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H.D. Justice
About the Nevada Highway
Patrol According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, “In
1908 the Nevada State Police was created to provide a state level law enforcement presence as a result of labor strikes in
the mining communities. When Henry Ford made ownership of the automobile accessible to the populous of America by mass producing
the Model T Ford, the problem of enforcing the laws of the road soon followed. On June 23, 1923, the first Nevada State Highway
Patrolman was hired by the Nevada Highway Department under the supervision of the Inspector of the Nevada State Police. This
officer and the Inspector of the State Police would travel throughout the State collecting automobile registration fees and
enforcing the laws of the highway. Nevada was one of the first western states to have an organized highway patrol function.
Today the Nevada Highway Patrol serves the citizens and visitors of our State
with 356 commissioned officers and 177 civilians. The duties of the Patrol range from enforcing the laws on the highways to
operating the State's criminal history repository. The headquarters office is located in Carson City with regional offices
in Las Vegas, Reno and Elko. The Nevada Highway Patrol is dedicated to ensuring safe, economical, and enjoyable use of the
highways: protecting peaceful citizens against violence and disorder and assisting law enforcement agencies throughout our
State and the nation.”
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