Senate Bill No. 284–Committee on Judiciary

 

(On Behalf of Office of the Attorney General)

 

March 7, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Increases penalty for statutory sexual seduction of child who is under 14 years of age. (BDR 15‑482)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to crimes; increasing the penalty for statutory sexual seduction of a child who is under 14 years of age; 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 200.368 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    200.368  1.  A person who commits statutory sexual seduction shall

1-3  be punished:

1-4    [1.] (a) If he is 21 years of age or older[,] and:

1-5       (1) The victim is 14 or 15 years of age, for a category C felony as

1-6  provided in NRS 193.130.

1-7    [2.] (2) The victim is under 14 years of age, for a category A felony by

1-8  imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole,

1-9  with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has

1-10  been served, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than

1-11  $10,000.

1-12    (b) If he is under the age of 21 years[,] and:

1-13      (1) The victim is 14 or 15 years of age, for a gross misdemeanor.

1-14      (2) The victim is under 14 years of age, for a category A felony by

1-15  imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole,

1-16  with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has

1-17  been served, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than

1-18  $10,000.

1-19    2.  As used in this section, “victim” means a person who is subjected

1-20  to statutory sexual seduction.

2-1    Sec. 2.  The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses

2-2  committed before July 1, 2001.

2-3    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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