{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-239.001","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 239.001","heading":"Legislative findings and declaration.","body":"The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:\n1. The purpose of this chapter is to foster democratic principles by providing members of the public with prompt access to inspect, copy or receive a copy of public books and records to the extent permitted by law;\n2. The provisions of this chapter must be construed liberally to carry out this important purpose;\n3. Any exemption, exception or balancing of interests which limits or restricts access to public books and records by members of the public must be construed narrowly;\n4. The use of private entities in the provision of public services must not deprive members of the public access to inspect, copy or receive a copy of books and records relating to the provision of those services; and\n5. If a public book or record is declared by law to be open to the public, such a declaration does not imply, and must not be construed to mean, that a public book or record is confidential if it is not declared by law to be open to the public and is not otherwise declared by law to be confidential.","path":["TITLE 19 — MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 239 - PUBLIC RECORDS","IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-239.html#NRS239Sec001","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"e1615a624cf44aca65bfce457d82610cb30f08424eaa2bf8823f688aa9b9099e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-238.100","next":"us-nv/nrs-239.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}