Title 34

NRS 392.281 “Abuse or neglect of a child” defined. “Abuse or neglect of a child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.020, but includes abuse or neglect caused by a person who is an employee of or volunteer for a public school or private school and who is not responsible fo…

NRS 392.283 “Agency which provides child welfare services” defined. “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)

NRS 392.285 “Central Registry” defined. “Central Registry” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432.0999. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)

NRS 392.287 “Child” defined. “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years or, if a pupil, until graduation from high school. The term does not include a young adult who remains under the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to NRS 432B.5917. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2082; A 2025,…

NRS 392.289 “Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services” defined. “Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services” means data or information concerning reports and investigations made pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, in…

NRS 392.291 “Law enforcement agency” defined. “Law enforcement agency” means an agency, office or bureau of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary duty of which is to enforce the law. The term includes, without limitation, a school police officer, and an…

NRS 392.293 “Local law enforcement agency” defined. “Local law enforcement agency” means: 1. The sheriff’s office of a county; 2. A metropolitan police department; or 3. A police department of an incorporated city. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)

NRS 392.295 “Private school” defined. “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2082)

NRS 392.297 Definition of when person has “reasonable cause to believe” and when person acts “as soon as reasonably practicable.” For the purposes of NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive, a person: 1. Has “reasonable cause to believe” if, in light of all the surrounding facts and ci…

NRS 392.303 Employee of or volunteer for school required to make report; timing of and entity to be notified of report; investigation of reports. 1. In addition to the reporting required by NRS 432B.220, if, in his or her capacity as an employee of or volunteer for a public schoo…

NRS 392.305 Method of making report; content. 1. A person may make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303 by telephone or, in light of all the surrounding facts and circumstances which are known or which reasonably should be known to the person at the time, by any other means of oral, …

NRS 392.307 Penalty for failure to make report. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of NRS 392.303 is guilty of: 1. For the first violation, a misdemeanor. 2. For each subsequent violation, a gross misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2084)

NRS 392.309 Persons required to report prohibited from invoking certain privileges. Any person who is required to make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303 may not invoke any of the privileges set forth in chapter 49 of NRS: 1. For failure to make a report pursuant to NRS 392.303; 2.…

NRS 392.311 Admissibility of evidence. In any proceeding resulting from a report made or action taken pursuant to the provisions of NRS 392.303 or 392.305 or in any proceeding where the report or the contents thereof is sought to be introduced in evidence, the report or contents …

NRS 392.313 Interview of child and witness concerning allegations contained in report; photographs, X-rays and medical tests. 1. A designee of an agency investigating a report made pursuant to NRS 392.303 may, with the consent of the parent or guardian of the child who is the sub…

NRS 392.315 Confidentiality of information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services; exceptions; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 and NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare s…

NRS 392.317 Authorized release of information. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, and in addition to information provided pursuant to NRS 392.337, information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to …

NRS 392.325 Authorized release of information; summary of outcome of investigation. 1. An agency which provides child welfare services investigating a report made pursuant to NRS 392.303 shall, upon request, provide to a person named in the report as allegedly causing the abuse o…

NRS 392.327 Maintenance of information by agency which provides child welfare services; precautions to protect person who made report or witness; disclosure not required in certain circumstances; rules, policies or regulations to carry out provisions. 1. Information maintained by…

NRS 392.335 Penalty for unlawful dissemination of information. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.317 to 392.337, inclusive, any person who is provided with information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclu…

NRS 392.337 Notification concerning disposition of report upon completion of investigation whether report is substantiated; actions if report is substantiated; report to Central Registry. 1. An agency which provides child welfare services investigating a report made pursuant to N…

NRS 392.339 Assignment of disposition to report. 1. An agency which provides child welfare services shall, upon determining that an investigation is not warranted or upon the conclusion of an investigation of a report concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child, assign on…

NRS 392.345 Administrative appeal of substantiated report; hearing upon timely request; entering name in Central Registry; decision of hearing officer final. 1. A person to whom a written notification is sent pursuant to NRS 392.337 may request an administrative appeal of the sub…

NRS 392.355 Immunity from liability. 1. Immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to every person who in good faith: (a) Makes a report pursuant to NRS 392.303; (b) Conducts an interview or allows an interview to be taken pursuant to NRS 392.313; (c) Allows or takes photo…

