Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 62H - Records Related to Children
NRS 62H.160 - Procedure for sealing records of child: Duties of juvenile court and other public officers and agencies.


1. If the juvenile court enters an order sealing the records relating to a child or the records are sealed automatically, all records relating to the child must be sealed that are in the custody of:
(a) The juvenile court or any other court;
(b) A probation officer, probation department or law enforcement agency; or
(c) Any other public officer or agency.
2. If the juvenile court enters an order sealing the records relating to a child, the juvenile court shall send a copy of the order to each public officer or agency named in the order. Not later than 5 days after receipt of the order, each public officer or agency shall:
(a) Seal the records in the custody of the public officer or agency, as directed by the order;
(b) Advise the juvenile court of compliance with the order; and
(c) Seal the copy of the order received by the public officer or agency.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1092)

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.