Victim Services
The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) Victim Services Unit (VSU) works
with crime victims, state and local government agencies and community resource
providers to deliver information, referral services and administrative support to
promote victim inclusion and engagement throughout the post-conviction process.
Who is a Victim?
Pursuant
to NRS 213.005, a victim is a person, including a government entity, (a)
against whom a crime has been committed; (b) a person who has been injured or
killed as a direct result of the commission of a crime; or a relative of a
person described in (a) or (b). A “relative” of a person includes: a victim’s
spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, natural born child, stepchild, adopted
child, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister or a parent of
the victim’s spouse.
VICTIM NOTIFICATION - IMPORTANT UPDATES
The
VSU provides notification by USPS mail to victims of offenders incarcerated at NDOC.
Victims must keep their mailing address up to date with Victim Services to
receive important notifications of post-conviction custody status and events.
Supplemental
automated notifications may be available by phone, text or email through
Nevada’s automated notification system, NV S.A.V.E. Registration for NV
S.A.V.E. notifications is not a substitute for victim registration with the VSU.
To receive all available notifications regarding an NDOC offender, victims must register with both the NDOC Victim Services Unit and NV S.A.V.E.
Information provided
to the NV S.A.V.E. automated notification system (system) by NDOC in accordance
with NRS 228.205 is not reviewed or audited by NDOC prior to transmission. As
such, the NDOC makes no express or implied warranties and assumes no liability
for the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the system or information
provided by the system. Pursuant to NRS 179A.090 information transmitted to and
by the system is not official NDOC record.
OFFENDER CUSTODY STATUS AND CASE INFORMATION
To view the custody and sentence status, offense description, offender photo and other information, you may use the NDOC Offender Search to locate the offender's profile.
RESTITUTION
The Department of Corrections does not distribute
restitution to victims. In order to receive restitution, the Judgment of
Conviction provided by the Court must order restitution to be paid. If an offender in custody has funds available for restitution payments, a check will be
forwarded by the Department of Corrections to the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation for distribution to the victim. Offender banking information is confidential by law and cannot be discussed.
MARSY’S LAW
Marsy’s Law is a state constitutional amendment which
outlines the rights of crime victims. Marsy’s Law varies from state to state.
The rights provided to victims under the Nevada Constitution are listed here.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR’S BILL OF RIGHTS
(Effective January 1st,
2020)
"Survivor” is defined by NRS 217.280
as a person who has been sexually assaulted as defined by NRS 200.366 or a person upon whom a sexual assault has been attempted.
The full Sexual
Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights is available here.