NAC648.350. Course of training: Certification of successful completion and qualification with firearm; issuance of certification card; maintenance of certification; repetition of course and request for exemption by certain persons; fees; duties of certified person.

     1. To certify a person’s successful completion of the course of training in carrying, handling and using firearms safely, and his or her successful qualification with a firearm, a firearms instructor shall, within 5 days of the person’s successful completion of the course of training and on a form provided by the Board, submit to the Board the person’s name and registration number, the time, date and location of the course of training, and the certifications and qualifications that the person obtained.

     2. After receipt of the information submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Board will:

     (a) Issue to a person who has successfully completed the course of training a plastic certification card which contains the name, photograph and registration number of the person, the expiration date of the person’s certification and the designated qualification months established for that person pursuant to subsection 3; and

     (b) Maintain an electronic record for each person who has been issued a certification card pursuant to paragraph (a) that indicates whether the person’s card is valid and lists each type and caliber of firearm that the person is certified to carry, handle and use.

     3. A person who has been certified pursuant to this section and who wishes to maintain his or her certification must successfully qualify for certification every 6 months, on any day during his or her designated qualification months. The designated qualification months are determined by the month of the person’s initial qualification and will not change. If, after a person’s initial qualification, the person successfully qualifies for certification or for a different type or caliber of firearm during a month that is not one of his or her designated qualification months, the person must successfully qualify again during his or her next designated qualification month, even if the period between such qualifications is less than 6 months. The qualification cycle will be as follows:

Initial course month                                        Designated qualification months

January or July                                                January and July

February or August                                        February and August

March or September                                       March and September

April or October                                             April and October

May or November                                          May and November

June or December                                           June and December

     4. The certification card issued pursuant to subsection 2 is valid for 5 years if the person successfully qualifies every year during each of his or her designated qualification months on a course of fire that is given by a certified firearms instructor and is approved by the Board. If the person fails to qualify during any of his or her designated qualification months, the card becomes invalid and the person shall not use a firearm in the course of employment until he or she successfully qualifies.

     5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a person fails to qualify for at least 2 successive designated qualification months or his or her certification card expires, he or she must repeat the course of training. If a person fails to qualify during at least 2 successive designated qualification months or his or her certification card expires because he or she is deployed on full-time active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, the person may request an exemption from repeating the course of training by submitting a written request along with official documentation of such deployment to the Executive Director. The Executive Director may, in his or her discretion and on a case-by-case basis, grant an exemption pursuant to this subsection after taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances.

     6. To cover the Board’s administrative costs related to the certification and qualification of a person by a certified firearms instructor, the instructor shall remit to the Board $25 for each certification card issued by the Board pursuant to this section and $5 for each qualification of a person pursuant to subsection 3. If a person’s certification card is lost or stolen, the person must remit to the Board $25 to obtain a replacement card.

     7. The person to whom the certification card is issued shall:

     (a) Have it in his or her possession while carrying a firearm in the performance of his or her duties;

     (b) Produce it upon the request of any peace officer or a representative of the Board; and

     (c) Not carry or possess a firearm in the performance of his or her duties unless the certification card is valid.

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