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NRS 178A.210 - Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

NV Rev Stat § 178A.210 (2019) (N/A)
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1. A survivor retains the right to have counsel present during any forensic medical examination, interview, investigation or other interaction with any representative of the legal or criminal justice system within this State pursuant to NRS 178A.160 to 178A.200, inclusive.

2. The treatment of the survivor must not be affected or altered in any way as a result of the decision of the survivor to exercise his or her right to have counsel present during any forensic medical examination, interview, investigation or other interaction with the legal or criminal justice systems within this State.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 2843, effective January 1, 2020)

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