It is the policy of this State to provide assistance to persons who are victims of violent crimes or the dependents of victims of violent crimes.
NRS 217.010
Policy of State
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Criminal Injuries Compensation Board v. Remson (1978)
Most recently applied in POOLE VS. NEV. AUTO DEALERSHIP INV.'S, LLC (September 2019)
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1151; A 1975, 1292, 1788; 1981, 1666)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.