Ethics in Government

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Section
281A.010

Short title.

Section
281A.020

Legislative findings and declarations.

Section
281A.030

Definitions.

Section
281A.032

"Adjudicatory hearing" defined.

Section
281A.033

"Advisory opinion" defined.

Section
281A.035

"Agency" defined.

Section
281A.040

"Business entity" defined.

Section
281A.050

"Candidate" defined.

Section
281A.060

"Commission" defined.

Section
281A.065

"Commitment in a private capacity" defined.

Section
281A.070

"Compensation" defined.

Section
281A.080

"Decision" defined.

Section
281A.081

"Declaration of candidacy" defined.

Section
281A.082

"Deferral agreement" defined.

Section
281A.085

"Domestic partner" defined.

Section
281A.086

"Domestic partnership" defined.

Section
281A.088

"Ethics complaint" defined.

Section
281A.090

"Executive Director" defined.

Section
281A.100

"Household" defined.

Section
281A.105

"Intentionally" defined.

Section
281A.115

"Knowingly" defined.

Section
281A.119

"Local agency" defined.

Section
281A.125

"Member of a local legislative body" defined.

Section
281A.135

"Opinion" defined.

Section
281A.139

"Pecuniary interest" defined.

Section
281A.145

"Political subdivision" defined.

Section
281A.150

"Public employee" defined.

Section
281A.160

"Public officer" defined.

Section
281A.161

"Request for an advisory opinion" defined.

Section
281A.162

"Review panel" defined.

Section
281A.163

"State agency" defined.

Section
281A.165

"State Legislator" or "Legislator" defined.

Section
281A.170

"Willful violation" defined.

Section
281A.180

Terms "public officer" and "public employee" include former public officer or employee; exceptions.

Section
281A.182

Persons serving in certain positions designated as public officers or employees; applicability.

Section
281A.185

Abrogation of common-law privileges and immunities; exceptions.

Section
281A.190

Computation of time.

Section
281A.200

Creation; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; prohibited activities by members; vacancies.

Section
281A.210

Chair; meetings; compensation; facilities.

Section
281A.220

Review panels: Appointment; composition; functions; disqualification of members from participation in further proceedings in matter.

Section
281A.230

Executive Director: Appointment; qualifications; classification; prohibited activities and other employment.

Section
281A.240

Executive Director: Duties; employment of staff; designation of qualified person to perform duties when Executive Director unable to act on matter.

Section
281A.250

Commission Counsel: Appointment; qualifications; classification; prohibited activities and other employment.

Section
281A.260

Commission Counsel: Duties; legal advice; appointment or employment of other counsel by Commission under certain circumstances.

Section
281A.265

Discretionary-function immunity for members and employees of Commission.

Section
281A.270

Assessment for administrative costs: Determination; payment by certain cities and counties; use of proceeds; collection.

Section
281A.275

Authority to apply for and accept grants, contributions, services and money.

Section
281A.280

Jurisdiction; statute of limitations.

Section
281A.290

Duties of Commission; inclusion of annotations of opinions of Commission in Nevada Revised Statutes.

Section
281A.300

Oaths; written requests and subpoenas for participation, attendance and production of books and papers; enforcement by court for noncompliance.

Section
281A.350

Establishment; functions; limitations on powers; confidentiality.

Section
281A.400

General requirements; exceptions.

Section
281A.410

Limitations on representing or counseling private persons before public agencies; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions.

Section
281A.420

Requirements regarding disclosure of conflicts of interest and abstention from voting because of certain types of conflicts; effect of abstention on quorum and voting requirements; exceptions.

Section
281A.430

Contracts in which public officer or employee has interest prohibited; exceptions; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions.

Section
281A.500

Notice and acknowledgment of statutory ethical standards: Distribution of information regarding standards; duty to file acknowledgment; contents; form; retention; penalty for willful refusal to file.

Section
281A.510

Public officer or employee prohibited from accepting or receiving honorarium; penalty.

Section
281A.520

Public officer or employee prohibited from requesting or otherwise causing governmental entity to incur expense or make expenditure to support or oppose ballot question or candidate in certain circumstances.

Section
281A.540

Governmental grant, contract or lease and certain actions taken in violation of chapter are voidable; prohibited contract is void; recovery of benefit received as result of violation.

Section
281A.550

Employment of certain former public officers and employees by regulated businesses prohibited; certain former public officers and employees prohibited from soliciting or accepting employment from certain persons contracting with State or local government; request for relief from strict application of certain provisions.

Section
281A.665

Opinions of Commission may include guidance to public officer or employee.

Section
281A.670

Applicability.

Section
281A.675

Initiation of request for advisory opinion; purpose of request; form and contents; Commission may decline to render advisory opinion under certain circumstances.

Section
281A.680

Rendering of advisory opinion by Commission; deadline and waiver; certain advisory opinions binding upon requester; judicial review; confidentiality and waiver.

Section
281A.685

Confidentiality of certain materials; no duty on Commission or staff to protect confidentiality of materials not in their possession; exceptions.

Section
281A.690

Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to proceedings concerning request for advisory opinion; exceptions.

Section
281A.700

Applicability.

Section
281A.705

Legal defense of state officer or employee subject to ethics complaint.

Section
281A.710

Initiation of ethics complaint; form and contents; Commission may decline to render opinion under certain circumstances.

Section
281A.715

Determination of jurisdiction and whether evidence warrants investigation; deadline and waiver; dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or insufficient evidence; initiation of investigation.

Section
281A.720

Investigation by Executive Director; notice of investigation; opportunity to submit response; deadline and extension; purpose of response; preservation of objections and defenses.

Section
281A.725

Completion of investigation by Executive Director; presentation of written recommendation to review panel; deadline and waiver; contents of recommendation.

Section
281A.730

Consideration of recommendation by review panel; determination of just and sufficient cause; deadline and waiver; record of proceedings; dismissal; approval of deferral agreement; referral to Commission for further proceedings.

Section
281A.735

Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to proceedings of review panel.

Section
281A.740

Deferral agreements: Development; approval; enforcement; contents; terms and conditions; monitoring and documenting compliance; proceedings for noncompliance; dismissal of matter after satisfactory compliance.

Section
281A.745

Adjudicatory hearings: Powers and duties of Commission; deadline and waiver; procedural rights; evidence; use of telephone or video conference.

Section
281A.750

Confidentiality of certain materials; exceptions; confidentiality of identity of certain requesters; disclosure of identity under certain circumstances.

Section
281A.755

Confidentiality of investigative file; exceptions; discovery request for list of proposed witnesses and certain portions of investigative file; contents of investigative file.

Section
281A.760

Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to certain proceedings of Commission.

Section
281A.765

Opinions must include findings of fact and conclusions of law; dismissal of matter if violation not proven; authorized actions if violation proven.

Section
281A.770

General standards for resolving ethics complaints by stipulations, agreed settlements or consent orders and for approving deferral agreements.

Section
281A.775

Additional standards for determining whether violation is willful violation and type of penalty imposed and for approving deferral agreements.

Section
281A.780

Letters of caution or instruction: Contents; confidentiality; effect on subsequent ethics complaints.

Section
281A.785

Types of remedies and penalties; judicial review of certain actions of Commission; limitations on judicial review of actions of review panel.

Section
281A.790

Additional types of remedies and penalties; duties of Commission upon finding willful violation; circumstances in which violation not deemed willful; effect of chapter upon criminal law; judicial review of certain actions of Commission; burden of proof.