2021 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 75A - State Business Portal
NRS 75A.150 - Confidentiality of records and files collected by Secretary of State.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239.0115, the records and files collected by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 75A.100 are confidential and privileged. The Secretary of State and any employee of the Secretary of State who is authorized to view or use the information in such records or files:

(a) Shall not disclose any information obtained from such records or files other than specific information contained in the record or file that is deemed a public record; and

(b) May not be required to produce any of the records, files and information for the inspection of any person or governmental entity or for use in any action or proceeding.

2. The records and files collected pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 75A.100 are not confidential and privileged in the following cases:

(a) Testimony by the Secretary of State or any employee of the Secretary of State and the production of records, files and information on behalf of the Secretary of State or a person in any action or proceeding before the Secretary of State or a court in this State if that testimony or the records, files or information, or the facts shown thereby, are directly involved in the action or proceeding.

(b) Delivery to a person or his or her authorized representative of a copy of any document filed by the person pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Publication by a governmental agency of statistics so classified as to prevent the identification of a particular business or document.

(d) Exchanges of information with the Secretary of State or a federal agency in accordance with any agreement made and provided for in such cases, or disclosure in confidence to any federal agency that requests the information for use by the agency in a civil or criminal investigation or prosecution.

(e) Disclosure in confidence to the Attorney General or other legal representative of the State or a federal agency in connection with an action or proceeding relating to a taxpayer, or to any agency of this or any other state or the Federal Government charged with the administration or enforcement of laws relating to workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, public assistance, taxation, labor or gaming or which issues licenses, certificates, registrations, permits or similar types of authorization to conduct a business in this State.

(f) Disclosure by the Secretary of State for the purpose of collection of a debt, fee or obligation owed to the Secretary of State.

(g) A business that submits information to the state business portal and agrees to a provision authorizing the release of information contained in the records and files of the state business portal for a purpose which must be specified in the provision.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2657, 3359)