A.B. 220
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 220–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HUNT
PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Authorizes the issuance of identification cards by the
Department of Health and Human Services to
persons experiencing homelessness under certain
circumstances. (BDR 38-671)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Increases or Newly
Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City
Jail or Detention Facility.
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 identification cards; authorizing the Department
of Health and Human Services to establish a program to
issue identification cards to Nevada residents who are
experiencing homelessness; requiring an applicant for an
identification card to attest to certain facts and provide
certain information providing for the change of the full
legal name on an identification card under certain
circumstances; providing for the expiration of an
identification card issued by the Department; prohibiting
certain conduct related to an identification card;
authorizing certain local governments to accept an
identification card issued by the Department for certain
purposes; providing penalties; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue 1
identification cards to: (1) qualified residents of this State who are 10 years of age 2
or older and do not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state 3
or jurisdiction; and (2) qualified seasonal residents who do not hold a valid Nevada 4
driver’s license. (NRS 483.820, 483.830) Existing law requires the Department of 5
Health and Human Services to establish the Nevada Housing Crisis Response 6
System and requires the System to collaborate with the Department of Motor 7
Vehicles to facilitate assistance to persons experiencing homelessness who wish to 8
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apply for an identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. 9
(NRS 422A.680) 10
Section 7 of this bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services 11
to establish and administer a program to issue identification cards to residents of 12
this State who are experiencing homelessness. Section 7 limits the issuance of such 13
cards to residents of this State who are 10 years of age or older and do not hold a 14
valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction. Section 7: 15
(1) prohibits the Department from charging a fee for the issuance, renewal or 16
replacement of an identification card; and (2) authorizes the Department to accept 17
gifts, grants and donations of money to fund the program to provide identification 18
cards to residents of this State who are experiencing homelessness. Sections 7 and 19
19 of this bill make confidential personal information contained in any file or 20
record of the Department relating to an identification card or an application for an 21
identification card. 22
Section 8 of this bill prescribes the form of identification cards issued by the 23
Department and requires the Department to adopt regulations prescribing the 24
information that must be contained on such identification cards. 25
Section 9 of this bill requires an application for an identification card issued by 26
the Department to include a statement from the applicant attesting that the applicant 27
is a person who: (1) is experiencing homelessness; and (2) does not hold a valid 28
driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction. 29
Section 10 of this bill requires an applicant to furnish proof of his or her full 30
legal name and age to the Department by presenting an original or certified copy of 31
the documents required by the Department of Motor Vehicles as proof of the full 32
legal name and age of an applicant for an identification card issued by the 33
Department of Motor Vehicles. Section 10 prohibits the Department of Health and 34
Human Services from issuing an identification card to an applicant who does not 35
furnish such proof unless the identification card clearly indicates on the face of the 36
card that the Department has not verified the full legal name and age of the card 37
holder. 38
Section 11 of this bill requires a person to request that the Department change 39
his or her full legal name on an identification card issued by the Department after a 40
legal name change as indicated on certain documents and authorizes a person to 41
request that the Department change his or her full legal name on an identification 42
card upon the occurrence of certain life events. Section 11 prohibits the Department 43
from charging or collecting a fee for making a change to an identification card. 44
Section 12 of this bill applies to the Department the prohibition of existing law 45
against the issuance of an identification card to or renewal of the identification card 46
of a sex offender or an offender convicted of a crime against a child until the 47
Department receives information submitted by the Central Repository for Nevada 48
Records of Criminal History or other satisfactory evidence that the offender is in 49
compliance with the provisions of law governing the registration of sex offenders 50
and offenders convicted of a crime against a child. (NRS 179D.570) Section 12 51
provides that an identification card issued to such offenders expires on the first 52
anniversary date of the offender’s birthday, measured from the birthday nearest to 53
the date of issuance or renewal of the card. Section 17 of this bill authorizes the 54
Central Repository to share information concerning sex offenders and offenders 55
convicted of a crime against a child with the Department to carry out the provisions 56
of section 12. 57
Section 13 of this bill provides that an identification card issued by the 58
Department generally remains valid until expiration unless the holder becomes 59
licensed in any state or jurisdiction to drive a motor vehicle or obtains an 60
identification card from any state or jurisdiction. Section 13 requires an 61
identification card issued by the Department to be surrendered upon the issuance of 62
a driver’s license from any state or jurisdiction, an identification card from another 63
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state or jurisdiction or an identification card issued by the Department of Motor 64
Vehicles. 65
Section 14 of this bill requires the Department to adopt regulations prescribing 66
when an identification card expires and requires the date of expiration adopted by 67
the Department to be not later than the eighth anniversary of the birthday of the 68
holder of the identification card measured from the birthday nearest to the date of 69
issuance or renewal of the card. 70
Section 15 of this bill authorizes a person whose identification card is lost or 71
