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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.075 - Enrollment and attendance excused if permission granted to take high school equivalency assessment; enrollment and attendance required until notification of completed assessment.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, enrollment and attendance required by the provisions of NRS 392.040 must be excused if a child has obtained permission to take the high school equivalency assessment pursuant to NRS 390.055.
2. After a child has taken the high school equivalency assessment, the child shall enroll in and attend school pursuant to the provisions of NRS 392.040 until the child receives notification that the child has successfully completed the assessment.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1493; A 2013, 3283; 2023, 1209)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.118 - Accounting of attendance and tardiness on report cards of pupils. [Effective through June 30, 2024.] Accounting of attendance and tardiness on report cards of pupils; exemption for observance of religious holiday. [Effective July 1, 2024.]

The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt rules that require each public school in the district to include the accounting of attendance and, if feasible, tardiness of a pupil on each report card or other report of progress of the pupil. The report card or other report of progress must indicate the number of absences, if any, for the period covered by the report card or other report of progress.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2834)
1. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt rules that require each public school in the district to include the accounting of attendance and, if feasible, tardiness of a pupil on each report card or other report of progress of the pupil. The report card or other report of progress must indicate the number of absences, if any, for the period covered by the report card or other report of progress.
2. An absence for the observance of a religious holiday which is approved pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 392.130 must not be counted as an absence for the purposes of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2834; A 2023, 473, effective July 1, 2024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.123 - Written statement verifying pupil’s compliance with minimum attendance requirements or determination of existence of hardship and best interests of pupil or pupil’s family; submission of written statement or determination with application for driver’s license; boards of trustees to prescribe standard form.

1. The principal of a public school or a designee of the principal shall, upon written request by a pupil who is between the ages of 14 and 18 years and who is enrolled in the school, provide the pupil a written statement signed by the principal or the designee:
(a) Verifying that the pupil has complied with the minimum attendance requirements established by the board of trustees of the school district pursuant to NRS 392.122; or
(b) If the pupil does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a), indicating that the principal or the designee has determined that a hardship exists and it would be in the best interests of the pupil or his or her family for the pupil to be allowed to drive if the pupil otherwise satisfies the requirements of NRS 483.2521, 483.267 or 483.270, as applicable.
2. The principal of a public school or a designee of the principal shall not provide a written statement pursuant to subsection 1 unless the pupil satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the principal determines a hardship exists pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. The written statement provided to the pupil pursuant to subsection 1 may be used for the purposes of submitting materials that must accompany an application for a driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.2521 or an application for a restricted license pursuant to NRS 483.267 and 483.270.
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall prescribe a standard form for use by the principals employed by the school district and their designees pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2458)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.124 - Pupil prohibited from being deprived of attendance award due to observance of religious holiday. [Effective July 1, 2024.]

A pupil enrolled in a public school who is absent from school for the observance of a religious holiday may not be deprived of any award that is based on perfect attendance or any eligibility or opportunity to compete for such an award by reason of such absence if the absence is approved pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 392.130.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 473, effective July 1, 2024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.125 - Retention of pupil in same grade: Requirements; limitation; exception for charter schools. [Effective through June 30, 2028.] Retention of pupil in same grade: Requirements; limitation; exception for charter schools. [Effective July 1, 2028.]

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, before any pupil enrolled in a public school may be retained in the same grade rather than promoted to the next higher grade for the succeeding school year, the pupil’s teacher and principal must make a reasonable effort to arrange a meeting and to meet with the pupil’s parents or guardian to discuss the reasons and circumstances.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.760, the teacher and the principal in joint agreement have the final authority to retain a pupil in the same grade for the succeeding school year.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 392.033 for the promotion of a pupil to high school, no pupil may be retained more than one time in the same grade.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.487, this section does not apply to the academic retention of pupils who are enrolled in a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 818; A 1981, 871; 1997, 1873; 2003, 2519; 2015, 1866)
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 392.780, before any pupil enrolled in a public school may be retained in the same grade rather than promoted to the next higher grade for the succeeding school year, the pupil’s teacher and principal must make a reasonable effort to arrange a meeting and to meet with the pupil’s parents or guardian to discuss the reasons and circumstances.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.780, the teacher and the principal in joint agreement have the final authority to retain a pupil in the same grade for the succeeding school year.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 392.033 for the promotion of a pupil to high school and in NRS 392.780, no pupil may be retained more than one time in the same grade.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.487, this section does not apply to the academic retention of pupils who are enrolled in a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 818; A 1981, 871; 1997, 1873; 2003, 2519; 2015, 1866; 2023, 2200, effective July 1, 2028)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.126 - Creation of advisory board in each county; membership; terms; compensation.

