{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-289.830","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 289.830","heading":"Certain law enforcement agencies shall require certain peace officers to wear portable event recording device while on duty; adoption of policies and procedures governing use; request for and inspection of record made by device.","body":"1. A law enforcement agency shall require uniformed peace officers that it employs and who routinely interact with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt policies and procedures governing the use of portable event recording devices, which must include, without limitation:\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), requiring activation of a portable event recording device whenever a peace officer is responding to a call for service or at the initiation of any other law enforcement or investigative encounter between a uniformed peace officer and a member of the public;\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), prohibiting deactivation of a portable event recording device until the conclusion of a law enforcement or investigative encounter;\n(c) Prohibiting the recording of general activity;\n(d) Protecting the privacy of persons:\n(1) In a private residence;\n(2) Seeking to report a crime or provide information regarding a crime or ongoing investigation anonymously; or\n(3) Claiming to be a victim of a crime;\n(e) Requiring that any video recorded by a portable event recording device must be retained by the law enforcement agency for not less than 15 days; and\n(f) Establishing disciplinary rules for peace officers who:\n(1) Fail to operate a portable event recording device in accordance with any departmental policies;\n(2) Intentionally manipulate a video recorded by a portable event recording device; or\n(3) Prematurely erase a video recorded by a portable event recording device.\n2. Any record made by a portable event recording device pursuant to this section is a public record which may be:\n(a) Requested only on a per incident basis; and\n(b) Available for inspection only at the location where the record is held if the record contains confidential information that may not otherwise be redacted.\n3. As used in this section:\n(a) “Law enforcement agency” means:\n(1) The sheriff’s office of a county;\n(2) A metropolitan police department;\n(3) A police department of an incorporated city;\n(4) A department, division or municipal court of a city or town that employs marshals;\n(5) The Nevada Highway Patrol; or\n(6) A board of trustees of any county school district that employs or appoints school police officers.\n(b) “Portable event recording device” means a device issued to a peace officer by a law enforcement agency to be worn on his or her body and which records both audio and visual events occurring during an encounter with a member of the public while performing his or her duties as a peace officer.","path":["TITLE 23 — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 289 - PEACE OFFICERS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL","MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-289.html#NRS289Sec830","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:36Z","sha256":"2baf1516a3a2c77828268f52841d35565d939a0a4745a7510e28d8df5888fe4a","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-289.827","next":"us-nv/nrs-289.840"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}