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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.830 (2026)

Certain law enforcement agencies shall require certain peace officers to wear portable event recording device while on duty; adoption of policies and procedures governing use; request for and inspection of record made by device

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NRS 289.830  Certain law enforcement agencies shall require certain peace officers to wear portable event recording device while on duty; adoption of policies and procedures governing use; request for and inspection of record made by device.

      1.  A law enforcement agency shall require uniformed peace officers that it employs and who routinely interact with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt policies and procedures governing the use of portable event recording devices, which must include, without limitation:

      (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), requiring activation of a portable event recording device whenever a peace officer is responding to a call for service or at the initiation of any other law enforcement or investigative encounter between a uniformed peace officer and a member of the public;

      (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), prohibiting deactivation of a portable event recording device until the conclusion of a law enforcement or investigative encounter;

      (c) Prohibiting the recording of general activity;

      (d) Protecting the privacy of persons:

             (1) In a private residence;

             (2) Seeking to report a crime or provide information regarding a crime or ongoing investigation anonymously; or

             (3) Claiming to be a victim of a crime;

      (e) Requiring that any video recorded by a portable event recording device must be retained by the law enforcement agency for not less than 15 days; and

      (f) Establishing disciplinary rules for peace officers who:

             (1) Fail to operate a portable event recording device in accordance with any departmental policies;

             (2) Intentionally manipulate a video recorded by a portable event recording device; or

             (3) Prematurely erase a video recorded by a portable event recording device.

      2.  Any record made by a portable event recording device pursuant to this section is a public record which may be:

      (a) Requested only on a per incident basis; and

      (b) Available for inspection only at the location where the record is held if the record contains confidential information that may not otherwise be redacted.

      3.  As used in this section:

      (a) “Law enforcement agency” means:

             (1) The sheriff’s office of a county;

             (2) A metropolitan police department;

             (3) A police department of an incorporated city;

             (4) A department, division or municipal court of a city or town that employs marshals;

             (5) The Nevada Highway Patrol; or

             (6) A board of trustees of any county school district that employs or appoints school police officers.

      (b) “Portable event recording device” means a device issued to a peace officer by a law enforcement agency to be worn on his or her body and which records both audio and visual events occurring during an encounter with a member of the public while performing his or her duties as a peace officer.

      (Added to NRS by 2015, 572; A 2017, 588; 2019, 3257)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2018–2023 · leading case: Repub. Attorneys Gen. Ass'n Vs. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 458 P.3d 328 (Nev. 2020).
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Repub. Attorneys Gen. Ass'n Vs. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 458 P.3d 328 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 12× “We note that the NPRA also yields to NRS 289.830 such that bodycam footage, while a public record that is ordinarily subject to 3Bodycam footage is made by a portable event recording device.”
Jackson v. Dutra, No. 3:20-cv-00288 (D. Nev. Mar. 29, 2022). · cites it 6× “She further contends their muting of the cameras was in violation of the Con- 8 stitution, Sparks Police Department policy, and Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.830 . 9 As of December 2015, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) provides the specific—and 10 only3—basis for sanctions for…”
Conrad v. Reno Police Dep't, 530 P.3d 851 (Nev. 2023). · cites it 5× “NRS 289.830(1) requires peace officers "who routinely SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 9 (0) I947A interact with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty.”
Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't v. Dist. Ct. (Am. Broad. Co.'s, Inc.), No. 76023 (Nev. Nov. 28, 2018). “We SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 7 (0) 1947A e Issues raised in the direct appeal In its opening brief in the direct appeal, Metro outlined the issues on appeal as (1) whether the district court erred by requiring BWC footage, as opposed to inspection of the footage, as NRS 289.830…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.830(1): 1 case
Conrad v. Reno Police Dep't, 530 P.3d 851 (Nev. 2023). “NRS 289.830(1) requires peace officers "who routinely SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 9 (0) I947A interact with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.830(2): 2 cases
Repub. Attorneys Gen. Ass'n Vs. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 458 P.3d 328 (Nev. 2020). “We note that the NPRA also yields to NRS 289.830 such that bodycam footage, while a public record that is ordinarily subject to 3Bodycam footage is made by a portable event recording device.”
Conrad v. Reno Police Dep't, 530 P.3d 851 (Nev. 2023). “NRS 289.830(1) requires peace officers "who routinely SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 9 (0) I947A interact with the public to wear a portable event recording device while on duty.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 289.830(2)(b): 1 case
Repub. Attorneys Gen. Ass'n Vs. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 458 P.3d 328 (Nev. 2020). “We note that the NPRA also yields to NRS 289.830 such that bodycam footage, while a public record that is ordinarily subject to 3Bodycam footage is made by a portable event recording device.”
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