Nevada Code § 174.519

Request for preference in setting date for trial where child is victim or witness; court may consider effect on child of delay in commencement of trial
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If the trial involves
acts committed against a child less than 16 years of age or involving acts
witnessed by a child less than 16 years of age, the prosecuting attorney shall
request the court, in its discretion, to give preference in setting a date for
the trial of the defendant. In making a ruling, the court may consider the
effect a delay in the commencement of the trial might have on the mental or
emotional health or well-being of the child.

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