Nevada § 179A.350 - Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; retention of records; electronic means to access data

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 179A.350 — Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; retention of records; electronic means to access data, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 179A.350. Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; retention of records; electronic means to access data

1. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection is hereby created

within the Central Repository. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, the Repository for Information Concerning

Orders for Protection must contain a complete and systematic record of all: (a) Temporary and extended orders for protection against domestic violence issued

or registered in the State of Nevada and all Canadian domestic-violence protection

orders registered in the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, any information

received pursuant to NRS 33.095 ; (b) Temporary and extended orders for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking

or harassment issued in this State pursuant to NRS 200.599 ; (c) Temporary and extended orders for protection against a person alleged to have

committed the crime of sexual assault issued in this State pursuant to NRS 200.37835 ; and (d) Orders imposing, modifying, suspending or canceling a condition of release prohibiting

contact issued in this State pursuant to NRS 178.4845 . 3. The records contained in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection

must be kept in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Director of the Department. 4. Information received by the Central Repository pursuant to NRS 33.095 , 178.4845 , 200.37835 and 200.599 must be entered in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection. 5. The information in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection

must be accessible by computer at all times to each agency of criminal justice. 6. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection shall retain all

records of an expired temporary or extended order for protection and all records of

an expired, suspended or cancelled order imposing a condition of release prohibiting

contact, unless any such order is sealed by a court of competent jurisdiction. 7. The existence of a record of an expired temporary or extended order for protection

or a record of an expired, suspended or cancelled order imposing a condition of release

prohibiting contact in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection

does not prohibit a person from obtaining a firearm or a permit to carry a concealed

firearm unless such conduct violates: (a) A court order; or (b) Any provision of federal or state law. 8. The Director of the Department shall provide an electronic means to access on the

Central Repository's Internet website statistical data concerning all temporary and

extended orders for protection issued pursuant to NRS 33.020 , 200.378 and 200.591 during the previous calendar year that were transmitted to the Repository for Information

Concerning Orders for Protection. The data must include, without limitation, information for each court that issues

temporary or extended orders for protection pursuant to NRS 33.020 , 200.378 and 200.591 , respectively, concerning: (a) The total number of temporary and extended orders that were granted by the court

during the calendar year to which the data pertains; (b) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to women; (c) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to men; (d) The number of temporary and extended orders that were vacated or expired; (e) The number of temporary orders that included a grant of temporary custody of a

minor child; and (f) The number of temporary and extended orders that were served on the adverse party. 9. The information provided pursuant to subsection 8 must include only aggregate information

for statistical purposes and must exclude any identifying information relating to

a particular person. 10. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection must not contain

any information concerning an event that occurred before October 1, 1998. 11. As used in this section, “Canadian domestic-violence protection order” has the

meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119 .

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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