427A.739 - Termination of employee or independent contractor required for conviction for certain crimes; reasonable time to correct information; liability of organization. - Nevada Statutes

427A.739  Termination of employee or independent contractor required for conviction for certain crimes; reasonable time to correct information; liability of organization.

      1.  Upon receiving information from the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History pursuant to NRS 427A.735, or evidence from any other source, that an employee or independent contractor of an intermediary service organization has been convicted of a crime listed in subsection 1 of NRS 427A.741, the holder of a certificate to operate the intermediary service organization shall terminate the employment or contract of that person after allowing the employee or independent contractor time to correct the information pursuant to subsection 2.

      2.  If an employee or independent contractor believes that the information provided by the Central Repository is incorrect, the employee or independent contractor may immediately inform the intermediary service organization. An intermediary service organization that is so informed shall give the employee or independent contractor a reasonable amount of time of not less than 30 days to correct the information received from the Central Repository before terminating the employment or contract of the person pursuant to subsection 1.

      3.  An intermediary service organization that has complied with NRS 427A.735 may not be held civilly or criminally liable based solely upon the ground that the intermediary service organization allowed an employee or independent contractor to work:

      (a) Before it received the information concerning the employee or independent contractor from the Central Repository;

      (b) During any period required pursuant to subsection 2 to allow the employee or independent contractor to correct that information;

      (c) Based on the information received from the Central Repository, if the information received from the Central Repository was inaccurate; or

      (d) Any combination thereof.

Ê An intermediary service organization may be held liable for any other conduct determined to be negligent or unlawful.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2392)