Confidentiality of information in database; exceptions; penalty.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, information which is maintained in the database created pursuant to NRS 485.313 is confidential.
2. The Department may only disclose information which is maintained in the database, upon request, to a state or local governmental agency for the purpose of enforcing NRS 485.185, including investigating or litigating a violation or alleged violation.
3. The Department may only disclose information retrieved from the database to:
(a) A person who requests information regarding his own status;
(b) The parent or legal guardian of the person about whom the information is requested if the person is an unemancipated minor or legally incapacitated;
(c) A person who has a power of attorney from the person about whom the information is requested;
(d) A person who submits a notarized release from the person about whom the information is requested which is dated no more than 90 days before the date of the request; or
(e) A person who has suffered a loss or injury in an accident involving a motor vehicle, or his authorized insurer or a representative of his authorized insurer, who requests:
(1) Information for use in the accident report; and
(2) For each motor vehicle involved in the accident:
(I) The name and address of each registered owner;
(II) The name of the insurer; and
(III) The number of the policy of liability insurance.
4. A person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
5. As used in this section, “authorized insurer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 679A.030.
Last modified: February 25, 2006