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NRS 289.480 “Category III peace officer” defined. “Category III peace officer” means a peace officer whose authority is limited to correctional services, including the superintendents and correctional officers of the Department of Corrections. The term does not include a person d…

NRS 289.490 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2421) Administration

NRS 289.500 Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission: Creation; membership; terms and compensation of members. 1. The Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, consisting of 11 members, is hereby created. The Governor shall appoint 9 members to the Commission as…

NRS 289.510 Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission: Powers and duties; regulations; construction of section. 1. The Commission: (a) Shall meet at the call of the Chair, who must be elected by a majority vote of the members of the Commission. (b) Shall provide for and e…

NRS 289.520 Executive Director: Appointment; qualifications; classification; restrictions on other employment; removal. The Commission, by majority vote of its members, shall appoint an Executive Director of the Commission. The Executive Director: 1. Must be selected with special…

NRS 289.530 Powers and duties of Executive Director. 1. With the advice of the Commission, the Executive Director of the Commission may: (a) Appoint employees, agents, consultants and other staff of the Commission and prescribe their duties; (b) Administer and direct the daily op…

NRS 289.540 Account for the Training of Peace Officers: Creation; administration; acceptance of gifts, donations, bequests, grants, money or other financial assistance; expenditures. 1. An Account for the Training of Peace Officers is hereby created in the State General Fund. The…

NRS 289.550 Persons required to be certified by Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission; period by which certification is required. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 3.310, 4.353, 258.007 and 258.060, a person upon whom some or all of the powers of…

NRS 289.555 Circumstances under which person is not qualified to serve as peace officer. A person is not qualified to serve as a category I peace officer, category II peace officer or category III peace officer, regardless of whether the person has had his or her civil rights res…

NRS 289.557 Application for certification as peace officer must include affidavit regarding qualification for service and certain previous employment actions; consequences for failure to include affidavit; duty of Commission to search certain Index or database regarding applicant…

NRS 289.560 Application for certification as peace officer to include social security number. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occ…

NRS 289.570 Submission of statement by applicant for certification as peace officer regarding payment of child support; grounds for denial of certification; duty of Commission. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to est…

NRS 289.580 Suspension of certification as peace officer for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of certification. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish pr…

NRS 289.585 Requirement for law enforcement agency to notify Commission regarding certain criminal charges filed against or certain separation from employment of peace officers; provision to Commission of summary of outcome of investigation pending at time of separation. A law en…

NRS 289.595 Training in effective responses to incidents involving dogs or where dogs are present; adoption of policies and regulations. 1. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt policies setting forth when a peace officer who is employed by the agency is required to be trained …

NRS 289.600 Training in dealing with crimes of stalking and aggravated stalking as condition of certification. As a condition of the certification of each peace officer, the Commission shall require each peace officer to be trained in dealing with the crimes of stalking and aggra…

NRS 289.605 Training in identifying and interacting with persons with developmental disabilities as condition of certification. 1. The Commission shall require, as a condition of the certification of each peace officer, the completion of training concerning identifying and intera…

NRS 289.650 Voluntary program for training; certification of instructors and law enforcement dispatchers; regulations. 1. The Commission shall: (a) Establish by regulation the minimum standards of a voluntary program for the training of law enforcement dispatchers. Such standards…

NRS 289.675 Behavioral health field response grant program. 1. The Commission shall, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such a purpose, develop and implement a behavioral health field response grant program for the purpose of allowing law enforcement and behavi…

NRS 289.680 Policies and procedures for interacting with persons suffering from behavioral health issues; use of behavioral health specialists. 1. Each law enforcement agency in this State shall: (a) Establish a policy and procedure for interacting with persons who suffer from a …

NRS 289.800 Reimbursement for cost to repair or replace uniform, accessories or safety equipment damaged or destroyed in performance of duties. In addition to the compensation required by NRS 281.121, a state agency that employs a person: 1. Upon whom some or all of the powers of…

NRS 289.820 Peace officer prohibited from engaging in racial profiling; retaliatory or punitive action prohibited against peace officer for disclosure of information concerning racial profiling. 1. A peace officer shall not engage in racial profiling. 2. No retaliatory or punitiv…

NRS 289.823 Requirement for law enforcement agency to establish early warning system to identify peace officers who display bias indicators or other problematic behavior; duties of law enforcement agency upon such identification. 1. Each law enforcement agency shall establish an …

NRS 289.824 Requirement for law enforcement agency to adopt written policies and procedures governing performance of copyrighted works by peace officers while on duty; prohibition against retaliatory or punitive action against peace officer who discloses information concerning su…

NRS 289.825 Requirement for law enforcement agency to adopt written policy regarding drug and alcohol testing of peace officer following certain actions. 1. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy regarding the drug and alcohol testing of a peace officer followin…

NRS 289.827 Requirement for law enforcement agency to adopt written policy concerning use of issued mobile devices; approval of certain mobile applications by law enforcement agency for official use on mobile device prohibited. 1. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written…

NRS 289.830 Certain law enforcement agencies shall require certain peace officers to wear portable event recording device while on duty; adoption of policies and procedures governing use; request for and inspection of record made by device. 1. A law enforcement agency shall requi…

NRS 289.840 Notification of Handle with Care Program when certain children are exposed to certain traumatic events. 1. Any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a chi…