S.B. 273
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SENATE BILL NO. 273–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MARCH 4, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the confidentiality of
the personal information of certain civilian
employees of law enforcement agencies.
(BDR 20-966)
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
civilian employees that provide support services to a law
enforcement agency 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 the person’s
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, peace officers or retired peace officers, county or city clerks or registrars 9
of voters who perform tasks related to elections, prosecutors, public defenders, 10
certain employees who perform tasks related to child welfare services or child 11
protective services, county managers and certain employees who perform tasks 12
related to code enforcement. Existing law also authorizes the spouse, domestic 13
partner or minor child of any such person and the surviving spouse, domestic 14
partner or minor child of any such person who was killed in the performance of his 15
or her duties to obtain such court orders. (NRS 247.540, 250.140, 293.908) 16
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Sections 1-3 of this bill additionally authorize any civilian employee who provides 17
support services to a law enforcement agency to obtain such court orders. 18
Existing law authorizes certain persons to request that the Department of Motor 19
Vehicles display an alternate address on the person’s driver’s license, commercial 20
driver’s license or identification card. (NRS 481.091) Section 4 of this bill 21
additionally authorizes any civilian employee who provides support services to a 22
law enforcement agency to make such requests. 23
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 peace officer or retired peace officer. 15
(g) Any prosecutor. 16
(h) Any state or county public defender. 17
(i) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 18
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 19
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 20
Government. 21
(j) Any person, including, without limitation, a social worker, 22
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 23
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 24
(1) Interacts with the public; and 25
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 26
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 27
dangers. 28
(k) Any county manager in this State. 29
(l) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 30
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 31
employer: 32
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 33
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(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 1
interacts with the public; and 2
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 3
related to code enforcement. 4
(m) Any civilian employee who provides support services to a 5
law enforcement agency. 6
(n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 7
described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 8
[(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 9
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 10
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 11
[(o)] (p) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 12
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 13
2. Any nonprofit entity in this State that maintains a 14
confidential location for the purpose of providing shelter to victims 15
of domestic violence may request that the personal information 16
described in subsection 4 of NRS 247.520 that is contained in the 17
records of a county recorder be kept confidential. 18
3. As used in this section: 19
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20
NRS 432B.042. 21
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 22
NRS 432B.044. 23
(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 24
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 25
safety and welfare. 26
(d) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning ascribed to it 27
in NRS 289.010. 28
(e) “Peace officer” means: 29
(1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 30
peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 31
inclusive; and 32
(2) Any person: 33
(I) Who resides in this State; 34
(II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 35
(III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 36
the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 37
the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 38
Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 39
of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 40
[(e)] (f) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 41
NRS 241A.030. 42
[(f)] (g) “Social worker” means any person licensed under 43
chapter 641B of NRS. 44
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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: 23
(1) Interacts with the public; and 24
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 25
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 26
dangers. 27
(k) Any county manager in this State. 28
(l) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 29
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 30
employer: 31
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 32
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 33
interacts with the public; and 34
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 35
related to code enforcement. 36
(m) Any civilian employee who provides support services to a 37
law enforcement agency. 38
(n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 39
described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 40
[(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 41
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 42
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 43
[(o)] (p) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 44
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 45
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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) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning ascribed to it 14
in NRS 289.010. 15
(e) “Peace officer” means: 16
(1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 17
peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 18
inclusive; and 19
(2) Any person: 20
(I) Who resides in this State; 21
(II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 22
(III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 23
the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 24
the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 25
Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 26
of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 27
[(e)] (f) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 28
NRS 241A.030. 29
[(f)] (g) “Social worker” means any person licensed under 30
chapter 641B of NRS. 31
Sec. 3. NRS 293.908 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
293.908 1. The following persons may request that personal 33
information contained in the records of the Secretary of State or a 34
county or city clerk be kept confidential: 35
