Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.03475 (2026)
No judgment against State or political subdivision permitted for acts outside scope of public duties or employment; exception
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NRS 41.03475 No judgment against State or political subdivision permitted for
acts outside scope of public duties or employment; exception. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.745, no judgment may be entered
against the State of Nevada or any agency of the State or against any political
subdivision of the State for any act or omission of any present or former
officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission or State
Legislator which was outside the course and scope of the person’s public duties
or employment.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1735; A 1987, 542; 1997, 1357)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1996–2007 · leading case: Roe v. Nevada, 621 F. Supp. 2d 1039 (D. Nev. 2007).
Roe v. Nevada, 621 F. Supp. 2d 1039 (D. Nev. 2007). “Nev.Rev.Stat. § 41.03475. Here, the Parties do not dispute that LiSanti’s acts occurred within the scope of her employment and thus LiSanti is not immune from any intentional tortious conduct found by a jury to have occurred.”
Doe by & Through Knackert v. Estes, 926 F. Supp. 979 (D. Nev. 1996). “For the identical reason, Defendant Lander County School District’s claim of statutory immunity under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 41.03475 must fail. That statute immunizes agencies and political subdivisions of the State from liability for torts committed by state employees acting outside…”
State, Dep't of Human Resources, Div. of Mental Hygiene & Mental Retardation v. Jimenez, 935 P.2d 274 (Nev. 1997). “However, this liability is subject to the restrictions of NRS 41.03475, which states: No judgment may be entered against the State of Nevada or any agency of the state or against any political subdivision of the state for any act or omission of any present or former officer,…”
State, Dep't Hum Res. v. Jimenez, 935 P.2d 274 (Nev. 1997). “However, this liability is subject to the restrictions of NRS 41.03475, which states: No judgment may be entered against the State of Nevada or any agency of the state or against any political subdivision of the state for any act or omission of any present or former officer,…”
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