1. There is hereby created in each county at least one advisory board to review school attendance. The membership of each such board must, to the greatest extent possible, reflect the ethnic and geographic diversity of the county and may consist of:
(a) One probation officer in the county who works on cases relating to juveniles, appointed by the judge or judges of the juvenile court of the county;
(b) One representative of a law enforcement agency in the county who works on cases relating to juveniles, appointed by the judge or judges of the juvenile court of the county;
(c) One representative of the district attorney for the county, appointed by the district attorney;
(d) One parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in a public school in the county, or his or her designee or alternate who is also a parent or legal guardian, appointed by the president of the board of trustees of the school district;
(e) One member of the board of trustees of the school district, appointed by the president of the board of trustees;
(f) One school counselor or school teacher employed by the school district, appointed by an organization or association that represents licensed educational personnel in the school district;
(g) One deputy sheriff in the county, appointed by the sheriff of the county; and
(h) One representative of the agency which provides child welfare services, as defined in NRS 432B.030.
2. The members of each such board shall elect a chair from among their membership.
3. Each member of such a board must be appointed for a term of 2 years. A vacancy in the membership of the board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. Each member of such a board serves without compensation, except that, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the board attends a meeting of the board or is otherwise engaged in the business of the board, the member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. The board of trustees of the school district shall pay the per diem allowance and travel expenses from the general fund of the school district.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2834; A 1999, 3455; 2001 Special Session, 21; 2023, 1211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.127 - Administrative support to advisory boards.

The board of trustees of each school district shall provide administrative support to each advisory board to review school attendance created in its county pursuant to NRS 392.126.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2834; A 1999, 3455; 2007, 1816; 2013, 2040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.140 - Conditions under which pupil declared habitual truant; exemption due to inability to attend school for physical or mental reasons; applicability.

1. Any child who has been declared a truant three or more times within one school year must be declared a habitual truant.
2. Any child who has once been declared a habitual truant and who in an immediately succeeding year is absent from school without the written approval of the child’s teacher or the principal of the school pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 392.130 may again be declared a habitual truant, unless the child is physically or mentally unable to attend school as provided in NRS 392.130.
3. The provisions of this section apply to all pupils who are required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040.
[373:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 2836; 1999, 3457; 2007, 1083, 2182; 2023, 475, 1213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.141 - Applicability of provisions to pupils.

The provisions of NRS 392.144 to 392.148, inclusive, apply to all pupils who are required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3452; A 2007, 1083, 2182; 2013, 2459; 2023, 1213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.144 - Duties of school if pupil is truant; habitual truant must be reported to attendance officer or law enforcement, referred to advisory board or referred for imposition of administrative sanctions.

1. If a pupil has been truant from school, the school in which the pupil is enrolled shall take reasonable actions designed, as applicable, to encourage, enable or convince the pupil to attend school.
2. If a pupil is a habitual truant pursuant to NRS 392.140, or if a pupil who is a habitual truant pursuant to NRS 392.140 is again declared truant pursuant to NRS 392.130 in the same school year after being declared a habitual truant, the principal of the school shall:
(a) Report the pupil to an attendance officer, a school police officer or the local law enforcement agency for investigation and issuance of a citation, if warranted, in accordance with NRS 392.149;
(b) If the parent or legal guardian of a pupil has signed a written or electronic consent pursuant to subsection 4, submit a written or electronic referral of the pupil to the advisory board to review school attendance in the county in accordance with NRS 392.146; or
(c) Refer the pupil for the imposition of administrative sanctions in accordance with NRS 392.148.
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt criteria to determine whether the principal of a school shall:
(a) Report a pupil to an attendance officer, a school police officer or the law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2;
(b) Refer a pupil to an advisory board to review school attendance pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2; or
(c) Refer a pupil for the imposition of administrative sanctions pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
4. If the principal of a school makes an initial determination to submit a written or electronic referral of a pupil to the advisory board to review school attendance, the principal shall notify the parent or legal guardian of the pupil and request the parent or legal guardian to sign a written or electronic consent that authorizes the school and, if applicable, the school district to release the records of the pupil to the advisory board to the extent that such release is necessary for the advisory board to carry out its duties pursuant to NRS 392.146 and 392.147. The written consent must comply with the applicable requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(b) and 34 C.F.R. Part 99. If the parent or legal guardian refuses to sign the consent, the principal shall:
(a) Report the pupil to an attendance officer, a school police officer or the local law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2; or
(b) Refer the pupil for the imposition of administrative sanctions pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3452; A 2013, 1699, 2460; 2023, 1213)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.146 - Contents of written or electronic referral to advisory board; notice to parents or guardian.

