1.  Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the contents of a record of registration:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 179D.160

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) Are confidential and not subject to inspection by the general public.

(b) May be inspected only by a law enforcement officer in the regular course of the law enforcement officer’s duties or by the offender named in the record of registration.

2.  As used in this section, ‘law enforcement officer’ includes, but is not limited to:

(a) A prosecuting attorney or an attorney from the Office of the Attorney General;

(b) A sheriff of a county or a sheriff’s deputy;

(c) An officer of a metropolitan police department or a police department of an incorporated city;

(d) An officer of the Division;

(e) An officer of the Department of Corrections;

(f) An officer of a law enforcement agency from another jurisdiction; or

(g) Any other person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, inclusive, if the person is seeking information as part of a criminal investigation.