Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 179B - Statewide Registry of Sex Offenders and Offenders Convicted of a Crime Against a Child
NRS 179B.290 - Misuse of information: Attorney General may file action for injunctive relief.


1. If there is reasonable cause to believe that a person or group of persons has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice, or any pattern of acts or practices, which involves the use of information obtained from the community notification website and which violates any provision of this section, NRS 179B.250, 179B.270 or 179B.280, the Attorney General may file an action for injunctive relief in the appropriate district court to prevent the occurrence or continuance of that act or practice or pattern of acts or practices.
2. An injunction pursuant to this section:
(a) May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person; and
(b) Does not preclude or affect the availability of any other remedy including, without limitation, the criminal prosecution of a violator or the filing or maintenance of a civil action for damages or a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 179B.280.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2868)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 179B - Statewide Registry of Sex Offenders and Offenders Convicted of a Crime Against a Child

NRS 179B.010 - Definitions.

NRS 179B.020 - "Central Repository" defined.

NRS 179B.023 - "Community notification website" defined.

NRS 179B.025 - "Convicted" defined.

NRS 179B.030 - "Crime against a child" defined.

NRS 179B.040 - "Department" defined.

NRS 179B.050 - "Director" defined.

NRS 179B.060 - "Division" defined.

NRS 179B.070 - "Law enforcement officer" defined.

NRS 179B.073 - "Offender" defined.

NRS 179B.075 - "Offender convicted of a crime against a child" defined.

NRS 179B.090 - "Record of registration" defined.

NRS 179B.100 - "Requester" defined.

NRS 179B.110 - "Sex offender" defined.

NRS 179B.130 - "Statewide registry" defined.

NRS 179B.140 - "Subject of the search" defined.

NRS 179B.200 - Establishment of registry; contents; search of registry by law enforcement officer; access by other persons; contents deemed record of criminal history for limited purposes.

NRS 179B.250 - Establishment, maintenance and content of website; information to be included with each inquiry; duties, authorizations and prohibitions of Central Repository.

NRS 179B.270 - Restrictions on use of information.

NRS 179B.280 - Misuse of information: Civil liabilities.

NRS 179B.285 - Criminal penalties for using information to commit crime.

NRS 179B.290 - Misuse of information: Attorney General may file action for injunctive relief.

NRS 179B.300 - Prohibition on disclosing name of victim; immunity for Central Repository and law enforcement agencies.