destroyed to obtain a duplicate card. 72
Section 16 of this bill provides that a person who commits certain acts relating 73
to an identification card is guilty of a misdemeanor. 74
Section 18 of this bill authorizes certain local governments to accept an 75
identification card issued by the Department of Health and Human Services for 76
certain purposes. 77
Sections 2-6 of this bill define certain terms for the purposes of sections 2-16. 78
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 422A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 16, inclusive, 2
of this act. 3
Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of this act, 4
unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined 5
in sections 3 to 6, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed 6
to them in those sections. 7
Sec. 3. “Full legal name” means a natural person’s first 8
name or given name, middle name and family name or last name, 9
without the use of initials or a nickname. The term includes a full 10
legal name that has been changed pursuant to the provisions of 11
section 11 of this act. 12
Sec. 4. “Identification card” means an identification card 13
issued by the Department pursuant to sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of 14
this act. 15
Sec. 5. “Person experiencing homelessness” means a person 16
who is transient, at imminent risk of homelessness or homeless. 17
Sec. 6. “Resident” means a person who has actually resided 18
in this State for at least 6 months. 19
Sec. 7. 1. To the extent that money is available for that 20
purpose, the Department, through a division of the Department 21
designated by the Director, may establish and administer a 22
program to issue photo identification cards to residents of this 23
State who are persons experiencing homelessness. If the 24
Department establishes such a program, the Department shall: 25
(a) Prepare suitable identification cards. 26
(b) Prepare and furnish application forms for those cards. 27
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(c) Receive applications, grant or deny the applications and 1
maintain files of applications. 2
(d) Issue identification cards, recall and cancel identification 3
cards when necessary and maintain records adequate to preserve 4
the integrity of the system for identification cards. 5
2. A person who applies for an identification card in 6
accordance with the provisions of sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of 7
this act and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card 8
pursuant to section 12 of this act is entitled to receive an 9
identification card if the person: 10
(a) Is a resident of this State; 11
(b) Is 10 years of age or older; and 12
(c) Does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card 13
from any state or jurisdiction. 14
3. The Department shall not charge a fee for the issuance, 15
renewal or replacement of an identification card. 16
4. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations of 17
money to fund the program to issue identification cards to 18
residents of this State who are experiencing homelessness. Money 19
received by the Department pursuant to this subsection does not 20
revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year and 21
must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 22
5. The personal information contained in any file or record 23
of the Department relating to an identification card or an 24
application for an identification card is confidential and is not a 25
public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS. The 26
Department may only disclose information made confidential 27
pursuant to this subsection if such disclosure is necessary for the 28
Department to carry out its duties or upon the lawful order of a 29
court of competent jurisdiction. 30
Sec. 8. 1. The form of identification cards issued by the 31
Department must be similar to that of identification cards issued 32
by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to NRS 483.810 to 33
483.890, inclusive, but distinguishable in color or otherwise. 34
2. Identification cards issued by the Department must comply 35
with the requirements of section 202(d)(11) of the Real ID Act of 36
2005, Public Law 109-13, Division B, Title II, 119 Stat. 302, 312-37
15, 49 U.S.C. § 30301 note. 38
3. Identification cards issued by the Department do not 39
authorize the operation of any motor vehicle. 40
4. If the Department establishes the program described in 41
section 7 of this act, the Department shall adopt regulations 42
prescribing the information that must be contained on the 43
identification card. 44
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Sec. 9. 1. Every application for an identification card must 1
be made upon a form prescribed by the Department and include, 2
without limitation, a statement from the applicant attesting that 3
the applicant: 4
(a) Does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card 5
from any state or jurisdiction. 6
(b) Is a person experiencing homelessness. 7
2. When the form is completed, the applicant must sign the 8
form and verify the contents before a person authorized to 9
administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may 10
administer those oaths without charge. 11
Sec. 10. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 12
every applicant for an identification card pursuant to sections 2 to 13
16, inclusive, of this act must furnish proof of his or her full legal 14
name and age by presenting an original or certified copy of the 15
documents required by the Department of Motor Vehicles 16
pursuant to NRS 483.860 as proof of the full legal name and age 17
of an applicant for the issuance of an identification card by the 18
Department of Motor Vehicles. 19
2. If an applicant for an identification card does not furnish 20
the proof of his or her full legal name and age as required by 21
subsection 1, the Department must not issue to the applicant an 22
identification card, unless the identification card clearly indicates 23
on the face of the card that the Department has not verified the 24
full legal name and age of the card holder pursuant to 25
subsection 1. 26
Sec. 11. 1. A person must request that the Department 27
change his or her full legal name on an identification card after a 28
legal change of the person’s name indicated on: 29
(a) An order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the 30
name of the person; 31
(b) A decree of adoption; 32
(c) A certificate of marriage; or 33
(d) A decree of divorce. 34
2. A request required pursuant to subsection 1 must: 35
(a) Be made on a form prescribed by the Department; and 36
(b) Include an original or certified copy of the order, decree or 37
certificate. 38