A written or electronic referral of a pupil to an advisory board to review school attendance must include the dates on which the pupil was truant from school and all action taken by the school to assist the pupil to attend school. The advisory board may request clarification of any information contained in the written or electronic referral or any additional information that the advisory board considers necessary. The school shall provide written or electronic notice of the referral to the parents or legal guardian of the pupil. The written or electronic notice must include, without limitation:
1. The name and address of the pupil referred;
2. A written or electronic explanation of the reason for the referral;
3. A summary of the provisions of NRS 392.147; and
4. The address and telephone number of the advisory board to review school attendance.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3452; A 2023, 1214)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.149 - Issuance of citation to habitual truant; applicability.

1. Upon receipt of a report pursuant to NRS 392.144 or 392.147, if it appears after investigation that a pupil is a habitual truant, the attendance officer, school police officer or law enforcement agency to whom the report is made shall prepare manually or electronically a citation directing the pupil to appear in the proper juvenile court.
2. A copy of the citation must be delivered to the pupil and to the parent, guardian or any other person who has control or charge of the pupil by:
(a) The local law enforcement agency;
(b) A school police officer employed by the board of trustees of the school district; or
(c) An attendance officer appointed by the board of trustees of the school district.
3. The citation must be in the form prescribed for misdemeanor citations in NRS 171.1773.
4. The provisions of this section apply to all pupils who are required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2835; A 1999, 1144, 3457; 2007, 1083, 2182; 2013, 1701; 2023, 1217)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.150 - Appointment of attendance officer authorized; procedures to monitor attendance, chronic absenteeism and truancy; consideration of employment of attendance clerk; school district to adhere to regulations adopted by Department regarding chronic absenteeism.

1. The board of trustees of a school district may appoint an attendance officer for the school district, who need not be a licensed employee of the school district, except that in any school district where a system of classified employment is in effect, attendance officers must be classified employees of the school district. If the board of trustees appoints an attendance officer for the school district, the board of trustees may:
(a) Fix the compensation of the attendance officer;
(b) Prescribe the duties of the attendance officer; and
(c) Adopt regulations not inconsistent with law for the performance of the duties of the attendance officer.
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall:
(a) Establish procedures to monitor the attendance, chronic absenteeism and truancy of pupils, including, without limitation, a standard method for reporting the chronic absenteeism and truancy of pupils and a standard method for reporting excessive absences of pupils throughout the school district;
(b) Coordinate efforts to refer pupils who are truant to appropriate providers of community services; and
(c) Determine, based on the attendance, chronic absenteeism and truancy of pupils at each school within the school district, whether to employ an attendance clerk for a particular school or group of schools whose primary responsibility is to monitor the attendance and truancy of pupils.
3. The Department shall adopt by regulation a definition of the term "chronic absenteeism." The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that the actions taken pursuant to subsection 2 are consistent with such a definition.
[374:32:1956]—(NRS A 1959, 595; 1973, 719; 1987, 1013; 2007, 1817; 2023, 1218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.165 - Documents required for permanent enrollment; name under which child must be enrolled; notification to local law enforcement agency for failure to furnish documents.

1. The board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school shall not allow a child to be permanently enrolled in any school in the district or any charter school until the parent or guardian of the child furnishes a birth certificate or other document suitable as proof of the child’s identity and, if applicable, a copy of the child’s records from the school the child most recently attended.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a child must be enrolled in a school under the child’s name as it appears in the identifying document or records required by subsection 1, unless the parent or guardian furnishes a court order or decree authorizing a change of name or directing the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of a charter school to enroll the child under a name other than the name which appears in the identifying document or records.
3. A child who is in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, as defined in NRS 432B.030, may be enrolled in a school under a name other than the name which appears in the identifying document or records required by subsection 1 if the court determines that to do so would be in the best interests of the child.
4. If the parent or guardian fails to furnish the identifying document or records required by subsection 1 within 30 days after the child is conditionally enrolled, the principal, superintendent or governing body of a charter school shall notify the local law enforcement agency and request a determination as to whether the child has been reported as missing.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2168; A 1987, 212; 1993, 2691; 1997, 1874; 2001 Special Session, 21)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.167 - Petition for court order permitting enrollment of child under name other than name appearing on birth certificate or other identifying document.

