Title 14

NRS 178A.090 “Law enforcement official” defined. 1. “Law enforcement official” means: (a) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency; or (b) Any person employed by a public school, private school or institution of higher education whose primary duty is to enforce the law. 2.…

NRS 178A.100 “Medical provider” defined. “Medical provider” means any provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, hospital, emergency medical facility or other facility conducting a forensic medical examination of a survivor. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2841)

NRS 178A.110 “Sexual assault forensic evidence kit” defined. “Sexual assault forensic evidence kit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.364. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1909, 2841)

NRS 178A.120 “Sexual assault victims’ advocate” defined. “Sexual assault victims’ advocate” means a victims’ advocate or other trained person who is employed or volunteers at an established center for the support of survivors. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2841)

NRS 178A.130 “State DNA Database” defined. “State DNA Database” means the database established pursuant to NRS 176.09121. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1909, 2841)

NRS 178A.140 “Survivor” defined. “Survivor” means a person who is a victim of sexual assault, as defined in NRS 217.280 or, if the victim is incompetent, deceased or a minor, the parent, guardian, spouse, legal representative or other person related to the victim within the secon…

NRS 178A.150 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Victims of sexual assault have a strong interest in the investigation and prosecution of their cases. 2. Law enforcement agencies have an obligation to victims of sexual assault…

NRS 178A.160 When rights attach; rights retained. 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 pro…

NRS 178A.170 Right to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate; right to designate attendant to provide support; attendant may be excluded under certain circumstances. 1. A survivor has the right to consult with a sexual assault victims’ advocate during: (a) Any forensic med…

NRS 178A.180 Survivor retains rights to consult with sexual assault victims’ advocate and to designate attendant even if such rights were previously waived; waiver of rights not admissible. 1. A survivor retains the rights pursuant to NRS 178A.170 even if the survivor has waived …

NRS 178A.190 Exercise of rights relating to forensic medical examination; survivor not required to pay for forensic medical examination; right to use shower after forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment. 1. If a survivor requests a cons…

NRS 178A.200 Exercise of rights relating to interview; right to choose gender of interviewer; law enforcement official or prosecutor prohibited from discouraging forensic medical examination; prior notice of rights to be provided; acknowledgment. 1. If a survivor exercises his or…

NRS 178A.210 Retention of right to counsel; exercise of right to counsel must not affect or alter treatment of survivor. 1. A survivor retains the right to have counsel present during any forensic medical examination, interview, investigation or other interaction with any represe…

NRS 178A.220 Right to prompt genetic marker analysis; transport of sexual assault forensic evidence kit; preservation, storage and retention of biological evidence; right to information regarding timeline of genetic marker analysis. 1. A survivor has the right to prompt genetic m…

NRS 178A.230 Right to be informed of results of genetic marker analysis and DNA profile upon request. Upon the request of a survivor, he or she has the right to be informed of: 1. The results of the genetic marker analysis of the sexual assault forensic evidence kit of the surviv…

NRS 178A.240 Failure of law enforcement agency to comply with requirements relating to sexual assault forensic evidence kit does not alter authority of law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory to take actions relating to such evidence. The failure of a law enforcement agency…

NRS 178A.250 Failure of entity to comply with Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights does not give standing to defendant or accused person to challenge conviction or sentence or constitute grounds for challenge. 1. A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against a…

NRS 178A.260 Biological evidence from sexual assault not to be used for any purpose not directly related to investigation or prosecution of sexual assault of survivor. A law enforcement agency shall not use any biological evidence obtained from the sexual assault forensic evidenc…

NRS 178A.265 DNA profile of survivor not to be included in database; biological evidence of survivor not to be shared or disclosed; exceptions. 1. A law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory shall not include the DNA profile of a survivor obtained from the sexual assault fore…

NRS 178A.270 Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents. 1. The Office of the Attorney General shall: (a) Develop a document that explains the rights of a survivor pursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights and …

NRS 178A.280 Law enforcement agency to provide copies of reports to survivor; prosecutor to provide information to survivor; report by forensic laboratory; State to establish statewide program to track sexual assault forensic kits. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsecti…

NRS 178A.290 Additional rights of survivor. 1. In addition to any other right provided by law, a survivor has the right: (a) In any civil or criminal case related to a sexual assault, to be reasonably protected from the defendant and persons acting on behalf of the defendant. (b)…

NRS 178A.300 Definitions. Repealed. (See chapter 88, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 492.)

