Nev. Rev. Stat. § 377A.030

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1

Section 377A.030 - Mandatory provisions of ordinance imposing tax

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 377A.110, any ordinance enacted under this chapter must include provisions in substance as follows:

1. A provision imposing a tax upon retailers at the rate of not more than:

(a) For a tax to promote tourism, one-quarter of 1 percent;

(b) For a tax to establish and maintain a public transit system, for the construction, maintenance and repair of public roads, for the improvement of air quality or for any combination of those purposes, one-half of 1 percent;

(c) For a tax to support the operation and maintenance of a county swimming pool and recreational facility, one-quarter of 1 percent; or

(d) For a tax to acquire, develop, construct, equip, operate, maintain, improve and manage libraries, parks, recreational programs and facilities, and facilities and services for senior citizens, and to preserve and protect agriculture, or for any combination of those purposes, one-quarter of 1 percent,

of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail, or stored, used or otherwise consumed in a county.

2. Provisions substantially identical to those contained in chapter 374 of NRS, insofar as applicable.

3. A provision that all amendments to chapter 374 of NRS after the date of enactment of the ordinance, not inconsistent with this chapter, automatically become a part of the ordinance.

4. A provision that the county shall contract before the effective date of the ordinance with the Department to perform all functions incident to the administration or operation of the tax in the county.

5. A provision that a purchaser is entitled to a refund, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 374.635 to 374.720, inclusive, of the amount of the tax required to be paid that is attributable to the tax imposed upon the sale of, and the storage, use or other consumption in a county of, tangible personal property used for the performance of a written contract for the construction of an improvement to real property, entered into on or before the effective date of the tax or the increase in the tax, or for which a binding bid was submitted before that date if the bid was afterward accepted, if under the terms of the contract or bid the contract price or bid amount cannot be adjusted to reflect the imposition of the tax or the increase in the tax.

NRS 377A.030

Added to NRS by 1981, 1648; A 1983, 1599; 1985, 734; 1993, 1370, 1423; 1995, 572; 1997, 2972; 2003, 504, 954, 2383; 2005, 1398, 1399, 1778; 2009, 570