Nevada § 179C.100 - Registration with local law enforcement officer within 48 hours; duties and procedures; registration card may not be required; effect of restoration of civil rights
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§ 179C.100. Registration with local law enforcement officer within 48 hours; duties and procedures; registration card may not be required; effect of restoration of civil rights
1. It is unlawful for a convicted person to be or remain in the State of Nevada for
a period of more than 48 hours without, during such 48-hour period, registering with
the sheriff of a county or the chief of police of a city in the manner prescribed
in this section. 2. A convicted person who does not reside in the State of Nevada but who has a temporary
or permanent place of abode outside the State of Nevada, and who comes into the State
on five occasions or more during any 30-day period, is subject to the provisions of
this chapter. 3. A person who has registered as a convicted person with the sheriff of a county
or the chief of police of a city shall register again as provided in this section
if the person subsequently commits another offense described or referred to in this
chapter. 4. A person required by this section to register shall do so by filing with the sheriff
or chief of police a statement in writing, upon a form prescribed and furnished by
the sheriff or chief of police, which is signed by the person and which provides the
following information: (a) The person’s true name and each alias that the person has used or under which
the person may have been known; (b) A full and complete description of his or her person; (c) The kind, character and nature of each crime of which the person has been convicted; (d) The place in which the person was convicted of each crime; (e) The name under which the person was convicted in each instance and the date thereof; (f) The name, if any, and the location of each prison, reformatory, jail or other
penal institution in which the person was confined or to which the person was sentenced; (g) The location and address of the person’s residence, stopping place, living quarters
or place of abode, and if more than one residence, stopping place or place of abode,
that fact must be stated and the location and address of each given; (h) The kind of residence, stopping place, or place of abode in which the person resides,
including whether it is a private residence, hotel, apartment house or other building
or structure; (i) The length of time the person has occupied each place of residence, stopping place
or place of abode, and the length of time the person expects or intends to remain
in the State of Nevada; and (j) Any further information that may be required by the sheriff or chief of police
for the purpose of aiding and assisting in carrying into effect the provisions and
intent of this chapter. 5. The sheriff of a county or the chief of police of a city shall not require a convicted
person to carry a registration card, and no convicted person who is required to register
pursuant to this section may be punished for the failure to carry a registration card. 6. When so ordered in the individual case by the district court in which the conviction
was obtained, by the State Board of Parole Commissioners or by the State Board of
Pardons Commissioners, whichever is appropriate, the provisions of this section do
not apply to a convicted person who has had his or her civil rights restored.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 179C.100 ("Registration with local law enforcement officer within 48 hours; duties and procedures; registration card may not be required; effect of restoration of civil rights") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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