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 36
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 37
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 38
(d) Any clerk of a court, court administrator or court executive 39
officer in this State. 40
(e) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 41
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 42
by such county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 43
division of the county or city. 44
(f) Any peace officer or retired peace officer. 45
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(g) Any prosecutor. 1
(h) Any state or county public defender. 2
(i) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 3
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 4
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 5
Government. 6
(j) Any person, including without limitation, a social worker, 7
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 8
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 9
(1) Interacts with the public; and 10
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 11
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 12
dangers. 13
(k) Any county manager in this State. 14
(l) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 15
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 16
employer: 17
(1) Who possess specialized training in code enforcement; 18
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 19
interacts with the public; and 20
(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 21
related to code enforcement. 22
(m) Any civilian employee who provides support services to a 23
law enforcement agency. 24
(n) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 25
described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive. 26
[(n)] (o) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 27
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(l),] (m), inclusive, who 28
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 29
2. 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) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning ascribed to it 38
in NRS 289.010. 39
(e) “Peace officer” means: 40
(1) Any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a 41
peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, 42
inclusive; and 43
(2) Any person: 44
(I) Who resides in this State; 45
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(II) Whose primary duties are to enforce the law; and 1
(III) Who is employed by a law enforcement agency of 2
the Federal Government, including, without limitation, a ranger for 3
the National Park Service and an agent employed by the Federal 4
Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, United States Department 5
of Homeland Security or United States Department of the Treasury. 6
[(e)] (f) “Prosecutor” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7
NRS 241A.030. 8
[(f)] (g) “Social worker” means any person licensed under 9
chapter 641B of NRS. 10
Sec. 4. NRS 481.091 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
481.091 1. The following persons may request that the 12
Department display an alternate address on the person’s driver’s 13
license, commercial driver’s license or identification card: 14
(a) Any justice or judge in this State. 15
(b) Any senior justice or senior judge in this State. 16
(c) Any court-appointed master in this State. 17
(d) Any clerk of the court, court administrator or court executive 18
officer in this State. 19
(e) Any prosecutor who as part of his or her normal job 20
responsibilities prosecutes persons for: 21
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 22
(2) Domestic violence. 23
(f) Any state or county public defender who as part of his or her 24
normal job responsibilities defends persons for: 25
(1) Crimes that are punishable as category A felonies; or 26
(2) Domestic violence. 27
(g) Any person employed by the Office of the Attorney General 28
who prosecutes or defends actions on behalf of the State of Nevada 29
or any agency in the Executive Department of the State 30
Government. 31
(h) Any person, including, without limitation, a social worker, 32
employed by this State or a political subdivision of this State who as 33
part of his or her normal job responsibilities: 34
(1) Interacts with the public; and 35
(2) Performs tasks related to child welfare services or child 36
protective services or tasks that expose the person to comparable 37
dangers. 38
(i) Any county manager in this State. 39
(j) Any inspector, officer or investigator employed by this State 40
or a political subdivision of this State designated by his or her 41
employer: 42
(1) Who possesses specialized training in code enforcement; 43
(2) Who, as part of his or her normal job responsibilities, 44
interacts with the public; and 45
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(3) Whose primary duties are the performance of tasks 1
related to code enforcement. 2
(k) Any county or city clerk or registrar of voters charged with 3
the powers and duties relating to elections and any deputy appointed 4
by the county or city clerk or registrar of voters in the elections 5
division of the county or city. 6
(l) Any civilian employee who provides support services to a 7
law enforcement agency. 8
(m) The spouse, domestic partner or minor child of a person 9
described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive. 10
[(m)] (n) The surviving spouse, domestic partner or minor child 11
of a person described in paragraphs (a) to [(k),] (l), inclusive, who 12
was killed in the performance of his or her duties. 13
[(n)] (o) Any person for whom a fictitious address has been 14
issued pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. 15
2. A person who wishes to have an alternate address displayed 16
on his or her driver’s license, commercial driver’s license or 17
identification card pursuant to this section must submit to the 18
Department satisfactory proof: 19
(a) That he or she is a person described in subsection 1; and 20
(b) Of the person’s address of principal residence and mailing 21
address, if different from the address of principal residence. 22
3. A person who obtains a driver’s license, commercial driver’s 23
license or identification card that displays an alternate address 24
pursuant to this section may subsequently submit a request to the 25
Department to have his or her address of principal residence 26
displayed on his or her driver’s license, commercial driver’s license 27
or identification card instead of the alternate address. 28
4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 29
provisions of this section. 30
5. As used in this section: 31
(a) “Child protective services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 32
NRS 432B.042. 33
(b) “Child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in 34
NRS 432B.044. 35
(c) “Code enforcement” means the enforcement of laws, 36
ordinances or codes regulating public nuisances or the public health, 37
safety and welfare. 38
(d) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning ascribed to it 39
in NRS 289.010. 40
(e) “Social worker” means any person licensed under chapter 41
641B of NRS. 42
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