{"id":1964,"date":"2019-04-07T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webasm.leg.state.nv.us\/?page_id=1964"},"modified":"2024-05-24T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T23:11:35","slug":"sergeant-at-arms-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leg.state.nv.us\/assembly\/about\/sergeant-at-arms-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembly Sergeant at Arms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The office of the Sergeant at Arms dates back to the days of King Richard I of England, who reigned over England from 1189 to 1199.\u00a0 The Sergeant at Arms was a personal attendant to the King, charged with arresting those suspected of treason.\u00a0 Here in the United States, the role of the Sergeants at Arms began with the first Congress (1789-1791).\u00a0 The first Sergeant at Arms in Nevada served during the 1861 Territorial Legislature, and that tradition continues to this day.<\/p>\n

The Assembly Sergeant at Arms is the principal law enforcement officer for the body and reports to the Speaker and the Chief Clerk.\u00a0 In this capacity, the Sergeant at Arms and his staff oversee the floor and galleries, maintain order and decorum within the Assembly Chamber and the adjoining hallways, and coordinate the safety of the Assembly members and visiting dignitaries within and around the Chamber with the Legislative Police. The Assembly Sergeant at Arms also coordinates the Governor\u2019s biennial State of the State Address and announces all visiting dignitaries to the Assembly.<\/p>\n

When the presiding officer of the Assembly\u2014usually the Speaker\u2014orders a call of the house, it is the responsibility of the Sergeant at Arms to locate and return absent members to the Assembly.\u00a0 Because the Nevada Constitution requires a quorum of members to conduct certain business, this power is essential to the function of the legislative body.\u00a0 The Nevada Constitution also gives the Assembly the power to \u201cpunish, by imprisonment, any person not a member, who shall have been guilty of disrespect to the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence,\u201d and Nevada statute authorizes the Sergeant at Arms to take \u201ctemporary custody\u201d of persons guilty of such charges.<\/p>\n

Questions?\u00a0 Contact the Assembly Sergeant at Arms:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mary Matheus<\/strong>
\nAssembly Sergeant at Arms
\n401 South Carson Street, Room 1119
\nCarson City, NV 89701
\n(775) 684-8524<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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