Nevada § 281.230 - Unlawful commissions, personal profit and compensation of public officers and employees; penalties; payment of commission, profit or compensation to public employer

§ 281.230. Unlawful commissions, personal profit and compensation of public officers and employees; penalties; payment of commission, profit or compensation to public employer

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 218A.970 , 281A.430 and 332.800 , the following persons shall not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, receive

any commission, personal profit or compensation of any kind resulting from any contract

or other significant transaction in which the employing state, county, municipality,

township, district or quasi-municipal corporation is in any way directly interested

or affected: (a) State, county, municipal, district and township officers of the State of Nevada; (b) Deputies and employees of state, county, municipal, district and township officers;

and (c) Officers and employees of quasi-municipal corporations. 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, in the ordinary

course of his or her business, bid on or enter into a contract with any governmental

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 or employee of 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 public officer or employee, other than an officer or employee 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 public officer or employee has not taken part in developing the contract

plans or specifications and the public officer or employee will not be personally

involved in opening, considering or accepting offers. If a public officer who is authorized to bid on or enter into a contract with a

governmental agency pursuant to this subsection is a member of the governing body

of the agency, the public officer, pursuant to the requirements of NRS 281A.420 , shall disclose his or her interest in the contract and shall not vote on or advocate

the approval of the contract. 5. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be punished as

provided in NRS 197.230 and: (a) Where the commission, personal profit or compensation is $650 or more, for a category

D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 . (b) Where the commission, personal profit or compensation is less than $650, for a

misdemeanor. 6. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall pay any commission,

personal profit or compensation resulting from the contract or transaction to the

employing state, county, municipality, township, district or quasi-municipal corporation

as restitution.