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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 171.1229. Fingerprinting of persons detained and cited for committing suspected acts of domestic violence; fingerprints to be forwarded to Central Repository

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

If a peace officer:

1. Detains a person for violating a county, city or town ordinance or state law that:

(a) Is punishable as a misdemeanor; and

(b) Constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018; and

2. Issues the person a citation in lieu of taking the person before a magistrate,

the peace officer shall, in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, obtain a complete set of fingerprints of the person and forward those fingerprints and the report that the peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to NRS 171.1227 to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.

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