Nevada § 398.225 - National collegiate athletic associations: Compliance with procedural standards; basis of findings; nature of penalties and sanctions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 398.225 — National collegiate athletic associations: Compliance with procedural standards; basis of findings; nature of penalties and sanctions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 398.225. National collegiate athletic associations: Compliance with procedural standards; basis of findings; nature of penalties and sanctions
1. A national collegiate athletic association shall not impose a sanction on any institution
located in this state, its employees, student athletes, students or boosters, for
a violation of the rules of the association, or impose a sanction on an institution
located in this state or its athletic conference for failure of the institution to
impose sanctions on its employees, student athletes, students or boosters, unless
the association complies with the minimum procedural standards set forth in NRS 398.155 to 398.255 , inclusive. 2. Any finding of a violation by a national collegiate athletic association must be
based upon and supported by a preponderance of evidence that: (a) Is of the type commonly relied upon by reasonable and prudent persons in the conduct
of their affairs; and (b) Has been submitted and received in a hearing held and conducted in conformance
with the provisions of NRS 398.155 to 398.255 , inclusive. 3. Any penalty or sanction imposed by a national collegiate athletic association must
be reasonable in light of the nature and gravity of the violation and must be consistent
with penalties and sanctions previously imposed by the national collegiate athletic
association upon other member institutions for violations of similar nature and gravity.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 398.225 ("National collegiate athletic associations: Compliance with procedural standards; basis of findings; nature of penalties and sanctions") 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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