Nevada Revised Statutes 289.025 – Confidentiality of home address and photograph of peace officer in possession of law enforcement agency; exceptions
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 239.0115, the home address and any photograph of a peace officer in the possession of a law enforcement agency are not public information and are confidential.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 289.025
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Law enforcement agency: means any agency, office, bureau, department, unit or division created by any statute, ordinance or rule which:
(a) Has a duty to enforce the law; and
(b) Employs any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
- Peace officer: means any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 289.010
- 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. The photograph of a peace officer may be released:
(a) If the peace officer authorizes the release; or
(b) If the peace officer has been arrested.
3. The home address of a peace officer may be released if a peace officer has been arrested and the home address is included in any of the following:
(a) A report of a 911 telephone call.
(b) A police report, investigative report or complaint which a person filed with a law enforcement agency.
(c) A statement made by a witness.
(d) A report prepared pursuant to NRS 432B.540 by an agency which provides child welfare services, which report details a plan for the placement of a child.