SB 321 — Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 14-550)

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321321–Senators SENATEKrasner, BD. ILLN O.

321–SENATORSHarris, KSeevers RASNERGansert, ,Ohrenschall; D.

ARRISFlores, ,Nguyen, EEVERSPazina, GScheible, ANSERTSpearman ,and OStone HRENSCHALLJoint ;Sponsors:

FLORESAssemblymen ,Thomas, NGorelow, GUYENMcArthur, ,Kasama; P AZINA, S CHEIBLE, SPEARMAN AND STONE M ARCH 20, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

AMarzola, SSEMBLYMENC.H. T HOMAS , G ORELOW , M C ARTHUR , KASAMA ;

MARZOLAMiller, ,Orentlicher, C.H.Peters, Taylor and Watts CHAPTER..........

M ILLER, O RENTLICHER , PETERS, AYLOR AND W ATTS ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to crimes.

(BDR 14-550) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:establishes the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights, which grants a survivor certain rights relating to the investigation or prosecution of an alleged sexual assault perpetrated against the survivor.

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(Chapter(1) 178Ato ofprosecute NRS)the forensicsurvivor evidencefor fromany amisdemeanor sexualor assaultoffense used:related to a controlled substance;

(1)or to(2) prosecuteas thea survivorbasis to search for anyefurther evidence of any unrelated misdemeanor or any offense related to a controlled178A.260) substance;Section 6 of this bill expands this right by prohibiting a law enforcement agency from using any biological evidence obtained from the sexual assault forensic evidence kit of a survivor or any biological evidence secured in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the alleged sexual assault of the survivor:

or (2) as a basis to search for further evidence of any unrelated misdemeanor or any offense related to a controlled substance that may have been committed by the survivor.

(NRS 178A.260) Section 6 of this bill expands this right by prohibiting a law enforcement agency from using any biological evidence obtained from a survivor:

(2) as a basis to search for further - *SB321_R1* – 2 – evidence of any criminal offense that may have been committed by the survivor;or prosecution of the alleged sexual assault of the survivor.elated to the investigation Existing law prescribes requirements relating to certain biological evidence secured in connection with an investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense.

or(NRS (3)176.0912) forWith anylimited otherexception, purposesection that3 isof notthis directlybill relatedprohibits a law enforcement agency from sharing with or disclosing to theany investigationperson or prosecutionentity any biological evidence of thea allegedsurvivor sexualsecured assaultin ofconnection with the survivor,investigation unlessor suchprosecution actionof isthe otherwisealleged requiredsexual byassault stateof orthe federalsurvivor. law.

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Section 4 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 2 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Section 5 makes a conforming change related to theExisting law prescribes certain requirements relating to sexual assault forensic medical kits.

and (2) a forensic laboratory to accept and analyze - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – such evidence and upload a DNA profile obtained from such evidence to CODIS or the State DNA Database.

(NRS 178A.220, 200.3786) With limited exception, sectionthe 3DNA prohibitsprofile of a lawsurvivor enforcementobtained agencyfrom orthe forensicsexual laboratoryassault fromforensic includingevidence kit of the survivor in any database that allows for the storage and exchange of DNAeDNA kit records.

Section 7 of this bill requires, to the extent money is available for this purpose, the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, the State DNA Databasespecimens, andDNA eachprofiles forensicand laboratoryDNA to:records;

(1)and conduct(2) ansubmit auditthe results of certainthe biologicalauditical specimens,to DNAthe profilesJoint Interim Standing Committee on Judiciary and DNAthe records;Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on or before January 1, 2024.

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THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and except as otherwise required by state or federal law, a law enforcement agency that has in its possession or custody any biological evidence of a survivor secured in connection with the investigation - *SB321_R1* – 3 – or prosecution of the alleged sexual assault of the survivor shall not share such evidence with or disclose such evidence to any person or entity, including, without limitation, any other law enforcement agency, except pursuant to:

The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the disclosure is necessary for purposes of satisfying discovery - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – obligations, including, without limitation, any obligation prescribed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(a) “Any database” includes, without limitation, the State DNA Database, CODIS or any other database that allows for the storage and exchange of DNA records, including, withoutwithouthe limitation, any local, state or national database.

Biological evidence [, including, without limitation, a sexual assault forensic evidence kit,] secured in connection with the investigation or prosecution of a criminal case must be preserved and stored in accordance with the provisions of this subsection and NRS 176.0912.

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