SB 6 — Revises provisions relating to the release of personal information maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles. (BDR 43-255)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 24, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

limitingrevising the circumstances under which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to release certain personal information to a reporter or editorial employee;

prohibiting a person who requests and receives personal information from the Department from selling such information, except for certain insurance purposes;

prohibiting the Director from releasing personal information for the purpose of sale except for certain insurance purposes;

With certain exceptions, existing law prohibits the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles from releasing personal information from a file or record relating to a driver’s license or identification card or the title or registration of a suchmotor informationvehicle. to certain reporters and editorial employees if:

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and (2) the information requested will be used for aan journalisticauthorized purpose.

(NRSThe 481.063)persons Thiswho billare prohibitsauthorized theto Directorrequest of the Department from releasing personal information toin suchthis amanner reporterinclude: employee contains the name of the person to whom the information pertains.itorial - *SB6* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(1) certain reporters or editorial employees who intend to use the information for a journalistic purpose;

and (2) an insurer, self-insurer or organization that provides contractors, in connection with activities relating to the rating, underwriting or - *SB6_R1* – 2 – investigation of claims or the prevention of fraud.

(NRS 481.063) This bill revises the provisions governing the reporters or editorial employees to whom the Director may release personal information to provide that:

(1) such a reporter or editorial regular publication that is affiliated with a press association or commerciallyin operated, federally licensed radio or television station;

and (2) the journalistic purpose for which the information is requested must be a journalistic purpose of the press association, newspaper or radio or television station.

This bill also prohibits a person who requests and receives personal information insurer or organization that provides assistance or support to an insurer or self- insurer in connection with activities relating to the rating, underwriting or investigation of claims or the prevention of fraud.

This bill prohibits the Director of the Department from releasing personal information to an individual or company for the purpose of selling the information except for such insurance related Department if the Director reasonably believes that the information may be sold.

the THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- *SB6_R1* – 3 – (a) A list which includes license plate numbers combined with any other information in the records or files of the Department;

(b) The social security number of any person, if it is requested to facilitate the solicitation of that person to purchase a product or to service;

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Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) and [subsection]subsection subsections8, 8 [,] and 9, if a person or governmental entity provides a description of the information requested and its proposed use and signs an affidavit to that effect, the Director may release any personal information, except a photograph, from a file or record relating to a driver’s license, identification card, or title or registration of a vehicle for use:

The personal information may include a photograph from a file or record relating - *SB6_R1* – 4 – to a driver’s license, identification card, or title or registration of a vehicle.

- *SB6* – 4 – (8) Dealers of motor vehicles;

(h) By a reporter or editorial employee who is employed by or affiliated with any newspaper,press association, newspaper [,] in regular publication that is affiliated with a press association or commercially operated, federally licensed radio or television station for a journalistic purpose.purpose [.] of the press association, newspaper or radio or television station.

The Department may not make any inquiries regarding the use of or reason for the information requested other than whether the information will be used for such a journalistic purpose.

- *SB6_R1* – 5 – (i) In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to NRS 253.0415 or 253.220.

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or (b) Selling such personal information, unless the sale is authorized pursuant to subsection 9.

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and (b) Sell that information only if the person obtained the information pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 6 and sells the information to an insurer, self-insurer or organization that provides assistance or support to an insurer or self-insurer or its agents, employees or contractors for the purposes set forth in paragraph (d) of subsection 6.

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A person who discloses or sells information pursuant to subsection 9 shall keep and maintain for 5 years a record of:

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Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director may deny any use of the files and records if the Director reasonably believes that the information taken may be used[used] for: an unwarranted invasion of a particular person’s privacy.

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Except10.] as; otherwise provided in NRS 485.316, the Director shall not allow any person to make use of information retrieved from the system created pursuant to NRS 485.313 for a private purpose and shall not in any other way release any information retrieved from that system.

[11.]or 12.(b) Sold, except as authorized pursuant to subsection 9.

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