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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 171 - Proceedings to Commitment
NRS 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.
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NV Rev Stat § 171.082 (2022)
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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.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1498)
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