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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 17. State Legislative Department § 218F.700. Composition; qualifications of Legislative Counsel and General Counsel

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The Legal Division consists of the Legislative Counsel and the General Counsel and such additional staff as the exercise and performance of their powers and duties may require.

2. The Legislative Counsel must be:

(a) An attorney admitted to practice law in one of the United States; and

(b) Knowledgeable and experienced in governmental law and operations, including, without limitation, some or all of the following:

(1) Political science;

(2) Parliamentary practice;

(3) Legislative procedure; and

(4) The methods of research, statutory revision and bill drafting.

3. The General Counsel must be:

(a) An attorney admitted to practice law in one of the United States; and

(b) Knowledgeable and experienced in governmental law and operations, including, without limitation, some or all of the following:

(1) Governmental litigation before federal and state courts and agencies;

(2) Governmental ethics, meetings, records, privileges and immunities;

(3) Governmental officers and employees and employment law; and

(4) Governmental contracts, intellectual property and transactional law.

4. The provisions of this section establish the qualifications of the Legislative Counsel and the General Counsel but do not define or limit the respective powers and duties of the Legislative Counsel and the General Counsel.

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