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2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 200 - Crimes Against the Person
NRS 200.5081 - District attorney may refer person suspected of violating NRS 200.508
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 200.5081 (2017)
for treatment or counseling.
1. A district attorney may, if the circumstances indicate that treatment or counseling is needed, refer a person who is suspected of violating a provision of NRS 200.508 to an appropriate public or private agency for treatment or counseling. The district attorney shall obtain the consent of the agency to which the district attorney intends to refer the person before doing so.
2. Nothing in this section limits the discretion of the district attorney to undertake prosecution of a person who has been referred for treatment or counseling pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1228)
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