Existing law authorizes certain persons and the spouse, domestic partner or minor child thereof, to request a court order to require that a county recorder, county assessor, county clerk, city clerk or the Secretary of State maintain the personal information of the person contained in their records in a confidential manner. (NRS 247.540, 250.140, 293.908) Sections 8, 16 and 25 of this bill make the lists of persons who are authorized to request such a court order consistent. Sections 7, 15 and 26 of this bill provide that any order of a court obtained pursuant to existing law authorizes, under certain circumstances, the county recorder, county assessor, county clerk, city clerk or the Secretary of State to keep personal information received subsequent to the date of the court order confidential. Sections 4, 12 and 22 of this bill set forth a process for a person who is not otherwise authorized under existing law, or a representative of a governmental agency for whom such a person is an employee, to petition the district court to make the personal information of the person that is contained in the records of the county recorder, county assessor, county clerk, city clerk or the Secretary of State confidential. Any such petition must set forth sufficient justification for the request for confidentiality, including, without limitation: (1) evidence of the existence of a threat to the petitioner or the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of the petitioner and that such threat is mitigated by making the personal information confidential; or (2) evidence that a threat has existed within the last 5 years to a person who holds a similar position as the petitioner and that such threat was mitigated by making the personal information of the person confidential. Any such order of the court expires 5 years after the date of the order, but may be extended in 5-year increments. Sections 6, 14 and 24 of this bill make conforming changes to provide that the definitions of “confidential information” include personal information deemed confidential pursuant to sections 4, 12 and 22. Sections 9, 17 and 27 of this bill make conforming changes to provide that if a person who obtains a court order pursuant to section 4, 12 or 22 requests confidentiality of his or her personal information, the confidential information may only be disclosed in certain circumstances. Section 19 of this bill makes a conforming change to provide the personal information that has been made confidential pursuant to sections 4, 12 and 22 is not a public record. Sections 10, 11, 13, 18-20, 23 and 27-29 of this bill make conforming changes to indicate the proper placement of sections 4, 12 and 22 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 247.540, 250.140, 293.908
Reprint 1: 247.500, 247.510, 247.530, 247.540, 247.550, 247.580, 247.590, 250.100, 250.110, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 250.180, 250.210, 250.220, 239.010, 293.900, 293.902, 293.908, 293.906, 293.910, 293.916, 293.918
As Enrolled: 247.500, 247.510, 247.530, 247.540, 247.550, 247.580, 247.590, 250.100, 250.110, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 250.180, 250.210, 250.220, 239.010, 293.900, 293.902, 293.908, 293.906, 293.910, 293.916, 293.918
BDR: 247.540, 250.140, 293.908