{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-236.015","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 236.015","heading":"Legal holidays; closing of state, county and city offices, courts, public schools and Nevada System of Higher Education.","body":"1. The following days are declared to be legal holidays for state, county and city governmental offices:\nJanuary 1 (New Year’s Day)\nMartin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is on January 15 but is to be observed on the third Monday in January\nWashington’s birthday is on February 22 but is to be observed on the third Monday in February\nLast Monday in May (Memorial Day)\nJune 19 (Juneteenth Day)\nJuly 4 (Independence Day)\nFirst Monday in September (Labor Day)\nNevada Day is October 31 but is to be observed on the last Friday in October\nNovember 11 (Veterans Day)\nFourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)\nFriday following the fourth Thursday in November (Family Day)\nDecember 25 (Christmas Day)\nAny day that may be appointed by the President of the United States for public fast, thanksgiving or as a legal holiday except for any Presidential appointment of the fourth Monday in October as Veterans Day.\n2. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 293.560 and 293C.527, all state, county and city offices, courts, public schools and the Nevada System of Higher Education must close on the legal holidays enumerated in subsection 1 unless in the case of appointed holidays all or a part thereof are specifically exempted.\n3. If January 1, June 19, July 4, November 11 or December 25 falls upon a:\n(a) Sunday, the Monday following must be observed as a legal holiday.\n(b) Saturday, the Friday preceding must be observed as a legal holiday.","path":["TITLE 19 — MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 236 - HOLIDAYS AND PERIODS OF OBSERVANCE","PERIODS OF OBSERVANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-236.html#NRS236Sec015","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"4e890d6f08296652555c81773f598dd9614295ffbe0ba30622266ccdf42c0f86","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-235.160","next":"us-nv/nrs-236.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}