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Nevada Assembly Bill AB122

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

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77 ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 122–ASSEMBLYMEMBER DICKMAN
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99 PREFILED JANUARY 27, 2025
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1212 Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
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1414 SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to the confidentiality
1515 of certain information. (BDR 20-645)
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1717 FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
1818 Effect on the State: Yes.
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2222 EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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2525 AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing certain
2626 persons to request a court order to make certain personal
2727 information in the possession of a county recorder, county
2828 assessor or elections official be kept in a confidential
2929 manner; and providing other matters properly relating
3030 thereto.
3131 Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
3232 Existing law authorizes certain persons and the spouse, domestic partner or 1
3333 minor child thereof, to request a court order to require that a county recorder, 2
3434 county assessor, county clerk, city clerk or the Secretary of State maintain the 3
3535 personal information of the person contained in their records in a confidential 4
3636 manner. (NRS 247.530, 247.540, 250.140, 293.908) Sections 1-3 of this bill 5
3737 authorize such orders to be requested by any person employed by a law 6
3838 enforcement agency or by the office of a prosecutor who, as part of his or her 7
3939 normal job responsibilities: (1) interacts with the public; and (2) performs tasks 8
4040 related to the administration or support of the law enforcement agency or office of a 9
4141 prosecutor. 10
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4444 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
4545 SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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4747 Section 1. NRS 247.540 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
4848 247.540 1. The following persons may request that the 2
4949 personal information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 3
5050 247.520 that is contained in the records of a county recorder be kept 4
5151 confidential: 5
5252 (a) Any justice or judge in this State. 6
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5757 (b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 1
5858 (c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 2
5959 (d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 3
6060 officer in this State. 4
6161 (e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 5
6262 the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 6
6363 by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 7
6464 division of the county or city. 8
6565 (f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. 9
6666 (g) Any prosecutor. 10
6767 (h) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency, as 11
6868 defined in NRS 289.010, or by the office of a prosecutor within 12
6969 this State who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 13
7070 (1) Interacts with the public; and 14
7171 (2) Performs tasks related to the administration or support 15
7272 of the law enforcement agency or office of a prosecutor, including, 16
7373 without limitation, emergency dispatch operations, collection or 17
7474 maintenance of records or evidence, investigative tasks, victim 18
7575 advocacy or general administrative duties. 19
7676 (i) Any state or county public defender. 20
7777 [(i)] (j) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney 21
7878 General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of 22
7979 Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 23
8080 Government. 24
8181 [(j)] (k) Any person, including without limitation, a social 25
8282 worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this 26
8383 State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 27
8484 (1) Interacts with the public; and 28
8585 (2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 29
8686 protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 30
8787 dangers. 31
8888 [(k)] (l) Any county manager in this State. 32
8989 [(l)] (m) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this 33
9090 State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 34
9191 employer: 35
9292 (1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 36
9393 (2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 37
9494 interacts with the public; and 38
9595 (3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 39
9696 related to code enforcement. 40
9797 [(m)] (n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a 41
9898 person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 42
9999 [(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 43
100100 of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 44
101101 was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 45
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106106 [(o)] (p) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 1
107107 issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 2
108108 2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a 3
109109 confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims 4
110110 of domestic violence may request that the personal information 5
111111 described in subsection 4 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the 6
112112 records of a county recorder be kept confidential. 7
113113 3. As used in this section: 8
114114 (a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 9
115115 NRS 432B.042. 10
116116 (b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 11
117117 NRS 432B.044. 12
118118 (c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 13
119119 ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 14
120120 safety and welfare. 15
121121 (d) “Peace officer” means: 16
122122 (1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 17
123123 peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 18
124124 inclusive; and 19
125125 (2) Any person: 20
126126 (I) Who resides in this State; 21
127127 (II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 22
128128 (III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 23
129129 the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 24
130130 the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 25
131131 Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 26
132132 of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 27
133133 (e) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 28
134134 NRS 241A.030. 29
135135 (f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 30
136136 641B of NRS. 31
137137 Sec. 2. NRS 250.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
138138 250.140 1. The following persons may request that personal 33
139139 information described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 of NRS 250.120 that is 34
140140 contained in the records of a county assessor be kept confidential: 35
141141 (a) Any justice or judge in this State. 36
142142 (b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 37
143143 (c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 38
144144 (d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 39
145145 officer in this State. 40
146146 (e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 41
147147 the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 42
148148 by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 43
149149 division of the county or city. 44
150150 (f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. 45
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155155 (g) Any prosecutor. 1
156156 (h) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency, as 2
