Existing law requires the payment of compensation from the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime to certain victims of criminal acts and requires an application for such compensation from the Fund to be filed not later than 24 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed. (NRS 217.100, 217.180, 217.260) Section 5 of this bill creates an exception to this time limit by authorizing a person who is a victim of sex trafficking or facilitating sex trafficking to file an application for compensation from the Fund not later than 60 months after the injury or death for which compensation is claimed. Existing law creates the Contingency Account for Victims of Human Trafficking in the State General Fund and requires the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Contingency Account. (NRS 217.530) Existing law requires a recipient of an allocation of money from the Contingency Account to use the money only for establishing or providing programs or services to victims of human trafficking. (NRS 217.540) Section 6.2 of this bill renames the Contingency Account for Victims of Human Trafficking as the Account for Victims of Human Trafficking. Section 6.5 of this bill specifies that a recipient of an allocation of money from the Account may use the money for establishing pilot programs for alternatives to law enforcement response to victims of human trafficking. Section 7.5 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Account. Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 8.5 of this bill make conforming changes relating to the renaming of the Account. Existing law establishes the Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (NRS 396.792) Section 4 of this bill requires certain entities and agencies to submit certain information biennially to the Center and requires the Center to prepare and submit a comprehensive biennial report on human trafficking in this State. Section 6 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 4 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 201.295, 201.301, 201.352, 217.100, 217.500, 432C.150
Reprint 1: 201.295, 201.301, 201.352, 201.354, 217.100, 217.500, 217.540, 432C.150
Reprint 2: 201.295, 201.301, 201.352, 201.354, 217.100, 217.500, 217.540, 432C.150
Reprint 3: 217.100, 217.500, 217.510, 217.530, 217.540
As Enrolled: 217.100, 217.500, 217.510, 217.530, 217.540
BDR: 201.295, 201.301, 201.352, 217.100, 217.500, 432C.150