{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-408.178","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 408.178","heading":"Qualifications and classifications of Deputy Directors and Chief Engineer.","body":"1. Each Deputy Director:\n(a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.\n(b) Must:\n(1) Hold a bachelor’s degree in business, economics or public or business administration;\n(2) Hold the degree of bachelor of science in civil, structural, mechanical or industrial engineering; or\n(3) Be a licensed professional engineer.\n(c) Must have at least:\n(1) Two years of administrative experience as an assistant director or the Chief Engineer; or\n(2) Fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, project management, business or economics.\n2. The Chief Engineer:\n(a) Is in the unclassified service of the State.\n(b) Must be a licensed professional engineer.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, must have at least 3 years of experience as the final engineering authority for a state’s agency which has duties similar to those of the Department.\n3. If the Director or the Deputy Director appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 408.175 is a licensed professional engineer, he or she may also act as the Department’s Chief Engineer.","path":["TITLE 35—HIGHWAYS; ROADS; BRIDGES; PARKS; OUTDOOR RECREATION","CHAPTER 408 - HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES","DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","Director and Other Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-408.html#NRS408Sec178","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"6341d4f472f7059178769e3ea7bdadb357d70622d5de08275f6a4cdb064cda21","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-408.175","next":"us-nv/nrs-408.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}