Current through September 16, 2024
1. The Executive
Director shall award a basic certificate to any peace officer who meets the
minimum standards for appointment established pursuant to NAC
289.110 and has:
(a) Satisfactorily completed the basic
training course for basic certification;
(b) Passed the state certification
examination with a score of at least 70 percent; and
(c) Passed the state physical fitness
examination for the appropriate category of peace officer as described in NAC
289.205.
2. The Executive Director may award a basic
certificate to any peace officer who has been certified by the certifying
entity of another state or has successfully completed a Federal Law Enforcement
Training Centers of the United States Department of Homeland Security training
program approved by the Commission and who meets the minimum standards for
appointment established pursuant to NAC
289.110 if:
(a) The Commission or its designee has
determined that the course of training required for the certification was at
least equivalent to the basic training course for basic
certification;
(b) The
certification of the peace officer in the other jurisdiction has not been
revoked or suspended;
(c) Not more
than 60 months have lapsed since the peace officer was employed in the other
jurisdiction;
(d) The peace officer
has satisfactorily completed a training course that is approved by the
Executive Director which consists of a minimum of 80 hours of training that
satisfies the requirements established by the Commission pursuant to subsection
1 of NAC 289.300 in:
(1) Abuse of older persons;
(2) Child abuse and sexual abuse of a
child;
(3) Civil
liability;
(4) Classification and
receiving of offenders;
(5)
Constitutional law;
(6)
Counter-terrorism and weapons of mass destruction;
(7) Crimes against persons;
(8) Crimes against property;
(9) Cultural awareness;
(10) Domestic violence, stalking and
aggravated stalking;
(11) Ethics in
law enforcement;
(12) Fire safety
and use of emergency equipment;
(13) Games offenders play;
(14) Gangs and cults;
(15) Juvenile law;
(16) Laws relating to arrest;
(17) Laws relating to correctional
institutions;
(18) Laws relating to
drugs, including, without limitation, current trends in drugs;
(19) Miscellaneous crimes;
(20) Modern correctional
philosophy;
(21) Probable
cause;
(22) Public and media
relations;
(23) Records of
offenders in institutions;
(24)
Rights of victims;
(25) Search and
seizure;
(26) Searches of offender
institutions;
(27) Supervision of
offenders;
(28) Training concerning
active assailants; and
(29) Use of
force;
(e) The peace
officer passes the state certification examination with a score of at least 70
percent; and
(f) The peace officer
passes a physical fitness examination, if any, that is approved and required by
the employing agency of the peace officer.
3. The Executive Director may award a reserve
basic certificate to any reserve officer who meets the minimum standards for
appointment pursuant to NAC
289.110 and has:
(a) Satisfactorily completed the basic
training course for a reserve certificate;
(b) Passed the state certification
examination with a score of at least 70 percent; and
(c) Passed the state physical fitness
examination described in subsection 1 of NAC
289.205.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
5 or 6, an officer must pass the state physical fitness examination:
(a) If the officer is not eligible for
certification pursuant to subsection 2 or for the return of his or her
certificate to active status pursuant to subsection 9, during the officer's
basic training course certified or approved pursuant to NAC
289.300; or
(b) If the officer is eligible for
certification pursuant to subsection 2 or for the return of his or her
certificate to active status pursuant to subsection 9, not sooner than 30 days
before the date on which the officer was hired and not later than 16 weeks
after:
(1) The date on which the officer was
hired; or
(2) If the officer is a
reserve officer, the date of activation of his or her reserve status.
5. If a student
enrolled in a basic training course certified or approved pursuant to NAC
289.300 sustains a bona fide
physical injury that renders him or her incapable of completing the
requirements of the state physical fitness examination, an agency may submit a
request for an extension of time for the student to complete the examination.
The agency shall submit such a request to the Executive Director. The request
must include, without limitation, written verification by a physician that the
student is incapable of completing the requirements of the state physical
fitness examination. If the Executive Director determines that an extension of
time is warranted, the Executive Director shall authorize an extension of time
for a period not to exceed 12 months after the date on which the student was
hired or, if the student is a reserve officer, the date of activation of his or
her reserve status.
