If the Nevada Lockbox is established pursuant to NRS 225.360:

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of State shall not provide access to the lockbox of a registrant unless:

(a) The person requesting access provides the registration number and access code of the registrant;

(b) The Secretary of State determines that providing access to the lockbox is in the best interest of the registrant;

(c) Access to the lockbox is required pursuant to the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction;

(d) Access to the lockbox is requested by the registrant or his or her personal representative; or

(e) Access to the lockbox is requested by a court, hospital, law enforcement agency or other entity that needs to determine whether a person has designated a guardian. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Secretary of State shall ensure that a person who needs access to the lockbox pursuant to this paragraph does not have access to any document contained in the lockbox other than a form requesting to nominate a guardian that is executed in accordance with NRS 159.0753.

2. A court that requests access to the lockbox pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 may access any other document contained in the lockbox as is necessary to determine whether a person has made more than one designation of a guardian.

3. A registrant or his or her personal representative may access the lockbox of the registrant for any purpose.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 1023; A 2017, 4364)