(2) Sealing the eviction case court file
is in the interests of justice and those interests are not outweighed by the
public’s interest in knowing about the contents of the eviction case court
file, after considering, without limitation, the following factors:
(I) Circumstances beyond the control
of the tenant that led to the eviction;
(II) Other extenuating circumstances
under which the order of eviction was granted; and
(III) The amount of time that has
elapsed between the granting of the order of eviction and the filing of the
motion to seal the eviction case court file.
4. If the court orders the eviction case
court file sealed pursuant to this section, all proceedings recounted in the
eviction case court file shall be deemed never to have occurred.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a notice to surrender must not be made available for public
inspection by any person or governmental entity, including, without limitation,
by a sheriff or constable. This subsection does not:
(a) Apply to a notice to surrender which has been
filed with a court and which is part of an eviction case court file that has
not been sealed pursuant to this section.
(b) Prohibit the service of a notice to surrender
pursuant to NRS 40.280, and such service
of a notice to surrender shall be deemed not to constitute making the notice to
surrender available for public inspection as described in this subsection.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “COVID-19 emergency” means the period of
time:
(1) Beginning on March 12, 2020, the date
on which the Governor issued the Declaration of Emergency for COVID-19; and
(2) Ending on the date on which the
Governor terminates the emergency described in the Declaration [May 20, 2022].