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Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 2, ch. 2.10
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Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.10.010 Duties.

2.10.010 - Duties. (A) The City Attorney shall be legal adviser of the City Council, and all offices of the City, in all matters respecting the affairs of the City. (B) He shall act as Attorney for the City in any and all legal proceedings in any and all courts in which the City is a party or is interested. (C) He shall prosecute in the proper court for all offenses against the provisions of the Charter and the provisions of this Code and shall perform such other and further duties as may be required of him by the City Council or prescribed by this Code. (D) He shall be present at all meetings of the City Council and shall draw all ordinances, orders and resolutions required by the City Council. (E) He shall verify and file for record all claims of the City for assessments imposed for street improvements which remain unpaid, and shall preserve, protect and enforce the rights of the City by prosecuting suits for the foreclosure of the same in the proper courts, shall receive all moneys paid in by delinquents or otherwise realized in such proceedings, and shall, without delay, pay over all such moneys to the City Treasurer. (Edited during 1982 codification: Ord. 32 § 22: prior code § 1-10-1)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.10.020 Scrutiny of accounts and claims—Representation of claimants.

2.10.020 - Scrutiny of accounts and claims—Representation of claimants. The City Attorney shall oppose all accounts or claims which may be brought against the City as he may deem unjust, illegal or extortionate. The City Attorney, except for his own services, shall not be allowed to present any claim, account or demand for allowance, or in any way represent any claimant against the City. (Edited during 1982 codification: Ord. 32 § 16: prior code § 1-10-2)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.10.030 Salary.

2.10.030 - Salary. The City Attorney shall receive such salary as shall from time to time be established by the City Council for the position. (Edited during 1982 codification: Ord. 1782 § 1, 1975: prior code § 1-10-5)

Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.10.040 Investigator law enforcement powers.

2.10.040 - Investigator law enforcement powers. The investigators of the City Attorney shall have all of the authority vested in peace officers in the State and the authority to enforce the laws of the City and those laws of the State, the violations of which are misdemeanors when they are committed within the City, and shall have the power to arrest any person who commits a violation thereof. (Edited during 1982 codification: Ord. 1662 § 1, 1973: prior code § 1-10-4)
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=TIT2AD_CH2.10CIATFetched: 10/28/2026

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