Nevada § 345.040 - Duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau to stamp books distributed to public officers; requirement that books be retained for use in office and delivered to successor; duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau and Supreme Court to keep certain records of distributed books; replacement of missing books
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 345.040 — Duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau to stamp books distributed to public officers; requirement that books be retained for use in office and delivered to successor; duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau and Supreme Court to keep certain records of distributed books; replacement of missing books, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 345.040. Duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau to stamp books distributed to public officers; requirement that books be retained for use in office and delivered to successor; duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau and Supreme Court to keep certain records of distributed books; replacement of missing books
1. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall stamp or mark all books to be distributed
by the Legislative Counsel Bureau or the Supreme Court, as provided by law, to Supreme
Court justices, judges of the Court of Appeals, district judges, state, county and
municipal officers, justices of the peace and municipal judges as follows: “State
property, to be turned over to your successor in office.” 2. Each person who receives a book so distributed shall retain the book for the use
of the person's office and deliver all books so received to the person's successor
in office, who shall give his or her receipt therefor. 3. The Legislative Counsel Bureau or the Nevada Supreme Court, as applicable, shall
keep proper records showing to whom the books were issued and the location of the
books so distributed, and shall file the records in its office. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3.160 , the Legislative Counsel Bureau or the Supreme Court, as applicable, shall not supply
a missing or second volume other than at the price established pursuant to NRS 345.050 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 345.040 cover?
Section 345.040 ("Duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau to stamp books distributed to public officers; requirement that books be retained for use in office and delivered to successor; duty of Legislative Counsel Bureau and Supreme Court to keep certain records of distributed books; replacement of missing books") 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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