Nevada Code § 202.2547

Background check required for certain sales or transfers of firearms between unlicensed persons; procedure
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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 202.2548 , an unlicensed person shall
not sell or transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person unless a licensed
dealer first conducts a background check on the buyer or transferee in
compliance with this section.
2. The seller or transferor and buyer or
transferee shall appear jointly with the firearm and request that a licensed
dealer conduct a background check on the buyer or transferee.
3. A licensed dealer who agrees to conduct
a background check pursuant to this section shall comply with all requirements
of federal and state law as though the licensed dealer were selling or transferring
the firearm from his or her own inventory to the buyer or transferee,
including, but not limited to, all recordkeeping requirements. For the purpose
of determining whether the buyer or transferee is eligible to purchase and
possess firearms under state and federal law, the licensed dealer shall contact
the same agency as though the licensed dealer were selling or transferring the
firearm from his or her own inventory to the buyer or transferee.
4. Upon receiving a request for a
background check from a licensed dealer pursuant to this section, the Central
Repository or any other state or local agency described in subsection 3 shall,
in the same manner as it would for the sale of a firearm from the licensed
dealers inventory, perform a background check on the buyer or transferee and
notify the licensed dealer of the results of the background check.
5. The seller or transferor may remove the
firearm from the business premises while the background check is being
conducted if, before the seller or transferor sells or transfers the firearm to
the buyer or transferee, the seller or transferor and the buyer or transferee
return to the licensed dealer who takes possession of the firearm to complete
the sale or transfer.
6. A licensed dealer who agrees to conduct
a background check pursuant to this section shall inform the seller or
transferor and the buyer or transferee of the response from the agency
described in subsection 3. If the response indicates that the buyer or transferee
is ineligible to purchase or possess the firearm, the licensed dealer shall
return the firearm to the seller or transferor and the seller or transferor
shall not sell or transfer the firearm to the buyer or transferee.
7. A licensed dealer may charge a
reasonable fee for conducting a background check and facilitating a firearm
transfer between unlicensed persons pursuant to this section.

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