"Firefighter" means a member who is:
1. Filling a full-time position with a participating public employer, the principal duties of which require emotional stability and physical capacity in protecting the public and controlling and extinguishing fires.
2. The former holder of a position defined in subsection 1 who has:
(a) Earned at least 2 years of creditable service in that position; and
(b) Been promoted or transferred within the chain of command by the same public employer to a position related to protecting the public and controlling and extinguishing fires.
3. The former holder of a position defined in subsection 1 who:
(a) Has earned at least 2 years of creditable service in that position; and
(b) Is employed by a different public employer in a position that would have been eligible under paragraph (b) of subsection 2 had the member remained with the member’s former employer.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028; A 1977, 1574; 1981, 444; 1987, 370; 2003, 2051)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement
NRS 286.015 - Declaration of state policy; purpose of chapter.
NRS 286.017 - "Actuarial computation" defined.
NRS 286.020 - "Board" defined.
NRS 286.025 - "Compensation" defined.
NRS 286.031 - "Disability retirement allowance" defined.
NRS 286.040 - "Employee" defined.
NRS 286.042 - "Firefighter" defined.
NRS 286.045 - "Independent contractor" defined.
NRS 286.050 - "Member" defined.
NRS 286.061 - "Police officer" defined.
NRS 286.065 - "Postretirement increase" defined.
NRS 286.070 - "Public employer" defined.
NRS 286.078 - "Service" defined.
NRS 286.080 - "Service retirement allowance" defined.
NRS 286.100 - "System" defined.
NRS 286.117 - Limitations on review and copying of certain records; waiver.
NRS 286.130 - Qualifications of members of Board; terms.
NRS 286.150 - Monthly meetings of Board; certain closed meetings; designation and term of Chair.
NRS 286.170 - Administration of System; compensation and removal of employees.
NRS 286.180 - Compensation and expenses of members of Board.
NRS 286.190 - General powers and duties of Board.
NRS 286.200 - Rules and regulations of Board: Procedure for adoption; conditions.
NRS 286.211 - Duties of Board: Police and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund.
NRS 286.220 - Public Employees’ Retirement Fund.
NRS 286.225 - Police and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund.
NRS 286.227 - Police and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund Advisory Committee.
NRS 286.230 - Public Employees’ Retirement Administrative Fund.
NRS 286.260 - Individual accounts of members; liability of Board upon return of contributions.
NRS 286.287 - Board to consider investments: Meetings; duties.
NRS 286.290 - Conditions for membership in System.
NRS 286.293 - Persons required to participate in System.
NRS 286.297 - Persons excluded from membership in System.
NRS 286.3005 - Purchase of credit for service: Public employer may purchase credit for member.
NRS 286.3007 - Purchase by state agency of credit for service: Conditions.
NRS 286.301 - Credit for free prior service.
NRS 286.303 - Free credit for military service.
NRS 286.365 - Eligibility of civilian employees of Nevada National Guard for membership in System.
NRS 286.370 - Procedure for integration of previously established retirement systems.
NRS 286.401 - Termination of membership; rights of retired employee.
NRS 286.425 - Election by employee to have employer pay contributions.
NRS 286.430 - Withdrawal of contributions.
NRS 286.435 - Repayment upon retroactive reinstatement.
NRS 286.440 - Redeposit of withdrawn contributions upon return to service: Procedure.
NRS 286.450 - Rate of contributions by public employer.
NRS 286.460 - Remittance of contributions by public employers.
NRS 286.462 - Complaint to Department of Taxation required concerning delinquent report or payment.
NRS 286.477 - Credit for part-time employment; loss of credit.
NRS 286.479 - Service credit for military service in Persian Gulf Crisis.
NRS 286.481 - Service ineligible for credit.
NRS 286.486 - Service credited in another system ineligible; exception.
NRS 286.495 - Computation of credit for service: Generally.
NRS 286.505 - Conversion of credit for service; time for crediting service.
NRS 286.520 - Employment of retired employee: Consequences; notice; exemptions.
NRS 286.533 - Limitation on distributions to members of System.
NRS 286.534 - Actuarial assumptions used in computing benefits: Availability; changes prohibited.
NRS 286.535 - Limitation on compensation used to determine retirement benefit.
NRS 286.537 - Limitations on benefits and contributions.
NRS 286.539 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.
NRS 286.545 - Consent of spouse to retirement plan of member.
NRS 286.551 - Determination of monthly service retirement allowance.
NRS 286.575 - Postretirement increases: Payment; effect on monthly benefit.
NRS 286.578 - Postretirement increases: Increases payable July 1, 1979, and July 1, 1980.
NRS 286.5785 - Postretirement increases: Increases payable July 1, 1981, and July 1, 1982.
NRS 286.590 - Alternatives to unmodified service retirement allowance.
NRS 286.612 - Charges for deferred protection: Termination; adjustments of allowances or benefits.
NRS 286.634 - Disability retirement allowance: Effective date of retirement.
NRS 286.638 - Disability retirement allowance: Reporting to Internal Revenue Service.
NRS 286.640 - Disability retirement allowance: Cancellation.
NRS 286.650 - Disability retirement allowance: Consequences of employment of recipient.
NRS 286.655 - Payments for rehabilitation in lieu of disability retirement allowance.
NRS 286.673 - Payments to child of deceased member.
NRS 286.674 - Payments to spouse of deceased member.
NRS 286.6765 - Payments to spouse if deceased member was eligible to retire.
NRS 286.6766 - Payment in lump sum to spouse; exception.
NRS 286.6767 - Designation of survivor beneficiary and additional payees by member.
NRS 286.677 - Payment to dependent parents; conditions.
NRS 286.6775 - Limitation on and reduction of amount of monthly allowance.
NRS 286.679 - Disposition of surplus of contributions if payments to beneficiary cease.
NRS 286.6793 - Time of vesting; vesting of benefits upon termination of System.
NRS 286.682 - Authorized investments: "Prudent person" standard.
NRS 286.703 - "Active business operations" defined.
NRS 286.705 - "Business operations" defined.
NRS 286.707 - "Company" defined.
NRS 286.709 - "Direct holdings" defined.
NRS 286.711 - "Inactive business operations" defined.
NRS 286.715 - "Petroleum resources" defined.
NRS 286.717 - "Scrutinized business operations" defined.
NRS 286.719 - "Scrutinized company" defined.
NRS 286.721 - Board to identify, review and create list of investments in scrutinized companies.
NRS 286.723 - Board to prepare report of investments in scrutinized companies.
NRS 286.725 - Inapplicability to certain investments.
NRS 286.737 - "Boycott of Israel" defined.
NRS 286.739 - "Company" defined.
NRS 286.741 - "Direct holdings" defined.
NRS 286.743 - "Public fund" defined.
NRS 286.745 - "Scrutinized company" defined.
NRS 286.747 - Board to identify, review and create list of investments in scrutinized companies.
NRS 286.749 - Board to prepare report of investments in scrutinized companies.
NRS 286.808 - Contributions; payment by Board of Regents on behalf of participant.
NRS 286.810 - Designation of investment entities; approval of contracts.
NRS 286.812 - Administration of program.
NRS 286.814 - Participants ineligible for membership in Public Employees’ Retirement System.
NRS 286.816 - Benefits payable only by designated investment entities.
NRS 286.820 - False statement or certification; withholding of information.