Elko County, NV Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Chapter 6-8 of the Elko County Code is the county's public assembly licensing rule. Section 6-8-1 defines an assembly as a company of persons gathered together for any purpose at any location other than a permanent building or installation constructed for and able to accommodate the number gathered. Under § 6-8-2, every person who permits, promotes, conducts, advertises, organizes, manages, sells or gives away tickets to an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more individuals must hold a license from the Board of County Commissioners. The chapter does not mention parades, street closures or route approval by name.

The application goes in writing to the County Clerk at least 60 days before the planned start, with a nonrefundable $500 fee. It must give the applicant's name and address, the legal description of the site, the dates, the estimated attendance, the nature or purpose of the assembly, and anything else the Board requires.

Section 6-8-4 sets the process. After a complete application and fee arrive, the Clerk sets a public hearing at a regular Board meeting not less than 15 nor more than 30 days later and gives the applicant at least ten days' written notice. The Sheriff, the County Health Officer and the County Engineer receive the application and report in writing to the Board by the hearing. The Board then grants the license, denies it, or sets conditions that must be met, or security given, first. The Sheriff issues the license once conditions are proven and the Clerk confirms receipt of the license fee.

Section 6-8-5 lists conditions the Board can impose: a minimum number of law enforcement officers at the licensee's expense, drinking water, sewage, food, toilets, medical facilities including doctors and supplies, parking, camping, indemnity or performance bonds, fire protection at the licensee's expense, financial statements and a communication system.

Section 6-8-6 lets the Board deny a license for unmet conditions, a site that fails health, zoning, fire or building standards, a false statement in the application, a prior assembly that created a nuisance, or certain convictions of the applicant or associates. The County Clerk mails written notice of denial with reasons within 14 days. Section 6-8-7 lets the Board revoke or reinstate a license, with notice and a hearing for the licensee.