Nevada
Nevada
Final grade: F
Exclusion Grade
F
Relevance Grade
F
Due Process Grade
F
Areas of Improvement
Nevada generally lacks protections for ex-offenders seeking licenses to work and received failing grades in all categories. The state is one of five to earn a zero score.
In 2019, lawmakers created a petition process for ex-offenders, who can ask boards to determine if their criminal record would be disqualifying before they commit to any costly training. However, the law explicitly states that licensing agencies are “not bound” by those determinations and may rescind them “at any time,” which completely undermines the purpose behind the petition process.
Exclusion
| Overarching ban on blanket bans | No |
| Ban on considering arrest records | No |
| Ban on considering post-conviction relief records | No |
| Time limit | No limit |
| Ban on vague, discretionary character standards | No |
Relevance
| Relationship between the crime and the license sought | None |
| Required factors for consideration | |
| Rehabilitation | No |
| Time elapsed since crime was committed | No |
| Age when crime was committed | No |
| Employment History | No |
| Testimonials | No |
Due Process
| Petition Process | No (not binding) |
| Burden of Proof | Both unspecified |
| Right to appeal | No |
| Written notice requirement | No |