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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. No action may be brought against:
(a) A sheriff or county assessor which is based solely upon any act or omission of a deputy;
(b) A chief of a police department which is based solely upon any act or omission of an officer of the department;
(c) A chief of a fire department which is based solely upon any act or omission of a firefighter or other person called to assist the department;
(d) A member of the board of trustees of a county school district, the superintendent of schools of that school district or the principal of a school, which is based solely upon any act or omission of a person volunteering as a crossing guard; or
(e) A chief of a local law enforcement agency which is based solely on any act or omission of a person volunteering as a crossing guard.
2. This section does not:
(a) Limit the authority of the State or a political subdivision or a public corporation of the State to bring an action on any bond or insurance policy provided pursuant to law for or on behalf of any person who may be aggrieved or wronged.
(b) Limit or abridge the jurisdiction of any court to render judgment upon any such bond or insurance policy for the benefit of any person so aggrieved or wronged.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings § 41.0335. Actions against certain officers and employees of political subdivisions for acts or omissions of other persons - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-3-remedies-special-actions-and-proceedings/nv-rev-st-41-0335/
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