Nevada Revised Statutes 171.1229 – Fingerprinting of persons detained and cited for committing suspected acts of domestic violence; fingerprints to be forwarded to Central Repository
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If a peace officer:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 171.1229
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- 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
1. Detains a person for violating a county, city or town ordinance or state law that:
(a) Is punishable as a misdemeanor; and
(b) Constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018; and
2. Issues the person a citation in lieu of taking the person before a magistrate, the peace officer shall, in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, obtain a complete set of fingerprints of the person and forward those fingerprints and the report that the peace officer is required to prepare pursuant to NRS 171.1227 to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.