Nevada Victims’ Bill of Rights
The 1983 Nevada
Legislature mandated certain rights and guarantees
to crime victims and witnesses. Accordingly,
Chapter 178 of the Nevada Revised Statutes
recognizes the following needs and rights of crime
victims.
You have the right:
- To know the status of the case in which you are
involved
- To be free from intimidation or dissuasion
- To know when your impounded property may be released.
- To receive a witness fee for lawful obedience to a
subpoena.
- To understand the existing victim compensation laws
and receive compensation if applicable.
- To a secure waiting area, which is not available to
the defendant or his family, when you are at court.
- To know when the defendant is released from custody
before or during trial (upon written request).
- To know when the offender is released from prison
(upon written request).
More information on victims’ rights in Nevada is
available in the booklet
“Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Crime Victim and
Witness”, produced by the
Nevada Advisory
Council for Prosecuting Attorneys. The booklet is
available online by clicking on the link above or in
hard copy by calling the Nevada Attorney General’s Reno
Office at 775-688-1818.
