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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.307 (2026)

Sheriff of county authorized to adopt administrative policies, procedures, rules and regulations without approval of board or committee; limitation

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NRS 280.307  Sheriff of county authorized to adopt administrative policies, procedures, rules and regulations without approval of board or committee; limitation.  The sheriff of the county in which a department is located may adopt such policies, procedures, rules and regulations for the administration of the department and the employees of the department as the sheriff deems appropriate without obtaining the approval of the board or the committee. Such policies, procedures, rules and regulations must not conflict with the regulations prepared by the board and adopted by the committee pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 280.310.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 688)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Hill v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 197 F. Supp. 3d 1226 (D. Nev. 2016).
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Hill v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 197 F. Supp. 3d 1226 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 2× “See Nev. Rev. Stat. § 280.307 . . City of Canton Ohio v.”
Mwithiga v. Off. J Pierce (D. Nev. 2024). “” NRS 280.307. Nevada Revised 5 Statute 280.”
In Re: Pub. Records Request to Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 26 (Nev. 2025). “NRS 280.307. Although LVMPD attempts to cast the sheriff as a “governing body” because the sheriff is the department’s final policymaker, this carries NRS 43.”
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