SUMMARY--Requires certification before offenders convicted of certain crimes may be released on probation or parole and makes appropriations to carry out provisions of this act. (BDR 15-288)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to crimes; requiring certification by a panel before offenders convicted of certain crimes may be released on parole; requiring certification by a psychologist or a psychiatrist before offenders convicted of certain crimes may be released on probation; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 201.195 is hereby amended to read as follows:
201.1951. A person who incites, entices or solicits a minor to engage in acts which constitute the infamous crime against nature:
(a) If the minor actually engaged in such acts as a result, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
(b) If the minor did not engage in such acts:
(1) For the first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) For any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. [A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 may not be paroled unless a board consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources or his designee;
(b) The director of the department of prisons or his designee; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada,
certifies that the person so convicted was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
3. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 2 who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a board recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 2.
4. The board may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to subsection 2 at any time.
5. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
6. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be released on probation unless a psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada certifies that the person so convicted is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
7.] As used in this section, the "infamous crime against nature" means anal intercourse, cunnilingus or fellatio between natural persons of the same sex. Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the infamous crime against nature.
Sec. 2 NRS 201.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
201.2101. A person who commits any act of open or gross lewdness is guilty:
(a) For the first offense, of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) For any subsequent offense, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. [A person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection 1 must not be paroled unless a board consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources;
(b) The director of the department of prisons; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada,
certifies that the person so convicted was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others. For the purposes of this subsection, the administrator and the director may each designate a person to represent him on the board.
3. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 2 who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a board recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 2.
4. The board may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to subsection 2 at any time.
5. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
6. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be released on probation unless a psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada certifies that the person so convicted is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
7.] For the purposes of this section, the breast feeding of a child by the mother of the child does not constitute an act of open or gross lewdness.
Sec. 3 NRS 201.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:
201.2201. A person who makes any open and indecent or obscene exposure of his person, or of the person of another, is guilty:
(a) For the first offense, of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) For any subsequent offense, of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
2. [A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be paroled unless a board consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources;
(b) The director of the department of prisons; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada,
certifies that the person so convicted was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others. For the purposes of this subsection, the administrator and the director may each designate a person to represent him on the board.
3. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 2 who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a board recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 2.
4. The board may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to subsection 2 at any time.
5. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
6. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be released on probation unless a psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada certifies that the person so convicted is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
7.] For the purposes of this section, the breast feeding of a child by the mother of the child does not constitute an act of open and indecent or obscene exposure of her body.
Sec. 4 NRS 201.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:
201.230 [1.] A person who willfully and lewdly commits any lewd or lascivious act, other than acts constituting the crime of sexual assault, upon or with the body, or any part or member thereof, of a child under the age of 14 years, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of that person or of that child, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
[2. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be paroled unless a board consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources;
(b) The director of the department of prisons; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada,
certifies that the person so convicted was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others. For the purposes of this subsection, the administrator and the director may each designate a person to represent him on the board.
3. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 2 who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a board recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 2.
4. The board may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to subsection 2 at any time.
5. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
6. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 must not be released on probation unless a psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada certifies that the person so convicted is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.]
Sec. 5 NRS 201.450 is hereby amended to read as follows:
201.4501. A person who commits a sexual penetration on the dead body of a human being is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison:
(a) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served;
(b) For a definite term of 15 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served;
(c) By a fine of not more than $20,000; or
(d) By both fine and imprisonment.
2. [A person convicted of a violation of subsection 1 must not be granted probation or parole unless a psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada certifies that the person is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
3. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 2 for the purpose of being granted parole who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a psychologist or psychiatrist recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 2.
4. The psychologist or psychiatrist who certified an offender pursuant to subsection 2 may revoke the certification of the offender at any time.
5. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
6.] For the purposes of this section, "sexual penetration" means cunnilingus, fellatio or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person's body or any object manipulated or inserted by a person into the genital or anal openings of the body of another, including, without limitation, sexual intercourse in what would be its ordinary meaning if practiced upon the living.
