Nevada § 217.100 Application for compensation; limitation on time for submitting application; order for payment; medical reports

Nevada Statutes

§ 217.100 — Application for compensation; limitation on time for submitting application; order for payment; medical reports

Nevada § 217.100

Title 16CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF

Ch. 217Aid

COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL ACTS

This text of Nevada § 217.100 (Application for compensation; limitation on time for submitting application; order for payment; medical reports) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 217.100 (2026).

Text

1.Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any person eligible for compensation under the provisions of NRS 217.010 to 217.270 , inclusive, may apply to the Director for such compensation not later than 24 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed or, for a person who is a victim of sex trafficking or facilitating sex trafficking, not later than 60 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed, unless waived by the Director or a person designated by the Director for good cause shown, and the personal injury or death was the result of an incident or offense that was reported to the police within 5 days of its occurrence or, if the incident or offense could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within 5 days of the time when

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any person eligible for compensation under the provisions of NRS 217.010 to 217.270 , inclusive, may apply to the Director for such compensation not later than 24 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed or, for a person who is a victim of sex trafficking or facilitating sex trafficking, not later than 60 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed, unless waived by the Director or a person designated by the Director for good cause shown, and the personal injury or death was the result of an incident or offense that was reported to the police within 5 days of its occurrence or, if the incident or offense could not reasonably have been reported within that period, within 5 days of the time when a report could reasonably have been made.
2. An order for the payment of compensation must not be made unless the application is made within the time set forth in subsection 1.
3. Where the person entitled to make application is:
(a) A minor, the application may be made on his or her behalf by a parent or guardian.
(b) Mentally incapacitated, the application may be made on his or her behalf by a parent, guardian or other person authorized to administer his or her estate.
4. The applicant must submit with his or her application the reports, if reasonably available, from all physicians who, at the time of or subsequent to the victim’s injury or death, treated or examined the victim in relation to the injury for which compensation is claimed.
5. The limitations upon payment of compensation established in subsection 1 do not apply to a minor who is sexually abused or who is involved in the production of pornography. Such a minor must apply for compensation before reaching 21 years of age.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Facilitating sex trafficking” means a violation of NRS 201.301 .
(b) “Sex trafficking” means a violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300 .