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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 485.316. Confidentiality of information in system; exceptions; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 239.0115, information which is maintained in the system created pursuant to NRS 485.313 is confidential.

2. The Department may only disclose information which is maintained in the system to:

(a) A state or local governmental agency for the purpose of enforcing NRS 485.185, including investigating or litigating a violation or alleged violation;

(b) An authorized insurer;

(c) A person:

(1) With whom the Department has contracted to provide services relating to the system created pursuant to NRS 485.313; and

(2) To whom the information is disclosed only pursuant to a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement which relates to the information;

(d) A person who requests information regarding his or her own status;

(e) The parent or legal guardian of the person about whom the information is requested if the person is an unemancipated minor or legally incapacitated;

(f) A person who has a power of attorney from the person about whom the information is requested;

(g) A person who submits a notarized release from the person about whom the information is requested which is dated no more than 90 days before the date of the request; or

(h) A person who has suffered a loss or injury in a crash involving a motor vehicle, or the person's authorized insurer or a representative of the authorized insurer, who requests:

(1) Information for use in the crash report; and

(2) For each motor vehicle involved in the crash:

(I) The name and address of each registered owner;

(II) The name of the insurer; and

(III) The number of the policy of liability insurance.

3. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

4. As used in this section, “authorized insurer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 679A.030.

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