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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 5. Juvenile Justice § 62H.020. Publication or broadcast of name or race of child and nature of charges

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

1. A news medium may not publish, broadcast or air the name or race of any child connected with any proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this title without a written order of the juvenile court unless:

(a) The proceeding has been opened to the public pursuant to NRS 62D.010; or

(b) The release of the information is authorized pursuant to subsection 2.

2. An officer or employee of the juvenile court may release to a news medium the name of a child and the nature of the charges against the child, and any news medium may publish, broadcast or air such information if:

(a) The child has been adjudicated delinquent on at least one prior occasion for an unlawful act which would have been a felony if committed by an adult and which resulted in death or serious bodily injury, and the child is charged with committing another unlawful act which would have been a felony if committed by an adult; or

(b) The child has been adjudicated delinquent on at least two prior occasions for unlawful acts which would have been felonies if committed by an adult, and the child is charged with committing another unlawful act which would have been a felony if committed by an adult.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 5. Juvenile Justice § 62H.020. Publication or broadcast of name or race of child and nature of charges - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-5-juvenile-justice/nv-rev-st-62h-020/

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