Nevada background check laws
A practitioner-grade reference to Nevada pre-employment background screening: lookback caps, ban-the-box scope, salary-history limits, cannabis testing rules, and the statutes the SafestHires compliance team applies on every order routed to NV.
The four levers at a glance
| Lookback period | 7 years (FCRA default) |
| Ban-the-Box scope | Public sector (Executive Order 2017-13) |
| Salary history | Banned (SB 293) |
| Cannabis testing | Recreational legal; first-30-days protection (AB 132) |
Lookback period
Nevada applies FCRA; sealed records under NRS §179.245 must be suppressed.
Ban-the-Box and Fair Chance rules
State-agency hiring removed the conviction question in 2017. No statewide private rule.
Salary history
Employers may not seek wage-history information; must provide pay range on request after the interview.
Cannabis & drug testing
AB 132 prohibits an employer from refusing to hire based on a pre-employment cannabis test; safety-sensitive, EMT, firefighter, and driver roles are carved out.
Governing statutes & references
- AB 132 (2019)
- SB 293
- NRS §179.245
- Exec. Order 2017-13
SafestHires compliance note
AB 132 applies for the first 30 days only; subsequent random testing is unrestricted.