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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Clark County, Nevada · Las Vegas and Reno · Nevada
- Level
- County
- Authority
- NRS 244.357 and NRS 414 (county ordinance and emergency powers); Governor's Declaration of Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) and directives authorizing local enforcement; County Manager's declaration of Mar. 15, 2020
- Issued
- 2020-04-21 Apr. 21, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-21 ('shall take effect and be in force upon passage on April 21, 2020') (read as 2020-04-21)
- End
- No repeal found through Sept. 30, 2021; operative for the duration of any declared emergency (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Apr. 21, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- all persons and businesses in Clark County
- business licensees
- Functions reached
- SF premises and capacity
- DR dining
- GATH events
- EMP workplace rules (masks, distancing, screening)
- OP operations
- CB customers (mask and capacity rules enforced against the business)
- Collection
- Las Vegas and Reno MET-LAS
Operative words
Violation of an emergency order, directive, or regulation of the Governor, Board of Commissioners, Sheriff, or County Manager during the effective dates of a declared state of emergency is injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare and is punishable by suspension or revocation of a business license, by imposition of an administrative penalty of up to $1000 per violation per day, or as a criminal misdemeanor. Enforcement of citations shall proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 1 of this Code and other applicable law.
Enforcement
Business-license suspension or revocation; administrative penalty up to $1,000 per violation per day; criminal misdemeanor
Notes
The penalty backbone for every Governor's directive in Clark County from Apr. 21, 2020, and for the Board's own July 20, 2021 mitigation measure; the recital fixes the County Manager's declaration at Mar. 15, 2020
Retrieval noteText read in full (bill as posted for adoption; ordinance number blank on the agenda copy; approved as recommended per Legistar). Companion agenda memo saved as MET-LAS-027 (recites the Mar. 20, 2020 ordinance and the extension to directives of the Board, Sheriff and County Manager).