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NV Rev Stat § 41.0335 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0335 - Actions against certain officers and employees of political subdivisions for acts or omissions of other persons.

  1. No action may be brought against:  (a) A sheriff or county assessor which is based solely upon any act or omission of a deputy;  (b) A chief of a police department which is based solely upon any act or omission of an officer of the department;  (c) A chief of a fire department which is based solely upon any act or omission of a firefighter or other person called to assist the department;  (d) A member of the board of trustees of a county school district, the superintendent of schools of that school district or the principal of a school, which is based solely upon any act or omission of a person volunteering as a crossing guard; or  (e) A chief of a local law enforcement agency which is based solely on any act or omission of a person volunteering as a crossing guard.  2. This section does not:  (a) Limit the authority of the State or a political subdivision or a public corporation of the State to bring an action on any bond or insurance policy provided pursuant to law for or on behalf of any person who may be aggrieved or wronged.  (b) Limit or abridge the jurisdiction of any court to render judgment upon any such bond or insurance policy for the benefit of any person so aggrieved or wronged.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 563; A 1987, 216; 1995, 99; 1997, 1584; 2005, 316)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0336 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0336 - Acts or omissions of firefighters or law enforcement officers.

A fire department or law enforcement agency is not liable for the negligent acts or omissions of its firefighters or officers or any other persons called to assist it, nor are the individual officers, employees or volunteers thereof, unless:  1. The firefighter, officer or other person made a specific promise or representation to a natural person who relied upon the promise or representation to the person’s detriment; or  2. The conduct of the firefighter, officer or other person affirmatively caused the harm.  The provisions of this section are not intended to abrogate the principle of common law that the duty of governmental entities to provide services is a duty owed to the public, not to individual persons.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 216; A 2005, 317)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03365 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03365 - Actions concerning equipment or personal property donated in good faith to volunteer fire department.

No action may be brought under NRS 41.031 or against an immune contractor or an officer or employee of the State or any of its agencies or political subdivisions for damages caused by any equipment or other personal property that was provided by any of them, in good faith and without charge, to a volunteer fire department for use by the volunteer fire department in carrying out its duties.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 329)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0337 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0337 - State or political subdivision to be named party defendant.

  1. No tort action arising out of an act or omission within the scope of a person’s public duties or employment may be brought against any present or former:  (a) Local judicial officer or state judicial officer;  (b) Officer or employee of the State or of any political subdivision;  (c) Immune contractor; or  (d) State Legislator,  unless the State or appropriate political subdivision is named a party defendant under NRS 41.031.  2. No tort action may be brought against a person who is named as a defendant in the action solely because of an alleged act or omission relating to the public duties or employment of any present or former:  (a) Local judicial officer or state judicial officer;  (b) Officer or employee of the State or of any political subdivision;  (c) Immune contractor; or  (d) State Legislator,  unless the State or appropriate political subdivision is named a party defendant under NRS 41.031.  3. As used in this section:  (a) "Local judicial officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.03377.  (b) "State judicial officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.03385.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 896; A 1977, 481, 1537; 1979, 1731; 1987, 540; 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03375 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 41.03375 to 41.03473, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 41.03377, 41.0338 and 41.03385 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03377 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03377 - "Local judicial officer" defined.

Local judicial officer means a justice of the peace, senior justice of the peace, municipal judge or senior municipal judge.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0338 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0338 - "Official attorney" defined.

Official attorney means:  1. The Attorney General, in an action which involves:  (a) A present or former state judicial officer, State Legislator, officer or employee of this State, immune contractor or member of a state board or commission; or  (b) A person who is named as a defendant in the action solely because of an alleged act or omission relating to the public duties or employment of a person listed in paragraph (a).  2. The chief legal officer or other authorized legal representative of a political subdivision, in an action which involves:  (a) A present or former local judicial officer of that political subdivision, a present or former officer or employee of that political subdivision or a present or former member of a local board or commission; or  (b) A person who is named as a defendant in the action solely because of an alleged act or omission relating to the public duties or employment of a person listed in paragraph (a).  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1733; A 1987, 540; 1999, 782; 2001, 63, 64; 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03385 - "State judicial officer" defined.

State judicial officer means a justice of the Supreme Court, senior justice, judge of a district court or senior judge.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0339 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0339 - Circumstances under which official attorney to provide defense or employ special counsel.

  1. The official attorney shall provide for the defense, including the defense of cross-claims and counterclaims, of any present or former local judicial officer, state judicial officer, officer or employee of the State or a political subdivision, immune contractor or State Legislator in any civil action brought against that person based on any alleged act or omission relating to the person’s public duties or employment, or any other person who is named as a defendant in a civil action solely because of an alleged act or omission relating to the public duties or employment of a local judicial officer, state judicial officer, officer or employee of the State or a political subdivision, immune contractor or State Legislator, if:  (a) Within 15 days after service of a copy of the summons and complaint or other legal document commencing the action, the person submits a written request for defense:  (1) To the official attorney; or  (2) If the officer, employee or immune contractor has an administrative superior, to the administrator of the person’s agency and the official attorney; and  (b) The official attorney has determined that the act or omission on which the action is based appears to be within the course and scope of public duty or employment and appears to have been performed or omitted in good faith.  2. If the official attorney determines that it is impracticable, uneconomical or could constitute a conflict of interest for the legal service to be rendered by the official attorney or a deputy of the official attorney, the official attorney must employ special counsel pursuant to NRS 41.03435 or 41.0344, whichever is applicable.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1733; A 1987, 541; 2013, 1495)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0341 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0341 - Time for filing responsive pleading.