Sec. 6 NRS 207.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:
207.180 1. Any person who knowingly sends or delivers any letter or writing:
(a) Threatening to accuse another of a crime or misdemeanor, or to expose or publish any of his infirmities or failings, with intent to extort money, goods, chattels or other valuable thing; or
(b) Threatening to maim, wound, kill or murder, or to burn or destroy his house or other property, or to accuse another of a crime or misdemeanor, or expose or publish any of his infirmities, though no money, goods, chattels or other valuable thing be demanded,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Any person who:
(a) Writes and sends, or writes and delivers, either through the mail, express, by private parties or otherwise, any anonymous letter, or any letter bearing a fictitious name, charging any person with crime; or
(b) Writes and sends any anonymous letter or letters bearing a fictitious name, containing vulgar or threatening language, obscene pictures, or containing reflections upon his standing in society or in the community,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[3. No person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 may be released on probation unless a psychologist licensed to practice in Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in Nevada certifies that the person so convicted is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.]
Sec. 7 Chapter 176 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of an offense listed in subsection 3 unless a psychologist licensed to practice in this state or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state certifies that the person is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
2. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to consider a person for certification pursuant to this section.
3. The provisions of this section apply to a person convicted of any of the following offenses:
(a) Attempted sexual assault of a person who is 16 years of age or older pursuant to NRS 200.366.
(b) Statutory sexual seduction pursuant to NRS 200.368.
(c) Battery with intent to commit sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.400.
(d) Abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to NRS 200.508.
(e) An offense involving pornography and a minor pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730, inclusive.
(f) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180.
(g) Solicitation of a minor to engage in acts constituting the infamous crime against nature pursuant to NRS 201.195.
(h) Open or gross lewdness pursuant to NRS 201.210.
(i) Indecent or obscene exposure pursuant to NRS 201.220.
(j) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230.
(k) Sexual penetration of a dead human body pursuant to NRS 201.450.
(l) A violation of NRS 207.180.
(m) An attempt to commit an offense listed in paragraphs (b) to (l), inclusive.
(n) Coercion or attempted coercion that is determined to be sexually motivated pursuant to section 92 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session.
Sec. 8 NRS 176.175 is hereby amended to read as follows:
176.175 As used in NRS 176.175 to 176.245, inclusive, [and] section 83 of [this act,] Senate Bill No. 325 of this session and section 7 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of parole commissioners.
2. "Court" means a district court of the State of Nevada.
3. "Parole and probation officer" means the chief parole and probation officer or an assistant parole and probation officer appointed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 213 of NRS.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the sentencing court.
5. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the board or chief parole and probation officer.
6. "Surety bond" means a written undertaking, executed by a surety, that a person will, as a result of the bond, participate in a program of probation and that in the event that the person violates a condition of the program of probation, the surety will pay the court the amount of money specified for the bond.
Sec. 9 NRS 176.185 is hereby amended to read as follows:
176.185 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section [, whenever] and section 7 of this act, if a person is found guilty in a district court of a crime upon verdict or plea, except in cases of murder of the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first degree, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault of a child who is less than 16 years of age, an offense for which the suspension of sentence or the granting of probation is expressly forbidden, or [where] if the person is found to be a habitual criminal pursuant to NRS 207.010, a habitually fraudulent felon pursuant to NRS 207.014 or a habitual felon pursuant to NRS 207.012, the court:
(a) If the person is found guilty of a category E felony, shall suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation to the person pursuant to NRS 193.130; or
(b) If the person is found guilty of any other felony, a gross misdemeanor or a misdemeanor, may suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation as the court deems advisable.
2. In determining whether to place a person on probation, the court shall not consider whether the person has the financial ability to participate in a program of probation secured by a surety bond established pursuant to NRS 176.1851 to 176.18525, inclusive.
3. [The court may grant probation to a person convicted of indecent or obscene exposure or of lewdness only if a certificate of a psychologist or psychiatrist, as required by NRS 201.210, 201.220 or 201.230, is received by the court.] The court shall consider the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 213.10988 and the recommendation of the chief parole and probation officer, if any, in determining whether to grant probation.
4. If the court determines that a defendant is otherwise eligible for probation but requires more supervision than would normally be provided to a person granted probation, the court may, in lieu of sentencing him to a term of imprisonment, grant him probation pursuant to the program of intensive supervision established pursuant to NRS 176.198.
5. The court shall not, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grant probation to a person convicted of a felony until the court receives a written report from the chief parole and probation officer. The chief parole and probation officer shall submit a written report not later than 45 days following a request for a probation investigation from the county clerk, but if a report is not submitted by the chief parole and probation officer within 45 days the district judge may grant probation without the written report.
6. If the court determines that a defendant is otherwise eligible for probation, the court shall when determining the conditions of that probation consider the imposition of such conditions as would facilitate timely payments by the defendant of his obligation, if any, for the support of a child and the payment of any such obligation which is in arrears.
