NRS 281.559
Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers

  • exceptions.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 281.572, if a public officer who was appointed to the office for which the public officer is serving is entitled to receive annual compensation of $6,000 or more for serving in that office or if the public officer was appointed to the office of Legislator, the public officer shall file electronically with the Secretary of State a financial disclosure statement, as follows:

(a)

A public officer appointed to fill the unexpired term of an elected or appointed public officer shall file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days after the public officer’s appointment.

(b)

Each public officer appointed to fill an office shall file a financial disclosure statement on or before January 15 of:

(1)

Each year of the term, including the year in which the public officer leaves office; and

(2)

The year immediately following the year in which the public officer leaves office, unless the public officer leaves office before January 15 in the prior year.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the financial disclosure statement that a public officer is required to file pursuant to subsection 1 must disclose the required information for the full calendar year immediately preceding the date of filing.

3.

If:

(a)

A public officer is required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days after his or her appointment pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1; and

(b)

During the calendar year in which the public officer was appointed, he or she did not serve in a public office that required the filing of a financial disclosure statement pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or subsection 1 of NRS 281.561,
Ê the public officer shall file a statement which discloses the information required by subsections 5 and 6 of NRS 281.571 for the 30 days immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment and which discloses the other information required by NRS 281.571 for the full calendar year immediately preceding the date of filing.

4.

If a person is serving in a public office for which the person is required to file a statement pursuant to subsection 1, the person may use the statement the person files for that initial office to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 for every other public office to which the person is appointed and in which the person is also serving.

5.

A judicial officer who is appointed to fill the unexpired term of a predecessor or to fill a newly created judgeship shall file a financial disclosure statement pursuant to the requirements of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct. To the extent practicable, such a statement must include, without limitation, all information required to be included in a financial disclosure statement pursuant to NRS 281.571.

Source: Section 281.559 — Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers; exceptions., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-281.­html#NRS281Sec559.

281.210
Officers of State, political subdivision and Nevada System of Higher Education prohibited from employing relatives 281.221
Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited 281.230
Unlawful commissions, personal profit and compensation of public officers and employees 281.240
Grant of authority to discharge duties of public office unlawful 281.250
Administration of oaths and affirmations by officers. 281.260
Fees for returns prohibited 281.270
Officer to prevent duel: Penalty. 281.280
Officer refusing to receive or arrest person charged with criminal offense: Penalties. 281.290
Officer executing process may command assistance when resistance made. 281.310
Audits and allowances of accounts of state officers: Affidavits 281.320
Withholding of settlement and payment of accounts of public officers. 281.330
Advocating overthrow of government cause for dismissal of public employee. 281.340
Obtaining appointment by false letter or certificate: Penalty. 281.350
Grafting by public officer or employee: Penalty. 281.360
Failure by public officer or employee to perform duty: Penalty. 281.370
Actions concerning personnel to be based on merit and fitness 281.375
Application for employment: Volunteer work must be considered. 281.380
Public officers and employees required to accept reproductions of business records for examination and other purposes. 281.390
Sick leave of public employees: Election of benefits 281.400
Coercion respecting membership in organizations for persons who are aged, blind or disabled prohibited. 281.405
Validity of lien or encumbrance against property of public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant in official proceeding, or immediate family members thereof. 281.556
Definitions. 281.558
“Candidate” defined. 281.559
Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers 281.561
Electronic filing by certain candidates and certain elected public officers 281.571
Contents. 281.572
Affidavit for exemption from requirement of electronic filing 281.573
Retention by Secretary of State. 281.574
Certain public officers required to submit electronically to Secretary of State list of public officers required to file statement and candidates. 281.581
Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure 281.5555
Short title. 281.5581
“Domestic partner” defined. 281.5582
“Domestic partnership” defined. 281.5583
“Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” defined. 281.5584
“Financial disclosure statement” and “statement” defined. 281.5585
“Gift” defined. 281.5586
“Interested person” defined. 281.5587
“Member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household” defined. 281.5588
Secretary of State to provide for electronic filing of financial disclosure statements 281.5745
Administration and interpretation of provisions 281.55805
“Declaration of candidacy” defined.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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