Nevada Code § 268.0978

Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant
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1. The city council or other governing
body of a city in the State of Nevada shall not deny the application of a
person for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or
occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 based solely on his or her
immigration or citizenship status.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 266.368 or any municipal ordinance, an
applicant for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or
occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 who does not have a social
security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number,
including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification
number, when completing an application for a license, permit or certificate.
3. The city council or other governing
body of a city in the State of Nevada shall not disclose to any person who is
not employed by the city council or other governing body the social security number
or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an
individual taxpayer identification number, of an applicant for a license for
any purpose except:
(a) Tax purposes;
(b) Licensing purposes; and
(c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of
child support.
4. A social security number or alternative
personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual
taxpayer identification number, provided to the city council or other governing
body in the State of Nevada is confidential and is not a public record for the
purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.

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