S.B. 84
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SENATE BILL NO. 84–SENATOR BUCK
PREFILED JANUARY 26, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the confidentiality of
the personal information of certain persons.
(BDR 20-28)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing certain
teachers, instructors and professors and certain retired
teachers, instructors and professors to request that certain
personal information be kept in a confidential manner;
authorizing such persons to request that the Department of
Motor Vehicles display an alternate address on a driver’s
license, commercial driver’s license or identification card;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes certain persons to obtain a court order to require a 1
county assessor, a county recorder, the Secretary of State or a city or county clerk 2
to maintain the personal information of the person contained in the records of the 3
county assessor, county recorder, Secretary of State or city or county clerk in a 4
confidential manner. The person seeking the court order is required to submit to the 5
court a sworn affidavit that, among other things, sets forth sufficient justification 6
for the request for confidentiality. (NRS 247.530, 250.130, 293.906) The persons 7
authorized to obtain such court orders include justices, judges, certain court 8
personnel, certain peace officers, certain clerks or registrars of voters who perform 9
tasks related to elections, certain district attorneys or attorneys employed by the 10
district attorney or the Office of the Attorney General, certain state or county public 11
defenders, certain employees who perform tasks related to child welfare or child 12
protective services, county managers and certain employees who perform tasks 13
related to code enforcement. Existing law also authorizes the spouse, domestic 14
partner or minor child of any such person and the surviving spouse, domestic 15
partner or minor child of any such person who was killed in the performance of his 16
or her duties to obtain such court orders. (NRS 247.540, 250.140, 293.908) 17
Sections 1-3 of this bill additionally authorize any teacher, instructor or professor 18
who teaches, or any retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, 19
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in a program of general education, vocational education or rehabilitation for 20
offenders in an institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to obtain 21
such court orders. 22
Existing law authorizes certain persons to request that the Department of Motor 23
Vehicles display an alternate address on the person’s driver’s license, commercial 24
driver’s license or identification card. (NRS 481.091) Section 4 of this bill 25
additionally authorizes any teacher, instructor or professor who teaches, or any 26
retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, in a program of 27
general education, vocational education or rehabilitation for offenders in an 28
institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to make such requests. 29
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 247.540 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
247.540 1. The following persons may request that the 2
personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 3
247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept 4
confidential: 5
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 6
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 7
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 8
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 9
officer in this State. 10
(e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 11
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 12
by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 13
division of the county or city. 14
(f) Any district attorney or attorney employed by the district 15
attorney who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities 16
prosecutes persons for: 17
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 18
(2) Domestic violence. 19
(g) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her 20
normal job responsibilities defends persons for: 21
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 22
(2) Domestic violence. 23
(h) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 24
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 25
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 26
Government. 27
(i) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, 28
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 29
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 30
(1) Interacts with the public; and 31
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(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 1
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 2
dangers. 3
(j) Any county manager in this State. 4
(k) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 5
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 6
employer: 7
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 8
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 9
interacts with the public; and 10
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 11
related to code enforcement. 12
(l) Any teacher, instructor or professor who teaches, or any 13
retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, in a 14
program of general education, vocational education or 15
rehabilitation for offenders in an institution or facility of the 16
Department of Corrections. 17
(m) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 18
described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive. 19
[(m)] (n) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 20
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive, who 21
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 22
[(n)] (o) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 23
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 24
2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a 25
confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims 26
of domestic violence may request that the personal information 27
described in subsection 4 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the 28
records of a county recorder be kept confidential. 29
3. As used in this section: 30
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 31
NRS 432B.042. 32
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 33
NRS 432B.044. 34
(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 35
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 36
safety and welfare. 37
(d) “Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.065. 38
(e) “Institution” has the meaning ascribed to it in 39
NRS 209.071. 40
(f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 41
641B of NRS. 42
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Sec. 2. NRS 250.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
250.140 1. The following persons may request that personal 2
information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 250.120 that is 3
contained in the records of a county assessor be kept confidential: 4
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 5
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 6
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 7
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 8
officer in this State. 9
(e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 10
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 11
by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 12
division of the county or city. 13
(f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. 14
(g) Any prosecutor. 15
(h) Any state or county public defender. 16
(i) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 17
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 18
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 19
Government. 20
(j) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, 21
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 22
part of his or her normal job responsibilities interacts with the public 23
and performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 24
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 25
dangers. 26
(k) Any county manager in this State. 27
(l) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 28
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 29
employer who possesses specialized training in code enforcement, 30
interacts with the public and whose primary duties are the 31
performance of tasks related to code enforcement. 32
(m) Any teacher, instructor or professor who teaches, or any 33
retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, in a 34
program of general education, vocational education or 35
rehabilitation for offenders in an institution or facility of the 36
Department of Corrections. 37
[(m)] (n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a 38
person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 39
[(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 40
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 41
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 42
[(o)] (p) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 43
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 44
