Revises provisions governing the sealing of certain criminal...
AN ACT relating to criminal records; providing for the automatic sealing of criminal records relating to certain convictions of a person and certain charges against a person; authorizing the Records, Communications and Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and the Administrative Office of the Courts to adopt any rules or regulations, as applicable, necessary for the automatic sealing of criminal records; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to submit annual reports to the Legislature and adopt certain other rules; creating the Advisory Task Force on Automatic Record Sealing and establishing the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit certain reports to the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Legislature; expanding the circumstances in which there is a rebuttable presumption that criminal records should be sealed; revising provisions relating to a petition to seal criminal records relating to certain charges brought against a person; applying provisions relating to records that have been sealed pursuant to certain provisions of law to records that are sealed after a court finds that a person was wrongfully convicted of a felony and enters a certificate of innocence; authorizing the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and its employees to inquire into and inspect certain sealed records relating to a violation or alleged violation of the prohibition against certain persons owning or possessing a firearm; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
This bill aims to change how criminal records are handled in certain situations. It proposes that some criminal records should be automatically sealed, which means they would not be easily accessible to the public. The bill would affect individuals with certain past convictions or charges. It also sets up a task force to study and report on the automatic sealing of records and requires the courts to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Additionally, it expands the situations where there is a strong presumption that a criminal record should be sealed, making it harder for employers or others to access these records.
The bill was introduced by several Democratic Assembly members, including Sandra Jauregui, Brittney Miller, Daniele Monroe-Moreno, Steve Yeager, and Cameron Miller. On February 6, 2025, the bill was read in the Assembly but did not receive further consideration, meaning it did not pass and will not move forward at this time.
The key recent actions for this bill include being made a special order of business on February 6, 2025, and being read in the Assembly. Unfortunately, the bill did not pass and was not considered further after its reading.