Nevada Legislature mandated in 1983 certain rights and guarantees to crime victims and witnesses in Chapter 178 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
You have the right:
- To know the status of the case in which you are involved
- To be free from intimidation or dissuasion
- To know when your impounded property may be released.
- To receive a witness fee for lawful obedience to a subpoena.
- To understand the existing victim compensation laws and receive compensation if applicable.
- To a secure waiting area, which is not available to the defendant or his family, when you are at court.
- To know when the defendant is released from custody before or during trial (upon written request).
- To know when the offender is released from prison (upon written request).
