Nevada § 257.010 - Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township's boundaries
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 257.010 — Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township's boundaries, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 257.010. Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township's boundaries
1. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection 2, the board of county commissioners
of each county shall, from time to time, as the public good may require: (a) Divide the county into a convenient number of townships; and (b) Cause a description of such division to be published at least once in a newspaper
of general circulation in the county within 10 days after adoption. 2. Not more than one incorporated city in any county shall be included within the
same township. When any real property lying in one established township is annexed pursuant to law
by an incorporated city lying within an adjacent established township, the boundaries
of the township in which the annexing incorporated city lies shall be deemed to be
extended to include the real property so annexed without further action of the board
of county commissioners.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 257.010 cover?
Section 257.010 ("Division of county into townships; publication of description; not more than one incorporated city to be included in township; extension of township's boundaries") 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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