2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                            A AB417 211

Amendment No. 211

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 417                                                                (BDR 4‑1175)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 2 through 6 and inserting:

     “48.061  1.  Evidence of domestic violence [as defined in NRS 33.018] and expert testimony concerning the effect of domestic violence , including, without limitation, the effect of physical, emotional or mental abuse, on the beliefs, behavior and perception of the person alleging the domestic violence that is offered by the prosecution or defense is admissible in [chief and in rebuttal] a criminal proceeding when determining:”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 12 through 18.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 19, by deleting “3.” and inserting “2.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 2, by deleting “2001.” and inserting “2002.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on October 1, 2002.”.

     Amend the title of the bill by deleting the second line and inserting:

“concerning the effects of domestic violence and evidence of domestic violence are admissible in a criminal”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions concerning admissibility of evidence in certain cases involving domestic violence. (BDR 4‑1175)”.