Title 43

NRS 480.130 Department: Divisions. The Department consists of: 1. An Investigation Division; 2. A Nevada Highway Patrol Division; 3. A State Fire Marshal Division; 4. A Division of Parole and Probation; 5. A Capitol Police Division; 6. A Training Division; and 7. A Records, Commu…

NRS 480.140 Department: Functions and responsibilities of divisions. The primary functions and responsibilities of the divisions of the Department are as follows: 1. The Investigation Division shall: (a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS relatin…

NRS 480.150 General duties and powers of Director; regulations. 1. The Director shall: (a) Direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities of the Department. (b) Formulate the policies of the Department and the various divisions thereof. (c) Coordinate the activi…

NRS 480.155 Duty of tribal liaison to communicate with certain entities concerning missing or murdered indigenous persons. In addition to the duties set forth in NRS 233A.260, the tribal liaison for the Department shall maintain ongoing communication relating to missing or murder…

NRS 480.160 Main office of Department to be kept in Carson City; maintenance of branch offices. 1. The Department shall keep its main office at Carson City, Nevada, in rooms provided by the Buildings and Grounds Section of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Admi…

NRS 480.170 Deposit of money collected or received by State Fire Marshal Division. Money collected or received by the State Fire Marshal Division pursuant to chapter 477 of NRS must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Division. (Adde…

NRS 480.300 Creation of division. There is hereby created within the Department a division to be known as the Nevada Highway Patrol. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2535)

NRS 480.310 Composition. The Nevada Highway Patrol is composed of the following personnel appointed by the Director: 1. One Chief; and 2. Such number of inspectors, supervisors, troopers and commercial officers as the Director determines necessary to perform the duties set forth …

NRS 480.320 Payment of cadets. The Nevada Highway Patrol shall not authorize any payment to a cadet for remaining ready for duty if the cadet is attending an authorized training academy for which room and board is provided at no cost to the cadet. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2535)

NRS 480.330 Powers and duties of Chief; appointment of personnel to protect life and property and enforce state law. 1. The Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol is the chief officer of the Nevada Highway Patrol and has the powers and duties provided in NRS 480.360, which must be pe…

NRS 480.340 Contracts to provide services relating to control of vehicular traffic in connection with special events. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol may enter into a contract with any person or governmental agency to provid…

NRS 480.350 Qualifications of appointed personnel. Personnel appointed for duty in the Nevada Highway Patrol must: 1. Be persons qualified at the time of their appointment with the knowledge of all traffic laws of this State and the provisions of chapters 482, 483 and 706 of NRS.…

NRS 480.360 Duties of personnel. The duties of the personnel of the Nevada Highway Patrol include, without limitation: 1. To police the public highways of this State, to enforce and to aid in enforcing thereon all the traffic laws of the State of Nevada and to enforce all other l…

NRS 480.370 Nevada Highway Patrol Revolving Account: Creation; permissible use; administration; amount of money to be deposited. The Nevada Highway Patrol Revolving Account is hereby created as a special account in the State Highway Fund and must be used for making change in the …

NRS 480.400 Definitions. As used in NRS 480.400 to 480.545, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 480.405 to 480.440, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536; A 2019, 163)

NRS 480.405 “Act of terrorism” defined. “Act of terrorism” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4415. (Added to NRS by 2019, 160)

NRS 480.407 “Criminal intelligence information” defined. “Criminal intelligence information” means any information about an identifiable person or group of persons that is collected by a natural person, a private entity or a public safety agency or another federal, state or local…

NRS 480.410 “Investigation Division” defined. “Investigation Division” means the Investigation Division of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536)

NRS 480.420 “Off-road vehicle” defined. “Off-road vehicle” means a vehicle which is intended for recreational or industrial use and which is not intended or designed for use on a public highway. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536)

NRS 480.425 “Public safety agency” defined. “Public safety agency” means: 1. A public fire department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary functions of which are to control, extinguish and suppress fires; 2.…

NRS 480.430 “Special mobile equipment” defined. “Special mobile equipment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.123. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536)

