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Nye County adopts ordinance to allow citation, removal of people on private vacant land
Summary
The Nye County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 17 adopted an ordinance (Bill 2024‑08) enabling law enforcement to trespass, cite or arrest people found occupying unimproved private land or vacant buildings without owner permission; the measure takes effect Oct. 14, 2024.
Sheriff Joe McGill told the Nye County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 17 that numerous private property owners are finding long‑term camps and encampments on their land and sometimes paying thousands of dollars to clean up debris. He presented a draft county ordinance modeled in part on state anti‑squatting language intended to give deputies authority to trespass people from vacant private land when the occupant cannot show a notarized lease from the owner. The sheriff said the change would allow officers to give people reasonable time to remove belongings and, on a return visit, to cite or arrest repeat violators.
The ordinance drew hours of public comment at the hearing. Supporters — including area landowners and some town managers — said…
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