NRS 281.581
Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure

  • amount
  • waiver.

1.

If the Secretary of State receives information that a public officer or candidate willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement or willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement in a timely manner pursuant to NRS 281.559, 281.561 or 281.572, the Secretary of State may, after giving notice to the public officer or candidate, cause the appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the First Judicial District Court.

2.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a public officer or candidate who willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement or willfully fails to file a financial disclosure statement in a timely manner pursuant to NRS 281.559, 281.561 or 281.572 is subject to a civil penalty and payment of court costs and attorney’s fees. The civil penalty must be recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada by the Secretary of State in the First Judicial District Court and deposited by the Secretary of State for credit to the State General Fund in the bank designated by the State Treasurer.

3.

The amount of the civil penalty is:

(a)

If the statement is filed not more than 10 days after the applicable deadline set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 281.559, subsection 1 of NRS 281.561 or NRS 281.572, $25.

(b)

If the statement is filed more than 10 days but not more than 20 days after the applicable deadline set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 281.559, subsection 1 of NRS 281.561 or NRS 281.572, $50.

(c)

If the statement is filed more than 20 days but not more than 30 days after the applicable deadline set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 281.559, subsection 1 of NRS 281.561 or NRS 281.572, $100.

(d)

If the statement is filed more than 30 days but not more than 45 days after the applicable deadline set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 281.559, subsection 1 of NRS 281.561 or NRS 281.572, $250.

(e)

If the statement is not filed or is filed more than 45 days after the applicable deadline set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 281.559, subsection 1 of NRS 281.561 or NRS 281.572, $2,000.

4.

For good cause shown, the Secretary of State may waive a civil penalty that would otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section. If the Secretary of State waives a civil penalty pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of State shall:

(a)

Create a record which sets forth that the civil penalty has been waived and describes the circumstances that constitute the good cause shown; and

(b)

Ensure that the record created pursuant to paragraph (a) is available for review by the general public.

5.

As used in this section, “willfully” means intentionally and knowingly.
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Source: Section 281.581 — Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure; amount; waiver., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-281.­html#NRS281Sec581 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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.

May 26, 2025

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