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Nevada Registrants Are Needed for Plea Bargain Study

·May 2, 2020
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[Janice approves this study] Dr. Lisa Anne Zilney of Montclair State University in New Jersey is looking for Nevada research participants for a study titled "Contextualizing the experiences of sexual…

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NV: Nevada to embark on new sex offender registry system, but critics say it’s overly harsh

·October 1, 2018
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Las Vegas attorney Alina Shell represents sex offenders, and she said it’s been an emotional time in recent weeks among clients calling her office. Starting Oct. 1, Nevada will be…

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NV: New bill may create longer waits at Las Vegas police headquarters

·September 28, 2018
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Days before a Nevada bill changing the sex offender registry goes into effect, the Metropolitan Police Department suggested ways to avoid anticipated large crowds at Las Vegas police headquarters. People…

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NV: Changes to sex offender registration system now in effect

·June 16, 2018
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Significant changes to Nevada’s sex offender registration system are in effect. Assembly Bill 579 (AB 579) aligns Nevada sex offender registration laws with the federal requirements of the Adam Walsh Child…

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NV: Giunchigliani responds to criticism over sex offender reporting bill as ‘untrue’ and ‘offensive’ in new ad

·June 5, 2018
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Giunchigliani is calling an attack over her involvement in exempting teachers from a sex offender reporting bill while she was an assemblywoman “untrue” and “offensive” in…

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NV: Giunchigliani amendment exempted teachers from bill expanding sex offender reporting laws

·May 24, 2018
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[rgj.com - 5/23/18] Democratic governor hopeful Chris Giunchigliani, a former teacher and state lawmaker, helped hollow out a proposed law that would’ve required teachers who have sex with an underage…

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NV: Sex offender registry changes will impact Lyon County numbers

·May 5, 2018
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[rgj.com 5/4/18] The number of Lyon County sex offenders registered on the Department of Public Safety’s website will increase with the implementation of a new statewide sex offender registration law.…

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NV: Las Vegas man says he killed over dislike of sex offenders, report says

·January 21, 2018
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[reviewjournal.com] By Mike Shoro Las Vegas Review-Journal A Las Vegas man told his neighbor he killed two homeless people behind a central-valley swap meet because one of them was a…

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NV: Nevada implementing law on juvenile sex offenders

·July 21, 2017
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Counties are implementing a new law dealing with juvenile sexual assault cases, the latest effort in the state to legislate such crimes after the passage of the federal Adam Walsh…

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NV: Bill would allow judge to decide on sex offender registry for Nevada youth

·March 28, 2017
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Nevada judges may end up deciding if juvenile sex offenders will have to register and appear in the public sex offender database. Under Assembly Bill 395 a judge would decide…

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NV: Attorney General Wants Tougher Lifetime Rules for Sex Offenders

·February 3, 2017
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Attorney General Adam Laxalt said Thursday he has requested legislation to allow the state’s parole system to impose additional lifetime conditions on sex offenders. Assembly Bill 59, drafted by Laxalt’s…

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NV: Court ruling gives state authorities trouble with tracking sex offenders

·December 22, 2016
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RENO, Nev. (News 4) — The state is having a hard time keeping track of its most heinous sex offenders because of a new Nevada Supreme Court ruling. Parole and Probation tracks…

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NV: Sex offenders may face tougher scrutiny at UNR, TMCC

·September 16, 2016
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The University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows Community College now have the right to deny the admission of registered sex offenders. Full Article

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NV: Sex offender list case off Las Vegas court docket

·July 12, 2016
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A state court in Las Vegas won't hear arguments about a sex offender registry until the Nevada Supreme Court considers constitutional questions raised by lawyers representing…

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NV: Ruling Allows Nevada Sex Offender Registration Requirements to take Effect [UPDATED with NV Supreme Court action]

·June 30, 2016
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An emergency writ was filed with the Nevada Supreme Court late Thursday in a last-gasp effort to block a new sex offender registry law from taking effect Friday. Full Article…

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NV: Amended lawsuit challenges Nevada law governing registration of sex offenders (UPDATED)

·June 23, 2016
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CARSON CITY — An amended lawsuit has been filed challenging a 2007 Nevada law governing registration and community notification of sex offenders and seeking to block its implementation next month.…

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NV: Nevada to add hundreds to sex offender registry

·June 4, 2016
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CARSON CITY — Hundreds of sex offenders previously categorized as low risk in Nevada will now be subject to public disclosure and new reporting requirements when a decade-old law finally…

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NV: Ruling approves stricter sex offender registration

·January 25, 2016
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A ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday gave the go-ahead for the state to implement stricter registration requirements for sex offenders. Justices, in a unanimous ruling, denied a…