NRS 174.519: Request for preference in setting date for trial where child is victim or witness; court may consider effect on child of delay in commencement of trial.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
- CHAPTER 174 - ARRAIGNMENT AND PREPARATION FOR TRIAL
- TIME OF TRIAL
If the trial involves acts committed against a child less than 16 years of age or involving acts witnessed by a child less than 16 years of age, the prosecuting attorney shall request the court, in its discretion, to give preference in setting a date for the trial of the defendant. In making a ruling, the court may consider the effect a delay in the commencement of the trial might have on the mental or emotional health or well-being of the child.
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