179A.190 - Notice of information may be disseminated to employers; use by employer; employer not liable for discrimination; other dissemination or release; offenses for which notice may be disseminate - Nevada Statutes

179A.190  Notice of information may be disseminated to employers; use by employer; employer not liable for discrimination; other dissemination or release; offenses for which notice may be disseminated.

      1.  Notice of information relating to the offenses listed in subsection 4 may be disseminated to employers pursuant to NRS 179A.180 to 179A.240, inclusive.

      2.  An employer may consider such a notice of information concerning an employee when making a decision to hire, retain, suspend or discharge the employee, and is not liable in an action alleging discrimination based upon consideration of information obtained pursuant to NRS 179A.180 to 179A.240, inclusive.

      3.  The provisions of NRS 179A.180 to 179A.240, inclusive, do not limit or restrict any other statute specifically permitting the dissemination or release of information relating to the offenses listed in subsection 4.

      4.  The offenses for which a notice of information may be disseminated pursuant to subsection 1 includes information contained in or concerning a record of criminal history, or the records of criminal history of the United States or another state, relating in any way to:

      (a) A sexual offense;

      (b) A conviction for a felony within the immediately preceding 7 years;

      (c) An act committed outside this State that would constitute a sexual offense if committed in this State or a conviction for an act committed outside this State that would constitute a felony if committed in this State; and

      (d) The aiding, abetting, attempting or conspiring to engage in any such act in this State or another state.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 1761; A 2003, 2840)