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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 18. State Executive Department § 233.150. Commission: Authority to order Administrator to conduct investigations and hearings; mediation; subpoenas; regulations

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

The Commission may:

1. Order its Administrator to:

(a) With regard to public accommodation, investigate tensions, practices of discrimination and acts of prejudice against any person or group because of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or gender identity or expression and may conduct hearings with regard thereto.

(b) With regard to housing, investigate tensions, practices of discrimination and acts of prejudice against any person or group because of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto.

(c) With regard to employment, investigate:

(1) Tensions, practices of discrimination and acts of prejudice against any person or group because of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto; and

(2) Any unlawful employment practice by an employer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 613.4353 to 613.4383, inclusive, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto.

As used in this paragraph, “race” includes traits associated with race, including, without limitation, hair texture and protective hairstyles, as defined in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 233.010.

2. Mediate between or reconcile the persons or groups involved in those tensions, practices and acts.

3. Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of documents or tangible evidence relevant to any investigations or hearings conducted by the Commission.

4. Delegate its power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to any of its members or any hearing officer in its employ.

5. Adopt reasonable regulations necessary for the Commission to carry out the functions assigned to it by law.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 18. State Executive Department § 233.150. Commission: Authority to order Administrator to conduct investigations and hearings; mediation; subpoenas; regulations - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-18-state-executive-department/nv-rev-st-233-150/

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