Record Seal and Professional Licensing Boards
Las Vegas, Nevada

Dealing with licensing boards after arrest in Las Vegas

Here are the four (4) most popular questions people ask about record seal:

• Can the Nursing Board see my criminal record once it's sealed?
• Can the Gaming Board see my criminal record once it's sealed?
• Does a record seal restore my right to bear arms or the 2nd Amendment?
• Can a sealed record be unsealed?

Record seal and Nursing Boards

Ultimately, only the Nursing Licensing Board can decide to approve or not approve your application for a nursing license. However, the Nevada legal guidelines, defined in NRS 179.285, apply to the Nevada Nursing Boards and other licensing boards in Las Vegas and Nevada.

The NRS 179.285 states, "All proceedings recounted in the record are deemed never to have occurred, and the person to whom the order pertains may properly answer accordingly to any inquiry, including, without limitation, an inquiry relating to an application for employment, concerning the arrest, conviction, dismissal or acquittal and the events and proceedings relating to the arrest, conviction, dismissal or acquittal."

In other words, under Nevada law, you can say "no" to any inquiry concerning the arrest, conviction, dismissal, or acquittal after you seal your criminal record.

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Record seal and Nevada Gaming Commission

After you seal your criminal record, the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board will still be able to see your criminal record.

NRS 179.301 explains record sealing and Gaming Boards.

Record seal and government agencies

Even though the record seal is complete, government agencies, including the FBI and the CIA, will still have access to your criminal record.

Record seal and your gun rights (2nd Amendment) in Nevada

A record seal does not restore your right to bear arms or 2nd Amendment rights. To regain your 2nd Amendment rights, contact the Nevada Board of Pardons in Reno and apply. After you file all necessary forms, you can expect to wait for at least two (2) years until the Nevada Board of Pardons processes your application. The State Board of Pardons Commissioners, its agents, and representatives have access to the sealed records.

Can a sealed record be unsealed?

Yes. Unsealing orders for criminal records are available but only under exceptional circumstances.

One example will be if you want to unseal a criminal record because you are applying for citizenship and need a certified docket sheet from your case. The attorney can file a motion to the court on your behalf requesting a temporary unsealing so that the client may retrieve the docket sheet, make copies of all necessary documents, and then re-seal the case again, this time forever.

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What is in the docket sheet

The docket sheet contains the following:

• Notes that a judge took during the hearing and trial of the case,

• The names of the parties involved, and

• All the proceedings and filings.

Another case for unsealing criminal records is if you are the defendant in a sealed case.

NRS 179.295 explains the re-opening of sealed records.

Last updated on January 3, 2024.

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