Nevada Revised Statutes 180.007 – Procedure for seeking state contribution for provision of indigent defense services
1. A county may seek state contributions for the provision of indigent defense services in excess of the maximum contribution of the county, as determined pursuant to NRS 180.006, as follows:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 180.007
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
(a) For a county whose population is less than 100,000, the Executive Director shall include the estimated state contribution for the county for the provision of indigent defense services, based upon the annual reporting of the county pursuant to NRS 260.070, in the budget for the Department to help support the indigent defense services provided by the county.
(b) For a county whose population is 100,000 or more, if the county intends to seek state contributions for the provision of indigent defense services in excess of the maximum contribution of the county, as determined pursuant to NRS 180.006, the board of county commissioners for the county, or its designee, shall notify the Department in writing of the intention of the county to seek such contributions in the upcoming biennium, on a form prescribed by the Department, on or before March 1 of the next odd-numbered year. The Executive Director shall include the state contribution for the county in the next budget for the Department to help support the indigent defense services provided by the county.
2. If a county seeks state contributions pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners for the county, or its designee, shall submit a financial status report to the Department on a form prescribed, and in accordance with the timeline established, by the Department.