NRS 391.282 Jurisdiction of school police officers; law enforcement agency to respond to request for assistance by school district which does not have school police according to agency protocol.
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NRS 391.282 Jurisdiction of school police officers; law enforcement agency to respond to request for assistance by school district which does not have school police according to agency protocol.
1. The jurisdiction of each school police officer of a school district extends to all school property, buildings and facilities within the school district and, if the board of trustees has entered into a contract with a charter school for the provision of school police officers pursuant to NRS 388A.384 , all property, buildings and facilities in which the charter school is located, for the purpose of:
(a)Protecting school district personnel, pupils, or real or personal property; or
(b)Cooperating with local law enforcement agencies in matters relating to personnel, pupils or real or personal property of the school district.
2. In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in subsection 1, a school police officer of a school district has jurisdiction:
(a)Beyond the school property, buildings and facilities:
(1)When in hot pursuit of a person believed to have committed a crime; or
(2)While investigating matters that originated within the jurisdiction of the school police officer relating to personnel, pupils or real or personal property of the school district;
(b)At activities or events sponsored by the school district that are in a location other than the school property, buildings or facilities within the school district; and
(c)On the streets that are adjacent to the school property, buildings and facilities within the school district to enforce violations of traffic laws and ordinances.
3. A law enforcement agency that is contacted for assistance by a public school or private school which does not have school police shall respond according to the protocol of the law enforcement agency established for responding to calls for assistance from the general public.