NRS432B.620. Certification of peace officers who regularly investigate cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children; regulations.

      1.  A peace officer assigned to investigate regularly cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years must be certified to carry out those duties by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission.

      2.  The Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission shall require each peace officer assigned to investigate regularly cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years to complete, within 1 year after the peace officer is assigned to investigate those cases and each year thereafter, a program of training for the detection and investigation of and response to cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years.

      3.  If a law enforcement agency does not have a peace officer who is certified to investigate cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years pursuant to NRS 432B.610, it may consult with a peace officer of another law enforcement agency who is so certified.

      4.  The Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission shall:

      (a) Establish the program of training required pursuant to subsection 2.

      (b) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

      5.  The provisions of this section do not prohibit a peace officer who is not certified to investigate cases of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18 years pursuant to NRS 432B.610 from testifying or presenting evidence at any proceeding relating to the sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under the age of 18 years.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 1336; A 1999, 2430)