Nevada § 243.465 - Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 243.465 — Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 243.465. Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing
Whenever the residents of any county in this State shall file a petition with the
clerk of the board of county commissioners, signed by qualified electors of the county,
who are also taxpayers of the county as appears by the last real or personal property
assessment roll, equal in number to at least 60 percent of the legal votes cast at
the last preceding general election in the county, asking for the removal of the county
seat of the county to some other designated place, the board of county commissioners
shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the petition, which time shall be within
30 days after the filing of the petition, and the clerk of the board of county commissioners
shall give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper published in the county as
may be designated by the board, at least once in each week for 2 weeks, the first
publication to be at least 2 weeks before the date of hearing.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 243.465 cover?
Section 243.465 ("Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing") 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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