SB457
AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions relating to assault, battery, stalking, pornography involving minors, domestic violence, and driving under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance; requiring a compliance hearing after the issuance of certain orders to relinquish firearms; establishing certain unlawful acts related to certain theft offenses involving property damage; revising provisions relating to offenders; establishing provisions related to the creation of corridors and the adjudication and reporting of certain offenses committed within such corridors; making various changes related to juvenile justice; prohibiting the construction of certain findings relating to actions for wrongful conviction; revising provisions relating to the sealing of records and specialty court programs; revising provisions relating to pretrial release; revising provisions relating to opioid use disorder; making appropriations; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions relating to assault, battery, stalking, pornography involving minors, domestic violence, and driving under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance; requiring a compliance hearing after the issuance of certain orders to relinquish firearms; establishing certain unlawful acts related to certain theft offenses involving property damage; revising provisions relating to offenders; establishing provisions related to the creation of corridors and the adjudication and reporting of certain offenses committed within such corridors; making various changes related to juvenile justice; prohibiting the construction of certain findings relating to actions for wrongful conviction; revising provisions relating to the sealing of records and specialty court programs; revising provisions relating to pretrial release; revising provisions relating to opioid use disorder; making appropriations; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, April 7, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Senate Committee on Judiciary
Public exhibits
37
Support 5 · Opp 13 · Neutral 18
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions relating to assault, battery, stalking, pornography involving mino
Existing law provides that if a person commits an assault upon an officer who is performing his or her duty and the person knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, the person is guilty of: (1) a category B felony if the assault is made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon; (2) a category D felony if the person is a probationer, prisoner or parolee; or (3) if neither of those circumstances is present, a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 200.471) Additionally, existing law provides that if a person commits a battery upon an officer and the person knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, the person is guilty of: (1) a category B felony if the battery causes substantial bodily harm or is committed by strangulation; or (2) if those circumstances are not present and no greater penalty is provided by law, a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 200.481) Sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this bill revise the definition of “officer” for the purposes of the enhanced penalties for assault or battery to include an employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose normal job responsibilities require the employee to: (1) interact with the public; and (2) perform tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or other tasks that expose the person to comparable danger. Additionally, sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this act apply the enhanced penalties to an assault or battery committed against a hospitality employee.
NELIS exhibits (37 on file)
Support (5)
- Bob Murnane — GCW (Letter)
- Jill Douglass (Letter)
- Sally Balecha — President NaFFAA Mountain Region (Letter)
- Ken Tedford — City of Fallon (Letter)
- Daniel Coverly — Douglas County Sheriff's Office (Letter)
Opposition (13)
- Gerald Mayes — NAACP Las Vegas (Letter)
- Krystal Velez (Letter)
- Isaias Gallegos (Letter)
- Brandon Figueroa (Letter)
- (unnamed) (Testimony)
- Mark Dieffenbacher (Letter)
- Amelia Castillo (Letter)
- Evelyn Grosenick — Wahoe County Public Defender (Letter)
- Yvonne Efverlund (Letter)
- Ashley Shead (Letter)
- Denise Baloños — Return Strong (Testimony)
- Randolph Fiedler (Letter)
- Quentin-Michael Savwoir — NAACP Las Vegas (Letter)
Neutral (18)
- (unattributed) (Testimony)
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- Paloma Guerrero John Piro — Clark Co Public Defender (Opposition Ltr)
- Jennifer Noble — Washoe County District Attorney (Testimony)
- Jennifer Noble — Washoe County District Attorney (Testimony)
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- Washoe County Sheriff's Office (copyrighted) (Presentation)
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (Presentation)
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