3. A person may request that the Department change his or 39
her full legal name on an identification card upon adoption, 40
marriage, divorce or the death of a spouse. Such a request must be 41
made on a form prescribed by the Department and must include: 42
(a) Upon adoption, an original or certified copy of a decree of 43
adoption and an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department 44
indicating the person’s choice to: 45
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(1) Change his or her last name to the last name of one of 1
his or her adoptive parents; 2
(2) Use his or her last name hyphenated with the last name 3
of one of his or her adoptive parents; or 4
(3) Replace his or her middle name with his or her last 5
name and use as his or her last name the last name of one of his 6
or her adoptive parents. 7
(b) Upon marriage, an original or certified copy of a certificate 8
of marriage and an affidavit on a form prescribed by the 9
Department indicating the person’s choice to: 10
(1) Change his or her last name to the last name of his or 11
her spouse; 12
(2) Use his or her last name hyphenated with the last name 13
of his or her spouse; or 14
(3) Replace his or her middle name with his or her last 15
name and use as his or her last name the last name of his or her 16
spouse. 17
(c) Upon divorce, an original or certified copy of a decree of 18
divorce and an affidavit on a form prescribed by the Department 19
indicating the person’s choice to: 20
(1) Change his or her last name back to a last name he or 21
she used before marriage; or 22
(2) If he or she changed his or her name pursuant to 23
subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b), change his or her middle 24
name and last name back to the middle name and last name he or 25
she used before the marriage; or 26
(d) Upon the death of a spouse, an original or certified copy of 27
a certificate of marriage and an original or certified copy of a 28
death certificate and an affidavit on a form prescribed by the 29
Department indicating the person’s choice to: 30
(1) Change his or her last name back to a name he or she 31
used before the marriage; or 32
(2) If he or she changed his or her name pursuant to 33
subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b), change his or her middle 34
name and last name back to the middle name and last name he or 35
she used before marriage. 36
4. Upon receipt of a request that meets the requirements of 37
subsection 2 or 3, the Department shall: 38
(a) Change the full legal name of a person on the 39
identification card issued to the person by the Department; and 40
(b) Provide to the person who requested the change a 41
document which evidences that such a change was made pursuant 42
to this section. 43
5. The Department shall not charge or collect a fee for a 44
change to an identification card pursuant to this section. 45
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Sec. 12. 1. The Department shall not issue an identification 1
card to an offender or renew the identification card of an offender 2
until the Department has received information submitted by the 3
Central Repository pursuant to NRS 179D.570 or other 4
satisfactory evidence indicating that the offender is in compliance 5
with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS. 6
2. If an offender is not in compliance with the provisions of 7
chapter 179D of NRS, the Department: 8
(a) Shall not issue an identification card to the offender or 9
renew the identification card of the offender; and 10
(b) Shall advise the offender to contact the Central Repository 11
to determine the actions that the offender must take to be in 12
compliance with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS. 13
3. An identification card issued to an offender expires on the 14
first anniversary date of the offender’s birthday, measured in the 15
case of an original identification card, a renewal identification 16
card and a renewal of an expired identification card, from the 17
birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal. 18
4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 19
provisions of this section. 20
5. As used in this section: 21
(a) “Central Repository” means the Central Repository for 22
Nevada Records of Criminal History. 23
(b) “Offender” includes, without limitation, an “offender 24
convicted of a crime against a child” as defined in NRS 25
179D.0559 and a “sex offender” as defined in NRS 179D.095. 26
Sec. 13. Except as otherwise provided in section 14 of this 27
act, an identification card that is issued pursuant to sections 2 to 28
16, inclusive, of this act remains valid until its expiration date so 29
long as the facts and circumstances declared in the application 30
and stated on the card do not change and the person does not 31
become licensed in any state or jurisdiction to drive a motor 32
vehicle or obtain an identification card from any state or 33
jurisdiction. An identification card that is issued pursuant to 34
sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of this act does not become invalid 35
because the person ceases to be a person experiencing 36
homelessness. An identification card issued pursuant to sections 2 37
to 16, inclusive, of this act must be surrendered upon the issuance 38
of: 39
1. A driver’s license from any state or jurisdiction; 40
2. An identification card from another state or jurisdiction; 41
or 42
3. An identification card issued by the Department of Motor 43
Vehicles pursuant to NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive. 44
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Sec. 14. 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 12 and 1
13 of this act, an identification card and a renewal of an 2
identification card issued pursuant to sections 2 to 16, inclusive, of 3
this act expires as prescribed by the regulations adopted pursuant 4
to subsection 2. 5
2. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing when 6
an identification card expires. The regulations adopted by the 7
Department pursuant to this section must not establish an 8
expiration date which is later than the eighth anniversary of the 9
birthday of the holder of the identification card measured, in the 10
case of an original identification card, a renewal identification 11
card and a renewal of an expired identification card, from the 12
birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal. 13
3. An identification card is renewable at any time before its 14
expiration upon application. 15
Sec. 15. 1. Upon furnishing information that his or her 16
identification card is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the 17
original was issued may obtain a duplicate. 18
2. If the original of a duplicated identification card is 19
