Nevada Revised Statutes 258.020 – Oath and bond
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Each constable elected or appointed in this state shall, before entering upon the duties of office:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 258.020
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
1. Take the oath prescribed by law. The oath must be filed and recorded in a book provided for that purpose in the office of the recorder of the county within which the constable legally holds and exercises his or her office.
2. Execute a bond to the State of Nevada, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the penal sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $3,000, as may be designated by the board of county commissioners. The bond must be conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and must be filed in the county clerk’s office.