REGISTRATION OF CONVICTED PERSONS

Reno Administrative Code tit. 8, ch. 8.36

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Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.010 Convicted person defined.

Sec. 8.36.010. - Convicted person defined. For the purpose of this chapter, a "convicted person" is: (1) A person convicted in the State of Nevada or convicted in any place other than the State of Nevada of two or more offenses punishable as felonies. (2) A person convicted in the State of Nevada of an offense punishable as a category A felony. (3) A person convicted in the State of Nevada, or convicted in any place other than the State of Nevada of a crime that would constitute a category A felony if committed in this state on July 1, 2003. (4) A person whose conviction is or has been set aside in the manner provided by law, or whose civil rights have been restored, shall not be deemed a convicted person. (Code 1966, § 11.32.010; Ord. No. 3027, § 1, 9-13-82; Ord. No. 4816, § 1, 10-28-97; Ord. No. 5522, § 1, 12-3-03)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.020 Registration and information required.

Sec. 8.36.020. - Registration and information required. (a) It is unlawful for a convicted person to be or remain in the City of Reno for a period of more than 48 hours, without, during such 48-hour period, registering with the chief of police of the City of Reno in the manner hereinafter prescribed. (b) A convicted person who does not reside in the City of Reno, but who has a temporary or permanent place of abode outside the City of Reno and who comes into the city on five occasions or more during any 30-day period, is subject to the provisions of this chapter. (c) A person who has registered as a convicted person with the chief of police of the City of Reno, shall register again as provided in this section if he subsequently commits another offense described or referred to in NRS 179C.010. (d) A person required by this section to register shall do so by filing with the chief of police a statement in writing, upon a form prescribed and furnished by the chief of police, which is signed by the person and which provides the following information: (1) His true name and each alias that he has used or under which he may have been known; (2) A full and complete description of his person; (3) The kind, character and nature of each crime of which he has been convicted; (4) The place in which he was convicted of each crime; (5) The name under which he was convicted in each instance and the date thereof; (6) The name, if any, and the location of each prison, reformatory, jail or other penal institution in which he was confined or to which he was sentenced; (7) The location and address of his residence, stopping place, living quarters or place of abode in the city, and if more than one residence, stopping place, or place of abode, that fact must be stated and the location and address of each given; (8) The kind of residence, stopping place or place of abode in which he resides, including whether it is a private residence, hotel, apartment house, or other building or structure; (9) The length of time he has occupied each place of residence, stopping place or place of abode; and the length of time he expects or intends to remain in the city; and (10) Any further information that may be required by the chief of police for the purpose of aiding and assisting in carrying into effect the provisions and intent of this chapter. (e) When so ordered in the individual case by the district court in which the conviction was obtained, by the state board of parole commissioners or by the state board of pardons commissioners, whichever is appropriate, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to a convicted person who has had his civil rights restored. (f) A convicted person who is required to register under this chapter is not required to carry a registration card. (g) A person who has been convicted of a sexual offense as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 179D must register in accordance to the provisions set forth in Chapter 179D. (Code 1966, § 11.32.020; Ord. No. 4705, § 1, 1-28-97; Ord. No. 4816, § 2, 10-28-97; Ord. No. 5522, § 2, 12-3-03)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.030 Change of residence of convicts.

Sec. 8.36.030. - Change of residence of convicts. A convicted person, except a nonresident, who is required to register under the provisions of this chapter, who changes his place of residence, stopping place or place of abode, shall, within 48 hours after the change, and a nonresident mentioned in section 8.36.020(b) who has registered and changes his place of residence, stopping place or place of abode, shall, upon his next entry into the city after the change, notify the chief of police of the change and furnish to the chief of police the address of his new residence, stopping place or place of abode by filing with the chief of police a written statement, upon a form prescribed and furnished by the chief of police which is signed by the person and which provided the following information: 1. His true name and each alias that he has used under which he may have been known; 2. The kind, character and nature of each crime of which he has been convicted; 3. The place in which he was convicted of each crime; 4. The name under which he was convicted in each instance and the date thereof; and 5. The location and address of his residence, stopping place, living quarters or place of abode, and, if there is more than one, the location and address of each residence, stopping place, living quarters or place of abode. (Code 1966, § 11.32.030; Ord. No. 4816, § 3, 10-28-97)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.040 Photographing and fingerprinting.

Sec. 8.36.040. - Photographing and fingerprinting. Each convicted person, at the time of registering and furnishing the information required by section 8.36.030, shall be photographed and fingerprinted by the chief of police, who shall cause such photographs and fingerprints to be made a part of the record provided for by section 8.36.050. (Code 1966, § 11.32.040)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.050 Records confidential.

Sec. 8.36.050. - Records confidential. (a) The statements, photographs and fingerprints provided for in this chapter shall at all times be kept by the chief of police in a file separate and apart from other files and records maintained and kept by the office of the chief of police, and shall not be open to inspection by the public, or by any person other than a regular member of the police department. Any such photograph, or duplicates thereof, may be exhibited to persons other than members of the police department for the purpose of assisting in identifying perpetrators of any crime. Copies of such statements, photographs and fingerprints may be transmitted to the sheriff of any county in the state, to the head of any organized police department of any municipality in the state, or to the head of any department of the state engaged in the enforcement of any criminal law of this state, or to the head of any federal law enforcement agency, or to any sheriff or chief of police of a municipality, or to the head of any other law enforcement agency of the state in any state or territory outside of the state, when request is made, in writing, by such sheriff or other head of a law enforcement agency asking for the record of a certain person named therein, or for the record of a person whose photograph or fingerprints reasonably correspond with the photographs or fingerprints submitted with such request, and stating that such record is deemed necessary for the use of such law enforcement officer or agency, in or concerning the investigation of any crime, or any person who is accused of committing a crime, or any crime which is reported to have been committed, and further stating that the record will be used only for such purpose. (b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the chief of police from furnishing to the sheriff of any county, the chief of police of any municipality, or the head of any other law enforcement agency which maintains any system of registration of convicted persons copies of the statements required to be filed under the provisions of this chapter, together with photographs and fingerprints procured by him, and it is hereby made the duty of the chief of police to arrange for the exchange of such information. (Code 1966, § 11.32.050)

Reno Administrative Code § 8.36.060 False statements.

Sec. 8.36.060. - False statements. (a) No person required by any provision of this chapter to furnish a statement, shall in such statement give any false or fictitious address or any address other than a true address or intended address, or furnish in the making of any such report any false, untrue or misleading information or statement, relating to any information required by any of the provisions thereof to be made or furnished. (b) The duty to furnish statements when and in the manner provided by this chapter, is hereby declared to be a continuing one, and for each day that any person required under the provisions of this chapter to furnish a statement fails to do so, such failure shall constitute a separate offense; provided, however, that no person may be convicted more than once on account of violations occurring by reason of failure, on a series of days, to furnish such statements; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed a bar to subsequent prosecutions for violations of the provisions of this chapter occurring subsequent to a prior conviction or acquittal of a violation thereof. (Code 1966, § 11.32.060)

Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT8PUPESAMO_CH8.36RECOPEFetched: 11/1/2026