Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 426.010 (2026)
Purposes of chapter
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NRS 426.010 Purposes of chapter. The
purposes of this chapter are:
1. To relieve persons with disabilities from the distress of poverty;
2. To encourage and assist persons with disabilities in their efforts to render themselves more self-supporting; and
3. To enlarge the opportunities of persons with disabilities to obtain education, vocational training and employment.
[1:369:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 316; 1993, 2789; 2003, 2629)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1970–1972 · leading case: Miller v. West, 493 P.2d 1332 (Nev. 1972).
Miller v. West, 493 P.2d 1332 (Nev. 1972). “040(2): “All money paid to a recipient under NRS 426.010 to 426.500, inclusive, is intended to help him meet his individual needs and is not for the benefit of any other person, except that money may be included in such payment to meet the needs of a needy essential person.”
Nevada State Welfare Bd. v. Mofford, 470 P.2d 129 (Nev. 1970). “Blind persons are to be relieved from the distress of poverty (NRS 426.010), and the act is to be liberally construed (NRS 426.”
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