AB 89 — Imposes certain requirements relating to unclothed searches of children at certain juvenile justice facilities. (BDR 5-496)

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89–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (O N BEHALF OF THE JOINT NTERIM S TANDING C OMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ) P REFILED JANUARY 6, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Imposes certain requirements relating to unclothed searches of children at certain juvenile justice facilities.

(BDR 5-496) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Existing law provides certain rights to children who are detained in a detention dignityfacility, andincluding, respect, without intentionallimitation, inflictionthe ofright humiliation;to be:

and(1) (2)treated freewith fromnbasic human searches conducted for the purpose of harassment, punishment or discipline.

(NRS from 62B.510) Section 1 of this bill requires each regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children and local facility for the detention of children to adopt and implement policies and procedures concerning unclothed searches of children who are detained in or committed to the facility.

-EXPLANATION *AB89_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

and - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to the administrator or director of the facility a written report concerningcon2.rniA thewritten search.report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

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A written report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) “Facility” means a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children or a local facility for the detention of children.

(a) Prohibit an employee from conducting an unclothed search of a child unless the employee reasonably suspects that the child - *AB89_R1* – 3 – possesses or has immediate access to a weapon or contraband and the employee has exhausted all available, less intrusive methods of identifying any such item, including, without limitation, search of techniques that allow the child to remain fully clothed;

and (c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to search.erintendentthe superintendent of the facility a written report concerning the 2.search.

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and (b)- Include83rd aSession description(2025) of– the3 search– and any other information requested by the superintendent.superintendent.nd any other 3.

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