Nevada § 388C.205 - Conditions under which volunteer not required to submit fingerprints
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§ 388C.205. Conditions under which volunteer not required to submit fingerprints
1. A volunteer who is likely to have unsupervised contact with pupils is not required
to submit fingerprints to the governing body of a university school for profoundly
gifted pupils pursuant to NRS 388C.200 if the volunteer submits to the governing body a completed verification form prescribed
by the Department, a statement from a public entity described in this subsection that
is acceptable to the governing body or other sufficient evidence, or the governing
body otherwise determines, that: (a) Not more than 6 months before the date on which the volunteer is required by NRS 388C.200 to submit his or her fingerprints, a federal, state or local governmental entity
determined the volunteer to be eligible to interact with pupils at school as a volunteer; (b) It is the policy of the public entity to conduct an investigation into the criminal
background of a volunteer who will interact with pupils at school and that investigation
meets the requirements of paragraph (c) and any other requirements prescribed by regulation
of the State Board; and (c) For the purposes of the investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (b): (1) A statute of this State expressly requires a volunteer who will interact with
pupils at school to submit a complete set of his or her fingerprints to the public
entity and written permission authorizing the public entity to forward those fingerprints
to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on
the criminal history of the volunteer and for submission to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for its report on the criminal history of the volunteer; (2) The statute expressly requiring the volunteer to submit his or her fingerprints
in accordance with subparagraph (1) has been reviewed and approved by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation as satisfying the requirements of federal law; and (3) The investigation was conducted pursuant to the statute described in subparagraphs
(1) and (2). 2. In addition to the exception described in subsection 1, a volunteer who is likely
to have unsupervised contact with pupils is not required to submit fingerprints to
the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils pursuant to NRS 388C.200 if the volunteer submits to the governing body a completed verification form prescribed
by the Department, a statement from a public entity described in this subsection that
is acceptable to the governing body or other sufficient evidence, or the governing
body otherwise determines that: (a) The volunteer is employed by a federal, state or local governmental entity which
has determined that the person is eligible to have unrestricted interaction with pupils
as part of his or her official duties, which may include an unsupervised meeting with
a pupil at a school; (b) It is the policy of the public entity to conduct an investigation into the criminal
background of an employee who will have unrestricted interaction with pupils as part
of his or her official duties and that investigation meets the requirements of paragraph
(c) and any other requirements prescribed by regulation of the State Board; and (c) For the purposes of the investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (b): (1) A statute of this State expressly requires an employee who will have unrestricted
interaction with pupils as part of his or her official duties to submit a complete
set of his or her fingerprints to the public entity and written permission authorizing
the public entity to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada
Records of Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the employee
and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal
history of the employee; (2) The statute expressly requiring the employee to submit his or her fingerprints
in accordance with subparagraph (1) has been reviewed and approved by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation as satisfying the requirements of federal law; and (3) The investigation was conducted pursuant to the statute described in subparagraphs
(1) and (2). 3. In addition to the exceptions described in subsections 1 and 2, a volunteer who
is likely to have unsupervised contact with pupils is not required to submit fingerprints
to the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils pursuant
to NRS 388C.200 if the volunteer submits to the governing body a completed form prescribed by the
Department, a statement from a public entity described in this subsection that is
acceptable to the governing body or other sufficient evidence, or the governing body
otherwise determines that: (a) Not more than 6 months before the date on which the volunteer is required by NRS 388C.200 to submit his or her fingerprints, a public entity included on the list of entities
compiled by the Department pursuant to NRS 391.106 determined the volunteer to be eligible for employment or licensure or to serve as
a volunteer; (b) It is the policy of the public entity to conduct an investigation into the criminal
background of an employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable, and that investigation
meets the requirements of paragraph (c) and any other requirements prescribed by regulation
of the State Board; and (c) For the purposes of the investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (b): (1) A statute of this State expressly requires an employee, licensee or volunteer,
as applicable, to submit a complete set of his or her fingerprints to the public entity
and written permission authorizing the public entity to forward those fingerprints
to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on
the criminal history of the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable, and for
submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal history
of the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable; (2) The statute expressly requiring the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable,
to submit his or her fingerprints in accordance with subparagraph (1) has been reviewed
and approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as satisfying the requirements
of federal law; and (3) The investigation was conducted pursuant to the statute described in subparagraphs
(1) and (2). 4. In addition to the exceptions described in subsections 1, 2 and 3, a volunteer
who is likely to have unsupervised contact with pupils is not required to submit fingerprints
to the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils pursuant
to NRS 388C.200 if: (a) The volunteer submits to the governing body a completed verification form prescribed
by the Department, a statement from a public entity described in this subsection that
is acceptable to the governing body or other sufficient evidence, or the governing
body otherwise determines, that: (1) Not more than 6 months before the date on which the volunteer is required by NRS 388C.200 to submit his or her fingerprints, a public entity that is not included on the list
of entities compiled by the Department pursuant to NRS 391.106 determined the volunteer to be eligible for employment or licensure or to serve as
a volunteer; (2) It is the policy of the public entity to conduct an investigation into the criminal
background of an employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable, and that investigation
meets the requirements of subparagraph (3) and any other requirements prescribed by
regulation of the State Board; and (3) For the purposes of the investigation conducted pursuant to subparagraph (2): (I) A statute of this State expressly requires the employee, licensee or volunteer,
as applicable, to submit a complete set of his or her fingerprints to the public entity
and written permission authorizing the public entity to forward those fingerprints
to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on
the criminal history of the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable, and for
submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal history
of the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable; (II) The statute expressly requiring the employee, licensee or volunteer, as applicable,
to submit his or her fingerprints in accordance with sub-subparagraph (I) has been
reviewed and approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as satisfying the requirements
of federal law; and (III) The investigation was conducted pursuant to the statute described in sub-subparagraphs
(I) and (II); (b) The governing body determines that the investigation described in paragraph (a)
is at least as stringent as an investigation into the criminal background of a volunteer
conducted pursuant to NRS 388C.200 ; and (c) The governing body accepts the investigation. A governing body may, in its discretion, accept or reject an investigation described
in this subsection for any reason. 5. In addition to the exceptions described in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, a volunteer
who is likely to have unsupervised contact with pupils is not required to submit fingerprints
to the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils pursuant
to NRS 388C.200 if: (a) A statute of this State expressly requires the volunteer to submit a complete
set of his or her fingerprints to another public entity and written permission authorizing
the public entity to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for its report
on the criminal history of the volunteer and for submission to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for its report on the criminal history of the volunteer; (b) The statute expressly requiring the volunteer to submit his or her fingerprints
in accordance with paragraph (a) has been reviewed and approved by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation as satisfying the requirements of federal law; and (c) The volunteer submitted his or her fingerprints to the public entity in accordance
with the statute not more than 6 months before the date on which the volunteer is
required by NRS 388C.200 to submit his or her fingerprints.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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