If the complaint is filed in a court of this state:  1. The local judicial officer, state judicial officer, officer, employee, board or commission member, State Legislator or other person for whom the official attorney is required to provide a defense pursuant to NRS 41.0339; and  2. The state or any political subdivision named as a party defendant,  each has 45 days after their respective dates of service to file an answer or other responsive pleading.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1733; A 2013, 1495)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03415 - Determination by official attorney whether or not to tender defense.

  1. The official attorney shall determine as promptly as possible whether or not to tender the defense of the person submitting the request. Until the decision is made, the official attorney shall take appropriate action to defend or otherwise protect the time of the person submitting the request to file a responsive pleading.  2. In any case in which the official attorney determines not to defend, the official attorney shall give written notice to the person who requested the defense either:  (a) Ten days before the date an answer or other responsive pleading must be filed with the court; or  (b) If the defense has been commenced, 20 days before the time an application is made with the court to withdraw as the attorney of record in accordance with NRS 41.0346.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1733)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0342 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0342 - Arrangements and circumstances of defense not admissible in evidence.

No fact pertaining to the arrangements or circumstances by which the State or political subdivision or any attorney thereof defends any person or does not do so is admissible in evidence at trial or in any other proceeding in the civil action in which that person is a defendant, except in connection with an application to withdraw as the attorney of record.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0343 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0343 - Waiver of attorney-client privilege may not be required.

The State or appropriate political subdivision may not require a waiver of the attorney-client privilege as a condition of tendering the defense of any of its officers or employees, but nothing in this section precludes an application to withdraw as the attorney of record.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03435 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03435 - Employment of special counsel by Attorney General.

The Attorney General may employ special counsel whose compensation must be fixed by the Attorney General, subject to the approval of the State Board of Examiners, if the Attorney General determines at any time prior to trial that it is impracticable, uneconomical or could constitute a conflict of interest for the legal service to be rendered by the Attorney General or a deputy attorney general. Compensation for special counsel must be paid out of:  1. The Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; or  2. Available federal grants or a permanent fund in the State Treasury other than the State General Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734; A 1991, 1751; 2013, 1053)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0344 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0344 - Employment of special counsel by chief legal officer or attorney of political subdivision.

The chief legal officer or attorney of a political subdivision may employ special counsel whose compensation must be fixed by the governing body of the political subdivision if he or she determines at any time prior to trial that it is impracticable or could constitute a conflict of interest for the legal services to be rendered by the chief legal officer or attorney of the political subdivision. Compensation for special counsel must be paid by the political subdivision.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0345 - Defense may be tendered to insurer authorized to defend action.

The official attorney may provide for the defense of any person who is entitled to a defense from the State or political subdivision by tendering the defense to an insurer who, pursuant to a contract of insurance, is authorized to defend the action.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734; A 1999, 782)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03455 - Defendant may employ own counsel.

At any time after a written request for defense is submitted to the official attorney, the person requesting the defense may employ his or her own counsel to defend the action. At that time, the State or political subdivision is excused from any further duty to represent that person and is not liable for any expenses in defending the action, including court costs and attorney’s fees.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0346 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0346 - Withdrawal of official attorney as attorney of record.

  1. At any time after the official attorney has appeared in any civil action and commenced to defend any person sued as a local judicial officer, state judicial officer, public officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission, State Legislator or any other person defended by the official attorney pursuant to NRS 41.0339, the official attorney may apply to any court to withdraw as the attorney of record for that person based upon:  (a) Discovery of any new material fact which was not known at the time the defense was tendered and which would have altered the decision to tender the defense;  (b) Misrepresentation of any material fact by the person requesting the defense, if that fact would have altered the decision to tender the defense if the misrepresentation had not occurred;  (c) Discovery of any mistake of fact which was material to the decision to tender the defense and which would have altered the decision but for the mistake;  (d) Discovery of any fact which indicates that the act or omission on which the civil action is based was not within the course and scope of public duty or employment or was wanton or malicious;  (e) Failure of the defendant to cooperate in good faith with the defense of the case; or  (f) If the action has been brought in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state, failure to name the State or political subdivision as a party defendant, if there is sufficient evidence to establish that the civil action is clearly not based on any act or omission relating to the public duties or employment of a local judicial officer, state judicial officer, public officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission or State Legislator.  2. If any court grants a motion to withdraw on any of the grounds set forth in subsection 1 brought by the official attorney, the State or political subdivision has no duty to continue to defend any person who is the subject of the motion to withdraw.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1734; A 1987, 541; 1999, 782; 2013, 1496)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03473 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03473 - Provisions providing for defense by official attorney do not abrogate, alter or affect immunity or protection provided by law.

