2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A SB546 369
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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting section 1 and renumbering sections 2 through 6 as sections 1 through 5.
Amend sec. 2, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 42 through 49 on page 2 and lines 1 through 23 on page 3, and inserting:
“200.508 1. A person who[:
(a) Willfully] willfully causes a child who is less than 18 years of age to suffer unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering as a result of abuse or neglect or to be placed in a situation where the child may suffer physical pain or mental suffering as the result of abuse or neglect[; or
(b) Is] :
(a) If substantial bodily or mental harm results to the child:
(1) If the child is less than 14 years of age and the harm is the result of sexual abuse or exploitation, is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has been served; or
(2) In all other such cases to which subparagraph (1) does not apply, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years; or
(b) If substantial bodily or mental harm does not result to the child:
(1) If the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years; or
(2) If the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years,
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unless a more severe
penalty is prescribed by law for an act or omission that brings about the abuse
or neglect.
2. A person who is responsible for the safety or welfare of a child and who permits or allows that child to suffer unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering as a result of abuse or neglect or to be placed in a situation where the child may suffer physical pain or mental suffering as the result of abuse or neglect[,
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is guilty of a
gross misdemeanor unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for an act
or omission which brings about the abuse, neglect or danger.
2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1, if] :
(a) If substantial bodily or mental harm results to the child:
[(a)] (1) If the child is less than 14 years of age and the harm is the result of sexual abuse or exploitation, is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served; or
[(b)] (2) In all other such cases to which [paragraph (a)] subparagraph (1) does not apply, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years[.] ; or
(b) If substantial bodily or mental harm does not result to the child:
(1) If the person has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or
(2) If the person has previously been convicted of a violation of this section or of a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130,
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unless a more
severe penalty is prescribed by law for an act or omission that brings about
the abuse or neglect.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 24, by deleting “[3.] 4.” and inserting “3.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 4, by deleting line 17 and inserting:
“NRS 200.465, subsection 1, paragraph (a) of subsection 2 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 200.508, NRS 200.710, 200.720,”.
Amend sec. 4, page 5, by deleting line 17 and inserting:
“200.366 or a violation of subsection 1, paragraph (a) of subsection 2 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 200.508, the warden of”.
Amend sec. 5, page 6, by deleting lines 20 and 21 and inserting:
“(b) Abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 200.508;”
Amend sec. 6, page 6, by deleting lines 29 and 30 and inserting:
Sec. 5. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses committed before October 1, 2001.
2. The amendatory provisions of this act apply to offenses committed before October 1, 2001, for the purposes of determining whether a person is subject to the provisions of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 200.508, as amended by this act.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to crimes; revising the penalties for abuse or neglect of a child; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY―Revises penalties for abuse or neglect of child. (BDR 15‑471)”.