{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-244.1503","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 244.1503","heading":"Imposition of civil penalty in lieu of criminal penalty for violation of county ordinance.","body":"In addition to any other authority granted pursuant to this chapter, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, impose a civil penalty in lieu of a criminal penalty for a violation of a county ordinance, unless state law expressly prohibits the imposition of a civil penalty or prescribes a criminal penalty for the same act or omission.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 244 - COUNTIES: GOVERNMENT","GENERAL POWERS","Other General Powers"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec1503","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"eaf9e746840206d540851bf5010530b571239a697897c77d3f58f56e8b2fb0e8","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-244.150","next":"us-nv/nrs-244.1505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}