Nevada § 228.205 - Victim Information Notification Everyday System: Creation; Governance Committee; gifts, grants and donations; cooperation of certain state and local agencies; no cause of action by victim of crime established by failure of System
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 228.205 — Victim Information Notification Everyday System: Creation; Governance Committee; gifts, grants and donations; cooperation of certain state and local agencies; no cause of action by victim of crime established by failure of System, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 228.205. Victim Information Notification Everyday System: Creation; Governance Committee; gifts, grants and donations; cooperation of certain state and local agencies; no cause of action by victim of crime established by failure of System
1. There is hereby created in the Office of the Attorney General the Victim Information
Notification Everyday System, which consists of a toll-free telephone number and an
Internet website through which victims of crime and members of the public may register
to receive automated information and notification concerning changes in the custody
status of an offender. 2. The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 shall serve as the Governance Committee for the System. 3. The Governance Committee may adopt policies, protocols and regulations for the
operation and oversight of the System. 4. The Attorney General may apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations for use
in carrying out the provisions of this section. 5. To the extent of available funding, each sheriff and chief of police, the Department
of Corrections, the Department of Public Safety and the State Board of Parole Commissioners
shall cooperate with the Attorney General to establish and maintain the System. 6. The failure of the System to notify a victim of a crime of a change in the custody
status of an offender does not establish a basis for any cause of action by the victim
or any other party against the State, its political subdivisions, or the agencies,
boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees of the State or its political
subdivisions. 7. As used in this section: (a) “ Custody status ” means the transfer of the custody of an offender or the release or escape from custody
of an offender. (b) “ Offender ” means a person convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail
or in the state prison.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 228.205 ("Victim Information Notification Everyday System: Creation; Governance Committee; gifts, grants and donations; cooperation of certain state and local agencies; no cause of action by victim of crime established by failure of System") 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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