Nevada Code § 244.159

Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty
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1. A county in this State may not sound a
siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously
sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by
the county which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry,
national origin or color to leave the county or a city, town or township within
the county by a specific time, for a purpose other than:
(a) Alerting persons to an emergency;
(b) Testing the siren, bell or alarm at
reasonably scheduled intervals of not more than once every 6 months; or
(c) Celebrating or recognizing a day declared to
be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015 on the day of the legal holiday or the day on which the legal holiday is
recognized.
2. Any county that sounds a siren, bell or
alarm in violation of subsection 1 is subject to a penalty of not more than
$50,000 for each violation. The Attorney General may recover the penalty in a
civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of
competent jurisdiction. Such an action must be commenced within 1 year after
the violation.
3. A county shall not take adverse
employment action against an employee who reports a violation of this section
to the Office of the Attorney General.

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