Nev. Rev. Stat. § 360.142 — Investigation of background and personal history of employees and contractors of Department

NRS  360.142    Investigation of background and personal history of employees
and contractors of Department.
1.  The Department shall secure from
appropriate law enforcement agencies information on the background and personal
history of a prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of
the Department.
2.  A prospective employee or prospective
contractor, as applicable, of the Department must submit to the Department:
(a) Proof that he or she is a citizen of the
United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;
and
(b) Two complete sets of fingerprints and written
authorization to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for
submission to:
(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation
for a report on his or her background; and
(2) Any appropriate law enforcement agency
that the Department deems necessary.
3.  The Department shall submit the
fingerprints submitted pursuant to subsection 2 to the Central Repository for
submission to:
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation for a
report on the background of the prospective employee or prospective contractor,
as applicable; and
(b) Any appropriate law enforcement agency that
the Department deems necessary.
4.  When a report from the Federal Bureau
of Investigation or any information from an appropriate law enforcement agency
is received by the Central Repository, the Central Repository shall immediately
forward a copy of the report or the information to the Department.
5.  The Department shall conduct an
investigation of each employee and contractor of the Department pursuant to
this section at least once every 5 years after the initial investigation.
6.  Only the Central Repository may:
(a) Receive fingerprints from the Department for
submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to this section;
(b) Submit those fingerprints to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; and
(c) Receive a report from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation based on the submission of those fingerprints.
7.  As used in this section:
(a) “Appropriate law enforcement agency” means
the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in each location where the
prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the
Department lived, worked or attended school within the immediately preceding 5
years.
(b) “Central Repository” means the Central
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.