Nevada § 239.0107 - Requests for inspection or copying of public books or records: Actions by governmental entities

§ 239.0107. Requests for inspection or copying of public books or records: Actions by governmental entities

1. Not later than the end of the fifth business day after the date on which the person

who has legal custody or control of a public book or record of a governmental entity

receives a written or oral request from a person to inspect, copy or receive a copy

of the public book or record, a governmental entity shall do one of the following,

as applicable: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, allow the person to inspect or copy

the public book or record or, if the request is for the person to receive a copy of

the public book or record, provide such a copy to the person. (b) If the governmental entity does not have legal custody or control of the public

book or record, provide to the person, in writing: (1) Notice of the fact that it does not have legal custody or control of the public

book or record; and (2) The name and address of the governmental entity that has legal custody or control

of the public book or record, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), if the governmental entity is unable

to make the public book or record available by the end of the fifth business day after

the date on which the person who has legal custody or control of the public book or

record received the request: (1) Provide to the person, in writing, notice of the fact that it is unable to make

the public book or record available by that date and the earliest date and time after

which the governmental entity reasonably believes the public book or record will be

available for the person to inspect or copy or after which a copy of the public book

or record will be available to the person. If the public book or record or the copy of the public book or record is not available

to the person by that date and time, the governmental entity shall provide to the

person, in writing, an explanation of the reason the public book or record is not

available and a date and time after which the governmental entity reasonably believes

the public book or record will be available for the person to inspect or copy or after

which a copy of the public book or record will be available to the person. (2) Make a reasonable effort to assist the requester to focus the request in such

a manner as to maximize the likelihood the requester will be able to inspect, copy

or receive a copy of the public book or record as expeditiously as possible. (d) If the governmental entity must deny the person's request because the public book

or record, or a part thereof, is confidential, provide to the person, in writing: (1) Notice of that fact; and (2) A citation to the specific statute or other legal authority that makes the public

book or record, or a part thereof, confidential. 2. If a public book or record of a governmental entity is readily available for inspection

or copying, the person who has legal custody or control of the public book or record

shall allow a person who has submitted a request to inspect, copy or receive a copy

of a public book or record as expeditiously as practicable.