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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.210 - Basic and reserve basic certificates: Nature

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 basic certificate authorizes the holder to perform the duties of a peace
			 officer.
2. The reserve basic
			 certificate is only effective during those periods when the reserve officer is
			 formally assigned by the agency to perform the duties of a peace
			 officer.
3. Each basic certificate
			 is issued by the State of Nevada as a revocable privilege and may be denied,
			 suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this
			 chapter.
Added to NAC by Peace Officers'
			 Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A by Peace Officers' Standards
			 & Training Comm'n by R066-03, 12-4-2003
NRS
			 289.510
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.230 - Basic or reserve certificate: Requirements for maintaining certificate and resuming duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsections 7 and 8, to maintain a basic certificate or
			 reserve certificate, the officer must annually:
(a) Satisfy the requirements of subsection 5;
			 and
(b) Complete not less than 12
			 hours of continuing education in courses that address:
(1) Racial profiling;
(2) Mental health, including, without
			 limitation, crisis intervention;
(3) The well-being of officers;
(4) Implicit bias recognition;
(5) De-escalation;
(6) Human trafficking; and
(7) Firearms.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.235 - Voluntary surrender and application for reinstatement of basic certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A peace officer
			 may, permanently or for a stated term, voluntarily surrender a basic
			 certificate to the Commission:
(a) As part of
			 a termination agreement between the peace officer and his or her employing
			 agency;
(b) As part of a plea
			 bargain in a criminal proceeding against the peace officer;
(c) As part of a settlement agreement between
			 the Commission and the peace officer; or
(d) For any other reason.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.240 - Intermediate certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director shall grant an
			 intermediate certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to
			 the Executive Director that the officer:
1. Has a valid basic certificate;
2. Is currently employed as a peace officer
			 by an agency; and
3. Meets the
			 minimum requirements set forth in one of the following paragraphs:
(a) The officer:
(1) Has 2 years of experience as a peace
			 officer employed by a Nevada agency;
(2) Holds a bachelor's degree or a higher
			 degree from a college or university accredited by a national or regional
			 accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education;
			 and
(3) In addition to the
			 continuing education required by NAC
			 289.230, has successfully
			 completed 20 hours of training in courses concerning the duties of peace
			 officers, consisting of courses certified pursuant to NAC
			 289.310.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.250 - Advanced certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director shall grant an advanced
			 certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the
			 Executive Director that the officer:
1. Has a current basic certificate;
2. Has a current intermediate
			 certificate;
3. Is currently
			 employed as a peace officer by an agency; and
4. Meets the minimum requirements set forth
			 in one of the following paragraphs:
(a) The
			 officer:
(1) Has 4 years of experience as a
			 peace officer;
(2) Holds a
			 bachelor's degree or a higher degree from a college or university accredited by
			 a national or regional accrediting body recognized by the United States
			 Department of Education; and
(3) In
			 addition to the continuing education required by NAC
			 289.230, has successfully
			 completed 40 hours of training in courses concerning the duties of peace
			 officers, consisting of courses certified pursuant to NAC
			 289.310.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.255 - Supervisor certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Executive
			 Director shall grant a supervisor certificate to an officer upon submission of
			 proof satisfactory to the Executive Director that the officer:
(a) Currently is employed as a peace officer
			 by an agency;
(b) Has a current
			 basic certificate;
(c) Is employed
			 full-time as the direct supervisor of at least one other peace officer;
			 and
(d) Has successfully completed
			 an 80-hour course of training described in subsection 2.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.260 - Management certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director shall grant a management
			 certificate to an officer upon submission of proof satisfactory to the
			 Executive Director that the officer meets the following minimum
			 requirements:
1. A current basic
			 certificate.
2. A current
			 intermediate certificate.
3. A
			 current advanced certificate.
4. A
			 current supervisor certificate.
5.
			 Six years of experience as a peace officer, including at least 1 year of
			 experience in a management level position and a current assignment in a
			 management level position. The applicant must present proof that the current
			 assignment meets the criteria for a management level position as set forth in
			 NAC 289.057 by submitting a letter with the application that is signed by the
			 administrator of the agency. The letter must include an organizational chart
			 which demonstrates the applicant's position within the agency and must describe
			 the manner in which the applicant's current assignment meets the criteria for a
			 management level position as set forth in NAC 289.057.
