§ 218A.003 Definitions
§ 218A.006 ‘Administrative Division’ defined
§ 218A.009 ‘Assembly’ defined
§ 218A.012 ‘Audit Division’ defined
§ 218A.015 ‘Audit Subcommittee’ defined
§ 218A.017 ‘Chief of the Administrative Division’ defined
§ 218A.018 ‘Concurrent resolution’ defined
§ 218A.020 ‘Declaration of candidacy’ defined
§ 218A.021 ‘Director’ defined
§ 218A.024 ‘Executive Department’ defined
§ 218A.027 ‘Fiscal Analysis Division’ defined
§ 218A.030 ‘Fiscal Analyst’ defined
§ 218A.032 ‘General Counsel’ defined
§ 218A.033 ‘House’ defined
§ 218A.036 ‘Interim Finance Committee’ defined
§ 218A.038 ‘Joint Interim Standing Committee’ defined
§ 218A.039 ‘Joint resolution’ defined
§ 218A.042 ‘Joint rule’ defined
§ 218A.045 ‘Judicial Department’ defined
§ 218A.048 ‘Legal Division’ defined
§ 218A.051 ‘Legislative Auditor’ defined
§ 218A.054 ‘Legislative Commission’ defined
§ 218A.057 ‘Legislative Counsel’ defined
§ 218A.060 ‘Legislative Counsel Bureau’ defined
§ 218A.063 ‘Legislative Department’ defined
§ 218A.066 ‘Legislative Fund’ defined
§ 218A.069 ‘Legislative measure’ defined
§ 218A.072 ‘Legislator’ defined
§ 218A.075 ‘Legislature’ defined
§ 218A.078 ‘Regular session’ defined
§ 218A.081 ‘Research Director’ defined
§ 218A.084 ‘Research Division’ defined
§ 218A.087 ‘Senate’ defined
§ 218A.090 ‘Special session’ defined
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 218A > General Provisions

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.