SB 432 — Revises provisions relating to privacy. (BDR 11-1020)

InAfter additionconsidering tothe factors set forth in subsection 3 and any other factors the court considers relevant in determining - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – whether closure is necessary to serve a compelling interest, the court shall consider:make written findings regarding:

(a) Whether there is a substantial probability that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interest couldwill be harmed;

and (b) Whether there are alternatives to closure that would adequately protect the compelling interest.interest;

ande that would (c) Whether the closure is narrowly tailored to protect the compelling interest.

If the court determines that a proceeding or portion thereof should be closed pursuant to subsection 2:

(a) The court shall direct that the proceeding or portion thereof be private;closed;

(5) The parents or guardians of the parties;

and (6) ThePersons siblingswho are related within the third degree of consanguinity to the parties.

The court may, upon oral or written motion of either party or on its own motion, exclude theany parents,person guardiansdescribed in subparagraph (4), (5) or siblings(6) of eitherparagraph party,(b) of subsection 5 from the7.ourIf the court determines that the interests of justice or witnessesbest forinterests eitherof party,a fromchild would be served, the court ormay chamberspermit whereina person to remain, observe and hear any relevant portion of a proceeding, notwithstanding any request by a party that the actionproceeding isbe tried.closed.

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If the court determines that the interests of justice or best interests of a child would be served, the court may permit a person to remain, observe and hear any relevant portion of a proceeding, notwithstanding any request by a party that the proceeding be private.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or by specific statute, court rule or court order, ana transcript, audio recording or electronic or video record of a privateclosed portion of a hearing or trial is confidential and not open to inspection or copying by anypersons person.except the parties, the counsel for the parties and such staff and experts as the counsel for the parties deem necessary.

The parties, the counsel for the parties and such staff and experts as the counsel for the parties deem necessary may retain, view and copy an electronic or video record of a private proceeding solely for purposes related to the representation.

ExceptA asperson otherwisewith providedsuch inaccess subsectionshall 8not distribute or byfacilitate specificthe statute,distribution courtof rule or court order, a persontranscript, shallaudio notrecording distribute,or copyelectronic or facilitatevideo therecord distributionof orany copyingclosed portion of ana electronichearing or -trial, *SB432_R1*except –as 4otherwise –provided videoby recordspecific ofstatute, acourt privaterule hearing.or court order.

A - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – person who violates this subsection shall, upon receiving notice of the violation:

and (b) Immediately remove the electronictranscript, oraudio videorecording recordor fromele10. public access.

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and (7) Any documents, the copying or distribution of which is prohibited by federal or state law or regulation or court rule.rule.s 2.

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- *SB432_R1* – 5 – (b) Upon its own motion for good cause shown;

(a) Whether the court record contains information made confidentialcon(b) byWhether federal or state law or regulation or court rule;rulee;

(b) Whether federal or state law or regulation or court rule provides that any information in the court record is not a public record;

(c) WhetherThe interests of the party seeking to unseal the recordrecord; has demonstrated a legitimate interest in unsealing the record for a purpose related to the representation;

and (d) Whether unsealing the record would gratifycreate privatea spitesubstantial risk that a party to the proceeding or promotechild publicinvolved scandal;in the proceeding may suffer harassment, indignity, undue embarrassment or any other physical or emotional harm.

and (e) Whether unsealing the record would create a substantial risk that a party to the proceeding or child involved in the proceeding may suffer harassment, indignity, embarrassment, shame, financial loss, stigmatization, harm to reputation, anxiety, fear or any other physical or emotional harm.

-~~~~~ *SB432_R1*25 –- 683rd –Session TEXT(2025) OF REPEALED SECTIONS 125.080 Trial of divorce action may be private.

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In any action for divorce, the court shall, upon demand of either party, direct that the trial and issue or issues of fact joined therein be private.

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Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, upon such demand of either party, all persons must be excluded from the court or chambers wherein the action is tried, except:

(a) The officers of the court;

(c) The counsel for the parties;

(d) The witnesses for the parties;

(e) The parents or guardians of the parties;

and (f) The siblings of the parties.

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The court may, upon oral or written motion of either party, order a hearing to determine whether to exclude the parents, guardians or siblings of either party, or witnesses for either party, from the court or chambers wherein the action is tried.

If good cause is shown for the exclusion of any such person, the court shall action is tried.

person from the court or chambers wherein the 125.110 What pleadings and papers open to public inspection;

written request of party for sealing.

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In any action for divorce, the following papers and pleadings in the action shall be open to public inspection in the clerk’s office:

(a) In case the complaint is not answered by the defendant, the summons, with the affidavit or proof of service;

the complaint with memorandum endorsed thereon that the default of the defendant in not answering was entered, and the judgment;

and in case where summons and the order directing the publication of summons.on of (b) In all other cases, the pleadings, the finding of the court, any order made on motion as provided in Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, and the judgment.

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All other papers, records, proceedings and evidence, including exhibits and transcript of the testimony, shall, upon the written request of either party to the action, filed with the clerk, be their attorneys, or when required as evidence in another action orr proceeding.

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