1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each constable of a township whose population is 15,000 or more or a township that has within its boundaries a city whose population is 15,000 or more shall become certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I or category II peace officer within 1 year after the date on which the constable commences his or her term of office or appointment unless the Commission, for good cause shown, grants in writing an extension of time, which must not exceed 6 months.
2. Any person who is a candidate for the office of constable in a township whose population is 100,000 or more must be certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I or category II peace officer before filing a declaration of candidacy for the office. A person who does not comply with the provisions of this subsection is not eligible to be a candidate for the office of constable.
3. A constable forfeits his or her office and a vacancy is created which must be filled in accordance with NRS 258.030 if the constable:
(a) Does not become certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Does not maintain the certification by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 during his or her term of office.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2946; A 2015, 2516; 2019, 1554)
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