Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 453.578 - Reporting of certain information relating to fentanyl1. On or before March 1 and October 1 of each even-numbered year, each law enforcement agency and the Nevada Sentencing Commission, with the assistance of the Department of Sentencing Policy, shall submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary a report which must contain the following information, to the extent that such information is in the possession of the agency: (a) The number of persons that were charged with a violation of NRS 453.3355 or 453.3387 in the period since the last report;(b) For each person who has ever been charged with a violation of NRS 453.3355 or 453.3387, the following information, if the information has not been included in a previous report: (1) The race, gender, zip code, employment status and age of the person;(2) Whether another criminal charge was filed in the person's case and, if so, what charge;(3) Whether the person was represented by court-appointed counsel or otherwise determined to be indigent;(4) The disposition of the case, including, without limitation, any sentence imposed on the person;(5) Whether any portion of the sentence of the person was suspended or the person was granted probation and, if so:(I) Whether the person has successfully completed the suspended sentence or probation; and(II) Whether the suspension of sentence or probation has been revoked and, if so, whether the revocation was a result of a technical violation or a new criminal case; and(6) Whether the court ordered the person to complete treatment for a substance use disorder and, if so, the type of treatment so ordered;(c) The number of deaths in the period since the last report caused by a drug overdose due to fentanyl or a controlled substance analog for fentanyl that occurred in the state prison or any county or city jail or detention facility or other correctional facility in this State or while the deceased person was under a suspended sentence or on probation, parole or pretrial release; and(d) Any significant developments in the period since the last report concerning any program of treatment implemented for the treatment of persons incarcerated in the state prison or any county, city or town jail or detention facility or other correctional facility in this State who have a substance use disorder using medication-assisted treatment and other appropriate withdrawal management care.2. As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" means an agency, office or bureau of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary duty of which is to enforce the law.Added to NRS by 2023, 2887Added by 2023, Ch. 468,§1.8, eff. 10/1/2023.