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. § 179.285 (2026)

Order sealing records: Effect; proceedings deemed never to have occurred; restoration of civil rights

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NRS 179.285  Order sealing records: Effect; proceedings deemed never to have occurred; restoration of civil rights.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.301:

      1.  If the court orders a record sealed pursuant to NRS 34.970, 174.034, 176.211, 176A.245, 176A.265, 176A.295, 179.245, 179.247, 179.255, 179.259, 179.2595, 179.271, 201.354 or 453.3365:

      (a) All proceedings recounted in the record are deemed never to have occurred, and the person to whom the order pertains may properly answer accordingly to any inquiry, including, without limitation, an inquiry relating to an application for employment, concerning the arrest, conviction, dismissal or acquittal and the events and proceedings relating to the arrest, conviction, dismissal or acquittal.

      (b) The person is immediately restored to the following civil rights if the person’s civil rights previously have not been restored:

             (1) The right to vote;

             (2) The right to hold office; and

             (3) The right to serve on a jury.

      2.  Upon the sealing of the person’s records, a person who is restored to his or her civil rights pursuant to subsection 1 must be given:

      (a) An official document which demonstrates that the person has been restored to the civil rights set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1; and

      (b) A written notice informing the person that he or she has not been restored to the right to bear arms, unless the person has received a pardon and the pardon does not restrict his or her right to bear arms.

      3.  A person who has had his or her records sealed in this State or any other state and whose official documentation of the restoration of civil rights is lost, damaged or destroyed may file a written request with a court of competent jurisdiction to restore his or her civil rights pursuant to this section. Upon verification that the person has had his or her records sealed, the court shall issue an order restoring the person to the civil rights to vote, to hold office and to serve on a jury. A person must not be required to pay a fee to receive such an order.

      4.  A person who has had his or her records sealed in this State or any other state may present official documentation that the person has been restored to his or her civil rights or a court order restoring civil rights as proof that the person has been restored to the right to vote, to hold office and to serve as a juror.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 956; A 1981, 1105; 1991, 304; 2001, 1169, 1694; 2001 Special Session, 262; 2003, 312, 316, 319, 2687; 2009, 108, 420; 2011, 22; 2017, 1485, 1655, 2418, 3015; 2019, 1460, 2981, 4409)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: State, Dep't of Motor Vehs. & Pub. Saf. v. Frangul, 867 P.2d 397 (Nev. 1994).
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State, Dep't of Motor Vehs. & Pub. Saf. v. Frangul, 867 P.2d 397 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 4× “In the meantime, a DMV hearing officer found substantial evidence to support the revocation of Frangul’s license and issued an order upholding it.”
Walker v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of State of Nevada, 101 P.3d 787 (Nev. 2004). “’ ” (quoting NRS 179.285 (amended 2001))). See Hearing on A.”
Zana v. State, 216 P.3d 244 (Nev. 2009). “Zana believes that the testimony about these previous allegations violated the courts’ prior orders to seal or expunge the records.”
Yllas v. State, 920 P.2d 1003 (Nev. 1996). · cites it 2× “NRS 179.285, on the other hand, provides that save certain exceptions not applicable here, if a record is sealed under NRS 453.”
Walker v. Dist. Ct., 101 P.3d 787 (Nev. 2004). “'" (quoting NRS 179.285 (amended 2001))). [17] See Hearing on A.”
In Re: Application of Finley, 2019 NV 63 (Nev. 2019). · cites it 8× “See NRS 179.285. Not all convictions are eligible to be sealed—for example, sex offenses and crimes against children are never eligible to be sealed no matter how old the convictions.”
In re Application of Finley (Nev. 2019). · cites it 4× “See NRS 179.285. Not all convictions are eligible to be sealed—for example, sex offenses and crimes against children are never eligible to be sealed no matter how old the convictions.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 549 P.3d 483 (Nev. 2024). “The benefits conferred upon someone with a sealed record are far higher as well. Upon sealing, that person reobtains the rights to vote, hold office, and serve on a jury; the proceedings underlying their offense are “deemed never to have occurred.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38 (Nev. 2024). “" NRS 179.285(1)(a). By contrast, the name-change statutes do not contemplate such benefits.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.285(1)(a): 4 cases
In Re: Application of Finley, 2019 NV 63 (Nev. 2019). “See NRS 179.285. Not all convictions are eligible to be sealed—for example, sex offenses and crimes against children are never eligible to be sealed no matter how old the convictions.”
In re Application of Finley (Nev. 2019). “See NRS 179.285. Not all convictions are eligible to be sealed—for example, sex offenses and crimes against children are never eligible to be sealed no matter how old the convictions.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 549 P.3d 483 (Nev. 2024). “The benefits conferred upon someone with a sealed record are far higher as well. Upon sealing, that person reobtains the rights to vote, hold office, and serve on a jury; the proceedings underlying their offense are “deemed never to have occurred.”
In Re: Application for Change of Name (lowry), 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 38 (Nev. 2024). “" NRS 179.285(1)(a). By contrast, the name-change statutes do not contemplate such benefits.”
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