202.254 - Private person authorized to obtain background check on person who wishes to obtain firearm; fee. - Nevada Statutes

202.254  Private person authorized to obtain background check on person who wishes to obtain firearm; fee.

      1.  A private person who wishes to transfer a firearm to another person may, before transferring the firearm, request that the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History perform a background check on the person who wishes to acquire the firearm.

      2.  The person who requests the information pursuant to subsection 1 shall provide the Central Repository with identifying information about the person who wishes to acquire the firearm.

      3.  Upon receiving a request from a private person pursuant to subsection 1 and the identifying information required pursuant to subsection 2, the Central Repository shall within 5 business days after receiving the request:

      (a) Perform a background check on the person who wishes to acquire the firearm; and

      (b) Notify the person who requests the information whether the information available to the Central Repository indicates that the receipt of a firearm by the person who wishes to acquire the firearm would violate a state or federal law.

      4.  If the person who requests the information does not receive notification from the Central Repository regarding the request within 5 business days after making the request, the person may presume that the receipt of a firearm by the person who wishes to acquire the firearm would not violate a state or federal law.

      5.  The Central Repository may charge a reasonable fee for performing a background check and notifying a person of the results of the background check pursuant to this section.

      6.  The failure of a person to request the Central Repository to perform a background check pursuant to this section before transferring a firearm to another person does not give rise to any civil cause of action.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 825)