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S.B. 111
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SENATE BILL NO. 111–SENATOR BUCK
PREFILED JANUARY 23, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to crimes against public
decency and good morals. (BDR 15-94)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Increases or Newly
Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City
Jail or Detention Facility.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to crimes; prohibiting certain persons from
selling, offering for sale or purchasing child remains;
providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates various crimes against public decency and good morals
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and provides penalties to be imposed upon persons who commit such crimes.
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(Chapter 201 of NRS) This bill: (1) prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale
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or purchasing child remains except under certain circumstances; and (2) provides
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that a person who violates this prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 201 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
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thereto a new section to read as follows:
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall
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not sell, offer for sale or purchase child remains.
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2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to the sale or
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purchase of child remains by a hospital, accredited medical
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school, dental school or institution of higher education if the sale
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or purchase is related to education, research or a similar purpose.
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3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is
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guilty of a misdemeanor.
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4. As used in this section:
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(a) “Child” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
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(b) “Child remains” means the body of a deceased child, or
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part of the body which has been removed from a living child, in
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any stage of decomposition.
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Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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