Assembly Bill No. 319

Assembly Bill No. 319-Committee on Government Affairs

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AN ACT relating to state property; authorizing state agencies to contract with independent contractors to provide security services under certain circumstances; providing for the qualifications of such independent contractors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 16, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1. Chapter 284 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If personnel of the capitol police division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety are not available to provide security services for a building, office or other facility of a state agency, the state agency may, pursuant to NRS 284.173, contract with one or more independent contractors to provide such services.
2. An independent contractor with whom a state agency contracts pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be licensed as a private patrolman pursuant to chapter 648 of NRS or employed by a person so licensed; and
(b) Possess the skills required of and meet the same physical requirements as law enforcement personnel certified by the peace officers' standards and training committee created pursuant to NRS 481.053.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.
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