Nev. Rev. Stat. § 369.625 — Development and contents of curriculum for program; certification and operation of program; adoption of regulations

NRS  369.625    Development and contents of curriculum for program;
certification and operation of program; adoption of regulations.
1.  The Commission shall, in cooperation
with state and local law enforcement agencies, develop a curriculum for an
alcoholic beverage awareness program.
2.  The curriculum described in subsection
1:
(a) Must consist of not fewer than 2 hours of
instruction; and
(b) Must include, without limitation, instruction
on the following topics:
(1) The clinical effects of alcohol on the
human body;
(2) Methods of identifying intoxicated
persons;
(3) Relevant provisions of state and local
laws concerning the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages;
(4) Methods of preventing and halting
fights, acts of affray and other disturbances of the peace; and
(5) Methods of preventing:
(I) The entry of minors into
establishments in which minors are prohibited from loitering pursuant to NRS 202.030 ;
(II) The purchase, consumption and
possession of alcoholic beverages by minors as prohibited pursuant to NRS 202.020 , including, without limitation,
the recognition of altered or falsified forms of identification; and
(III) The selling and furnishing of
alcoholic beverages to minors as prohibited pursuant to NRS 202.055 .
3.  The Administrator of the Commission may
certify an alcoholic beverage awareness program if the Administrator determines
that:
(a) The program meets the curricular requirements
set forth in subsection 2; and
(b) The persons who will serve as instructors for
the program are competent and qualified to provide instruction in the
curriculum of the program.
4.  An alcoholic beverage awareness program
certified by the Commission:
(a) Must not cost a person more than $40 to
complete; and
(b) May be presented through the use of
audiovisual technology. As used in this paragraph, “audiovisual technology”
includes, without limitation, the use of closed-circuit video,
videoconferencing, videotapes, computers, television, the Internet or any other
electronic means of communication, or any combination thereof.
5.  The Commission shall adopt such
regulations:
(a) As the Commission determines to be necessary
or advisable to carry out the provisions of this section; and
(b) As are necessary to ensure that a person who
successfully completes an alcoholic beverage awareness program certified
pursuant to subsection 3 receives a card which verifies that the person has
successfully completed that program. The regulations must provide additionally
that a card described in this paragraph:
(1) Is valid for a period of 4 years from
the date of issuance and may be renewed for like consecutive periods upon
successful completion by the holder of the card of an alcoholic beverage
awareness program certified by the Commission; and
(2) Must be honored, in any jurisdiction
in which the provisions of NRS 369.630
apply, as indicia of the successful completion of an alcoholic beverage
awareness program certified by the Commission.
6.  As used in this section, “minor” means
a person who is under 21 years of age.