Title 16

NRS 217.420 Grants from Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence: Eligibility. To be eligible for a grant from the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence, an applicant must: 1. Be a nonprofit corporation, incorporated or qualified in this sta…

NRS 217.440 Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence: Creation; administration; application for grant. 1. An Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the Administr…

NRS 217.445 Expenditure of grant must be approved by Division. No organization in a county whose population is less than 100,000 which receives a grant from the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence may expend that money until its budget for using the money i…

NRS 217.450 Procedure for award of grants; formula. 1. The Commission on Behavioral Health shall advise the Administrator of the Division concerning the award of grants from the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence. 2. The Administrator of the Division shall…

NRS 217.460 Reports from recipients of grants to Administrator of Division. Each organization which has received a grant for assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence shall furnish quarterly and annual financial reports to the Administrator of the Division in a manner …

NRS 217.462 Fictitious address for victim of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault or stalking: Eligibility; application to Division; penalty for providing false information. 1. An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a child, or a guardian acting…

NRS 217.464 Fictitious address for victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking: Designation of fictitious address; forwarding of mail; treatment by governmental entity or provider of utility service; disclosure of confidential address by Division, governmental entity …

NRS 217.466 Fictitious address for victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking: Form for participant to register to vote or change address of registration. If a participant indicates to the Division that the participant wishes to register to vote or change the address…

NRS 217.468 Fictitious address for victim of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault or stalking: Cancellation. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Division shall cancel the fictitious address of a participant 4 years after the date on which t…

NRS 217.471 Fictitious address for victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking: Adoption of procedures by Division. The Division shall adopt procedures to carry out the provisions of NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1330; A 2015, 3079; 2017, 2…

NRS 217.475 Team to review death of victim of domestic violence. 1. A court or an agency of a local government may organize or sponsor one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018. 2. If…

NRS 217.480 County to provide for counseling of victims and certain relatives upon request. 1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall provide by ordinance for the counseling of victims of sexual abuse and any relatives living with the victims. A relative is not el…

NRS 217.500 Definitions. As used in NRS 217.500 to 217.545, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 217.510 and 217.520 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2441; A 2023, 2688)

NRS 217.510 “Account” defined. “Account” means the Account for Victims of Human Trafficking created by NRS 217.530. (Added to NRS by 2013, 2441; A 2023, 2688)

NRS 217.520 “Victim of human trafficking” defined. “Victim of human trafficking” means a person who is a victim of: 1. Involuntary servitude as set forth in NRS 200.463 or 200.464. 2. A violation of any provision of NRS 200.465. 3. Trafficking in persons in violation of any provi…

NRS 217.530 Creation; administration; use; limitations. 1. The Account for Victims of Human Trafficking is hereby created in the State General Fund. 2. The Director of the Department of Human Services shall administer the Account. The money in the Account: (a) Must be expended on…

NRS 217.540 Procedure for applying for allocation from Account; Director authorized to place conditions on acceptance of allocation; use of allocated money. 1. A nonprofit organization or any agency or political subdivision of this State may apply to the Director of the Departmen…

NRS 217.545 Submission of certain information concerning human trafficking to Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics. 1. On or before July 1 of each even-numbered year, each entity designated pursuant to subsection 3 shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, submi…

NRS 217.550 Definitions. As used in NRS 217.550 to 217.590, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 217.555 to 217.575, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 4350)

NRS 217.555 “Certification” defined. “Certification” means the certification of a Form I-918, Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification, as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1184(p) regarding a Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status by a certifying agency. (Added to NRS by 2…

NRS 217.560 “Certifying agency” defined. “Certifying agency” means: 1. A state or local law enforcement agency; 2. A prosecutor; 3. A judge; or 4. Any other governmental agency that has criminal, civil or administrative investigative or prosecutorial authority. (Added to NRS by 2…

NRS 217.565 “Certifying official” defined. “Certifying official” means: 1. The head of a certifying agency; or 2. A person who has been designated by the head of a certifying agency to complete a certification. (Added to NRS by 2019, 4350)

NRS 217.570 “Criminal activity” defined. “Criminal activity” means an offense for which the elements are substantially similar to an offense described in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii) or the attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit such an offense. (Added to NRS by 2019, 43…

NRS 217.575 “Petitioner” defined. “Petitioner” means a person who requests a certification. (Added to NRS by 2019, 4350)

NRS 217.580 Considerations for determination whether to provide certification to petitioner; content of certification. 1. Upon the request of a petitioner for a certification, a certifying agency shall determine whether the petitioner: (a) Was the victim of criminal activity; and…

NRS 217.585 Time for processing of request for certification. A certifying agency shall process a request for a certification within 90 days after the date of the request pursuant to NRS 217.580, unless the petitioner is 20 years of age or a party to a federal immigration proceed…

NRS 217.590 Prohibited actions by certifying agency; certifying agency to develop protocol to assist certain petitioners; report to Legislature regarding certifications. 1. A certifying agency shall not: (a) Disclose the immigration status of a petitioner unless such a disclosure…