Nevada § 178A.270 - Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents
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§ 178A.270. Office of the Attorney General to develop and make available document explaining rights; contents
1. The Office of the Attorney General shall: (a) Develop a document that explains the rights of a survivor pursuant to the Sexual
Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights and other relevant law; and (b) Make the document available to medical providers, law enforcement officials and
prosecutors. 2. The document must be in clear language that is comprehensible to a person proficient
in English at the reading level of a fifth grader, accessible to persons with visual
disabilities and available in all major languages of this State. 3. The document must include, without limitation: (a) A clear statement that the survivor is not required to participate in the criminal
justice system or to receive a forensic medical examination in order to retain the
rights provided by the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights and other relevant
law; (b) Means of contacting, by telephone or Internet, nearby sexual assault victims'
advocates and centers for support for victims of sexual assault; (c) Information about the availability of temporary and extended orders of protection
pursuant to NRS 200.378 ; (d) Instructions for requesting the results of the genetic marker analysis of the
sexual assault forensic evidence kit of the survivor; (e) Information concerning state and federal funds for compensation for medical and
other costs associated with the sexual assault; (f) Information concerning any municipal, state or federal right to restitution for
survivors in the event of a criminal trial; and (g) Information concerning testing for the human immunodeficiency virus and other
common sexually transmitted diseases.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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