Section 484C.020 - Forensic analyst of alcohol: Certification1. A person must apply to the Director or his or her designee on a form furnished by the Department of Public Safety for certification as a forensic analyst of alcohol.2. The Director or his or her designee shall certify as a forensic analyst of alcohol each applicant who: (a) Possesses a baccalaureate degree in a natural, physical or forensic science;(b) Has completed a minimum of: (1) Twenty-four semester hours in the study of chemistry at an accredited college or university; or(2) Eighteen semester hours in the study of chemistry at an accredited college or university and 1 year of full-time experience which has been approved by the Committee and is related to the forensic analysis of alcohol;(c) Has successfully completed a course which has been approved by the Committee and consisted of at least 24 hours of instruction on the design, calibration and operation of the kind of breath-testing devices that the applicant will be calibrating or teaching others to operate; and(d) Demonstrates his or her competence in calibrating breath-testing devices and in evaluating others on their competence in operating those devices.3. Certification as a forensic analyst of alcohol is valid for 2 years after the date of certification.Nev. Admin. Code § 484C.020
(Added to NAC by Com. on Testing for Intoxication, eff. 10-26-83; A 3-11-86; R112-97, 5-26-98; R032-05, 10-31-2005; R141-10, 5-5-2011) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 484.596)