SB 279 — Revises provisions relating to law enforcement. (BDR 23-1023)

(ReprintedSenate withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 17, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

279279–Senators SENATEPazina; B ILLN O.

279–SENATORSCannizzaro, PCruz-Crawford, AZINA;Doñate, Ohrenschall and Scheible CHAPTER..........

CANNIZZARO , CRUZ - C RAWFORD , DOÑATE , HRENSCHALL AND SCHEIBLE M ARCH 5, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to law enforcement.

(BDR 23-1023) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency to conduct an investigation of a peace officer in response to a complaint or allegation that the peace officer engaged in activities which may result in punitive action.

(NRS 289.057) If a lawrlaw enforcement agency initiates an investigation of a peace officer, existing law requires that written notice be provided to the peace officer not later than 48 hours before any interrogation or hearing and that the written notice include a summary of the peace officer’s alleged misconduct.

(NRS 289.060) Section 1 of this billbillmmary of requires that the written notice include a summary that sets forth with specificity the alleged acts or omissions constituting the misconduct and the date, time and location of the alleged misconduct.

Existing law also requires that an investigating agency provide written notice before compelling a peace officer to appear and be interviewed as a witness in connection with anang a investigation.

theSection peace1 officerspecifies mustthat appearsuch andnotice must be interviewed.idedprovided not later than 48 hours before -the *SB279_R1*peace –officer 2must –appear THEand PEOPLEbe OFinterviewed. THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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

If the law enforcement agency believes that any other peace officer has any knowledge of any fact relating to the complaint or allegation against the peace officer who is the subject of the investigation, the law enforcement agency shall , not later than 48 hours before the peace officer must appear and be interviewed in connection with the investigation- conducted83rd pursuantSession to(2025) NRS– 289.057,2 provide– a written notice to the peace officer advising the peace officer that he or she must appear and be interviewed as a witness in connection with the investigation.

(a) Interview or interrogate the peace officer during the peace officer’s regular working hours, if reasonably practicable, or revise the peace officer’s work schedule to allow any time that is required - *SB279_R1* – 3 – for the interview or interrogation to be deemed a part of the peace officer’s regular working hours.

Any such time must be calculated based on the peace officer’s regular wages for his or her regularly scheduled working hours.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (b) Immediately before any interrogation or hearing begins, inform the peace officer who is the subject of the investigation orally on the record that:

(1) The peace officer is required to provide a statement and answerandwer questions related to the peace officer’s alleged misconduct;

and (2) If the peace officer fails to provide such a statement or to answer any such questions, the agency may charge the peace officer with insubordination.

If a peace officer provides a statement or answers a question relating to the alleged misconduct of a peace officer who is the subject of an investigation pursuant to NRS 289.057 after the peace officer is informed that failing to provide the statement or answer may result in punitive action against him or her, the statement or answer must not be used against the peace officer who provided the statement or answer in any subsequent criminal proceeding.

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