This text of Nevada § 269.234 (Prohibition on sounding of certain sirens, bells or alarms; penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
1. An unincorporated town in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by the town which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin or color to leave the town by a specific time, for a purpose other than:
(a)Alerting persons to an emergency;
(b)Testing the siren, bell or alarm at reasonably scheduled intervals of not more than once every 6 months; or
(c)Celebrating or recognizing a day declared to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015 on the day of the legal holiday or the day on which the legal holiday is recognized.
2. Any unincorporated town that sounds a siren, bell or alarm in violation of subsection 1 is sub Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
1. An unincorporated town in this State may not sound a siren, bell or alarm if a siren, bell or alarm is currently or was previously sounded on specific days or times in association with an ordinance enacted by the town which required persons of a particular race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin or color to leave the town by a specific time, for a purpose other than:
(a) Alerting persons to an emergency;
(b) Testing the siren, bell or alarm at reasonably scheduled intervals of not more than once every 6 months; or
(c) Celebrating or recognizing a day declared to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236.015 on the day of the legal holiday or the day on which the legal holiday is recognized.
2. Any unincorporated town that sounds a siren, bell or alarm in violation of subsection 1 is subject to a penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation. The Attorney General may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such an action must be commenced within 1 year after the violation.
3. An unincorporated town shall not take adverse employment action against an employee who reports a violation of this section to law enforcement.