Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 288.400 Request for hearing. (NRS 233B.040, 288.110) 1. Any petitioner who desires a hearing on a petition for a declaratory order shall set forth in detail in his or her request the reason why the matters alleged in the petition and the supporting affidavits or other written…

NAC 288.410 Consideration by Board. (NRS 288.110) 1. The Board may, for good cause, refuse to issue a declaratory order if: (a) The question is speculative or purely hypothetical and does not involve existing facts or facts that can reasonably be expected to exist in the near fut…

NAC 288.420 Intervention. (NRS 288.110) Any party may intervene subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter. [Local Gov’t Employee-Mgt. Rel. Bd., No. 8.05, eff. 11-12-71] Petitions for Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Regulations

NAC 288.430 Procedure for consideration of petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations. (NRS 288.110) 1. A petition for the adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation must contain: (a) The name, address, zip code and telephone number of each petitioner; (b) The s…

NAC 289.010 Definitions. (NRS 289.510) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 289.015 to 289.085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. [Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., § II, eff. 5-…

NAC 289.015 “Agency” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Agency” means an agency of the State or of a local government which employs one or more persons as peace officers. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 481.011)

NAC 289.017 “Agility run” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Agility run” means a test of physical agility designated by the Commission. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R118-09, eff. 1-28-2010)

NAC 289.020 “Basic certificate” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Basic certificate” means the certificate issued by the Executive Director or Commission which is evidence that a person has met the minimum standards established by this chapter to be appointed to perform the duties of a pea…

NAC 289.025 “Basic training course” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Basic training course” means a curriculum of basic training for peace officers that meets the minimum standards established by this chapter. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A by…

NAC 289.030 “Certified status” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Certified status” means compliance with or exemption from the employment qualifications and training requirements established by the Commission. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A by …

NAC 289.035 “Commission” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Commission” means the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R102-99, 11-2-99)

NAC 289.040 “Duties of a peace officer” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Duties of a peace officer” means those functions that may involve the use of force and the arrest or detention of a person. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87)—(Substituted in r…

NAC 289.045 “Executive Director” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Commission. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R102-99, eff. 11-2-99)

NAC 289.047 “Executive level position” defined. (NRS 289.510) 1. “Executive level position” means a position held by a peace officer in which the peace officer is: (a) The chief executive of an agency; or (b) Acknowledged and affirmed by the chief executive of an agency to be in …

NAC 289.049 “First-line supervisor” defined. (NRS 289.510) “First-line supervisor” means a peace officer who supervises other persons and who is on an organizational level immediately above nonsupervisory officers. (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R…

NAC 289.050 “Immediate supervision” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Immediate supervision” means the supervised officer acts under the direction of a certified peace officer who is routinely in the physical proximity of and available to the supervised officer. (Added to NAC by Peace Offi…

NAC 289.053 “Less than lethal weapon” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Less than lethal weapon” means a weapon that is designed and manufactured with the intent that it not create a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury when a person with appropriate training uses the…

NAC 289.055 “Lesson plan” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Lesson plan” means a document which specifically describes the material presented during a course of instruction. For the purpose of certifying a school, a “lesson plan” is the document submitted to the Executive Director for cert…

NAC 289.057 “Management level position” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Management level position” means a position held by a peace officer in which the peace officer supervises two or more persons who are first-line supervisors or who hold a position above the level of a first-line supe…

NAC 289.060 “Peace officer” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Peace officer” means an employee of an agency who is required to be certified by the Commission pursuant to NRS 289.550. The term includes sworn full-time, part-time and reserve officers who perform the duties of a peace officer…

NAC 289.065 “Reserve officer” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Reserve officer” means any peace officer who performs some of the duties of a peace officer with the immediate supervision of a certified officer and is not employed by the agency on a full-time basis. (Added to NAC by Peace O…

NAC 289.070 “School” defined. (NRS 289.510) “School” means any university, college, academy, local training center or other school approved by the Commission which provides a curriculum, instructors and facilities for the training of peace officers. (Added to NAC by Peace Officer…

NAC 289.075 “State certification examination” defined. (NRS 289.510) “State certification examination” means a comprehensive examination prescribed by the Commission which measures knowledge of the subjects comprising the minimum training standards established for each training c…

NAC 289.085 “Weapons of mass destruction” defined. (NRS 289.510) “Weapons of mass destruction” has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 U.S.C. § 2332a(c)(2). (Added to NAC by Peace Officers’ Standards & Training Comm’n by R100-02, eff. 11-12-2002) STANDARDS AND TRAINING

NAC 289.110 Minimum standards for appointment. (NRS 289.510) 1. No person may be appointed to perform the duties of a peace officer unless he or she: (a) Has undergone a complete and documented investigation of his or her background which verifies that the person has good moral c…

