Except as otherwise provided in NRS 286.118, all records and files maintained for a member, retired employee or beneficiary may be reviewed and copied only by the System, the member, the member’s public employer or spouse, or the retired employee or the retired employee’s spouse, or pursuant to a court order, or by a beneficiary after the death of the employee on whose account benefits are received. Any member, retired employee or beneficiary may submit a written waiver to the System authorizing the representative of the member, retired employee or beneficiary to review or copy all such records.
NRS 286.117
Limitations on review and copying of certain records; waiver
Known as the Public Employees’ Retirement Act
The act spans §§ 286–286 (165 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Public Employees' Retirement System v. Reno Newspapers, Inc. (2013)
Most recently applied in STATE, DEP'T OF EMP'T, TRAINING & REHAB. VS. SIERRA NAT'L CORP. (March 2020)
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1573; A 2019, 1174)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.