NRS 178A.310 Creation; members and appointing authorities; terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; staff. Repealed. (See chapter 88, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 492.)

NRS 178A.320 Duties; retention of experts; report. Repealed. (See chapter 88, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 492.)

NRS 178A.330 Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee. Repealed. (See chapter 88, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 492.)

NRS 179.005 Definitions. As used in NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 179.011 and 179.015 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2021, 195)

NRS 179.011 “No-knock warrant” defined. “No-knock warrant” means a search warrant which authorizes a peace officer to enter a premises without first: 1. Knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell and identifying the presence of the peace officer; or 2. Identifying the presence …

NRS 179.015 “Property” defined. “Property” includes documents, books, papers and any other tangible objects. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458; A 2019, 115, 465; 2021, 196)

NRS 179.025 Authority for issuance. A search warrant authorized by NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, may be issued by a magistrate of the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1458)

NRS 179.035 Grounds for issuance. A warrant may be issued under NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, to search for and seize any property: 1. Stolen or embezzled in violation of the laws of the State of Nevada, or of any other state or of the United States; 2. Designed or intended …

NRS 179.045 Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant. 1. A search warrant may issue only on affidavit or affidavits sworn to before the magistrate and establishing the grounds for issuing the warrant or as provided in subsec…

NRS 179.049 Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void. 1. A magistrate shall not issue a no-knock warrant to search the person or place named in the search warrant unless an affidavit sworn to before the magistrate: (a) Demonstrates…

NRS 179.055 Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force. 1. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or a…

NRS 179.063 Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person. 1. An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unles…

NRS 179.065 Person charged with felony may be searched. When a person charged with a felony is supposed to have on his or her person a dangerous weapon, or anything which may be used as evidence of the commission of the offense, the officer making the arrest shall cause the perso…

NRS 179.075 Execution and return of warrant with inventory. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 179.077, a warrant may be executed and returned only within 10 days after its date. 2. The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose…

NRS 179.077 Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen. 1. If a warrant provides for the collection of a biological specimen from a person, the warrant may be executed and returned within 6 months after its date. 2. As used in this section, “biological …

NRS 179.079 Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant. In addition to the requirements for the execution of a search warrant described in NRS 179.075 and 179.077, if the search warrant is a no-knock warrant, the peace officers involved in the execution of the no-k…

NRS 179.085 Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence. 1. A person aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure or the deprivation of property may move the court having jurisdiction where the property was seized for the return of the property on the ground that: (a) …

NRS 179.095 Return of papers to clerk. The magistrate who has issued a search warrant shall attach to the warrant the duplicate original warrant, if any, and a copy of the return, inventory and all other papers in connection therewith and shall file them with the clerk of the cou…

NRS 179.105 Retention of property taken on warrant by officer subject to court order; restoration of property to person from whom it was taken; technical irregularities will not quash warrant. All property or things taken on a warrant must be retained in an officer’s custody, sub…

NRS 179.115 Scope. NRS 179.005 to 179.115, inclusive, do not modify any other statute regulating search, seizure and the issuance and execution of search warrants in circumstances for which special provision is made. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1460; A 2019, 466; 2021, 197) Property o…

NRS 179.11512 “Property” defined. As used in NRS 179.11512 to 179.11518, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “property” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179.015. (Added to NRS by 2017, 1244)

NRS 179.11514 Grounds for issuance and contents. 1. A search warrant may be issued by a magistrate of the State of Nevada to search for and seize any property of an attorney engaged in the practice of law if: (a) Such a search warrant is authorized pursuant to NRS 179.005 to 179.…