1.  If a court and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History receive a certified copy of an unconditional pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the court and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall seal all records of criminal history subject to the pardon.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 179.273

  • 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

2.  If a person receives a pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the person may submit a written petition, accompanied by proof of the pardon, to any court in which the person was convicted for the sealing of all records of criminal history in its possession and in the possession of any agency of criminal justice relating to the charges for which the person received the pardon.

3.  A petition submitted to a court pursuant to this section is not subject to review by the prosecuting attorney or an agency of criminal justice.

4.  The court shall grant a petition submitted to the court pursuant to this section unless the charges listed in the petition are different from the charges listed in the pardon.

5.  No fee may be charged by any court or agency of criminal justice for the submission of a petition pursuant to this section.

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