Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.2492 (2026)

Smoking tobacco: Penalty; issuance of citations

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NRS 202.2492  Smoking tobacco: Penalty; issuance of citations.

      1.  A person who violates NRS 202.2491 or 202.24915 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      2.  In each health district, the district health officer shall, and, for areas of this state which are not within a health district, the Chief Medical Officer shall, designate one or more of his or her employees to prepare, sign and serve written citations on persons accused of violating NRS 202.2491 or 202.24915. Such an employee:

      (a) May exercise the authority to prepare, sign and serve those citations only within the geographical jurisdiction of the district or Chief Medical Officer by which he or she is employed; and

      (b) Shall comply with the provisions of NRS 171.1773.

      (Added to NRS by 1975, 463; A 1985, 250; 1993, 2844; 1999, 1694)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2009 · leading case: Flamingo Paradise Gaming, LLC v. Chanos, 217 P.3d 546 (Nev. 2009).
Flamingo Paradise Gaming, LLC v. Chanos, 217 P.3d 546 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 6× “Health authorities, police officers of cities or towns, sheriffs and their deputies shall, within their respective jurisdictions, enforce the provisions of this section and shall issue citations for violations of this section pursuant to NRS 202.2492 [criminal] and NRS 202.24925…”
Herbst Gaming, Inc. v. Sec'y of State, 141 P.3d 1224 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 4× “, March 17, 2005) (indicating that Nevada has the highest rate of childhood asthma in the country) (testimony of Buffy Martin, representing American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, and Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition).”
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