Nevada § 425.400 - Registry of information concerning responsible parents: Establishment; requests for information and assistance; failure to comply with request; disclosure of information

§ 425.400. Registry of information concerning responsible parents: Establishment; requests for information and assistance; failure to comply with request; disclosure of information

1. The Division may establish a central unit to serve as a registry for the receipt

of information, for answering inquiries concerning responsible parents, to coordinate

and supervise departmental activities in relation to responsible parents and to ensure

effective cooperation with law enforcement agencies. 2. To effectuate the purposes of this section, the Administrator or a prosecuting

attorney may, in addition to the information the Chief is authorized to request pursuant

to NRS 425.393 , request all information and assistance as authorized by this chapter from the following

persons and entities: (a) State, county and local agencies; (b) Public and private employers; (c) Employee organizations and trusts of every kind; (d) Financial institutions and entities which are in the business of providing credit

reports; and (e) Public utilities. 3. The persons and entities described in subsection 2 and their officers and employees

shall: (a) Cooperate in the location of a responsible parent who has abandoned or deserted,

or is failing to support his or her child; and (b) Upon the request of the Division or the prosecuting attorney, provide all information

on hand relative to the location, income and property of such a parent. 4. A disclosure made in good faith pursuant to subsection 3 does not give rise to

any action for damages for the disclosure. 5. If a person or other entity fails to supply the information requested pursuant

to subsection 2, the Administrator or prosecuting attorney may issue a subpoena to

compel the person or entity to provide that information. A person or entity that fails to comply with a request made pursuant to subsection

2 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each failure to comply. 6. Any record established pursuant to the provisions of this section is available

only to: (a) The Attorney General; (b) A district attorney; (c) A court having jurisdiction in a paternity, support or abandonment proceeding

or action; (d) The resident parent, legal guardian, attorney or agent of a child who is not receiving

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security

Act ( 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq. ); or (e) An agency of the Federal Government or of this or any other state as authorized

by regulations of the Division adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Social

Security Act.