Nevada Statutes
§ 209.3815 — Autopsy of offenders
Nevada § 209.3815
JurisdictionNevada
Title 16CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF
Ch. 209Department
CUSTODY, CARE AND EDUCATION OF OFFENDERS
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 209.3815 (2026).
Text
The Director, in consultation with the Medical Director and the Inspector General of the Department, shall request the coroner, or any other person so authorized, to conduct an autopsy of any offender who dies while in the custody of the Department, if the next of kin:
1.Consents to the autopsy; or
2.Does not notify the Director of any objection to the autopsy within 72 hours after the death.
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Legislative History
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1883 ; A 2017, 357 )
Nearby Sections
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§ 209.011
Definitions§ 209.021
“Board” defined§ 209.031
“Classification” defined§ 209.041
“Custody” defined§ 209.051
“Department” defined§ 209.061
“Director” defined§ 209.062
Disciplinary segregation” defined§ 209.065
“Facility” defined§ 209.067
Gender non-binary” defined§ 209.068
Gender non-conforming” defined§ 209.069
General population” defined§ 209.071
“Institution” defined§ 209.072
Intersex” defined§ 209.075
“Manager” defined§ 209.077
“Medical Director” definedCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Nevada § 209.3815, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nv/209.3815.