Nevada § 541.170 - Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners
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§ 541.170. Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners
To levy and collect taxes under class A as herein provided, the board shall in each
year determine the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into
consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy
which, when levied upon every $100 of assessed valuation of property within the district,
and with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the district to supply
funds for paying expenses of organization, for surveys and plans, paying the cost
of construction, operating and maintaining the works of the district; but the rate
shall not exceed 5 cents on $100, prior to the commencement of construction of the
works, and thereafter shall not exceed 10 cents on $100, of assessed valuation of
the property within the district. The board shall, between March 1 and March 15 of each year, certify to the board of
county commissioners of each county within the district or having a portion of its
territory within the district the rate so fixed with directions that at the time and
in the manner required by law for levying of taxes for county purposes such board
of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the assessed valuation of all property
within the district, in addition to such other taxes as may be levied by such board
of county commissioners at the rate so fixed and determined.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 541.170 ("Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners") 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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