Nevada § 587.014 - Revised Statutes Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license or registration

§ 587.014. Revised Statutes Preliminary determination of whether person’s criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license or registration

1. The Director shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal

history may petition the Director to review the criminal history of the person to

determine if the person's criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining

a license or registration pursuant to this chapter. 2. Not later than 90 days after a petition is submitted to the Director pursuant to

subsection 1, the Director shall inform the person of the determination of the Director

of whether the person's criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining

a license or registration. The Director is not bound by his or her determination of disqualification or qualification

and may rescind such a determination at any time. 3. The Director may provide instructions to a person who receives a determination

of disqualification to remedy the determination of disqualification. A person may resubmit a petition pursuant to subsection 1 not earlier than 6 months

after receiving instructions pursuant to this subsection if the person remedies the

determination of disqualification. 4. A person with a criminal history may petition the Director at any time, including,

without limitation, before obtaining any education or paying any fee required to obtain

a license or registration from the Director. 5. A person may submit a new petition to the Director not earlier than 2 years after

the final determination of the initial petition submitted to the Director. 6. The Director may impose a fee of up to $50 upon the person to fund the administrative

costs in complying with the provisions of this section. The Director may waive such fees or allow such fees to be covered by funds from

a scholarship or grant. 7. The Director may post on its Internet website: (a) The requirements to obtain a license or registration from the Director; and (b) A list of crimes, if any, that would disqualify a person from obtaining a license

or registration from the Director. 8. The Director may request the criminal history record of a person who petitions

the Director for a determination pursuant to subsection 1. To the extent consistent with federal law, if the Director makes such a request

of a person, the Director shall require the person to submit his or her criminal history

record which includes a report from: (a) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and (b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. 9. A person who petitions the Director for a determination pursuant to subsection

1 shall not submit false or misleading information to the Director. 10. The Director of the State Department of Agriculture shall, on or before the 20th

day of January, April, July and October, submit to the Director of the Legislative

Counsel Bureau in an electronic format prescribed by the Director of the Legislative

Counsel Bureau, a report that includes: (a) The number of petitions submitted to the Director of the State Department of Agriculture

pursuant to subsection 1; (b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by the Director of the State

Department of Agriculture pursuant to subsection 1; (c) The reasons for such determinations; and (d) Any other information that is requested by the Director of the Legislative Counsel

Bureau or which the Director of the State Department of Agriculture determines would

be helpful. 11. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall transmit a compilation of

the information received pursuant to subsection 10 to the Legislative Commission quarterly,

unless otherwise directed by the Commission.