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

NRS 63.420: Physical examination of child before commitment; report; payment of costs.

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  1. TITLE 5 — JUVENILE JUSTICE
  2. CHAPTER 63 - STATE FACILITIES FOR DETENTION OF CHILDREN
  3. COMMITMENT TO FACILITY

1. Before a child is committed to a facility, the juvenile court shall order that a physician conduct a physical examination of the child, which includes a blood test, test for tuberculosis, urinalysis and an examination for venereal disease.

2. Not later than 5 days after the date on which the physical examination is conducted, the physician shall make a written report of the results of the physical examination to the clerk of the court.

3. Upon receipt of the written report:

(a) The clerk of the court shall immediately forward a copy of the written report to the superintendent of the facility; and

(b) The county auditor shall allow a claim for payment to the physician for the physical examination.

Collected 2026-09-03T05:51:30Z. Source file · JSON

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