Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; retention of records; submission of report to Legislature.

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1. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection is hereby created within the Central Repository.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection must contain a complete and systematic record of all:

(a) Temporary and extended orders for protection against domestic violence issued or registered in the State of Nevada and all Canadian domestic-violence protection orders registered in the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, any information received pursuant to NRS 33.095;

(b) Temporary and extended orders for protection against stalking, aggravated stalking or harassment issued in this State pursuant to NRS 200.599; and

(c) Temporary and extended orders for protection against a person alleged to have committed the crime of sexual assault issued in this State pursuant to NRS 200.37835.

3. The records contained in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection must be kept in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Director of the Department.

4. Information received by the Central Repository pursuant to NRS 33.095, 200.37835 and 200.599 must be entered in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection.

5. The information in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection must be accessible by computer at all times to each agency of criminal justice.

6. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection shall retain all records of an expired temporary or extended order for protection unless such an order is sealed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

7. The existence of a record of an expired temporary or extended order for protection in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection does not prohibit a person from obtaining a firearm or a permit to carry a concealed firearm unless such conduct violates:

(a) A court order; or

(b) Any provision of federal or state law.

8. On or before July 1 of each year, the Director of the Department shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report concerning all temporary and extended orders for protection issued pursuant to NRS 33.020, 200.378 and 200.591 during the previous calendar year that were transmitted to the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection. The report must include, without limitation, information for each court that issues temporary or extended orders for protection pursuant to NRS 33.020, 200.378 and 200.591, respectively, concerning:

(a) The total number of temporary and extended orders that were granted by the court during the calendar year to which the report pertains;

(b) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to women;

(c) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to men;

(d) The number of temporary and extended orders that were vacated or expired;

(e) The number of temporary orders that included a grant of temporary custody of a minor child; and

(f) The number of temporary and extended orders that were served on the adverse party.

9. The information provided pursuant to subsection 8 must include only aggregate information for statistical purposes and must exclude any identifying information relating to a particular person.

10. The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection must not contain any information concerning an event that occurred before October 1, 1998.

11. As used in this section, "Canadian domestic-violence protection order" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1803; A 2007, 2483; 2015, 2765; 2017, 624; 2019, 2837)


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