Know the Laws: Nevada
UPDATED May 29, 2012
Whether or not you qualify for an order for protection based on domestic violence, stalking and harassment, sexual assault, harassment in the workplace or an order for protection of children, the abuser may have committed a crime. If you call the police, they may arrest him/her for a crime and you may get a restraining order through the criminal court. Remember that even if you do have an order for protection, you can still report him/her to the police if you believe s/he committed a crime against you.
What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in Nevada?
If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in Nevada?
What are some crimes that the abuser may have committed in Nevada?
Here is a list of some possible crimes in Nevada that the abuser may have committed:
- assault
- sexual offenses (e.g. sexual assault)
- kidnapping
- false imprisonment
- harassment
- peeping
- stalking
If I am the victim of a crime, where can I get additional help in Nevada?
The Nevada Victims of Crime Program (VOCP) website provides information about the availability of victims' compensation funds.
You may learn more about crimes by calling your local police department, sheriff's department, or district attorney's office. See our Sheriff's Departments page for the contact information for your local sheriff's department.
If you are a victim of domestic violence and have been charged with a crime, you can contact the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women.
Other organizations for victims of crime are listed on our National Organizations page.
You may want to contact the Stalking Resource Center if you are being stalked or harassed: www.ncvc.org/src.