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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 171.082. No limitation for sexual assault if identity of accused person is established by conducting genetic marker analysis of biological specimen and obtaining DNA profile

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. If the identity of a person who is accused of committing a sexual assault is established by conducting a genetic marker analysis of a biological specimen and obtaining a DNA profile, the period of limitation prescribed in NRS 171.085 is removed and there is no limitation of the time within which a prosecution for the sexual assault must be commenced.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Biological specimen” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09112.

(b) “DNA profile” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09115.

(c) “Genetic marker analysis” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09118.

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