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nt to NRS 33.095 or in any national crime information database; (c) Oral or written confirmation from a law enforcement agency or court in the jurisdiction in which the order for protection against domestic violence was issued that the order is valid and effective; or (d) An examination of the totality of the circumstances concerning the existence of a valid and effective order for protection against domestic violence, including, without limitation, the statement of a person protected by the order that the order remains in effect. 5. The fact that an order has not been registered or included in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence in the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History pursuant to NRS 33.095 or in any national crime information database is not grounds for a law enforcement officer to refuse to enforce the terms of the order unless it is apparent to the officer that the order is not authentic on its face. 6. A court or law enforcement officer who enforces an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid or who refuses to enforce such an order based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid and the employer of such a law enforcement officer are immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken based on that belief. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2127) NRS 33.090 Order from another jurisdiction: Registration in this State; duties of court clerk; prohibition against notification of adverse party by clerk; no charge for registration, certified copy or service. 1. A person may register an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe within the United States by presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of the court in a judicial district in which the person believes that enforcement may be necessary. 2. The clerk of the court shall: (a) Maintain a record of each order registered pursuant to this section; (b) Provide the protected party with a certified copy of the order registered pursuant to this section bearing proof of registration with the court; (c) Forward, by the end of the next business day, a copy of an order registered pursuant to this section to the appropriate law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the residence, school, child care facility or other provider of child care, or place of employment of the protected party or the child of the protected party; and (d) Inform the protected party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095. 3. The clerk of the court shall not: (a) Charge a fee for registering an order or for providing a certified copy of an order pursuant to this section. (b) Notify the party against whom the order has been made that an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe has been registered in this State. 4. A person who registers an order pursuant to this section must not be charged to have the order served in this State. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2286; A 1997, 1810; 1999, 2063; 2001, 2129) NRS 33.095 Duty to transmit information concerning temporary or extended order to Central Repository. Any time that a court issues a temporary or extended order and any time that a person serves such an order, registers such an order or receives any information or takes any other action pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, he shall cause to be transmitted, in the manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, any information required by the Central Repository in a manner which ensures that the information is received by the Central Repository by the end of the next business day. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1807) NRS 33.100 Penalty for intentional violation of order. A person who intentionally violates a temporary or extended order is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order. (Added to NRS by 1985, 2286; A 1989, 138; 1995, 1014; 1997, 35; 2001 Special Session, 123; 2003, 1515; 2005, 955) ORDERS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST HARASSMENT IN WORKPLACE NRS 33.200 Definitions. As used in NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 33.210, 33.220 and 33.230 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2843) NRS 33.210 “Employee” defined. “Employee” means a person who is employed by an employer, including, without limitation, an independent contractor. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2843) NRS 33.220 “Employer” defined. “Employer” means a public or private employer in this state, including, without limitation, the State of Nevada, an agency of this state and a political subdivision of this state. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2843) NRS 33.230 “Order for protection against harassment in the workplace” defined. “Order for protection against harassment in the workplace” means an order issued pursuant to NRS 33.270. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2843) NRS 33.240 Acts that constitute harassment in workplace. Harassment in the workplace occurs when: 1. A person knowingly threatens to cause or commits an act that causes: (a) Bodily injury to himself or another person; (b) Damage to the property of another person; or (c) Substantial harm to the physical or mental health or safety of a person; 2. The threat is made or the act is committed against an employer, an employee of the employer while the employee performs his duties of employment or a person present at the workplace of the employer; and 3. The threat would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out or the act would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2843) NRS 33.250 Verified application for temporary order; contents of application. 1. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer who reasonably believes that harassment in the workplace has occurred may file a verified application for a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace against the person who allegedly committed the harassment. 2. The verified application must include, without limitation: (a) The name of the employer seeking the order; (b) The name and address, if known, of the person who allegedly committed the harassment in the workplace; and (c) A detailed description of the events that allegedly constituted harassment in the workplace and the dates on which these events occurred. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2844) NRS 33.260 Notice of intent to seek order to be provided to known target of harassment. If an employer has knowledge that a specific person is the target of harassment in the workplace and the employer intends to seek a temporary or extended order for protection against such harassment, the employer shall make a good faith effort to notify the person who is the target of the harassment that the employer intends to seek such an order. (Added to NRS by 2001, 2848) NRS 33.270 Requirements for issuance of temporary or extended order; expiration; right to challenge temporary order; award of costs and attorney’s fees to prevailing party; interlocutory appeal of extended order. 1. The court may issue a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace if it appears to the satisfaction of the court from specific facts shown by a verified ap

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