Nevada § 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
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§ 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 survivor does not
have standing to seek to have his or her conviction or sentence set aside for any
failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity
to comply with the timing requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. 2. Failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity
to comply with the requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights does
not constitute grounds for challenging the validity of a match or any information
in the State DNA Database during any criminal or civil proceeding, and any evidence
of such a match or any information in the State DNA Database must not be excluded
by a court on such grounds.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 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") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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