Nevada § 179A.070 - “Record of criminal history” defined

§ 179A.070. “Record of criminal history” defined

1. “ Record of criminal history ” means information contained in records collected and maintained by agencies of criminal

justice, the subject of which is a natural person, consisting of descriptions which

identify the subject and notations of summons in a criminal action, warrants, arrests,

citations for misdemeanors issued pursuant to NRS 171.1773 , citations issued for violations of NRS 484C.110 , 484C.120 , 484C.130 and 484C.430 , detentions, decisions of a prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General not to prosecute

the subject, indictments, informations or other formal criminal charges and dispositions

of charges, including, without limitation, dismissals, acquittals, convictions, sentences,

information set forth in NRS 209.353 concerning an offender in prison, any postconviction relief, correctional supervision

occurring in Nevada, information concerning the status of an offender on parole or

probation, and information concerning a convicted person who has registered as such

pursuant to chapter 179C of NRS . The term includes only information contained in a record, maintained in written

or electronic form, of a formal transaction between a person and an agency of criminal

justice in this State, including, without limitation, the fingerprints and other biometric

identifiers of a person who is arrested and taken into custody and of a person who

is placed on parole or probation and supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation

of the Department. 2. “Record of criminal history” does not include: (a) Investigative or intelligence information, reports of crime or other information

concerning specific persons collected in the course of the enforcement of criminal

laws; (b) Information concerning juveniles; (c) Posters, announcements or lists intended to identify fugitives or wanted persons

and aid in their apprehension; (d) Original records of entry maintained by agencies of criminal justice if the records

are chronological and not cross-indexed; (e) Records of application for and issuance, suspension, revocation or renewal of

occupational licenses, including, without limitation, permits to work in the gaming

industry; (f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, court indexes and records of public

judicial proceedings, court decisions and opinions, and information disclosed during

public judicial proceedings; (g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, records of traffic violations constituting

misdemeanors; (h) Records of traffic offenses maintained by the Department to regulate the issuance,

suspension, revocation or renewal of drivers' or other operators' licenses; (i) Announcements of actions by the State Board of Pardons Commissioners and the State

Board of Parole Commissioners, except information concerning the status of an offender

on parole or probation; or (j) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179A.325 , records which originated in an agency other than an agency of criminal justice in

this State.