Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 284.150 (2026)

Classified service: Composition; limitations on appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion or discharge; discrimination prohibited

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NRS 284.150  Classified service: Composition; limitations on appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion or discharge; discrimination prohibited.

      1.  The classified service of the State of Nevada is comprised of all positions in the public service now existing or hereafter created which are:

      (a) Lawfully designated as being in the classified service; and

      (b) Filled from the pools of eligible persons prepared by appointing authorities upon the basis of evaluation by an appointing authority, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 209.161.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.105, 209.161 and 416.070, a person must not be appointed, transferred, promoted, demoted or discharged in the classified service in any manner or by any means other than those prescribed in this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance therewith.

      3.  A person must not be discriminated against on account of the person’s religious or political opinions or affiliations, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.

      [19:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 488; 1977, 552; 1991, 468; 1993, 469; 2001, 1831; 2003, 1438; 2017, 1068; 2023, 3565)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2024 · leading case: Nigro v. Nevada State Bd. of Cosmetology, 746 P.2d 128 (Nev. 1987).
Nigro v. Nevada State Bd. of Cosmetology, 746 P.2d 128 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 4× “Specifically he cites regulations concerning annual performance reports, notice of disciplinary proceedings, warning of unsatisfactory performance prior to termination and NRS 284.150, the dismissal of classified employees.”
Edwards v. State, Dep't of Human Resources, Div. of Health, 615 P.2d 951 (Nev. 1980). “” NRS 284.150(2). Examinations are regulated in NRS 284.”
Univ. of Nevada v. State Employees Ass'n, Inc., 520 P.2d 602 (Nev. 1974). “010; NRS 284.150; NRS 284.205; NRS 284.280. In its written Decision, the district court said, inter alia, that NRS Chapter 284 was offended ■ because “the claimed ‘reorganization’ was purely and simply the ‘replacement’ of civil servants by independent personnel in positions…”
Pratt Vs. State, Dep'T Of Health & Human Servs. (Nev. 2020). · cites it 3× “See NRS 284.150. Thus, DHHS could lawfully terminate Pratt's employment only for cause.”
State, Sec'y of State v. Wendland, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 64 (Nev. 2024). “564, 576-78 (1972) (recognizing that public employees have a property interest in continued employment when state law or a contract guarantees continued employment absent adequate cause for discharge); NRS 284.150(2) (providing that classified state employees "must not be…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 284.150(1) — 1 case
Nigro v. Nevada State Bd. of Cosmetology, 746 P.2d 128 (Nev. 1987). “Specifically he cites regulations concerning annual performance reports, notice of disciplinary proceedings, warning of unsatisfactory performance prior to termination and NRS 284.150, the dismissal of classified employees.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 284.150(2) — 4 cases
Edwards v. State, Dep't of Human Resources, Div. of Health, 615 P.2d 951 (Nev. 1980). “” NRS 284.150(2). Examinations are regulated in NRS 284.”
Nigro v. Nevada State Bd. of Cosmetology, 746 P.2d 128 (Nev. 1987). “Specifically he cites regulations concerning annual performance reports, notice of disciplinary proceedings, warning of unsatisfactory performance prior to termination and NRS 284.150, the dismissal of classified employees.”
Pratt Vs. State, Dep'T Of Health & Human Servs. (Nev. 2020). “See NRS 284.150. Thus, DHHS could lawfully terminate Pratt's employment only for cause.”
State, Sec'y of State v. Wendland, 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 64 (Nev. 2024). “564, 576-78 (1972) (recognizing that public employees have a property interest in continued employment when state law or a contract guarantees continued employment absent adequate cause for discharge); NRS 284.150(2) (providing that classified state employees "must not be…”
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