Nevada Revised Statutes 277A.260 – Security in operations; employment of personnel; establishment of fines; maintenance of certain audio and video recordings; provision of recording upon request by certain employee organizations
1. A commission may:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 277A.260
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Provide for and maintain such security in operations as is necessary for the protection of persons and property under its jurisdiction and control.
(b) Employ professional, technical, clerical and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Establish fines for a passenger who refuses to:
(1) Pay or otherwise fails to pay the proper fare to ride on the public transit system established and operated by the commission; or
(2) Comply with a regional or statewide health and safety standard or mandate. If the commission establishes such fines, the commission may establish procedures that provide for the issuance and collection of the fines.
2. The commission or any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system shall:
(a) Maintain, in accordance with all applicable provisions of state and federal law, any audio or video recording that:
(1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or
(2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system.
(b) Upon the request of an employee organization that is the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provide the employee organization with any audio or video recording that:
(1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or
(2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provided that the commission and the person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system receive a written request by the employee organization for the audio or video recording within 10 calendar days of the incident.