1. The Commission shall require, as a condition of the certification of each peace officer, the completion of training concerning identifying and interacting with persons with developmental disabilities. Such training may include, without limitation, training concerning:
- (a) The nature and manifestation of autism spectrum disorders;
- (b) Appropriate techniques for interviewing or interrogating a person with an autism spectrum disorder;
- (c) Techniques for locating a person with an autism spectrum disorder who is missing and in danger, with as little stress as possible for the person with an autism spectrum disorder;
- (d) Techniques for recognizing the agency of a person with an autism spectrum disorder while identifying potentially abusive or coercive situations;
- (e) Techniques for deescalating a potentially dangerous situation involving a person with an autism spectrum disorder to protect the safety of the peace officer and the person with an autism spectrum disorder;
- (f) Techniques for differentiating between a person with an autism spectrum disorder and a person who does not have an autism spectrum disorder but is acting belligerently, uncooperatively or otherwise similarly to a person with an autism spectrum disorder;
- (g) Procedures to identify and address challenges related to the safety of persons with an autism spectrum disorder in correctional facilities; and
- (h) The impact of interacting with peace officers on persons with autism spectrum disorders.
- 2. Training completed pursuant to this section also satisfies the requirement for such training prescribed by NRS 450B.160 or 450B.180, if applicable.
- 3. As used in this section, “developmental disability” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.007.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2096; A 2025, 2594)