1. In any criminal or juvenile delinquency action, expert testimony offered by the prosecution or defense which concerns the behavior of a defendant in preparing a child under the age of 18 years or a vulnerable person as defined in NRS 200.5092 for sexual abuse by the defendant is admissible for any relevant purpose. Such expert testimony may concern, without limitation:
(a) The effect on the victim from the defendant creating a physical or emotional relationship with the victim before the sexual abuse; and
(b) Any behavior of the defendant that was intended to reduce the resistance of the victim to the sexual abuse or reduce the likelihood that the victim would report the sexual abuse.
2. As used in this section, "sexual abuse" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.100.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2243)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 50.015 - General rule of competency.
NRS 50.025 - Lack of personal knowledge.
NRS 50.035 - Oath or affirmation.
NRS 50.053 - Interpreters for person with communications disability: Oath; rights and privileges.
NRS 50.055 - Competency: Judge as witness.
NRS 50.065 - Competency: Juror as witness.
NRS 50.067 - Competency: Receipt of certain care or counseling.
NRS 50.085 - Evidence of character and conduct of witness.
NRS 50.095 - Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime.
NRS 50.105 - Religious beliefs or opinions.
NRS 50.115 - Mode and order of interrogation and presentation.
NRS 50.125 - Writing used to refresh memory.
NRS 50.135 - Prior statements of witness.
NRS 50.145 - Calling and interrogation of witness by judge.
NRS 50.155 - Exclusion and sequestration of witnesses.
NRS 50.165 - Duty to appear and testify.
NRS 50.185 - Arrest of protected witness void; liability of arresting officer; affidavit of witness.
NRS 50.195 - Penalties for disobedience.
NRS 50.215 - Examination of prisoner as witness; notification of Department of Corrections required.
NRS 50.245 - Cases from municipal court brought before district court.
NRS 50.255 - Attorney not allowed fee as witness.
NRS 50.260 - "Prohibited substance" defined.
NRS 50.265 - Opinions: Lay witnesses.
NRS 50.275 - Testimony by experts.
NRS 50.285 - Opinions: Experts.
NRS 50.295 - Opinions: Ultimate issues.
NRS 50.305 - Disclosure of facts and data underlying expert opinion.
NRS 50.520 - "Alternative method" defined.
NRS 50.530 - "Child witness" defined.
NRS 50.540 - "Criminal proceeding" defined.
NRS 50.550 - "Noncriminal proceeding" defined.
NRS 50.570 - Hearing to determine whether to allow testimony by alternative method.
NRS 50.580 - Standards for determining whether child witness may testify by alternative method.
NRS 50.590 - Factors for determining whether to permit alternative method.
NRS 50.600 - Order regarding testimony by alternative method.
NRS 50.610 - Right of party to examine child witness.