1. The Governor may, upon the application of any railroad company, appoint and commission one or more persons, designated by the company, to serve as railroad police officers. The persons so appointed must serve at the sole expense of the company. The company designating such persons is responsible civilly for any abuse of their authority.
2. Every such police officer shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a star bearing the words “Railroad Police,” and the name of the company for which the police officer is commissioned.
[1:163:1921; NCL § 6327] + [2:163:1921; NCL § 6328]—(NRS A 1973, 225; 1993, 2541)