The Nevada State Legislature Police serve the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau and Nevada Legislature in Carson City and Las Vegas. The Legislative Building in Carson City is a 184,000-square-foot (17,100 m2) facility that is situated on 12 acres (4.9 ha) of flanked by the State Capitol and Supreme Court.
The Legislature Police protect all legislative employees and property and those using it. The force works for the Legislature and is not a subsidiary of any other state division. It consists of full-time officers and permanent, part-time intermittent and temporary session officers. While the Legislature is in session, officers work a minimum of 120 days. All officers have extensive law enforcement backgrounds, and many are retired law enforcement officers from around the country.