6. Successful completion of 200 hours of
			 training in a management training program certified by the Commission which
			 includes, without limitation, courses in the following subjects:
(a) Introduction to management;
(b) Public administration;
(c) Financial administration;
(d) Personnel administration;
(e) Management and labor relations;
			 and
(f) Policy
			 formulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.270 - Executive certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Commission
			 will grant an executive certificate to :
(a)
			 An officer of this State upon submission of proof satisfactory to the
			 Commission that the officer meets the following minimum requirements:
(1) A current basic certificate.
(2) A current intermediate
			 certificate.
(3) A current advanced
			 certificate.
(4) A current
			 supervisor certificate.
(5) A
			 current management certificate.
(6)
			 Six years of experience as a peace officer, including at least 1 year of
			 experience in an executive level position and a current assignment in an
			 executive level position.
(7) Two
			 hundred hours of training in advanced management in addition to the training
			 completed for the basic, intermediate, advanced, supervisor and management
			 certificates.
(8) The applicant
			 must present proof that the current assignment meets the criteria for an
			 executive level position as set forth in NAC
			 289.047 by submitting a letter of
			 recommendation with the application which :
(I) Is signed by the administrator of the
			 agency; and
(II) Describes the
			 manner in which the applicant's current assignment meets the criteria for an
			 executive level position as set forth in NAC
			 289.047.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.280 - Instruction certificate.(Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Peace
			 Officers' Standards & Training Com., eff. 12-17-87; A 8-24-90; R172-97,
			 1-30-98; A by Peace Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99,
			 11-2-99; R by
			 
			 R051-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
			 289.510
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATES › Section 289.290 - Denial, revocation, suspension and reinstatement of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each of the following constitutes cause
			 for the Commission to revoke, refuse or suspend the certificate of a peace
			 officer:
(a) Willful falsification of any
			 information provided to obtain the certificate.
(b) A permanent or chronic physical or mental
			 disability affecting the officer's ability to perform his or her full range of
			 duties.
(c) Chronic drinking or
			 drunkenness on duty.
(d) Addiction
			 to or the unlawful use or possession of narcotics or other drugs.
(e) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of
			 guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a gross misdemeanor.
			 Upon criminal indictment or filing of a criminal complaint, suspension may be
			 imposed.
(f) Failure to comply with
			 the standards established in this chapter.
(g) Conviction of, or entry of a plea of
			 guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, a felony. Upon criminal
			 indictment or filing of a criminal complaint, suspension may be imposed. Upon
			 conviction or entry of a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo
			 contendere, the certificate will be revoked.
(h) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
			 (i), conviction of a misdemeanor. If the employing agency recommends suspension
			 or revocation following the conviction of the employee for a misdemeanor,
			 suspension or revocation may be imposed. In determining whether to suspend or
			 revoke the certificate, the Commission will consider the type of conviction and
			 other information provided by the agency indicating unprofessional conduct or
			 similar undesirable activity by the officer that resulted in disciplinary
			 action.
(i) Conviction of a
			 misdemeanor crime of domestic violence as defined in
			 18
			 U.S.C. §
										921(a)(33).
			 Following the conviction of the employee for such a misdemeanor, suspension or
			 revocation may be imposed regardless of whether the employing agency recommends
			 suspension or revocation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATION OF COURSES FOR TRAINING › Section 289.310 - Courses above level of basic training; revocation of certification; duty to report and maintain certain information; exception to certification requirement; certificate of completion

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An agency or
			 other provider of training may apply for certification above the level of basic
			 training for a course by submitting to the Executive Director, by any means
			 approved by the Executive Director, a request to certify the course on a form
			 approved by the Executive Director and:
(a) A
			 concise synopsis of the course, including, without limitation, the title of the
			 course, the intended goals of the course and specific objectives for the
			 students in the course;
(b) A
			 detailed lesson plan, including, without limitation, a chronological list of
			 the major subject headings;
(c) A
			 list of the intended instructors, including, without limitation, a brief
			 résumé of experience in the subject area and experience in
			 instructing for each instructor;
(d) The total amount of hours of
			 instruction;
(e) A description of
			 the written or practical examinations on the material covered by the course
			 which is to be graded on a pass or fail basis and which measures accomplishment
			 of the objectives by the students, including, without limitation, an
			 examination at the beginning and end of the course; and
(f) A bibliography of all resource materials
			 used to prepare the course.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › CERTIFICATION OF COURSES FOR TRAINING › Section 289.320 - Denial of certification: Written notification of decision; appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
Upon
			 making a final decision to deny the certification of a course pursuant to NAC
			 289.300 or 289.310, the Executive Director shall provide the affected agency or
			 other provider of training with written notification of that decision. The
			 agency or other provider of training may appeal the decision by filing a
			 written request for appeal with the Executive Director within 30 days after the
			 date set forth on the written notification. The request for appeal must set
			 forth specific reasons why the agency or other provider of training believes
			 the denial is improper. The Commission will place the matter on the next
			 available agenda for a meeting of the Commission.
