1.  A peace officer shall not engage in racial profiling.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 289.820

  • Peace officer: means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Punitive action: means any action which may lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, reduction in salary, written reprimand or transfer of a peace officer for purposes of punishment. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010

2.  No retaliatory or punitive action may be taken against a peace officer who discloses information concerning racial profiling.

3.  For purposes of this section, ‘racial profiling’ means reliance by a peace officer upon the race, ethnicity or national origin of a person as a factor in initiating action when the race, ethnicity or national origin of the person is not part of an identifying description of a specific suspect for a specific crime.