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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, financial or psychological harm as a result of the commission of a crime, including, without limitation:
(a) A person who is injured or killed as the direct result of a criminal act;
(b) A minor who was involved in the production of pornography in violation of NRS 200.710, 200.720, 200.725 or 200.730;
(c) A minor who was sexually abused, as “sexual abuse” is defined in NRS 432B.100;
(d) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a violation of NRS 484C.110 or any act or neglect of duty punishable pursuant to NRS 484C.430 or 484C.440;
(e) A pedestrian who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of a driver of a motor vehicle who failed to stop at the scene of a crash involving the driver and the pedestrian in violation of NRS 484E.010;
(f) An older person or a vulnerable person who is abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned in violation of NRS 200.5099 or 200.50995;
(g) A person who is physically injured or killed as the direct result of an act of international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331(1);
(h) A person who is trafficked in violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300;
(i) A veteran who experienced an act of sexual assault while serving on active duty, active duty for training or inactive duty training;
(j) A person who is subjected to facilitating sex trafficking in violation of subsection 1 of NRS 201.301; or
(k) A person who is an immediate family member of a victim who:
(1) Is a minor;
(2) Is physically or mentally incompetent; or
(3) Was killed.
2. The term includes any person who was harmed by an act listed in subsection 1, regardless of whether:
(a) The person is a resident of this State, a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to reside in the United States; or
(b) The act was committed by an adult or a minor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 217.070. “Victim” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-16-correctional-institutions-aid-to-victims-of-crime/nv-rev-st-217-070/
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