As used in this chapter, unless the
context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 205A.020
and 205A.030 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2700 )
“Board” means the Advisory Board
for the Nevada Task Force for Technological Crime created pursuant to NRS
205A.040 .
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2700 )
“Technological crime”
means any crime that involves, directly or indirectly, any component,
device, equipment, system or network that, alone or in conjunction with
any other component, device, equipment, system or network, is designed or
has the capability to:
1. Be programmed; or
2. Generate, process, store, retrieve, convey, emit, transmit,
receive, relay, record or reproduce any data, information, image,
program, signal or sound in a technological format, including, without
limitation, a format that involves analog, digital, electronic,
electromagnetic, magnetic or optical technology.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2701 )
1. The Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for Technological
Crime is hereby created.
2. The Board consists of nine members as follows:
(a) The Attorney General.
(b) The Director of the Department of Information Technology.
(c) One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of
the Senate.
(d) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly.
(e) Five other persons appointed by the Governor as follows:
(1) Two persons who represent major sectors of the economy
of this state that are impacted significantly by technological crimes.
(2) One person who is an employee of a law enforcement
agency of this state.
(3) One person who is an employee of a public educational
institution within this state.
(4) One person who is a resident of this state and who is
employed by the Federal Government.
3. Each member of the Board who is appointed to the Board serves
for a term of 4 years. A vacancy on the Board in an appointed position
must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A member
may be reappointed to the Board.
4. The members of the Board shall elect a Chairman and Vice
Chairman by majority vote. After the initial election, the Chairman and
Vice Chairman shall hold office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1
of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the chairmanship or vice
chairmanship, the members of the Board shall elect a Chairman or Vice
Chairman, as appropriate, from among its members for the remainder of the
unexpired term.
5. The members of the Board:
(a) Serve without compensation; and
(b) May, upon written request, receive the per diem allowance and
travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while
engaged in the business of the Board.
6. A member of the Board who is an officer or employee of this
state or a political subdivision of this state must be relieved from his
duties without loss of his regular compensation so that he may prepare
for and attend meetings of the Board and perform any work necessary to
carry out the duties of the Board in the most timely manner practicable.
A state agency or political subdivision of this state shall not require
an officer or employee who is a member of the Board to make up the time
he is absent from work to carry out his duties as a member of the Board
or use annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2701 )
1. The Board shall meet at least once every quarter and at the
times and places specified by a call of the Chairman or a majority of the
members of the Board.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a member of the
Board may designate in writing a person to represent him at a meeting of
the Board. A representative who has been so designated:
(a) Shall be deemed to be a member of the Board for the purpose of
determining a quorum at the meeting; and
(b) May vote on any matter that is voted on by the regular members
of the Board at the meeting.
3. The Attorney General may designate a representative to serve in
his place on the Board or attend a meeting of the Board in his place. The
Director of the Department of Information Technology may designate a
representative to serve in his place on the Board or attend a meeting of
the Board in his place.
4. Five members of the Board constitute a quorum. A quorum may
exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Board.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the
Board:
(a) Is not disqualified from public employment or holding a public
office because of his membership on the Board; and
(b) Does not forfeit his public office or public employment because
of his membership on the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2702 )
The Board shall:
1. Facilitate cooperation between state, local and federal
officers in detecting, investigating and prosecuting technological crimes.
2. Establish two multi-agency task forces on technological crime,
one based in Reno for northern Nevada and one based in Las Vegas for
southern Nevada, consisting of:
(a) Investigators and prosecutors who are specifically trained to
investigate and prosecute technological crimes; and
(b) Persons from the private sector who are knowledgeable in the
area of information technology or the prevention or detection of
technological crimes.
3. Coordinate and provide training and education for members of
the general public, private industry and governmental agencies,
including, without limitation, law enforcement agencies, concerning the
statistics and methods of technological crimes and how to prevent and
detect technological crimes.
4. Administer, with the assistance of members of private industry,
a program to secure governmental information systems against illegal
intrusions and other criminal activities.
5. Evaluate and recommend changes to the existing civil and
criminal laws relating to technological crimes in response to current and
projected changes in technology and law enforcement techniques.
6. Authorize the payment of expenses incurred by the Board in
carrying out its duties pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2702 )
1. Upon unanimous approval of the members of the Board, the Board
shall appoint an Executive Director of Technological Crime within the
Office of the Attorney General.
2. The Executive Director is in the unclassified service of the
State and serves at the pleasure of the Board.
3. The Board shall establish the qualifications, powers and duties
of the Executive Director.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2703 )
Upon unanimous
approval of the members of the Board, the Board shall appoint a full-time
secretary who is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at
the pleasure of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2703 )
1. The Account for the Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force
for Technological Crime is hereby created in the State General Fund. The
Board shall administer the Account.
2. The money in the Account must only be used to carry out the
provisions of this chapter and pay the expenses incurred by the Board in
the discharge of its duties, including, without limitation, the payment
of any expenses related to the creation and subsequent activities of the
task forces on technological crime.
3. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against
the State are paid.
4. The money in the Account must remain in the Account and must
not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2703 )
1. The Board may apply for any available grants and accept gifts,
grants, appropriations or donations to assist the Board in carrying out
its duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. Any money received by the Board must be deposited in the
Account for the Advisory Board for the Nevada Task Force for
Technological Crime created pursuant to NRS 205A.090 .
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2703 )
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