The provisions of NRS 41.03375 to 41.03473, inclusive, do not abrogate or otherwise alter or affect any immunity from, or protection against, any civil action or civil liability which is provided by law to a local judicial officer, state judicial officer, officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State, immune contractor, State Legislator, member of a state board or commission or member of a local board or commission for any act or omission relating to the person’s public duties or employment.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1494)
NV Rev Stat § 41.03475 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.03475 - No judgment against State or political subdivision permitted for acts outside scope of public duties or employment; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.745, no judgment may be entered against the State of Nevada or any agency of the State or against any political subdivision of the State for any act or omission of any present or former officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission or State Legislator which was outside the course and scope of the person’s public duties or employment.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1735; A 1987, 542; 1997, 1357)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0348 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0348 - Special verdict required.

In every action or proceeding in any court of this state in which both the State or political subdivision and any present or former officer, employee, immune contractor or member of a board or commission thereof or any present or former State Legislator are named defendants, the court or jury in rendering any final judgment, verdict, or other disposition shall return a special verdict in the form of written findings which determine whether:  1. The individual defendant was acting within the scope of the defendant’s public duty or employment; and  2. The alleged act or omission by the individual defendant was wanton or malicious.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1735; A 1987, 542)
NV Rev Stat § 41.0349 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.0349 - Indemnification of present or former public officer, employee, immune contractor or State Legislator.

In any civil action brought against any present or former officer, employee, immune contractor, member of a board or commission of the State or a political subdivision or State Legislator, in which a judgment is entered against the person based on any act or omission relating to the person’s public duty or employment, the State or political subdivision shall indemnify the person unless:  1. The person failed to submit a timely request for defense;  2. The person failed to cooperate in good faith in the defense of the action;  3. The act or omission of the person was not within the scope of the person’s public duty or employment; or  4. The act or omission of the person was wanton or malicious.  (Added to NRS by 1979, 1735; A 1987, 543)
NV Rev Stat § 41.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.035 - Limitation on award for damages in tort actions. [Effective through June 30, 2020.]

  1. An award for damages in an action sounding in tort brought under NRS 41.031 or against a present or former officer or employee of the State or any political subdivision, immune contractor or State Legislator arising out of an act or omission within the scope of the person’s public duties or employment may not exceed the sum of $100,000, exclusive of interest computed from the date of judgment, to or for the benefit of any claimant. An award may not include any amount as exemplary or punitive damages.  2. The limitations of subsection 1 upon the amount and nature of damages which may be awarded apply also to any action sounding in tort and arising from any recreational activity or recreational use of land or water which is brought against:  (a) Any public or quasi-municipal corporation organized under the laws of this State.  (b) Any person with respect to any land or water leased or otherwise made available by that person to any public agency.  (c) Any Indian tribe, band or community whether or not a fee is charged for such activity or use. The provisions of this paragraph do not impair or modify any immunity from liability or action existing on February 26, 1968, or arising after February 26, 1968, in favor of any Indian tribe, band or community.  The Legislature declares that the purpose of this subsection is to effectuate the public policy of the State of Nevada by encouraging the recreational use of land, lakes, reservoirs and other water owned or controlled by any public or quasi-municipal agency or corporation of this State, wherever such land or water may be situated.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1414; A 1968, 44; 1973, 1532; 1977, 985, 1539; 1979, 1736; 1987, 543; 1995, 1073; 2007, 3024, 3025)
NV Rev Stat § 41.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 41 - Actions and Proceedings in Particular Cases Concerning Persons|NRS 41.035 - Limitation on award for damages in tort actions. [Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.]

  1. An award for damages in an action sounding in tort brought under NRS 41.031 or against a present or former officer or employee of the State or any political subdivision, immune contractor or State Legislator arising out of an act or omission within the scope of the person’s public duties or employment may not exceed the sum of $150,000, exclusive of interest computed from the date of judgment, to or for the benefit of any claimant. An award may not include any amount as exemplary or punitive damages.  2. The limitations of subsection 1 upon the amount and nature of damages which may be awarded apply also to any action sounding in tort and arising from any recreational activity or recreational use of land or water which is brought against:  (a) Any public or quasi-municipal corporation organized under the laws of this State.  (b) Any person with respect to any land or water leased or otherwise made available by that person to any public agency.  (c) Any Indian tribe, band or community whether or not a fee is charged for such activity or use. The provisions of this paragraph do not impair or modify any immunity from liability or action existing on February 26, 1968, or arising after February 26, 1968, in favor of any Indian tribe, band or community.  The Legislature declares that the purpose of this subsection is to effectuate the public policy of the State of Nevada by encouraging the recreational use of land, lakes, reservoirs and other water owned or controlled by any public or quasi-municipal agency or corporation of this State, wherever such land or water may be situated.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 1414; A 1968, 44; 1973, 1532; 1977, 985, 1539; 1979, 1736; 1987, 543; 1995, 1073; 2007, 3024, 3025; 2019, 3061, effective July 1, 2020)