Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights

NRS 178A.010 - Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Sexual Assault Survivors’...

NRS 178A.020 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,...

NRS 178A.030 - "CODIS" defined. - "CODIS" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09113....

NRS 178A.040 - "DNA profile" defined. - "DNA profile" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 178A.050 - "Forensic laboratory" defined. - "Forensic laboratory" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 178A.060 - "Forensic medical examination" defined. - "Forensic medical examination" has the meaning ascribed to it in...

NRS 178A.070 - "Genetic marker analysis" defined. - "Genetic marker analysis" has the meaning ascribed to it in...

NRS 178A.080 - "Law enforcement agency" defined. - "Law enforcement agency" means any agency, office or bureau of...

NRS 178A.090 - "Law enforcement official" defined. - 1. "Law enforcement official" means: (a) Any person employed by...

NRS 178A.100 - "Medical provider" defined. - "Medical provider" means any provider of health care, as defined...

NRS 178A.110 - "Sexual assault forensic evidence kit" defined. - "Sexual assault forensic evidence kit" has the meaning ascribed to...

NRS 178A.120 - "Sexual assault victims’ advocate" defined. - "Sexual assault victims’ advocate" means a victims’ advocate or other...

NRS 178A.130 - "State DNA Database" defined. - "State DNA Database" means the database established pursuant to NRS...

NRS 178A.140 - "Survivor" defined. - "Survivor" means a person who is a victim of sexual...

NRS 178A.150 - Legislative findings and declarations. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Victims of...

NRS 178A.160 - When rights attach; rights retained. - 1. The rights provided to a survivor pursuant to the...

NRS 178A.170 - Right to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate; right to designate attendant to provide support; attendant may be excluded under certain circumstances. - 1. A survivor has the right to consult with a...

NRS 178A.180 - Survivor retains rights to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate and to designate attendant even if such rights were previously waived; waiver of rights not admissible. - 1. A survivor retains the rights pursuant to NRS 178A.170...

NRS 178A.190 - Exercise of rights relating to forensic medical examination; survivor not required to pay for forensic medical examination; right to use shower after forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment. - 1. If a survivor requests a consultation with a sexual...

NRS 178A.200 - Exercise of rights relating to interview; right to choose gender of interviewer; law enforcement official or prosecutor prohibited from discouraging forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment. - 1. If a survivor exercises his or her right to...

NRS 178A.210 - Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor. - 1. A survivor retains the right to have counsel present...

NRS 178A.220 - Right to prompt genetic marker analysis; transport of sexual assault forensic evidence kit; preservation, storage and retention of biological evidence; right to information regarding timeline of genetic marker analysis. - 1. A survivor has the right to prompt genetic marker...

NRS 178A.230 - Right to be informed of results of genetic marker analysis and DNA profile upon request. - Upon the request of a survivor, he or she has...

NRS 178A.240 - Failure of law enforcement agency to comply with requirements relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kit does not alter authority of law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory to take actions relating to such evidence. - The failure of a law enforcement agency to take possession...

NRS 178A.250 - Failure of entity to comply with Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights does not give standing to defendant or accused person to challenge conviction or sentence or constitute grounds for challenge. - 1. A defendant or person accused or convicted of a...

NRS 178A.260 - Forensic evidence from sexual assault not to be used for certain purposes relating to survivor. - Forensic evidence from a sexual assault may not be used:...

NRS 178A.270 - Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents. - 1. The Office of the Attorney General shall: (a) Develop...

NRS 178A.280 - Law enforcement agency to provide copies of reports to survivor; prosecutor to provide information to survivor; report by forensic laboratory; State to establish statewide program to track sexual assault forensic kits. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a law...

NRS 178A.290 - Additional rights of survivor. - 1. In addition to any other right provided by law,...

NRS 178A.300 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 178A.300 to 178A.330, inclusive, "Advisory Committee"...

NRS 178A.310 - Creation; members and appointing authorities; terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; staff. - 1. There is hereby created the Advisory Committee on Rights...

NRS 178A.320 - Duties; retention of experts; report. - 1. The Advisory Committee shall study practices that are nationally...

NRS 178A.330 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee. - 1. The Attorney General may apply for and accept any...