Existing law authorizes certain governmental agencies to collect certain personal information. (Chapter 239B of NRS) Existing law also prohibits, with certain exceptions, a governmental agency from requiring a person to include certain personal information on any document submitted to the governmental agency after a certain date. (NRS 239B.030) Section 2 of this bill requires, with certain exceptions, a governmental entity to keep confidential any personal information in the records of the governmental entity that identifies a person as a donor, member or volunteer of a nonprofit organization. Section 2 also prohibits, with certain exceptions, a governmental entity from: (1) requiring that any person or nonprofit organization provide the governmental entity with personal information that identifies a person as a donor, member or volunteer of a nonprofit organization; (2) releasing, publicizing or otherwise publicly disclosing personal information that identifies a person as a donor, member or volunteer of a nonprofit organization; or (3) requesting or requiring a current or prospective contractor or grantee to provide a list of nonprofit organizations to which the contractor or grantee has provided support. Section 2 provides that the personal information that identifies a person as a donor, member or volunteer of a nonprofit organization includes any list, record, register, roster or other data of any kind that includes a donation, name, address or telephone number that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a donor of financial or nonfinancial support, member or volunteer of any nonprofit organization. Section 2 provides that a person who alleges that the person has been harmed by a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity that has violated these provisions may bring a civil action to obtain certain relief. Section 1 of this bill provides that such personal information is not a public record. Section 3 of this bill prohibits the Secretary of State, when carrying out certain requirements of existing law, from collecting or disclosing any information that directly identifies a person as a donor of financial support to a nonprofit organization. Section 4 of this bill provides that any information collected by the Attorney General in an audit, examination, review or investigation of a corporation for public benefit or a corporation holding assets in charitable trust may only be used in connection with the audit, examination, review or investigation and is otherwise subject to the requirements of section 2.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 239.010, 82.536
BDR: 239.010, 82.536