S.B. 294
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SENATE BILL NO. 294–SENATORS DONATE; FLORES,
D. HARRIS, AND SCHEIBLE
MARCH 15, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the safe storage of
firearms. (BDR 15-47)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to firearms; creating the crime of unsafe storage of
a firearm; requiring a licensed dealer to provide a locking
device capable of securing a firearm with each sale or
transfer of a firearm; requiring a licensed gun dealer to
post a notice on the premises which informs a buyer that
the unlawful storage of a firearm may result in
imprisonment or a fine; requiring the board of trustees of
each school district and the governing body of each
charter school to provide active shooter preparedness
training to each employee; requiring the Department of
Education to include in a model plan for management of a
suicide, crisis or emergency a procedure for providing
drills to instruct pupils in the appropriate procedures to be
followed in response to an active shooter emergency;
requiring the Department of Health and Human Services
to develop and implement a safe firearm storage
education campaign; providing penalties; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) prohibits a person from aiding or knowingly permitting a 1
child to handle, possess or control a firearm under certain circumstances; (2) 2
provides that a person does not aid or knowingly permit a child to violate such 3
existing law if the firearm was stored in a securely locked container or at a location 4
which a reasonable person would have believed to be secure; and (3) makes it a 5
misdemeanor to negligently store or leave a firearm at a location under his or her 6
control, if a person knows or has reason to know that there is a substantial risk that 7
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a child, who is otherwise prohibited from handling, possessing or controlling a 8
firearm, may obtain such a firearm. (NRS 202.300) 9
Section 6 of this bill removes certain provisions of existing law relating to the 10
storage of firearms, and sections 2-4 of this bill instead establish the Safe Firearm 11
Storage Act. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the 12
proper placement of sections 2-4 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Section 12 of this 13
bill makes a conforming change to reflect the renumbering of subsections in 14
section 6. 15
Section 3 of this bill, which contains the provisions of the Safe Firearm Storage 16
Act that apply to the storage of firearms by individuals, provides that a person 17
commits the crime of unsafe storage of a firearm when the person: (1) knows or 18
reasonably should know that a child under the age of 18 years, or a resident of the 19
premises that is prohibited from possessing a firearm, can gain access to a firearm; 20
and (2) fails to responsibly and securely store the firearm. Under section 3, a 21
person who commits the crime of unsafe storage of a firearm is guilty of a 22
misdemeanor. Section 3 also creates an affirmative defense to the crime of unsafe 23
storage of a firearm if a child gained possession of and used a firearm for the 24
purpose of exercising certain rights. 25
Additionally, section 3 provides that a person responsibly and securely stores a 26
firearm if: (1) the person carries the firearm on his or her person or within such 27
proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if the 28
person carried the firearm on his or her person; (2) the firearm is kept in a locked 29
gun safe or other secure container or in a manner that a reasonable person would 30
believe to be secure, and a child or a resident of the premises who is prohibited 31
from possessing a firearm does not have access to the key, combination or other 32
unlocking mechanism necessary to open the safe or container; (3) the person 33
properly installs a locking device on the firearm, and a child or resident of the 34
premises who is prohibited from possessing a firearm does not have access to 35
the key; or (4) the firearm is a personalized firearm, and the safety characteristics of 36
the firearm are activated. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change to 37
include a necessary reference to section 3 in a provision relating to the forfeiture of 38
personal property used in the commission of an offense. 39
Section 4 of this bill, which contains the provisions of the Safe Firearm Storage 40
Act relating to the obligations of licensed dealers of firearms, requires a licensed 41
dealer to: (1) provide with each firearm sold or otherwise transferred a locking 42
device capable of securing the firearm; and (2) post in a conspicuous location on its 43
premises a notice which informs a buyer that the unlawful storage of a firearm may 44
result in imprisonment or a fine. A licensed dealer who violates a requirement of 45
section 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500. 46
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the 47
governing body of each charter school, at least once a year, to provide certain 48
training to each employee of the school district or of the charter school, including, 49
without limitation, training concerning drills for evacuating and securing schools. 50
(NRS 388.245) Section 8 of this bill includes in such training drills for active 51
shooter preparedness. 52
Existing law requires the Department of Education to develop a model plan for 53
the management of a suicide or a crisis or emergency that involves a public or 54
private school and requires immediate action. Under existing law, the model plan 55
must provide for drills to instruct pupils in the appropriate procedures to be 56
followed in response to a crisis or an emergency. (NRS 388.253) Section 9 of this 57
