NAC648.345. Prerequisites; certification of firearms instructors; renewal.

     1. A licensee or an employee who is registered pursuant to NRS 648.1493 may not carry any firearm while performing the duties for the type of business for which he or she is licensed or employed unless the licensee or employee:

     (a) Is certified by the Board as a firearms instructor pursuant to subsection 2; or

     (b) Has successfully completed and received certification from a course of training approved by the Board in carrying, handling and using firearms safely.

     2. The Board may certify a person who meets the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 648.110 as a firearms instructor in carrying, handling and using firearms safely if the applicant:

     (a) Is at least 21 years of age.

     (b) Has not been convicted of a felony or any crime involving the illegal use or possession of a firearm.

     (c) Submits a completed application with proof satisfactory to the Board of the applicant’s qualifications and experience and pays a fee of $100. The application must include:

          (1) A detailed statement of the applicant’s qualifications and experience in carrying, handling and using firearms.

          (2) A detailed statement of the applicant’s qualifications and experience in providing instruction to other persons in carrying, handling and using firearms safely, including, without limitation, the applicant’s experience in providing instruction to peace officers, security officers or military personnel in carrying, handling and using firearms safely.

          (3) Evidence of the applicant’s successful completion of at least 40 hours of training on the instruction of peace officers, security officers or military personnel in carrying, handling and using firearms safely, and evidence of the applicant’s certification as an instructor for peace officers, security officers or military personnel for each type of firearm for which the applicant wishes to provide such instruction.

     (d) Successfully passes a written examination for firearms instructors, which must include, without limitation, questions relating to:

          (1) The applicable federal and state laws and regulations, local government ordinances and court decisions related to carrying, handling and using firearms and the use of deadly force.

          (2) The requirements of this chapter and chapter 648 of NRS and any administrative requirements.

          (3) The civil and criminal liability related to carrying, handling and using firearms and the use of deadly force.

          (4) The process for conducting and the contents of the minimum curriculum for a course of training in carrying, handling and using firearms safely pursuant to NAC 648.346.

     (e) Successfully passes a live fire skills test for firearms instructors by:

          (1) Demonstrating each of the skills required by the minimum curriculum for a course of training in carrying, handling and using firearms safely pursuant to NAC 648.346.

          (2) Qualifying with the course of fire established by the Board pursuant to NAC 648.346 with a minimum score of 275 out of 300 on a full-size B27-type target for each type of firearm for which the applicant wishes to provide such instruction.

          (3) Demonstrating knowledge of the minimum curriculum for a course of training in carrying, handling and using firearms safely pursuant to NAC 648.346 by successfully teaching any section of the course with not more than 15 minutes of notice from an instructor designated by the Board.

Ê At any time during the live fire skills test, an instructor designated by the Board may prohibit an applicant from proceeding because the applicant has demonstrated a skill deficiency or has committed a safety violation.

     3. To renew the applicant’s certification as a firearms instructor, the applicant must:

     (a) Submit an application for renewal to the Board on or before July 1 next following the date the certificate was issued or last renewed;

     (b) Submit proof satisfactory to the Board of the completion of at least 8 hours of education or training on the subjects described in NAC 648.346 within the previous 12 months; and

     (c) Pay a fee to the Board of $100.

     4. As evidence of a person’s certification as a firearms instructor or renewal thereof, the Board will issue to the person a certification card which he or she shall carry on his or her person.

     (Added to NAC by Priv. Investigator’s Lic. Bd., eff. 11-13-85; A 9-18-87; 4-22-93; 10-25-93; R009-10, 8-13-2010; R047-12 & R067-12, 10-23-2013)