Penalty for unlawful dissemination of information.

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, any person who is provided with information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, and who further disseminates the information or makes the information public is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This section does not apply to:

(a) A district attorney or other law enforcement officer who uses the information solely for the purpose of initiating legal proceedings;

(b) An employee of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety making a presentence investigation and report to the district court pursuant to NRS 176.135 or making a general investigation and report pursuant to NRS 176.151;

(c) An employee of a juvenile justice agency who provides the information to the juvenile court; or

(d) A parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of a report who provides the information to an attorney for the child or the parent or guardian of the child pursuant to NRS 392.337.

2. As used in this section, "juvenile justice agency" means the Youth Parole Bureau or a director of juvenile services.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 2088; A 2019, 416)


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