SB50

Existing law imposes an additional penalty upon a person who commits certain crimes against a person 60 years of age or older or a vulnerable person, which must run consecutively with the sentence prescribed by statute for the crime. (NRS 193.167) Existing law also provides that if a person commits certain property crimes against a person 60 years of age or older or a vulnerable person for which the person is subject to the additional penalty: (1) the court is prohibited from granting probation to the person until the person has paid to the victim of the crime at least 80 percent of the amount of restitution set by the court; (2) the State Board of Parole Commissioners is prohibited from releasing the person on parole until the person has paid to the victim of the crime at least 80 percent of the amount of restitution set by the court; and (3) the person is liable for a civil penalty to be recovered by the Attorney General in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada. (NRS 176A.120, 213.1216, 228.280) Section 1 of this bill adds the crime of theft to the list of crimes for which the additional penalty must be imposed. Section 2 of this bill adds the crime of theft to the list of crimes for which a person who is subject to the additional penalty is liable for a civil penalty. Close digest Existing law imposes an additional penalty upon a person who commits certain crimes against a person 60 years of age or older or a vulnerable person, which must run consecutiv