Nevada Revised Statutes 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:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 41.0335
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(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.