Nevada § 233.175 - Complaint alleging local elected officer engaged in unlawful employment practice of discrimination: Acceptance by Commission; presentation of certain complaints to district court; imposition of monetary penalties and sanctions
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§ 233.175. Complaint alleging local elected officer engaged in unlawful employment practice of discrimination: Acceptance by Commission; presentation of certain complaints to district court; imposition of monetary penalties and sanctions
1. The Commission shall accept a complaint that alleges that a local elected officer
has engaged in an unlawful employment practice of discrimination pursuant to Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., or NRS 613.330 and take appropriate action. 2. The Commission shall present a complaint to the district court pursuant to NRS 283.440 if the Commission determines after a hearing held pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 233.170 that a local elected officer has engaged in an unlawful employment practice of discrimination
pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., or NRS 613.330 and that the discriminatory practice that forms the basis of such a complaint is
severe or pervasive such that removal from office is an appropriate remedy. In addition to any monetary penalties, the Commission may impose upon the local
elected officer any other reasonable sanction, including, without limitation, a requirement
to complete a course or training related to the unlawful employment practice of discrimination. 3. Any fine or penalty required to be paid by a local elected officer because such
officer was determined to have engaged in an unlawful employment practice of discrimination
pursuant to subsection 2 must be assessed against such officer in his or her personal
capacity, and may not be paid with public money or contributions received pursuant
to chapter 294A of NRS . Except for a fine or a penalty, no damages may be assessed against the local elected
officer in his or her personal capacity. 4. As used in this section, “ local elected officer ” means a person who holds a local government office to which the person was elected.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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