Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.010
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 176A.020 to 176A.090, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 176A — Probation and Suspension of Sentence
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Provisions
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.020
“Board” defined
“Board” means the State Board of Parole Commissioners.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.030
“Court” defined
“Court” means a district court of the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.040
“Division” defined
“Division” means the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.043
“Member of the military” defined
“Member of the military” means a person who is presently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.045
“Mental illness” defined
“Mental illness” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.164. The term includes hoarding disorder, as listed in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.047
“Intellectual disability” defined
“Intellectual disability” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.099.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.050
“Parole and probation officer” defined
“Parole and probation officer” means the Chief Parole and Probation Officer or an assistant parole and probation officer appointed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 213 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.060
“Residential confinement” defined
“Residential confinement” means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to the person’s place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the sentencing court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.065
“Specialty court program” defined
“Specialty court program” means a program established by a court to facilitate testing, treatment and oversight of certain persons over whom the court has jurisdiction and who the court has determined suffer from mental illnesses or use alcohol or drugs. Such a program includes, without limitation, a program establishe…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.070
“Standards” defined
“Standards” means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the Board or Chief Parole and Probation Officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.080
“Surety bond” defined
“Surety bond” means a written undertaking, executed by a surety, that a person will, as a result of the bond, participate in a program of probation and that in the event that the person violates a condition of the program of probation, the surety will pay the court the amount of money specified for the bond.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.090
“Veteran” defined
“Veteran” means a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard and has been discharged or released therefrom.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.100
Authority and discretion of court to suspend sentence and grant probation; persons eligible; enhanced supervision; submission of report of presentence investigation
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 176A.110 and 176A.120, if a person is found guilty in a district court upon verdict or plea of: (a) Murder of the first or second degree, kidnapping in the first degree, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault of a child who is less than 16 years of age, lewdness…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.110
Persons convicted of certain offenses required to be certified as not representing high risk to reoffend before court suspends sentence or grants probation; immunity
1. The court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of an offense listed in subsection 3 unless: (a) If a psychosexual evaluation of the person is required pursuant to NRS 176.139, the person who conducts the psychosexual evaluation certifies in the report prepared pursuant to NRS 17…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.120
Persons convicted of certain offenses against elderly required to pay restitution before court suspends sentence or grants probation; exceptions
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the court shall not grant probation to a person whose conduct during the commission of the crime for which the person was convicted satisfies the requirements for imposing an additional term of imprisonment pursuant to paragraph (h) or (i) of subsection 1 of NRS 193.167…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.200
Investigation by Division
The Division shall inquire into the circumstances of the offense, criminal record, social history and present condition of the defendant. Such an investigation may include a physical and mental examination of the defendant. The expense of any such examination must be paid by the county in which the indictment was found…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.210
Promise to comply with conditions of probation; waiver of extradition
Upon entry of an order of probation by the court, a person: 1. Shall be deemed accepted for probation for all purposes; and 2. Shall submit to the Division for filing with the clerk of the court of competent jurisdiction a signed document stating that: (a) The person will comply with the conditions which have been impo…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.220
Delivery of copy of records to Chief Parole and Probation Officer
1. The court shall, upon the entering of an order of probation or suspension of sentence, as provided for in this chapter, direct the clerk of the court to deliver a copy of the records in the case to the Chief Parole and Probation Officer. 2. At the court’s discretion, the court may direct the clerk of the court to de…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.230
Establishment of program for treatment of alcohol or other substance use; assignment of defendant to program; progress reports
A district court, justice court or municipal court, as applicable, may establish an appropriate program for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders, to which it may assign a defendant pursuant to NRS 174.032, 176.015, 176.211, 176A.240, 176A.400, 453.336 or 453.3363. The assignment must include the te…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.235
Transfer of jurisdiction from justice court or municipal court to district court for assignment of defendant to program
1. A justice court or a municipal court may, upon approval of the district court, transfer original jurisdiction to the district court of a case involving an eligible defendant. 2. As used in this section, “eligible defendant” means a person who: (a) Has been diagnosed as having a substance use disorder after an in-per…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.240
Conditions and limitations on assignment of defendant to program; effect of violation of terms and conditions; discharge of defendant upon fulfillment of terms and conditions; effect of discharge; conditional dismissal of charges or setting aside of judgment of conviction for certain offenses; effect of conditional dismissal or setting aside of judgment of conviction
1. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 176.211, if a defendant who suffers from a substance use disorder or any co-occurring disorder tenders a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, any offens…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.245
Sealing of records after discharge, dismissal, conditional dismissal or setting aside of judgment of conviction
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, after a defendant is discharged from probation or a case is dismissed pursuant to NRS 176A.240, a justice court, municipal court or district court shall order sealed all documents, papers and exhibits in the defendant’s record, minute book entries and entries on dockets,…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.250
Establishment of program for treatment of mental illness or intellectual disabilities; assignment of defendant to program; progress reports
A district court, justice court or municipal court may establish an appropriate program for the treatment of mental illness or intellectual disabilities to which it may assign a defendant pursuant to NRS 174.032, 176.211, 176A.260 or 176A.400. The assignment must include the terms and conditions for successful completi…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.255
Transfer of jurisdiction from justice court or municipal court to district court for assignment of defendant to program or order requiring defendant to receive assisted outpatient treatment
1. A justice court or a municipal court, as applicable, may, upon approval of the district court, transfer original jurisdiction to the district court of a case involving an eligible defendant if the justice court or municipal court, as applicable: (a) Has not established a program pursuant to NRS 176A.250; or (b) Dete…
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