Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 245.075 (2026)

County officer not to be interested in certain contracts or purchases; penalties

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NRS 245.075 County officer not to be interested in certain contracts or purchases; penalties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and 332.800, it is unlawful for any county officer, directly or indirectly, to be interested in any contract made by the county officer or to be a purchaser or interested in any purchase of a sale made by the county officer in the discharge of his or her official duties.

2. Any contract made in violation of this section may be declared void at the instance of the county interested or of any other person interested in the contract except the officer prohibited from making or being interested in the contract.

3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit his or her office.

(Added to NRS by 1977, 1110; A 1987, 385; 2003, 891; 2013, 3785)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Biglieri v. Washoe Cty. Grand Jury Report, Etc., 601 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1979).

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Biglieri v. Washoe Cty. Grand Jury Report, Etc., 601 P.2d 703 (Nev. 1979). · cites it 2× “While NRS 245.075, the criminal conflict of interest statute, did not take effect until 1977, we note that NRS 197.”

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