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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The State Land Registrar shall assign any land or interest in land owned by the State of Nevada which is needed for governmental purposes to the appropriate state agency for use and administration. Before a state agency erects a building or makes any other permanent improvement on land assigned to it, the agency shall notify the State Land Registrar, in a form prescribed by the State Land Registrar, and shall not proceed with the construction or improvement until the State Land Registrar certifies the nature of and any encumbrances against the State's title to the land, and certifies that the boundaries of the land assigned include the site of the proposed construction or improvement.
2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, any lease or sale of land, or of any interest in land, by the Division must be made upon the best terms available.
3. The State Land Registrar shall execute on behalf of the State any lease, deed or other document by which any land or interest therein owned by the State is conveyed.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person shall not use or acquire state land for any purpose unless the person first obtains written authorization from the State Land Registrar.
5. As used in this section, “person” includes a government, governmental agency and political subdivision of a government.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 26. Public Lands § 321.003. Assignment of land to state agency; certification of State Land Registrar required before making improvements; lease or sale of state land; use or acquisition of land without prior authorization of State Land Registrar prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-26-public-lands/nv-rev-st-321-003/
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