Nevada Code § 235.010

Contents and design of Seal; authorized use; official colors; exceptions; penalty
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1. There must be a Seal of the State of Nevada
called The Great Seal of the State of Nevada, the design of which is as
follows: In the foreground, there must be two large mountains, at the base of
which, on the right, there must be located a quartz mill, and on the left a
tunnel, penetrating the silver leads of the mountain, with a miner running out
a carload of ore, and a team loaded with ore for the mill. Immediately in the
foreground, there must be emblems indicative of the agricultural resources of
the State, as follows: A plow, a sheaf and sickle. In the middle ground, there
must be a railroad train passing a mountain gorge and a telegraph line
extending along the line of the railroad. In the extreme background, there must
be a range of snow-clad mountains, with the rising sun in the east. Thirty-six
stars and the motto of our state, All for Our Country, must encircle the
whole group. In an outer circle, the words The Great Seal of the State of
Nevada must be engraved with Nevada at the base of the Seal and separated
from the other words by two groups of three stars each.
2. The size of the Seal must not be more
than 2 3/4 inches in diameter.
3. The Seal must be kept by the Governor
and used by the Governor officially. The Secretary of State must have access to
the Seal at all times, and may use it in verification of all of the Secretary
of States official acts.
4. A reproduction or facsimile of the Seal
may only be used:
(a) With the written permission of the Governor;
(b) In the performance of official acts by an
agency of one of the branches of State Government;
(c) On items distributed by an agency of one of
the branches of State Government which are not necessary to carry out the
duties of that agency, if the use of the reproduction or facsimile is approved
by the head of that agency;
(d) On medallions or bars minted pursuant to the
direction of the Director; or
(e) As otherwise permitted by a specific statute.
5. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6, a colored reproduction or facsimile of the State Seal may only be
used if it is in substantially the following colors:
6. A person or entity that is granted
permission to use the State Seal pursuant to:
(a) Paragraph (a) of subsection 4 may use a
reproduction or facsimile of the State Seal that does not consist of the
official colors provided in subsection 5 if the Governor has authorized such
use in the written permission.
(b) Paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection
4 may use a one-color, two-color or metallic reproduction or facsimile of the
State Seal in addition to or in lieu of the official colors provided in
subsection 5.
7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205.175 , a person who uses or allows to
be used, any reproduction or facsimile of The Great Seal of the State of Nevada
in violation of subsection 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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