A parent or guardian who has legal custody of a child may petition the appropriate district court for an order directing the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school to enroll that child in a public school within that district under a name other than the name which appears in the identifying document or records required by subsection 1 of NRS 392.165. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the court shall issue the order if it determines that to do so would be in the best interests of the child.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 212; A 1993, 2307; 1997, 1875)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.170 - Investigation of charges against parent, guardian or custodian of child; written or electronic report.

Upon the written complaint of any person, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall:
1. Make a full and impartial investigation of all charges against parents, guardians or other persons having control or charge of any child who is under 18 years of age and required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040 for violation of any of the provisions of NRS 392.040 to 392.075, inclusive, or 392.130 to 392.160, inclusive.
2. Make and file a written or electronic report of the investigation and the findings thereof in the records of the board.
[376:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 1875, 2836; 1999, 490; 2007, 1084, 2183; 2023, 1218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.180 - Criminal complaint by board of trustees of school district or governing body of charter school.

If it appears upon investigation that any parent, guardian or other person having control or charge of any child who is under 18 years of age and required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040 has violated any of the provisions of NRS 392.040 to 392.075, inclusive, or 392.130 to 392.160, inclusive, the clerk of the board of trustees or the governing body of a charter school in which the child is enrolled, except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.190, shall make and file in the proper court a criminal complaint against the parent, guardian or other person, charging the violation, and shall see that the charge is prosecuted by the proper authority.
[377:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 1875, 2836; 1999, 490; 2007, 1084, 2183; 2023, 1218)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.200 - Criminal complaint by taxpayer, school administrator or school officer.

Any taxpayer, school administrator, school officer or deputy school officer in the State of Nevada may make and file in the proper court a criminal complaint against a parent, guardian or other person who has control or charge of any child who is under 18 years of age and required to enroll in and attend school pursuant to NRS 392.040 and who violates any of the provisions of law requiring the enrollment and attendance of children in the public schools of this State.
[379:32:1956]—(NRS A 1997, 2837; 2007, 1085, 2183; 2023, 1219)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.210 - Penalty for failure of parent, guardian or custodian of child to prevent subsequent truancy; limitation for providers of foster care.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a parent, guardian or other person who has control or charge of any child and to whom notice has been given of the child’s truancy as provided in NRS 392.130, and who fails to prevent the child’s subsequent truancy within that school year, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 424.030 to conduct a foster home is liable pursuant to subsection 1 for a child in his or her foster care only if the person has received notice of the truancy of the child as provided in NRS 392.130, and negligently fails to prevent the subsequent truancy of the child within that school year.
[380:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 565; 1999, 898; 2001 Special Session, 22; 2009, 1491; 2013, 1455; 2023, 1219)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.215 - False statement concerning age or attendance; false birth certificate or record of attendance; refusal to furnish documents; penalty.

Any parent, guardian or other person who, with intent to deceive under NRS 392.040 to 392.075, inclusive, or 392.130 to 392.165, inclusive:
1. Makes a false statement concerning the age or attendance at school;
2. Presents a false birth certificate or record of attendance at school; or
3. Refuses to furnish a suitable identifying document, record of attendance at school or proof of change of name, upon request by a local law enforcement agency conducting an investigation in response to notification pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 392.165,
of a child under 18 years of age who is under his or her control or charge, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[371:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 304; 1967, 565; 1985, 2168; 1987, 213; 2007, 1085, 2184; 2023, 1219)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.220 - Penalty for abetting truancy; unlawful employment of child absent from school; visitation of place of employment by school officer or attendance clerk to verify compliance.

1. Any person, including, without limitation, a parent or legal guardian of a child, who knowingly induces or attempts to induce any child to be absent from school unlawfully, including, without limitation, requiring the child to provide care for a sibling while school is in session, or who knowingly employs or harbors, while school is in session, any child absent unlawfully from school, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. The attendance officer for the school district, an attendance clerk or any other school officer is empowered to visit any place or establishment where minor children are employed to ascertain whether the provisions of this title of NRS are complied with fully, and may demand from all employers of such children a list of children employed, with their names and ages.
[381:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 565; 2007, 1818)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.251 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 392.251 to 392.271, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 392.254 to 392.261, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 426; A 2001, 2070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.254 - "Notification" defined.

