Nevada Revised Statutes 178A.270 – Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents
1. The Office of the Attorney General shall:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 178A.270
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(a) Develop a document that explains the rights of a survivor pursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights and other relevant law; and
(b) Make the document available to medical providers, law enforcement officials and prosecutors.
2. The document must be in clear language that is comprehensible to a person proficient in English at the reading level of a fifth grader, accessible to persons with visual disabilities and available in all major languages of this State.
3. The document must include, without limitation:
(a) A clear statement that the survivor is not required to participate in the criminal justice system or to receive a forensic medical examination in order to retain the rights provided by the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights and other relevant law;
(b) Means of contacting, by telephone or Internet, nearby sexual assault victims’ advocates and centers for support for victims of sexual assault;
(c) Information about the availability of temporary and extended orders of protection pursuant to NRS 200.378;
(d) Instructions for requesting the results of the genetic marker analysis of the sexual assault forensic evidence kit of the survivor;
(e) Information concerning state and federal funds for compensation for medical and other costs associated with the sexual assault;
(f) Information concerning any municipal, state or federal right to restitution for survivors in the event of a criminal trial; and
(g) Information concerning testing for the human immunodeficiency virus and other common sexually transmitted diseases.