§ 432B.010 Definitions
§ 432B.020 ‘Abuse or neglect of a child’ defined
§ 432B.030 ‘Agency which provides child welfare services’ defined
§ 432B.035 ‘Central Registry’ defined
§ 432B.040 ‘Child’ defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau
§ 432B.040 v2 ‘Child’ defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that
§ 432B.042 ‘Child protective services’ defined
§ 432B.044 ‘Child welfare services’ defined
§ 432B.050 ‘Court’ defined
§ 432B.060 ‘Custodian’ defined. [Effective until the earlier of June 30, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bur
§ 432B.060 v2 ‘Custodian’ defined. [Effective on the earlier of July 1, 2025, or the date on which the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau
§ 432B.065 ‘Division of Child and Family Services’ defined
§ 432B.0655 ‘Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder’ defined
§ 432B.0657 ‘Fictive kin’ defined
§ 432B.066 ‘Gender identity or expression’ defined
§ 432B.067 ‘Indian child’ defined
§ 432B.068 ‘Indian Child Welfare Act’ defined
§ 432B.069 ‘Information maintained by an agency which provides child welfare services’ defined
§ 432B.070 ‘Mental injury’ defined
§ 432B.080 ‘Parent’ defined
§ 432B.090 ‘Physical injury’ defined
§ 432B.095 ‘Qualified residential treatment program’ defined
§ 432B.100 ‘Sexual abuse’ defined
§ 432B.110 ‘Sexual exploitation’ defined
§ 432B.121 Definition of when person has ‘reasonable cause to believe’ and when person acts ‘as soon as reasonably practicable.’
§ 432B.130 Persons responsible for child’s welfare
§ 432B.140 Negligent treatment or maltreatment
§ 432B.150 Excessive corporal punishment may constitute abuse or neglect
§ 432B.153 Presumptions concerning custody and visitation when parent of child is convicted of first degree murder of other parent of child
§ 432B.157 Presumption concerning custody when court determines that parent or other person seeking custody of child is perpetrator of domestic violence
§ 432B.159 Presumption concerning custody and visitation when parent or other person seeking custody of child is perpetrator of any act of abduction against the child
§ 432B.160 Immunity from civil or criminal liability; presumption
§ 432B.163 Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to provide services to pupils and staff of school that experiences crisis, emergency or suicide
§ 432B.165 Authority of agency which provides child welfare services, children’s advocacy center and other entities to provide information to assist in locating a missing child; information not confidential; report of information received concerning missing
§ 432B.170 Authority of agency which provides child welfare services to share information with state or local agencies
§ 432B.172 Agency which provides child welfare services required to treat child in accordance with gender identity or expression; regulations concerning placement of child
§ 432B.174 Normalcy for Foster Youth Account: Creation; use; gifts, grants and donations; nonreversion
§ 432B.175 Availability of data or information regarding fatality or near fatality of child who is subject of report of abuse or neglect; limitation on disclosure; regulations
§ 432B.178 Interagency committee to evaluate child welfare system in this State: Authority of Director of Department of Health and Human Services to create; appointment of members; duties; biennial report
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 432B > General Provisions

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.