nds to offer this defense at a trial or preliminary hearing must, not less than 14 days before the trial or hearing or at such other time as the court may direct, file and serve on the prosecuting attorney a written notice of that intent. 6. If the defendant was transporting a person who is less than 15 years of age in the vehicle at the time of the violation, the court shall consider that fact as an aggravating factor in determining the sentence of the defendant. 7. As used in this section, “offense” means: (a) A violation of NRS 484.379 or 484.3795; (b) A homicide resulting from driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or resulting from any other conduct prohibited by this section or NRS 484.379 or 484.3795; or (c) A violation of a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct as set forth in paragraph (a) or (b). (Added to NRS by 2005, 138, 173, effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to make it unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater as a condition to receiving federal funding for the construction of highways in this State) NRS 484.3796 Evaluation of certain offenders before sentencing; persons qualified to conduct evaluation; results of evaluation to be forwarded to Director of Department of Corrections. 1. Before sentencing an offender for a violation of NRS 484.379 that is punishable as a felony pursuant to NRS 484.3792 or a violation of NRS 484.3795 or 484.37955, the court shall require that the offender be evaluated to determine whether he is an abuser of alcohol or drugs and whether he can be treated successfully for his condition. 2. The evaluation must be conducted by: (a) An alcohol and drug abuse counselor who is licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS to make such an evaluation; (b) A physician who is certified to make such an evaluation by the Board of Medical Examiners; or (c) A psychologist who is certified to make such an evaluation by the Board of Psychological Examiners. 3. The alcohol and drug abuse counselor, physician or psychologist who conducts the evaluation shall immediately forward the results of the evaluation to the Director of the Department of Corrections. (Added to NRS by 1991, 784; A 1993, 1643, 2016; 1999, 1886, 3074; 2001 Special Session, 245; 2005, 146, 613) NRS 484.3797 Offender to attend meeting of panel of victims and provide proof of attendance to court. 1. The judge or judges in each judicial district shall cause the preparation and maintenance of a list of the panels of persons who: (a) Have been injured or had members of their families or close friends injured or killed by a person who was driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or who was engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct; and (b) Have, by contacting the judge or judges in the district, expressed their willingness to discuss collectively the personal effect of those crimes. The list must include the name and telephone number of the person to be contacted regarding each such panel and a schedule of times and locations of the meetings of each such panel. The judge or judges shall establish, in cooperation with representatives of the members of the panels, a fee, if any, to be paid by defendants who are ordered to attend a meeting of the panel. The amount of the fee, if any, must be reasonable. The panel may not be operated for profit. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a defendant pleads guilty to or is found guilty of any violation of NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955, the court shall, in addition to imposing any other penalties provided by law, order the defendant to: (a) Attend, at the defendant’s expense, a meeting of a panel of persons who have been injured or had members of their families or close friends injured or killed by a person who was driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance or who was engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct, in order to have the defendant understand the effect such a crime has on other persons; and (b) Pay the fee, if any, established by the court pursuant to subsection 1. The court may, but is not required to, order the defendant to attend such a meeting if one is not available within 60 miles of the defendant’s residence. 3. A person ordered to attend a meeting pursuant to subsection 2 shall, after attending the meeting, present evidence or other documentation satisfactory to the court that he attended the meeting and remained for its entirety. (Added to NRS by 1993, 250; A 1995, 2474; 1999, 3423; 2003, 1493; 2005, 146) NRS 484.37975 Mandatory suspension of registration of each motor vehicle registered to person convicted of second or subsequent violation or convicted of vehicular homicide; duration of suspension; court to forward copy of order to Department; contents of order; limited exceptions. 1. If a person is convicted of: (a) A violation of NRS 484.379 that is punishable pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 484.3792; (b) A violation of NRS 484.379 that is punishable as a felony pursuant to NRS 484.3792; or (c) A violation of NRS 484.3795 or 484.37955, the court shall issue an order directing the Department to suspend the registration of each motor vehicle that is registered to or owned by the person for 5 days. 2. If a court issues an order directing the Department to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall forward a copy of the order to the Department within 5 days after issuing the order. The order must include, without limitation, information concerning each motor vehicle that is registered to or owned by the person, including, without limitation, the registration number of the motor vehicle, if such information is available. 3. A court shall provide for limited exceptions to the provisions of subsection 1 on an individual basis to avoid undue hardship to a person other than the person to whom that provision applies. Such an exception must be provided if the court determines that: (a) A member of the immediate family of the person whose registration is suspended needs to use the motor vehicle: (1) To travel to or from work or in the course and scope of his employment; (2) To obtain medicine, food or other necessities or to obtain health care services for himself or another member of his immediate family; or (3) To transport himself or another member of his immediate family to or from school; or (b) An alternative means of transportation is not available to a member of the immediate family of the person whose registration is suspended. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2138; A 2005, 147) NRS 484.3798 Fee for chemical analysis. 1. If a defendant pleads guilty to or is found guilty of any violation of NRS 484.379, 484.3795 or 484.37955 and a chemical analysis of his blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance was conducted, the court shall, in addition to any penalty provided by law, order the defendant to pay the sum of $60 as a fee for the chemical analysis. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any money collected for the chemical analysis must not be deducted from, and is in addition to, any fine otherwise imposed by the court and must be: (a) Collected from the defendant before or at the

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