Nevada § 171.17751 - Designation of certain state, county and city officers to prepare, sign and serve citations
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 171.17751 — Designation of certain state, county and city officers to prepare, sign and serve citations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 171.17751. Designation of certain state, county and city officers to prepare, sign and serve citations
1. Any board of county commissioners or governing body of a city may designate the
chief officer of the organized fire department or any employees designated by the
chief officer, and certain of its inspectors of solid waste management, building,
housing and licensing inspectors, zoning enforcement officers, parking enforcement
officers, animal control officers, traffic engineers, marshals and park rangers of
units of specialized law enforcement established pursuant to NRS 280.125 , and other persons charged with the enforcement of county or city ordinances, to
prepare, sign and serve written citations on persons accused of violating a county
or city ordinance. 2. The Chief Medical Officer and the health officer of each county, district and city
may designate certain employees to prepare, sign and serve written citations on persons
accused of violating any law, ordinance or regulation of a board of health that relates
to public health. 3. The Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry
may designate certain employees to prepare, sign and serve written citations on persons
accused of violating any law or regulation of the Division relating to the provisions
of chapters 118B, 461, 461A and 489 of NRS. 4. The State Contractors' Board may designate certain of its employees to prepare,
sign and serve written citations on persons pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 624.115 . 5. An employee designated pursuant to this section: (a) May exercise the authority to prepare, sign and serve citations only within the
field of enforcement in which the employee works; (b) May, if employed by a city or county, prepare, sign and serve a citation only
to enforce an ordinance of the city or county by which the employee is employed;
and (c) Shall comply with the provisions of NRS 171.1773 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 171.17751 ("Designation of certain state, county and city officers to prepare, sign and serve citations") 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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