{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-244.159","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 244.159","heading":"Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty.","body":"1. A county in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by the county which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin or color to leave the county or a city, town or township within the county by a specific time, for a purpose other than:\n(a) Alerting persons to an emergency;\n(b) Testing the siren, bell or alarm at reasonably scheduled intervals of not more than once every 6 months; or\n(c) Celebrating or recognizing a day declared to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015 on the day of the legal holiday or the day on which the legal holiday is recognized.\n2. Any county that sounds a siren, bell or alarm in violation of subsection 1 is subject to a penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. The Attorney General may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such an action must be commenced within 1 year after the violation.\n3. A county shall not take adverse employment action against an employee who reports a violation of this section to the Office of the Attorney General.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 244 - COUNTIES: GOVERNMENT","GENERAL POWERS","Other General Powers"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec159","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"be61c831e77128ac5b122d54689ee263497d3a9681b26ad1aee5c8a55db15e44","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-244.157","next":"us-nv/nrs-244.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}