NevadaSB1783rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; revising the eligibility for defendants charged with certain crimes to complete a preprosecution diversion program; revising certain provisions relating to programs for treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 14-474

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Finish treatment, case dismissed and sealed

When you complete all program terms, the court discharges you. The court dismisses the case or sets aside the conviction. If you have a prior felony or failed a specialty court before, the judge may still dismiss or set aside but is not required to. After discharge or dismissal, the court seals your records unless the Division shows good cause. For domestic battery or DUI cases, you can petition to seal records no sooner than 7 years after dismissal or set-aside.

Breaking program rules brings penalties

If you break a treatment program rule, the court may enter a judgment of conviction and continue the case. If the crime can be punished by state prison, the court may order you into the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Easier court access to treatment

District, justice, and municipal courts can run alcohol or drug treatment programs. Courts set the rules and require progress reports. You can qualify after an in-person assessment by a licensed counselor or doctor, or through a substance use assessment. A court can also let you start treatment while you wait for the assessment.

Serious felonies cannot use treatment program

If your charge is a category A felony or a listed sexual offense that is a category B felony, you cannot enter the court’s substance use treatment program.

Stricter limits on misdemeanor diversion

The court decides diversion at arraignment before you enter a plea. Only certain misdemeanors qualify. You cannot get diversion for crimes like domestic battery, stalking, harassment, DUI, vehicular manslaughter, coercion, crimes of violence, protection-order violations, or minor traffic offenses. You are also ineligible if you have a prior felony or gross misdemeanor, the listed prior offenses, an attempt of those offenses, or if a Nevada court ever ordered you into diversion before.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 39.

    5/27/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/26/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/23/2025legislature
  4. In Senate. To enrollment.

    5/19/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/19/2025House
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025House
  7. Read second time.

    5/15/2025House
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/14/2025House
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    4/18/2025House
  10. In Assembly.

    4/18/2025House
  11. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    4/17/2025Senate
  12. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/17/2025Senate
  13. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 252.) To printer.

    4/16/2025Senate
  14. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/16/2025Senate
  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/16/2025Senate
  16. Read first time. To committee.

    2/3/2025Senate
  17. From printer.

    11/6/2024Senate
  18. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    11/4/2024Senate

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