Amendment No. 13

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 42 (BDR 15-173)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Yes Title: Preamble: Yes Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 11 and the text of repealed sections and adding new sections designated sections 1 and 2, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

"Section 1. 1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a subcommittee of legislators to conduct an interim study concerning misdemeanors.

2. The study must include an analysis of:

(a) The existing statutes concerning misdemeanors to determine whether it is feasible to categorize misdemeanors and provide penalties commensurate with the categorization;

(b) Whether it is beneficial to amend the Nevada Revised Statutes to categorize misdemeanors in such a manner;

(c) The effect that categorizing misdemeanors in such a manner would have on the courts of this state, including, without limitation, any increase in the volume of cases handled by the courts and any necessary changes to the jurisdiction of the lower courts; and

(d) Any other matter related to misdemeanors, as deemed necessary by the subcommittee.

3. The Legislative Commission shall submit a report of the results of the study and any recommendations for legislation to the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature.

Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.".

Amend the bill as a whole by adding a preamble, immediately preceding the enacting clause, to read as follows:

"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,".

Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

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

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

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