A Nevada Department of Public Safety review found 102 searches by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in the Criminal Justice Information System lacked supporting documentation, according to state audit records. The department notified the sheriff’s office in a Sept. 29 letter. The system, known as CJIS, is an FBI database used by law enforcement. The state’s findings come amid allegations that the system was used to search for Sheriff Joe McGill’s political opponents and other people without a law-enforcement purpose. The sheriff’s office will be subject to a corrective action plan that includes quarterly meetings with state officials for at least a year. The first meeting is scheduled for January 2027. Before then, the office must show it has completed required training and provide updated policies addressing database misuse by personnel at every level. The office must also conduct internal audits of its database use and send the results to the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System Compliance Team each month while the plan remains in effect. In May, McGill’s reelection campaign said the state had temporarily suspended his access to certain databases while it investigated the allegations. In a statement released by the campaign, McGill wrote: “I am not being investigated for violating the law.” McGill, who is seeking reelection, has also been named in a federal lawsuit alleging misconduct and privacy violations related to CJIS searches. The claims were brought by John Sorget, a citizen journalist and former Nye County resident. McGill’s attorney denied the allegations in a motion to dismiss, arguing that some claims were improperly filed and that damages had not been established. Records cited in the reporting include an email from a county official referring to “several questionable names” in the sheriff’s inquiry history. Another internal message said an investigation found hundreds of searches involving media members, people who had criticized McGill online and local political figures. Those broader claims are allegations and are distinct from the state audit’s finding that 102 inquiries lacked supporting documentation. McGill had not responded to a request for comment about the audit’s findings as of the report’s publication on Oct. 12, 2026. The state-ordered audits and training will bring continued outside scrutiny to the office’s access to sensitive records and how that access is documented.