NRS 228.280 Crimes against older or vulnerable persons: Recovery of civil penalties by Attorney General; deposit of civil penalties.

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1. In addition to any criminal penalty, a person who is convicted of a crime against an older person or vulnerable person for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to paragraph (h),

(i)or

(j)of subsection 1 of NRS 193.167 , of a violation of paragraph (a),

(b)or

(c)of subsection 1 of NRS 205.0832 against an older person or vulnerable person for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 193.167 , of the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or vulnerable person pursuant to NRS 200.5099 or 200.50995 or of a violation of NRS 598.0999 for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 193.167 , is liable for a civil penalty to be recovered by the Attorney General in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada:

(a)For the first offense, in an amount which is not less than $5,000 and not more than $20,000.

(b)For a second or subsequent offense, in an amount which is not less than $10,000 and not more than $30,000.

2. The Attorney General shall deposit any money collected for civil penalties pursuant to subsection 1 in equal amounts to:

(a)A separate account in the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime created pursuant to NRS 217.260 to provide compensation to older persons or vulnerable persons who are:

(1)Victims of a crime for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to paragraph (h),

(i)or

(j)of subsection 1 of NRS 193.167 or a violation of paragraph (a),

(b)or

(c)of subsection 1 of NRS 205.0832 for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 193.167 or of a violation of NRS 598.0999 for which an additional term of imprisonment may be imposed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 193.167 ; or

(2)Abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned in violation of NRS 200.5099 and 200.50995 .

(b)The Account for the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons created pursuant to NRS 228.285 .