Failure of entity to comply with Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights does not give standing to defendant or accused person to challenge conviction or sentence or constitute grounds for challenge.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 178A.250
in effect1. A defendant or person accused or convicted of a crime against a survivor does not have standing to seek to have his or her conviction or sentence set aside for any failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity to comply with the timing requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights.
2. Failure by a law enforcement agency, forensic laboratory or other relevant entity to comply with the requirements of the Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights does not constitute grounds for challenging the validity of a match or any information in the State DNA Database during any criminal or civil proceeding, and any evidence of such a match or any information in the State DNA Database must not be excluded by a court on such grounds.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-178A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026