NRS 193.307 – Prohibited acts relating to protests and demonstrations.
1. A peace officer shall not, in response to a protest or demonstration: (a) Discharge a kinetic energy projectile indiscriminately into a crowd or in a manner that intentionally targets the head, pelvis or spine or any other vital area of the body of a person unless the person poses an immediate threat of physical […]
NRS 193.308 – Duty of another peace officer to intervene to prevent or stop unjustified use of physical force; duty to report observation of unjustified use of physical force; retaliation prohibited; training required.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a peace officer shall, without regard for chain of command, intervene to prevent or stop another peace officer from using physical force that is not justified in pursuance of the other peace officer’s law enforcement duties in carrying out the arrest of a person, placing a person […]
NRS 193.309 – Duties of law enforcement agencies, the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and Attorney General relating to use-of-force data. [Effective on the date that the Director of the Department of Public Safety determines that there is sufficient funding to carry out the provisions of this section.]
1. Each law enforcement agency shall annually make available to the public and on a monthly basis submit to the Central Repository a report that includes, without limitation, a compilation of statistics relating to incidents involving the use of force that occurred during the immediately preceding calendar year, or month, as applicable, including, without limitation: […]
NRS 193.310 – Sending letters: When offense deemed complete; venue.
Whenever any statute makes the sending of a letter criminal, the offense shall be deemed complete from the time it is deposited in any post office or other place, or delivered to any person with intent that it shall be forwarded; and the sender may be proceeded against in the county wherein it was so […]
NRS 193.302 – “Chemical agent” defined.
“Chemical agent” means any chemical which can rapidly produce sensory irritation or disabling physical effects in humans, which disappear within a short time following termination of exposure. The term includes, without limitation, items commonly referred to as tear gas, pepper spray, pepper balls and oleoresin capsicum. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2639)
NRS 193.3025 – “Peace officer” defined.
“Peace officer” means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, inclusive. (Supplied in revision)
NRS 193.230 – Lawful resistance to commission of public offense: Who may make.
Lawful resistance to the commission of a public offense may be made: 1. By the party about to be injured. 2. By other parties. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1469)
NRS 193.240 – Resistance by party about to be injured.
Resistance sufficient to prevent the offense may be made by the party about to be injured: 1. To prevent an offense against his or her person, family or some member of his or her family. 2. To prevent an illegal attempt, by force, to take or injure property in his or her lawful possession. (Added […]
NRS 193.250 – Resistance by other persons.
Any other person, in aid or defense of a person about to be injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the offense. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1469)
NRS 193.260 – Persons acting by command of officers of justice.
Whenever the officers of justice are authorized to act in the prevention of public offenses, other persons, who by their command act in their aid, are justified in so doing. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1469)