Nevada § 293.909 - Additional circumstances in which certain persons may petition to have personal information kept confidential

§ 293.909. Additional circumstances in which certain persons may petition to have personal information kept confidential

1. Any person who is not otherwise described in NRS 293.908 or a representative of a governmental agency, on behalf of a person who is an employee

of the governmental agency and is not otherwise described in NRS 293.908 , may petition a district court to have personal information of the person that is

contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk be maintained

in a confidential manner. Any such a petition must be based on a sworn affidavit which sets forth sufficient

justification for the request for confidentiality, including, without limitation: (a) Evidence of the existence of a threat to the petitioner or the spouse, domestic

partner or minor child of the petitioner and that such threat is mitigated by making

the personal information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a county

or city clerk confidential; or (b) Evidence that a threat has existed within the last 5 years to a person who holds

a similar position as the petitioner and that such threat was mitigated by making

the personal information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a county

or city clerk confidential; and 2. A petition filed pursuant to this section must be filed under seal and no filing

fee may be charged. 3. The district court may order the personal information of the petitioner contained

in the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk to be confidential

if, based on a preponderance of the evidence, the court finds: (a) The existence of a threat to the petitioner or the spouse, domestic partner or

minor child of the petitioner and that such threat is mitigated by making the personal

information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city

clerk confidential. (b) That a threat has existed within the last 5 years to a person who holds a similar

position as the petitioner and that such threat was mitigated by making the personal

information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city

clerk confidential. 4. Any order of a court requiring the personal information of a person contained in

the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk be maintained in a

confidential manner pursuant to this section: (a) Is sufficient for the person to request that any personal information set forth

in the records of the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk subsequent to the

court order be maintained in a confidential manner. (b) Expires 5 years after the date of the order. The Secretary of State, county clerk and city clerk must notify the person at least

6 months before the expiration of the order. The person may submit a request to the district court to extend the order. Any such extension expires 5 years after the date of the extension. 5. Upon receipt of an order obtained pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State,

county clerk and city clerk shall keep such information confidential and shall not: (a) Disclose the confidential information to anyone, unless disclosure is specifically

authorized in writing by that person or entity; or (b) Post the confidential information on the Internet or its successor, if any, or

make the information available to others in any other way. 6. As used in this section, “ personal information ” means: (a) The home address of a person; (b) The home address of the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person;

and (c) Any telephone number or electronic mail address of a person.