Nevada § 258.070 - Duties and powers of constable or deputy; circumstances under which constable or deputy has powers of peace officer and may carry firearm; certain constables and deputies required to wear badges; duties and powers of sheriff or deputy

§ 258.070. Duties and powers of constable or deputy; circumstances under which constable or deputy has powers of peace officer and may carry firearm; certain constables and deputies required to wear badges; duties and powers of sheriff or deputy

1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3, each constable shall: (a) Be a peace officer. (b) Execute the process, writs or warrants of courts of justice, judicial officers

and coroners, when delivered to the constable for that purpose. (c) Discharge such other duties as are or may be prescribed by law. 2. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, a constable or deputy constable has

the powers of a peace officer: (a) For the discharge of duties as are or may be prescribed by law; (b) For the purpose of arresting a person for a public offense committed or attempted

in the presence of the constable or deputy constable, if the constable or deputy constable

has reasonable cause to believe that the arrest is necessary to prevent harm to other

persons or the escape of the person who committed or attempted the public offense;

and (c) In addition to the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b): (1) In an area within the limits of an incorporated city, for the purposes authorized

by and with the consent of the chief of police of the city; and (2) In an area that is not within the limits of an incorporated city, for the purposes

authorized by and with the consent of the sheriff of the county. 3. The constable and each deputy constable of a township shall not carry a firearm

in the performance of his or her duties unless: (a) The constable has adopted a written policy on the use of deadly force by the constable

and each deputy constable; and (b) The constable and each deputy constable has received training regarding the policy. 4. A constable or deputy constable authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to subsection

3 must receive training approved by the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission

in the use of firearms at least once every 6 months. 5. A constable or deputy constable who wears a uniform in the performance of his or

her duties shall display prominently as part of that uniform a badge, nameplate or

other uniform piece which clearly displays the name or an identification number of

the constable or deputy constable. 6. Pursuant to the procedures and subject to the limitations set forth in chapters

482 and 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, a constable may issue a citation to an owner

or driver, as appropriate, of a vehicle which is located in his or her township at

the time the citation is issued and which is required to be registered in this State

if the constable determines that the vehicle is not properly registered. Upon the imposition of punishment pursuant to NRS 482.385 on the person to whom the citation is issued, the constable is entitled to charge

and collect a fee of $100 from the person to whom the citation is issued, which: (a) Must be collected by a court that imposes punishment pursuant to NRS 482.385 on behalf of the constable who issued the citation and forwarded by the court to

the constable; and (b) May be retained by the constable as compensation. 7. If a sheriff or the sheriff's deputy in any county in this State arrests a person

charged with a criminal offense or in the commission of an offense, the sheriff or

the sheriff's deputy shall serve all process, whether mesne or final, and attend the

court executing the order thereof in the prosecution of the person so arrested, whether

in a justice court or a district court, to the conclusion, and whether the offense

is an offense of which a justice of the peace has jurisdiction, or whether the proceeding

is a preliminary examination or hearing. The sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall collect the same fees and in the same

manner therefor as the constable of the township in which the justice court is held

would receive for the same service.