Nevada § 176.156 - Disclosure of report of presentence or general investigation; corrections to report; persons entitled to use report; confidentiality of report
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§ 176.156. Disclosure of report of presentence or general investigation; corrections to report; persons entitled to use report; confidentiality of report
1. The Division shall disclose to the prosecuting attorney, the counsel for the defendant
and the defendant the factual content of the report of: (a) Any presentence investigation made pursuant to NRS 176.135 and, if applicable, provide the documentation required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 176.153 , in the period provided in NRS 176.153 . (b) Any general investigation made pursuant to NRS 176.151 . The Division shall afford an opportunity to each party to object to factual errors
in any such report. The court may order the Division to correct the contents of any such report following
sentencing of the defendant if, within 180 days after the date on which the judgment
of conviction was entered, the prosecuting attorney and the defendant stipulate to
correcting the contents of any such report. 2. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request, the Division shall disclose
the content of a report of a presentence investigation or general investigation to
a law enforcement agency of this State or a political subdivision thereof and to a
law enforcement agency of the Federal Government for the limited purpose of performing
their duties, including, without limitation, conducting hearings that are public in
nature. 3. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request, the Division shall disclose
the content of a report of a presentence investigation or general investigation to
the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human
Services for the limited purpose of performing its duties, including, without limitation,
evaluating and providing any report or information to the Division concerning the
mental health of: (a) A sex offender as defined in NRS 213.107 ; or (b) An offender who has been determined to be mentally ill. 4. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request, the Division shall disclose
the content of a report of a presentence investigation or general investigation to
the Nevada Gaming Control Board for the limited purpose of performing its duties in
the administration of the provisions of chapters 462 to 467, inclusive, of NRS. 5. Except for the disclosures required by subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, a report
of a presentence investigation or general investigation and the sources of information
for such a report are confidential and must not be made a part of any public record.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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