Nevada § 171.083 - No limitation for sexual assault or sex trafficking if written report filed with law enforcement officer during period of limitation; effect of disability on period of limitation
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§ 171.083. No limitation for sexual assault or sex trafficking if written report filed with law enforcement officer during period of limitation; effect of disability on period of limitation
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.080 , if, at any time during the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095 , a victim of a sexual assault, a person authorized to act on behalf of a victim of
a sexual assault, or a victim of sex trafficking or a person authorized to act on
behalf of a victim of sex trafficking, files with a law enforcement officer a written
report concerning the sexual assault or sex trafficking, the period of limitation
prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095 is removed and there is no limitation of the time within which a prosecution for
the sexual assault or sex trafficking must be commenced. 2. If a written report is filed with a law enforcement officer pursuant to subsection
1, the law enforcement officer shall provide a copy of the written report to the victim
or the person authorized to act on behalf of the victim. 3. If a victim of a sexual assault or sex trafficking is under a disability during
any part of the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095 and a written report concerning the sexual assault or sex trafficking is not otherwise
filed pursuant to subsection 1, the period during which the victim is under the disability
must be excluded from any calculation of the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 and 171.095 . 4. For the purposes of this section, a victim of a sexual assault or sex trafficking
is under a disability if the victim is insane, intellectually disabled, mentally incompetent
or in a medically comatose or vegetative state. 5. As used in this section, “ law enforcement officer ” means: (a) A prosecuting attorney; (b) A sheriff of a county or the sheriff's deputy; (c) An officer of a metropolitan police department or a police department of an incorporated
city; or (d) Any other person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred
pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360 , inclusive.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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