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CHAPTER 205A - ADVISORY BOARD FOR NEVADA TASK FORCE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CRIME

NRS 205A.010         Definitions.

NRS 205A.020         “Board” defined.

NRS 205A.030         “Technological crime” defined.

NRS 205A.040         Creation; membership; terms of members; election of Chairman and Vice Chairman; vacancies; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity.

NRS 205A.050         Meetings; designation of representative; quorum; effect of membership upon holding public office or public employment.

NRS 205A.060         General duties of Board.

NRS 205A.070         Executive Director: Appointment; Board to establish qualifications, powers and duties.

NRS 205A.080         Appointment of full-time secretary.

NRS 205A.090         Account for Advisory Board for Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime: Creation; use.

NRS 205A.100         Gifts, grants, appropriations or donations; deposit of money in designated Account.

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      NRS 205A.010  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 205A.020 and 205A.030 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2700)

      NRS 205A.020  “Board” defined.  “Board” means the Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime created pursuant to NRS 205A.040.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2700)

      NRS 205A.030  “Technological crime” defined.  “Technological crime” means any crime that involves, directly or indirectly, any component, device, equipment, system or network that, alone or in conjunction with any other component, device, equipment, system or network, is designed or has the capability to:

      1.  Be programmed; or

      2.  Generate, process, store, retrieve, convey, emit, transmit, receive, relay, record or reproduce any data, information, image, program, signal or sound in a technological format, including, without limitation, a format that involves analog, digital, electronic, electromagnetic, magnetic or optical technology.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2701)

      NRS 205A.040  Creation; membership; terms of members; election of Chairman and Vice Chairman; vacancies; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity.

      1.  The Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime is hereby created.

      2.  The Board consists of nine members as follows:

      (a) The Attorney General.

      (b) The Director of the Department of Information Technology.

      (c) One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.

      (d) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

      (e) Five other persons appointed by the Governor as follows:

             (1) Two persons who represent major sectors of the economy of this state that are impacted significantly by technological crimes.

             (2) One person who is an employee of a law enforcement agency of this state.

             (3) One person who is an employee of a public educational institution within this state.

             (4) One person who is a resident of this state and who is employed by the Federal Government.

      3.  Each member of the Board who is appointed to the Board serves for a term of 4 years. A vacancy on the Board in an appointed position must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A member may be reappointed to the Board.

      4.  The members of the Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman by majority vote. After the initial election, the Chairman and Vice Chairman shall hold office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1 of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the chairmanship or vice chairmanship, the members of the Board shall elect a Chairman or Vice Chairman, as appropriate, from among its members for the remainder of the unexpired term.

      5.  The members of the Board:

      (a) Serve without compensation; and

      (b) May, upon written request, receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the business of the Board.

      6.  A member of the Board who is an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state must be relieved from his duties without loss of his regular compensation so that he may prepare for and attend meetings of the Board and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Board in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this state shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Board to make up the time he is absent from work to carry out his duties as a member of the Board or use annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2701)

      NRS 205A.050  Meetings; designation of representative; quorum; effect of membership upon holding public office or public employment.

      1.  The Board shall meet at least once every quarter and at the times and places specified by a call of the Chairman or a majority of the members of the Board.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a member of the Board may designate in writing a person to represent him at a meeting of the Board. A representative who has been so designated:

      (a) Shall be deemed to be a member of the Board for the purpose of determining a quorum at the meeting; and

      (b) May vote on any matter that is voted on by the regular members of the Board at the meeting.

      3.  The Attorney General may designate a representative to serve in his place on the Board or attend a meeting of the Board in his place. The Director of the Department of Information Technology may designate a representative to serve in his place on the Board or attend a meeting of the Board in his place.

      4.  Five members of the Board constitute a quorum. A quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Board.

      5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Board:

      (a) Is not disqualified from public employment or holding a public office because of his membership on the Board; and

      (b) Does not forfeit his public office or public employment because of his membership on the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2702)

      NRS 205A.060  General duties of Board.  The Board shall:

      1.  Facilitate cooperation between state, local and federal officers in detecting, investigating and prosecuting technological crimes.

      2.  Establish two multi-agency task forces on technological crime, one based in Reno for northern Nevada and one based in Las Vegas for southern Nevada, consisting of:

      (a) Investigators and prosecutors who are specifically trained to investigate and prosecute technological crimes; and

      (b) Persons from the private sector who are knowledgeable in the area of information technology or the prevention or detection of technological crimes.

      3.  Coordinate and provide training and education for members of the general public, private industry and governmental agencies, including, without limitation, law enforcement agencies, concerning the statistics and methods of technological crimes and how to prevent and detect technological crimes.

      4.  Administer, with the assistance of members of private industry, a program to secure governmental information systems against illegal intrusions and other criminal activities.

      5.  Evaluate and recommend changes to the existing civil and criminal laws relating to technological crimes in response to current and projected changes in technology and law enforcement techniques.

      6.  Authorize the payment of expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties pursuant to this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2702)

      NRS 205A.070  Executive Director: Appointment; Board to establish qualifications, powers and duties.

      1.  Upon unanimous approval of the members of the Board, the Board shall appoint an Executive Director of Technological Crime within the Office of the Attorney General.

      2.  The Executive Director is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Board.

      3.  The Board shall establish the qualifications, powers and duties of the Executive Director.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2703)

      NRS 205A.080  Appointment of full-time secretary.  Upon unanimous approval of the members of the Board, the Board shall appoint a full-time secretary who is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2703)

      NRS 205A.090  Account for Advisory Board for Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime: Creation; use.

      1.  The Account for the Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Board shall administer the Account.

      2.  The money in the Account must only be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter and pay the expenses incurred by the Board in the discharge of its duties, including, without limitation, the payment of any expenses related to the creation and subsequent activities of the task forces on technological crime.

      3.  Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.

      4.  The money in the Account must remain in the Account and must not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2703)

      NRS 205A.100  Gifts, grants, appropriations or donations; deposit of money in designated Account.

      1.  The Board may apply for any available grants and accept gifts, grants, appropriations or donations to assist the Board in carrying out its duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      2.  Any money received by the Board must be deposited in the Account for the Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime created pursuant to NRS 205A.090.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2703)