Nevada § 268.0978 Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant

Nevada Statutes

§ 268.0978 — Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant

Nevada § 268.0978

Title 21CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 268Powers

REGULATION, TAXATION AND LICENSING OF BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS

This text of Nevada § 268.0978 (Prohibition against denying application for occupational or professional license, permit or certificate based on immigration or citizenship status of applicant; prohibition against disclosing personal identification number of applicant) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 268.0978 (2026).

Text

1.The city council or other governing body of a city in the State of Nevada shall not deny the application of a person for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 based solely on his or her immigration or citizenship status.

2.Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 266.368 or any municipal ordinance, an applicant for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 who does not have a social security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification number, when completing an application for a license, permit or certificate.

3.The city council or other governing body of a

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

1. The city council or other governing body of a city in the State of Nevada shall not deny the application of a person for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 based solely on his or her immigration or citizenship status.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 266.368 or any municipal ordinance, an applicant for a license, permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 266.355 or 268.0887 who does not have a social security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification number, when completing an application for a license, permit or certificate.
3. The city council or other governing body of a city in the State of Nevada shall not disclose to any person who is not employed by the city council or other governing body the social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, of an applicant for a license for any purpose except:
(a) Tax purposes;
(b) Licensing purposes; and
(c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of child support.
4. A social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, provided to the city council or other governing body in the State of Nevada is confidential and is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.