As used in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Concealed firearm” means a loaded or unloaded handgun which is carried upon a person in such a manner as not to be discernible by ordinary observation. 2. “Department” means the Department of Public Safety. 3. “Handgun” has the meaning ascribed to […]
1. Any person who is a resident of this State may apply to the sheriff of the county in which he or she resides for a permit on a form prescribed by regulation of the Department. Any person who is not a resident of this State may apply to the sheriff of any county in […]
1. Upon receipt by a sheriff of an application for a permit, including an application for the renewal of a permit pursuant to NRS 202.3677, the sheriff shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to determine if the applicant is eligible for a permit. In conducting the investigation, the sheriff shall forward a complete set […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 202.3665 and 239.0115: (a) An application for a permit, and all information contained within that application; (b) All information provided to a sheriff or obtained by a sheriff in the course of the investigation of an applicant or permittee; (c) The identity of the permittee; […]
If an application for a permit is denied by a sheriff, the applicant who submitted the application may seek a judicial review of the denial by filing a petition in the district court for the county in which the applicant filed the application for a permit. A judicial review conducted pursuant to this section must […]
1. If a sheriff who is processing an application for a permit receives notification pursuant to NRS 202.3657 that the applicant has been: (a) Charged with a crime involving the use or threatened use of force or violence, the sheriff shall notify any victim of the crime of the fact that the sheriff has, pursuant […]
1. Each permittee shall carry the permit, or a duplicate issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.367, together with proper identification whenever the permittee is in actual possession of a concealed firearm. Both the permit and proper identification must be presented if requested by a peace officer. 2. A permittee who violates the provisions […]
1. A permittee shall notify the sheriff who issued his or her permit in writing within 30 days if the permittee’s: (a) Permanent address changes; or (b) Permit is lost, stolen or destroyed. 2. The sheriff shall issue a duplicate permit to a permittee if the permittee: (a) Submits a written statement to the sheriff, […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a permittee may carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of any public building. 2. A permittee shall not carry a concealed firearm while the permittee is on the premises of a public building that is located on the property of […]
1. If a permittee wishes to renew his or her permit, the permittee must: (a) Complete and submit to the sheriff who issued the permit an application for renewal of the permit; and (b) Undergo an investigation by the sheriff pursuant to NRS 202.366 to determine if the permittee is eligible for a permit. 2. […]
1. A retired law enforcement officer who is a resident of this State may apply, on a form prescribed by regulation of the Department, to the sheriff of the county in which he or she resides for any certification required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 926C(d) to become a qualified retired law enforcement officer. Application […]
All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, must be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which the fees are collected and: 1. If the county has a metropolitan police department created pursuant to chapter 280 of NRS, credited to the general fund of that metropolitan police […]
The State or any political subdivision of the State, the Department, a sheriff, law enforcement agency, firearm safety or training instructor or any other person who, in good faith and without gross negligence, acts pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, is immune from civil liability for those acts. Such acts include, […]
1. The provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, do not prohibit a sheriff from issuing a temporary permit. A temporary permit may include, but is not limited to, provisions specifying the period for which the permit is valid. 2. Each sheriff who issues a permit pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person who possesses a permit to carry a concealed firearm that was issued by a state included in the list prepared pursuant to NRS 202.3689 may carry a concealed firearm in this State in accordance with the requirements set forth in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive. […]
1. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall: (a) Determine whether each state requires a person to complete any training, class or program before the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm in that state. (b) Determine whether each state has an electronic database which identifies each individual who […]
The Department may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1995, 2726; A 2005, 596)
