North Las Vegas, NV Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- NLVMC § 8.90.030
- Notice-to-impound window
- 24 hours
- Storage-before-disposal period
- 30 days
- Private-property camping
- requires owner's written consent
- Max penalty
- 10 days jail / $1,000 fine
Summary
Camping on any right-of-way, park, publicly-owned lot, flood channel, or other public land is unlawful under NLVMC § 8.90.030, subject only to emergency-declaration, special-event permit, and park-permit exceptions. Abandoned campsites and stored property can be impounded after a 24-hour written notice under §§ 8.90.060–.070.
A.It is unlawful for any person to camp in the following areas, except as otherwise provided by this Code or where specifically designated by the owner of such property:1.Any public right-of-way;2.Any trail, park, or park facility;3.Any public building, publicly-owned parking lot, flood channel, wash, flood control or drainage facility, or publicly-owned land, improved or unimproved; or4.Any public property where camping obstructs or interferes with the intended public use of the property...D.If an unattended campsite appears to be abandoned on City property or upon private property without the owner's consent, removal of the campsite may occur by the appropriate City agency after the written notice required by Section 8.90.070(B) is provided.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
030 bans camping in any public right-of-way, trail, park or park facility, public building, publicly-owned parking lot, flood channel, wash, flood control or drainage facility, or other publicly-owned land, and in any public property where camping obstructs its intended use. 010. 070(B). 070(A)(7), sold or disposed of if unclaimed after 30 days. 070(B)(1) and (3). All other impounded personal property must be held for a minimum of 30 days and made reasonably available for the owner to reclaim.
Violations & Fines
Camping violations are misdemeanors under § 8.90.100, punishable by up to 10 days in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000 per violation, with the City Attorney's office screening § 8.90.030 cases for eligibility in existing Municipal Court diversion programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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