Nevada: Adult Convictions (NV-C-21)

Records relating to a conviction for which a person receives a pardon will be sealed if the person submits proof of the pardon to the court. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179.273.

Record Detail(s)

Pardon

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Petition-based

Remedy

Seal

Ineligible Category or Citation

No statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.

Procedure General

If a person receives a pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the person may submit a written petition, accompanied by proof of the pardon, to any court in which the person was convicted for the sealing of all records of criminal history in its possession and in the possession of any agency of criminal justice relating to the charges for which the person received the pardon. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179.273.

Fees

There are no fees. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179.273(5).

Effect

All proceedings are deemed never to have occurred and the person may answer accordingly to any inquiry, with exceptions listed in section 179.301. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.285.

Waiting Periods

There is no waiting period.

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