Eligibility for certain public assistance of person convicted of felony involving possession, use or distribution of controlled substance.

NRS 422A.345 Eligibility for certain public assistance of person convicted of felony involving possession, use or distribution of controlled substance. 1. A person who has been convicted of a felony, an element of which is the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance, may receive any public assistance for which he or she is otherwise eligible. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 862a(d)(1)(A), all persons domiciled in this State are exempt from the application of 21 U.S.C. § 862a(a). 2. As used in this section, “controlled substance” has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6). (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 12; A 2021, 73)