NV Rev Stat § 217.475 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 217 - Aid to Certain Victims of Crime|NRS 217.475 - Team to review death of victim of domestic violence.

  1. A court or an agency of a local government may organize or sponsor one or more multidisciplinary teams to review the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018.  2. If a multidisciplinary team is organized or sponsored pursuant to subsection 1, the court or agency shall review the death of a victim upon receiving a written request from a person related to the victim within the third degree of consanguinity, if the request is received by the court or agency within 1 year after the date of death of the victim.  3. Members of a team that is organized or sponsored pursuant to subsection 1 serve at the pleasure of the court or agency that organizes or sponsors the team and must include, without limitation, representatives of organizations concerned with law enforcement, issues related to physical or mental health, or the prevention of domestic violence and assistance to victims of domestic violence.  4. Each organization represented on such a team may share with other members of the team information in its possession concerning the victim who is the subject of the review or any person who was in contact with the victim and any other information deemed by the organization to be pertinent to the review. Any information shared by an organization with other members of a team is confidential.  5. A team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section may, upon request, provide a report concerning its review to a person related to the victim within the third degree of consanguinity.  6. Before establishing a team to review the death of a victim pursuant to this section, a court or an agency shall adopt a written protocol describing its objectives and the structure of the team.  7. A team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section may request any person, agency or organization that is in possession of information or records concerning the victim who is the subject of the review or any person who was in contact with the victim to provide the team with any information or records that are relevant to the team’s review. Any information or records provided to a team pursuant to this subsection are confidential.  8. A team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section may, if appropriate, meet with any person, agency or organization that the team believes may have information relevant to the review conducted by the team, including, without limitation:  (a) A multidisciplinary team to review the death of a child organized pursuant to NRS 432B.405;  (b) A multidisciplinary team to oversee the review of the death of a child organized pursuant to NRS 432B.4075; or  (c) The Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470.  9. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, each member of a team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section is immune from civil or criminal liability for an activity related to the review of the death of a victim.  10. Each member of a team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section who discloses any confidential information concerning the death of a child is personally liable for a civil penalty of not more than $500.  11. The Attorney General:  (a) May bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 10 against a member of a team organized or sponsored pursuant to this section; and  (b) Shall deposit any money received from the civil penalty with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.  12. The results of the review of the death of a victim pursuant to this section are not admissible in any civil action or proceeding.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 3363; A 2011, 736; 2017, 2460)