Existing law establishes the primary responsibilities of the Chief of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety. (NRS 480.460) Section 6 of this bill adds to the responsibilities of the Chief of the Investigation Division the duty to assist in the investigation of domestic terror activity upon the request of a law enforcement agency. Section 2 of this bill defines domestic terror activity to mean any of the following offenses: (1) acts of terrorism and certain related acts; (2) armed association; (3) criminal anarchy; (4) criminal syndicalism; (5) unlawful drill or parade with arms; (6) simulation of summons or other legal process; and (7) the commission of an unlawful act because of the actual or perceived characteristics of another person or group of persons. Section 4 of this bill establishes the Anti-Domestic Terrorism Assistance Account within the State General Fund, to be administered by the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military and requires the Chief to submit a proposal for an expenditure from the Account to the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, which is required to follow the same procedure for recommending the distribution of money from the Account as it does for recommending the distribution of money from any federal homeland security grant or related program. Section 4 requires that the money in the Account be used to support state or local programs aimed at countering domestic terror activity, and section 8 of this bill makes an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Account to provide grants to support such state and local programs. Section 7.8 of this bill makes a conforming change to provide that the duties of the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security include recommending the distribution of money from the Account for use by state and local agencies. Existing law authorizes the Chief of the Investigation Division to enter into agreements with any state or local law enforcement agency in this State or in any other state to carry out the duties of the Division. (NRS 480.480) Section 7 of this bill provides that the Chief of the Investigation Division may also enter into agreements with intelligence centers in this State or in any other state in order to carry out the duties of the Division. Existing law defines the term “act of terrorism,” in part to include any act involving the use or attempted use of sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to cause great bodily harm or death to the general population. (NRS 202.4415) Section 7.2 of this bill includes additional actions that constitute an act of terrorism and defines the terms “civil disobedience,” “coercion,” “sabotage” and “violence” for the purposes of the commission of an act of terrorism. Existing law sets forth the actions that constitute criminal anarchy and criminal syndicalism. (NRS 203.115, 203.117) Sections 7.4 and 7.6 of this bill require that such actions be directed at inciting or producing imminent lawless action and likely to incite or produce such imminent lawless action. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of sections 2 and 4 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 480.400, 480.460, 480.480
Reprint 1: 480.400, 480.460, 480.480, 202.4415, 203.115, 203.117, 239C.160
BDR: 480.400, 480.460, 480.480