6. If an
officer passes the state physical fitness examination:
(a) While not enrolled in a basic training
course certified or approved pursuant to NAC
289.300; and
(b) More than 16 weeks, but less than 12
months, after the date on which the officer was hired or, if the officer is a
reserve officer, the date of activation of his or her reserve status, the
employing agency of the officer may submit a request to the Executive Director
to waive the requirements of subsection 4. The request must include, without
limitation, the reason the officer was unable to pass the state physical
fitness examination within the periods described in subsection 4. The Executive
Director may, for good cause shown, grant a request submitted pursuant to this
subsection.
7. Upon
satisfactory completion of the requirements listed in subsection 1, 2 or 3, the
employing agency shall submit a request for certification to the Executive
Director. The request must include:
(a) The
name, social security number and date of hire of the officer or, if the officer
is a reserve officer, the date of activation of his or her reserve
status;
(b) Documentary evidence
that the officer has successfully completed an approved basic training
course;
(c) Verification by the
administrator of the agency that the officer meets the minimum standards
established by this chapter; and
(d) The statement concerning child support
prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department
of Health and Human Services pursuant to
NRS
425.520.
8. The basic certificate of an officer whose
employment is terminated for any reason will be placed on inactive status. If
such a person is again employed as a peace officer, the employing agency shall
request that the person's basic certificate be returned to active status.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, if the certification of such a
person is on inactive status for more than 5 consecutive years, the person must
renew his or her basic certificate by successfully completing the requirements
set forth in subsection 1.
9. Upon
the request of the employing agency, the Executive Director may return the
basic certificate of a category I or category II peace officer to active status
if the peace officer:
(a) Meets the minimum
standards for appointment established pursuant to NAC
289.110;
(b) Successfully completes the requirements
set forth in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subsection 2; and
(c) Within 5 consecutive years of his or her
termination of employment as a category I or category II peace officer, became
a full-time employee of the Commission or a full-time law enforcement officer
of a federal law enforcement agency approved by the Commission, and
subsequently, within 5 consecutive years of his or her termination of
employment with the Commission or federal law enforcement agency, as
applicable, became employed as a peace officer in the same category of peace
officer as he or she held immediately prior to his or her employment with the
Commission or the federal law enforcement agency.
10. If a person who successfully completes a
basic training course for the purpose of obtaining a basic certificate is not
employed by an agency within 24 months after completing the course, the person
must repeat all of the requirements for basic certification set forth in
subsection 1.
11. Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, to satisfactorily complete a basic
training course for the purposes of this section, the person must successfully
complete all of the requirements in one course. If a person is discharged from
a basic training course for any reason that is not disciplinary, the person may
complete any remaining requirements in a later course provided by the same
entity if the person has not previously been discharged from a course and if:
(a) The administrator of the basic training
course recommends that the person complete the requirements in a later course,
the administrator of the employing agency of the person requests that the
person be allowed to complete the requirements in a later course and the
Executive Director gives approval;
(b) The subsequent course is provided in a
manner which ensures that the person completes all of the requirements for a
basic training course for which the course is certified; and
(c) The subsequent course begins not later
than 120 days after the discharge.
Peace Officers' Standards &
Training Com., § VI, eff. 5-7-82 - NAC A 12-17-87; 8-24-90; 4-28-94;
R024-97, 10-1-97; R169-97, 1-30-98; R170-97, 1-30-98; A by Peace Officers'
Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99, 11-2-99; R005-01, 11-1-2001;
R100-02, 11-12-2002; R066-03, 12-4-2003; R127-04, 11-8-2004; R146-05,
12-29-2005; R003-07, 4-17-2008; R110-08, 8-26-2008; R118-09, 1-28-2010;
R079-14, 10-24-2014; R003-17, 12-19-2017, eff. upon the date of the repeal of
the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings; A by
R006-23A,
eff. 12/15/2023; A
by
R007-23A,
eff. 12/15/2023; A by
R025-24A,
eff. 6/6/2024
NRS 289.510
