NRS 432B.280

Confidentiality of information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services; exceptions; penalty

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case OUR NEV. JUDGES, INC. v. DIST. CT. (THE DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (2026)

Most recently applied in OUR NEV. JUDGES, INC. v. DIST. CT. (THE DOE 1 TRUST) (CIVIL) (February 2026)

(Added to NRS by 1985, 1373; A 1999, 2032; 2001, 1701; 2007, 195, 1507, 1980, 2106; 2013, 525)

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, 432B.165, 432B.175 and 439.597 and except as otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 432B.290, information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services, including, without limitation, reports and investigations made pursuant to this chapter, is confidential.

2. Any person, law enforcement agency or public agency, institution or facility who willfully releases or disseminates such information, except:

(a) Pursuant to a criminal prosecution relating to the abuse or neglect of a child;

(b) As otherwise authorized pursuant to NRS 432B.165 and 432B.175;

(d) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 439.597; or

(e) As otherwise required pursuant to NRS 432B.513,

Ê is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.