Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 90 > Miscellaneous Provisions

• Carey Act: means the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes 324.010
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
• Division: means the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See Nevada Revised Statutes 324.010
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• 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.
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• 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
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.