Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
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 sexual assault victims’ advocate during:
(a) Any forensic medical examination; and
(b) Any interview by a law enforcement official or prosecutor.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a survivor has the right to designate an attendant to provide support during:
(a) Any forensic medical examination; and
(b) Any interview by a law enforcement official or prosecutor.
3. If a law enforcement official or prosecutor conducts an interview of a survivor who is a minor, the law enforcement official or prosecutor may exclude the attendant from the interview if the law enforcement official or prosecutor:
(a) Has successfully completed specialized training in interviewing survivors who are minors that meets the standards of the National Children’s Alliance or its successor organization or another national organization that provides specialized training in interviewing survivors who are minors; and
(b) Determines, in his or her good faith, that the presence of the attendant would be detrimental to the purpose of the interview.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2841)

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