1.  ’Group foster home’ means a foster home which provides full-time care and services for 7 to 15 children who are:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 424.015 v2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

(a) Under 18 years of age or who remain under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594;

(b) Not related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to any natural person maintaining or operating the home; and

(c) Received, cared for and maintained for compensation or otherwise, including the provision of free care.

2.  The term ‘group foster home’ does not include a receiving center.