On procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older, the Nevada text is Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62H.180. The statute says: “NRS 62H.180 Procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older. ����� 1.”
Petitions the courts already decided
The State OF Nevada v. Hamid Frangul, 110 Nev. 46 (1994) is worth reading in full. The opinion puts it this way: “Nevada’s statute authorizing the sealing of criminal records provides that a person who has been arrested for alleged criminal conduct, and against whom charges are later dismissed, may petition for an order sealing all records relating to the arrest.”
In Re Shin, 206 P.3d 91 (2009) is worth reading in full. The opinion puts it this way: “Only the Legislature can remove the historical fact of a criminal conviction by authorizing the expunction of the criminal record.”
The petition and the sections next to it
Nevada uses Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.255 for sealing of records after dismissal, decline of prosecution or acquittal: Petition; notice; hearing; exceptions; order; inspection of records. The statute says: “side pursuant to NRS 458A.240, the person may petition the court that set aside the conviction, at any time after the conviction has been set aside, for the sealing of all records relating to the setting aside of the conviction. �����…”
Filing order
- Open Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62H.180 and read the part on procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older. Everything else in the filing has to fit that section.
- Ask the clerk which local form that Nevada county uses, then check the form against Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62H.180.
- Then read The State OF Nevada v. Hamid Frangul, 110 Nev. 46 (1994). That is a Nevada court already applying this kind of request.
Frequently asked questions
How do you expunge a criminal record in Nevada?
Nevada uses Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62H.180 for procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older. The statute says: “NRS 62H.180 Procedure for expunging records of child who is 18 years of age or older. ����� 1.”
How have Nevada courts ruled on expungement and sealing?
The State OF Nevada v. Hamid Frangul, 110 Nev. 46 (1994) “Nevada’s statute authorizing the sealing of criminal records provides that a person who has been arrested for alleged criminal conduct, and against whom charges are later dismissed, may petition for an order sealing all records relating to the arrest.”
Nothing on this page is a prediction of how a Nevada judge will rule. Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62H.180 is the text the petition has to satisfy.