Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation
NRS 504.391 - Development and implementation of process to petition Department for determination whether a person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining master guide or subguide license; imposition and waiver of fees; quarterly...


1. The Department shall develop and implement a process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Department to review the criminal history of the person to determine if the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a master guide license or subguide license pursuant to NRS 504.390.
2. Not later than 90 days after a petition is submitted to the Department pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall inform the person of the determination of the Department of whether the person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining a license. The Department is not bound by its determination of disqualification or qualification and may rescind such a determination at any time.
3. The Department may provide instructions to a person who receives a determination of disqualification to remedy the determination of disqualification. A person may resubmit a petition pursuant to subsection 1 not earlier than 6 months after receiving instructions pursuant to this subsection if the person remedies the determination of disqualification.
4. A person with a criminal history may petition the Department at any time, including, without limitation, before obtaining any education or paying any fee required to obtain a license from the Department.
5. A person may submit a new petition to the Department not earlier than 2 years after the final determination of the initial petition submitted to the Department.
6. The Department may impose a fee of up to $50 upon the person to fund the administrative costs in complying with the provisions of this section. The Department may waive such fees or allow such fees to be covered by funds from a scholarship or grant.
7. The Department may post on its Internet website:
(a) The requirements to obtain a license from the Department; and
(b) A list of crimes, if any, that would disqualify a person from obtaining a license from the Department.
8. The Department may request the criminal history record of a person who petitions the Department for a determination pursuant to subsection 1. To the extent consistent with federal law, if the Department makes such a request of a person, the Department shall require the person to submit his or her criminal history record which includes a report from:
(a) The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and
(b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
9. A person who petitions the Department for a determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall not submit false or misleading information to the Department.
10. The Department shall, on or before the 20th day of January, April, July and October, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau in an electronic format prescribed by the Director, a report that includes:
(a) The number of petitions submitted to the Department pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by the Department pursuant to subsection 1;
(c) The reasons for such determinations; and
(d) Any other information that is requested by the Director or which the Department determines would be helpful.
11. The Director shall transmit a compilation of the information received pursuant to subsection 10 to the Legislative Commission quarterly, unless otherwise directed by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2939)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 504 - Management and Propagation

NRS 504.140 - Agreements with landowners; closed zones; limitation on number of hunters and anglers.

NRS 504.143 - Creation and maintenance by Commission; power to permit access to and use of area; regulations.

NRS 504.147 - Leases of grazing rights and sales of agricultural products by Department.

NRS 504.155 - Receipt of money by Department; accounting and disbursement.

NRS 504.165 - Disbursement of money: Regulations of Commission; proof required from claimant.

NRS 504.185 - Inapplicability to certain alternative livestock and game mammals.

NRS 504.245 - Authority and immunity of Department; duty and liability of owner or possessor of wildlife.

NRS 504.295 - Prohibited acts; regulations; licenses; inapplicability to alternative livestock.

NRS 504.300 - Establishment of commercial or private shooting preserve.

NRS 504.310 - License: Application; issuance; fee.

NRS 504.320 - Rules and regulations governing species that may be taken.

NRS 504.330 - Shooting hours on preserves.

NRS 504.340 - Private preserves open to public during regular open season; charge may be made.

NRS 504.350 - Invoices for birds taken.

NRS 504.360 - Records and reports of licensees; inspections.

NRS 504.370 - Rules and regulations for operation and maintenance of preserves.

NRS 504.380 - Penalties.

NRS 504.390 - Licensing; records; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and rec...

NRS 504.391 - Development and implementation of process to petition Department for determination whether a person’s criminal history will disqualify the person from obtaining master guide or subguide license; imposition and waiver of fees; quarterly...

NRS 504.393 - Submission of certain information regarding holder of license to Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiri...

NRS 504.395 - Acting as guide without license; penalty; forfeiture; revocation.

NRS 504.397 - Compensation of master guide or subguide; proof of licensure; penalty.

NRS 504.398 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish...

NRS 504.490 - Unlawful acts; penalty.