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NRS 629.151 - Obtaining genetic information of person without consent unlawful; exceptions.

NV Rev Stat § 629.151 (2019) (N/A)
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It is unlawful to obtain any genetic information of a person without first obtaining the informed consent of the person or the person’s legal guardian pursuant to NRS 629.181, unless the information is obtained:

1. By a federal, state, county or city law enforcement agency to establish the identity of a person or dead human body;

2. To determine the parentage or identity of a person pursuant to NRS 56.020;

3. To determine the paternity of a person pursuant to NRS 126.121 or 425.384;

4. For use in a study where the identities of the persons from whom the genetic information is obtained are not disclosed to the person conducting the study;

5. To determine the presence of certain preventable or inheritable disorders in an infant pursuant to NRS 442.008 or a provision of federal law; or

6. Pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1463; A 1999, 1062)

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