NRS 392.365 Regulations. The Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may, in consultation with each agency which provides child welfare services, adopt any regulations necessary for the administration of NRS 392.275 to 392.365, inclusive. (Added …

NRS 392.385 Display and promotion of toll-free telephone number for center that receives reports of abuse or neglect of child. 1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that at least one poster created pursuant to …

NRS 392.420 Physical examinations of pupils; qualifications of persons to conduct examinations; measurement of height and weight of representative sample of pupils in certain school districts; notice to parent of certain medical conditions; notice to parent of examination and opp…

NRS 392.422 Participation of certain public schools in biennial survey for Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; exception; notice; consent. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter sc…

NRS 392.425 Authorization for pupil to self-administer medication for asthma, anaphylaxis or diabetes; contents of request; establishment of protocols relating to self-administration of medication; immunity from liability. 1. The parent or legal guardian of a pupil who has asthma…

NRS 392.430 Sanitation and prevention of diseases: Authority of board of trustees of school districts and governing bodies of charter schools. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of a school district may: (a) Adopt and enforce regulations that a…

NRS 392.435 Immunization of pupils: Certificate prerequisite to enrollment; conditional enrollment; effect of military transfer of parent of child; consequences for failure to immunize; report to Division of Public and Behavioral Health; inclusion of certificate in pupil’s record…

NRS 392.437 Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prohibited by religious belief. A public school shall not refuse to enroll a child as a pupil because the child has not been immunized pursuant to NRS 392.435 if the parents or guardian of the child has submitted to the board of tr…

NRS 392.439 Immunization of pupils: Exemption if prevented by medical condition. If the medical condition of a child will not permit the child to be immunized to the extent required by NRS 392.435 and a written statement of this fact is signed by a licensed physician or advanced …

NRS 392.443 Immunization of pupils: Additional requirements imposed after enrollment; additional certificate required. If, after a child has been enrolled in a public school and before registration for any subsequent school year additional immunization requirements are provided b…

NRS 392.446 Immunization of pupils: Protection of child exempt from immunization if dangerous disease exists in school. Whenever the State Board of Health or a local board of health determines that there is a dangerous contagious disease in a public school attended by a child for…

NRS 392.448 Immunization of pupils: Penalty for refusal to remove child from school when required by law. Any parent or guardian who refuses to remove his or her child from the public school in which the child is enrolled when retention in school is prohibited under the provision…

NRS 392.450 Drills to instruct pupils in appropriate procedures to be followed in event of lockdown or emergency; approval of drills; posting of escape routes; enforcement; penalty. 1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school sha…

NRS 392.452 Adoption of policy for prevention and treatment of injuries to the head; requirements of policy; annual acknowledgment of policy by parent or legal guardian and pupil; provision of policy to parent or legal guardian and pupil upon notification of injury to the head; r…

NRS 392.453 Adoption of policy by school district or charter school concerning safe exposure to sun. 1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy concerning safe exposure to the sun. 2. The policy adopted purs…

NRS 392.455 Devices for protection of eyes required in certain classes. 1. If a school district or a charter school has established a program in career and technical education, the teachers and pupils in classes provided pursuant to the program must wear devices provided by the s…

NRS 392.457 Adoption of policies by State Board and school districts concerning effective involvement and engagement; annual review of policies. 1. The State Board shall, in consultation with the boards of trustees of school districts, educational personnel, local associations an…

NRS 392.4575 Educational involvement accords; policy by school districts for development and distribution. 1. The Department shall ensure that all public schools in this State use educational involvement accords that comply with the requirements of this section. The educational i…

NRS 392.4577 Employer required to grant leave to parent to participate in school conferences and other school-related activities; conditions; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an employer shall grant a parent, guardian or custodian of a child who is enro…

NRS 392.4601 Definitions. As used in NRS 392.4601 to 392.472, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 392.4603, 392.4605 and 392.4607 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2329; A 2023, 785)

NRS 392.4603 “Expel” or “expulsion” defined. “Expel” or “expulsion” means the disciplinary removal of a pupil from the school in which the pupil is currently enrolled for more than one school semester with the possibility of: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, retur…

NRS 392.4605 “Pupil with a disability” defined. “Pupil with a disability” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.417. (Added to NRS by 2021, 2329)