Summary of Legislation Nevada Legislature 77th Session, 2013 Nevada Supreme Court Kristina Pickering, Chief Justice Prepared by the Administrative Office of the Courts Robin L. Sweet, Director and State Court Administrator R. Ben Graham, Governmental Relations Advisor John R. McCormick, Assistant Court Administrator 201 South Carson Street, Suite 250 Carson City, NV 89701 (775) 684-1700 / Fax (775) 684-1723 www.nevadajudiciary.us September 2013 Nevada Supreme Court 2013 Chief Justice Kristina Pickering Associate Chief Justice Mark Gibbons Associate Justices James W. Hardesty Ron D. Parraguirre Michael A. Cherry Michael L. Douglas Nancy M. Saitta This document has been prepared by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for educational purposes only, and is not intended to substitute for legal advice. Readers should conduct their own review and analysis of the law and/or seek legal advice. In no event shall the AOC, its officers, employees, or agents be liable for any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from the availability, use, or reliance on information contained herein, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not the AOC is advised of the possibility of such damages. Nevada Supreme Court ii 2013 Legislative Summary Nevada Supreme Court iii 2013 Legislative Summary Introduction Thank you for taking the time to read our Summary of Legislation for 2013. We hope you will find it helpful in understanding, preparing for, and implementing the statutory changes enacted this year. This document provides the most utility when it is viewed and used electronically as a PDF file (download Adobe Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html). All the hyperlinks herein are active and will take you to the specified destination; be it an NRS, a specific bill, or a resource website. Additionally, the Table of Contents is also linked, so clicking on a bill will take you to that page. This document also contains a few appendices that provide additional information that you may find useful, including a schedule of the new justice court civil filing fees and a resource list. These sections, as well as each different section of the document, are available separately by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). This year’s version also includes a new section covering bills of interest to the Judicial Branch that were vetoed by Governor Sandoval; including two bills that would have substantively changed DUI victim impact panels and jury selection. This document will be presented via a live webinar on the Supreme Court’s website: www.nevadajudiciary.us. The webinar will also be available for viewing later on the Court’s website. Thank You, Robin, Ben, and John A Note on Spacing in this Document You may notice that for NRS Chapters numbered under 100, extra spaces appear between the NRS and the chapter number when listed in this document. This is due to the indexing feature of Microsoft Word and is intentional. Nevada Supreme Court iv 2013 Legislative Summary Table of Contents Civil .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 I. Estates/Probate....................................................................................................................................... 1 SB131, On-Line Accounts .................................................................................................................... 1 II. General ................................................................................................................................................. 1 AB132, Civil Immunity for Nursing Home Workers ........................................................................... 1 AB322, Motor Vehicle Personal Injury ................................................................................................ 1 AB326, Arbitration ............................................................................................................................... 1 SB140, Lien for Attorneys’ Fees .......................................................................................................... 2 SB286, SLAPP Suits ............................................................................................................................. 2 SB351, Healthcare Liens....................................................................................................................... 3 SB441, Corporations ............................................................................................................................. 3 III. Limited Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................................ 4 AB54, Justice Court Civil Filing Fees .................................................................................................. 4 AB223, Eviction and Constables .......................................................................................................... 5 SB4, Disease Testing Orders ................................................................................................................ 6 SB267, Tanning Establishments ........................................................................................................... 6 Criminal ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 I. New Crimes .......................................................................................................................................... 7 AB67, Human Trafficking .................................................................................................................... 7 AB146, Involuntary Servitude of Minor ............................................................................................... 7 AB194, Liability for Destruction of Property ....................................................................................... 8 AB212, Possession of Cell Phones in Jail ............................................................................................. 8 AB246, Selling Animals at Swap Meets ............................................................................................... 9 AB395, HOA Bullying ......................................................................................................................... 9 SB11, Possession of Wildlife ................................................................................................................ 9 SB72, Horse Tripping ........................................................................................................................... 9 SB139, Gender Identity Hate Crimes ................................................................................................. 10 SB199, Unlicensed Surgery ................................................................................................................ 10 SB365, Stolen Valor ........................................................................................................................... 11 SB371, Feeding Big Game Mammals ................................................................................................. 11 SB374, Medical Marijuana ................................................................................................................. 12 Nevada Supreme Court v 2013 Legislative Summary SB432, Taxicab Signs ......................................................................................................................... 12 II. Post-Conviction/Corrections .............................................................................................................. 13 AB30, Sex Offender Notification ....................................................................................................... 13 AB43, Good-Time Credits .................................................................................................................. 13 AB91, Boot-Camp Programs .............................................................................................................. 13 AB233, DNA Testing Petitions .......................................................................................................... 14 SB32, Corrections Collections ............................................................................................................ 14 SB71, Aggregation of Sentences ........................................................................................................ 14 SB101, Pre-Trial Supervision ............................................................................................................. 15 III. Procedure .......................................................................................................................................... 16 AB64, Delivery of PSI Reports........................................................................................................... 16 AB97, Habitual Criminals................................................................................................................... 16 AB156, Sealing of Records ................................................................................................................. 17 AB423, PSI Reports ...........................................................................................................................