Nevada Revised Statutes 164.041 – Confidential information: Redaction and sealing of information without prior court order in certain circumstances
1. Confidential information relating to trusts that is contained in petitions and subsequent related findings under this title or title 12 of NRS may be redacted and filed under seal without a prior court order so long as the unredacted and complete copies of such petitions and filings are promptly provided to the court in camera and to all persons entitled to notice thereto.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 164.041
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
2. Unless the court orders otherwise, confidential information once redacted or filed under seal must be redacted and filed under seal without a prior court order in all subsequent filings and orders in the matter relating to the petition, and unredacted and complete copies of such filings and orders must be promptly provided in camera to the court and to all persons entitled to copies thereto, as appropriate.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge the power of any court of competent jurisdiction to order the production of unredacted and complete copies of petitions, filings and orders that have been redacted or filed under seal to an interested person, as defined in NRS 132.185, or to other persons for cause shown.
4. As used in this section, ‘confidential information’ includes:
(a) Trust instruments, inventories, accountings and reports;
(b) The names and addresses of trust settlors and beneficiaries;
(c) Trust dispositive terms, including, without limitation:
(1) The identity and amount of distributions or gifts; and
(2) Powers of appointments;
(d) Corporate and company records relating to trusts;
(e) Personally identifying information, including, without limitation, social security numbers and dates of birth; and
(f) Any other information the court deems confidential, if the interest in protecting the confidentiality of the information outweighs the public interest in accessing such information.