{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-424.044","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 424.044","heading":"Concealed firearm and ammunition authorized on premises of family foster home in certain circumstances; storage of firearms and ammunition on such premises; agency which provides child welfare services immune from liability.","body":"1. A person who is listed in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 202.350 or holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, may possess the firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, or ammunition while on the premises of a family foster home in accordance with the provisions of this section.\n2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person described in subsection 1 who possesses a firearm or ammunition while on the premises of a family foster home must store the firearm or ammunition in a locked secure storage container except:\n(a) When used for a lawful purpose, which may include, without limitation, for an educational or recreational purpose, for hunting, for the defense of a person or property, or to clean or service the firearm; or\n(b) If the firearm or ammunition is inoperable and solely ornamental.\n3. A person who stores a firearm or ammunition on the premises of a family foster home in a locked secure storage container as required pursuant to subsection 2 shall ensure that any key, combination or access code to the locked secure storage container is kept in the reasonably secure possession of an adult or a locked combination or biometric safe.\n4. A person who is authorized to possess a firearm on the premises of a family foster home pursuant to subsection 1 may carry a firearm on his or her person while in the presence of a foster child, including, without limitation, while operating or riding in a motor vehicle, if the person:\n(a) Keeps the firearm in a holster or similarly secure case;\n(b) Carries the firearm in a manner which ensures that the firearm is inaccessible to any foster child and is in the possession and control of the provider or other person; and\n(c) Returns the firearm to a locked storage container when the firearm is on the premises of a foster home or in the presence of a foster child and is not being carried on his or her person in accordance with this subsection or used for a lawful purpose.\n5. An agency which provides child welfare services is immune from civil and criminal liability for any injury resulting from the use of a firearm or ammunition that is stored on the premises of a family foster home or is carried by a provider of family foster care or any other person who resides in a family foster home.\n6. As used in this section:\n(a) “Firearm” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.253.\n(b) “Secure storage container” means any device, including, without limitation, a safe, gun safe, secure gun case or lock box, that is marketed commercially for storing a firearm or ammunition and is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a combination, a biometric lock or other similar means.","path":["TITLE 38 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE","CHAPTER 424 - FOSTER HOMES FOR CHILDREN","FOSTER HOMES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-424.html#NRS424Sec044","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:39Z","sha256":"400571505d39525b7474e3fb1fd0bf5e5373564721c0065258ff9bd4fa7549b5","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-424.042","next":"us-nv/nrs-424.0445"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}