Expungement of Criminal Records in Nevada

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criminal records


A criminal record can be a bar to certain types of employment, licensing,


holding public office, and even the right to vote. Most states allow for a


process called expungement that will remove certain arrests or criminal convictions from the offender's


record.


Depending upon the laws of the state in which you live and the nature of the


crime, you may be able to get an arrest or conviction sealed or erased from


your legal record. After the expungement process is complete, you will not


need to disclose the conviction on a job or school application, and in most


instances no record of the arrest or conviction will show up during a public


records inspection or background check commonly done by potential employers,


landlords, and educational institutions.


Nevada Revised Statutes permit courts to order the sealing of criminal


records if certain conditions are met and the court is satisfied that the


subject has been rehabilitated. Sealing is


a procedure in which a record is physically removed from a record system and


its release is substantially or completely restricted. Sealing of criminal


records prohibits access to record information except to employees of the


Repository for record management purposes, a party or agency for an


authorized search under Nevada Revised Statutes or a party authorized


pursuant to a court order.


For a full overview of expungement law in the state of Nevada, see the


USLegal website.