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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 483.651. Establishment of Registry by Department; Department to provide access by certain persons

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

<Section effective on the date the Department of Motor Vehicles has sufficient resources to carry out the amendatory provisions of Laws 2015, c. 119, and all required notifications of that fact have been promulgated by the Department.>

1. The Department shall establish and maintain on its Internet website a registry to be known as the Next-of-Kin Registry. The Next-of-Kin Registry must include, without limitation, in a secure portion of the Internet website, a registry record unique to each registrant.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department shall provide access to, or information from, the registry record of a registrant in the Next-of-Kin Registry to:

(a) A law enforcement officer or other duly authorized employee of a law enforcement agency who conducts a search pursuant to NRS 483.655 or 483.657;

(b) A coroner or medical examiner or a duly authorized employee of a coroner or medical examiner who conducts a search pursuant to NRS 483.655;

(c) The registrant for the purpose of adding, amending or deleting the name, telephone number, address or electronic mail address of an emergency contact person;

(d) The parent or legal guardian of a registrant who is less than 18 years of age and is not emancipated; and

(e) Employees of the Department to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 483.641 to 483.663, inclusive.

3. The Department may provide access to, or information from, the registry record of a registrant:

(a) Pursuant to the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(b) At the request of the personal representative of a deceased registrant.

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