SB 30 — Revises provisions relating to prisoners. (BDR 16-252)

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30–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (ON B EHALF OF THE S TATE BOARD OF P AROLE C OMMISSIONERS ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 14, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to prisoners.

(BDR 16-252) 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.

(1) an application to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or civil rights restored to be filed with the State Board of Pardons Commissioners;

and (2) a notice of the date, time andithand the location of a meeting to consider such an application, and a copy of the application, to be submitted to certain persons, including the district judge of the county wherein the person was convicted.

(1)(1)nty removes the requirement for the notice and application to be submitted to the district judge;

and (2) provides that the provisions of existing law relating to proceedings before the Board shall not be construed to prohibit a district judge from providing certain testimony.

shall not be construed to prohibit a district judge from Existing law authorizes the State Board of Pardons Commissioners to adopt a policy to provide an expedited process to restore the civil rights of a person if certain conditions are met, including if there is no objection from the court in which the judgment was rendered.

Existing law requires the State Board of Parole Commissioners to compile and maintain certain information relating to decisions regarding parole.

(NRSle(NRS and 213.10887) Section 1.7 of this bill requires the Board to disseminate records of - *SB30_R1* – 2 – decisions regarding parole to any person who requests such a record of a namednamedof prisoner.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

(c)- The83rd Session (2025) – 2 – be made;he name of the person in whose favor the application is to (d) The particular grounds upon which the application will be made;based;

(d) The particular grounds upon which the application will be based;

4.NRS 213.035, notice of the date, time and location of a meeting toto consider an application pursuant to this section must be served upon the appropriate persons as required in this section at least 30 days before the presentation of the application, unless a member of the Board, for good cause, prescribes a shorter time.

Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035, notice of the date, time and location of a meeting to consider an application pursuant to this section must be served upon the appropriate persons as required in this section at least 30 days before the presentation of the application, unless a member of the Board, for good cause, prescribes a shorter time.

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1.was rendered;e is no objection from the court in which the judgment 2.] There is no objection from the district attorney of the county wherein the person was convicted;

[There is no objection from the court in which the judgment was rendered;

2.] There is no objection from the district attorney of the county wherein the person was convicted;

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The informationinf(a) mustThe include,Board’s butreasons isfor noteach limiteddecision to:to grant, deny, revoke or continue parole.

(a) The Board’s reasons for each decision to grant, deny, revoke or continue parole.

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