NevadaJuvenile courts may assign children with certain disorders to treatment
Juvenile courts may place eligible children accused or found responsible for offenses in treatment for autism or certain disorders linked to exposure before birth.
What it does
Juvenile courts may assign children accused or found responsible for offenses to treatment for diagnosed or suspected autism or disorders linked to alcohol or controlled drugs before birth. Children must benefit and meet other legal eligibility rules.
Argument forChildren with disorders linked to exposure before birth could receive treatment that fits their needs when courts find they would benefit.
Argument againstChildren with only a suspected disorder could face court-set treatment requirements before their diagnosis is confirmed.
More detail
Juvenile courts may establish treatment programs and assign eligible children to them. The programs cover children accused or found responsible for offenses who have, or are suspected to have, autism or certain brain and behavior disorders linked to exposure before birth. Children must benefit from treatment, and other laws must not bar their assignment. The law defines covered disorders using recognized diagnostic criteria and includes fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Assignments must include completion requirements, any supervision or probation terms, and progress reports.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Jun 6Chapter 301.Latest
- Jun 5Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- May 29Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- May 28Assembly Amendment No. 660 concurred in. To enrollment.Major
- May 22From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 20From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 660.) To printer.Minor
- Mar 24In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.Minor
- Mar 20Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (As Introduced). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 18Read second time.Minor
- Mar 17From committee: Do pass.Minor
- Feb 3From printer. Read first time. To committee.Minor
- Jan 30Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.Introduced
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