S.B. 383
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SENATE BILL NO. 383–SENATOR OHRENSCHALL
MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing juvenile justice.
(BDR 5-947)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions relating to
community service ordered for a child who is subject to
the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; revising provisions
relating to the driving privileges of certain children who
are adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
In general, existing law authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is 1
subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the parent or guardian of such a 2
child, or both, to perform community service. (NRS 62E.180) Existing law defines 3
“community service” for the purposes of any such order to include certain public 4
service, work on public projects, supervised work for the benefit of the community 5
or any other work required by the juvenile court. (NRS 62A.060) Section 1 of this 6
bill revises the definition of community service to mean a community-based 7
activity that: (1) facilitates civic engagement, facilitates or enhances connections 8
between the child and his or her community, provides training in life skills or 9
increases the employability of a child; and (2) is designed to achieve certain goals. 10
Under existing law, if a juvenile court orders a child, parent or guardian to 11
perform community service, the community service must be performed for and 12
under the supervising authority of certain public entities or a private nonprofit 13
corporation. (NRS 62E.190) Section 2 of this bill adds a program for which the 14
primary purpose is to build job skills and increase employability to the list of 15
entities under whose supervisory authority a child, parent or guardian is authorized 16
to perform community service. 17
Existing law authorizes or requires the juvenile court to suspend or delay the 18
issuance of the driver’s license of a child who is adjudicated delinquent or in need 19
of supervision under certain circumstances. Under existing law, if a child is already 20
the subject of such an order, the juvenile court must order the additional suspension 21
or delay to apply consecutively with the previous order. (NRS 62E.440, 62E.630, 22
62E.650, 62E.690) Sections 4-7 of this bill remove this requirement. 23
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Among other penalties, existing law requires a juvenile court to order a child 24
who is adjudicated to be in need of supervision because the child is a habitual truant 25
to pay a fine or perform community service, or both. (NRS 62E.430) Section 3 of 26
this bill: (1) removes the requirement that the court order the child to pay a fine the 27
first time the child is adjudicated to be in need of supervision; and (2) authorizes 28
the juvenile court to order the child to perform an additional 10 hours of 29
community service for a combined total not to exceed 20 hours in lieu of all or part 30
of the fine ordered by the court. 31
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 62A.060 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
62A.060 [1.] “Community service” means [community 3
service] a community-based activity that: 4
1. Facilitates civic engagement, facilitates or enhances 5
connections between the child and his or her community, provides 6
training in life skills or increases the employability of the child 7
through basic job training; 8
2. Is designed to: 9
(a) Encourage the development of empathy for victims of 10
crimes; 11
(b) Repair harm done to victims and the community by giving 12
back to victims and the community; 13
(c) Facilitate the development of critical thinking and problem 14
solving skills; 15
(d) Facilitate the development of a deeper understanding of 16
community problems; 17
(e) Provide the child with a better understanding of how to 18
make constructive changes; 19
(f) Assist the child with gaining a sense of individual 20
effectiveness; 21
(g) Facilitate the development in the child of a personal stake 22
in the well-being of the community; or 23
(h) Provide the child with a better understanding of the need 24
for involvement in the community in a way that affects positive 25
change; and 26
3. Is performed in accordance with NRS 62E.190. 27
[2. The term includes, but is not limited to, public service, 28
work on public projects, supervised work for the benefit of the 29
community or any other work required by the juvenile court.] 30
Sec. 2. NRS 62E.190 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
62E.190 1. If the juvenile court orders a child or the parent or 32
guardian of the child, or both, to perform community service 33
pursuant to the provisions of this title, the child or parent or 34
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guardian of the child, or both, must perform the community service 1
for and under the supervising authority of [a] : 2
(a) A county, city, town or other political subdivision or agency 3
of the State of Nevada [or a] ; 4
(b) A charitable organization that renders service to the 5
community or its residents, including, [but not limited to: 6
(a)] without limitation: 7
(1) A public organization that works on public projects; 8
[(b)] (2) A public agency that works on projects to eradicate 9
graffiti; or 10
[(c)] (3) A private nonprofit organization that performs other 11
community service [.] ; or 12
(c) A program for which the primary purpose is to build job 13
skills and increase the employability of the child. 14
2. The person or entity who supervises the community service 15
shall make such reports to the juvenile court as the juvenile court 16
may require. 17
Sec. 3. NRS 62E.430 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
62E.430 1. [If] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 19
2, if a child is adjudicated to be in need of supervision because the 20
child is a habitual truant, the juvenile court shall: 21
(a) The first time the child is adjudicated to be in need of 22
supervision because the child is a habitual truant: 23
(1) Order [: 24
(I) The] the child to [pay a fine of not more than $100 or, 25
