NRS 370.257
Access to and sharing of records and reports

  • confidentiality of data relating to cigarette sales provided in accordance with certain settlement agreements
  • audit of records and investigation of facilities by Department.

1.

Each manufacturer, wholesale dealer and retail dealer shall provide to the Executive Director and his or her designees and to the Secretary or his or her designee, upon request, access to all the reports and records required by this chapter or chapter 370A of NRS.

2.

The Department, the Nevada Tax Commission and the Attorney General may share the records and reports required by this chapter or chapter 370A of NRS:

(a)

With law enforcement officials of the Federal Government, this State, other states, Indian tribes or international authorities for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this chapter or chapter 370A of NRS or corresponding provisions of federal law or the laws of other states, Indian tribes or nations.

(b)

With a court, an arbitrator or any data clearinghouse or similar entity established for the purpose of making calculations required by the Master Settlement Agreement and related settlement agreements.

(c)

Upon the issuance of a protective order to prevent the disclosure of confidential information approved by the Attorney General, with the attorney for a party who appears before a data clearinghouse or similar entity established for the purpose of making calculations required by the Master Settlement Agreement and related settlement agreements.

3.

Any data relating to sales of cigarettes provided by an outside party and received by the Department, the Nevada Tax Commission or the Attorney General pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement or any related settlement agreement is confidential. The Department, the Nevada Tax Commission and the Attorney General:

(a)

Shall not disclose any such data; and

(b)

May not be required to produce any such data for inspection by any person or governmental entity or for use in any action or proceeding.

4.

The Department may audit the records and investigate the facilities of each licensee or applicant for a license to determine whether the manufacturer, wholesale dealer or retail dealer, as applicable, has complied with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS.

5.

As used in this section, “Master Settlement Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.635.

Source: Section 370.257 — Access to and sharing of records and reports; confidentiality of data relating to cigarette sales provided in accordance with certain settlement agreements; audit of records and investigation of facilities by Department., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-370.­html#NRS370Sec257.

370.080
Required licensing of wholesale dealers, retail dealers, cigarette vending machine operators and manufacturers. 370.085
Maintenance and distribution of list of licenses and licensees and of Indian tribes from which Department does not collect tax. 370.090
Inventory required for wholesale dealer. 370.095
Restrictions on issuance, maintenance and renewal of licenses. 370.100
Application for license. 370.110
Issuance of wholesale dealer’s license to certain applicants without payment of fees. 370.120
Contents of license. 370.130
Signing, posting and transfer of license. 370.140
Scope of license 370.150
Licenses: Period of validity 370.155
Wholesale dealers: Bond or other security. 370.160
Counties, cities and towns may require business licenses. 370.165
Levy, rate and collection of tax. 370.170
Revenue stamp to be affixed to each package of cigarettes 370.175
Unstamped cigarettes: Restriction on possession. 370.180
Design and printing of revenue stamps 370.190
Sale of revenue stamps by Department 370.193
Department to fix maximum amount of revenue stamps upon application by wholesale dealer. 370.195
Due date for deferred payment owing for revenue stamps 370.200
Sale of cigarette revenue stamps by sheriff and city officers. 370.210
Requirements for and restrictions on affixing stamps 370.220
Allowance of discounts for services rendered by dealers. 370.230
Destruction of spoiled or unusable stamps upon written authorization of State Board of Examiners. 370.235
Periodic reporting requirements for manufacturers and wholesale dealers. 370.240
Monthly reports of wholesale dealers: Due date 370.250
Suspension or revocation of license: Grounds 370.253
Procedure for suspension and revocation of license 370.255
Maintenance and retention of records regarding certain transactions of wholesale dealers, retail dealers and manufacturers. 370.257
Access to and sharing of records and reports 370.260
Remittances of taxes and license fees to Department 370.270
Duties of retail dealers and vending machine operators 370.280
Tax refunds 370.290
Exemption for cigarettes exported from State 370.295
Transportation of cigarettes: Invoices to accompany shipment. 370.301
Transportation of unstamped cigarettes 370.310
Sale or distribution of tax-free cigarettes by vending machine prohibited. 370.315
Sale of cigarettes in various packages. 370.321
Licensing and duties of person who accepts order for delivery sale. 370.323
Prerequisites to mailing or shipment of cigarettes 370.327
Submission to Department of monthly reports by persons selling, transferring, shipping or delivering cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco or smokeless tobacco into this State
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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