Amendment No. 558

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 15  First Reprint                                                  (BDR 14‑199)

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 2, by deleting lines 20 through 22 and inserting:

mentally retarded, the court must make such a finding in the record and strike the notice of intent to seek the death penalty. Such a finding may be appealed to the Supreme Court pursuant to NRS 177.015.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, lines 2 and 3, by deleting:

a sentence of death may not be imposed” and inserting:

the defendant is mentally retarded and has stricken the notice of intent to seek the death penalty”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 3, lines 23 and 24, by deleting:

pursuant to section 1 of this act that the defendant may not receive a sentence of death,” and inserting:

the defendant to be mentally retarded and has stricken the notice of intent to seek the death penalty pursuant to section 1 of this act,”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 12, by deleting “imposed,” and inserting:

imposed and a prior determination regarding mental retardation has not been made pursuant to section 1 of this act,”.

     Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 20, by deleting “Court.” and inserting:

Court pursuant to NRS 177.015.”.

     Amend sec. 7, page 7, lines 7 and 8, by deleting:

a sentence of death may not be imposed upon the defendant;” and inserting:

the defendant is mentally retarded and has stricken the notice of intent to seek the death penalty;”.