"Notification" means a notification which indicates that a child has been adjudicated delinquent for a sexual offense or a sexually motivated act and which is provided by a probation officer or parole officer pursuant to NRS 62F.120.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 426; A 2001, 2070; 2003, 1146)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.264 - Offender prohibited from enrolling in or attending school victim is enrolled in or attends without court approval; duty of superintendent of school district to negotiate agreement for enrollment and attendance in another school district; termination of agreement.

1. If a superintendent of a school district receives notification and a victim identified in the notification is a pupil in the school district, the superintendent shall not permit an offender who is subject to the provisions of NRS 62F.100 to 62F.150, inclusive, to enroll in or attend a public school that a victim is enrolled in or attending unless:
(a) An alternative plan of supervision is approved by the court pursuant to NRS 62F.130; or
(b) An alternative plan of attendance is approved by the court pursuant to NRS 62F.140.
2. If the court does not approve an alternative plan of supervision or an alternative plan of attendance for the offender and the school district in which the offender resides does not have another public school in the district for the offender to enroll in and attend, the superintendent of the school district shall negotiate an agreement with:
(a) The superintendent of an adjoining school district within this state for the offender to enroll in and attend a public school in that adjoining school district; or
(b) The superintendent, or another appropriate administrator, of an adjoining school district in an adjoining state for the offender to enroll in and attend a public school in that adjoining school district.
3. The superintendent of the school district in which the offender resides shall inform the person with whom the superintendent is negotiating that the offender has been adjudicated delinquent for a sexual offense or a sexually motivated act, but the superintendent shall not disclose the name of a victim.
4. An agreement which is made pursuant to this section and which is presented to a board of trustees for approval:
(a) Must not contain the name of a victim;
(b) Must comply with the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 392.010; and
(c) Must be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
5. A board of trustees may terminate an agreement entered into pursuant to this section if, because of a change in circumstances, the offender is able to enroll in and attend a public school in the school district in which the offender resides without violating subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 427; A 2001, 2070; 2003, 1146; 2023, 1219)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.268 - Reimbursement to school district for transportation costs incurred to send offender to school other than school victim is enrolled in or attends.

If a school district incurs additional costs for transporting an offender because the offender is prohibited from enrolling in or attending a public school that a victim is enrolled in or attending, the school district is entitled to reimbursement of all or part of those costs from the parents or guardians of the offender to the extent ordered by the court pursuant to NRS 62F.110. The superintendent of the school district or the parents or guardians of the offender may petition the court to reconsider the amount of reimbursement ordered by the court.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 427; A 2003, 1147; 2023, 1220)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.271 - Confidentiality of name of victim; immunity from liability if name released under certain circumstances.

1. A superintendent of a school district who receives notification shall not release the name of the offender or the name of a victim to another person unless required by law or authorized by an order of the court.
2. A person who obtains the name of the offender or the name of a victim pursuant to law or an order of the court shall not release the name of the offender or the name of a victim to another person unless required by law or authorized by an order of the court.
3. A superintendent of a school district or a person who:
(a) Obtains the name of the offender or the name of a victim pursuant to law or an order of the court; and
(b) In good faith, releases or fails to release the name of the offender or the name of a victim,
is immune from criminal or civil liability for releasing or failing to release the name of the offender or the name of a victim unless the superintendent or the person acted with gross negligence.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 427)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.275 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 392.281 to 392.295, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2082; A 2021, 793)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.281 - "Abuse or neglect of a child" defined.

"Abuse or neglect of a child" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.020, but includes abuse or neglect caused by a person who is an employee of or volunteer for a public school or private school and who is not responsible for the welfare of the child pursuant to NRS 432B.130.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.289 - "Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services" defined.

"Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services" means data or information concerning reports and investigations made pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, including, without limitation, the name, address, date of birth, social security number and the image or likeness of any child, family member of any child and reporting party or source, whether primary or collateral.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.291 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.

"Law enforcement agency" means an agency, office or bureau of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary duty of which is to enforce the law. The term includes, without limitation, a school police officer, and any peace officer or employee who is acting in his or her professional or occupational capacity for such an agency.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.297 - Definition of when person has "reasonable cause to believe" and when person acts "as soon as reasonably practicable."

