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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 358–Senator Taylor
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AN ACT relating to governmental entities; requiring certain units of
government of this State to accept certain forms of payment;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
This bill : (1) requires, with certain exceptions, each offi cer, agency, branch,
board, commission, department, division, bureau, district , city, county or other
political subdivision or unit of government of this State to accept from a business
entity as payment for any fee, tax or other debt, payment by debit car d, credit card,
check or electronic transfer of money ; and (2) authorizes such a governmental
agency, at its discretion, to accept payment by other methods, including, without
limitation, cash or money order.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 237 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each
governmental agency shall accept from a business entity as
payment for any fee, tax or other debt to the governmental agency
payment by debit card, credit card, check or electronic transfer of
money.
2. In addition to the methods of payment which a
governmental agency is required by subsection 1 to accept from a
business entity as payment for any fee, tax or other debt to the
governmental agency , a governmental agency may, at its
discretion, accept payment by other methods, including, without
limitation, cash or money order.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to payments
made:
(a) Pursuant to NRS 353.1467;
(b) To the Department of Taxation pursuant to paragraph (b)
of subsection 1 of NRS 360A.040;
(c) To the Cannabis Compliance Board;
(d) To the Division of Insurance of the Department of
Business and Industry; or
(e) To any court of the Judicial Department of State
Government.
4. As used in this section:
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(a) “Electronic transfer of money” has the meaning ascribed
to it in NRS 353.1467.
(b) “Governmental agency” means an officer, agency, branch,
board, comm ission, department, division, bureau, district , city,
county or any other political subdivision or unit of government of
this State.
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