Nevada § 268.596 - Contents of ordinance
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 268.596 — Contents of ordinance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 268.596. Contents of ordinance
The annexation ordinance must contain: 1. Specific findings showing that the territory being annexed meets the requirements
of NRS 268.580 . The external boundaries of the territory being annexed must be accurately described. 2. A statement of the intent of the annexing city to extend services to the territory
being annexed as set forth in the report required by NRS 268.578 . If the report provides that the extension of those services, or portions thereof,
must be done at the expense of the property owners in the territory being annexed,
the annexation ordinance must designate which services, or portions thereof, must
be extended at the expense of the annexing city and which services, or portions thereof,
must be extended at the expense of the property owners. 3. A specific finding that on the effective date of the annexation, the annexing city
will have funds appropriated in sufficient amount to finance the extension of any
services designated in the report to be made at the expense of the annexing city,
into the territory being annexed, or that on the effective date of the annexation
the annexing city will have authority to issue bonds in an amount sufficient to finance
the extension. If authority to issue the bonds must be secured from the electorate of the annexing
city prior to the effective date of the annexation, then the effective date of annexation
must be not earlier than the date following the statement of the successful result
of the bond election. 4. The specific date on which the annexation becomes effective, which date may be
fixed for any date within 12 months from the date of passage of the annexation ordinance;
but no such annexation may become effective within 90 days next preceding any general
election at which state or county officers, or officers of the annexing city, are
chosen.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 268.596 ("Contents of ordinance") 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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