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UNLV is committed to providing public records in compliance with the Nevada Open Records Act, Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapter 239. The Office of Public Affairs is the designated administrative unit at UNLV responsible for accepting, reviewing, and responding to public records requests, and coordinates the gathering of such records across the university.
What are public records?
Who can submit a public record request?
How to submit a public record request
Although the request need not be in writing, the requester should submit a written request to better facilitate the process. You can submit a request for public records in one of the following ways:
- Through the UNLV Public Records Center (preferred)
- Send an email to: publicrecords@unlv.edu
- Mail a letter to:
Office of Public Affairs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S Maryland Parkway
Box 451012
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1012
How quickly does UNLV have to respond to a request?
What do I do if I receive a public record request?
Who is responsible for preserving public records?
UNLV employees are required to maintain all records reasonably necessary or appropriate to maintain an accurate record of their official activities.
Each NSHE institution and unit (the Board of Regents’, Chancellor’s and System Computing Services’ offices), for the management of its records, must:
- Maintain its records in a manner which is secure, cost effective, and which allows for the reasonably rapid retrieval and protection of the information contained within the record;
- Refrain from accumulating unnecessary records which are not essential to the proper functioning of the institution or unit;
- Protect confidential personal identifying information of employees and students; and
- Adhere to the NSHE records retention schedule for retention, disposal and appropriate transfer of records with archival value to the institution or unit archivist, or the State Archivist.