bill includes in the model plan drills concerning active shooter preparedness. 58
Existing law creates within the Department of Health and Human Services a 59
Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention and requires the Coordinator of the 60
Program to develop and maintain an Internet or network site with links to certain 61
resources for suicide prevention. (NRS 439.511) Section 10 of this bill requires the 62
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Program, in consultation with the Department and to the extent that money is 63
available, to develop and implement a safe firearm storage education campaign to 64
inform and educate certain persons about certain information relating to the safe 65
storage of firearms. Section 10 authorizes the Program to: (1) develop and provide 66
to local law enforcement agencies and health care providers certain materials 67
relating to the safe storage of firearms; (2) provide owners of firearms with 68
information relating to the cost of purchasing locking devices, gun safes or other 69
secure storage containers for firearms; and (3) use any advertising medium or form 70
of messaging deemed appropriate by the Department in furtherance of the goals of 71
the education campaign. Under section 10, the Department of Health and Human 72
Services is required to post on the Internet or network site certain information about 73
community programs that allow owners of firearms to voluntarily and temporarily 74
store a firearm at certain secure locations outside of their homes. 75
Section 11 of this bill further requires the Coordinator to post on the Internet or 76
network site information relating to: (1) the crime of unsafe storage of a firearm; 77
(2) the penalties for such an offense; and (3) the requirement that a licensed dealer 78
provide a locking device with each firearm transferred. Section 11 also requires the 79
Coordinator to develop and provide to certain persons an informational pamphlet 80
which includes certain information about the offense of unsafe storage of a firearm. 81
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 202 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 2
Sec. 2. Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act may be referred to as 3
the Safe Firearm Storage Act. 4
Sec. 3. 1. A person commits the crime of unsafe storage of 5
a firearm when the person: 6
(a) Knows or reasonably should know that a child under the 7
age of 18 years, or a resident of the premises prohibited from 8
possessing a firearm, can gain access to the firearm; and 9
(b) Fails to responsibly and securely store the firearm. 10
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a person responsibly and 11
securely stores a firearm if: 12
(a) The person carries the firearm on his or her person or 13
within such proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve 14
and use the firearm as if the person carried the firearm on his or 15
her person; 16
(b) The firearm is kept in a locked gun safe or other secure 17
container or in a manner that a reasonable person would believe 18
to be secure, and a child or a resident of the premises who is 19
prohibited from possessing a firearm does not have access to the 20
key, combination or other unlocking mechanism necessary to 21
open the safe or container; 22
(c) The person properly installs a locking device on the 23
firearm, and a child or resident of the premises who is prohibited 24
from possessing a firearm does not have access to the key, 25
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combination or other unlocking mechanism necessary to remove 1
the locking device; or 2
(d) The firearm is a personalized firearm, and the safety 3
characteristics of the firearm are activated. 4
3. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is 5
guilty of a misdemeanor. 6
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to storing an 7
antique firearm or a firearm that has been determined to be a 8
curio or relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44. 9
5. It is an affirmative defense to an offense charged pursuant 10
to this section that a child gained possession of and used a firearm 11
for the purpose of exercising the rights contained in NRS 200.120 12
or 200.200 or in defense of livestock. 13
6. As used in this section: 14
(a) “Locking device” means a device which prohibits the 15
operation or discharge of a firearm and which can only be 16
disabled with the use of a key, a combination, biometric data or 17
other similar means. 18
(b) “Personalized firearm” means a firearm that has, as part 19
of its original manufacture, incorporated design technology that 20
allows the firearm to be fired only by the authorized user and 21
prevents any of the safety characteristics of the firearm from being 22
readily deactivated by anyone other than the authorized user. Such 23
design technology may include, without limitation, fingerprint 24
verification, magnetic encoding, radio frequency tagging and 25
other automatic user identification systems utilizing biometric, 26
mechanical or electronic systems. 27
Sec. 4. 1. Every licensed dealer shall: 28
(a) Provide with each firearm sold or otherwise transferred a 29
locking device capable of securing the firearm; and 30
(b) Post in a conspicuous location on its premises and at any 31
other location at which the dealer sells a firearm a sign which is 32
not less than 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high and which 33
contains, in at least 24-point boldface type, the following: 34
NOTICE 35
Unlawful storage of a firearm may result in imprisonment 36
or fine. 37
2. A licensed dealer who violates any provision of subsection 38
1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not 39
more than $500. 40
