Nevada Revised Statutes 62H.210 – Information to be collected by standardized system regarding children referred to system of juvenile justice; confidentiality
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the standardized system established pursuant to NRS 62H.200 must collect, categorize and maintain the following information from the juvenile courts, local juvenile probation departments, the staff of regional facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of children and the staff of the youth correctional services, as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services, regarding each child referred to the system of juvenile justice in this State:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 62H.210
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(a) Any unique identifying information assigned to the child;
(b) Basic demographic information regarding the child, including, but not limited to:
(1) The age, sex and race or other ethnic background of the child;
(2) The composition of the household in which the child resides; and
(3) The economic and educational background of the child;
(c) The charges for which the child is referred, including, without limitation, any charges of violations of probation or parole;
(d) The dates of any detention of the child;
(e) The nature of the disposition of each referral of the child;
(f) The dates any petitions are filed regarding the child, and the charges set forth in those petitions;
(g) The disposition of any petitions filed regarding the child, including any applicable findings;
(h) The assessed risks and needs of the child;
(i) The supervision of the child, including, without limitation, whether the child was placed in a residential facility; and
(j) Any programs and services provided to the child.
2. In addition to the information required pursuant to subsection 1 and except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Department of Health and Human Services shall require the staff of regional facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of children and the staff of the youth correctional services to collect and transmit the following information to the standardized system regarding each child committed to or otherwise placed in the custody of the Division of Child and Family Services:
(a) A record of each placement of the child, including, but not limited to, the location and period of each placement and the programs and services provided to the child during each placement;
(b) Any disciplinary action taken against the child during the child’s placement;
(c) Any education or vocational training provided to the child during the child’s placement and the educational and employment status of the child after release of the child on parole;
(d) The dates of each release of the child, including any release of the child on parole;
(e) If the child is released on parole, the period of each release and the services provided to the child during each release; and
(f) The nature of or reason for each discharge of the child from the custody of the regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children or the Division of Child and Family Services.
3. The information maintained in the standardized system must not include the name or address of any person.