county whose population is 700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners is, and in counties whose population is less than 700,000 the board of county commissioners may be, ex officio the board of trustees of each district organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter and authorized to exercise the…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 318.09533
County commissioners as ex officio board of trustees: Oath; additional compensation; designation of officers; meetings; powers
1. When the board of trustees of any district is constituted pursuant to NRS 318.0953, the following special provisions apply and supersede the corresponding provisions of NRS 318.080 to 318.09525, inclusive, 318.0954 and 318.0955: (a) The members need not file the oath of office or bond required by NRS 318.080. (b) Th…
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