§ 231.020 ‘Motion pictures’ defined
§ 231.033 Board of Economic Development: Creation; membership; terms; officers; quorum; meetings; expenses
§ 231.037 Board of Economic Development: Duties
§ 231.043 Office of Economic Development: Creation; composition; budgets; classification of employees
§ 231.047 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Appointment; classification; removal; prohibition on other employment
§ 231.053 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Responsibility for Office; State Plan for Economic Development; regional development authorities; gifts, donations, bequests, grants and other sources of money for economic development; regu
§ 231.0535 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Annual report to Governor and Legislature regarding Catalyst Account and transferable tax credits to promote economic development
§ 231.054 Regional development authority to present plans for recruitment of professionals and businesses; strategies to encourage conservation of water resources
§ 231.0543 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Quarterly meetings with Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board
§ 231.0545 Executive Director of Office of Economic Development: Formation of nonprofit corporation to promote, aid and encourage economic development; regulations
§ 231.055 Office of Economic Development: Provision of support for Board, regional development authorities and private sector to encourage economic development; coordination and oversight of all economic development in Nevada; assistance in marketing of
§ 231.057 Office of Economic Development: Powers specific to contracts with regional development authorities
§ 231.060 Office of Economic Development: Establishment of policies and approval of programs of Nevada Film Office; creation of special advisory committees
§ 231.064 Office of Economic Development: Conduct of studies, investigations, research and educational activities; dissemination of information
§ 231.068 Office of Economic Development: Award of grants for programs for occupational education
§ 231.0685 Office of Economic Development: Biennial report to Legislature concerning abatements from taxation approved by the Office
§ 231.069 Office of Economic Development: Confidentiality of records and documents submitted by client
§ 231.0695 Office of Economic Development: Approval of partial tax abatement
§ 231.125 Office of Economic Development: Fees to support activities
§ 231.127 Nevada Film Office: Program to promote production of motion pictures
§ 231.128 Registration and permits required for production of motion picture
§ 231.1281 Office of Entrepreneurship: Creation; employment of personnel; cooperation by state agencies
§ 231.1283 Office of Entrepreneurship: Duties
§ 231.1285 Office of Entrepreneurship: Confidentiality of records, files and communications
§ 231.1287 Office of Entrepreneurship: Annual report to Legislative Commission; required contents of report
§ 231.1289 Office of Economic Development to encourage award of state contracts to new businesses having principal place of business in State
§ 231.130 Office of Economic Development: Use of records and assistance of other state agencies
§ 231.139 Office of Economic Development: Certification of certain businesses for certain benefits related to the costs of electricity; requirements for certification; allocations from Contingency Account; fees; regulations
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 231 > Economic Development > 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.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.