{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-209.362","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 209.362","heading":"Adoption of policy for interactions between male correctional staff member and woman who is incarcerated; requirements of policy.","body":"1. Subject to the approval of the Director, the warden of each institution and the manager of each facility shall adopt a policy setting forth standards of conduct for interactions between a male correctional staff member and a woman who is incarcerated in the institution or facility.\n2. The policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:\n(a) Be consistent with any other applicable laws or regulations;\n(b) Prohibit a male correctional staff member from conducting an inspection or search of a woman who is incarcerated in the institution or facility and is in a state of undress in a private location, unless:\n(1) There are extraordinary circumstances; and\n(2) A female correctional staff member, or any female staff member of the institution or facility if a female correctional staff member is unavailable, is present at the time of the inspection or search; and\n(c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that a male correctional staff member who inspects or searches a woman pursuant to paragraph (b) submit to the warden of the institution or manager of the facility a written report concerning the inspection or search.\n3. A written report filed pursuant to subsection 2 must:\n(a) Be filed not later than 72 hours after the inspection or search occurs; and\n(b) Include a description of the inspection or search and any other information requested by the warden or manager, as applicable.\n4. As used in this section:\n(a) “Private location” means an area in an institution or facility in which a woman has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including, without limitation, an area which contains a shower or toilet, a medical examination room or an area in which body cavity searches are conducted.\n(b) “State of undress” means that the naked or undergarment-clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks or breast of a woman are exposed.","path":["TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME","CHAPTER 209 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS","CUSTODY, CARE AND EDUCATION OF OFFENDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-209.html#NRS209Sec362","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"cda34afafc8acfb1d028a7eabb05e57094dfdfa2248770fa71d355352ed57c34","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-209.361","next":"us-nv/nrs-209.365"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}