Nevada Code § 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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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.

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