Hearing procedure.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 8.36.100
in effect8.36.100 - Hearing procedure.
A. If a shopping cart owner timely and properly makes a written request for an administrative hearing pursuant to Section 8.36.070 or Section 8.36.090, then the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall conduct a hearing within twelve (12) business days after his or her receipt of the written request therefor.
B. The request for hearing must set forth the grounds upon which the hearing is requested and provide all relevant facts and documentation known to the shopping cart owner requesting the hearing.
C. The city manager, or his or her designee, shall inform the shopping cart owner that requested the hearing of his or her decision in writing within four business days after the hearing is concluded. This decision shall be the final administrative determination.
D. With respect to a hearing concerning the City's removal, retrieval or impound of a shopping cart, if, based on the facts and evidence presented, the City manager, or his or her designee, makes a determination that the City's actions with respect to the shopping cart were warranted, then the shopping cart owner thereof shall have fifteen (15) calendar days following such determination to pay the impound fee in accordance with Section 8.36.090(B) and to retrieve the shopping cart from the impound location. After the fifteen (15) day time period has expired, the shopping cart shall be deemed permanently abandoned, and the City may pursue any of the remedies set forth in Section 8.36.090(C).
E. With respect to a hearing concerning the City's removal, retrieval or impound of a shopping cart, if, based on the facts and evidence presented, the City manager, or his or her designee, makes a determination that the City's actions with respect to the shopping cart were unwarranted, then the shopping cart owner shall have fifteen (15) calendar days following such determination to retrieve the shopping cart from the impound location and the City shall waive all fees and costs accrued as of that date. After the fifteen (15) day time period has expired, the City shall levy an impound fee in the amount set forth in Section 8.36.090(B), which impound fee must be paid by the shopping cart owner before the shopping cart may be released from impound. In the event the shopping cart remains in impound for an additional fifteen (15) calendar days, the shopping cart shall be deemed permanently abandoned, and the City may pursue any of the remedies set forth in Section 8.36.090(C).
F. With respect to a hearing concerning the levying of a penalty pursuant to Section 8.36.070 if, based on the facts and evidence presented, the City manager, or his or her designee, makes a determination that the levying of a penalty pursuant to Section 8.36.070 is not warranted, then the City shall not levy a penalty with respect to the occurrence(s) that is the subject of the administrative hearing.
G. With respect to a hearing concerning the levying of a penalty pursuant to Section 8.36.070 if, based on the facts and evidence presented, the City manager, or his or her designee, makes a determination that the levying of a penalty pursuant to Section 8.36.070 is warranted, then the shopping cart owner shall have thirty (30) calendar days to become compliant with Section 8.36.060. If the shopping cart owner has not become compliant with Section 8.36.060 by the expiration of such time period, the City shall levy the penalty set forth in Section 8.36.070 until such time as compliance with Section 8.36.060 is achieved.
(Ord. 1707 § 1 (part), 2002)
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=TIT8HESA_CH8.36SHCA_8.36.100HEPRFetched: 11/1/2026