Nevada Revised Statutes 217.405 – Payment of costs incurred by hospital for strangulation forensic medical examination
1. The county in whose jurisdiction a domestic violence battery by strangulation is committed shall pay any costs incurred by a hospital for a strangulation forensic medical examination of the victim.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 217.405
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
2. Any costs incurred pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must not be charged directly to the victim.
(b) Must be charged to the county in whose jurisdiction the offense was committed.
3. A county which pays costs related to a strangulation forensic medical examination pursuant to subsection 1 may, to the extent that money is available for that purpose from legislative appropriation, receive reimbursement from the State.
4. The filing of a report with the appropriate law enforcement agency must not be a prerequisite to qualify for a strangulation forensic medical examination pursuant to this section.
5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of evidence obtained from a strangulation forensic medical examination during the investigation or prosecution of a person for domestic violence battery by strangulation.
6. As used in this section:
(a) ’Domestic violence battery by strangulation’ means a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 that is committed by strangulation as described in NRS 200.481.
(b) ’Strangulation forensic medical examination’ means an examination conducted by a health care provider for the purpose of assessing the health care needs of a victim of a domestic violence battery by strangulation and coordinating the treatment of any injuries of the victim.