Nevada lawmaker asks auditors to investigate whether licensing board gave firearms credentials to felons

Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui has asked Nevada’s legislative auditor to investigate whether the Private Investigators Licensing Board issued security-guard or private-investigator credentials to people with felony convictions, raising questions about firearms-related licensing and oversight of a state regulator.

The request, reported July 14, 2026, is the latest development. It does not establish that the board unlawfully licensed anyone, that a person with a felony conviction received permission to carry a firearm, or that the board violated state law.

What Jauregui is asking investigators to examine

Jauregui’s request followed allegations that the board may have issued credentials to people whose records included felony convictions. The concern involves the Nevada agency that regulates private investigators and security guards, according to the approved report describing the request.

The issue has also been characterized as a question about whether the state agency was licensing felons to carry firearms. That framing should be treated cautiously. The available material identifies allegations involving security-guard or private-investigator licenses and felony records, but it does not establish the precise type of credential issued in any individual case or whether any firearm authorization was unlawful.

Jauregui also alleged that the board may have violated Nevada law and may have misrepresented material facts to legislative oversight bodies, including the Nevada Legislative Commission. Those are allegations for investigation, not findings.

Her request sought findings and corrective recommendations if investigators establish that violations occurred. The approved material does not say that the legislative auditor has opened an audit, reached a preliminary conclusion or scheduled a hearing.

Why the allegations matter

If substantiated, the allegations could affect public safety, the integrity of Nevada’s licensing system and public confidence in the state’s regulatory oversight. Security guards and private investigators may work in settings where licensing decisions have practical consequences, but the packet does not provide evidence of a specific incident, harm or individual who received a disputed credential.

The oversight question is separate from the underlying licensing question. An audit could examine whether the board followed state law and whether information provided to legislative oversight bodies was accurate. At this stage, however, the available information does not identify the number of licenses, the number of people involved or the number of alleged violations.

It also does not establish whether the allegations concern current credentials, past credentials or applications that were later denied or changed. No final audit report was available in the approved source material.

What happens next

The Nevada Legislature’s official calendar lists 2025-2026 interim oversight and audit meetings, including meetings of the Legislative Commission’s Audit Subcommittee. That calendar is the official venue for tracking any subsequent audit action or hearing related to the request.

The Nevada attorney general’s official press-release page is another source for state enforcement and public-safety announcements. The retrieved page did not show a final disposition of the licensing-board allegations.

For now, the confirmed development is Jauregui’s request for an investigation. Whether an audit proceeds, what records it examines and whether it produces findings or corrective recommendations remain unresolved. Until an auditor or another authorized body issues findings, the allegations should not be presented as proof that Nevada’s licensing board unlawfully granted firearms credentials to felons.