1. A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against a survivor does not have standing to seek to have his or her conviction or sentence set aside for any failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity to comply with the timing requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights.
2. Failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity to comply with the requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights does not constitute grounds for challenging the validity of a match or any information in the State DNA Database during any criminal or civil proceeding, and any evidence of such a match or any information in the State DNA Database must not be excluded by a court on such grounds.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1910, 2844)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 178A - Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
NRS 178A.030 - "CODIS" defined.
NRS 178A.040 - "DNA profile" defined.
NRS 178A.050 - "Forensic laboratory" defined.
NRS 178A.060 - "Forensic medical examination" defined.
NRS 178A.070 - "Genetic marker analysis" defined.
NRS 178A.080 - "Law enforcement agency" defined.
NRS 178A.090 - "Law enforcement official" defined.
NRS 178A.100 - "Medical provider" defined.
NRS 178A.110 - "Sexual assault forensic evidence kit" defined.
NRS 178A.120 - "Sexual assault victims’ advocate" defined.
NRS 178A.130 - "State DNA Database" defined.
NRS 178A.140 - "Survivor" defined.
NRS 178A.150 - Legislative findings and declarations.
NRS 178A.160 - When rights attach; rights retained.
NRS 178A.290 - Additional rights of survivor.