Added to NAC by Peace Officers'
			 Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99, eff. 11-2-99; A by R188-12,
			 12-23-2013
NRS
			 289.510
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPATCHERS › Section 289.330 - "Law enforcement dispatcher" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used inAs used in NAC 289.330, 289.335 and
			 289.340, unless the context otherwise requires, "law enforcement dispatcher"
			 has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 289.650.
Added to NAC by Peace
			 Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by
			 R128-17AP,
			 eff. 6/26/2018
NRS 289.510,
			 289.650
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPATCHERS › Section 289.335 - Voluntary program for training: Minimum standard

Current through June 11, 2024
A law enforcement dispatcher may
			 attend a voluntary program for the training of law enforcement dispatchers
			 established by the Commission. The minimum standard of training for law
			 enforcement dispatchers attending the voluntary program is successful
			 completion of a course established by the Commission that includes 120 hours of
			 training in:
1. Communications
			 technology;
2. Course
			 administration, orientation and testing;
3. Criminal law and the classification and
			 definitions of crimes;
4. Effective
			 communication;
5. Excited delirium
			 and agitated chaotic events;
6.
			 Health, wellness and stress management;
7. Homeland security;
8. Interrogation;
9. Law enforcement dispatching and the legal
			 aspects thereof;
10. Receiving
			 calls for service related to crimes, traffic incidents, public safety and any
			 other related calls for assistance;
11. State and national computer files;
			 and
12. The role of a law
			 enforcement dispatcher and an overview of public safety
			 organizations.
Added to NAC by Peace
			 Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by
			 R128-17AP,
			 eff. 6/26/2018
NRS 289.510,
			 289.650
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPATCHERS › Section 289.340 - Qualifications for certification

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director shall award a law
			 enforcement dispatcher certificate to a law enforcement dispatcher who:
1. Is currently employed as a law enforcement
			 dispatcher;
2. Is an authorized
			 user of the National Crime Information Center and who is thereby able to access
			 the system to make inquiries;
3.
			 Satisfactorily completes the voluntary program established pursuant to NAC
			 289.335; and
4. Submits to the
			 Executive Director the statement concerning child support prescribed by the
			 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
			 Human Services pursuant to
			 NRS
			 425.520.
Added to NAC by Peace Officers'
			 Standards & Training Comm'n by R128-17, eff.
			 12-19-2017
NRS
			 289.510,
			 289.650
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPATCHERS › Section 289.340 - Qualifications for certification

Current through June 11, 2024
The Executive Director shall award a law
			 enforcement dispatcher certificate to a law enforcement dispatcher who:
1. Is currently employed as a law enforcement
			 dispatcher;
2. Is an authorized
			 user of the National Crime Information Center and who is thereby able to access
			 the system to make inquiries; and
3. Satisfactorily completes the voluntary
			 program established pursuant to NAC 289.335.
Added to NAC by Peace Officers'
			 Standards & Training Comm'n by R128-17, eff. upon the date of the repeal of
			 the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
			 suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
			 licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
			 processes relating to paternity or child support
			 proceedings
NRS
			 289.510,
			 289.650
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 289.350 - Reports

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon employment or termination of a peace
			 officer or upon the activation or termination of the reserve status of a
			 reserve officer, an agency shall notify the Executive Director on a personnel
			 action report form provided by the Commission or its designee. The personnel
			 action report form must be submitted to the Executive Director within 15 days
			 after the date of employment or termination of a peace officer or the
			 activation or termination of the reserve status of a reserve officer.
