2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                       A AB417 R1 908

Amendment No. 908

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 417  First Reprint                                                (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 15 and inserting:

“48.061  [Evidence]

     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 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] alleged victim of the domestic violence that is offered by the prosecution or defense is admissible in [chief and in rebuttal,] a criminal proceeding for any relevant purpose, including, without limitation, when determining:

     [1.] (a) Whether a [person] defendant is excepted from criminal liability pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 194.010, to show the state of mind of the defendant.

     [2.] (b) Whether a [person] defendant in accordance with NRS 200.200 has killed another in self-defense, toward the establishment of the legal defense.

     2.  Expert testimony concerning the effect of domestic violence may not be offered against a defendant pursuant to subsection 1 to prove the occurrence of an act which forms the basis of a criminal charge against the defendant.

     3.  As used in this section, “domestic violence” means the commission of any act described in NRS 33.018.”.