§ 392.210 — Penalty for failure of parent, guardian or custodian of child to prevent subsequent truancy; limitation for providers of foster care

Nevada § 392.210

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 34: EDUCATION
• Ch. 392: Pupils

Text

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a parent, guardian or other person who has control or charge of any child and to whom notice has been given of the child’s truancy as provided in NRS 392.130 , and who fails to prevent the child’s subsequent truancy within that school year, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person who is licensed pursuant to NRS 424.030 to conduct a foster home is liable pursuant to subsection 1 for a child in his or her foster care only if the person has received notice of the truancy of the child as provided in NRS 392.130 , and negligently fails to prevent the subsequent truancy of the child within that school year.

Legislative History

[380:32:1956]—(NRS A 1967, 565 ; 1999, 898 ; 2001 Special Session, 22 ; 2009, 1491 ; 2013, 1455 ; 2023, 1219 )