Nevada § 477.100 “Authority” defined

Nevada Statutes

§ 477.100 — “Authority” defined

Nevada § 477.100

Title 42PROTECTION FROM FIRE; EXPLOSIVES

Ch. 477State

CHANGES TO EXISTING STRUCTURES TO ENHANCE SAFETY FROM FIRE

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Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 477.100 (2026).

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As used in NRS 477.100 to 477.170, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “authority” means:

1.The State Fire Marshal in a county other than one whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality;

2.Unless the county has enacted an ordinance designating the persons who constitute the authority, the chief building official and chief officer of the fire service of the jurisdiction in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, and if they are unable to agree on any question, “authority” includes the county manager or city manager, who shall cast the deciding vote on that question; or

3.If the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 100,000 or more o

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As used in NRS 477.100 to 477.170, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “authority” means:
1. The State Fire Marshal in a county other than one whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality;
2. Unless the county has enacted an ordinance designating the persons who constitute the authority, the chief building official and chief officer of the fire service of the jurisdiction in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, and if they are unable to agree on any question, “authority” includes the county manager or city manager, who shall cast the deciding vote on that question; or
3. If the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality, or the governing body of a city in that county, has specified a person or persons to act as the authority, that person or those persons.