Security officers & other persons employed or appointed by local governments under certain circumstances.
Security officers and other persons employed or appointed by local governments under certain circumstances.
A security officer employed:
Pursuant to NRS 244.167 by a board of county commissioners; or
Pursuant to NRS 266.323 by the governing body of a city,
Ê has the powers of a peace officer when the security officer is carrying out duties prescribed by ordinance.
A person appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 269.235 by a town board or board of county commissioners has the powers of a peace officer.
Police officers and special police officers appointed pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 269.240 have, within the limits of the unincorporated town, the powers of making arrests which are exercised by a peace officer according to the laws of this State.
Original Source: Section 289.160 — Security officers and other persons employed or appointed by local governments under certain circumstances., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-289.­html#NRS289Sec160 (last ac­cessed Feb. 5, 2021).