Nevada § 280.121 - Officers; retention of rank

§ 280.121. Officers; retention of rank

1. The chief law enforcement officer, and except as limited or otherwise provided

in this chapter the chief administrative officer, in a department is the sheriff of

the county in which a department is located. Except as otherwise specifically provided or limited, the sheriff shall continue to

perform all of his or her duties and retain all of his or her powers as sheriff of

the county. 2. Upon merger, the chief of police of the largest participating city is second in

command of the department and must be designated as undersheriff of the department. 3. Upon merger, the chiefs of police of other participating cities, the assistant

chiefs of police of other participating cities, the chief deputies or deputy chiefs,

or both, and the undersheriff of the county are entitled to obtain employment with

the department in positions which their leadership abilities warrant. 4. Upon merger, all persons designated in subsections 2 and 3 are entitled to retain

an equivalent rank in the department at least until the expiration of the current

term of office of the sheriff, except that they may be removed for cause. Upon merger, or at any time thereafter, the persons selected to fill any of the positions

listed in subsections 2 and 3 or the position of assistant sheriff or commander must

be selected from the highest civil service rank in the department and are entitled

to return to that rank if removed from one of those positions. No appointments may be made to those positions of persons from outside the department.