AB 122 — Revises provisions related to the manner in which the State Board of Examiners awards compensation to certain victims of crime. (BDR 16-305)

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122–ASSEMBLYWOMAN BENITEZ -THOMPSON PREFILED FEBRUARY 9, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions related to the manner in which the State Board of Examiners awards compensation to certain victims of crime.

(BDR 16-305) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s authorizesDigest: the State Board of Examiners to award compensation to certain victims of crime.

(NRS 217.160, 217.180) Existing law prohibitsauthorizes compensation from being awarded to a victim who was not a citizen or lawful resident of the UnitedState StatesBoard at the time of theExaminers crimeto oraward whocompensation is unable to providecertain proofvictims of suchcrime. citizenship or lawful residency.

(NRS 217.220)217.160, Section217.180) Existing law prohibits compensation from being awarded to a victim who was not a citizen or lawful resident of the United States at the time of the crime or who is unable to provide proSection 2 of this bill removes that prohibition.

Section 1.3 of this bill revises the definition of “resident” for the purposes of provisions relating to the compensation of victims of crime to remove the requirement that a person must be a citizen or lawful resident of the United States in order to be a resident.

Under existing law, a victim of a crime who is a resident of this State is eligible for compensation in certain circumstances when the crime occurs outside this State, including when it is an act of international terrorism which occurred outside thethee, andUnited 1.7States. of this bill authorize compensation to be paid to a victim of a crime1.5 committed in this State even if the victim was not a resident of this State.

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NRS 217.035, 217.070, 217.102) Sections 1, 1.5 and 1.7 of this bill authorize compensation to be paid to a victim of a crime committed in this State even if the victim was not a resident of this State.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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[2.] (b) A minor who was involved in the production of pornography in violation of NRS 200.710, 200.720, 200.725 or 200.730;

[7.] (g) A [resident] person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of an act of international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C.

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(a) The person is a resident of this State, a citizen of the United StatesSta(b) orThe isact lawfullywas entitledcommitted toby residean inadult theor Uniteda minor.ed States;

or (b)Sec. The act was committed by an adult or a minor.

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(b) [Was not a citizen of the United States or was not lawfully entitled to reside in the United States at the time the incident upon which the claim is based occurred or the victim is unable to provideproviden proof that the victim was a citizen of the United States or was lawfully entitled to reside in the United States at that time;

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A victim who is a relative of the offender or who, at the time of the personal injury or death of the victim, was living with the offender in a continuing relationship may be awarded compensationecompensation if the offender would not profit by the compensation of the victim.

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