Reopening of sealed records.

NRS

179.295

Reopening of sealed records.

1. The person who is the subject of the records that are sealed pursuant to NRS 34.970 , 174.034 , 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.247 ,

179.255 , 179.259 , 179.2595 ,

179.271 , 201.354 or 453.3365 may petition the court that ordered the records sealed to permit inspection of the records by a person named in the petition, and the court may order such inspection. Except as otherwise provided in this section, subsection 9 of NRS 179.255 and NRS 179.259 and 179.301 , the court may not order the inspection of the records under any other circumstances.

2. If a person has been arrested, the charges have been dismissed and the records of the arrest have been sealed, the court may order the inspection of the records by a prosecuting attorney upon a showing that as a result of newly discovered evidence, the person has been arrested for the same or a similar offense and that there is sufficient evidence reasonably to conclude that the person will stand trial for the offense.

3. The court may, upon the application of a prosecuting attorney or an attorney representing a defendant in a criminal action, order an inspection of such records for the purpose of obtaining information relating to persons who were involved in the incident recorded.

4. This section does not prohibit a court from considering a proceeding for which records have been sealed pursuant to NRS 174.034 , 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.247 ,

179.255 , 179.259 , 179.2595 ,

179.271 , 201.354 or 453.3365 in determining whether to grant a petition pursuant to NRS 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.255 ,

179.259 , 179.2595 or 453.3365 for a conviction of another offense.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 956 ; A 1981, 1105 ; 1991, 304 ; 1997, 3160 ; 2001, 1169 , 1694 ;

2001 Special Session, 262 ; 2003, 312 , 316 ,

319 ;

2009, 108 , 420 ;

2013, 1386 ; 2017, 1486 , 1656 ,

2419 ,

3016 ;

2019, 1461 , 2982 ,

4410 )