Nevada Code § 179.273

Sealing of records after unconditional pardon: Automatic sealing; petition; no fee
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1. If a court and the Central Repository
for Nevada Records of Criminal History receive a certified copy of an
unconditional pardon from the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, the court
and the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall seal
all records of criminal history subject to the pardon.
2. 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.
3. A petition submitted to a court
pursuant to this section is not subject to review by the prosecuting attorney
or an agency of criminal justice.
4. The court shall grant a petition
submitted to the court pursuant to this section unless the charges listed in
the petition are different from the charges listed in the pardon.
5. No fee may be charged by any court or
agency of criminal justice for the submission of a petition pursuant to this
section.

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