Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 396.020 (2026)

Legal and corporate name of University; name and composition of System

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NRS 396.020  Legal and corporate name of University; name and composition of System.  The legal and corporate name of the State University is the University of Nevada. The System of:

      1.  Universities;

      2.  State colleges;

      3.  Community colleges;

      4.  Administrative services;

      5.  Research facilities, including, without limitation:

      (a) The Desert Research Institute;

      (b) The Ethics Institute; and

      (c) The Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics, established within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and

      6.  Departments within the Public Service Division,

Ê administered under the direction of the Board of Regents is hereby collectively known as the Nevada System of Higher Education. The System is comprised of such branches and facilities as the Board of Regents deems appropriate.

      [1:208:1907; RL § 4638; NCL § 7725]—(NRS A 1969, 1433; 1993, 341; 2003, 642; 2005, 359)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2006–2020 · leading case: Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys. of Nevada, 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006).
Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys. of Nevada, 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006). “e action was allowable, the California court pointed out that the governmental agency fit within the California FCA’s express definition of a “person” subject to liability, and it distinguished Supreme Court cases based on the particular circumstances at play in Weis, especially…”
Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys., 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006). “at 440, 443. But Weis did not present a situation identical to this one, in which a state entity is essentially being sued to recover funds for the State.”
Simmons v. Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ. (D. Nev. 2020). “See NRS 396.020. As the courts 7 recognized in Johnson and Simonian, pursuant to Nevada law, the general fund provides funding 8 for NSHE, and any damages awarded against NSHE would be chargeable to the State.”
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