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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 37.0095 (2026)

Persons or agencies who may exercise power of eminent domain; exceptions

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NRS 37.0095  Persons or agencies who may exercise power of eminent domain; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, only a public agency may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 37.0097, the power of eminent domain may be exercised by a person who is not a public agency pursuant to NRS 37.230 and paragraphs (g), (i), (k) and (n) of subsection 1 of NRS 37.010.

      3.  As used in this section, “public agency” means an agency or political subdivision of this State or the United States.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1224; A 1999, 433; 2007, 332; 2011, 57)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: Mass Land Acquisition, LLC v. Dist. Ct. (sierra Pac. Power Co.), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 67 (Nev. 2024).
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Mass Land Acquisition, LLC v. Dist. Ct. (sierra Pac. Power Co.), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 67 (Nev. 2024). · cites it 5× “010(1)(k); see NRS 37.0095(2). By its terms, article 1, section 22(1) prohibits taking private property for purposes of transferring the property to another private party for their use, protecting Nevadans from takings like the one that occurred in Kelo.”
Gold Ridge Partners v. Sierra Pac. Power Co., 285 P.3d 1059 (Nev. 2012). “See NRS 37.0095(1). When a public agency seeks to obtain private property through this process, it must first show that the condemnation of the property is necessary and will be used for a “public use.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 37.0095(1): 1 case
Gold Ridge Partners v. Sierra Pac. Power Co., 285 P.3d 1059 (Nev. 2012). “See NRS 37.0095(1). When a public agency seeks to obtain private property through this process, it must first show that the condemnation of the property is necessary and will be used for a “public use.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 37.0095(2): 1 case
Mass Land Acquisition, LLC v. Dist. Ct. (sierra Pac. Power Co.), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 67 (Nev. 2024). “010(1)(k); see NRS 37.0095(2). By its terms, article 1, section 22(1) prohibits taking private property for purposes of transferring the property to another private party for their use, protecting Nevadans from takings like the one that occurred in Kelo.”
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