NRS 227.240
Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State.

Whenever any officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, shall be indebted to the state, and fail or refuse to make settlement with the State Controller, as required by law, and shall fail to pay over to the State Treasurer, on the printed or written order of the State Controller, according to the provisions of law, the amount or balance to be paid by such officer, or other person or persons, or corporation, into the treasury, or to such person or persons entitled by law to receive the same, within the time prescribed by law, or if no time be prescribed by law, then within the time specified by the State Controller, the State Controller, upon being notified by the State Treasurer, or otherwise, of such failure, shall direct the Attorney General to institute suit for the recovery of the amount due and unpaid, with damages and interest thereon, against such officer, or other person or persons or corporation.

Source: Section 227.240 — Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-227.html#NRS227Sec240.

227.010
Qualifications of State Controller. 227.020
Election 227.030
Commission 227.040
Absence from State limited. 227.060
Salary. 227.090
Use of facsimile signature 227.100
Deputy State Controller: Appointment 227.110
Annual report 227.120
Services and equipment for accounting 227.130
Withholding for federal income taxes 227.140
Duties as ex officio State Fiscal Officer 227.150
Opening, keeping, stating and settling accounts 227.160
Auditing and allowance of claims 227.170
Warrants: Drawing 227.180
Funds. 227.185
Accounts payable to be paid electronically 227.190
Transactions with State Treasurer. 227.200
Delivery of warrant to State Treasurer for electronic payment, deposit or delivery 227.205
Salaries and wages of state officers and employees to be paid electronically through use of direct deposit 227.230
Directing Attorney General to prosecute suits for recovery of money due State 227.240
Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State. 227.250
Copy of account prima facie evidence in suit for collection. 227.260
Costs of suit to collect money due State. 227.270
Costs of suit, irrespective of decision, when failure to disclose evidence to State Controller. 227.280
Safekeeping of public records and securities. 227.290
Books and papers to be open for inspection. 227.295
Certain data concerning expenditures and revenues of the State to be made available on Internet website. 227.300
Information to be provided to Legislature. 227.310
Performance of other duties. 227.330
Penalties.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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Original Source: Section 227.240 — Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-227.html#NRS227Sec240 (last accessed Feb. 5, 2021).