Nev. Rev. Stat. § 217.070

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1

Section 217.070 - "Victim" defined

1. "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, financial or psychological harm as a result of the commission of a crime, including, without limitation:

(a) A person who is injured or killed as the direct result of a criminal act;

(b) A minor who was involved in the production of pornography in violation of NRS 200.710, 200.720, 200.725 or 200.730;

(c) A minor who was sexually abused, as "sexual abuse" is defined in NRS 432B.100;

(d) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a violation of NRS 484C.110 or any act or neglect of duty punishable pursuant to NRS 484C.430 or 484C.440;

(e) A pedestrian who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a driver of a motor vehicle who failed to stop at the scene of a crash involving the driver and the pedestrian in violation of NRS 484E.010;

(f) An older person or a vulnerable person who is abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned in violation of NRS 200.5099 or 200.50995;

(g) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of an act of international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331(1);

(h) A person who is trafficked in violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300;

(i) A veteran who experienced an act of sexual assault while serving on active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training;

(j) A person who is subjected to facilitating sex trafficking in violation of subsection 1 of NRS 201.301; or

(k) A person who is an immediate family member of a victim who:

(1) Is a minor;

(2) Is physically or mentally incompetent; or

(3) Was killed.

2. The term includes any person who was harmed by an act listed in subsection 1, regardless of whether:

(a) The person is a resident of this State, a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to reside in the United States; or

(b) The act was committed by an adult or a minor.

NRS 217.070

Added to NRS by 1969, 1151; A 1975, 1789; 1981, 1667; 1983, 818; 1985, 2099; 1987, 2270; 1995, 953; 1997, 192, 787; 2005, 167; 2007, 748; 2013, 2435; 2015, 826, 1659; 2017, 2769; 2019, 474, 1823, 3491, 4147, 4460

Amended by 2019, Ch. 633,§102, eff. 7/1/2020.

Amended by 2019, Ch. 620,§3, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by 2019, Ch. 555,§13, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by 2019, Ch. 308,§38, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by 2019, Ch. 90,§2, eff. 5/21/2019.

Amended by 2017, Ch. 418,§1.5, eff. 7/1/2017.

Amended by 2015, Ch. 317,§70, eff. 1/1/2016.

Amended by 2015, Ch. 174,§27, eff. 10/1/2015.

Amended by 2013, Ch. 426,§47, eff. 7/1/2013.

Added to NRS by 1969, 1151; A 1975, 1789; 1981, 1667; 1983, 818; 1985, 2099; 1987, 2270; 1995, 953; 1997, 192, 787; 2005, 167; 2007, 748