Nevada § 253.010 - Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 253.010 — Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 253.010. Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 253.125 : 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 or as altered pursuant to the
mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 , public administrators must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective
counties. 2. Public administrators must be chosen by the electors of their respective counties
at the general election in 1922 and at the general election every 4 years thereafter,
and shall enter upon the duties of their office on the first Monday of January after
their election. 3. The public administrator of a county must: (a) Be a qualified elector of the county; (b) Be at least 21 years of age on the date he or she will take office; (c) Not have been convicted of a felony for which his or her civil rights have not
been restored; and (d) Not have been found liable in a civil action involving a finding of fraud, misrepresentation,
material omission, misappropriation, theft or conversion. 4. The district attorneys of Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White Pine Counties
are ex officio public administrators of Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County,
Storey County and White Pine County, respectively, unless such an arrangement is altered
pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507 . The Clerk of Carson City shall serve as Public Administrator of Carson City. 5. In a county other than Carson City and Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Storey and White
Pine Counties, if, for any reason, the office of public administrator becomes vacant,
the board of county commissioners may appoint a public administrator for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 253.010 ("Election; term of office; qualifications; certain county officers ex officio public administrators; exceptions") 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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