2. An agency shall submit, upon the request
			 of the Commission or its designee, such documentation or information as the
			 Commission or its designee deems necessary to determine whether the standards
			 and provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
Peace Officers' Standards &
			 Training Com., § IX subsec. 4, eff. 5-7-82-NAC A 12-17-87; A by Peace
			 Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99, 11-2-99; R066-03,
			 12-4-2003
NRS
			 289.510
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 289.370 - Waiver of provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
Any administrator of an agency may petition the
			 Commission for a waiver of any provision of this chapter on behalf of an
			 officer.
Peace Officers' Standards &
			 Training Com., § IX subsec. 2, eff. 5-7-82-NAC A 12-17-87; 4-28-94; A by
			 Peace Officers' Standards & Training Comm'n by R102-99,
			 11-2-99
NRS
			 289.510
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 289 - Standards and Training for Peace Officers › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 289.380 - Disciplinary actions in schools operated by Commission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. This section applies to students who are
			 enrolled in a school operated by the Commission.
2. The representative of the Commission who
			 is in charge of the school or the instructor of a course may:
(a) Orally reprimand a student;
(b) Assign extra work to the
			 student;
(c) Restrict the student's
			 privileges; or
(d) Remove a
			 disruptive student from the class, when that action is necessary to maintain
			 orderly conduct at the school. The representative shall report any such action
			 to the Executive Director.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a registered voter who is authorized to
		  cast a ballot by approved electronic transmission pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.269951, as amended by section
		  3.5 of Senate Bill No. 216, chapter
		  244, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1530, attempts to submit a ballot by
		  approved electronic transmission and inadvertently submits more than one
		  ballot, only the first ballot received by the local elections official may be
		  counted.
2. Nothing in this section
		  authorizes:
(a) A registered voter who is
		  authorized to cast a ballot by approved electronic transmission pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.269951, as amended by section 3.5 of
		  Senate Bill No. 216, chapter 244, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1530, to
		  cast more than one ballot; or
(b) A
		  local elections official to count more than one ballot received from a
		  registered voter who is authorized to cast a ballot by approved electronic
		  transmission pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.269951, as amended by section 3.5 of
		  Senate Bill No. 216, chapter 244, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
		  1530.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 1.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Any statement of principle included on a petition of candidacy
			 pursuant to subsection 3 of
			 NRS
			 293.200 must be 200 words or less and appear
			 on each signature page of the petition.
Added
			 to NAC by Secy of State by
			 R092-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.124,
				293.200,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 1.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For purposes of
			 NRS
			 293.296, a registered voter with a physical
			 disability may use a mobile device to access interpretive services to assist
			 him or her in casting a vote in an election. Such interpretive services may
			 include, without limitation, interpretive services using American Sign
			 Language.
Added
			 to NAC by Secy of State by
			 R094-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247,
				293.296
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 1.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not sooner than 45 days before each
		  election and not later than the first day the polls are open during the period
		  of early voting, the county clerk shall submit to the Secretary of the State
		  the form prescribed by the Secretary of State to confirm that the applicable
		  requirements of NRS
		  293.2955 will be met at each polling place in
		  the county.
2. If the location of
		  any polling place is changed after the date on which the county clerk submits
		  the form required pursuant to subsection 1, the county clerk shall, not more
		  than 5 business days after the location is changed, submit a new form to the
		  Secretary of State confirming that the applicable requirements of
		  NRS
		  293.2955 will be met at the new polling place
		  location.
Added
			 to NAC by Secy of State by
			 R106-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247,
				293.2955
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
To determine the total number of signatures affixed to a petition
			 and tally the number of signatures for each petition district contained fully
			 or partially within a county pursuant to
			 NRS
			 293.1276, a county clerk shall count each
			 signature on the petition, including, without limitation, any signature on the
			 petition that has been crossed out.
Added
			 to NAC by Secy of State by
			 R091-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.1276
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Chapter 293C of NAC is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
			 section to read as follows:
1. If a
		  city clerk uses an electronic roster for a city election, the city clerk shall
		  conduct logic and accuracy tests on the electronic roster and certify to the
		  Secretary of State that the testing was completed in accordance with the
		  requirements of NRS 293C.2695.
2.
