608.270 - Duties of Labor Commissioner and district attorneys. - Nevada Statutes

608.270  Duties of Labor Commissioner and district attorneys.

      1.  The Labor Commissioner shall:

      (a) Administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 608.250; and

      (b) Furnish the district attorney of any county or the Attorney General all data and information concerning violations of the provisions of NRS 608.250, occurring in the county coming to the attention of the Labor Commissioner.

      2.  Each district attorney shall, if a complaint is made to him or her by the Labor Commissioner or by any aggrieved person, prosecute each violation of the provisions of NRS 608.250 that occurs in the district attorney’s county. If any such district attorney fails, neglects or refuses for 20 days to commence a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of NRS 608.250, after being furnished data and information concerning the violation, and diligently to prosecute the same to conclusion, the district attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition thereto must be removed from office.

      (Added to NRS by 1965, 696; A 1967, 626; 2001, 565)