NRS 0.010 — Scope.
This chapter provides definitions and declarations of legislative intent which apply to Nevada Revised Statutes as a whole.
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This chapter provides definitions and declarations of legislative intent which apply to Nevada Revised Statutes as a whole.
The exercise of the Legislative Counsel’s duties as prescribed in chapter 220 of NRS relating to the compilation, organization, revision and publication of the Nevada Revised Statutes is performed in the interest of effectuating the
Nevada statutes are severable: if part is invalid, the rest can still operate if it can stand on its own.
Reenacted, amended, or revised provisions that remain the same as prior law are treated as a continuation of the prior law, not as new laws.
Defined terms in the Nevada Revised Statutes generally carry the same meaning in the corresponding Nevada Administrative Code provisions, unless law or context says otherwise.
This section explains the legal effect of the words “may,” “may not,” “must,” “shall,” “shall not,” and “is entitled,” and says flush-left text after a colon usually applies to the whole section or the preceding subdivision.
If a child has more than two court-recognized parents, references to “parents” or “a parent” are to include any person a court has determined is a parent, unless the context makes that interpretation impossible or another statute says otherwise.
This section sets default interpretation rules: singular includes plural, plural includes singular, present tense includes future tense, and gendered nouns or pronouns do not limit benefits or duties to one sex.
In this context, “board of county commissioners” or “board” includes the Board of Supervisors of Carson City.
“Controlled substance” means certain drugs, precursors, or other substances listed in schedules I to V, unless another statute or the context says otherwise.
In Nevada statutes, “county” includes Carson City.
Defines “gender identity or expression” to mean a gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior, regardless of assigned sex at birth.
“Intellectual disability” is defined to mean the condition formerly called “mental retardation,” with the same meaning used for rights, responsibilities, eligibility, and related judicial interpretation, unless a specific statute or context provides otherwise.
This section defines “licensed psychologist” as a psychologist licensed under chapter 641 of NRS or authorized to practice psychology in Nevada under the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, unless another statute or the context requires otherwise.
In this section, “mortgage” includes a deed of trust, except as used in chapter 106 of NRS or where the context requires otherwise.
This section defines “obesity” and “chronic disease,” and gives measurement-based indicators for obesity.
This section defines “person” to include natural persons, business or social organizations, and other nongovernmental legal entities, unless a particular statute or the context says otherwise.
This section defines “physician” as a person who practices medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy, unless subsection 2 applies.
This section defines “population” and “decennial census date,” and sets when census population tabulations apply for this section.
This section defines “sexual orientation” and related wording as having, or being perceived as having, an orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality, unless another statute or the context requires otherwise.
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