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2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a 1
confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims 2
of domestic violence may request that the personal information 3
described in subsection 4 of NRS 250.120 that is contained in the 4
records of a county assessor be kept confidential. 5
3. As used in this section: 6
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7
NRS 432B.042. 8
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 9
NRS 432B.044. 10
(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 11
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 12
safety and welfare. 13
(d) “Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.065. 14
(e) “Institution” has the meaning ascribed to it in 15
NRS 209.071. 16
(f) “Peace officer” means: 17
(1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 18
peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 19
inclusive; and 20
(2) Any person: 21
(I) Who resides in this State; 22
(II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 23
(III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 24
the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 25
the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 26
Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 27
of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 28
[(e)] (g) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 29
NRS 241A.030. 30
[(f)] (h) “Social worker” means any person licensed under 31
chapter 641B of NRS. 32
Sec. 3. NRS 293.908 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
293.908 1. The following persons may request that personal 34
information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a 35
county or city clerk be kept confidential: 36
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 37
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 38
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 39
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 40
officer in this State. 41
(e) Any district attorney or attorney employed by the district 42
attorney who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities 43
prosecutes persons for: 44
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 45
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(2) Domestic violence. 1
(f) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her 2
normal job responsibilities defends persons for: 3
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 4
(2) Domestic violence. 5
(g) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 6
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 7
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 8
Government. 9
(h) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, 10
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 11
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 12
(1) Interacts with the public; and 13
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 14
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 15
dangers. 16
(i) Any county manager in this State. 17
(j) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 18
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 19
employer: 20
(1) Who possess specialized training in code enforcement; 21
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 22
interacts with the public; and 23
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 24
related to code enforcement. 25
(k) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 26
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 27
by the county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 28
division of the county or city. 29
(l) Any teacher, instructor or professor who teaches, or any 30
retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, in a 31
program of general education, vocational education or 32
rehabilitation for offenders in an institution or facility of the 33
Department of Corrections. 34
[(l)] (m) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 35
described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive. 36
[(m)] (n) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 37
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive, who 38
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 39
2. As used in this section: 40
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 41
NRS 432B.042. 42
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 43
NRS 432B.044. 44
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(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 1
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 2
safety and welfare. 3
(d) “Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.065. 4
(e) “Institution” has the meaning ascribed to it in 5
NRS 209.071. 6
(f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 7
641B of NRS. 8
Sec. 4. NRS 481.091 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
481.091 1. The following persons may request that the 10
Department display an alternate address on the person’s driver’s 11
license, commercial driver’s license or identification card: 12
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 13
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 14
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 15
(d) Any clerk of the court, court administrator or court executive 16
officer in this State. 17
(e) Any prosecutor who as part of his or her normal job 18
responsibilities prosecutes persons for: 19
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 20
(2) Domestic violence. 21
(f) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her 22
normal job responsibilities defends persons for: 23
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 24
(2) Domestic violence. 25
(g) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 26
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 27
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 28
Government. 29
(h) Any person, including, without limitation, a social worker, 30
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 31
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 32
(1) Interacts with the public; and 33
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 34
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 35
dangers. 36
(i) Any county manager in this State. 37
(j) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 38
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 39
employer: 40
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 41
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 42
interacts with the public; and 43
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 44
related to code enforcement. 45
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(k) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 1
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 2
by the county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 3
division of the county or city. 4
(l) Any teacher, instructor or professor who teaches, or any 5
retired teacher, instructor or professor who previously taught, in a 6
program of general education, vocational education or 7
rehabilitation for offenders in an institution or facility of the 8
Department of Corrections. 9
[(l)] (m) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 10
described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive. 11
[(m)] (n) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 12
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive, who 13
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 14
[(n)] (o) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 15
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 16
2. A person who wishes to have an alternate address displayed 17
on his or her driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or 18
identification card pursuant to this section must submit to the 19
Department satisfactory proof: 20
(a) That he or she is a person described in subsection 1; and 21
(b) Of the person’s address of principal residence and mailing 22
address, if different from the address of principal residence. 23
3. A person who obtains a driver’s license, commercial driver’s 24
license or identification card that displays an alternate address 25
pursuant to this section may subsequently submit a request to the 26
Department to have his or her address of principal residence 27
displayed on his or her driver’s license, commercial driver’s license 28
or identification card instead of the alternate address. 29
4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 30
provisions of this section. 31
5. As used in this section: 32
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 33
NRS 432B.042. 34
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 35
NRS 432B.044. 36
(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 37
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 38
safety and welfare. 39
(d) “Facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.065. 40
(e) “Institution” has the meaning ascribed to it in 41
NRS 209.071. 42
(f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 43
641B of NRS. 44
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Sec. 5. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 1
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