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This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: this agency is now the Nevada State Police; see https://dps.nv.gov/. (May 2024) |
Nevada Department of Public Safety | |
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Abbreviation | NV DPS |
Agency overview | |
Employees | 1,566.51 |
Annual budget | $507,687,637 (2019–2021) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Nevada, USA |
Size | 110,577.82 square miles (286,400 km2) |
Population | 3,210,931 (2024) |
Legal jurisdiction | Statewide |
Governing body | Governor of Nevada |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 555 Wright Way Carson City, Nevada |
Director of NV DPS responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | |
Nevada DPS website |
The Department of Public Safety of the State of Nevada, commonly known as the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS), is a department of the state government of Nevada.[2]
The agency is headquartered at 555 Wright Way in Carson City.[3]