Sec. 10 Chapter 213 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The board shall not release on parole a prisoner convicted of an offense listed in subsection 5 unless a panel consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources or his designee;
(b) The director of the department of prisons or his designee; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in this state or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state,
certifies that the prisoner was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
2. A prisoner who has been certified pursuant to subsection 1 and who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a panel recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 1.
3. The panel may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to subsection 1 at any time.
4. This section does not create a right in any prisoner to be certified or continue to be certified and no prisoner may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a prisoner before a panel for certification pursuant to this section.
5. The provisions of this section apply to a prisoner convicted of any of the following offenses:
(a) Sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366.
(b) Statutory sexual seduction pursuant to NRS 200.368.
(c) Battery with intent to commit sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.400.
(d) Abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to NRS 200.508.
(e) An offense involving pornography and a minor pursuant to NRS 200.710 to 200.730, inclusive.
(f) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180.
(g) Solicitation of a minor to engage in acts constituting the infamous crime against nature pursuant to NRS 201.195.
(h) Open or gross lewdness pursuant to NRS 201.210.
(i) Indecent or obscene exposure pursuant to NRS 201.220.
(j) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230.
(k) Sexual penetration of a dead human body pursuant to NRS 201.450.
(l) An attempt to commit an offense listed in paragraphs (a) to (l), inclusive.
(m) Coercion or attempted coercion that is determined to be sexually motivated pursuant to section 92 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session.
Sec. 11 NRS 213.107 is hereby amended to read as follows:
213.107 As used in NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive, section 2 of Senate Bill No. 17 of this session , [and] section 94 of [this act] Senate Bill No. 325 of this session and section 10 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of parole commissioners.
2. "Chief" means the chief parole and probation officer.
3. "Division" means the division of parole and probation of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the board.
5. "Sex offender" means any person who has been or is convicted of a sexual offense.
6. "Sexual offense" means:
(a) A violation of NRS 200.366, subsection 4 of NRS 200.400, NRS 200.710, 200.720, subsection 2 of NRS 200.730, NRS 201.180, paragraph (a) or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 201.195, NRS 201.230 or 201.450;
(b) An attempt to commit any offense listed in paragraph (a); or
(c) An act of murder in the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first or second degree, false imprisonment, burglary or invasion of the home if the act is determined to be sexually motivated at a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 175.547.
7. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the board or the chief.
Sec. 12 NRS 213.1099 is hereby amended to read as follows:
213.1099 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section , section 10 of this act and NRS 213.1215, the board may release on parole a prisoner who is otherwise eligible for parole pursuant to NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive.
2. In determining whether to release a prisoner on parole, the board shall consider:
(a) Whether there is a reasonable probability that the prisoner will live and remain at liberty without violating the laws;
(b) Whether the release is incompatible with the welfare of society;
(c) The seriousness of the offense and the history of criminal conduct of the prisoner;
(d) The standards adopted pursuant to NRS 213.10885 and the recommendation, if any, of the chief; and
(e) Any documents or testimony submitted by a victim notified pursuant to NRS 213.130.
3. When a person is convicted of a felony and is punished by a sentence of imprisonment, he remains subject to the jurisdiction of the board from the time he is released on parole under the provisions of this chapter until the expiration of the maximum term of imprisonment imposed by the court less any credits earned to reduce his sentence pursuant to chapter 209 of NRS.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.1215, the board may not release on parole a prisoner whose sentence to death or to life without possibility of parole has been commuted to a lesser penalty unless it finds that the prisoner has served at least 20 consecutive years in the state prison, is not under an order to be detained to answer for a crime or violation of parole or probation in another jurisdiction, and that he does not have a history of:
(a) Recent misconduct in the institution, and that he has been recommended for parole by the director of the department of prisons;
(b) Repetitive criminal conduct;
(c) Criminal conduct related to the use of alcohol or drugs;
(d) Repetitive sexual deviance, violence or aggression; or
(e) Failure in parole, probation, work release or similar programs.
5. In determining whether to release a prisoner on parole pursuant to this section, the board shall not consider whether the prisoner will soon be eligible for release pursuant to NRS 213.1215.
6. The board shall not release on parole an offender convicted of an offense listed in section 63 of [this act] Senate Bill No. 325 of this session until the law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the offender will be released on parole has been provided an opportunity to give the notice required by the attorney general pursuant to sections 61 to 76, inclusive, of [this act.] Senate Bill No. 325 of this session.