		  The testing required pursuant to subsection 1 must confirm, without limitation:
(a) That each electronic roster accurately
		  displays:
(1) The date and time;
(2) The date of the city election and the
		  type of city election, including, without limitation, a primary city election,
		  a general city election or a special city election;
(3) The name of the city;
(4) The number of voter files contained in
		  the electronic roster;
(5) The
		  precinct and number of voters in the precinct, if applicable;
(6) The current version of the operating
		  system; and
(7) The signature
		  records of the voters in the city;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Chapter 293C of NAC is hereby amended by adding thereto a new
			 section to read as follows:
1. If the
		  deadline for:
(a) The city clerk to receive a
		  mail ballot that has been mailed to the city clerk; or
(b) A registered voter to provide to the city
		  clerk a signature on a mail ballot or a confirmation that the signature used
		  for a mail ballot belongs to the voter, as applicable, is a legal holiday, such
		  deadline is extended until 5 p.m. on the next working day.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Not later than October 1 of each
		  odd-numbered year, the Secretary of State will publish a list of training
		  classes on forensic signature verification that are approved by the Secretary
		  of State for county clerks, city clerks and the staff members of the clerks
		  whose duties include administering an election.
2. To be approved by the Secretary of State,
		  a training class on forensic signature verification must include a written test
		  on forensic signature verification that has an established basis for
		  determining a passing grade.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R106-21A,
			 eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 sections 16, 64 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021,
			 at pages 1223, 1250 (NRS 293.877, 293C.725,
			 respectively).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each county clerk may, in consultation
		  with the board of county commissioners, conduct a hand count of the ballots
		  voted in an election for:
(a) All contests on
		  the ballot;
(b) A specified number
		  of contests on the ballot, as determined by the county clerk; or
(c) A specified sample of the precincts in
		  the county, as determined by the county clerk.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The county clerk shall:
1. Distribute sample ballots for the
		  presidential preference primary election pursuant to
		  NRS
		  298.690. If only one major political party
		  has two or more qualified candidates for the presidential preference primary
		  election, the county clerk is only required to distribute a sample ballot for
		  the presidential preference primary election to registered voters who indicated
		  an affiliation with that major political party 20 days or more before the date
		  of the presidential preference primary election.
2. Provide an electronic copy of the sample
		  ballot for the presidential preference primary election prepared pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.565 to each candidate who has filed with
		  the Secretary of State a declaration of candidacy and has provided his or her
		  electronic mail address.
3. Provide
		  an electronic copy of each sample ballot for a presidential preference primary
		  election prepared pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.565 to the Secretary of State.
4. Post a copy of the sample ballot or a list
		  of candidates in a conspicuous place in the county clerk's office.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R009-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247,
				293.565,
				298.690
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.6 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
Not later than 60 days after the date of an election, each county
			 clerk shall report to the Secretary of State, in the form prescribed by the
			 Secretary of State:
1. The number of
		  surrendered mail ballots for that election that were not cast but were dropped
		  off at each ballot drop box or polling place.
2. The number of mail ballots cast that were
		  dropped off at each ballot drop box or polling place.
3. The number of voters who registered to
		  vote in person during the period for early voting by personal appearance and on
		  election day for that election.
4.
		  The number of voters who updated voter registration information during the
		  period for early voting by personal appearance and on election day for that
		  election.
5. The number of voters
		  who registered to vote by computer during the period for early voting by
		  personal appearance and on election day.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R011-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 2.7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
			 NRS
			 293.176:
1. A person may be a candidate of a major
		  political party for partisan office in an election if:
(a) The person's designation of political
		  party or political party affiliation was changed as a result of a transaction
		  with an automatic voter registration agency during the automatic voter
		  registration process and the person did not intentionally change his or her
		  designation of political party or political party affiliation during the
		  transaction; or
(b) The person has
		  not previously registered to vote in this State and submits a new application
		  to register to vote designating a political party affiliation with a major
		  political party before the deadline set forth in
		  NRS
		  293.177 for filing a declaration of
		  candidacy, unless the designation of his or her affiliation on the application
		  filed in this State is filed during the period set forth in
		  NRS
		  293.176 and has been changed from the
		  designation of political party or political party affiliation on an application
		  filed in any other state.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
When verifying signatures on a petition pursuant to subsection 6
			 of NRS
			 293.1277, the county clerk may check the
			 signature of the person who signed the petition against all signatures of the
			 person available in the records of the county clerk.
