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While the deputy city marshals’ primary role is to enforce laws on city-owned property, deputy city marshals are also authorized to enforce all municipal street and traffic laws as well as state vehicle laws applicable to city roadways. Marshals frequently travel on city streets while responding to calls or patrolling facilities and may witness crimes in progress, requiring immediate action to protect citizens, safeguard property and prevent harm. This authority includes enforcing moving traffic violations within the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy City Marshals |url=https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety/City-Marshals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305053652/https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety |archive-date=5 March 2025 |website=Official website of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety}}</ref> |
While the deputy city marshals’ primary role is to enforce laws on city-owned property, deputy city marshals are also authorized to enforce all municipal street and traffic laws as well as state vehicle laws applicable to city roadways. Marshals frequently travel on city streets while responding to calls or patrolling facilities and may witness crimes in progress, requiring immediate action to protect citizens, safeguard property and prevent harm. This authority includes enforcing moving traffic violations within the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deputy City Marshals |url=https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety/City-Marshals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305053652/https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Safety |archive-date=5 March 2025 |website=Official website of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety}}</ref> |
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A class action lawsuit accused the City of Las Vegas and its marshals of engaging in a “systemic pattern of unconstitutional and unlawful conduct” by conducting arrests outside their legal jurisdiction. Filed in U.S. District Court by attorney Adam Breeden on behalf of Derek Myers, the lawsuit stems from a January 9 2025 incident where Myers was pulled over by city marshals on I-11 near Craig Road for alleged traffic violations. The complaint alleges that the marshals conducted an unlawful search of Myers and his vehicle, performed a faulty DUI test, and arrested him without a warrant, leading to his 17-hour detention. The lawsuit claims he is one of potentially thousands of victims subjected to allegedly illegal actions by the marshals. The lawsuit seeks over $1 million in damages for battery, false arrest, and violations of Myers’ 4th and 14th Amendment rights.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Las Vegas city marshals sued for stepping outside their jurisdiction {{!}} Courthouse News Service | url=https://www.courthousenews.com/las-vegas-city-marshals-sued-for-stepping-outside-their-jurisdiction/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328061426/https://www.courthousenews.com/las-vegas-city-marshals-sued-for-stepping-outside-their-jurisdiction/ | access-date=2025-09-01 | archive-date=2025-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=New class action lawsuit accuses Las Vegas city marshals of ‘unlawful arrests’ | url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/03/28/new-class-action-lawsuit-accuses-las-vegas-city-marshals-unlawful-arrests/ | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=www.fox5vegas.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Lawsuit filed against Las Vegas city marshals for alleged ‘abuse of authority’ {{!}} KLAS | url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-las-vegas-city-marshals-for-alleged-abuse-of-authority/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328163058/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-las-vegas-city-marshals-for-alleged-abuse-of-authority/ | access-date=2025-09-01 | archive-date=2025-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Las Vegas faces federal lawsuit over alleged marshal overreach | url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-faces-federal-lawsuit-over-alleged-marshal-overreach | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=news3lv.com}}</ref><ref name=”auto”>{{Cite web | title=Lawsuit alleges City Marshals repeatedly operate outside their jurisdiction | url=https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/lawsuit-alleges-las-vegas-city-marshals-repeatedly-operate-outside-their-jurisdiction | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=www.ktnv.com}}</ref> In June 2025, Myers was criminally charged with DUI, reckless driving, and failure to provide proof of insurance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bleakley |first=Caroline |title=Man who filed federal lawsuit over traffic stop charged with DUI |date=10 June 2025 |work=Yahoo Sports |publisher=[[Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)|Yahoo, Inc.]] |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/man-filed-federal-lawsuit-over-193729677.html |quote=Charges were filed against a man who accused the City of Las Vegas of having “renegade city marshals” after he was pulled over and arrested for DUI. Derek Myers, 32, was driving on I-11/US95 on Jan. 9, 2025, when two city marshals, Jason Brooks and Sergio Guzman, pulled him over for alleged traffic violations. Criminal charges of DUI, reckless driving, and failure to provide proof of insurance were filed against Myers on June 9, after toxicology results ‘confirmed the presence of impairing prescription medications and controlled substances in his system,’ according to a news release from the City of Las Vegas.}}</ref> |
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According to an investigation by [[KTNV]] conducted in March 2025, the department routinely exceeds its jurisdictional limits and performs many arrests and citations outside of its authority and jurisdiction. The investigation showed videos of Marshals arresting people throughout the city and county. The news report showed marshals stopping and detaining homeless people throughout the city, as well as physically abusing them. <ref name=”auto”/> |
