Nevada § 178.5698 - Information concerning release of defendant and disposition of case provided upon request; court to inform and provide documentation to certain persons of their right to be informed of release of offender from prison in certain cases; when and whom warden must inform of release of offender from prison

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§ 178.5698. Information concerning release of defendant and disposition of case provided upon request; court to inform and provide documentation to certain persons of their right to be informed of release of offender from prison in certain cases; when and whom warden must inform of release of offender from prison

1. The prosecuting attorney, sheriff or chief of police shall, upon the request of

a victim or witness, inform the victim or witness: (a) When the defendant is released from custody at any time before or during the trial,

including, without limitation, when the defendant is released pending trial or subject

to electronic supervision; (b) If the defendant is so released, the amount of bail required, if any; and (c) Of the final disposition of the criminal case in which the victim or witness was

directly involved. 2. A request for information pursuant to subsection 1 must be made: (a) In writing; or (b) By telephone through an automated or computerized system of notification, if such

a system is available. 3. If an offender is convicted of a sexual offense or an offense involving the use

or threatened use of force or violence against the victim, the court shall provide: (a) To each witness, documentation that includes: (1) A form advising the witness of the right to be notified pursuant to subsection

5; (2) The form that the witness must use to request notification in writing; and (3) The form or procedure that the witness must use to provide a change of address

after a request for notification has been submitted. (b) To each person listed in subsection 4, documentation that includes: (1) A form advising the person of the right to be notified pursuant to subsection

5 or 6 and NRS 176.015 , 176A.630 , 178.4715 , 209.392 , 209.3923 , 209.3925 , 209.429 , 209.521 , 213.010 , 213.040 , 213.095 and 213.131 or NRS 213.10915 ; (2) The forms that the person must use to request notification; and (3) The forms or procedures that the person must use to provide a change of address

after a request for notification has been submitted. 4. The following persons are entitled to receive documentation pursuant to paragraph

(b) of subsection 3: (a) A person against whom the offense is committed. (b) A person who is injured as a direct result of the commission of the offense. (c) If a person listed in paragraph (a) or (b) is under the age of 18 years, each

parent or guardian who is not the offender. (d) Each surviving spouse, parent and child of a person who is killed as a direct

result of the commission of the offense. (e) A relative of a person listed in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, if the relative

requests in writing to be provided with the documentation. 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if the offense was a felony and the

offender is imprisoned, the warden of the prison shall, if the victim or witness so

requests in writing and provides a current address, notify the victim or witness at

that address when the offender is released from the prison. 6. If the offender was convicted of a violation of subsection 3 of NRS 200.366 or a violation of subsection 1, paragraph (a) of subsection 2 or subparagraph (2)

of paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 200.508 , the warden of the prison shall notify: (a) The immediate family of the victim if the immediate family provides their current

address; (b) Any member of the victim's family related within the third degree of consanguinity,

if the member of the victim's family so requests in writing and provides a current

address; and (c) The victim, if the victim will be 18 years of age or older at the time of the

release and has provided a current address, before the offender is released from prison. 7. The warden must not be held responsible for any injury proximately caused by the

failure to give any notice required pursuant to this section if no address was provided

to the warden or if the address provided is inaccurate or not current. 8. As used in this section: (a) “ Immediate family ” means any adult relative of the victim living in the victim's household. (b) “ Sexual offense ” means: (1) Sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366 ; (2) Statutory sexual seduction pursuant to NRS 200.368 ; (3) Battery with intent to commit sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.400 ; (4) An offense involving pornography and a minor pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730 , inclusive; (5) Fertility fraud pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 200.975 ; (6) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180 ; (7) Open or gross lewdness pursuant to NRS 201.210 ; (8) Indecent or obscene exposure pursuant to NRS 201.220 ; (9) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230 ; (10) Sexual penetration of a dead human body pursuant to NRS 201.450 ; (11) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a school or volunteers at a school

and a pupil pursuant to NRS 201.540 ; (12) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a college or university and a student

pursuant to NRS 201.550 ; (13) Luring a child or a person with mental illness pursuant to NRS 201.560 , if punished as a felony; (14) An offense that, pursuant to a specific statute, is determined to be sexually

motivated; or (15) An attempt to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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