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NRS 704.197

Public utility required to provide name and address of person listed in records of utility upon request of public administrator or deputy or certain other persons performing duties of public administrator; immunity for disclosure made in good faith

Known as the Utility Environmental Protection Act

The act spans §§ 704–704 (414 sections).

(Added to NRS by 1999, 921; A 2019, 1551)

1. A public administrator, deputy designated by the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, may submit a written request to a public utility for the name and address of a person listed in the records of the public utility if the information is necessary to assist the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable, in carrying out the public administrator’s or person’s duties pursuant to chapter 253 of NRS.

2. Upon receipt of a written request pursuant to subsection 1, a public utility shall disclose the name and address of the person listed in the records of customers of the public utility to the public administrator, a deputy designated by the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253.125, as applicable.

3. A disclosure made in good faith pursuant to subsection 1 does not give rise to any action for damages for the disclosure of the name and address of a customer by a public utility.

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