2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 247 - County Recorders
NRS 247.540 - Certain persons and entities authorized to request personal information maintained by county recorder to be kept confidential. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Certain persons and entities authorized to request personal information maintained by county recorder to be kept confidential. [Effective January 1, 2022.]
1. The following persons may request that the personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept confidential:
(a) Any justice or judge in this State.
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State.
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State.
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive officer in this State.
(e) Any district attorney or attorney employed by the district attorney who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities prosecutes persons for:
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or
(2) Domestic violence.
(f) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities defends persons for:
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or
(2) Domestic violence.
(g) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State Government.
(h) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities:
(1) Interacts with the public; and
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable dangers.
(i) Any county manager in this State.
(j) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her employer:
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement;
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, interacts with the public; and
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks related to code enforcement.
(k) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (j), inclusive.
(l) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (j), inclusive, who was killed in the performance of his or her duties.
(m) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive.
2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims of domestic violence may request that the personal information described in subsection 4 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept confidential.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Child protective services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.042.
(b) "Child welfare services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.044.
(c) "Code enforcement" means the enforcement of laws, ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, safety and welfare.
(d) "Social worker" means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1550; A 2019, 726, 865; 2021, 286, 665)
1. The following persons may request that the personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept confidential:
(a) Any justice or judge in this State.
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State.
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State.
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive officer in this State.
(e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections division of the county or city.
(f) Any district attorney or attorney employed by the district attorney who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities prosecutes persons for:
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or
(2) Domestic violence.
(g) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities defends persons for:
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or
(2) Domestic violence.
(h) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State Government.
(i) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities:
(1) Interacts with the public; and
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable dangers.
(j) Any county manager in this State.
(k) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her employer:
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement;
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, interacts with the public; and
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks related to code enforcement.
(l) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (k), inclusive.
(m) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person described in paragraphs (a) to (k), inclusive, who was killed in the performance of his or her duties.
(n) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive.
2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims of domestic violence may request that the personal information described in subsection 4 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept confidential.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Child protective services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.042.
(b) "Child welfare services" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.044.
(c) "Code enforcement" means the enforcement of laws, ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, safety and welfare.
(d) "Social worker" means any person licensed under chapter 641B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1550; A 2019, 726, 865; 2021, 286, 665, 1262, effective January 1, 2022)
