Title 179 · NRS Chapter 179

Rebuttable presumption that records should be sealed; exception.

Citation: NRS 179.2445

Section: 179.179.2445

NRS

179.2445

Rebuttable presumption that records should be sealed; exception.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the filing of a petition for the sealing of records pursuant to NRS 179.245 , 179.247 , 179.255 ,

179.259 or 179.2595 , there is a rebuttable presumption that the records should be sealed if the applicant satisfies all statutory requirements for the sealing of the records.

2. The presumption set forth in subsection 1 does not apply to a defendant who is given a dishonorable discharge from probation pursuant to NRS 176A.850 and applies to the court for the sealing of records relating to the conviction.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 2412 ; A 2017, 2233 ; 2021, 2591 )