Community Notification of Sex Offenders

State law gives the Nevada Attorney General the authority to set the guidelines for community notification of where a registered sex offender lives and/or works. The Attorney General sets these guidelines with the guidance of the state Advisory Council for Community Notification. You can read the current Sex Offender Community Notification Guidelines here.

The state statutes also require the state to maintain an online sex offender registry. Only offenders who are categorized as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 offenders, those most likely to reoffend, are listed in the online database. The database is maintained by the State Criminal History Repository.

Please note: The information listed on the state online sex offender registry is provided for general public safety. A person is authorized to use this information only to protect him/herself or a child who may be at risk. The release of this information to the public is meant to assure public protection, not to punish the offender. It is illegal to use information obtained through this web site to commit a crime against a registered sex offender or to engage in discrimination or harassment against a registered sex offender. Anyone who uses this information to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal prosecution and/or civil action.