Existing law prohibits a peace officer from placing a person who is in the custody of the peace officer in any position which compresses his or her airway or restricts his or her ability to breathe. Existing law also requires a peace officer to monitor any person who is in the custody of the peace officer for any signs of distress and to take any actions necessary to place such a person in a recovery position if he or she appears to be in distress or indicates that he or she cannot breathe. (NRS 193.305) Section 1 of this bill requires a peace officer to ensure that medical aid is rendered to a person who indicates that he or she cannot breathe by an emergency medical attendant, physician, physician assistant or registered nurse as soon as practicable. Section 2 of this bill requires each law enforcement agency to adopt written policies and procedures governing the performance of copyrighted works by peace officers employed by the law enforcement agency while on duty, including policies prohibiting a peace officer from performing, or causing the performance of, a copyrighted work for the purpose of preventing or interfering with the dissemination or sharing of a recording of the peace officer performing his or her official duties, with certain exceptions. Section 2 prohibits retaliation or punitive action against a peace officer who discloses information concerning the performance of a copyrighted work in violation of such policies and procedures. Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol or other indicator of a medical condition on a driver's license or identification card. (NRS 483.3485, 483.863) Sections 4 and 6 of this bill authorize the Department to adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol, and not any other indicator, of a medical condition on a driver's license and identification card, respectively. If the Department establishes such a program, sections 4 and 6 additionally require: (1) the Department to adopt a single symbol to represent all applicable medical conditions; (2) the regulations adopted by the Department to provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her driver's license or identification card if the person is on anticoagulants or has certain specified medical conditions; (3) the Department to maintain a record of the medical condition for which the symbol indicating a medical condition was imprinted on the driver's license or identification card of a person; and (4) the Department to maintain certain information about the program on its Internet website. If the Department establishes such a program, sections 4 and 6 also: (1) authorize the regulations adopted by the Department to provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her driver's license or identification card to indicate other medical conditions not specified in statute as the Department deems appropriate; and (2) require the Department to provide a means for members of the public to suggest additional medical conditions. Sections 3 and 5 of this bill make conforming changes in existing provisions relating to the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or identification card for consistency with the revisions made to the program pursuant to sections 4 and 6. Section 7 of this bill requires the Department to include certain information regarding the program on the notifications for renewal of registration issued by the Department for a 12-month period. Section 6.5 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Department for programming costs and necessary system enhancements associated with carrying out the provisions of sections 4, 6 and 7.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863
Reprint 1: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863
Reprint 2: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863
Reprint 3: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863
As Enrolled: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863
BDR: 193.305, 483.340, 483.3485, 483.840, 483.863