Nev. Rev. Stat. § 0.025
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Use of “may,” “must,” “shall” and “is entitled”; explanation of flush lines
Official statutory text
1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the context: (a) “ May ” confers a right, privilege or power. The term “ is entitled ” confers a private right. (b) “ May not ” or “no * * * may” abridges or removes a right, privilege or power. (c) “ Must ” expresses a requirement when: (1) The subject is a thing, whether the verb is active or passive. (2) The subject is a natural person and: (I) The verb is in the passive voice; or (II) Only a condition precedent and not a duty is imposed. (d) “ Shall ” imposes a duty to act. (e) “ Shall be deemed ” or “ shall be considered ” creates a legal fiction. (f) “ Shall not ” imposes a prohibition against acting.
2. Except as otherwise required by the context, text of a statute that: (a) Follows subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or sub-subparagraphs that are introduced by a colon; (b) Is not designated as a separate subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or sub-subparagraph; and (c) Begins flush to the left margin rather than immediately following the material at the end of the final subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or sub-subparagraph, applies to the section as a whole, in the case of subsections, or to the subdivision preceding the colon as a whole rather than solely to the subdivision that the text follows. The symbol “↪” in bills and in Nevada Revised Statutes indicates the beginning of such text.
2. Except as otherwise required by the context, text of a statute that: (a) Follows subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or sub-subparagraphs that are introduced by a colon; (b) Is not designated as a separate subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or sub-subparagraph; and (c) Begins flush to the left margin rather than immediately following the material at the end of the final subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or sub-subparagraph, applies to the section as a whole, in the case of subsections, or to the subdivision preceding the colon as a whole rather than solely to the subdivision that the text follows. The symbol “↪” in bills and in Nevada Revised Statutes indicates the beginning of such text.
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