157157 defined in NRS 289.010, or by the office of a prosecutor within 3
158158 this State who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 4
159159 (1) Interacts with the public; and 5
160160 (2) Performs tasks related to the administration or support 6
161161 of the law enforcement agency or office of a prosecutor, including, 7
162162 without limitation, emergency dispatch operations, collection or 8
163163 maintenance of records or evidence, investigative tasks, victim 9
164164 advocacy or general administrative duties. 10
165165 (i) Any state or county public defender. 11
166166 [(i)] (j) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney 12
167167 General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of 13
168168 Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 14
169169 Government. 15
170170 [(j)] (k) Any person, including without limitation, a social 16
171171 worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this 17
172172 State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 18
173173 (1) Interacts with the public; and 19
174174 (2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 20
175175 protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 21
176176 dangers. 22
177177 [(k)] (l) Any county manager in this State. 23
178178 [(l)] (m) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this 24
179179 State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 25
180180 employer: 26
181181 (1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 27
182182 (2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 28
183183 interacts with the public; and 29
184184 (3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 30
185185 related to code enforcement. 31
186186 [(m)] (n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a 32
187187 person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 33
188188 [(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 34
189189 of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 35
190190 was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 36
191191 [(o)] (p) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 37
192192 issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 38
193193 2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a 39
194194 confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims 40
195195 of domestic violence may request that the personal information 41
196196 described in subsection 4 of NRS 250.120 that is contained in the 42
197197 records of a county assessor be kept confidential. 43
198198 3. As used in this section: 44
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203203 (a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 1
204204 NRS 432B.042. 2
205205 (b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 3
206206 NRS 432B.044. 4
207207 (c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 5
208208 ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 6
209209 safety and welfare. 7
210210 (d) “Peace officer” means: 8
211211 (1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 9
212212 peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 10
213213 inclusive; and 11
214214 (2) Any person: 12
215215 (I) Who resides in this State; 13
216216 (II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 14
217217 (III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 15
218218 the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 16
219219 the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 17
220220 Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 18
221221 of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 19
222222 (e) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20
223223 NRS 241A.030. 21
224224 (f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 22
225225 641B of NRS. 23
226226 Sec. 3. NRS 293.908 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
227227 293.908 1. The following persons may request that personal 25
228228 information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a 26
229229 county or city clerk be kept confidential: 27
230230 (a) Any justice or judge in this State. 28
231231 (b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 29
232232 (c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 30
233233 (d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 31
234234 officer in this State. 32
235235 (e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 33
236236 the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 34
237237 by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 35
238238 division of the county or city. 36
239239 (f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. 37
240240 (g) Any prosecutor. 38
241241 (h) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency, as 39
242242 defined in NRS 289.010, or by the office of a prosecutor within 40
243243 this State who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 41
244244 (1) Interacts with the public; and 42
245245 (2) Performs tasks related to the administration or support 43
246246 of the law enforcement agency or office of a prosecutor, including, 44
247247 without limitation, emergency dispatch operations, collection or 45
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252252 maintenance of records or evidence, investigative tasks, victim 1
253253 advocacy or general administrative duties. 2
254254 (i) Any state or county public defender. 3
255255 [(i)] (j) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney 4
256256 General who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of 5
257257 Nevada or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 6
258258 Government. 7
259259 [(j)] (k) Any person, including without limitation, a social 8
260260 worker, employed by this State or a political subdivision of this 9
261261 State who as part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 10
262262 (1) Interacts with the public; and 11
263263 (2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 12
264264 protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 13
265265 dangers. 14
266266 [(k)] (l) Any county manager in this State. 15
267267 [(l)] (m) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this 16
268268 State or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 17
269269 employer: 18
270270 (1) Who possess specialized training in code enforcement; 19
271271 (2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 20
272272 interacts with the public; and 21
273273 (3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 22
274274 related to code enforcement. 23
275275 [(m)] (n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a 24
276276 person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 25
277277 [(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 26
278278 of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 27
279279 was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 28
280280 2. As used in this section: 29
281281 (a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 30
282282 NRS 432B.042. 31
283283 (b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 32
284284 NRS 432B.044. 33
285285 (c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 34
286286 ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 35
287287 safety and welfare. 36
288288 (d) “Peace officer” means: 37
289289 (1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 38
290290 peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 39
291291 inclusive; and 40
292292 (2) Any person: 41
293293 (I) Who resides in this State; 42
294294 (II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 43
295295 (III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 44
296296 the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 45
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301301 the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 1
302302 Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 2
303303 of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 3
304304 (e) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 4
305305 NRS 241A.030. 5
306306 (f) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 6
307307 641B of NRS. 7
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