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    Default Domestic Violence Record In Nevada, No Contest Plea

    My question involves criminal records for the state of: Nevada.
    I was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence battery in clark county. I spent 3 days in jail at which point I saw the judge which offered me to plead guilty or no contest with time served nothing else required of me. I plead no contest and I am wondering how this will affect my ability to get a job as I am a college student and it was a fight with my brother which both of us were intoxicated. I am also wondering about my ability to own firearms since I believe from what I read in Nevada I would have to get a pardon but I am wondering can I purchase a firearm if I move to Oregon which is a possible place I may live in not too long? So just point me in the right direction of the action I need to take as far as expungement,sealing the record, or pardon if any of that is needed at all.
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    Default Re: Domestic Violence Record In Nevada, No Contest Plea

    A "no contest" plea is treated by the court as a guilty plea.

    Nevada law provides, in relation to cases involving a conviction,
    Quote Quoting Nevada Revised Statutes, § 179.245 Sealing records after conviction: Persons eligible; petition; notice; hearing; order.
    1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 176A.265, 179.259 and 453.3365, a person may petition the court in which he was convicted for the sealing of all records relating to a conviction of:
    (a) A category A or B felony after 15 years from the date of his release from actual custody or discharge from parole or probation, whichever occurs later;

    (b) A category C or D felony after 12 years from the date of his release from actual custody or discharge from parole or probation, whichever occurs later;

    (c) A category E felony after 7 years from the date of his release from actual custody or discharge from parole or probation, whichever occurs later;

    (d) Any gross misdemeanor after 7 years from the date of his release from actual custody or discharge from probation, whichever occurs later;

    (e) A violation of NRS 484.379 or 484.379778 other than a felony, or a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 other than a felony, after 7 years from the date of his release from actual custody or from the date when he is no longer under a suspended sentence, whichever occurs later; or

    (f) Any other misdemeanor after 2 years from the date of his release from actual custody or from the date when he is no longer under a suspended sentence, whichever occurs later.
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    The statute providing for relief after dismissal or acquittal, which does not appear relevant to your situation, provides:
    Quote Quoting Nevada Revised Statutes, § 179.255 Sealing records after dismissal or acquittal: Petition; notice; hearing; order.
    1. If a person has been arrested for alleged criminal conduct and the charges are dismissed or such person is acquitted of the charges, the person may petition:
    (a) The court in which the charges were dismissed, at any time after the date the charges were dismissed; or

    (b) The court in which the acquittal was entered, at any time after the date of the acquittal, for the sealing of all records relating to the arrest and the proceedings leading to the dismissal or acquittal.
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