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to storing an 41
antique firearm or a firearm that has been determined to be a 42
curio or relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44. 43
4. As used in this section: 44
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(a) “Licensed dealer” has the meaning ascribed to it in 1
NRS 202.2546. 2
(b) “Locking device” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 3
3 of this act. 4
Sec. 5. NRS 202.253 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
202.253 As used in NRS 202.253 to 202.369, inclusive [:] , 6
and sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act: 7
1. “Antique firearm” has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 8
U.S.C. § 921(a)(16). 9
2. “Explosive or incendiary device” means any explosive or 10
incendiary material or substance that has been constructed, altered, 11
packaged or arranged in such a manner that its ordinary use would 12
cause destruction or injury to life or property. 13
3. “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a 14
weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel 15
by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion. 16
4. “Firearm capable of being concealed upon the person” 17
applies to and includes all firearms having a barrel less than 12 18
inches in length. 19
5. “Firearms importer or manufacturer” means a person 20
licensed to import or manufacture firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 21
Chapter 44. 22
6. “Machine gun” means any weapon which shoots, is 23
designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot more than one 24
shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. 25
7. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle that is self-propelled. 26
8. “Semiautomatic firearm” means any firearm that: 27
(a) Uses a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract 28
the fired cartridge case and chamber the next shell or round; 29
(b) Requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each 30
cartridge; and 31
(c) Is not a machine gun. 32
9. “Unfinished frame or receiver” means a blank, a casting or a 33
machined body that is intended to be turned into the frame or lower 34
receiver of a firearm with additional machining and which has been 35
formed or machined to the point at which most of the major 36
machining operations have been completed to turn the blank, casting 37
or machined body into a frame or lower receiver of a firearm even if 38
the fire-control cavity area of the blank, casting or machined body is 39
still completely solid and unmachined. 40
Sec. 6. NRS 202.300 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
202.300 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 42
child under the age of 18 years shall not handle or have in his or her 43
possession or under his or her control, except while accompanied by 44
or under the immediate charge of his or her parent or guardian or an 45
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adult person authorized by his or her parent or guardian to have 1
control or custody of the child, any firearm of any kind for hunting 2
or target practice or for other purposes. A child who violates this 3
subsection commits a delinquent act and the court may order the 4
detention of the child in the same manner as if the child had 5
committed an act that would have been a felony if committed by an 6
adult. 7
2. A person who aids or knowingly permits a child to violate 8
subsection 1: 9
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), for the first 10
offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 11
(b) For a first offense, if the person knows or has reason to know 12
that there is a substantial risk that the child will use the firearm to 13
commit a violent act, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be 14
punished as provided in NRS 193.130. 15
(c) For a second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a 16
category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the 17
state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a 18
maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further 19
punished by a fine of not more than $5,000. 20
3. A person does not aid or knowingly permit a child to violate 21
subsection 1 if: 22
(a) [The firearm was stored in a securely locked container or at a 23
location which a reasonable person would have believed to be 24
secure; 25
(b)] The child obtained the firearm as a result of an unlawful 26
entry by any person in or upon the premises where the firearm was 27
stored; 28
[(c)] (b) The injury or death resulted from an accident which 29
was incident to target shooting, sport shooting or hunting; or 30
[(d)] (c) The child gained possession of the firearm from a 31
member of the military or a law enforcement officer, while the 32
member or officer was performing his or her official duties. 33
4. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a child who is 34
a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. 35
5. [Unless a greater penalty is provided by law, a person is 36
guilty of a misdemeanor who: 37
(a) Negligently stores or leaves a firearm at a location under his 38
or her control; and 39
(b) Knows or has reason to know that there is a substantial risk 40
that a child prohibited from handling or having in his or her 41
possession or under his or her control any firearm pursuant to this 42
section may obtain such a firearm. 43
6.] Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 8, a child 44
who is 14 years of age or older, who has in his or her possession a 45
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valid license to hunt, may handle or have in his or her possession or 1
under his or her control, without being accompanied by his or her 2
