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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.260 (2026)

Rangers and employees of Division of State Parks of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

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NRS 289.260  Rangers and employees of Division of State Parks of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

      1.  Rangers and employees of the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have, at the discretion of the Administrator of the Division, the same power to make arrests as any other peace officer for violations of law committed inside the boundaries of state parks or real property controlled or administered by the Division.

      2.  An employee of the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources appointed or designated pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 407.065 has the powers of a peace officer.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2522; A 1999, 979)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Clark Cnty. Deputy Marshals Ass'n. v. Clark Cnty., 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49 (Nev. 2025).
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Clark Cnty. Deputy Marshals Ass'n. v. Clark Cnty., 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49 (Nev. 2025). “the same power to make any arrests as any other peace officer," NRS 289.260(1) (emphasis added). While DHHS and DCNR are executive agencies that employ individuals with peace officer SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 10 (01 14-17A powers in specific roles and under specific conditions,…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.260(1) — 1 case
Clark Cnty. Deputy Marshals Ass'n. v. Clark Cnty., 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49 (Nev. 2025). “the same power to make any arrests as any other peace officer," NRS 289.260(1) (emphasis added). While DHHS and DCNR are executive agencies that employ individuals with peace officer SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 10 (01 14-17A powers in specific roles and under specific conditions,…”
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