Existing law: (1) requires a peace officer to collect a telephone number and an indication of whether a person who is issued a civil infraction citation agrees to receive communications by text message; and (2) authorizes a court to send certain communications relating to civil infraction citations by text message. (NRS 484A.7035, 484A.704) Colorado law requires: (1) the state court administrator to administer a program to remind criminal defendants and juvenile participants of certain information relating to court proceedings by text message or other available communication methods if the defendant or participant cannot receive text messages; and (2) the judicial department to prepare an annual report containing certain information relating to the program. (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-101) Section 1 of this bill requires the Court Administrator and each court in this State to establish a program to remind criminal defendants, persons receiving citations and children subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court of certain information relating to court proceedings by text message or other available communication methods, if the defendant, person or child cannot receive text messages. Section 1 requires the Court Administrator to: (1) convene a working group to study best practices related to such programs, among other duties; and (2) prepare and submit an annual report regarding the programs to the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature. Existing law requires certain information to be gathered when a child is taken into custody, a person is arrested or a person is issued certain citations. (NRS 62C.010, 171.136, 171.1773, 171.1774) Sections 2-5 of this bill require children taken into custody and persons issued certain citations or arrested to provide a telephone number for purposes of receiving certain communications by text message.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 62C.010, 171.136, 171.1773, 171.1774
BDR: 62C.010, 171.136, 171.1773, 171.1774