Added
			 to NAC by Secy of State by
			 R091-23A,
			 eff. 2/20/2024
NRS
				293.1277
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 3.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  2 and section 4, each county clerk, city clerk and all staff members of the
		  county or city clerk whose duties include administering an election must, at
		  least once each year, successfully complete a training class on forensic
		  signature verification that is approved by the Secretary of State. In order to
		  successfully complete such a training class, a person must receive a passing
		  grade on a written test on forensic signature verification.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this
		  subsection, any staff member whose regular duties at the office of the county
		  or city clerk includes signature verification and who, for 2 consecutive years,
		  has taken an approved training class on forensic signature verification and
		  received a passing grade on the written test, may, in lieu of the training
		  class described in subsection 1, attend a refresher class on forensic signature
		  verification. A refresher class must be approved by the Secretary of State
		  pursuant to section 2. A staff member who completes a refresher class in lieu
		  of the training class described in subsection 1 must successfully complete a
		  training class described in subsection 1 at least once every 3 years.
3. Each county or city clerk shall:
(a) Identify which members of his or her
		  staff are required to successfully complete the approved training class on
		  forensic signature verification or refresher class on forensic signature
		  verification; and
(b) Submit to the
		  Secretary of State certificates of completion of the classes for all such staff
		  members:
(1) On or before April 1 of each
		  year; and
(2) Not later than 2
		  weeks before the start of early voting for any election.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 3.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a county clerk intends to conduct a
		  hand count pursuant to section 2 of LCB File No. R200-22, the county clerk
		  shall submit to the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days before the date
		  of the election, a plan for conducting the hand count. The plan must include,
		  without limitation:
(a) A detailed description
		  of how the hand count will be conducted in order to meet the applicable
		  deadlines set forth in this chapter and title 24 of NRS for counting
		  ballots.
(b) The total number of
		  election board officers and hand count tally teams appointed pursuant to
		  section 4 of LCB File No. R200-22 that will be required to complete the hand
		  count.
(c) The work schedule for
		  the hand count, which must not be more than 16 hours in a 24-hour period. There
		  must not be more than two separate 8-hour shifts.
(d) The physical location where the ballots
		  will be hand counted and a scale diagram depicting the planned setup of the
		  location.
(e) An estimated list of
		  any items necessary to conduct the hand count, which must include, without
		  limitation:
(1) Whether all such items are
		  currently in the possession of the county and, if not, the date by which any
		  such items will be obtained by the county; and
(2) The estimated cost to the county to
		  obtain the necessary items.
(f) Any amendment to the plans for the
		  observation of the hand count by members of the general public in accordance
		  with NRS
		  293B.353 and NAC
		  293.356 and the plan submitted
		  pursuant to NRS
		  293B.354.
(g) A plan for ensuring the security of:
(1) The ballots consistent with the plan
		  submitted pursuant to NAC
		  293B.040; and
(2) The election board officers who conduct
		  the hand count.
(h) A
		  list of any outside vendors hired or who may be hired to consult or assist in
		  the preparation or operation of the hand count.
(i) A contingency plan for:
(1) Completing the counting of the ballots in
		  the event that the hand count will not be completed by the date required for
		  the canvass of returns pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.387;
(2) Conducting any recount in accordance with
		  NRS
		  293.404, as amended by section
		  2.7 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3306, and section
		  1.3 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3303; and
(3) Completing any recount by the deadline
		  set forth in NRS
		  293.405, as amended by section
		  2.8 of Assembly Bill No. 192,
		  chapter 511, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3307.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 3.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The provisions of this section apply on
		  and after January 1, 2024.
2. Each
		  county clerk must conduct a risk-limiting audit following each
		  election.
3. A risk-limiting audit
		  conducted pursuant to this section must audit the results of:
(a) One race for statewide office, if
		  applicable. The Secretary of State will randomly select one race for statewide
		  office to be audited at the election using a method determined by the Secretary
		  of State in which all races for statewide office on the ballot at the election
		  have an equal chance of being selected. The Secretary of State will notify each
		  county clerk which race for statewide office has been selected for the
		  risk-limiting audit at least 15 days before the date of the election.
