2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 179 - Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature; Sealing Records of Criminal Proceedings; Rewards; Forms
NRS 179.273 - Sealing of records after unconditional pardon: Automatic sealing; petition; no fee.
1. If a court and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History receive a certified copy of an unconditional pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the court and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall seal all records of criminal history subject to the pardon.
2. If a person receives a pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the person may submit a written petition, accompanied by proof of the pardon, to any court in which the person was convicted for the sealing of all records of criminal history in its possession and in the possession of any agency of criminal justice relating to the charges for which the person received the pardon.
3. A petition submitted to a court pursuant to this section is not subject to review by the prosecuting attorney or an agency of criminal justice.
4. The court shall grant a petition submitted to the court pursuant to this section unless the charges listed in the petition are different from the charges listed in the pardon.
5. No fee may be charged by any court or agency of criminal justice for the submission of a petition pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2591)