subsequently recovered or a lost identification card is found, the 20
person having possession shall return it immediately to the 21
Department. 22
Sec. 16. A person who: 23
1. Forges or alters an identification card or knowingly 24
possesses an altered or forged identification card; 25
2. Refuses to surrender an identification card for 26
cancellation when so directed by the Department; 27
3. Lends his or her identification card to another person for 28
the other’s use or uses an identification card issued to another 29
person; or 30
4. Willfully fails to surrender to the Department within 10 31
days after another’s identification card comes into his or her 32
possession or to return it to the proper holder, 33
is guilty of a misdemeanor. 34
Sec. 17. NRS 179D.570 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
179D.570 1. The Central Repository shall, in accordance 36
with the requirements of this section, share information concerning 37
sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child 38
with: 39
(a) The Nevada Gaming Control Board to carry out the 40
provisions of NRS 463.335 pertaining to the registration of a 41
gaming employee who is a sex offender or an offender convicted of 42
a crime against a child. The Central Repository shall, at least once 43
each calendar month, provide the Nevada Gaming Control Board 44
with the name and other identifying information of each offender 45
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who is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, in the 1
manner and form agreed upon by the Central Repository and the 2
Nevada Gaming Control Board. 3
(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the 4
provisions of NRS 483.283, 483.861 and 483.929. 5
(c) The Department of Health and Human Services to carry 6
out the provisions of section 12 of this act. 7
2. The information shared by the Central Repository pursuant 8
to this section must indicate whether a sex offender or an offender 9
convicted of a crime against a child is in compliance with the 10
provisions of this chapter. 11
3. The Central Repository shall share information pursuant to 12
this section as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances. 13
4. The Central Repository may adopt regulations to carry out 14
the provisions of this section. 15
Sec. 18. NRS 237.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
237.200 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 17
with respect to any activity or transaction in which a local 18
government accepts an identification card issued by the Department 19
of Motor Vehicles to identify a person, the local government may 20
also accept an identification card issued by the Department of 21
Health and Human Services pursuant to sections 2 to 16, 22
inclusive, of this this act, a consular identification card, permanent 23
resident card or tribal identification card to identify a person. 24
2. The provisions of subsection 1 apply only to the presentation 25
of an identification card issued by the Department of Health and 26
Human Services, a consular identification card, permanent resident 27
card or tribal identification card for purposes of identification and 28
do not convey an independent right to receive benefits of any type. 29
3. To be accepted pursuant to subsection 1 to identify a person, 30
an identification card issued by a tribal government must contain: 31
(a) The full legal name of the holder of the card; 32
(b) The date of birth of the holder of the card; 33
(c) A unique number assigned to the holder of the card; 34
(d) A digital photograph of the full face of the holder of the 35
card; 36
(e) The address of the principal residence of the holder of the 37
card; 38
(f) A physical description of the holder of the card, including, 39
without limitation, the height, weight, hair color and eye color of the 40
holder of the card; 41
(g) The usual signature of the holder of the card; 42
(h) The date on which the card is issued; and 43
(i) A reference to the tribal government which issued the card. 44
4. As used in this section: 45
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(a) “Consular identification card” means an identification card 1
issued by a consulate of a foreign government, which consulate is 2
located within the State of Nevada. 3
(b) “Identification card issued by the Department of Motor 4
Vehicles” means an identification card of the type described in NRS 5
483.810 to 483.890, inclusive. 6
(c) “Local government” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7
NRS 237.050. 8
(d) “Permanent resident card” means a Permanent Resident Card 9
issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of 10
the Department of Homeland Security. 11
(e) “Tribal government” has the meaning ascribed to it in 12
NRS 239C.105. 13
(f) “Tribal identification card” means an identification card 14
issued by a tribal government which satisfies the requirements of 15
subsection 3. 16
Sec. 19. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 18
NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 19
49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 20
62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 21
80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 22
87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 23
88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 24
116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 25
119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 26
120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 27
127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 28
130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 29
176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 30
176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 31
179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 32
200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 33
209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 34
213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 35
218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 36
224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 37
231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 38
239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 39
239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 40
239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 41
244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 42
250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 43
269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 44
281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 45
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286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 1
293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 2
293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 3
