PocketLaw | Nevada Revised Statutes | Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill

Right to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate; right to designate attendant to provide support; attendant may be excluded under certain circumstances. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.210

Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
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.

Section
178A.230

Right to be informed of results of genetic marker analysis and DNA profile upon request.

Section
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.

Section
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.

Section
178A.260

Forensic evidence from sexual assault not to be used for certain purposes relating to survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.270

Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.280

Law enforcement agency to provide copies of reports to survivor; prosecutor to provide information to survivor; report by forensic laboratory. [Effective January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.]

Section
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. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

Section
178A.290

Additional rights of survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.300

Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.310

Creation; members and appointing authorities; terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; staff. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Section
178A.320

Duties; retention of experts; report. [Effective January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.]

Section
178A.320

Duties; retention of experts; report. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

Section
178A.330

Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights

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Short title.

Definitions.

"CODIS" defined.

"DNA profile" defined.

"Forensic laboratory" defined.

"Forensic medical examination" defined.

"Genetic marker analysis" defined.

"Law enforcement agency" defined.

"Law enforcement official" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

"Medical provider" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

"Sexual assault forensic evidence kit" defined.

"Sexual assault victims’ advocate" defined. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

"State DNA Database" defined.

"Survivor" defined.

Legislative findings and declarations.

When rights attach; rights retained. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Right to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate; right to designate attendant to provide support; attendant may be excluded under certain circumstances. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

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.

Right to be informed of results of genetic marker analysis and DNA profile upon request.

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.

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.

Forensic evidence from sexual assault not to be used for certain purposes relating to survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Law enforcement agency to provide copies of reports to survivor; prosecutor to provide information to survivor; report by forensic laboratory. [Effective January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.]

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. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

Additional rights of survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Creation; members and appointing authorities; terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; staff. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

Duties; retention of experts; report. [Effective January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.]

Duties; retention of experts; report. [Effective January 1, 2021.]

Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee. [Effective January 1, 2020.]