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 Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014)
 TITLE58 ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
 CHAPTER709. Franchises by Local Governments
  FRANCHISES FOR STREET RAILWAY, ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, POWER, GAS, WATER AND TELEPHONE IN COUNTIES AND UNINCORPORATED TOWNS

  NRS709.070. Notice of filing of application; contents; publication and posting.  

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  •       1.  Upon the filing of the application, the board of county commissioners shall, at its next regular meeting, cause notice of the application to be given. Before notice is given, the applicant must deposit with the clerk of the board the cost of publication of the notice, the amount to be fixed by the board of county commissioners.

          2.  The notice must contain:

          (a) The name of the person or persons making the application.

          (b) The nature, in general terms, of the franchise, right or privilege applied for.

          (c) The day when the hearing upon the application will be held.

          (d) A statement that all persons who have any objections to the granting of the franchise, right or privilege must file their objections, in writing, with the clerk of the board before the date of the hearing, or must appear at the meeting and present their objections at that time.

          3.  The notice must be published once each week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. If no newspaper is published in the county, notice must be given by the posting of notices as provided in this section.

          4.  The clerk shall also cause three copies of the notice to be posted in three public places nearest where the application will take effect, and if more than one unincorporated town is affected, the notice must be posted in three public places in each of the unincorporated towns.

          5.  The publication or posting of the notice must be completed:

          (a) Before the next regular meeting of the board of county commissioners at which the application is considered; or

          (b) At least 10 days before a hearing on the application is held.

          6.  Proof of the notice must be made by the clerk of the board before the hearing in the matter proceeds, and the proof must become a part of the record of the proceedings.

      [3:168:1909; A 1915, 78; 1919 RL § 2131; NCL § 3185]—(NRS A 1985, 319; 1987, 2236)