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NV SB35

Bill

Status

Passed

6/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

Senate

83rd Legislature (2025)

AI Summary

  • Sexual abuse of a prisoner by prison employees, contractors, or volunteers upgraded from category D felony to category B felony, punishable by 1-10 years in state prison

  • Unauthorized custodial conduct with a prisoner upgraded from gross misdemeanor to category C felony; separate misdemeanor penalty for attempted unauthorized custodial conduct eliminated

  • "Intoxicating liquor" replaced with broader term "intoxicant" in prohibitions on furnishing substances to prisoners

  • "Intoxicant" defined to include controlled substance analogs, alcoholic beverages, synthetic cannabinoids, and any chemical or compound used to achieve stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effects

  • Furnishing an intoxicant to a prisoner remains a gross misdemeanor, while furnishing weapons, explosives, or controlled substances remains a category B felony with 1-6 years imprisonment and up to $5,000 fine

Legislative Description

Revises provisions governing certain offenses relating to prisoners. (BDR 16-444)

Last Action

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 437. (Effective October 1, 2025)

6/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/23/2025
Finance4/14/2025
Judiciary11/15/2024

Full Bill Text

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