1.  A law enforcement agency shall not require any peace officer to:

lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 289.030

  • Adult use of cannabis: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Law enforcement agency: means any agency, office, bureau, department, unit or division created by any statute, ordinance or rule which:

    (a) Has a duty to enforce the law; and

    (b) Employs any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010

  • Medical use of cannabis: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
  • Peace officer: means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Screening test: means a test of a person"s blood, urine, hair or saliva to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or other drug. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010

(a) Disclose the peace officer’s assets, debts, sources of income or other financial information or make such a disclosure a condition precedent to a promotion, job assignment or other personnel action unless that information is necessary to:

(1) Determine the peace officer’s credentials for transfer to a specialized unit;

(2) Prevent any conflict of interest which may result in any new assignment; or

(3) Determine whether the peace officer is engaged in unlawful activity.

(b) Provide an oral or written attestation concerning any use of cannabis by the peace officer that occurred before the peace officer submitted his or her application for employment with the law enforcement agency as a condition precedent to employment with the agency as a peace officer.

2.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a law enforcement agency from:

(a) Requiring a peace officer to provide an oral or written attestation concerning any use of cannabis by the peace officer that has occurred after the submission of his or her application for employment with the law enforcement agency as a condition precedent to employment with the agency as a peace officer; or

(b) Adopting a policy that requires a peace officer to submit to a screening test as:

(1) A condition precedent to employment; or

(2) A condition for continued employment.

3.  As used in this section, ‘use of cannabis’ includes the adult use of cannabis and the medical use of cannabis.

  Previous section
Next section  
 Rights of Peace Officers Contents