2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 453 - Controlled Substances
NRS 453.165 - Access to database for certain law enforcement officers; certification; requirements for access; access for unauthorized purpose prohibited; monitoring; authority of Board or Division to terminate access.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board shall allow a law enforcement officer to have Internet access to the database of the computerized program developed pursuant to NRS 453.162 if:

(a) The primary responsibility of the law enforcement officer is to conduct investigations of crimes relating to prescription drugs;

(b) The law enforcement officer has been approved by his or her employer to have such access;

(c) The law enforcement officer has completed the course of training developed pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 453.164; and

(d) The employer of the law enforcement officer has submitted the certification required pursuant to subsection 2 to the Board.

2. Before a law enforcement officer may be given access to the database pursuant to subsection 1, the employer of the officer must certify to the Board that the law enforcement officer has been approved to be given such access and meets the requirements of subsection 1. Such certification must be made on a form provided by the Board and renewed annually.

3. When a law enforcement officer accesses the database of the computerized program pursuant to this section, the officer must enter a unique user name assigned to the officer and the case number corresponding to the investigation being conducted by the officer.

4. A law enforcement officer who is given access to the database of the computerized program pursuant to subsection 1 may access the database to investigate a crime related to prescription drugs and for no other purpose.

5. The employer of a law enforcement officer who is provided access to the database of the computerized program pursuant to this section shall monitor the use of the database by the law enforcement officer and establish appropriate disciplinary action to take against an officer who violates the provisions of this section.

6. The Board or the Division may suspend or terminate access to the database of the computerized program pursuant to this section if a law enforcement officer or his or her employer violates any provision of this section.

7. As used in this section, “law enforcement officer” means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 1557)