Sec. 13 Section 13 of Senate Bill No. 133 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13. NRS 176.185 is hereby amended to read as follows:
176.185 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 7 of [this act,] Senate Bill No. 5 of this session, if a person is found guilty in a district court [of a crime] upon verdict or plea [, except in cases of murder] of:
(a) Murder of the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first degree, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault of a child who is less than 16 years of age, an offense for which the suspension of sentence or the granting of probation is expressly forbidden, or if the person is found to be a habitual criminal pursuant to NRS 207.010, a habitually fraudulent felon pursuant to NRS 207.014 or a habitual felon pursuant to NRS 207.012, the court [:
(a) If the person is found guilty of a] shall not suspend the execution of the sentence imposed or grant probation to the person.
(b) A category E felony, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the court shall suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation to the person . [pursuant to NRS 193.130; or
(b) If the person is found guilty of any other] The court may, as it deems advisable, decide not to suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation to the person if, at the time the crime was committed, the person:
(1) Was serving a term of probation, whether in this state or elsewhere, for a felony conviction;
(2) Had previously had his probation revoked, whether in this state or elsewhere, for a felony conviction; or
(3) Had previously been two times convicted, whether in this state or elsewhere, of a crime that under the laws of the situs of the crime or of this state would amount to a felony.
If the person denies the existence of a previous conviction, the court shall determine the issue of the previous conviction after hearing all relevant evidence presented on the issue by the prosecution and the person. At such a hearing, the person may not challenge the validity of a previous conviction. For the purposes of this subparagraph, a certified copy of a felony conviction is prima facie evidence of conviction of a prior felony.
(c) Another felony, a gross misdemeanor or a misdemeanor, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence imposed and grant probation as the court deems advisable.
2. In determining whether to place a person on probation, the court shall not consider whether the person has the financial ability to participate in a program of probation secured by a surety bond established pursuant to NRS 176.1851 to 176.18525, inclusive.
3. The court shall consider the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 213.10988 and the recommendation of the chief parole and probation officer, if any, in determining whether to grant probation.
4. If the court determines that a defendant is otherwise eligible for probation but requires more supervision than would normally be provided to a person granted probation, the court may, in lieu of sentencing him to a term of imprisonment, grant him probation pursuant to the program of intensive supervision established pursuant to NRS 176.198.
5. The court shall not, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grant probation to a person convicted of a felony until the court receives a written report from the chief parole and probation officer. The chief parole and probation officer shall submit a written report not later than 45 days following a request for a probation investigation from the county clerk, but if a report is not submitted by the chief parole and probation officer within 45 days the district judge may grant probation without the written report.
6. If the court determines that a defendant is otherwise eligible for probation, the court shall when determining the conditions of that probation consider the imposition of such conditions as would facilitate timely payments by the defendant of his obligation, if any, for the support of a child and the payment of any such obligation which is in arrears.
Sec. 14 Section 92 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 92. Chapter 207 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person is convicted of coercion or attempted coercion in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 207.190, the court shall, at the request of the prosecuting attorney, conduct a separate hearing to determine whether the offense was sexually motivated. A request for such a hearing may not be submitted to the court unless the prosecuting attorney, not less than 72 hours before the commencement of the trial, files and serves upon the defendant a written notice of his intention to request such a hearing.
2. A hearing requested pursuant to subsection 1 must be conducted before:
(a) The court imposes its sentence; or
(b) A separate penalty hearing is conducted.
3. At the hearing, only evidence concerning the question of whether the offense was sexually motivated may be presented. The prosecuting attorney must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the offense was sexually motivated.
4. A person may stipulate that his offense was sexually motivated before a hearing held pursuant to subsection 1 or as part of an agreement to plead nolo contendere, guilty or guilty but mentally ill.
5. The court shall enter in the record:
(a) Its finding from a hearing held pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) A stipulation made pursuant to subsection 4.
6. For the purposes of this section, an offense is "sexually motivated" if one of the purposes for which the person committed the offense was his sexual gratification.
Sec. 15 Section 95 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 95. NRS 213.107 is hereby amended to read as follows:
213.107 As used in NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive, [and] section 2 of [this act,] Senate Bill No. 17 of this session and section 94 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of parole commissioners.
2. "Chief" means the chief parole and probation officer.
3. "Division" means the division of parole and probation of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the board.
5. "Sex offender" means any person who has been or is convicted of a sexual offense.
