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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 281.651 (2026)

Use of provisions for harassment prohibited; disciplinary procedures authorized for disclosure of untruthful information

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NRS 281.651  Use of provisions for harassment prohibited; disciplinary procedures authorized for disclosure of untruthful information.

      1.  A state officer or employee or a local governmental officer or employee shall not use the provisions of NRS 281.611 to 281.671, inclusive, to harass another state officer or employee or another local governmental officer or employee, as applicable.

      2.  The provisions of NRS 281.611 to 281.671, inclusive, do not prohibit a state officer or employee or a local governmental officer or employee from initiating proper disciplinary procedures against another state officer or employee or another local governmental officer or employee, as applicable, who discloses untruthful information concerning improper governmental action.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1993; A 2001, 3051)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2006 · leading case: Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys. of Nevada, 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006).
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Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys. of Nevada, 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006). “And because NRS 281.651 provides that a state officer or employee may not use the disclosure provisions to harass, explaining that those provisions “do not prohibit a [person] from initiating proper disciplinary procedures against [a state or local officer or employee] .”
Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys., 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006). “And because NRS 281.651 provides that a state officer or employee may not use the disclosure provisions to harass, explaining that those provisions "do not prohibit a [person] from initiating proper disciplinary procedures against [a state or local officer or employee] .”
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