Issuance of subpoenas.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.75.140
in effect6.75.140 - Issuance of subpoenas.
(A) In accordance with State law, the Department is authorized to issue a subpoena for the production of documents, records, or materials relevant for determining whether a short-term residential rental in the City has been rented in violation of any law of this State or a City ordinance. Any such subpoena may only be issued if:
(1) There is sufficient evidence to support a reasonable belief that a short-term residential rental in the City has been rented or is being rented in violation of any law of this State or a City ordinance; and
(2) The subpoena identifies the short-term residential rental alleged to be in violation of any law of this State or City ordinance and the provision of law or ordinance allegedly violated.
(B) Any subpoena issued pursuant to Subsection (A) must be mailed by regular and certified mail to the accommodations facilitator or, if applicable, the operator who was required to file a quarterly report regarding the short-term residential rental pursuant to LVMC 6.75.130. In the case of a subpoena issued to a accommodations facilitator that is a business entity with a registered agent, the subpoena must be mailed to the registered agent, in addition to the accommodations facilitator at any address the Department may have on file for the accommodations facilitator.
(C) A accommodations facilitator to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section must:
(1) Provide notice of the subpoena to the operator of the short-term residential rental identified in the subpoena who engaged the services of the accommodations facilitator and provided the short-term residential rental identified in the subpoena; and
(2) Produce any subpoenaed books, papers, or documents not later than twenty-one days after providing notice to the operator, unless otherwise ordered by a court.
(D) An operator to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section must produce any subpoenaed books, papers, or documents not later than twenty-one days after issuance of the subpoena, unless otherwise ordered by a court.
(E) If a person to whom a subpoena has been issued pursuant to this Section refuses to produce any document, record, or material that the subpoena requires, the Department may apply to the district court for the enforcement of the subpoena.
(Ord. No. 6815, § 8, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6600, § 2, 11-1-17)
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=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.75SHRMRERE_6.75.140ISSUFetched: 10/28/2026