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On April 25 2025, the [[ACLU]] filed a separate lawsuit against the [[City of Las Vegas]] alleging that even more victims had been illegally stopped and arrested or cited than was previously believed, and that victims were being brutalized. “If our client can get stopped for a traffic infraction while headed home from the airport, and be accosted and assaulted, disrespected, humiliated and injured in this fashion, it can happen to anybody in this community,” ACLU Director Haseebullah said. “Again, all of this during a traffic stop they never should have been involved with.”<ref>{{Cite web | title=Second civil rights lawsuit accuses Las Vegas marshals of abusing authority | url=https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/second-civil-rights-lawsuit-accuses-city-of-las-vegas-marshals-of-abusing-their-authority | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=www.ktnv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Second lawsuit filed alleging Las Vegas city marshal overstepped authority | url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/second-lawsuit-filed-alleging-las-vegas-city-marshal-overstepped-authority-jurisdiction-court-aclu-nevada | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=news3lv.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Las Vegas City Marshals facing another civil rights lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ traffic stop | url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/04/30/las-vegas-city-marshals-facing-another-civil-rights-lawsuit-over-unlawful-traffic-stop/ | access-date=2025-09-01 | website=www.fox5vegas.com}}</ref> |
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Another investigation by [[KTNV]] in 2025 revealed a troubling picture of the Las Vegas City Marshals’ conduct: they aggressively detained an innocent man despite not knowing who committed the alleged act, body-camera footage shows officers boasting “it doesn’t matter… you’re still going to jail,” and their report appears riddled with misrepresentations — yet the city refuses to clarify whether any real discipline occurred, leaving one marshal badge-less and another allegedly relegated to desk duty with little transparency or accountability. The same officer, Sergio Guzman, is named in three separate lawsuits accusing him of illegal actions. <ref>https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/las-vegas-city-marshals-tackle-wrong-man-in-case-of-mistaken-identity</ref> <ref>https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/one-las-vegas-marshal-no-longer-has-badge-another-reportedly-on-desk-duty-in-wake-of-13-investigation</ref> |
Another investigation by [[KTNV]] in 2025 revealed a troubling picture of the Las Vegas City Marshals’ conduct: they aggressively detained an innocent man despite not knowing who committed the alleged act, body-camera footage shows officers boasting “it doesn’t matter… you’re still going to jail,” and their report appears riddled with misrepresentations — yet the city refuses to clarify whether any real discipline occurred, leaving one marshal badge-less and another allegedly relegated to desk duty with little transparency or accountability. The same officer, Sergio Guzman, is named in three separate lawsuits accusing him of illegal actions. <ref>https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/las-vegas-city-marshals-tackle-wrong-man-in-case-of-mistaken-identity</ref> <ref>https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/one-las-vegas-marshal-no-longer-has-badge-another-reportedly-on-desk-duty-in-wake-of-13-investigation</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 08:14, 26 November 2025
Security police agency of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada
Law enforcement agency
| Las Vegas City Marshals | |
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| Common name | Deputy City Marshals |
| Abbreviation | LVCM |
| Operations jurisdiction | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada |
| Legal jurisdiction | Las Vegas |
| General nature | |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas |
| Deputy city marshals | 53 (as of 2017) |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety |
| Official website | |
The Las Vegas City Marshals (LVCM) is a security police agency of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The LVCM is responsible for providing law enforcement and security services to buildings, parks, trails, and other properties owned, leased, or controlled by the Las Vegas municipal government. The agency is part of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety (LVDPS).[1]
City marshals are Nevada state-certified law enforcement officers with jurisdiction and authority on city-owned properties such as parks, libraries, and courts.[2][3] The LVCM consisted of 53 deputy city marshals as of 2017.[4]
Deputy City Marshals are state-certified law enforcement officers that work for the city of Las Vegas and protect city property, parks, trails, and facilities.[1] This is done in conjunction with the other law enforcement agencies in Las Vegas and Clark County, namely the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, for whom the LVCM patrols parks.[4]
The LVDPS also manages the LVDPS Corrections Division (which operates the Las Vegas Detention Center) and the LVDPS Animal Protection Services (the city’s animal control service),[5] though these are not connected to the LVCM and its duties. Also separate from the LVCM is the Marshal Division of the Las Vegas Justice Court, which provides security policing services to city courthouses.[6]
| Marshal of the City of Las Vegas |
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| Deputy City Marshal Lieutenant |
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| Deputy City Marshal Sergeant |
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| Deputy City Marshal | No insignia |
Deputy City Marshals wear dark blue uniforms, though their police motorcycle units wear bright blue uniform tops. Deputy City Marshals are armed with a pistol alongside other standard police equipment, such as a taser and a baton.
