NRS 432.0395
Agency which provides child welfare services required to examine credit report of certain children in its custody

  • correction of inaccuracies in credit report
  • report to Attorney General of information indicating crime.

1.

Before an agency which provides child welfare services requests and examines a copy of any credit report pursuant to subsection 2, the agency which provides child welfare services shall, to the greatest extent practicable:

(a)

Inform the child of the requirement to request and examine a copy of any credit report that may exist for the child;

(b)

Explain to the child the process for resolving any inaccuracy discovered on any such credit report; and

(c)

Explain to the child the possible consequences of an inaccuracy on a credit report of the child.

2.

An agency which provides child welfare services shall request and examine a copy of any credit report that may exist for each child who remains in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services for 60 or more consecutive days:

(a)

When the child reaches the age of 14 years, and then at least once annually thereafter as required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(I); or

(b)

If the child has reached the age of 14 years before the child is placed in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, within 90 days after the placement of the child in the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, and then at least once annually thereafter as required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 675(5)(I).

3.

An agency which provides child welfare services shall determine from the examination of a credit report pursuant to this section whether the credit report contains inaccurate information and whether the credit report indicates that identity theft or any other crime has been committed against the child.

4.

If the agency which provides child welfare services determines that an inaccuracy exists in the credit report of a child, the agency which provides child welfare services must:

(a)

Report any information which may indicate identity theft or other crime to the Attorney General;

(b)

Make a diligent effort to resolve the inaccuracy as soon as practicable; and

(c)

If an inaccuracy remains unresolved after the child has left the custody of the agency which provides child welfare services, notify the child or, if the child has not attained the age of majority, the person responsible for the child’s welfare:

(1)

That an inaccuracy exists in the credit report of the child;

(2)

Of the manner in which to correct the inaccuracy; and

(3)

Of any services that may be available in the community to provide assistance in correcting the inaccuracy.

5.

An agency which provides child welfare services may, upon consent of a child who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, continue to request and examine a credit report of the child and provide assistance to the child if an inaccuracy is discovered.

6.

The Attorney General may investigate each potential instance of identity theft or crime reported pursuant to subsection 4 and prosecute in accordance with law each person responsible for any identity theft identified in the investigation.

Source: Section 432.0395 — Agency which provides child welfare services required to examine credit report of certain children in its custody; correction of inaccuracies in credit report; report to Attorney General of information indicating crime., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-432.­html#NRS432Sec0395.

432.010
Definitions.
432.011
Division: Purposes
432.012
Appointment and qualifications of Administrator of Division.
432.013
Classifications of superintendents of youth centers and facilities for detention of children
432.014
Fees for services rendered through programs of Division.
432.015
Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas for certain hearings.
432.016
Nevada Children’s Gift Account.
432.017
Account to Assist Persons Formerly in Foster Care.
432.020
Duties of agencies which provide child welfare services.
432.025
Limitations on use of federal payments for maintenance of children in foster care.
432.027
Agency which provides child welfare services to provide notice of whether person will be considered for approval as adoptive parent or provider of foster care.
432.028
Authority of director of agency which provides child welfare services to request education records
432.030
Restriction on provision of maintenance and special services by employee of agency which provides child welfare services.
432.031
Department designated agency for administration of federal money for child welfare
432.032
Regulations.
432.033
Division authorized to prescribe forms for reports and records.
432.034
Written statements of responsible relatives of applicants or recipients not required to be sworn under oath
432.035
Division required to adopt regulations relating to custody, use and preservation of records, files and communications filed with Division and agency which provides child welfare services
432.036
Limitations on assistance.
432.037
Creation of Trust Fund for Child Welfare
432.038
Division and agency which provides child welfare services authorized to maintain account for purchase of records of vital statistics to perform work.
432.039
Agency which provides child welfare services authorized to petition for appointment as guardian of child in its lawful custody
432.040
State participation in payment of expenses of maintenance and special services.
432.050
State Child Welfare Services Account.
432.070
Procedure for drawing and paying warrants in certain counties.
432.075
Agencies which provide child welfare services in certain counties required to furnish list of claimants entitled to payments and amounts to county comptroller and Administrator of Division
432.080
Administrative expenses of Division.
432.085
Liability of parents for maintenance and special services provided to child placed in custody of agency which provides child welfare services
432.091
Provisions inapplicable to Program for Child Care and Development.
432.095
Creation and administration of Placement Prevention Revolving Account
432.0115
Division: Bureaus
432.0125
Appointment of chiefs of bureaus of Division
432.0135
Duties of chiefs of bureaus of Division
432.0145
Gifts and grants to Division.
432.0155
Establishment of standards for receipt of federal money and programs concerning juveniles, child welfare and child welfare services
432.0165
Nevada Children’s Gift Revolving Account.
432.0175
Contract for provision of shelter and care for certain children: Limitations
432.0177
Transfer of child to out-of-state facility
432.0305
Duties of Department.
432.0395
Agency which provides child welfare services required to examine credit report of certain children in its custody
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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