Nevada 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 189 — Revises provisions relating to warrants for the search of a person. (BDR 14-958)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 22.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    11 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Summary

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; prohibiting a law enforcement officer conducting a search of a person from performing a body cavity search unless the search warrant contains specific authorization to perform a body cavity search; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 47 removed

37 line(s) added, 47 removed.

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Assembly Bill No.
189 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
189–Assemblymen Martinez, Carrillo;
189–A SSEMBLYMEN M ARTINEZ , CARRILLO ;
Bilbray- Axelrod, Duran, Flores, Gorelow, Munk, Nguyen, Swank, Torres and Watts CHAPTER..........
BILBRAY -A XELROD , DURAN , FLORES , G ORELOW , MUNK , N GUYEN , SWANK , TORRES AND W ATTS FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to warrants for the search of a person.
(BDR 14-958) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law authorizes the issuance of a search warrant to search a place or a person for:
person for:
(2) any property that is designed or intended for use or which is or has been used as the means of any item or constitutes any evidence which tends to show that a criminal offense has been committed or that a particular person has committed a criminal offense.
(2) any property that is designed or intended for use or which is or has been used as the means of committing a criminal offense;
(NRS 179.035) This bill prohibits a law enforcement officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a search warrant from performing a body cavity search unless the search warrant contains specific authorization to perform a body cavity search.
or (3) any property when the property consists of any item or constitutes any evidence which tends to show that a criminal offense has been committed or that a particular person has committed a criminal offense.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
a person pursuant to a search warrant from performing a body cavity search unlessf the search warrant contains specific authorization to perform a body cavity search.
Section 1.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.
An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unless the warrant contains specific authorization from the - *AB189* – 2 – of the person.
An officer conducting a search of a person pursuant to a warrant shall not perform a body cavity search of the person unless the warrant contains specific authorization from the magistrate who issued the warrant to perform a body cavity search of the person.
Such specific authorization must set forth thearch reasons for the necessity of a body cavity search of the person.
Such specific authorization must set forth the reasons for the necessity of a body cavity search of the person.
Sec.
- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – Sec.
H - *AB189*
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 22.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  5. Read second time.

  6. From committee: Do pass.

  7. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  8. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.

  9. Read second time.

  10. From committee: Do pass.

  11. From printer. To committee.

  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

Sponsors

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11 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 56 not signed on

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (56)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 189 do?
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; prohibiting a law enforcement officer conducting a search of a person from performing a body cavity search unless the search warrant contains specific authorization to perform a body cavity search; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Who sponsors AB 189?
AB 189 is sponsored by Assemblywoman Susie Martinez, Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Connie Munk, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Watts, Howard (Democratic), Nguyen, Duy (Democratic), Heidi Swank, Gorelow, Michelle, Duran, Bea, Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, and Richard Carrillo.
What is the current status of AB 189?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2019. Enacted.
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