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- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 89–Committee on Judiciary
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AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; requiring certain facilities to
which a juvenile court commits a child to adopt and
implement certai n policies and procedures relating to
unclothed searches of children who are detained in or
committed to the facility; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides certain rights to children wh o are detained in a detention
facility, including, without limitation, the right to be: (1) treated with basic human
dignity and respect, without intentional infliction of humiliation; and (2) free from
searches conducted for the purpose of harassment, pun ishment or discipline. (NRS
62B.510) Section 1 of this bill requires each regional facility for the treatment and
rehabilitation of children and local facility for the detention of children to adopt and
implement policies and procedures concerning unclothe d searches of children who
are detained in or committed to the facility. Section 1 requires any such policy or
procedure to: (1) prohibit unclothed searches of children who are detained in or
committed to such a facility, except under certain circumstances; and (2) include
certain requirements governing any unclothed search of a child who is detained in
or committed to such a facility. Section 2 of this bill imposes the same
requirements on each state facility for the detention of children.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 62B of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Each facility shall adopt and implement policies and
procedures concerning unclothed searches of children who are
detained in or committed to the facility. The policies and
procedures must:
(a) Prohibit an employee from conducting an unclothed search
of a child unless the employee reasonably suspects that the child
possesses or has immediate access to a weapon or contraband and
the employee has exhausted all available, less intrusive methods of
identifying any such item , including , without limitation, search
techniques that allow the child to remain fully clothed;
(b) Require the physical presence of at least two employees of
the facility for the entire duration of any unclothed search of a
child and, to the greatest extent practicable, that the employees be
of the same gender as the child; and
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(c) Include, without limitation, a requirem ent that the
employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search
of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to
the administrator or director of the facility a written report
concerning the search.
2. A written report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be submitted not later than 72 hours after the search
occurs; and
(b) Include a description of the search and any other
information requested by the administrator or director, as
applicable.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Facility” means a regional facility for the treatment and
rehabilitation of children or a local facility for the detention of
children.
(b) “Unclothed search” means a search that requires a person
to remove or arrange some clothing so as t o permit a visual
inspection of the person’s breasts, buttocks or genitalia.
Sec. 2. Chapter 63 of NRS is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The superintendent of a facility shall adopt and implement
policies and procedures concerning unclothed searches of
children who are detained in the facility. The policies and
procedures must:
(a) Prohibit an employee from conducting an unclothed search
of a child unless the employee reasonably susp ects that the child
possesses or has immediate access to a weapon or contraband and
the employee has exhausted all available, less intrusive methods of
identifying any such item, including , without limitation, search
techniques that allow the child to remain fully clothed;
(b) Require the physical presence of at least two employees of
the facility for the entire duration of any unclothed search of a
child and, to the greatest extent practicable, that the employees be
of the same gender as the child; and
(c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the
employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search
of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to
the superintendent of the facility a written report concerning the
search.
2. A written report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be submitted not later than 72 hours after the search
occurs; and
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(b) Include a description of the search and any other
information requested by the superintendent.
3. As used in this section, “unclothed search” means a search
that requires a person to remove or arrange some clothing so as to
permit a visual inspection of the person’s breasts, buttocks or
genitalia.
Sec. 3. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and
approval.
2. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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