NRS 480.440 “Vehicle” defined. “Vehicle” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.135. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2536)

NRS 480.450 Composition of Division. The Investigation Division is composed of: 1. A Chief appointed by the Director; and 2. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, a number of investigators and agents which the Director determines to be sufficient to carry out the dutie…

NRS 480.460 Duties of Chief of Division. The Chief of the Investigation Division shall: 1. Furnish services relating to the investigation of crimes, including interrogation with the use of polygraph instruments, upon the request of the following: (a) The Attorney General; (b) The…

NRS 480.470 Additional duties of Chief of Division; powers of Chief; accounting for and expenditure of money. 1. The Chief of the Investigation Division shall: (a) Investigate and enforce the provisions of law relating to theft and fraud in matters concerning vehicles, including …

NRS 480.480 Agreements with other law enforcement agencies; powers and responsibilities of peace officer acting pursuant to agreement. The Chief of the Investigation Division may enter into agreements with any state or local law enforcement agency in this State or in any other st…

NRS 480.490 Appointment of persons with special skills or training; “category I peace officer” defined. 1. If circumstances require the appointment of persons with special skills or training, the Chief of the Investigation Division may appoint persons as investigators who have th…

NRS 480.500 Identification of dead bodies; missing persons. 1. When a coroner is unable to establish the identity of a dead body by means other than by dental records, the coroner shall have a dental examination of the body made by a dentist. The dentist shall prepare a record of…

NRS 480.503 Person missing from Indian reservation or Indian colony: Acceptance of report; entry of information into National Crime Information Center. Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, the Department may: 1. Accept a report of a person who is 18 years of…

NRS 480.505 Person missing from Indian reservation or Indian colony: Notification of receipt of report. If a person reports to a sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency that an indigenous person who is 18 years of age or older is missing from an Indian reservatio…

NRS 480.510 Sheriffs and chiefs of police to furnish to Division certain information concerning violations connected to controlled substances, dangerous drugs and theft of vehicles. Each sheriff and chief of police shall furnish to the Investigation Division, on forms approved by…

NRS 480.520 Authority of Director to expend appropriated money to purchase or otherwise obtain evidence; duty of State Controller; keeping of money. 1. The Director may, as he or she determines necessary, to assist local law enforcement agencies or the Investigation Division in t…

NRS 480.530 Nevada Threat Analysis Center: Creation; appointment and classification of Director; duties. 1. The Nevada Threat Analysis Center is hereby created within the Investigation Division. 2. The Chief of the Investigation Division shall appoint a Director of the Center who…

NRS 480.535 Nevada Threat Analysis Center: Confidentiality of information collected; penalties for violation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 480.530, any criminal intelligence information or other information collected by the Nevada Threat Analysis Center,…

NRS 480.540 Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committee: Creation; members; Chair and Vice Chair; meetings; service without compensation; duties. 1. The Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committee is hereby created within the Investigation Division. Except as otherwise …

NRS 480.545 Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committee: Compliance with Open Meeting Law; exception; confidentiality of information and materials under certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committ…

NRS 480.600 Duty of Nevada Highway Patrol and Investigation Division to provide copies of crash reports, statements by witnesses and photographs upon request; timing; fee for reproduction; exceptions. The Nevada Highway Patrol and the Investigation Division of the Department shal…

NRS 480.610 Inspections for purpose of locating stolen vehicles: Authority to conduct; timing; privately owned terminals and parking facilities; definitions. 1. For the purpose of locating stolen vehicles, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an employee of the Departmen…

NRS 480.800 Justice Assistance Grant Trust Account. 1. The Justice Assistance Grant Trust Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. All money received by the State of Nevada pursuant to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3750 et se…

NRS 480.810 Account for Reentry Programs. 1. The Account for Reentry Programs is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the Director or a designee of the Director. 2. The Director or designee may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequ…

NRS 480.900 Legislative findings and declarations regarding security of information systems. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)

NRS 480.902 Definitions. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)

NRS 480.904 “Administrator” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)

NRS 480.906 “Information system” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)

NRS 480.908 “Office” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)

NRS 480.910 “Security of an information system” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 513, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3572.)