For the purposes of NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, a person:
1. Has "reasonable cause to believe" if, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which are known or which reasonably should be known to the person at the time, a reasonable person would believe, under those facts and circumstances, that an act, transaction, event, situation or condition exists, is occurring or has occurred.
2. Acts "as soon as reasonably practicable" if, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which are known or which reasonably should be known to the person at the time, a reasonable person would act within approximately the same period under those facts and circumstances.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.305 - Method of making report; content.

1. A person may make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303 by telephone or, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which are known or which reasonably should be known to the person at the time, by any other means of oral, written or electronic communication that a reasonable person would believe, under those facts and circumstances, is a reliable and swift means of communicating information to the person who receives the report. If the report is made orally, the person who receives the report must reduce it to writing as soon as reasonably practicable.
2. The report must contain the following information, if obtainable and to the extent applicable:
(a) The name, address, age and sex of the child and the school in which the child is enrolled;
(b) The name and address of the child’s parents or other person responsible for the care of the child;
(c) The nature and extent of the abuse or neglect of the child or the sexual conduct, luring or corporal punishment to which the child was subjected;
(d) The name, address and relationship, if known, of the person who is alleged to have abused or neglected, engaged in sexual contact with, lured or administered corporal punishment to, the child; and
(e) Any other information known to the person making the report that the agency which provides child welfare services considers necessary.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.307 - Penalty for failure to make report.

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of NRS 392.303 is guilty of:
1. For the first violation, a misdemeanor.
2. For each subsequent violation, a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.309 - Persons required to report prohibited from invoking certain privileges.

Any person who is required to make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303 may not invoke any of the privileges set forth in chapter 49 of NRS:
1. For failure to make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303;
2. In cooperating with an agency which provides child welfare services; or
3. In any proceeding held pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.311 - Admissibility of evidence.

In any proceeding resulting from a report made or action taken pursuant to the provisions of NRS 392.303 or 392.305 or in any proceeding where the report or the contents thereof is sought to be introduced in evidence, the report or contents or any other fact or facts related thereto or to the condition of the child who is the subject of the report must not be excluded on the ground that the matter would otherwise be privileged against disclosure under chapter 49 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2084)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.315 - Confidentiality of information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services; exceptions; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 and NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, is confidential.
2. Any person, law enforcement agency or public agency, institution or facility who willfully releases or disseminates such information, except:
(a) Pursuant to a criminal prosecution relating to the abuse or neglect of a child;
(b) As otherwise authorized pursuant to NRS 432B.165 and 432B.175;
(c) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 432B.290;
(d) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 439.597;
(e) As otherwise required pursuant to NRS 432B.513; or
(f) As otherwise authorized or required pursuant to NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2085)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.325 - Authorized release of information; summary of outcome of investigation.

1. An agency which provides child welfare services investigating a report made pursuant to NRS 392.303 shall, upon request, provide to a person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect of a child or violating the provisions of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366:
(a) A copy of:
(1) Any statement made in writing to an investigator for the agency by the person; or
(2) Any recording made by the agency of any statement made orally to an investigator for the agency by the person; or
(b) A written summary of the allegations made against the person. The summary must not identify the person who made the report, any child witnesses to the allegations contained in the report or any collateral sources and reporting parties.
2. A person may authorize the release of information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, about himself or herself, but may not waive the confidentiality of such information concerning any other person.
3. An agency which provides child welfare services may provide a summary of the outcome of an investigation of the allegations in a report made pursuant to NRS 392.303 to the person who made the report.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2087; A 2019, 415; 2023, 2488)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.327 - Maintenance of information by agency which provides child welfare services; precautions to protect person who made report or witness; disclosure not required in certain circumstances; rules, policies or regulations to carry out provisions.

1. Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, must be maintained by the agency which provides child welfare services as required by federal law as a condition of the allocation of federal money to this State.
2. Before releasing any information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, an agency which provides child welfare services shall take whatever precautions it determines are reasonably necessary to protect the identity and safety of any person who makes a report pursuant to NRS 392.303, to protect the identity of any child witness to the allegations contained in the report and to protect any other person if the agency which provides child welfare services reasonably believes that disclosure of the information would cause a specific and material harm to an investigation of the allegations in the report or the life or safety of any person.
3. The provisions of NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, must not be construed to require an agency which provides child welfare services to disclose information maintained by the agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, if, after consultation with the attorney who represents the agency, the agency determines that such disclosure would cause a specific and material harm to a criminal investigation.
4. If an agency which provides child welfare services receives any information that is deemed confidential by law, the agency which provides child welfare services shall maintain the confidentiality of the information as prescribed by applicable law.
5. An agency which provides child welfare services shall adopt rules, policies or regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2087; A 2019, 416)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.335 - Penalty for unlawful dissemination of information.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, any person who is provided with information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, and who further disseminates the information or makes the information public is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This section does not apply to:
(a) A district attorney or other law enforcement officer who uses the information solely for the purpose of initiating legal proceedings;
(b) An employee of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety making a presentence investigation and report to the district court pursuant to NRS 176.135 or making a general investigation and report pursuant to NRS 176.151;
(c) An employee of a juvenile justice agency who provides the information to the juvenile court; or
(d) A parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of a report who provides the information to an attorney for the child or the parent or guardian of the child pursuant to NRS 392.337.
2. As used in this section, "juvenile justice agency" means the Youth Parole Bureau or a director of juvenile services.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2088; A 2019, 416)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.339 - Assignment of disposition to report.

1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall, upon determining that an investigation is not warranted or upon the conclusion of an investigation of a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child, assign one of the following dispositions to the report:
(a) Substantiated.
(b) Unsubstantiated.
(c) Unable to locate or contact.
(d) Administrative closure.
2. A disposition of unable to locate or contact or administrative closure shall be deemed to be equivalent to a disposition of unsubstantiated for all purposes.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Administrative closure" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined that it lacks the authority to investigate a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child.
(b) "Substantiated" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse or neglect occurred and was committed by the person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect.
(c) "Unable to locate or contact" means that the agency which provides child welfare services was unable to complete an investigation of a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child because:
(1) The agency which provides child welfare services lacks the information necessary to complete the investigation, including, without limitation, the current address of the child or his or her parent or legal guardian;
(2) The parent or guardian of the child was contacted and then relocated and can no longer be located to complete the investigation; or
(3) The agency which provides child welfare services located the parent or guardian of the child but, after making persistent efforts, is unable to make contact with the parent or guardian of the child to complete the investigation.
(d) "Unsubstantiated" means that the agency which provides child welfare services has determined by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged abuse or neglect did not occur or was not committed by the person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse or neglect.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 792)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.345 - Administrative appeal of substantiated report; hearing upon timely request; entering name in Central Registry; decision of hearing officer final.

1. A person to whom a written notification is sent pursuant to NRS 392.337 may request an administrative appeal of the substantiation of the report and the agency’s intention to place the person’s name in the Central Registry by submitting a written request to the agency which provides child welfare services within 15 days after the date on which the agency sends the written notification required by NRS 392.337.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an agency which provides child welfare services receives a timely request for an administrative appeal pursuant to subsection 1, a hearing before a hearing officer must be held in accordance with chapter 233B of NRS.
3. If a timely request for an administrative appeal is not submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the agency which provides child welfare services shall place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 392.337.
4. If the hearing officer in a hearing held pursuant to this section:
(a) Affirms the substantiation of the report, the agency which provides child welfare services shall place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 392.337.
(b) Rejects the substantiation of the report, the agency which provides child welfare services shall not place the person’s name in the Central Registry pursuant to NRS 392.337.
5. The decision of a hearing officer in a hearing held pursuant to this section is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2089)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 392 - Pupils › NRS 392.355 - Immunity from liability.

1. Immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to every person who in good faith:
(a) Makes a report pursuant to NRS 392.303;
(b) Conducts an interview or allows an interview to be taken pursuant to NRS 392.313;
(c) Allows or takes photographs or X-rays pursuant to NRS 392.313;
(d) Causes a medical test to be performed pursuant to NRS 392.313;
(e) Provides a record, or a copy thereof, of a medical test performed pursuant to NRS 392.313 to an agency which provides child welfare services to the child, a law enforcement agency that participated in the investigation of the report made pursuant to NRS 392.303 or the prosecuting attorney’s office; or
(f) Participates in a judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to NRS 392.303.
2. In any proceeding to impose liability against a person for:
(a) Making a report pursuant to NRS 392.303; or
(b) Performing any act set forth in paragraphs (b) to (f), inclusive, of subsection 1,
there is a presumption that the person acted in good faith.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2089)