Assembly Bill No. 571–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Clark County)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes board of county commissioners to provide by ordinance for the covering or removal of certain graffiti on private property at county expense. (BDR 20‑389)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: No.

                                 Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing a board of county commissioners to provide by ordinance for the covering or removal of certain graffiti on private property at county expense; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. NRS 244.3693 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    244.3693  1.  The board of county commissioners shall remove or

1-3  cover all evidence that graffiti has been placed on any real or personal

1-4  property which it owns or otherwise controls within 15 days after it

1-5  discovers the graffiti or as soon as practicable.

1-6    2.  The board of county commissioners may bring an action against a

1-7  person responsible for placing graffiti on the property of the county to

1-8  recover a civil penalty and damages for the cost of removing or covering

1-9  the graffiti placed on such property.

1-10    3.  The board of county commissioners may adopt by ordinance

1-11  procedures pursuant to which officers, employees or other designees of

1-12  the county may enter private property to cover or remove graffiti that is

1-13  placed on the exterior of any building, fence or other structure located on

1-14  that private property if the graffiti is visible from a public right of way.

1-15  An ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection must provide that:

1-16    (a) Officers, employees or other designees of the county shall not

1-17  enter private property to cover or remove graffiti unless:

1-18      (1) The owner of the private property consents to such entry to

1-19  cover or remove the graffiti; or

2-1       (2) If the board of county commissioners or its designee is unable to

2-2  contact the owner of the private property to obtain his consent, the board

2-3  first provides the owner of the private property with written notice sent by

2-4  certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 72 hours before the

2-5  officers, employees or other designees of the county enter his property to

2-6  cover or remove the graffiti.

2-7    (b) The county shall pay the cost of covering or removing such graffiti

2-8  on private property.

2-9    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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