1. Senate Bill No. 449–Senator Coffin

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AN ACT relating to concealed firearms; requiring a sheriff to provide notice to a victim of a

violent crime regarding certain actions taken concerning a permit to carry a

concealed firearm or an application for such a permit; and providing other matters

properly relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 202 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

new section to read as follows:

1. If a sheriff who is processing an application for a permit receives

notification pursuant to NRS 202.3657 that the applicant has been:

(a) Charged with a crime involving the use or threatened use of force

or violence, the sheriff shall notify any victim of the crime of the fact that

the sheriff has, pursuant to NRS 202.3657:

(1) Suspended the processing of the application until the final

disposition of the charges against the applicant; or

(2) Resumed the processing of the application following the

dropping of charges against the applicant or the acquittal of the

applicant.

(b) Convicted of a crime involving the use or threatened use of force

or violence, the sheriff shall notify any victim of the crime of the fact that

the sheriff has, pursuant to NRS 202.3657, denied the application.

2. If a sheriff who has issued a permit to a permittee receives

notification pursuant to NRS 202.3657 that the permittee has been:

(a) Charged with a crime involving the use or threatened use of force

or violence, the sheriff shall notify any victim of the crime of the fact that

the sheriff has, pursuant to NRS 202.3657:

(1) Suspended the permit of the permittee until the final disposition

of the charges against the permittee; or

(2) Restored the permit of the permittee following the dropping of

charges against the permittee or the acquittal of the permittee.

(b) Convicted of a crime involving the use or threatened use of force

or violence, the sheriff shall notify any victim of the crime of the fact that

the sheriff has, pursuant to NRS 202.3657, revoked the permit of the

permittee.

3. The sheriff shall notify a victim pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 not

later than 10 days after the date on which the sheriff performs one of the

actions listed in subsection 1 or 2 concerning an application or a permit.

Sec. 2. NRS 202.3653 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 202.3653 As used in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive, and section
  1. 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
  2. 1. "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded pistol, revolver or
  1. other firearm which is carried upon a person in such a manner as not to be
  1. discernible by ordinary observation.
  1. 2. "Department" means the department of motor vehicles and public
  1. safety.
  1. 3. "Permit" means a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued
  1. pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive.

Sec. 3. NRS 202.3662 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 202.3662 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section [:] and
  1. section 1 of this act:
  1. (a) An application for a permit, and all information contained within that
  1. application; and
  1. (b) All information provided to a sheriff or obtained by a sheriff in the
  1. course of his investigation of an applicant,
  1. are confidential.
  1. 2. Any records regarding an applicant or permittee may be released to
  1. a law enforcement agency for the purpose of conducting an investigation or
  1. prosecution.

3. Statistical abstracts of data compiled by a sheriff regarding permits

applied for or issued pursuant to NRS 202.3653 to 202.369, inclusive,

including, but not limited to, the number of applications received and

permits issued, may be released to any person.

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