1. Agencies of criminal justice may disclose to victims of a crime, members of their families or their guardians the identity of persons suspected of being responsible for the crime, including juveniles who have been certified to stand trial as adults, together with information, including dispositions, which may be of assistance to the victim in obtaining redress for an injury or loss in a civil action. This disclosure may be made regardless of whether charges have been filed, and even if a prosecuting attorney has declined to file charges or the charge has been dismissed.
2. Disclosure of investigative information pursuant to this section does not establish a duty to disclose any additional information concerning the same incident or make any disclosure of information obtained by an investigation, except as compelled by legal process.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1853; A 1981, 2025)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 179A - Records of Criminal History and Information Relating to Public Safety
NRS 179A.020 - "Administration of criminal justice" defined.
NRS 179A.030 - "Agency of criminal justice" defined.
NRS 179A.035 - "Biometric identifier" defined.
NRS 179A.045 - "Central Repository" defined.
NRS 179A.047 - "Child" defined.
NRS 179A.049 - "Department" defined.
NRS 179A.050 - "Disposition" defined.
NRS 179A.060 - "Dissemination" defined.
NRS 179A.061 - "National Crime Information Center" defined.
NRS 179A.062 - "National Instant Criminal Background Check System" defined.
NRS 179A.066 - "Offender convicted of a crime against a child" defined .
NRS 179A.070 - "Record of criminal history" defined.
NRS 179A.071 - "Record of registration" defined.
NRS 179A.0715 - "Records of criminal history of the United States or another state" defined.
NRS 179A.072 - "Sex offender" defined .
NRS 179A.073 - "Sexual offense" defined.
NRS 179A.078 - Uniform Program for Reporting Crimes: Establishment; purpose.
NRS 179A.080 - Duties of Director of Department.
NRS 179A.090 - Prerequisite to dissemination of records; exceptions.
NRS 179A.120 - Disclosures to victims of crime.
NRS 179A.150 - Inspection and correction of information contained in record of criminal history.
NRS 179A.160 - Removal of certain records where disposition of case favorable to accused.
NRS 179A.315 - Donations to Account: Forms and procedures; deposit with State Treasurer.
NRS 179A.450 - Creation; contents; electronic means to access data; confidentiality of data.
NRS 179A.500 - Requirements for use of gang database by local law enforcement agency.