Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 62H - Records Related to Children
NRS 62H.140 - Automatic sealing of records when child reaches 18 years of age; exceptions.


1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 62H.130 and 62H.150, when a child reaches 18 years of age, all records relating to the child must be sealed automatically within 60 days after the date the child reaches 18 years of age.
2. A record relating to a delinquent or unlawful act, criminal charge or act of a child in need of supervision pursuant to NRS 62B.320 for which a child is subject to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or other agency when the child reaches 18 years of age, including, without limitation, a record relating to a pending delinquent or criminal charge, must be sealed automatically within 60 days after the termination of the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or other agency.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1091; A 2015, 2571; 2021, 3426)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 62H - Records Related to Children

NRS 62H.010 - Fingerprinting or photographing of child who is in custody; conditions and limitations on use and retention of fingerprints and photographs; penalty.

NRS 62H.020 - Publication or broadcast of name or race of child and nature of charges.

NRS 62H.025 - Confidentiality of juvenile justice information; release in certain circumstances; penalty for unlawful use.

NRS 62H.030 - Maintenance and inspection of records.

NRS 62H.035 - Petition to cease transmission of information relating to orders of protection to Central Repository; granting of petition; removal of petitioned information from Central Repository.

NRS 62H.040 - Release of child’s name for use in civil action.

NRS 62H.100 - "Records" defined.

NRS 62H.110 - Applicability of provisions.

NRS 62H.120 - Explanation of certain information concerning sealing of records to be included in court order.

NRS 62H.130 - Procedure for sealing records of child who is less than 21 years of age.

NRS 62H.140 - Automatic sealing of records when child reaches 18 years of age; exceptions.

NRS 62H.150 - Limitations on sealing records related to certain delinquent acts.

NRS 62H.160 - Procedure for sealing records of child: Duties of juvenile court and other public officers and agencies.

NRS 62H.170 - Effect of sealing records; inspection of sealed records in certain circumstances.

NRS 62H.180 - Procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older.

NRS 62H.200 - Division of Child and Family Services to establish standardized system for collecting and analyzing information concerning juvenile justice; regulations; withholding of state money for noncompliance with regulations.

NRS 62H.210 - Information to be collected by standardized system regarding children referred to system of juvenile justice; confidentiality.

NRS 62H.220 - Division of Child and Family Services to collect certain information regarding child adjudicated delinquent for sexual offense; confidentiality.

NRS 62H.225 - Division of Child and Family Services to submit annual report on various aspects of juvenile justice system.

NRS 62H.300 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 62H.310 - Definitions.

NRS 62H.320 - Director of Department of Health and Human Services to establish program to compile and analyze data concerning juvenile sex offenders.

NRS 62H.400 - Departments of juvenile services and Youth Parole Bureau to submit annual data and information concerning proceedings to determine competency of children.