Nevada § 278.0231 - Requirement to place street address or identifying number on exterior of certain buildings; notice of violation
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 278.0231 — Requirement to place street address or identifying number on exterior of certain buildings; notice of violation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 278.0231. Requirement to place street address or identifying number on exterior of certain buildings; notice of violation
1. Each governing body shall require by ordinance that the owner of every: (a) Apartment complex place the number of its street address on the complex in such
a manner that the police, fire department and other persons responding to an emergency
can readily locate individual dwelling units within the complex. (b) Commercial shopping center place on the back door of each business in the shopping
center, in numerals at least 3 inches high, a number identifying that business. (c) Building which is owned by or leased to the State or a political subdivision thereof
and located within the jurisdiction of the governing body place the number of its
street address on the front of the building in such a manner that the police, fire
department and other persons responding to an emergency can readily locate the building. (d) Building which is used for commercial purposes place the number of its street
address on the front of the building in such a manner that the police, fire department
and other persons responding to an emergency can readily locate the building. 2. If, during an inspection of a building, any member of a fire department becomes
aware of a violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1, the chief officer
of the fire department or an employee designated by the chief officer, shall give
notice of the violation to the owner or occupant of the building. 3. As used in this section, “apartment complex” means a building or group of buildings,
each building of which is arranged in several suites of connecting rooms, each suite
designed for independent housekeeping.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 278.0231 ("Requirement to place street address or identifying number on exterior of certain buildings; notice of violation") 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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