NAC432B.020. Abuse or neglect: “Nonaccidental” interpreted.  


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  • For the purposes of NRS 432B.020, “nonaccidental” means arising from an event or effect that a person responsible for a child’s welfare could reasonably be expected to foresee, regardless of whether that person did not intend to abuse or neglect a child or was ignorant of the possible consequences of his actions or failure to act.

     [Welfare Div., Standards for Child Protective Services part Art. IX-B, eff. 9-11-87]