RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Drones can be used to take stunning pictures of an area. Their perspective cannot be matched.
But beginning the first of the year, Nevada state government and local law enforcement cannot purchase a drone which is not approved by the federal government. The law also deals with drones used to check building compliance and fire codes. Images captured cannot be used in criminal or civil litigation to prove reasonable suspicion or probable cause.
In what some are calling common sense–caregivers who provide assistance to a patient with dementia may qualify for Medicaid compensation under a new law. The law allows for the Medicaid recipient to choose the caregiver who will provide at home personal care services. Compensation will go to that caregiver through Medicaid funds. The caregiver must become an employee of an agency to administer care and take special training to qualify.
And training may be the answer for people caught driving a motorcycle without a license. They may be able to avoid fines and penalties. Beginning January 2025, those cited for the offense can take and pass a motorcycle safety course within nine months of the offense and fines will be lifted by the court.
And three new laws which go into effect January 1, 2025 are courtesy Nevada voters.
Diapers sold here in Nevada will be exempt from state taxes beginning January 1, 2025. Question 5 was approved by Nevada voters with 68% of the vote. It’s estimated the average family spends a $1,000 to $1200 dollars on diapers a year. The tax paid is approximately $84 dollars. Beginning January 1, 2025, that tax will no longer be paid.
Nevada voters approved Question 4 by a little more than 60%. That means slavery or involuntary servitude cannot be used as a punishment for a crime here in Nevada. Such actions were part of the Nevada Constitution. But with approval by Nevada voters such language has been removed from the state Constitution.
On that same ballot 65% of Nevada voters gave thumbs up to Question 2. It aimed to revise Nevada’s Constitution by removing public entities language where the agency helps those with mental illness, blindness, and deafness. With approval by the voters, words like insane, blind, deaf and dumb, will be replaced with significant mental illness, persons who are blind or visually impaired, persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Those with intellectual or developmental disabilities will now be paid minimum wage in Nevada beginning January 1, 2025. The new law prevents an employer who provides a job or day training from entering a contract with a person with intellectual or developmental disabilities where the wage is less than the state minimum.
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