Nev. Rev. Stat. » NRS: CHAPTER 179 - SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE; SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; REWARDS; FORMS
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.2445 (2026)

Rebuttable presumption that records should be sealed; exception

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NRS 179.2445  Rebuttable presumption that records should be sealed; exception.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the filing of a petition for the sealing of records pursuant to NRS 179.245, 179.247, 179.255, 179.259 or 179.2595, there is a rebuttable presumption that the records should be sealed if the applicant satisfies all statutory requirements for the sealing of the records.

      2.  The presumption set forth in subsection 1 does not apply to a defendant who is given a dishonorable discharge from probation pursuant to NRS 176A.850 and applies to the court for the sealing of records relating to the conviction.

      (Added to NRS by 2017, 2412; A 2017, 2233; 2021, 2591)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2021 · leading case: Tiffee Vs. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct, 2021 NV 20 (Nev. 2021).
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Tiffee Vs. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct, 2021 NV 20 (Nev. 2021). · cites it 20× “) NRS 179.2445 elaborates on this public policy, providing the conditions a petitioner must meet for the presumption that criminal records should be sealed to apply.”
In Re: Petition of Aragon, 2020 NV 75 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 6× “Therefore, Aragon is entitled to the presumption in favor of sealing criminal records under NRS 179.2445. Because no interested person provided evidence to rebut the presumption, we reverse the district courCs order and remand with instructions for the district court to order…”
Geck v. Clark Cnty. Dist. Attorney (In re Geck), 443 P.3d 1126 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 4× “Geck argues that the district court erred by failing to apply NRS 179.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.2445(1) — 3 cases
Tiffee Vs. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct, 2021 NV 20 (Nev. 2021). “) NRS 179.2445 elaborates on this public policy, providing the conditions a petitioner must meet for the presumption that criminal records should be sealed to apply.”
In Re: Petition of Aragon, 2020 NV 75 (Nev. 2020). “Therefore, Aragon is entitled to the presumption in favor of sealing criminal records under NRS 179.2445. Because no interested person provided evidence to rebut the presumption, we reverse the district courCs order and remand with instructions for the district court to order…”
Geck v. Clark Cnty. Dist. Attorney (In re Geck), 443 P.3d 1126 (Nev. 2019). “Geck argues that the district court erred by failing to apply NRS 179.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.2445(2) — 1 case
Tiffee Vs. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct, 2021 NV 20 (Nev. 2021). “) NRS 179.2445 elaborates on this public policy, providing the conditions a petitioner must meet for the presumption that criminal records should be sealed to apply.”
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