# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.017: Secretary of Board: Appointment; qualifications; duties

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## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.017
- **Heading:** Secretary of Board: Appointment; qualifications; duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 16 / Chapter 213 / Section 213.017

## Text

1. The Chair of the State Board of Parole Commissioners shall appoint a person to serve as Secretary of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners.

2. The Secretary must be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in correctional services.

3. The Secretary shall perform such duties as are required by the Board, including, but not limited to: (a) Preparing the agenda for meetings of the Board; (b) Providing notification to victims on behalf of the Board and the State Board of Parole Commissioners; and (c) Establishing and facilitating the procedures by which a person may apply to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored by the Board.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.010 State Board of Pardons Commissioners: Members; meetings; notice of meetings to victim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.015 Salaries of certain Board members who are justices of Supreme Court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.015.md)
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- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.020 Notice of application for remission, commutation, pardon or restoration of civil rights: Contents; service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.030 When notice of application not required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.035 Restoration of civil rights expedited by Board under certain conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.040 District attorneys to furnish Board with statement upon receipt of notice of application for remission, commutation or pardon; notice of application to victim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.050 Board members may administer oaths; certification of affidavits and depositions by judges, county clerks and notaries public](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.055 Person with communications disability entitled to services of interpreter at hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.055.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.060 Procedure when judgment of fine or forfeiture is remitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.070 Fines and forfeitures do not include discharge from liability on bail bond](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.080 Procedure when death penalty is commuted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.085 Board prohibited from commuting sentence of death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole to sentence that would allow parole; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T16_C213_S213.085.md)

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