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 position of a category III peace officer
in this State or not more than 60 months have lapsed since he or she was
employed in another state in a position that is equivalent to the position of a
category III peace officer in this State;
(b) Meets the minimum standards for
appointment established pursuant to NAC
289.110;
(c) Provides verifiable evidence that he or
she:
(1) Has been certified as the equivalent
of a category III peace officer by the certifying entity of another state and
demonstrates that:
(I) Such certification has
not been revoked or suspended; and
(II) The certification requirements are
equivalent to the requirements for obtaining a basic certificate as a category
III peace officer in this State;
(2) Has successfully completed training in
another state that does not have a certifying entity and demonstrates that the
training requirements are equivalent to the requirements for obtaining a basic
certificate as a category III peace officer in this State; or
(3) Has successfully completed a Federal Law
Enforcement Training Centers of the United States Department of Homeland
Security training program regarding custody and detention, approved by the
Commission;
(d) Has
passed the state certification examination with a score of at least 70 percent;
and
(e) Has satisfactorily
completed a training course that is approved by the Executive Director which
consists of a minimum of 40 hours of training that satisfies the requirements
established by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1 of NAC
289.300 in:
(1) Ethics in law enforcement;
(2) Cultural awareness;
(3) Crisis intervention;
(4) Handling of persons with mental
illness;
(5) Public and media
relations;
(6) Constitutional
law;
(7) Use of force;
(8) Civil liability;
(9) Laws relating to drugs, including,
without limitation, current trends in drugs;
(10) Modern correctional
philosophy;
(11) Laws relating to
correctional institutions;
(12)
Classification and receiving of offenders;
(13) Supervision of offenders;
(14) Care of persons in custody;
(15) Searches of offender
institutions;
(16) Games offenders
play;
(17) Gangs and
cults;
(18) Records of offenders in
institutions;
(19) Domestic
violence, stalking and aggravated stalking;
(20) Training concerning active
assailants;
(21) Searching of
buildings;
(22) Counter-terrorism
and weapons of mass destruction; and
(23) Fire safety and use of
equipment.
