Mandatory service—Billings—Penalties.

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 9.08.210

in effect

9.08.210 - Mandatory service—Billings—Penalties. (A) To ensure the uniform, safe and sanitary treatment of solid waste in the City and to discourage the illegal handling and disposal of solid waste, it shall be mandatory for any person owning, occupying or managing any premises in the City which are connected to an electric utility service to subscribe to solid waste collection service provided by the City or its authorized franchisee and to pay the charges specified in this Chapter. No person may discontinue paying for solid waste collection service for his or her premises, unless such premises are not connected to an electric utility service for the entire billing period. (B) In order to discontinue paying for solid waste collection service pursuant to Subsection (A) of this Section, a person must request discontinuation of service and provide proof that no electric utility service to the premises is provided. No fee may be charged to discontinue service or to reestablish service to the premises after service has been discontinued pursuant to this Subsection. (C) All charges for regular or periodic services provided by the City, its franchisees, or their duly appointed agents pursuant to this Chapter shall be billed on the first business day of the quarterly or monthly billing period, as applicable, and shall be due and payable on the last day of the billing month; provided, however, that charges for on-call service may be billed at the time of service. All charges for services under this Chapter, including the penalties for delinquent payment and any reasonable collection costs and legal fees incurred by a franchisee in seeking to recover unpaid charges for services and penalties, shall constitute a debt and obligation of the legal owner of the premises to the City or its franchisee, and such person shall be liable therefor in a civil action commenced by the City or its franchisee in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such charges and penalties. (D) If any person fails to pay the charges authorized by this Chapter by the date they become due and payable, a penalty shall be added thereto. For residential accounts, the penalty amount shall be four dollars and thirty-eight cents per quarter (or fraction thereof), which amount will be increased annually by the CPI. For commercial accounts, the penalty amount shall be two percent per month (or fraction thereof) of the delinquent amount. If a franchisee incurs collection costs in attempting to recover unpaid charges and any penalties, the franchisee may recover from the legal owner of the premises the reasonable collection costs and legal fees incurred and may report the legal owner to a collection agency, as defined in NRS Chapter 649, to assist the franchisee in the collection of unpaid charges, penalties and collection costs. (E) A customer shall be entitled to a refund of any advance payment for service he or she has made upon presenting proof that a connection to an electric utility service did not exist at the customer's premises during the entire billing period for which the advance payment was made. All refunds from a franchisee to a customer shall be paid within thirty days from the date of the customer's request for reimbursement or date of franchisee's knowledge that a refund is owed. (F) No person shall accept and no franchisee shall offer or give any solid waste collection, transportation and disposal services or residential recyclables collection services without charge, or shall offer or give a discount, refund or rebate of any charge authorized by this Chapter, except that this provision does not apply to any credits or refunds issued pursuant to Section 9.08.340, charitable organizations which are exempt from federal income tax pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or as further provided by franchise agreement. (Ord. No. 6854, § 8, 11-15-23; Ord. No. 6572, § 2, 4-5-17)

Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9HESA_CH9.08COMASOWAREMA_9.08.210MASEILENFetched: 10/28/2026