SB 66 — Revises provisions governing certain postconviction petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. (BDR 3-441)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

6666–Committee Son ENATEJudiciary BCHAPTER.......... ILLN O.

66–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (O NB EHALF OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 20, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing certain postconviction petitions for a writ of habeas corpus.

(BDR 3-441) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existinga law:sentence of death or imprisonment to file a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus;

(1)and authorizes(2) anprescribes offenderrequirements whogoverning isthe convictedcounty ofin awhich crimeany andsuch underpetition habeasmust corpus;be filed.

and (2) prescribes requirements governing the county in which any of such petition must be filed.

(1) the district court for the county in which the petitioner is incarcerated, the district court for the county in which the petitioner resides, if, at the time thethe2) petition is filed, the petitioner ishas incarceratedbeen released from the custody of the Department of Corrections and resides in this State;

(2) petition is filed, the petitioner has been released from the custody of thehe time the Department of Corrections and resides in this State;

Section 2 of this bill makes the - *SB66* – 2 – amendatory provisions of section 1 applicable to a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on or after the effective date of this bill.bill.on for a EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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(b) The district court for the county in which the petitioner resides, if, at the time the petition is filed, the petitioner has been - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – released from the custody of the Department of Corrections and resides in this State;

(1) Is incarcerated outside this State while serving a term of imprisonment imposed by a court of this State [.] ;

ororrving a term of (2) Has been released from the custody of the Department of Corrections and resides outside this State.

The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to NRSNRSSec. 34.724 before the effective date of this act.

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