EXHIBIT 5.1

                 [GARY STEVEN FINDLEY & ASSOCIATES LETTERHEAD]

                                  July 29, 2002

Plumas Bancorp
35 S. Lindan Avenue
Quincy, California 95971

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

At your request, we have examined the form of Registration Statement to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the offer and sale, pursuant
to the Plumas Bank 2001 Stock Option Plan, as amended of 425,000 shares of
Plumas Bancorp no par value common stock ("Common Stock")issuable upon the
exercise of stock options granted under the Plumas Bank 2001 Stock Option Plan,
as amended. We are familiar with the actions taken or to be taken in connection
with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Common Stock.

It is our opinion that, subject to said proceedings being duly taken and
completed as now contemplated before the issuance of the Common Stock, said
Common Stock, will, upon the issuance and sale thereof in accordance with the
Plumas Bank 2001Stock Option Plan, as amended referred to in the Registration
Statement, be legally and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.


                                               Respectfully submitted,

                                               GARY STEVEN FINDLEY & ASSOCIATES

                                               By: /s/ Gary Steven Findley

                                                   Gary Steven Findley
                                                   Attorney at Law