parent or guardian or an adult person authorized by his or her parent 3
or guardian to have control or custody of the child: 4
(a) A rifle or shotgun that is not a fully automatic firearm, if the 5
child is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the rifle or 6
shotgun and the child has the permission of his or her parent 7
or guardian to handle or have in his or her possession or under his or 8
her control the rifle or shotgun; or 9
(b) A firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, if the 10
child has the written permission of his or her parent or guardian to 11
handle or have in his or her possession or under his or her control 12
such a firearm and the child is not otherwise prohibited by law from 13
possessing such a firearm, 14
and the child is traveling to the area in which the child will be 15
hunting or returning from that area and the firearm is not loaded, or 16
the child is hunting pursuant to that license. 17
[7.] 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 8, a 18
child who is 14 years of age or older may handle or have in his or 19
her possession or under his or her control a rifle or shotgun that is 20
not a fully automatic firearm if the child is not otherwise prohibited 21
by law from possessing the rifle or shotgun, without being 22
accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or an adult person 23
authorized by his or her parent or guardian to have control or 24
custody of the child, if the child has the permission of his or her 25
parent or guardian to handle or have in his or her possession or 26
under his or her control the rifle or shotgun and the child is: 27
(a) Attending a course of instruction in the responsibilities of 28
hunters or a course of instruction in the safe use of firearms; 29
(b) Practicing the use of a firearm at an established firing range 30
or at any other area where the discharge of a firearm is permitted; 31
(c) Participating in a lawfully organized competition or 32
performance involving the use of a firearm; 33
(d) Within an area in which the discharge of firearms has not 34
been prohibited by local ordinance or regulation and the child is 35
engaging in a lawful hunting activity in accordance with chapter 502 36
of NRS for which a license is not required; 37
(e) Traveling to or from any activity described in paragraph (a), 38
(b), (c) or (d), and the firearm is not loaded; 39
(f) On real property that is under the control of an adult, and the 40
child has the permission of that adult to possess the firearm on the 41
real property; or 42
(g) At his or her residence. 43
[8.] 7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 8, a 44
child who is 14 years of age or older may handle or have in his or 45
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her possession or under his or her control, for the purpose of 1
engaging in any of the activities listed in paragraphs (a) to (g), 2
inclusive, of subsection [7,] 6, a firearm capable of being concealed 3
upon the person, without being accompanied by his or her parent or 4
guardian or an adult person authorized by his or her parent or 5
guardian to have control or custody of the child, if the child: 6
(a) Has the written permission of his or her parent or guardian to 7
handle or have in his or her possession or under his or her control 8
such a firearm for the purpose of engaging in such an activity; and 9
(b) Is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing such a 10
firearm. 11
[9.] 8. A child shall not handle or have in his or her possession 12
or under his or her control a loaded firearm if the child is: 13
(a) An occupant of a motor vehicle; 14
(b) Within any residence, including his or her residence, or any 15
building other than a facility licensed for target practice, unless 16
possession of the firearm is necessary for the immediate defense of 17
the child or another person; or 18
(c) Within an area designated by a county or municipal 19
ordinance as a populated area for the purpose of prohibiting the 20
discharge of weapons, unless the child is within a facility licensed 21
for target practice. 22
[10.] 9. For the purposes of this section, a firearm is loaded if: 23
(a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the firearm; 24
(b) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the firearm, if the 25
firearm is a revolver; or 26
(c) There is a cartridge in the magazine and the magazine is in 27
the firearm or there is a cartridge in the chamber, if the firearm is a 28
semiautomatic firearm. 29
Sec. 7. NRS 179.121 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
179.121 1. All personal property, including, without 31
limitation, any tool, substance, weapon, machine, computer, money 32
or security, which is used as an instrumentality in any of the 33
following crimes is subject to forfeiture: 34
(a) The commission of or attempted commission of the crime of 35
murder, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, invasion of the home, grand 36
larceny or theft if it is punishable as a felony; 37
(b) The commission of or attempted commission of any felony 38
with the intent to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal an act of 39
terrorism; 40
(c) A violation of NRS 202.445 or 202.446; 41
(d) The commission of any crime by a criminal gang, as defined 42
in NRS 213.1263; or 43
(e) A violation of NRS 200.463 to 200.468, inclusive, 201.300, 44
201.320, 201.395, 202.265, 202.287, 205.473 to 205.513, inclusive, 45
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205.610 to 205.810, inclusive, 370.380, 370.382, 370.405, 465.070 1
to 465.086, inclusive, 630.400, 630A.600, 631.400, 632.285, 2
632.291, 632.315, 633.741, 634.227, 634A.230, 635.167, 636.145, 3
637.090, 637B.290, 639.100, 639.2813, 640.169, 640A.230, 4
644A.900 or 654.200 [.] or section 3 of this act. 5
