NRS321.5987. Procedure for appealing decision of State Land Registrar to Board of Review; hearing.

      1.  Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the State Land Registrar made pursuant to NRS 321.596 to 321.599, inclusive, may appeal by letter to the Board of Review within 30 days after the date of the decision from which the appeal is taken. The letter must set out:

      (a) The decision from which the appeal is taken;

      (b) Legal grounds for the contention of the appellant that the decision exceeds the authority of the State Land Registrar; and

      (c) Facts to support the contention,

Ê with sufficient particularity to permit the State Land Registrar to prepare for a hearing.

      2.  Upon receiving the letter, the Board may:

      (a) Dismiss the appeal if it appears from the letter to lack any merit; or

      (b) Set a date for a hearing of the appeal which must be not less than 15 days nor more than 45 days after the date on which the Board receives the letter. The Board shall notify the State Land Registrar and the appellant of the date, time and place of the hearing.

      3.  Any hearing held by the Board must be informal.

      4.  The State Land Registrar or a representative of the State Land Registrar shall present at the hearing the facts considered in reaching his or her decision. The appellant or a representative of the appellant may present matters in support of his or her contention that the State Land Registrar’s decision exceeds the authority of the State Land Registrar.

      5.  If the appellant does not appear in person or by representative, the Board may consider the matters set forth in the letter of appeal and may dismiss the appeal or take any other action which it finds to be reasonable and proper.

      6.  The Board shall issue its order as soon as practicable after conducting the hearing. The order of the Board is a final decision in a contested case.

      (Added to NRS by 1979, 1366)