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NRS 178A.160 - When rights attach; rights retained. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

NV Rev Stat § 178A.160 (2019) (N/A)
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1. The rights provided to a survivor pursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights attach whenever the survivor is subject to:

(a) A forensic medical examination; or

(b) An interview by a law enforcement official or prosecutor.

2. A survivor retains the rights provided by the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights at all times, regardless of whether the survivor:

(a) Agrees to participate in the legal or criminal justice system;

(b) Agrees to speak to a law enforcement official or prosecutor; or

(c) Consents to a forensic medical examination.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2841, effective January 1, 2020)

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