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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.157 (2026)

“Employee”: Volunteer members of search and rescue organization

✓ current as of July 2026
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NRS 616A.157  “Employee”: Volunteer members of search and rescue organization.  Volunteer members of a search and rescue organization that is under the direct supervision of a county sheriff, while acting under the direction of the sheriff or a designee of the sheriff:

      1.  In the conduct of any search and rescue operation; or

      2.  In training for such an operation,

Ê shall be deemed, for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, to be employees of the county at the wage of $2,000 per month, and are entitled to the benefits of those chapters.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 72)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Felton v. Douglas Cnty., 410 P.3d 991 (Nev. 2018).
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Felton v. Douglas Cnty., 410 P.3d 991 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 6× “ASC based its calculations upon the statutorily deemed wage of a search and rescue volunteer as set forth in NRS 616A.157, which is $2,000 per month. ASC awarded Felton a one-percent permanent partial disability (PPD) or whole person impairment (WPI).”
Felton Vs. Douglas Cty., 2018 NV 6 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 12× “ASC based its calculations upon the statutorily deemed wage of a search and rescue volunteer as set forth in NRS 616A.157, which is $2,000 per month. ASC awarded Felton a one-percent permanent partial SUPREME COURT disability (PPD) or whole person impairment (WPI).”
Felton Vs. Douglas Cty., 2018 NV 6 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 6× “ASC based its calculations upon the statutorily deemed wage of a search and rescue volunteer as set forth in NRS 616A.157, which is $2,000 per month. ASC awarded Felton a one-percent permanent partial SUPREME COURT disability (PPD) or whole person impairment (WPI).”
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