Fees of attorney other than public defender.

NRS 7.125 Fees of attorney other than public defender. 1. An attorney, other than a public defender, who is selected pursuant to NRS 7.115 to represent or defend a defendant at any stage of the criminal proceedings from the defendant’s initial appearance before the magistrate or the district court through the appeal, if any, is entitled to receive a fee for court appearances and other time reasonably spent on the matter to which the appointment is made of: (a) If the compensation of the attorney is subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 180.320, the amount set forth in the regulations adopted by the Board on Indigent Defense Services within the Department of Indigent Defense Services pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 180.320; or (b) If the compensation of the attorney is not subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 180.320, $125 per hour in cases in which the death penalty is sought and $100 per hour in all other cases. 2. Except for cases in which the most serious crime is a felony punishable by death or by imprisonment for life with or without possibility of parole, this section does not preclude a governmental entity from contracting with a private attorney who agrees to provide such services for a lesser rate of compensation. [1:86:1875; A 1911, 318; 1945, 103; 1943 NCL § 11357] + [2:86:1875; BH § 2421; C § 2456; RL § 7541; NCL § 11358]—(NRS A 1963, 510; 1964, 8; 1965, 598; 1967, 1468; 1969, 478; 1973, 168; 1975, 1153; 1977, 419, 875; 1981, 874; 1983, 109, 1095; 1985, 1023, 1024; 1987, 1295; 1991, 2077; 1993, 2465; 2003, 442; 2013, 1731; 2021, 2263; 2023, 1890)