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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 408.178 (2026)

Qualifications and classifications of Deputy Directors and Chief Engineer

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NRS 408.178  Qualifications and classifications of Deputy Directors and Chief Engineer.

      1.  Each Deputy Director:

      (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.

      (b) Must:

             (1) Hold a bachelor’s degree in business, economics or public or business administration;

             (2) Hold the degree of bachelor of science in civil, structural, mechanical or industrial engineering; or

             (3) Be a licensed professional engineer.

      (c) Must have at least:

             (1) Two years of administrative experience as an assistant director or the Chief Engineer; or

             (2) Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, project management, business or economics.

      2.  The Chief Engineer:

      (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.

      (b) Must be a licensed professional engineer.

      (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must have at least 3 years of experience as the final engineering authority for a state’s agency which has duties similar to those of the Department.

      3.  If the Director or the Deputy Director appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 408.175 is a licensed professional engineer, he or she may also act as the Department’s Chief Engineer.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 1782; A 1983, 1662; 1997, 1068; 2003, 2521; 2021, 32; 2025, 2028)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: State, Dep't of Transp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (jorgenson & Koka, Llp), 2016 NV 10 (Nev. 2016).
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State, Dep't of Transp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (jorgenson & Koka, Llp), 2016 NV 10 (Nev. 2016). “163 (setting forth the qualifications for the NDOT director but not requiring the director to be a licensed professional engineer); NRS 408.178(1)-(2) (setting forth the qualifications for NDOT deputy directors and the chief engineer and requiring the chief engineer to "be a…”
State, Dep't of Transp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (jorgenson & Koka, Llp), 2016 NV 10 (Nev. 2016). “163 (setting forth the qualifications for the NDOT director but not requiring the director to be a licensed professional engineer); NRS 408.178(1)-(2) (setting forth the qualifications for NDOT deputy directors and the chief engineer and requiring the chief engineer to "be a…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 408.178(1) — 2 cases
State, Dep't of Transp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (jorgenson & Koka, Llp), 2016 NV 10 (Nev. 2016). “163 (setting forth the qualifications for the NDOT director but not requiring the director to be a licensed professional engineer); NRS 408.178(1)-(2) (setting forth the qualifications for NDOT deputy directors and the chief engineer and requiring the chief engineer to "be a…”
State, Dep't of Transp. Vs. Dist. Ct. (jorgenson & Koka, Llp), 2016 NV 10 (Nev. 2016). “163 (setting forth the qualifications for the NDOT director but not requiring the director to be a licensed professional engineer); NRS 408.178(1)-(2) (setting forth the qualifications for NDOT deputy directors and the chief engineer and requiring the chief engineer to "be a…”
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