289.820 - Peace officer prohibited from engaging in racial profiling; retaliatory or punitive action prohibited against peace officer for disclosure of information concerning racial profiling. - Nevada Statutes

289.820  Peace officer prohibited from engaging in racial profiling; retaliatory or punitive action prohibited against peace officer for disclosure of information concerning racial profiling.

      1.  A peace officer shall not engage in racial profiling.

      2.  No retaliatory or punitive action may be taken against a peace officer who discloses information concerning racial profiling.

      3.  For purposes of this section, “racial profiling” means reliance by a peace officer upon the race, ethnicity or national origin of a person as a factor in initiating action when the race, ethnicity or national origin of the person is not part of an identifying description of a specific suspect for a specific crime.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2852)