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AB 13

Revises provisions relating to criminal justice. (BDR 14-475)

2025 Regular Session

Authorizes courts to grant a general discharge from probation and treat unpaid fines/restitution as civil debts enforceable like judgments.

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
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Bill Summary · AB 13

AB 13 — Summary (Revises provisions relating to criminal justice; BDR 14‑475)

Note: The materials provided include two different AB 13 texts. The primary bill title you requested concerns criminal‑justice changes (Nevada draft, BDR 14‑475) and is summarized below. Several committee/floor documents in the packet instead contain a distinct California bill (AB 13, Ransom) relating to the California Public Utilities Commission; a brief note about that other text is included at the end.

Purpose / Intent

AB 13 clarifies the civil‑law consequences that follow a court’s discharge of a person from probation, authorizes a new discretionary “general discharge” option (in addition to existing honorable or dishonorable discharges), and clarifies enforcement mechanisms for monetary penalties, fees, costs, assessments and restitution that remain unpaid when a person is discharged from probation.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes a court to grant a “general discharge” from probation (NRS 176A.850) where the person is not eligible for an honorable discharge but the court, based on the nature and extent of compliance with probation conditions, determines a general discharge is appropriate.
  • Makes the rebuttable presumption favoring sealing of criminal records (upon petition) applicable to persons given a general discharge, but leaves sealing to the discretion of the court (amendment to NRS 179.2445 as described in summary).
  • Clarifies that unpaid fines, fees, costs, assessments, and restitution remaining on the date of discharge constitute civil liabilities that:
    • Arise on the date of discharge; and
    • Are enforceable on the basis of the criminal judgment (amendments to NRS 176.275 and 176A.850).
  • Confirms that judgments imposing restitution or other monetary obligations:
    • Constitute a lien enforceable like any civil money judgment;
    • May be recorded, docketed, and enforced as other civil judgments; and
    • Do not expire until satisfied.
  • Explicitly permits independent civil actions to be commenced to enforce monetary provisions of criminal judgments (fines, fees, restitution).

Who is affected

  • Individuals discharged from probation (honorable, general, or dishonorable): their discharge status, rights (e.g., jury service, holding office), and the availability of record‑sealing relief.
  • Courts: new discretion to grant general discharge and to apply sealing presumption for those discharges.
  • Creditors, victims, and state/local collection/enforcement entities: clarified civil enforcement avenues for unpaid monetary obligations arising from criminal judgments.

Procedural / status information

  • Prefiled Oct 30, 2024; introduced and acted on during 2025 session (multiple committee referrals and amendments).
  • Fiscal note in the packet: “Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: No.”
  • Most recent legislative action in the materials: 2025‑08‑29 — in committee, held under submission. Prior notation: “Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.” (status may vary; consult official legislative records for current posture.)

Support/testimony excerpt

Included testimony (Feb 28, 2025) expresses support from a family member of a person on parole, emphasizing re‑entry hardships, burdens of restitution/fees, and the role of reasonable payments and relief in preventing re‑incarceration.

Note on conflicting materials in the packet

Several documents in the provided packet (multiple committee/floor documents dated 03/25/25–08/15/25) contain text for a different AB 13 (authored by Ransom) that amends the California Public Utilities Code — changing PUC membership/geographic representation and adding new reporting requirements for rates and ratesetting decisions. That text is unrelated to the Nevada criminal‑justice AB 13 summarized above. If you want, I can produce a separate full summary of the California PUC bill.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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