(b) One race for countywide office, if
		  applicable. Each county clerk shall randomly select one race for countywide
		  office to be audited at the election using a method determined by the county
		  clerk in which all races for countywide office on the ballot at the election
		  have an equal chance of being selected. The county clerk must notify the
		  Secretary of State which race for countywide office has been selected for the
		  risk-limiting audit at least 15 days before the date of the
		  election.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 3.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may file a declaration of
		  candidacy pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.177:
(a)
		  By submitting the notarized filing documents by mail;
(b) In person; or
(c) Virtually using a remote technology
		  system if authorized by the appropriate filing officer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 4.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
A staff member of a county or city clerk shall not check the
			 signature of a voter at a polling place or on a mail ballot unless the person
			 has successfully completed an approved training class on forensic signature
			 verification, or, if applicable, a refresher class on forensic signature
			 verification.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R106-21A,
			 eff. 2/22/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 sections 16, 64 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021,
			 at pages 1223, 1250 (NRS 293.877, 293C.725,
			 respectively).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 4.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk shall establish a
		  sufficient number of hand count tally teams to conduct the hand count. Each
		  hand count tally team must consist of at least four election board officers,
		  who must not all be of the same political party, as follows:
(a) One election board officer, appointed as
		  the reviewing clerk, to review the conduct of the hand count tally
		  team;
(b) One election board
		  officer, appointed as the verification clerk, to ensure that the ballots are
		  tallied correctly; and
(c) Two
		  election board officers, known as the tally clerks, to separately record the
		  votes on the appropriate tally form.
To the extent practicable, at least one election board officer on
			 each hand count tally team must be a registered voter whose political party
			 affiliation is nonpartisan.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 4.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In accordance with
		  NRS
		  281.055, a person may not file a declaration
		  of candidacy or other nomination papers for more than one elective office of
		  any special district.
2. The
		  provisions of this section and
		  NRS
		  281.055 do not prohibit a person from serving
		  in more than one special district in a capacity other than elective
		  office.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R014-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.177,
				293.247,
				293C.145,
				293C.175
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 5.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Beginning on the first day of the period
		  for early voting by personal appearance, the city clerk shall:
(a) Count all return envelopes received by
		  mail, in person at the clerk's office or deposited in a ballot drop
		  box;
(b) Batch the return
		  envelopes; and
(c) Record the total
		  number of return envelopes received.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 5.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
An electronic device that is used to verify signatures on mail
			 ballots may only be connected to a computer network for maintenance and
			 support. When connected to the computer network, the electronic device must be
			 operated on a closed, secure network behind a firewall. The city clerk shall
			 keep maintenance logs documenting:
1.
		  The name of any person who provides maintenance or support to the electronic
		  device;
2. The time and date the
		  electronic device was accessed; and
3. The reason for accessing the electronic
		  device.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R095-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247,
			 section 58 of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at
			 page 1247 (NRS 293C.26325)
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 5.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each county clerk and city clerk shall
		  submit a plan to the Secretary of State setting forth the procedures that the
		  clerk will use for the disposition of mail ballots in case of an emergency. The
		  plan must be submitted not later than 90 days before each election.
2. In the case of an emergency, the Secretary
		  of State may order one or more polling places to be used to accommodate voters
		  who are unable to vote at their polling places due to the emergency.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R090-21A,
			 eff. 2/28/2022
NRS
			 293.124,
			 293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 5.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If a county clerk elects to charge and collect an additional fee
			 for filing and recording a declaration of candidacy for a public office
			 pursuant to NRS
			 19.013, the county clerk shall:
1. Charge the additional fee for all public
		  offices for which a declaration of candidacy is filed with the county
		  clerk.
2. Notify the Secretary of
		  State using electronic mail or mail not later than 15 days before the start of
		  the candidate filing period in an election year. The written notification must
		  include, without limitation:
(a) That the
		  additional fee is being charged and collected;
(b) The amount of the additional fee;
		  and
(c) The total filing fee to be
		  collected for each public office.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 6.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The city clerk or an employee in the
		  office of the city clerk shall check the signature on the return envelope of a
		  mail ballot in accordance with the provisions of section 59 of Assembly Bill
		  No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1247 (NRS 293C.26327)
		  .
2. The city clerk shall perform
		  periodic audits of each employee in the office of the city clerk whose regular
		  duties include checking the signatures on mail ballots. If the city clerk finds
		  that an employee has an irregular acceptance or rejection rate, the city clerk
		  must retrain the employee or prohibit the employee from checking signatures on
		  mail ballots.
