NRS 432B.391
Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of home in which child will be placed in emergency situation

  • person investigated to supply fingerprints
  • exchange of information
  • removal of child from home upon refusal to supply fingerprints.

1.

An agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in 28 C.F.R. §§ 901 et. seq., conduct a preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation Interstate Identification Index name-based check of the records of criminal history of a resident who is 18 years of age or older of a home in which the agency which provides child welfare services wishes to place a child in an emergency situation, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, to determine whether the person investigated has been arrested for or convicted of any crime.

2.

Upon request of an agency which provides child welfare services that wishes to place a child in a home in an emergency situation, or upon request of the approved designee of the agency which provides child welfare services, a resident who is 18 years of age or older of the home in which the agency which provides child welfare services wishes to place the child, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, must submit to the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee shall forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History within the time set forth in federal law or regulation.

3.

If a resident who is 18 years of age or older of a home in which an agency which provides child welfare services places a child in an emergency situation, other than a resident who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594, refuses to provide a complete set of fingerprints to the agency which provides child welfare services or its approved designee upon request pursuant to subsection 2, the agency which provides child welfare services must immediately remove the child from the home.

Source: Section 432B.391 — Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of home in which child will be placed in emergency situation; person investigated to supply fingerprints; exchange of information; removal of child from home upon refusal to supply fingerprints., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-432B.­html#NRS432BSec391.

432B.325
County whose population is 100,000 or more to provide child protective services in county 432B.326
Payment of assessment for provision of child protective services by county whose population is less than 100,000 432B.327
Division of Child and Family Services to submit certain reports concerning budgets for child protective services to Governor, certain counties and Legislative Commission. 432B.330
Circumstances under which child is or may be in need of protection. 432B.340
Determination that child needs protection but is not in imminent danger. 432B.350
Teams for protection of child. 432B.360
Voluntary placement of child with agency or institution 432B.370
Determination that child is not in need of protection. 432B.380
Referral of case to district attorney for criminal prosecution 432B.390
Placement of child in protective custody. 432B.391
Agency which provides child welfare services or designee authorized to conduct preliminary Federal Bureau of Investigation name-based check of background of certain adult residents of home in which child will be placed in emergency situation 432B.393
Preservation and reunification of family of child to prevent or eliminate need for removal from home before placement in foster care and to make safe return to home possible 432B.396
Establishment of panel to evaluate extent to which agencies which provide child welfare services are effectively discharging their responsibilities 432B.397
Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child 432B.400
Temporary detention of child by physician or person in charge of hospital or similar institution. 432B.3905
Limitations on transfer and placement of child who is under 6 years of age
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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