Nevada Revised Statutes Section 617.135 - Labor and Industrial Relations

“Police officer” defined. “Police officer” includes:

1. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department or city policeman;

2. A chief, inspector, supervisor, commercial officer or trooper of the Nevada Highway Patrol;

3. A chief, investigator or agent of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety;

4. An officer or investigator of the Section for the Control of Emissions From Vehicles and the Enforcement of Matters Related to the Use of Special Fuel of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

5. An investigator of the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

6. A member of the police department of the University and Community College System of Nevada;

7. A:

(a) Uniformed employee of; or

(b) Forensic specialist employed by,

Ę the Department of Corrections whose position requires regular and frequent contact with the offenders imprisoned and subjects the employee to recall in emergencies;

8. A parole and probation officer of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety;

9. A forensic specialist or correctional officer employed by the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Human Resources at facilities for mentally disordered offenders; and

10. The State Fire Marshal, his assistant and his deputies.

Last modified: February 25, 2006