if the parent or guardian of the child knowingly induced the child to 26
be a habitual truant, order the parent or guardian to pay the fine; or 27
(II) The child to] perform not less than 8 hours but not 28
more than 16 hours of community service; and 29
(2) If the child is 14 years of age or older, order the 30
suspension of the driver’s license of the child for at least 30 days but 31
not more than 6 months. If the child does not possess a driver’s 32
license, the juvenile court shall prohibit the child from applying for 33
a driver’s license for 30 days: 34
(I) Immediately following the date of the order if the child 35
is eligible to apply for a driver’s license; or 36
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to apply for 37
a driver’s license if the child is not eligible to apply for a driver’s 38
license. 39
(b) The second or any subsequent time the child is adjudicated 40
to be in need of supervision because the child is a habitual truant: 41
(1) Order: 42
(I) The child to pay a fine of not more than $200 or, if the 43
parent or guardian of the child knowingly induced the child to be a 44
habitual truant, order the parent or guardian to pay the fine; 45
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(II) The child to perform not more than 10 hours of 1
community service; or 2
(III) Compliance with the requirements set forth in both 3
sub-subparagraphs (I) and (II); and 4
(2) If the child is 14 years of age or older, order the 5
suspension of the driver’s license of the child for at least 60 days but 6
not more than 1 year. If the child does not possess a driver’s license, 7
the juvenile court shall prohibit the child from applying for a 8
driver’s license for 60 days: 9
(I) Immediately following the date of the order if the child 10
is eligible to apply for a driver’s license; or 11
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to apply for 12
a driver’s license if the child is not eligible to apply for a driver’s 13
license. 14
2. The juvenile court may, in lieu of all or part of a fine 15
ordered pursuant to this section, order the child to perform not 16
more than 10 additional hours of community service. The 17
combined total of community service ordered by the juvenile court 18
each time a child is adjudicated to be in need of supervision must 19
not exceed 20 hours. 20
3. The juvenile court may suspend the payment of a fine 21
ordered pursuant to [paragraph (a) of subsection 1] this section if 22
[the] : 23
(a) The child attends school for 60 consecutive school days, or 24
its equivalent in a school district operating under an alternative 25
schedule authorized pursuant to NRS 388.090, after the imposition 26
of the fine, or has a valid excuse acceptable to the child’s teacher or 27
the principal for any absence from school within that period [. 28
3. The juvenile court may suspend the payment of a fine 29
ordered pursuant to this section if the] ; or 30
(b) The parent or guardian of a child is ordered to pay a fine by 31
another court of competent jurisdiction in a case relating to or 32
arising out of the same circumstances that caused the juvenile court 33
to adjudicate the child in need of supervision. 34
4. The community service ordered pursuant to this section must 35
be performed at the child’s school of attendance, if practicable. 36
Sec. 4. NRS 62E.440 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
62E.440 1. If a child is adjudicated to be in need of 38
supervision because the child has committed an offense related to 39
tobacco, the juvenile court may: 40
(a) The first time the child is adjudicated to be in need of 41
supervision because the child has committed an offense related to 42
tobacco, order the child to: 43
(1) Pay a fine of $25; and 44
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(2) Attend and complete a tobacco awareness and cessation 1
program. 2
(b) The second time the child is adjudicated to be in need of 3
supervision because the child has committed an offense related to 4
tobacco, order the child to: 5
(1) Pay a fine of $50; and 6
(2) Attend and complete a tobacco awareness and cessation 7
program. 8
(c) The third or any subsequent time the child is adjudicated to 9
be in need of supervision because the child has committed an 10
offense related to tobacco, order: 11
(1) The child to pay a fine of $75; 12
(2) The child to attend and complete a tobacco awareness 13
and cessation program; and 14
(3) That the driver’s license of the child be suspended for at 15
least 30 days but not more than 90 days or, if the child does not 16
possess a driver’s license, prohibit the child from receiving a 17
driver’s license for at least 30 days but not more than 90 days: 18
(I) Immediately following the date of the order, if the 19
child is eligible to receive a driver’s license. 20
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to apply for 21
a driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on 22
the date of the order. 23
2. If the juvenile court orders a child to pay a fine pursuant to 24
this section and the child willfully fails to pay the fine, the juvenile 25
court may order that the driver’s license of the child be suspended 26
for at least 30 days but not more than 90 days or, if the child does 27
not possess a driver’s license, prohibit the child from receiving a 28
driver’s license for at least 30 days but not more than 90 days: 29
(a) Immediately following the date of the order, if the child is 30
eligible to receive a driver’s license. 31
(b) After the date the child becomes eligible to apply for a 32
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on the 33
date of the order. 34
If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending or 35
delaying the issuance of the driver’s license of the child, the juvenile 36
court [shall] may order the additional suspension or delay, as 37
appropriate, to apply consecutively with the previous order. 38
3. If the juvenile court suspends the driver’s license of a child 39
pursuant to this section, the juvenile court may order the Department 40
of Motor Vehicles to issue a restricted driver’s license pursuant to 41
NRS 483.490 permitting the child to drive a motor vehicle: 42
