SB 350 — Revises provisions relating to the death penalty. (BDR 14-1110)

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350–SENATOR OHRENSCHALL M ARCH 13, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the death penalty.

(BDR 14-1110) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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

LegUnderLegislative existingCounsel’s law,Digest: when a judgment of death is pronounced, a judge is required to issue a warrant that appoints the week in which the judgment is to be executed.

Under existing law, when a judgment of death is pronounced, a judge is required to issue a warrant that appoints the week in which the judgment is to be executed.

(NRS 176.345) Sectiondays 1nor ofmore thisthan bill180 insteaddays requiresfrom the appointedtime week:of judgment;

(1)or (2) if there is anyan warrant in any case appointing a week within which the judgment is to be executed in force at the time a new warrant is issued, to be not less than 180120 days nor more than 270180 days from the timelatest date appointed for execution of judgment;the judgment.

orUnder (2)existing law, if therefor is any inreason force at the time a newjudgment warrantof isdeath issued,has to be not lessbeen thanexecuted 180new dayswarrant. nor more than 270 days from the latest date appointed for execution of the judgment.

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Existing(NRS law176.495) requiresSection the2 newof warrantthis tobill appointinstead arequires week in which the judgment is to be executed that is not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days after appointed week to be not less than 180120 days nor more than 270180 days after the dateedate of the warrant, and in any event, not less than 180120 days nor more than 270180 days fromjudgment.latest the latest date appointed by any warrant in any case for execution of the judgment.EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

-matter *SB350_R1*between –brackets 2[omitted –material] THEis PEOPLEmaterial OFto THEbe STATEomitted. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), be not less than [60] 180120 days nor more than [90] 270180 days from the time of judgment;

or (2)- If83rd thereSession is(2025) any– warrant2 in– any case appointing a week within which the judgment is to be executed in force at the time a new warrant is issued pursuant to this section, be not less than 180120 days nor more than 270180 days from the latest date appointed for the judgment to be executed;

One of the triplicate copies must be delivered by the sheriff, with the prisoner, to such authorized person as the Director of the Department of Corrections designates, and is the warrant and authority of the Director for the imprisonment and execution of the prisoner, as therein provided and commanded.judgment of conviction to the county clerk of the county in which it was issued.

The Director shall return the certified copy of the judgment of conviction to the county clerk of the county in which it was issued.

If for any reason a judgment of death has not been executed, and it remains in force, the court in which the conviction was had must, upon the application of the Attorney General or the -district *SB350_R1*attorney –of 3the –county in which the conviction was had, cause another warrant to be drawn, signed by the judge and attested by the clerk under the seal of the court, and delivered to the Director of the Department of Corrections.

The warrant must state the conviction and judgment and appoint a week, the first day being Monday and the last day being Sunday, within which the judgment is to be executed.

The first day of that week must be not less than [15] 180120 days nor more than [30] 270 days after the date of the warrant [.] and, in any event, be not less than 180120 days nor more than 270180 days from the latest date appointed by any warrant in any case for the judgment to be executed.

The Director may execute the judgment at any time during - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – that week if a stay of execution is not entered by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

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