2. Except as otherwise provided for conveyances forfeitable 6
pursuant to NRS 453.301 or 501.3857, all conveyances, including 7
aircraft, vehicles or vessels, which are used or intended for use 8
during the commission of a felony or a violation of NRS 202.287, 9
202.300 or 465.070 to 465.086, inclusive, are subject to forfeiture 10
except that: 11
(a) A conveyance used by any person as a common carrier in the 12
transaction of business as a common carrier is not subject to 13
forfeiture under this section unless it appears that the owner or other 14
person in charge of the conveyance is a consenting party or privy to 15
the felony or violation; 16
(b) A conveyance is not subject to forfeiture under this section 17
by reason of any act or omission established by the owner thereof to 18
have been committed or omitted without the owner’s knowledge, 19
consent or willful blindness; 20
(c) A conveyance is not subject to forfeiture for a violation of 21
NRS 202.300 or section 3 of this act if the firearm used in the 22
violation of that section was not loaded at the time of the violation; 23
and 24
(d) A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a bona fide 25
security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if the 26
secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the felony. 27
If a conveyance is forfeited, the appropriate law enforcement agency 28
may pay the existing balance and retain the conveyance for official 29
use. 30
3. For the purposes of this section, a firearm is loaded if: 31
(a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the firearm; 32
(b) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the firearm, if the 33
firearm is a revolver; or 34
(c) There is a cartridge in the magazine and the magazine is in 35
the firearm or there is a cartridge in the chamber, if the firearm is a 36
semiautomatic firearm. 37
4. As used in this section, “act of terrorism” has the meaning 38
ascribed to it in NRS 202.4415. 39
Sec. 8. NRS 388.245 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
388.245 1. Each emergency operations plan development 41
committee shall, at least once each year, review and update as 42
appropriate the plan that it developed pursuant to NRS 388.243. In 43
reviewing and updating the plan, the emergency operations plan 44
development committee shall consult with the director of the local 45
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organization for emergency management or, if there is no local 1
organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the 2
Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military or 3
his or her designee. 4
2. Each emergency operations plan development committee 5
shall provide an updated copy of the plan to the board of trustees of 6
the school district that established the committee or the governing 7
body of the charter school that established the committee. 8
3. On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees of the 9
school district that established the committee or the governing body 10
of the charter school that established the committee shall submit for 11
review to the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of 12
the Military the plan updated pursuant to subsection 1. 13
4. The board of trustees of each school district and the 14
governing body of each charter school shall: 15
(a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update 16
that its emergency operations plan development committee performs 17
pursuant to subsection 1 on the Internet website maintained by the 18
school district or governing body and by each school in the school 19
district or by the charter school, as applicable; 20
(b) File with the Department a copy of the notice posted 21
pursuant to paragraph (a); 22
(c) Post a link to NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive, on the 23
Internet website maintained by each school in its school district or 24
by the charter school; 25
(d) Retain a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 26
388.243, each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 and each 27
deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251; 28
(e) Provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 29
388.243 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 to: 30
(1) Each local public safety agency in the county in which 31
the school district or charter school is located; and 32
(2) The local organization for emergency management, if 33
any; 34
(f) Upon request, provide a copy of each plan developed 35
pursuant to NRS 388.243 and each plan updated pursuant to 36
subsection 1 to a local agency that is included in the plan and to an 37
employee of a school who is included in the plan; 38
(g) Provide a copy of each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 39
388.251 as soon as practicable to: 40
(1) The Department; 41
(2) A local public safety agency in the county in which the 42
school district or charter school is located; 43
(3) The Division of Emergency Management of the Office of 44
the Military; 45
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(4) The local organization for emergency management, if 1
any; 2
(5) A local agency that is included in the plan; and 3
(6) An employee of a school who is included in the plan; and 4
(h) At least once each year, provide training in responding to a 5
crisis and training in responding to an emergency to each employee 6
of the school district or of the charter school, including, without 7
limitation, training concerning drills for active shooter 8
preparedness and evacuating and securing schools. 9
5. The board of trustees of each school district and the 10
governing body of each charter school may apply for and accept 11
gifts, grants and contributions from any public or private source to 12
