Assembly Bill No. 42–Assemblyman Carpenter

Prefiled January 12, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Directs Legislative Commission to conduct interim study concerning misdemeanors. (BDR S-173)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to crimes; directing the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study concerning misdemeanors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Whereas, During the 1995 Legislative Session, legislation was enacted

to provide categories for felonies; and

Whereas, The Nevada Revised Statutes currently has only two

categories of misdemeanors that are designated as misdemeanors and gross

misdemeanors; and

Whereas, A study needs to be conducted to determine whether

providing categories for misdemeanors and penalties commensurate with

those categories would provide more consistency in the criminal statutory

scheme; now, therefore,

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. 1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a

1-2 subcommittee of legislators to conduct an interim study concerning

1-3 misdemeanors.

1-4 2. The study must include an analysis of:

1-5 (a) The existing statutes concerning misdemeanors to determine

1-6 whether it is feasible to categorize misdemeanors and provide penalties

1-7 commensurate with the categorization;

1-8 (b) Whether it is beneficial to amend the Nevada Revised Statutes to

1-9 categorize misdemeanors in such a manner;

2-1 (c) The effect that categorizing misdemeanors in such a manner would

2-2 have on the courts of this state, including, without limitation, any increase

2-3 in the volume of cases handled by the courts and any necessary changes to

2-4 the jurisdiction of the lower courts; and

2-5 (d) Any other matter related to misdemeanors, as deemed necessary by

2-6 the subcommittee.

2-7 3. The Legislative Commission shall submit a report of the results of

2-8 the study and any recommendations for legislation to the 71st session of

2-9 the Nevada Legislature.

2-10 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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