6. "Sexual offense" means:
(a) A violation of NRS 200.366, subsection 4 of NRS 200.400, NRS 200.710, 200.720, subsection 2 of NRS 200.730, NRS 201.180, paragraph (a) or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 201.195, NRS 201.230 or 201.450;
(b) An attempt to commit any offense listed in paragraph (a); or
(c) An act of murder in the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first or second degree, false imprisonment, burglary or invasion of the home if the act is determined to be sexually motivated at a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 175.547.
7. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the board or the chief.
Sec. 16 Section 104 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 104. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.
2. [Section 91.3] Sections 91.3 and 95 of this act [becomes] become effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 1997.
Sec. 17 Section 9 of Senate Bill No. 402 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9. NRS 213.107 is hereby amended to read as follows:
213.107 As used in NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive, section 2 of Senate Bill No. 17 of this session, section 94 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session , [and] section 10 of [this act,] Senate Bill No. 5 of this session and section 8 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of parole commissioners.
2. "Chief" means the chief parole and probation officer.
3. "Division" means the division of parole and probation of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the board.
5. "Sex offender" means any person who has been or is convicted of a sexual offense.
6. "Sexual offense" means:
(a) A violation of NRS 200.366, subsection 4 of NRS 200.400, NRS 200.710, 200.720, subsection 2 of NRS 200.730, NRS 201.180, paragraph (a) or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 201.195, NRS 201.230 or 201.450;
(b) An attempt to commit any offense listed in paragraph (a); or
(c) An act of murder in the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first or second degree, false imprisonment, burglary or invasion of the home if the act is determined to be sexually motivated at a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 175.547.
7. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the board or the chief.
Sec. 18 Section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 240 of this session is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. NRS 213.107 is hereby amended to read as follows:
213.107 As used in NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive, section 2 of Senate Bill No. 17 of this session, section 94 of Senate Bill No. 325 of this session, section 10 of Senate Bill No. 5 of this session , [and] section 8 of [this act,] Senate Bill No. 402 of this session and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of parole commissioners.
2. "Chief" means the chief parole and probation officer.
3. "Division" means the division of parole and probation of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the board.
5. "Sex offender" means any person who has been or is convicted of a sexual offense.
6. "Sexual offense" means:
(a) A violation of NRS 200.366, subsection 4 of NRS 200.400, NRS 200.710, 200.720, subsection 2 of NRS 200.730, NRS 201.180, paragraph (a) or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 201.195, NRS 201.230 or 201.450;
(b) An attempt to commit any offense listed in paragraph (a); or
(c) An act of murder in the first or second degree, kidnaping in the first or second degree, false imprisonment, burglary or invasion of the home if the act is determined to be sexually motivated at a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 175.547.
7. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the board or the chief.
Sec. 19 Assembly Bill No. 240 of this session is hereby amended by adding a new section designated sec. 6, following sec. 5, to read as follows:
Sec. 6. Section 2 of this act becomes effective at 12:02 a.m. on October 1, 1997.
Sec. 20 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources for carrying out the provisions of this act:
For the fiscal year 1997-1998 $48,891
For the fiscal year 1998-1999 $57,383
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 21 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the department of prisons for carrying out the provisions of this act:
For the fiscal year 1997-1998 $7,722
For the fiscal year 1998-1999 $4,929
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 22 NRS 200.375 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 23 The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 24 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, this act becomes effective on October 1, 1997.
2. This subsection and sections 20 and 21 of this act become effective on July 1, 1997.
TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION
200.375 Limitations on parole.
1. A person convicted of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault may not be paroled unless a board consisting of:
(a) The administrator of the mental hygiene and mental retardation division of the department of human resources;
(b) The director of the department of prisons; and
(c) A psychologist licensed to practice in the State of Nevada or a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in the State of Nevada,
certifies that the person so convicted was under observation while confined in an institution of the department of prisons and is not a menace to the health, safety or morals of others.
2. A person who has been certified pursuant to subsection 1 who returns for any reason to the custody of the department of prisons may not be paroled unless a board recertifies him in the manner set forth in subsection 1.
3. The board may revoke the certification of an offender certified pursuant to this section at any time.
4. This section does not create a right in any person to be certified or continue to be certified and no person may bring a cause of action against the state, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees for not certifying or refusing to place a person before a board for certification pursuant to this section.
5. For the purposes of this section, the administrator and the director may each designate a person to represent him on the board.