332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 4
338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 5
353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 6
360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 7
366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 8
379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 9
387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 10
388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 11
391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 12
392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 13
394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 14
396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 15
398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 16
414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 17
425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 18
432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 19
432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 20
439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 21
439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 22
441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 23
442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 24
449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 25
453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 26
459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 27
463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 28
481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 29
483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 30
484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 31
571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 32
598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 33
604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 34
616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 35
624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 36
628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 37
630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 38
630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 39
632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 40
633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 41
634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 42
637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 43
639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 44
640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 45
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640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 1
641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 2
641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 3
642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 4
645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 5
645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 6
648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 7
654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 8
669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 9
675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 10
678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 11
679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 12
681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 13
687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 14
688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 15
692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 16
696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 17
711.600, and section 7 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 18
478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes 19
of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be 20
confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental 21
entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by 22
any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum 23
may be prepared from those public books and public records. Any 24
such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the 25
general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or 26
may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental 27
entity or of the general public. This section does not supersede or in 28
any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, 29
diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any 30
written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law. 31
2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record 32
which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted. 33
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a 34
public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to 35
subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or 36
record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains 37
information that is confidential if the governmental entity can 38
redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, 39
electronically, the confidential information from the information 40
included in the public book or record that is not otherwise 41
confidential. 42
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a 43
public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic 44
medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity 45
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to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by 1
means of an electronic medium if: 2
(a) The public record: 3
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and 4
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or 5
(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by 6
means of an electronic medium would: 7
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or 8
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential 9
and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from 10
information that is not otherwise confidential. 11
5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who 12
has legal custody or control of a public record: 13
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the 14
medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has 15
already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different 16
medium. 17
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon 18
request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require 19
the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself 20
or herself. 21
Sec. 20. This act becomes effective: 22
1. Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 23
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 24
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 25
2. On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 26
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