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NRS 11.215

Actions for damages for injury arising from sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of minor; actions involving injury arising from appearance of minor in pornography

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case S.V. v. R.V. (1996)

Most recently applied in Seres v. Lerner (December 2004)

(Added to NRS by 1991, 117; A 1993, 254, 455, 456; 2009, 2663; 2017, 483; 2021, 1585)

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1. An action to recover damages for an injury to a person arising from the sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of the plaintiff which occurred when the plaintiff was less than 18 years of age may be commenced against the alleged perpetrator or person convicted of the sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of the plaintiff at any time after the sexual abuse or sexual exploitation occurred. In such an action, if the alleged injury to the plaintiff is the result of a series of two or more acts constituting sexual abuse or sexual exploitation, the plaintiff is not required to identify which specific act in the series of acts caused the alleged injury.

2. An action to recover damages pursuant to NRS 41.1396 may be commenced at any time.

3. An action to recover damages pursuant to NRS 41.13965 must be commenced within 20 years after the plaintiff reaches 18 years of age.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Sexual abuse” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.100.

(b) “Sexual exploitation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.110.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.