1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any person eligible for compensation under the provisions of NRS 217.010 to 217.270, inclusive, may apply to the Director for such compensation not later than 24 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed, unless waived by the Director or a person designated by the Director for good cause shown, and the personal injury or death was the result of an incident or offense that was reported to the police within 5 days of its occurrence or, if the incident or offense could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within 5 days of the time when a report could reasonably have been made.

2. An order for the payment of compensation must not be made unless the application is made within the time set forth in subsection 1.

3. Where the person entitled to make application is:

(a) A minor, the application may be made on his or her behalf by a parent or guardian.

(b) Mentally incapacitated, the application may be made on his or her behalf by a parent, guardian or other person authorized to administer his or her estate.

4. The applicant must submit with his or her application the reports, if reasonably available, from all physicians who, at the time of or subsequent to the victim’s injury or death, treated or examined the victim in relation to the injury for which compensation is claimed.

5. The limitations upon payment of compensation established in subsection 1 do not apply to a minor who is sexually abused or who is involved in the production of pornography. Such a minor must apply for compensation before reaching 21 years of age.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 1151; A 1975, 1292; 1977, 958; 1981, 1668; 2017, 128; 2019, 4147, 4150) — (Substituted in revision in part for NRS 217.210)