Nevada Code § 269.234

Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty
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1. An unincorporated town 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 town which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity,
ancestry, national origin or color to leave the town 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 unincorporated town 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. An unincorporated town shall not take
adverse employment action against an employee who reports a violation of this
section to law enforcement.

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