NAC 289.120 Basic course of training: Completion; attendance by reserve officer. (NRS 289.510) 1. Each peace officer who is required by NRS 289.550 to be certified must satisfactorily complete a basic course of training approved by the Executive Director. 2. A reserve officer mus…

NAC 289.130 Training categories. (NRS 289.510) For purposes of determining minimum training standards, peace officers required by NRS 289.550 to be certified by the Commission will be divided into four training categories: 1. Training category I includes peace officers who are em…

NAC 289.140 Minimum standard of training: Training category I. (NRS 289.510, 289.600) The minimum standard of training for officers in training category I is successful completion of a basic course that includes 480 hours of training in: 1. Law and legal procedures, specifically:…

NAC 289.150 Minimum standard of training: Training category II. (NRS 289.510, 289.600) The minimum standard of training for officers in training category II is successful completion of a basic course that includes 200 hours of training in: 1. Law and legal procedures, specificall…

NAC 289.160 Minimum standard of training: Training category III. (NRS 289.510, 289.600) The minimum standard of training for officers in training category III is successful completion of a basic course that includes 160 hours of training in: 1. Legal subjects, specifically: (a) C…

NAC 289.170 Minimum standard of training: Reserve officers. (NRS 289.510, 289.600) The minimum standard of training for reserve officers is successful completion of a basic course that includes 120 hours of training in: 1. Law and legal procedures, specifically: (a) Civil liabili…

NAC 289.180 Minimum standard of training: Effective responses to incidents involving dogs or where dogs are present. (NRS 289.510, 289.595) Training for a peace officer who is required, pursuant to NRS 289.595, to be trained in effective responses to incidents involving dogs or w…

NAC 289.200 Basic and reserve basic certificate: Requirements for certain certificates; extension of time to complete or waiver of certain requirements; request for certification; placement of basic certificate on inactive status; return to active status. [Effective until the dat…

NAC 289.201 Basic certificate by reciprocity as category III peace officer. (NRS 289.510) 1. The Executive Director may award a basic certificate by reciprocity to any person if the person: (a) Is currently employed in another state in a position that is equivalent to the positio…

NAC 289.203 Command level basic certificate. (NRS 289.510) 1. The Commission may award a command level basic certificate to a peace officer if: (a) The peace officer has been elected or appointed to an executive level position; (b) The peace officer meets the minimum standards fo…

NAC 289.205 State physical fitness examination: Requirements. (NRS 289.510) To pass the state physical fitness examination, a person must: 1. For a basic certificate as a category I peace officer or as a reserve peace officer: (a) Complete a vertical jump of not less than 14 inch…

NAC 289.210 Basic and reserve basic certificates: Authority granted; periods of effectiveness of reserve basic certificate; basic certificate is revocable privilege. (NRS 289.510) 1. The basic certificate authorizes the holder to perform the duties of a peace officer. 2. The rese…

NAC 289.230 Basic or reserve certificate: Requirements for maintaining certificate and resuming duties; effect of failure to comply. (NRS 289.510) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 7 and 8, to maintain a basic certificate or reserve certificate, the officer must annu…

NAC 289.235 Voluntary surrender and subsequent reinstatement of basic certificate; report to Commission. (NRS 289.510) 1. A peace officer may, permanently or for a stated term, voluntarily surrender a basic certificate to the Commission: (a) As part of a termination agreement bet…

NAC 289.240 Intermediate certificate. (NRS 289.510) The Executive Director shall grant an intermediate certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer: 1. Has a valid basic certificate; 2. Is currently employed as a peace…

NAC 289.250 Advanced certificate. (NRS 289.510) The Executive Director shall grant an advanced certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer: 1. Has a current basic certificate; 2. Has a current intermediate certificate…

NAC 289.255 Supervisor certificate. (NRS 289.510) 1. The Executive Director shall grant a supervisor certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer: (a) Currently is employed as a peace officer by an agency; (b) Has a cu…

NAC 289.260 Management certificate. (NRS 289.510) The Executive Director shall grant a management certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer meets the following minimum requirements: 1. A current basic certificate. 2…

NAC 289.270 Executive certificate. (NRS 289.510) 1. The Commission will grant an executive certificate to: (a) An officer of this State upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Commission that the officer meets the following minimum requirements: (1) A current basic certifica…

NAC 289.290 Denial, revocation or suspension of certificate; reinstatement of revoked certificate. (NRS 289.510) 1. Each of the following constitutes cause for the Commission to revoke, refuse or suspend the certificate of a peace officer: (a) Willful falsification of any informa…

NAC 289.300 Basic training courses. (NRS 289.510) 1. The Executive Director shall certify basic training courses presented by agencies or approved by the Commission which meet the following requirements: (a) The length of the course must meet the minimum standards for training es…

NAC 289.310 Courses above level of basic training. (NRS 289.510) 1. A provider of training whose principal place of business is located: (a) Within this State may, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, apply for certification above the level of basic training for a course…