Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 125D > Miscellaneous Provisions

• Board: means the Board of Museums and History. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Nevada Revised Statutes 480.010
• Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Public Safety. See Nevada Revised Statutes 480.010
• Division: means the Division of Museums and History of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Indian tribe: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Institution: means an institution of the Division established pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• Museum director: means the executive director of an institution of the Division appointed by the Administrator pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 381.001
• person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.