NAC386.839. Standards of conduct: Sports officials.

Each sports official for a sanctioned sport shall:

     1. Maintain confidence and control in carrying out his or her assignment;

     2. Study and understand the rules of the game, contest or meet for which he or she is a sports official and the actions required to carry out those rules;

     3. Cooperate with the Association and any other sports official who is assigned to a game, contest or meet;

     4. Not use his or her position as a sports official to benefit himself or herself or any school, team or pupil;

     5. Not promote the interests of any person or group other than the pupils participating in the game, contest or meet to which he or she is assigned;

     6. Carry out his or her duties as a sports official, including wearing the appropriate clothing or uniform and maintaining a proper appearance for the game, contest or meet;

     7. Officiate each game, contest or meet to which he or she is assigned, regardless of any inconvenience or financial loss incurred by him or her; and

     8. Not use any tobacco or alcoholic beverages or any controlled substance, unless in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription for the controlled substance, on or near the playing area for a game, contest or meet on the day of the game, contest or meet.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004)