Nevada § 281.221 - Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited; exceptions; penalties

§ 281.221. Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited; exceptions; penalties

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281A.430 , it is unlawful for a state officer, who is not a member of the Legislature subject

to the restrictions set forth in NRS 218A.970 , to: (a) Become a contractor under any contract or order for supplies or other kind of

contract authorized by or for the State or any of its departments, or the Legislature

or either of its houses, or to be interested, directly or indirectly, as principal,

in any kind of contract so authorized. (b) Be interested in any contract made by the officer or to be a purchaser or interested

in any purchase under a sale made by the officer in the discharge of the officer's

official duties. 2. A member of any board, commission or similar body who is engaged in the profession,

occupation or business regulated by the board, commission or body may supply or contract

to supply, in the ordinary course of his or her business, goods, materials or services

to any state or local agency, except the board, commission or body of which he or

she is a member, if the member has not taken part in developing the contract plans

or specifications and the member will not be personally involved in opening, considering

or accepting offers. 3. A full- or part-time faculty member in the Nevada System of Higher Education may

bid on or enter into a contract with a governmental agency, or may benefit financially

or otherwise from a contract between a governmental agency and a private entity, if

the contract complies with the policies established by the Board of Regents of the

University of Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.255 . 4. A state officer, other than an officer described in subsection 2 or 3, may bid

on or enter into a contract with a governmental agency if the contracting process

is controlled by rules of open competitive bidding, the sources of supply are limited,

the officer has not taken part in developing the contract plans or specifications

and the officer will not be personally involved in opening, considering or accepting

offers. 5. Any contract made in violation of this section may be declared void at the instance

of the State or of any other person interested in the contract except an officer prohibited

from making or being interested in the contract. 6. A person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit

his or her office.