2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 258 - Constables
NRS 258.007 - Certification as category II peace officer required in certain townships; forfeiture of office.
1. Each constable of a township whose population is 100,000 or more and which is located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, and each constable of a township whose population is 250,000 or more and which is located in a county whose population is less than 700,000, shall become certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category II peace officer within 1 year after the date on which the constable commences his or her term of office or appointment unless the Commission, for good cause shown, grants in writing an extension of time, which must not exceed 6 months.
2. If a constable does not comply with the provisions of subsection 1, the constable forfeits his or her office and a vacancy is created which must be filled in accordance with NRS 258.030.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2946; A 2015, 2516)
