1. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, to determine the number or identity of the record owners of real property in a territory proposed to be annexed, a list of such owners, certified by the county assessor on any date between the institution of the proceedings, as provided in NRS 268.584, and the public hearing, as provided in NRS 268.590, both dates inclusive, shall be prima facie evidence that only those persons named thereon are such owners.
2. A petition or protest is sufficient for the purposes of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, as to any lot or parcel of real property which is owned:
(a) As community property, if it is signed by one spouse.
(b) By two persons, either natural or artificial, other than as community property, if signed by both such owners.
(c) By more than two persons, either natural or artificial, if signed by a majority of such owners.
(d) Either wholly or in part, by an artificial person, if it is signed by an authorized agent and accompanied by a copy of such authorization.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1607; A 2017, 788)