§ 248.005 Qualifications
§ 248.010 Election; term of office; exception
§ 248.020 Oath and bond
§ 248.030 Office; hours to remain open
§ 248.040 Deputies: Appointment and removal in smaller counties; oath; recording of appointment; bonds
§ 248.045 Appointment and removal of police officers by sheriff of metropolitan police department; appointment and removal of deputies in larger counties
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 248 > General Provisions

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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
  • 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