Nevada Code § 289.030

Law enforcement agency prohibited from requiring peace officer to disclose financial information or provide attestation concerning use of cannabis before application for employment; exception; construction of section
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1. A law enforcement agency shall not
require any peace officer to:
(a) Disclose the peace officers assets, debts,
sources of income or other financial information or make such a disclosure a
condition precedent to a promotion, job assignment or other personnel action
unless that information is necessary to:
(1) Determine the peace officers
credentials for transfer to a specialized unit;
(2) Prevent any conflict of interest which
may result in any new assignment; or
(3) Determine whether the peace officer is
engaged in unlawful activity.
(b) Provide an oral or written attestation
concerning any use of cannabis by the peace officer that occurred before the
peace officer submitted his or her application for employment with the law
enforcement agency as a condition precedent to employment with the agency as a
peace officer.
2. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit a law enforcement agency from:
(a) Requiring a peace officer to provide an oral
or written attestation concerning any use of cannabis by the peace officer that
has occurred after the submission of his or her application for employment with
the law enforcement agency as a condition precedent to employment with the
agency as a peace officer; or
(b) Adopting a policy that requires a peace
officer to submit to a screening test as:
(1) A condition precedent to employment;
or
(2) A condition for continued employment.
3. As used in this section, use of
cannabis includes the adult use of cannabis and the medical use of cannabis.

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