Nev. Admin. Code § 289.Sec. 1.2

Current through June 11, 2024

Section 289.Sec. 1.2 - NEW

1. The Commission may award a command level basic certificate to a peace officer if:

(a) The peace officer has been elected or appointed to an executive level position;

(b) The peace officer meets the minimum standards for appointment established pursuant to NAC 289.110;

(c) The peace officer has 5 consecutive years of experience as a peace officer employed by a Nevada agency;

(d) Any prior certification of the peace officer has not been revoked or suspended;

(e) 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;

(f) The peace officer passes the state certification examination with a score of at least 70 percent; and

(g) The peace officer passes a physical fitness examination approved by the employing agency of the peace officer.

2. An agency may have only two active command level basic certificates at any one time.

3. To maintain a command level basic certificate, a peace officer must comply with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 289 of NRS.

4. A command level basic certificate expires immediately upon the separation of a peace officer from an executive level position unless, within 90 days after the separation, the peace officer is newly elected or appointed to an executive level position.

Nev. Admin. Code § 289.Sec. 1.2

Added to NAC by Peace Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by R031-23A, eff. 6/7/2024

NRS 289.510