(a) To and from work or in the course of his or her work, or 43
both; 44
(b) To and from school; or 45
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(c) To acquire supplies of medicine or food or receive regularly 1
scheduled medical care for himself, herself or a member of his or 2
her immediate family. 3
Sec. 5. NRS 62E.630 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4
62E.630 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a 5
child is adjudicated delinquent for the unlawful act of using, 6
possessing, selling or distributing a controlled substance, or 7
purchasing, consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in 8
violation of NRS 202.020, the juvenile court shall: 9
(a) If the child possesses a driver’s license, issue an order 10
suspending the driver’s license of the child for at least 90 days but 11
not more than 2 years; or 12
(b) If the child does not possess a driver’s license and the child 13
is or will be eligible to receive a driver’s license within the 2 years 14
immediately following the date of the order, issue an order 15
prohibiting the child from receiving a driver’s license for a period 16
specified by the juvenile court which must be at least 90 days but 17
not more than 2 years: 18
(1) Immediately following the date of the order, if the child 19
is eligible to receive a driver’s license; or 20
(2) After the date the child will be eligible to receive a 21
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a driver’s 22
license on the date of the order. 23
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending 24
or delaying the issuance of the driver’s license of the child, the 25
juvenile court [shall] may order the additional suspension or delay, 26
as appropriate, to apply consecutively with the previous order. 27
3. If the juvenile court finds that a suspension or delay in the 28
issuance of the driver’s license of a child pursuant to this section 29
would cause or is causing a severe or undue hardship to the child or 30
his or her immediate family and that the child is otherwise eligible 31
to receive a driver’s license, the juvenile court may order the 32
Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a restricted driver’s license 33
to the child pursuant to NRS 483.490. 34
4. If the juvenile court issues an order requiring the 35
Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a restricted driver’s license 36
to a child pursuant to subsection 3, not later than 5 days after issuing 37
the order, the juvenile court shall forward to the Department of 38
Motor Vehicles a copy of the order. 39
Sec. 6. NRS 62E.650 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
62E.650 1. If a child is adjudicated delinquent because the 41
child handled or possessed a firearm or had a firearm under his or 42
her control in violation of NRS 202.300, the juvenile court shall: 43
(a) For the first offense: 44
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(1) Order the child to perform 200 hours of community 1
service; and 2
(2) Issue an order suspending the driver’s license of the child 3
for not more than 1 year or, if the child does not possess a driver’s 4
license, prohibit the child from receiving a driver’s license for not 5
more than 1 year: 6
(I) Immediately following the date of the order, if the 7
child is eligible to receive a driver’s license. 8
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to receive a 9
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on the 10
date of the order. 11
(b) For the second offense: 12
(1) Order the child to perform at least 200 hours but not more 13
than 600 hours of community service; and 14
(2) Issue an order suspending the driver’s license of the child 15
for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years or, if the child does not 16
possess a driver’s license, prohibit the child from receiving a 17
driver’s license for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years: 18
(I) Immediately following the date of the order, if the 19
child is eligible to receive a driver’s license. 20
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to receive a 21
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on the 22
date of the order. 23
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending 24
or delaying the issuance of the driver’s license of the child, the 25
juvenile court [shall] may order an additional suspension or delay, 26
as appropriate, to apply consecutively with the previous order. 27
Sec. 7. NRS 62E.690 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
62E.690 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a 29
child is adjudicated delinquent for the unlawful act of placing 30
graffiti on or otherwise defacing public or private property owned or 31
possessed by another person in violation of NRS 206.125 or 32
206.330 or for the unlawful act of carrying a graffiti implement in 33
certain places without valid authorization in violation of NRS 34
206.335, the juvenile court shall: 35
(a) If the child possesses a driver’s license, issue an order 36
suspending the driver’s license of the child for at least 1 year but not 37
more than 2 years; or 38
(b) If the child does not possess a driver’s license and the child 39
is or will be eligible to receive a driver’s license within the 2 years 40
immediately following the date of the order, issue an order 41
prohibiting the child from receiving a driver’s license for a period 42
specified by the juvenile court which must be at least 1 year but not 43
more than 2 years: 44
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(1) Immediately following the date of the order, if the child 1
is eligible to receive a driver’s license; or 2
(2) After the date the child will be eligible to receive a 3
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a driver’s 4
license on the date of the order. 5
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending 6
or delaying the issuance of the driver’s license of the child, the 7
juvenile court [shall] may order the additional suspension or delay, 8
as appropriate, to apply consecutively with the previous order. 9
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