Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215–40.425 § 40.2545

1. If a court grants an action for summary
eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253 during
the COVID-19 emergency, the court shall automatically seal the eviction case
court file.
2. In addition to the provisions for the
automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsection 1, in
any action for summary eviction pursuant to NRS
40.253, 40.254 or 40.2542, the eviction case court file is
sealed automatically and not open to inspection:
(a) Upon the entry of a court order which
dismisses the action for summary eviction;
(b) Ten judicial days after the entry of a court
order which denies the action for summary eviction; or
(c) Thirty-one days after the tenant has filed an
affidavit described in subsection 3 of NRS
40.253 or subsection 3 of NRS 40.2542,
if the landlord has failed to file an affidavit of complaint pursuant to
subsection 5 of NRS 40.253 or subsection
5 of NRS 40.2542 within 30 days after
the tenant filed the affidavit.
3. In addition to the provisions for the
automatic sealing of an eviction case court file pursuant to subsections 1 and
2, the court may order the sealing of an eviction case court file for an action
for summary eviction pursuant to NRS 40.253,
40.254 or 40.2542:
(a) Upon the filing of a written stipulation by
the landlord and the tenant to set aside the order of eviction and seal the
eviction case court file; or
(b) Upon motion of the tenant and decision by the
court if the court finds that:
(1) The eviction should be set aside
pursuant to Rule 60 of the
Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure; or
(2) Sealing the eviction case court file
is in the interests of justice and those interests are not outweighed by the
public’s interest in knowing about the contents of the eviction case court
file, after considering, without limitation, the following factors:
(I) Circumstances beyond the control
of the tenant that led to the eviction;
(II) Other extenuating circumstances
under which the order of eviction was granted; and
(III) The amount of time that has
elapsed between the granting of the order of eviction and the filing of the
motion to seal the eviction case court file.
4. If the court orders the eviction case
court file sealed pursuant to this section, all proceedings recounted in the
eviction case court file shall be deemed never to have occurred.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a notice to surrender must not be made available for public
inspection by any person or governmental entity, including, without limitation,
by a sheriff or constable. This subsection does not:
(a) Apply to a notice to surrender which has been
filed with a court and which is part of an eviction case court file that has
not been sealed pursuant to this section.
(b) Prohibit the service of a notice to surrender
pursuant to NRS 40.280, and such service
of a notice to surrender shall be deemed not to constitute making the notice to
surrender available for public inspection as described in this subsection.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “COVID-19 emergency” means the period of
time:
(1) Beginning on March 12, 2020, the date
on which the Governor issued the Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19; and
(2) Ending on the date on which the
Governor terminates the emergency described in the Declaration [May 20, 2022].
(b) “Eviction case court file” means all records
relating to an action for summary eviction which are maintained by the court,
including, without limitation, the affidavit of complaint and any other
pleadings, proof of service, findings of the court, any order made on motion as
provided in Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure
and local rules of practice and all other papers, records, proceedings and
evidence, including exhibits and transcript of the testimony.