Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.520 (2026)

Disclosure of information to subject of investigation

✓ current as of July 2026 Cite as: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 199.520 (2026)

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NRS 199.520 Disclosure of information to subject of investigation. An officer or employee of a court or law enforcement agency who, with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation, directly or indirectly:

1. Notifies any person who is the subject of the investigation about the existence of the investigation; or

2. Discloses to any such person any information obtained in the course of the investigation,

Ê is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 212; A 1995, 1180)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1996–2009 · leading case: Hogan v. Warden

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Hogan v. Warden (1996) nev · cites it 4× “540 was "inapplicable" to the evidence uncovered in the police investigation and that "the evidence does not support a violation of NRS 199.”

Del Papa v. Board of Regents of the University & Community College System (1998) nev · cites it 2× “Rose, on charges of obstruction of criminal investigation, violation of NRS 199.520 and violation of NRS 199.540.”

Mazzeo v. Gibbons (2009) nvd “In addition, she claims Young and Metro committed the crimes of disclosure *1200 of information to a subject of investigation, NRS 199.520; see also NRS 193.019(2) & 280.”

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