NV Security Guard

A private patrol officer or security guard licensed by the Board, not necessarily Board staff. NAC 648.341 places the duty on that licensee to administer a Board-provided examination and ensure a 100 percent score, or to verify a qualifying pass. NAC 648.310 separately lets the Board prepare examinations and designate police officers or other law enforcement officials to administer them.

You need 100 percent. NAC 648.341 states the licensee must ensure the unlicensed person passes with a score of 100 percent, and NAC 648.343 treats a 100 percent result as what the Board-issued card or website verification proves. There is no published partial-credit threshold, so treat every topic as required.

NAC 648.342 lists five areas: recognizing noncompliance with specific laws (NRS 171.126, 199.310, 199.430, 207.200, 648.013, 648.016, subsection 5 of NRS 648.030, 648.060, 648.063, 648.140, 648.160, 648.200, 648.203); recognizing noncompliance with specific regulations (subsection 3 of NAC 648.334, NAC 648.338, subsection 5 of NAC 648.431); general rights of citizens; powers of arrest; and limits of authority.

The source text does not state a question count, time limit, or question format for this examination. NAC 648.310 addresses scheduling of examinations generally, not the internal length of the unlicensed-employee test. Ask the licensee administering your examination for its format before you sit for it.

The source text does not set a retake policy or waiting period for this examination. What it does establish is that a licensee may accept proof that you passed an examination administered by another licensee within the immediately preceding 60 months with a score of 100 percent (NAC 648.341). Confirm retake logistics directly with the administering licensee.

The administering licensee must record the examination date on your record in the Board's records website within 5 business days after the examination, and must keep a copy of the results on file for 60 months after that date (NAC 648.343). The Board may audit the licensee's records, so keep your own copy of any card issued to you.

Start with the two noncompliance domains, because they name exact statutes and regulations you can read directly. Then study powers of arrest and limits of authority as a pair, since many scenarios turn on whether an action exceeded authority. Finish with general rights of citizens, which supplies the standard for judging whether conduct in a scenario was lawful.

Two things. First, the exam asks you to recognize noncompliance, so an answer can be wrong for exceeding authority even when the guard's goal was reasonable. Second, the cited regulation list is short and specific - subsection 3 of NAC 648.334, NAC 648.338 and subsection 5 of NAC 648.431 - so guessing at other rules instead of reading those three costs points you cannot afford at a 100 percent standard.

No. This is the examination for unlicensed employees under NAC 648.341 and 648.342. NAC 648.310 governs the Board's own examinations, including quarterly sittings in January, April, July and October and simultaneous administration to applicants. Do not assume rules from one apply to the other.