During the 2009 Legislative Session, the Attorney General's office was involved in the successful passage of 25 key pieces of legislation.
The following listing depicts bills that have or will soon be passed into law. The first group are bills which were submitted by the Office of the Attorney General. The second group are bills submitted by the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Victims of Crime subcommittee, which was chaired by Attorney General Masto. The third group were presented as a result of submissions by the High Tech Crime Board which is chaired by Attorney General Masto. The fourth group reflects bills the Office of the Attorney General either helped draft or testified supporting their passage.
AB 27 – revises and clarifies requirements and procedures for obtaining a Nevada identity theft passport
AB 46 – Makes various changes concerning the right of certain persons to purchase or possess a firearm. Requires a court to transmit certain records of adjudication concerning a person's mental health to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History. Also establishes procedures for those persons to petition a court to regain certain rights relating to the purchase or possession of a firearm.
AB 59 – Creates a rebuttable presumption against an award of custody or unsupervised visitation for any person who has abducted a child in the past
AB 85 – Establishes the Advisory Committee to Study Laws Concerning Sex Offender Registration which will prepare and submit to the Legislative Commission a biennial report.
AB 88 – Establishes a civil remedy for a person who was a victim of a sexual offense which was used to promote child pornography. Also establishes felony penalties for viewing streaming video of child pornography.
AB 90 – Revises certain provisions concerning the investigation and prosecution of deceptive trade practices. Requires information obtained in the course of certain investigations and proceedings be kept confidential in certain circumstances; authorizing the Attorney General to share such information, and otherwise cooperate with, officials of the Federal Government and other states.
SB 35 – Repeals the provision that prohibits the prosecution of a person in this State for a crime after the person is convicted or acquitted of the crime in another state, territory or country
SB 45 – Revises provisions relating to certain criminal cases involving older persons and vulnerable persons. Allows a prospective witness who is an older person or a vulnerable person to have his deposition taken for use at a trial or hearing under certain circumstances.
SB 48 – Repeals certain requirements regarding the delivery of cigarettes sold to consumers
SB 76 – Revises provisions governing the administrative procedures for the summary suspension of licenses issued by certain state agencies of the Executive Department of State Government
SB 82 – Establishes procedures for identifying certain funds associated with prepaid or stored value cards and authorizes certain contracts to carry out the provisions relating to the identification of such funds.
Bills Submitted by the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice, Victims of Crime Subcommittee
AB 114 – Makes changes concerning compensation to victims of crime extending the time to appeal the denial of a claim for compensation to a victim.
AB 116 – Revises provisions concerning compensation for victims of crime, requiring a law enforcement agency and juvenile court to provide certain requested investigative and police reports within a specific period. It excludes contributory conduct of a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault from consideration in certain determinations of compensation to the victim.
AB 120 – Makes changes concerning orders for protection of victims of sexual assault. Authorizes a victim of a sexual assault to seek a protective order against the person who allegedly committed the sexual assault. Establishes procedures for obtaining such orders and provides penalties.
SB 113 – Creating statutory subcommittees (Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime) of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice transferring responsibility for staff support of the Advisory Commission from the Attorney General to the Legislative Counsel Bureau
SB 235 – Revises the provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over certain offenses. Requires a juvenile court to hold a hearing to determine if certain persons should be transferred to district court for criminal proceedings. Excludes certain crimes from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
Bills Submitted by the High Tech Crime Board
SB 163 – Revises provisions governing safe and respectful learning environments in public schools to prohibit bullying and cyber bullying. Requires standards of conduct and performance for the courses of study in computer education and technology established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools to include a policy for the ethical, safe and secure use of computers and other electronic devices and revising certain prohibited acts to specifically include cyber bullying.
SB 223 – Revises the provisions relating to certain crimes involving credit cards and debit cards
SB 227 – Relates to security of personal information and requires the compliance with certain standards or the use of encryption by data collectors when transferring personal information.
Bills the Attorney General's Office Helped Draft or Testified in Support of Passage
AB 164 – Revises certain provisions concerning the crime of battery that is committed by strangulation. Increases the penalty for a battery which constitutes domestic violence if the battery is committed by strangulation and increases the penalty for a battery under other circumstances if the battery is committed by strangulation.
AB 322 – Makes various changes concerning conduct related to racketeering. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in certain fraudulent acts in the course of an enterprise or occupation.
AB 335 – Makes various changes relating to nuisances and criminal gangs. Provides that certain places used for certain illegal activities constitute a private nuisance, which creates civil liability and allows any person whose property is affected to bring a civil action to abate the nuisance and recover damages.
AB 337 – Creates in the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of Statewide Coordinator for Children Who Are Endangered by Drug Exposure
AB 380 – Provides for the freezing and forfeiture of the assets of a person who commits certain offenses involving the pandering or prostitution of a child
AB 461 – Makes various changes relating to older persons. Revises the provisions pertaining to the reporting of abuse, neglect, exploitation or isolation of an older person.