Assembly Bill No. 289–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

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AN ACT relating to public employees; including the state fire marshal, his assistant and his deputies within the definition of a “police officer” for various purposes relating to industrial injuries, occupational diseases and programs for public employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. NRS 617.135 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   617.135  “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 motor vehicles and public safety;

   4.  An officer or investigator of the section for the control of emissions

 from vehicles of the motor vehicles branch of the department of motor

 vehicles and public safety;

   5.  An investigator of the division of compliance enforcement of the

 motor vehicles branch of the department of motor vehicles and public

 safety;

   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,

the department of prisons 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 motor vehicles and public safety; [and]

   9.  A forensic specialist or correctional officer employed by the

 division of mental health and development services of the department of

 human resources at facilities for mentally disordered offenders[.] ; and

   10.  The state fire marshal, his assistant and his deputies.

   Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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