NRS
239.0115 Application to court for order allowing inspection or copying of
public book or record in legal custody or control of governmental entity for at
least 30 years; rebuttable presumption; exceptions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
and subsection 3, notwithstanding any provision of law that has declared a
public book or record, or a part thereof, to be confidential, if a public book
or record has been in the legal custody or control of one or more governmental
entities for at least 30 years, a person may apply to the district court of the
county in which the governmental entity that currently has legal custody or
control of the public book or record is located for an order directing that
governmental entity to allow the person to inspect or copy the public book or
record, or a part thereof. If the public book or record pertains to a natural
person, a person may not apply for an order pursuant to this subsection until
the public book or record has been in the legal custody or control of one or
more governmental entities for at least 30 years or until the death of the
person to whom the public book or record pertains, whichever is later.
2. There is a rebuttable presumption that
a person who applies for an order as described in subsection 1 is entitled to
inspect or copy the public book or record, or a part thereof, that the person
seeks to inspect or copy.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply to any book or record:
(a) Declared confidential pursuant to NRS 463.120 or 678A.470.
(b) Containing personal information pertaining to
a victim of crime that has been declared by law to be confidential.
(Added to NRS by 2007,
2062; A 2009,
290; 2025,
3012)
Notes of Decisions
City of Sparks Vs. Reno Newspapers, Inc., 2017 NV 56 (Nev. 2017).
· cites it 4× “Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, [3] the name and any other identifying information of any person who facilitates or delivers services pursuant to this chapter or chapter 453A of NRS are confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery and not subject to…”
Sarfo Vs. State, Bd. of Med Exam'rs, 2018 NV 85 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 2× “336(4) states: Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board pursuant to NRS 630.”
City of Sparks Vs. Reno Newspapers, Inc., 2017 NV 56 (Nev. 2017).
· cites it 2× “Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, [3] the name and any other identifying information of any person who facilitates or delivers services pursuant to this chapter or chapter 453A of NRS are confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery and not subject to…”
State, Dep't of Emp't, Training & Rehab. Vs. Sierra Nat'l Corp., 2020 NV 11 (Nev. 2020).
· cites it 2× “265(1) provides, Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115 and 612.624, information obtained from any employing unit or person pursuant to the administration of this chapter and any determination as to the benefit rights of any person is confidential and may…”
Sarfo Vs. State, Bd. of Med Exam'rs, 2018 NV 85 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 2× “336(4) states: Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board pursuant to NRS 630.”
Sarfo v. State, Bd. of Med Exam'rs (Nev. 2018).
“336(4) states: Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board pursuant to NRS 630.”
Sarfo v. State, 429 P.3d 650 (Nev. 2018).
“307, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action are confidential.”
Demissie (D. Nev. 2025).
“Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 239.0115, the home address 3 and any photograph of a peace officer in the possession of a law enforcement agency are not public 4 information and are confidential.”
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