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NRS 213.040

District attorneys to furnish Board with statement upon receipt of notice of application for remission, commutation or pardon; notice of application to victim

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kelch v. Director, Nevada Department of Prisons (1993)

Most recently applied in Kelch v. Director, Nevada Department of Prisons (December 1993)

[6:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11574]—(NRS A 1957, 333; 1983, 1331; 1997, 3244)

All district attorneys receiving notice of an application for a pardon, or commutation of punishment, or remission of fine or forfeiture, shall transmit forthwith to:

1. The Board a statement in writing of facts surrounding the commission of the offense for which the applicant is incarcerated or subject to penalty and any information affecting the merits of the application.

2. Each victim of the person applying for clemency a copy of the notice of the application, if the victim so requests in writing and provides his or her current address. If a current address is not provided, the district attorney may not be held responsible if a copy of the notice is not received by the victim. All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current or former address, which pertains to a victim and which is received by the district attorney pursuant to this subsection is confidential.

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