Senate Bill No. 343–Committee on Natural Resources

(On Behalf of Division of Wildlife)

March 10, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing payment of storage fees for vessel stored to preserve evidence of crime. (BDR 43-435)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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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 vessels; revising the provisions governing the payment of storage fees for certain vessels stored to preserve evidence of the commission of a crime; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 488.910 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 488.910 1. If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a

1-3 vessel or its contents contain evidence tending to show that a criminal

1-4 offense has been committed or that a particular person has committed an

1-5 offense, the officer may take whatever steps are reasonable to ensure the

1-6 preservation of [such] the evidence including safe storage of the vessel or

1-7 its contents.

1-8 2. If a criminal conviction is obtained as a result of an action taken

1-9 pursuant to subsection 1, the person convicted shall pay any storage fees

1-10 incurred pursuant to that subsection. If a conviction is not obtained, the

1-11 [division of wildlife of the state department of conservation and natural

1-12 resources] law enforcement agency that seized the vessel pursuant to

1-13 subsection 1 shall pay those fees.

1-14 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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