If the Nevada Lockbox is established pursuant to NRS 225.360 : 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of State shall not provide access to the lockbox of a registrant unless: (a) The person requesting access provides the registration number and access code of the registrant; (b) The Secretary of State determines that providing access to the lockbox is in the best interest of the registrant; (c) Access to the lockbox is required pursuant to the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (d) Access to the lockbox is requested by the registrant or his or her personal representative; or (e) Access to the lockbox is requested by a court, hospital, law enforcement agency or other entity that needs to determine whether a person has designated a guardian for himself or herself or a minor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Secretary of State shall ensure that a person who needs access to the lockbox pursuant to this paragraph does not have access to any document contained in the lockbox other than a form requesting to nominate a guardian that is executed in accordance with NRS 159.0753 or a form requesting to nominate a guardian of a minor that is executed in accordance with NRS 159A.0753 . 2. A court that requests access to the lockbox pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 may access any other document contained in the lockbox as is necessary to determine whether a person has made more than one designation of a guardian. 3. A registrant or his or her personal representative may access the lockbox of the registrant for any purpose.
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