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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 217.070: “Victim” defined.

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  1. TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME
  2. CHAPTER 217 - AID TO CERTAIN VICTIMS OF CRIME
  3. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL ACTS

1. “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, financial or psychological harm as a result of the commission of a crime, including, without limitation:

(a) A person who is injured or killed as the direct result of a criminal act;

(b) A minor who was involved in the production of child sexual abuse material in violation of NRS 200.710, 200.720, 200.725 or 200.730;

(c) A minor who was sexually abused, as “sexual abuse” is defined in NRS 432B.100;

(d) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a violation of NRS 484C.110 or any act or neglect of duty punishable pursuant to NRS 484C.430 or 484C.440;

(e) A pedestrian who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a driver of a motor vehicle who failed to stop at the scene of a crash involving the driver and the pedestrian in violation of NRS 484E.010;

(f) An older person or a vulnerable person who is abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned in violation of NRS 200.5099 or 200.50995;

(g) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of an act of international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331(1);

(h) A person who is trafficked in violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300;

(i) A veteran who experienced an act of sexual assault while serving on active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training;

(j) A person who is subjected to facilitating sex trafficking in violation of subsection 1 of NRS 201.301;

(k) A person who is the victim of a crime for which an additional penalty is imposed pursuant to NRS 193.1675 or an enhanced penalty is imposed pursuant to NRS 207.185; or

(l) A person who is an immediate family member of a victim who:

(1) Is a minor;

(2) Is physically or mentally incompetent; or

(3) Was killed.

2. The term includes any person who was harmed by an act listed in subsection 1, regardless of whether:

(a) The person is a resident of this State, a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to reside in the United States; or

(b) The act was committed by an adult or a minor.

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