Nevada § 427A.870 - Immunity of media outlet or any other public or private organization from civil liability for disseminating information about older person; immunity of person who establishes Internet website for System from civil liability for certain information placed on Internet website
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 427A.870 — Immunity of media outlet or any other public or private organization from civil liability for disseminating information about older person; immunity of person who establishes Internet website for System from civil liability for certain information placed on Internet website, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 427A.870. Immunity of media outlet or any other public or private organization from civil liability for disseminating information about older person; immunity of person who establishes Internet website for System from civil liability for certain information placed on Internet website
1. If a media outlet or any other public or private organization that participates
in the System receives a notification of activation of the System by a law enforcement
agency concerning a missing endangered older person and as a result of that notification
disseminates descriptive information concerning the missing endangered older person
and other information contained in the notification to assist with the safe return
of the missing endangered older person, the media outlet, public or private organization
and any person working for the media outlet or public or private organization is immune
from civil liability based upon the dissemination of that information. 2. If a person enters into an agreement with the Department to establish or maintain
an Internet website for the System and the agreement provides that only the law enforcement
agency activating the System has the authority or ability to place information on
the website, the person who establishes or maintains the Internet website is immune
from civil liability in any action based upon the information that is placed on the
Internet website by the authorized law enforcement agency.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 427A.870
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 427A.870 cover?
Section 427A.870 ("Immunity of media outlet or any other public or private organization from civil liability for disseminating information about older person; immunity of person who establishes Internet website for System from civil liability for certain information placed on Internet website") 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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