The Letter About Your Information
NRS 603A.220 — in the most expedient time possible, and the credit bureaus told when more than 1,000 are notified
Without unreasonable delay. A data collector that owns or licenses computerized personal information discloses a breach of its system's security to every Nevada resident whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. The disclosure is made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, allowing for law enforcement's needs and for the steps needed to find the scope of the breach and restore the system.
Notice may be delayed while a law enforcement agency determines it would impede a criminal investigation, and is made once the agency determines it will not. A company that only keeps the data for its owner tells the owner immediately.
| How the notice may come | When |
|---|---|
| How the notice may comeIn writing | WhenIn any case |
| How the notice may comeElectronically | WhenConsistent with the federal electronic signatures law |
| How the notice may comeSubstitute notice: email where possible, a conspicuous posting on the website, and statewide media | WhenWhere notice would cost more than $250,000, more than 500,000 people are affected, or contact information is lacking |
Where more than 1,000 people are notified at one time, the data collector also tells the nationwide consumer reporting agencies, without unreasonable delay, when the notice went out and what it said.
A collector following its own consistent policy, or the federal financial privacy rules, is treated as complying. What counts as personal information and the security a collector keeps are defined in other sections not reproduced here. A claim arising from a breach is a matter for a court and a licensed Nevada attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 603A.220 — Disclosure of breach of security of system data
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.