NRS 127.281
Search for criminal record of prospective adoptive parent.

1.

A prospective adoptive parent who is subject to an investigation by the agency which provides child welfare services or a child-placing agency must submit as part of the investigation a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the agency which provides child welfare services or child-placing agency to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

2.

The agency which provides child welfare services or child-placing agency may exchange with the Central Repository or the Federal Bureau of Investigation any information respecting the fingerprints submitted.

3.

When a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation is received by the Central Repository, it shall immediately forward a copy of the report to the agency which provides child welfare services or child-placing agency that submitted the fingerprints.

4.

Any fees for fingerprinting and submission to the Central Repository and the Federal Bureau of Investigation must be paid by the prospective adoptive parent, except that:

(a)

In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the Division may adopt regulations providing for the payment of those fees by the Division; or

(b)

In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the board of county commissioners may provide by ordinance for the payment of those fees by the agency which provides child welfare services.

Source: Section 127.281 — Search for criminal record of prospective adoptive parent., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-127.­html#NRS127Sec281.

127.220
Definitions. 127.230
Standards for and regulation of child-placing agencies 127.240
License: Requirement 127.250
License: Application 127.270
License: Refusal to issue or renew 127.275
Fees for services provided by agency which provides child welfare services. 127.280
Requirements for placement of child in home of prospective parents for trial period 127.281
Search for criminal record of prospective adoptive parent. 127.282
Petition for order to restrain and enjoin violation or threatened violation of chapter 127.283
Publication or broadcast of information concerning child. 127.285
Limitation on participation of attorneys in adoption proceedings 127.287
Payment to or acceptance by natural parent of compensation in return for placement for or consent to adoption of child. 127.288
Penalty for unlawful payment to or acceptance by natural parent of compensation. 127.290
Acceptance of fees or compensation for placing or arranging placement of child. 127.300
Penalty for receipt of compensation by unlicensed person for placing or arranging placement of child. 127.310
Unlawful placement or advertising 127.2805
Investigation of prospective adoptive parents. 127.2815
Placement of child during investigation 127.2817
Criteria for determination of suitability of prospective adoptive home 127.2825
Child-placing agency required to give preference to placement of child with siblings of child. 127.2827
Orders for visitation with sibling of child in custody of agency which provides child welfare services: Previous orders of such visitation to be provided to court during adoption proceedings
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 127.281’s source at nv​.us