Nevada Record Sealing Waiting Periods
CLASS OF OFFENSE | WAITING PERIOD |
Category A or B Felony | 15 years |
Category C or D Felony | 12 years |
Category E Felony | 7 years |
Gross Misdemeanor | 7 years |
Misdemeanor | 2 years |
Misdemeanor DUI | 7 years |
Misdemeanor Domestic Violence | 7 years |
Arrest without a conviction | After dismissal or acquittal |
Offenses in Nevada That Cannot Be Sealed
Certain convictions for crimes against a child and certain sex crimes cannot be sealed or expunged in Nevada.
“Sexual offenses” :NRS 200.030(1)(b); NRS 200.366; NRS 200.368 felony); NRS 200.400; NRS 200.405 (felony ex offense); NRS 200.408 (a sexual offense); NRS 201.210 (felony); NRS 201.220 (felony); NRS 201.230; NRS 201.450; NRS 201.560 (felony); NRS 200.508 (sexual abuse or exploitation); NRS 200.710-200.730; NRS 201.180; NRS 201.195; or an attempt to commit any of these offenses.
“Crime against a child” includes the following offenses, if the victim of the offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of the offense: kidnapping pursuant to NRS 200.310-200.340 (unless parent of the victim); false imprisonment pursuant to NRS 200.460 (unless parent of the victim); an offense involving pandering or prostitution pursuant to NRS 201.300-201.340; or an attempt to commit one of these offenses.