Transfers and Assignments.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 12.20.160
in effect12.20.160 - Transfers and Assignments.
In addition to the requirements conditional to the holding of a valid utility or business license pursuant to Title 5 of this Code, the following conditions for transfer and assignment of franchises and rights-of-way licenses shall apply:
A. If the franchisee or rights-of-way licensee is not required to hold a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission, the franchisee or rights-of-way licensee may not transfer or assign its agreement to any other person without review and approval by the City Council. The franchisee or rights-of-way licensee must give written notice to the director of public works of its intent to transfer and assign the franchise or rights-of-way license and must name the intended transferee and assignee. The intended transferee and assignee must hold a valid City utility or business license pursuant to Title 5 of this Code and submit the same information to the director of public works as is required for any applicant for a franchise or rights-of-way license in this chapter. Consent to a transfer and assignment by the City Council shall not be unreasonably withheld.
B. If the franchisee or rights-of-way licensee holds a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission, and the transfer and assignment of its certificate of public convenience and necessity has been approved by the Public Utilities Commission, its franchise or rights-of-way license may be transferred and assigned to the same person to whom the certificate of public convenience and necessity was transferred and assigned, or to such other person as approved by the Public Utilities Commission, without the prior approval of the City Council, except that the transferee and assignee must obtain a valid City utility or business license pursuant to Title 5 of this Code within thirty (30) days of transfer or assignment, and the franchisee or rights-of-way licensee and its transferee or assignee must provide a notarized document to the City Manager acknowledging the transfer and assignment and that the transferee and assignee agree to abide by all terms and conditions of the franchise or rights-of-way license, signed by the franchisee's or rights-of-way licensee's and its transferee's and assignee's respective officers duly authorized to do so, on a form approved by the City Manager. The City Manager shall file such notarized document with the franchise or rights-of-way license agreement on file in the City Clerk's office.
(Ord. 1344 § 1 (part), 1999)
Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT12STSIPUPL_CH12.20RI-WMA_12.20.160TRASFetched: 11/1/2026