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Getting a Copy of Your Nevada Criminal Record

Which Nevada agency keeps criminal history records, how to request your own record, and the fee.

Short answer: The Nevada Criminal History Repository (Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division) provides your own Nevada record, or proof that none exists; only the subject of the record may request it. Nevada DPS, To Obtain a Copy of Nevada Criminal History Records (DPS-006, rev. 7/2023)

Getting a copy of your criminal recordThe Nevada Criminal History Repository (Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division) provides your own Nevada record, or proof that none exists; only the subject of the record may request it. Complete the Identification File Request form DPS-006, include one original FD-258 fingerprint card with all ten prints, taken, dated and signed by a certified fingerprinting technician, and pay $27.00 per person by money order or certified check to the Nevada Department of Public Safety (no personal checks or cash). Mail the packet to Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division, 333 West Nye Lane #100, Carson City, NV 89706. Allow about 45 days. No fee is charged to sex trafficking victims under NRS 179.245. The repository cannot provide FBI or other-state records.
Source: Nevada DPS, To Obtain a Copy of Nevada Criminal History Records (DPS-006, rev. 7/2023)
What relief the state offersNevada's main remedy is record sealing. Once a record is sealed, the proceedings are treated as never having occurred, but the records are not destroyed. Sealing is available for convictions after waiting periods, for dismissed, declined or acquitted cases, for offenses that have since been decriminalized, and after a pardon. State policy favors second chances, and the law presumes records should be sealed when the person meets the requirements. Juvenile records are sealed automatically at 18 in most cases. The State Board of Pardons Commissioners can grant pardons.
Source: NRS 179.2405, 179.2445, 179.245, 179.255, 179.271, 179.273, 179.285

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FAQ

How do I check my own criminal record in Nevada?
The Nevada Criminal History Repository (Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division) provides your own Nevada record, or proof that none exists; only the subject of the record may request it. Complete the Identification File Request form DPS-006, include one original FD-258 fingerprint card with all ten prints, taken, dated and signed by a certified fingerprinting technician, and pay $27.00 per person by money order or certified check to the Nevada Department of Public Safety (no personal checks or cash). Mail the packet to Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division, 333 West Nye Lane #100, Carson City, NV 89706. Allow about 45 days. No fee is charged to sex trafficking victims under NRS 179.245. The repository cannot provide FBI or other-state records.
Can you get a criminal record expunged in Nevada?
Nevada's main remedy is record sealing. Once a record is sealed, the proceedings are treated as never having occurred, but the records are not destroyed. Sealing is available for convictions after waiting periods, for dismissed, declined or acquitted cases, for offenses that have since been decriminalized, and after a pardon. State policy favors second chances, and the law presumes records should be sealed when the person meets the requirements. Juvenile records are sealed automatically at 18 in most cases. The State Board of Pardons Commissioners can grant pardons.

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