2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 241 - Meetings of State and Local Agencies
NRS 241.039 - Complaints; enforcement by Attorney General; confidentiality of information compiled during investigation; subpoenas; penalty for failure or refusal to comply with subpoena; exception for public records.
1. A complaint that alleges a violation of this chapter may be filed with the Office of the Attorney General.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0365, the Attorney General shall investigate and prosecute any violation of this chapter.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and NRS 239.0115, all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 2 are confidential until the investigation is closed.
4. In any investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 2, the Attorney General may issue subpoenas for the production of any relevant documents, records or materials.
5. A person who willfully fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. The following are public records:
(a) A complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1.
(b) Every finding of fact or conclusion of law made by the Attorney General relating to a complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1.
(c) Any document or information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted pursuant to subsection 2 that may be requested pursuant to NRS 239.0107 from a governmental entity other than the Office of the Attorney General.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2384; A 2013, 734; 2015, 1061)