carry out the provisions of NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive. 13
Sec. 9. NRS 388.253 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
388.253 1. The Department shall, with assistance from other 15
state agencies, including, without limitation, the Division of 16
Emergency Management of the Office of the Military and the 17
Investigation Division and the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of 18
the Department of Public Safety, develop a model plan for the 19
management of: 20
(a) A suicide; 21
(b) A crisis or emergency that involves a public school or a 22
private school and that requires immediate action; and 23
(c) All other hazards. 24
2. The model plan must include, without limitation, a 25
procedure for: 26
(a) In response to a crisis or emergency: 27
(1) Coordinating the resources of local, state and federal 28
agencies, officers and employees, as appropriate; 29
(2) Accounting for all persons within a school; 30
(3) Assisting persons within a school in a school district, a 31
charter school or a private school to communicate with each other; 32
(4) Assisting persons within a school in a school district, a 33
charter school or a private school to communicate with persons 34
located outside the school, including, without limitation, relatives of 35
pupils and relatives of employees of such a school, the news media 36
and persons from local, state or federal agencies that are responding 37
to a crisis or an emergency; 38
(5) Assisting pupils of a school in the school district, a 39
charter school or a private school, employees of such a school and 40
relatives of such pupils and employees to move safely within and 41
away from the school, including, without limitation, a procedure for 42
evacuating the school and a procedure for securing the school; 43
(6) Reunifying a pupil with his or her parent or legal 44
guardian; 45
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(7) Providing any necessary medical assistance; 1
(8) Recovering from a crisis or emergency; 2
(9) Carrying out a lockdown at a school; 3
(10) Providing shelter in specific areas of a school; and 4
(11) Providing disaster behavioral health related to a crisis, 5
emergency or suicide . [;] 6
(b) Providing specific information relating to managing a crisis 7
or emergency that is a result of: 8
(1) An incident involving hazardous materials; 9
(2) An incident involving mass casualties; 10
(3) An incident involving an active shooter; 11
(4) An incident involving a fire, explosion or other similar 12
situation; 13
(5) An outbreak of disease, including, without limitation, an 14
epidemic; 15
(6) Any threat or hazard identified in the hazard mitigation 16
plan of the county in which the school district is located, if such a 17
plan exists; or 18
(7) Any other situation, threat or hazard deemed appropriate . 19
[;] 20
(c) Providing pupils and staff at a school that has experienced a 21
crisis or emergency with access to counseling and other resources to 22
assist in recovering from the crisis or emergency . [;] 23
(d) Evacuating pupils and employees of a charter school to a 24
designated space within an identified public middle school, junior 25
high school or high school in a school district that is separate from 26
the general population of the school and large enough to 27
accommodate the charter school, and such a space may include, 28
without limitation, a gymnasium or multipurpose room of the public 29
school . [;] 30
(e) Selecting an assessment tool which assists in responding to a 31
threat against the school by a pupil or pupils . [;] 32
(f) On an annual basis, providing drills to instruct pupils in the 33
appropriate procedures to be followed in response to a crisis or an 34
emergency [.] , including, without limitation, drills concerning 35
active shooter preparedness. Such drills must occur: 36
(1) At different times during normal school hours; and 37
(2) In cooperation with other state agencies, pursuant to this 38
section. 39
(g) Responding to a suicide or attempted suicide to mitigate the 40
effects of the suicide or attempted suicide on pupils and staff at the 41
school, including, without limitation, by making counseling and 42
other appropriate resources to assist in recovering from the suicide 43
or attempted suicide available to pupils and staff . [;] 44
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(h) Providing counseling and other appropriate resources to 1
pupils and school staff who have contemplated or attempted suicide 2
. [;] 3
(i) Outreach to persons and organizations located in the 4
community in which a school that has had a suicide by a pupil, 5
including, without limitation, religious and other nonprofit 6
organizations, that may be able to assist with the response to the 7
suicide . [;] 8
(j) Addressing the needs of pupils at a school that has 9
experienced a crisis, emergency or suicide who are at a high risk of 10
suicide, including, without limitation, pupils who are members of 11
the groups described in subsection 3 of NRS 388.256 . [; and] 12
(k) Responding to a pupil who is determined to be a person in 13
mental health crisis, as defined in NRS 433A.0175, including, 14
without limitation: 15
(1) Utilizing mobile mental health crisis response units, 16
where available, before transporting the pupil to a public or private 17
mental health facility pursuant to subparagraph (2); and 18
(2) Transporting the pupil to a public or private mental health 19
facility or hospital for placement on a mental health crisis hold 20
pursuant to NRS 433A.160. 21
3. In developing the model plan, the Department shall consider 22
the plans developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 and 394.1687 and 23
updated pursuant to NRS 388.245 and 394.1688. 24
4. The Department shall require a school district to ensure that 25
