Nevada § 265.050 - Duties of county commissioners on disincorporation; establishment of special district
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 265.050 — Duties of county commissioners on disincorporation; establishment of special district, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 265.050. Duties of county commissioners on disincorporation; establishment of special district
1. Whenever any city or town shall become disincorporated by the force of NRS 265.010 to 265.100 , inclusive, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such city or
town is situated shall: (a) Immediately establish a special district identical in boundaries and territory
with the disincorporated city or town. (b) Proceed to wind up the affairs of the late corporation. (c) Dispose of its property. (d) Make provision for the payment of all indebtedness thereof and for the performance
of its contracts and obligations. (e) Levy such taxes from time to time against the property within such special district
as may be requisite therefor. 2. Such taxes shall be collected by the county treasurer like other taxes and paid
out under the orders of the board of county commissioners, and any surplus shall be
paid into the school fund for the school district where the same is levied and all
property remaining shall revert to such school district, which is hereby empowered
to enforce all claims and to have the use of all property so vesting. 3. If there shall be any debt or outstanding bonds of any disincorporated city or
town the board of county commissioners shall provide for the payment of the principal
and interest of the same substantially in the time, manner and form provided by law
or ordinance touching the same at the time of disincorporation, substituting the district
established in lieu of the city or town disincorporated.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 265.050 ("Duties of county commissioners on disincorporation; establishment of special district") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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