Nevada § 179A.100 - Records that may be disseminated without restriction; records that must be disseminated upon request

§ 179A.100. Records that may be disseminated without restriction; records that must be disseminated upon request

1. The following records of criminal history may be disseminated by an agency of criminal

justice without any restriction pursuant to this chapter: (a) Any which reflect records of conviction only; and (b) Any which pertain to an incident for which a person is currently within the system

of criminal justice, including parole or probation. 2. Without any restriction pursuant to this chapter, a record of criminal history

or the absence of such a record may be: (a) Disclosed among agencies which maintain a system for the mutual exchange of criminal

records. (b) Furnished by one agency to another to administer the system of criminal justice,

including the furnishing of information by a police department to a district attorney. (c) Reported to the Central Repository. 3. An agency of criminal justice shall disseminate to a prospective employer, upon

request, records of criminal history concerning a prospective employee or volunteer

which are the result of a name-based inquiry and which: (a) Reflect convictions only; or (b) Pertain to an incident for which the prospective employee or volunteer is currently

within the system of criminal justice, including parole or probation. 4. Records of criminal history must be disseminated by an agency of criminal justice,

upon request, to the following persons or governmental entities: (a) The person who is the subject of the record of criminal history for the purposes

of NRS 179A.150 . (b) The person who is the subject of the record of criminal history when the subject

is a party in a judicial, administrative, licensing, disciplinary or other proceeding

to which the information is relevant. (c) The Nevada Gaming Control Board. (d) The State Board of Nursing. (e) The Private Investigator's Licensing Board to investigate an applicant for a license. (f) A public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125 , as applicable, to carry out the duties as prescribed in chapter 253 of NRS . (g) A public guardian to investigate a protected person or proposed protected person

or persons who may have knowledge of assets belonging to a protected person or proposed

protected person. (h) Any agency of criminal justice of the United States or of another state or the

District of Columbia. (i) Any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission

of Nevada when the information is necessary to conduct a security investigation of

an employee or prospective employee or to protect the public health, safety or welfare. (j) Persons and agencies authorized by statute, ordinance, executive order, court

rule, court decision or court order as construed by appropriate state or local officers

or agencies. (k) Any person or governmental entity which has entered into a contract to provide

services to an agency of criminal justice relating to the administration of criminal

justice, if authorized by the contract, and if the contract also specifies that the

information will be used only for stated purposes and that it will be otherwise confidential

in accordance with state and federal law and regulation. (l) Any reporter or editorial employee who is employed or affiliated with a newspaper,

press association or commercially operated, federally licensed radio or television

station who requests a record of a named person or aggregate information for statistical

purposes, excluding any personal identifying information, in a professional capacity

for communication to the public. (m) Prospective employers if the person who is the subject of the information has

given written consent to the release of that information by the agency which maintains

it. (n) For the express purpose of research, evaluative or statistical programs pursuant

to an agreement with an agency of criminal justice. (o) An agency which provides child welfare services, as defined in NRS 432B.030 . (p) The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and

Human Services or its designated representative, as needed to ensure the safety of

investigators and caseworkers. (q) The Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human

Services or its designated representative, as needed to ensure the safety of investigators

and caseworkers. (r) An agency of this or any other state or the Federal Government that is conducting

activities pursuant to Part D of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the Social

Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. (s) The Commissioner of Insurance. (t) The Board of Medical Examiners. (u) The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. (v) The Board of Massage Therapy and its Executive Director. (w) The Board of Examiners for Social Workers. (x) The State Board of Cosmetology and its Executive Director. (y) The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 when, pursuant to NRS 228.495 , the Committee is reviewing the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic

violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 . (z) A county coroner or medical examiner, as needed to conduct an investigation of

the death of a person. 5. Agencies of criminal justice in this State which receive information from sources

outside this State concerning transactions involving criminal justice which occur

outside Nevada shall treat the information as confidentially as is required by the

provisions of this chapter.