each public school in the school district identified pursuant to 26
paragraph (d) of subsection 2 is prepared to allow a charter school to 27
evacuate to the school when necessary in accordance with the 28
procedure included in the model plan developed pursuant to 29
subsection 1. A charter school shall hold harmless, indemnify and 30
defend the school district to which it evacuates during a crisis or an 31
emergency against any claim or liability arising from an act or 32
omission by the school district or an employee or officer of the 33
school district. 34
5. The Department may disseminate to any appropriate local, 35
state or federal agency, officer or employee, as the Department 36
determines is necessary: 37
(a) The model plan developed by the Department pursuant to 38
subsection 1; 39
(b) A plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 or updated 40
pursuant to NRS 388.245; 41
(c) A plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 or updated 42
pursuant to NRS 394.1688; and 43
(d) A deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251 or 394.1692. 44
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6. The Department shall, at least once each year, review and 1
update as appropriate the model plan developed pursuant to 2
subsection 1. 3
Sec. 10. Chapter 439 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 4
thereto a new section to read as follows: 5
1. To the extent that money is available, and in consultation 6
with the Department, the Statewide Program for Suicide 7
Prevention shall develop and implement a safe firearm storage 8
education campaign to inform and educate purchasers of 9
firearms, licensed dealers, shooting ranges and safety instructors 10
about the safe storage of firearms and state requirements related 11
to the safe storage of firearms. 12
2. As part of the education campaign, the Statewide Program 13
for Suicide Prevention may: 14
(a) Develop and provide materials to local law enforcement 15
agencies and health care providers to assist with educating the 16
public about the safe storage of firearms and state requirements 17
related to the storage of firearms; 18
(b) Provide information to owners of firearms about programs 19
that assist with the cost of purchasing locking devices for firearms, 20
gun safes or other secure storage containers for firearms, 21
including, without limitation, programs that provide free or 22
reduced-price locking devices; and 23
(c) In furtherance of the goals of the education campaign, use 24
any publishing, radio or other advertising medium or any other 25
form of messaging deemed appropriate by the Department. 26
3. The Department shall provide information on the Internet 27
or network site developed pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection 28
2 of NRS 439.511, information about community programs that 29
allow owners of firearms to voluntarily and temporarily store a 30
firearm at a secure location outside of the home, including, 31
without limitation, a licensed dealer, gun range or law 32
enforcement agency. 33
4. The Department may provide assistance to any local entity 34
that facilitates a program described in subsection 3. 35
5. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations 36
from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 37
this section. 38
Sec. 11. NRS 439.511 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
439.511 1. There is hereby created within the Department a 40
Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention. The Department shall 41
implement the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention, which 42
must, without limitation: 43
(a) Create public awareness for issues relating to suicide 44
prevention; 45
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(b) Build community networks; and 1
(c) Carry out training programs for suicide prevention for law 2
enforcement personnel, providers of health care, school employees, 3
family members of veterans, members of the military and other 4
persons at risk of suicide and other persons who have contact with 5
persons at risk of suicide. 6
2. The Director shall employ a Coordinator of the Statewide 7
Program for Suicide Prevention. The Coordinator: 8
(a) Must have at least the following education and experience: 9
(1) A bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, 10
sociology, counseling or a closely related field and 5 years or more 11
of work experience in behavioral health or a closely related field; or 12
(2) A master’s degree or a doctoral degree in social work, 13
psychology, sociology, counseling, public health or a closely related 14
field and 2 years or more of work experience in behavioral health or 15
a closely related field. 16
(b) Should have as many of the following characteristics as 17
possible: 18
(1) Significant professional experience in social services, 19
mental health or a closely related field; 20
(2) Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, methods of 21
facilitation, community development, behavioral health treatment 22
and prevention programs, and community-based behavioral health 23
problems; 24
(3) Experience in working with diverse community groups 25
and constituents; and 26
(4) Experience in writing grants and technical reports. 27
3. The Coordinator shall: 28
(a) Provide educational activities to the general public relating to 29
suicide prevention; 30
(b) Provide training to persons who, as part of their usual 31
routine, have face-to-face contact with persons who may be at risk 32
of suicide, including, without limitation, training to recognize 33
persons at risk of suicide and providing information on how to refer 34
those persons for treatment or supporting services, as appropriate; 35
(c) To the extent that money is available for this purpose, 36