3. If the city clerk
		  uses an electronic device to:
(a) Sort mail
		  ballots, the city clerk must test the electronic device before it is so used to
		  ensure that the electronic device properly sorts mail ballots.
(b) Capture the digital image of a voter's
		  signature on a mail ballot, the city clerk must test the electronic device
		  before it is so used to ensure that the electronic device is able to clearly
		  and accurately capture the digital image of a signature on a mail
		  ballot.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 6.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The daily audit of an electronic device used to verify signatures
			 on mail ballots that is required pursuant to section 65 of Assembly Bill No.
			 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1250 (NRS 293C.26337) , must
			 comply with the following requirements:
1. The city clerk shall select a random
		  sample of 1 percent of the mail ballots received before 3:00 p.m. from the
		  previous 24-hour period for which the electronic device has verified the
		  signatures.
2. A team of bipartisan
		  election board officers appointed by the city clerk shall manually review the
		  signatures selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 59
		  of Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 1247
		  (NRS 293C.26327) .
3. The election
		  board officers shall sign and date the daily audit report. The audit report
		  must be deposited in the vaults of the city clerk pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293C.390, as amended by section 80 of
		  Assembly Bill No. 321, chapter 248, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page
		  1257.
4. If the team of election
		  board officers rejects a signature that the electronic device verified, then
		  the electronic device fails the audit and the city clerk shall:
(a) Immediately stop using the electronic
		  device;
(b) Notify the Secretary of
		  State in writing within 48 hours after the electronic device has failed the
		  audit; and
(c) Work with the
		  Secretary of State to identify the issue and implement a solution.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 6.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The county clerk shall provide all writing
		  devices to a hand count tally team conducting a hand count. A member of a hand
		  count tally team may not use or bring any other writing device to the physical
		  location where the ballots will be hand counted.
2. The writing devices provided by the county
		  clerk pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must be
		  uniform in color and style;
(b)
		  Must not write in blue or black ink; and
(c) Must not be pencils.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 6.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In accordance with the provisions of this
		  section, a candidate, the spouse of a candidate or a member of the campaign
		  staff of a candidate may submit a photograph of the candidate to the Office of
		  the Secretary of State to be uploaded to the Internet website of the Secretary
		  of State beginning on the first Monday in March preceding the election and not
		  later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the day of the election. Any
		  photograph submitted after 5 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the date of
		  the election will be uploaded to the Internet website of the Secretary of
		  State, if practicable.
2. The
		  Office of the Secretary of State will not contact any candidate who does not
		  submit a photograph to obtain such a photograph.
3. The Office of the Secretary of State will:
(a) Only accept digital photographs;
		  and
(b) Crop each photograph to
		  approximately 2 inches above the head of the candidate and 8 inches below the
		  chin of the candidate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 7 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of determining whether a candidate received a
			 majority of the votes cast in a primary election for a nonpartisan office for
			 which voters were authorized to select more than one candidate, each ballot
			 upon which a voter marked a valid choice for one or more candidates for that
			 office shall be deemed to be one vote cast in the primary election for that
			 office.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R014-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 8 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A county clerk may reject a signature on a
		  petition if:
(a) Pursuant to
		  NRS
		  293.12757, the person who signed the petition
		  was not qualified to register to vote or had not properly completed an
		  authorized method of registering to vote on the date on which he or he signed
		  the petition;
(b) Pursuant to
		  subsection 1 of NRS
		  293.1277, the person signed for an incorrect
		  petition district;
(c) Pursuant to
		  NRS
		  295.055 or
		  306.015, the person who signed
		  the petition subsequently requested to have his or her name removed from the
		  petition; or
(d) Pursuant to
		  subsection 5 of NRS
		  293.1277 and subsection 3 of
		  NRS
		  293.1279, the signature of the person who
		  signed the petition does not match any signature contained in the county
		  clerk's file of applications to register to vote.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 293 - Elections › Section 293.Sec. 9 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
An electronic summary of votes cast in an election which does not
			 contain personally identifiable information is a public record and subject to
			 inspection upon request.
Added
			 to NAC by Sec'y of State by
			 R014-23A,
			 eff. 9/18/2023
NRS
				293.124,
				293.247