1. The person who is the subject of the records that are sealed pursuant to NRS 34.970 , 174.034 , 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.247 , 179.255 , 179.259 , 179.2595 , 179.271 , 201.354 or 453.3365 may petition the court that ordered the records sealed to permit inspection of the records by a person named in the petition, and the court may order such inspection. Except as otherwise provided in this section, subsection 9 of NRS 179.255 and NRS 179.259 and 179.301 , the court may not order the inspection of the records under any other circumstances. 2. If a person has been arrested, the charges have been dismissed and the records of the arrest have been sealed, the court may order the inspection of the records by a prosecuting attorney upon a showing that as a result of newly discovered evidence, the person has been arrested for the same or a similar offense and that there is sufficient evidence reasonably to conclude that the person will stand trial for the offense. 3. The court may, upon the application of a prosecuting attorney or an attorney representing a defendant in a criminal action, order an inspection of such records for the purpose of obtaining information relating to persons who were involved in the incident recorded. 4. This section does not prohibit a court from considering a proceeding for which records have been sealed pursuant to NRS 174.034 , 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.247 , 179.255 , 179.259 , 179.2595 , 179.271 , 201.354 or 453.3365 in determining whether to grant a petition pursuant to NRS 176.211 , 176A.245 , 176A.265 , 176A.295 , 179.245 , 179.255 , 179.259 , 179.2595 or 453.3365 for a conviction of another offense.
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