provide training to family members of veterans, members of the 37
military and other persons at risk of suicide, including, without 38
limitation, training in recognizing and productively interacting with 39
persons at risk of suicide and the manner in which to refer those 40
persons to persons professionally trained in suicide intervention and 41
prevention; 42
(d) Develop and carry out public awareness and media 43
campaigns in each county targeting groups of persons who are at 44
risk of suicide; 45
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(e) Enhance crisis services relating to suicide prevention; 1
(f) Link persons trained in the assessment of and intervention in 2
suicide with schools, public community centers, nursing homes and 3
other facilities serving persons most at risk of suicide; 4
(g) Coordinate the establishment of local advisory groups in 5
each county to support the efforts of the Statewide Program; 6
(h) Work with groups advocating suicide prevention, 7
community coalitions, managers of existing crisis hotlines that are 8
nationally accredited or certified, and staff members of mental 9
health agencies in this State to identify and address the barriers that 10
interfere with providing services to groups of persons who are at 11
risk of suicide, including, without limitation, elderly persons, Native 12
Americans, youths and residents of rural communities; 13
(i) Develop and maintain an Internet or network site with links 14
to appropriate resource documents, suicide hotlines that are 15
nationally accredited or certified, licensed professional personnel, 16
state and local mental health agencies and appropriate national 17
organizations; 18
(j) Post on the Internet or network site developed and 19
maintained pursuant to paragraph (i) any applicable law relating 20
to the unsafe storage of a firearm, including, without limitation, 21
the crimes and penalties described in sections 3 and 4 of this act; 22
(k) Review current research on data collection for factors related 23
to suicide and develop recommendations for improved systems of 24
surveillance and uniform collection of data; 25
[(k)] (l) Develop and submit proposals for funding from 26
agencies of the Federal Government and nongovernmental 27
organizations; [and 28
(l)] (m) Oversee and provide technical assistance to each person 29
employed to act as a trainer for suicide prevention pursuant to NRS 30
439.513 [.] ; and 31
(n) Develop and provide to licensed dealers, shooting ranges, 32
safety instructors and health care providers an information 33
pamphlet which includes information about any applicable law 34
relating to the unsafe storage of a firearm, including, without 35
limitation, sections 3 and 4 of this act. 36
4. As used in this section: 37
(a) “Internet or network site” means any identifiable site on the 38
Internet or on a network and includes, without limitation: 39
(1) A website or other similar site on the World Wide Web; 40
(2) A site that is identifiable through a Uniform Resource 41
Locator; and 42
(3) A site on a network that is owned, operated, administered 43
or controlled by a provider of Internet service. 44
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(b) “Systems of surveillance” means systems pursuant to which 1
the health conditions of the general public are regularly monitored 2
through systematic collection, evaluation and reporting of 3
measurable information to identify and understand trends relating to 4
suicide. 5
Sec. 12. NRS 502.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
502.010 1. A person who hunts or fishes any wildlife without 7
having first procured a license or permit to do so, as provided in this 8
title, is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that: 9
(a) A license to hunt or fish is not required of a resident of this 10
State who is under 12 years of age, unless required for the issuance 11
of tags as prescribed in this title or by the regulations of the 12
Commission. 13
(b) A license to fish is not required of a nonresident of this State 14
who is under 12 years of age, but the number of fish taken by the 15
nonresident must not exceed 50 percent of the daily creel and 16
possession limits as provided by law. 17
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6] 5 or [7] 6 of 18
NRS 202.300 and NRS 502.066, it is unlawful for any child who is 19
under 18 years of age to hunt any wildlife with any firearm, unless 20
the child is accompanied at all times by the child’s parent or 21
guardian or is accompanied at all times by an adult person 22
authorized by the child’s parent or guardian to have control or 23
custody of the child to hunt if the authorized person is also licensed 24
to hunt. 25
(d) A child under 12 years of age, whether accompanied by a 26
qualified person or not, shall not hunt big game in the State of 27
Nevada unless he or she participates in a program established 28
pursuant to NRS 502.104. This section does not prohibit any child 29
from accompanying an adult licensed to hunt. 30
(e) The Commission may adopt regulations setting forth: 31
(1) The species of wildlife which may be hunted or trapped 32
without a license or permit; or 33
(2) The circumstances under which a person may fish 34
without a license, permit or stamp in a lake or pond that is located 35
entirely on private property and is stocked with lawfully acquired 36
fish. 37
(f) The Commission may declare 1 day per year as a day upon 38
which persons may fish without a license to do so. 39
2. This section does not apply to the protection of persons or 40
property from unprotected wildlife on or in the immediate vicinity 41
of home or ranch premises. 42
Sec. 13. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 43
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