NRS
176A.280 Establishment of program for treatment of veterans and members
of military; qualifications; assignment of defendant to program; progress
reports.
1. A district court, justice court or
municipal court may establish an appropriate program for the treatment of
veterans and members of the military to which it may assign a defendant
pursuant to NRS 174.032, 176.211, 176A.290 or 176A.400 if the defendant is a veteran or
member of the military and:
(a) Is diagnosed after an in-person clinical
assessment by a counselor who is licensed or certified to make such a diagnosis
or a physician who is certified by the Board of Medical Examiners to make such
a diagnosis, or by the results of a mental health or substance use screening,
as suffering from:
(1) Mental illness, alcohol or other
substance use disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain
injury, any of which appear to be related to military service, including,
without limitation, any readjustment to civilian life which is necessary after
combat service; or
(2) Military sexual trauma;
(b) Would benefit from assignment to the program;
and
(c) Is not ineligible for assignment to the
program pursuant to NRS 176A.287 or
any other provision of law.
2. The assignment of a defendant to a
program pursuant to this section must:
(a) Include the terms and conditions for
successful completion of the program; and
(b) Provide for progress reports at intervals set
by the court to ensure that the defendant is making satisfactory progress
towards completion of the program.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Military sexual trauma” means psychological
trauma that is the result of sexual harassment or an act of sexual assault that
occurred while the veteran or member of the military was serving on active
duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training.
(b) “Sexual harassment” means repeated,
unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature that is threatening
in character.
(Added to NRS by 2009,
103; A 2017,
3015, 3020;
2019,
4395)
Notes of Decisions
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 432 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 5× “2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 8× “2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018).
· cites it 4× “2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.280(1)(a)(1): 1 case
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 432 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2018).
“2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176A.280(1)(b): 3 cases
State v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nev., 432 P.3d 154 (Nev. 2018).
“2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018).
“2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
State Vs. Dist. Ct. (hearn (matthew)), 2018 NV 96 (Nev. 2018).
“2 Statutory background NRS 176A.280 et seq. authorized the establishment of specialty courts for veterans and military members who have been charged with probation-eligible offenses.”
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