179A.350 - Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; submission of report to Legislature. - Nevada Statutes

179A.350  Creation; contents; prompt entry of information; accessibility; submission of report to Legislature.

      1.  The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence is hereby created within the Central Repository.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence must contain a complete and systematic record of all temporary and extended orders for protection against domestic violence issued or registered in the State of Nevada, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Director of the Department, including, without limitation, any information received pursuant to NRS 33.095. Information received by the Central Repository pursuant to NRS 33.095 must be entered in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence not later than 8 hours after it is received by the Central Repository.

      3.  The information in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence must be accessible by computer at all times to each agency of criminal justice.

      4.  On or before February 15 of each year, the Director of the Department shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report concerning all temporary and extended orders for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.020 during the previous calendar year that were transmitted to the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence. The report must include, without limitation, information for each court that issues temporary or extended orders for protection against domestic violence concerning:

      (a) The total number of temporary and extended orders that were granted by the court pursuant to NRS 33.020 during the calendar year to which the report pertains;

      (b) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to women;

      (c) The number of temporary and extended orders that were granted to men;

      (d) The number of temporary and extended orders that were vacated or expired;

      (e) The number of temporary orders that included a grant of temporary custody of a minor child; and

      (f) The number of temporary and extended orders that were served on the adverse party.

      5.  The information provided pursuant to subsection 4 must include only aggregate information for statistical purposes and must exclude any identifying information relating to a particular person.

      6.  The Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence must not contain any information concerning an event that occurred before October 1, 1998.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1803; A 2007, 2483)