1. The office of Director is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety.
2. The Director of the Department:
(a) Is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor;
(b) Must be appointed with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of administration or the administering of laws relating to public safety;
(c) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and
(d) Shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
3. The Director may, within the limits of legislative appropriations, employ such deputy directors as may be needed for the administration of the Department. A deputy director:
(a) Serves at the pleasure of the Director;
(b) Must be appointed with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of administration or the administering of laws relating to public safety;
(c) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of the office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
4. The Director shall appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the execution of his or her duties and the operation of the Department may require.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2532)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 480 - Administration of Laws Relating to Public Safety
NRS 480.100 - Creation; powers and duties set forth in chapter.
NRS 480.130 - Department: Divisions and Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination.
NRS 480.150 - General duties and powers of Director; regulations.
NRS 480.160 - Main office of Department to be kept in Carson City; maintenance of branch offices.
NRS 480.170 - Deposit of money collected or received by State Fire Marshal Division.
NRS 480.300 - Creation of division.
NRS 480.320 - Payment of cadets.
NRS 480.350 - Qualifications of appointed personnel.
NRS 480.360 - Duties of personnel.
NRS 480.405 - "Act of terrorism" defined.
NRS 480.407 - "Criminal intelligence information" defined.
NRS 480.410 - "Investigation Division" defined.
NRS 480.420 - "Off-road vehicle" defined.
NRS 480.425 - "Public safety agency" defined.
NRS 480.430 - "Special mobile equipment" defined.
NRS 480.440 - "Vehicle" defined.
NRS 480.450 - Composition of Division.
NRS 480.460 - Duties of Chief of Division.
NRS 480.500 - Identification of dead bodies; missing persons.
NRS 480.800 - Justice Assistance Grant Trust Account.
NRS 480.810 - Account for Reentry Programs.
NRS 480.900 - Legislative findings and declarations regarding security of information systems.
NRS 480.904 - Administrator" defined.
NRS 480.906 - "Information system" defined.
NRS 480.908 - "Office" defined.
NRS 480.910 - "Security of an information system" defined.
NRS 480.912 - "State agency" defined.
NRS 480.920 - Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination: Creation; composition.
NRS 480.924 - Duties of Office.
NRS 480.932 - Office to prepare and submit quarterly and annual reports.