The LVCM formerly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, but after its discontinuation, they were retired in favor of newer Ford Police Interceptor Sedan and Ford Police Interceptor Utility cruisers. The LVCM also uses a fleet of dirtbikes.[7]
Jurisdiction and authority
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Sworn LVCM personnel are classified as “category I” peace officers by the state of Nevada,[8] which are defined by Nevada state law as “unrestricted” peace officers.[9]
Legal issues and controversies
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As of 2025, the LVCM are subject to lawsuits which allege that LVCM peace officers lack the authority to execute motor vehicle stops and particularly lack the jurisdiction to perform law enforcement actions outside of “real property” directly controlled by the city of Las Vegas.[10][11]
However, this is contested by the city of Las Vegas which asserts that:
While the deputy city marshals’ primary role is to enforce laws on city-owned property, deputy city marshals are also authorized to enforce all municipal street and traffic laws as well as state vehicle laws applicable to city roadways. Marshals frequently travel on city streets while responding to calls or patrolling facilities and may witness crimes in progress, requiring immediate action to protect citizens, safeguard property and prevent harm. This authority includes enforcing moving traffic violations within the city.[12]
Another investigation by KTNV in 2025 revealed a troubling picture of the Las Vegas City Marshals’ conduct: they aggressively detained an innocent man despite not knowing who committed the alleged act, body-camera footage shows officers boasting “it doesn’t matter… you’re still going to jail,” and their report appears riddled with misrepresentations — yet the city refuses to clarify whether any real discipline occurred, leaving one marshal badge-less and another allegedly relegated to desk duty with little transparency or accountability. The same officer, Sergio Guzman, is named in three separate lawsuits accusing him of illegal actions. [13] [14]
- ^ a b “Public Safety”. Home. April 17, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ “CityMarshalls | DocumentCloud”. www.documentcloud.org. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ “2024 Nevada Revised Statutes :: Chapter 280 – Metropolitan Police Departments :: NRS 280.125 – Establishment and administration of units of specialized law enforcement by participating political subdivisions; jurisdiction and authority”. Justia Law.
- ^ a b “Safety in Las Vegas parks a concern for City Council”. Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 25, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ “Public Safety Department”. Official website of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025.
- ^ “LVJC Marshal Division”. Official website of the Las Vegas Justice Court. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025.
The LVJC Marshals are responsible for the security and safety of LVJC Judges, Hearing Masters, staff, civilians, an in custody defendants. LVJC Marshals are category I Peace Officers that: Provide court security and related services[;] Prevent or address disturbances[;] Respond to emergency situations within the Justice Courts[;] Remand persons to custody as ordered by the judge[;] Provide first aid and CPR as needed[…]
- ^ “Las Vegas marshals take to ‘bikes’ in city’s parks, trails”. Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ “Deputy City Marshals”. Official website of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025.
Deputy City Marshals are Category I peace officers under Nevada law, possessing full arrest powers and the authority to conduct traffic stops for observed violations.
- ^ Nevada Revised Statutes § 289.460. Legislature of the State of Nevada. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025.
‘Category I peace officer’ means a peace officer who has unrestricted duties and who is not otherwise listed as a category II or category III peace officer. [Added by the 1999 Statutes of Nevada, page 2419]
- ^ “Las Vegas city marshals sued for stepping outside their jurisdiction | Courthouse News Service”. Archived from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ “Second civil rights lawsuit accuses Las Vegas marshals of abusing authority”. www.ktnv.com. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
- ^ “Deputy City Marshals”. Official website of the Las Vegas Department of Public Safety. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025.
- ^ https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/las-vegas-city-marshals-tackle-wrong-man-in-case-of-mistaken-identity
- ^ https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/one-las-vegas-marshal-no-longer-has-badge-another-reportedly-on-desk-duty-in-wake-of-13-investigation
