1. If a metropolitan police department has been formed pursuant to NRS 280.110, the metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs may request the participating political subdivisions to create a review board to advise the committee on issues concerning peace officers employed by the metropolitan police department. The participating subdivisions may jointly create such a review board by mutual ordinances.
2. A review board created pursuant to subsection 1 must consist of 25 members, appointed from a list of names submitted by interested persons. The members of the metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs who are representatives of the county shall appoint 13 members of the review board, and the members of the metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs who are representatives of each participating city within the county shall appoint an equal number of the remaining 12 members. If an insufficient number of names of interested persons are submitted, the members of the metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs shall appoint the remaining members in the manner they deem appropriate.
3. A person appointed to the review board must:
(a) Be a resident within the jurisdiction of the participating subdivisions for which the review board was created, except no member of the review board may be currently employed as a peace officer.
(b) Complete training relating to law enforcement before serving as a member of the review board, including, without limitation, training in the policies and procedures of law enforcement agencies, the provisions of NRS 289.010 to 289.120, inclusive, and the employment contracts of the peace officers.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2516; A 2005, 624)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 289 - Peace Officers and Other Law Enforcement Personnel
NRS 289.050 - Consequences of refusal to submit to polygraphic examination.
NRS 289.070 - Use of polygraphic examination in investigation.
NRS 289.095 - Investigation of motor vehicle crashes involving peace officers.
NRS 289.100 - Limitations on application of chapter.
NRS 289.120 - Judicial relief available for aggrieved peace officer.
NRS 289.152 - Persons employed as police officers by Indian tribe.
NRS 289.175 - Criminal investigators employed by Secretary of State.
NRS 289.190 - School police officers; other officers and employees of school district.
NRS 289.200 - Officers and employees of state facilities for detention of children.
NRS 289.210 - Legislative police.
NRS 289.230 - California correctional officer.
NRS 289.250 - Foresters and firewardens; arson investigators.
NRS 289.290 - Agricultural police officers appointed by State Department of Agriculture.
NRS 289.310 - Commissioner of Insurance and chief deputy.
NRS 289.320 - Certain designated employees of Nevada Transportation Authority.
NRS 289.330 - Railroad police officer.
NRS 289.350 - Members of police department of Nevada System of Higher Education.
NRS 289.355 - Persons designated as enforcement agents by Cannabis Compliance Board.
NRS 289.390 - Panel of board: Oaths; subpoenas.
NRS 289.460 - "Category I peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.470 - "Category II peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.480 - "Category III peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.490 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 289.530 - Powers of Executive Director.
NRS 289.555 - Person convicted of felony not qualified to serve as peace officer.
NRS 289.675 - Behavioral health field response grant program.