Existing law authorizes a person to file an application for a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence but does not specify which county is the proper venue for filing such an application. (NRS 33.020) Section 1 of this bill authorizes an applicant to file an application in the county in which: (1) the applicant resides; (2) the applicant is temporarily located, away from the county in which he or she resides, to avoid the threat of domestic violence from the adverse party; (3) the adverse party resides; or (4) the act of domestic violence against the applicant by the adverse party occurred or there exists a threat of domestic violence against the applicant from the adverse party. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the placement of section 1 within the Nevada Revised Statutes. Section 3 of this bill authorizes an applicant for a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence to decline to disclose his or her address and contact information in an application under certain circumstances. Section 3 provides that if the applicant reasonably believes that disclosing his or her address and contact information in the application would jeopardize his or her safety, the applicant may decline to disclose such information. If the applicant declines to disclose such information, then such information: (1) must be disclosed to the court and, for criminal justice purposes, to any other authorized agency of criminal justice; (2) must be maintained in a separate, confidential, electronic document or database which is not publicly accessible; and (3) must not be released, disclosed or made accessible to the public, except as authorized by the court.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 33.017, 33.020
Reprint 1: 33.017, 33.020
As Enrolled: 33.017, 33.020