1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 239.0115, the home address and any photograph of a peace officer in the possession of a law enforcement agency are not public information and are confidential.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 289.025

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Law enforcement agency: means any agency, office, bureau, department, unit or division created by any statute, ordinance or rule which:

    (a) Has a duty to enforce the law; and

    (b) Employs any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010

  • Peace officer: means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289. See Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
  • 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.  The photograph of a peace officer may be released:

(a) If the peace officer authorizes the release; or

(b) If the peace officer has been arrested.

3.  The home address of a peace officer may be released if a peace officer has been arrested and the home address is included in any of the following:

(a) A report of a 911 telephone call.

(b) A police report, investigative report or complaint which a person filed with a law enforcement agency.

(c) A statement made by a witness.

(d) A report prepared pursuant to NRS 432B.540 by an agency which provides child welfare services, which report details a plan for the placement of a child.

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