NRS281.631. State or local governmental officer or employee prohibited from using authority or influence to prevent disclosure of improper governmental action by another state or local governmental officer or employee.

      1.  A state officer or employee and a local governmental officer or employee shall not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the officer or employee to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command, influence or attempt to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command or influence another state officer or employee or another local governmental officer or employee, as applicable, in an effort to interfere with or prevent the disclosure of information concerning improper governmental action.

      2.  For the purposes of this section, use of “official authority or influence” includes taking, directing others to take, recommending, processing or approving any personnel action such as an appointment, promotion, transfer, assignment, reassignment, reinstatement, restoration, reemployment, evaluation or other disciplinary action.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1992; A 2001, 3050)