Title 14

NRS 176.0131 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds, and declares to be the public policy of this State, that: 1. Sentencing and corrections policies should embody fairness, consistency, proportionality and opportunity. 2. The laws of this State shoul…

NRS 176.01313 Definitions. As used in NRS 176.0131 to 176.014, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 176.01315 to 176.01322, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2871; A 2023, 1642, …

NRS 176.01315 “Department” defined. “Department” means the Department of Sentencing Policy created by NRS 176.01323. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2872)

NRS 176.01317 “Executive Director” defined. “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Department. (Added to NRS by 2019, 2872)

NRS 176.0132 “Sentencing Commission” defined. “Sentencing Commission” means the Nevada Sentencing Commission created by NRS 176.0133. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4187; A 2019, 2872, 4380)

NRS 176.01322 “Subcommittee” defined. “Subcommittee” means the Subcommittee on Misdemeanors of the Sentencing Commission. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2493) Department of Sentencing Policy

NRS 176.01323 Department created; appointment and qualifications of Executive Director; employment of staff or consultants by Executive Director. 1. The Department of Sentencing Policy is hereby created. 2. The Executive Director of the Department must be appointed by the Governo…

NRS 176.01327 Duties of Executive Director. The Executive Director appointed pursuant to NRS 176.01323 shall: 1. Oversee all of the functions of the Department. 2. Serve as Executive Secretary of the Sentencing Commission without additional compensation. 3. Report to the Sentenci…

NRS 176.0133 Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; meetings; alternates; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members; authorization to establish working groups and task forces. 1. The Nevada Sentencing Commission is hereby created within the Department. T…

NRS 176.01332 Subcommittee on Misdemeanors: Creation; membership; Chair; meetings; quorum; service without compensation; duties. 1. There is hereby created the Subcommittee on Misdemeanors of the Sentencing Commission, consisting of members appointed by the Chair of the Sentencin…

NRS 176.01334 Subcommittee on Misdemeanors: Appointment of working groups by Chair; confidentiality of information and materials; service without compensation. 1. The Chair of the Subcommittee may appoint working groups composed of persons with subject matter expertise, including…

NRS 176.0134 Duties of Sentencing Commission. The Sentencing Commission shall: 1. Evaluate and study the effectiveness and fiscal impact of various policies and practices regarding sentencing which are employed in this State and other states, including, without limitation, the us…

NRS 176.01343 Tracking and assessment of outcomes resulting from enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019. 1. The Sentencing Commission shall: (a) Track and assess outcomes resulting from the enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019, including, without limitatio…

NRS 176.01347 Development of formula to calculate costs avoided by enactment of chapter 633, Statutes of Nevada 2019; submission of statements and reports regarding costs avoided. 1. The Sentencing Commission shall develop a formula to calculate for each fiscal year the amount of…

NRS 176.0135 Grants, bequests, devises, donations and gifts; Special Account for the Support of the Nevada Sentencing Commission. 1. The Chair of the Sentencing Commission may apply for and accept any available grants and may accept any bequests, devises, donations or gifts from …

NRS 176.0136 Subpoenas: Power to issue; compelling performance. 1. To carry out its powers and duties pursuant to NRS 176.0132 to 176.0139, inclusive, the Sentencing Commission, or any member thereof acting on behalf of the Sentencing Commission with a concurrence of a majority o…

NRS 176.0137 Department of Corrections and Division of Parole and Probation to provide information to and assist Sentencing Commission. 1. The Department of Corrections shall: (a) Provide the Sentencing Commission with any available statistical information or research requested b…

NRS 176.0138 Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to facilitate data collection and provide data and information to Sentencing Commission. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History shall provide the Sentencing Commission with any statistic…

NRS 176.01385 Confidentiality of information collected or stored by Department. Any information collected or stored by the Department for the purpose of analyzing and understanding the criminal justice system, including, without limitation, information from a database, interview …

NRS 176.0139 Annual projections of persons imprisoned, on probation, on parole and in residential confinement. The Office of Finance shall provide the Sentencing Commission with any projections on persons imprisoned, on probation, on parole and serving a term of residential confi…

NRS 176.014 Creation; composition; Chair; duties; terms of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses; staff; acceptance of gifts, donations, bequests, grants and money. 1. The Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council is hereby created. The Council consists of:…

NRS 176.015 Prompt hearing; court may commit defendant or continue or alter bail before hearing; statement by defendant; presentation of mitigating evidence; rights of victim; notice of hearing. 1. Sentence must be imposed without unreasonable delay. Pending sentence, the court m…

NRS 176.016 Court may order certain homeless defendants to complete program; waiver or reduction of fines, administrative assessments and fees. 1. A justice court, municipal court or district court, as applicable, that has jurisdiction over an eligible defendant who is charged wi…

NRS 176.017 Imposition of sentence on person convicted as adult for offense committed when person was under age of 18 years: Additional considerations; reduction of sentence. 1. If a person is convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when he or she was less …

NRS 176.025 Sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole not to be imposed on person under age of 18 years. A sentence of death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole must not be imposed or inflicted upon any person convicted of a crime now…

NRS 176.033 Sentence of imprisonment required or permitted by statute: Definite period for misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor; minimum and maximum term for felony unless definite term required by statute; restitution. If a sentence of imprisonment is required or permitted by statut…

NRS 176.035 Conviction of two or more offenses; concurrent and consecutive sentences; aggregating consecutive sentences and sentences for additional penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, whenever a person is convicted of two or more offenses, and sentence ha…

NRS 176.045 Imposition of concurrent or consecutive sentence on person under sentence in another jurisdiction. 1. Whenever a person convicted of a public offense in this State is under sentence of imprisonment pronounced by another jurisdiction, federal or state, whether or not t…

NRS 176.055 Credit against sentence of imprisonment. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever a sentence of imprisonment in the county jail or state prison is imposed, the court may order that credit be allowed against the duration of the sentence, including any …

NRS 176.057 Effect of finding of guilty but mentally ill or acceptance of such plea. 1. If a defendant is found guilty but mentally ill pursuant to NRS 175.533 or the court accepts the defendant’s plea of guilty but mentally ill entered pursuant to NRS 174.035, and the court find…

NRS 176.059 Administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Collection; distribution; limitations on use. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a defendant pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of a misdemeanor, includin…

NRS 176.0611 Additional administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. 1. A county or a city, upon recommendation of the appropriate court, may, by ordinance, authorize the justices or judges of the justice or municipal cou…

NRS 176.0613 Additional administrative assessment for misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. 1. The justices or judges of the justice or municipal courts shall impose, in addition to an administrative assessment imposed pursuant to NRS 176.059, …

NRS 176.062 Administrative assessment for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection; distribution; limitations on use. 1. When a defendant pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of a felony or gross misdemeanor, the judge shall includ…

NRS 176.0623 Additional administrative assessment for felony, gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor: Authorization; collection; distribution; limitations on use. 1. In addition to any other administrative assessment imposed, when a defendant pleads guilty, is found guilty or enters a …

NRS 176.0625 Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Collection by certain entities. 1. If a fine, administrative assessment or fee is imposed pursuant to this chapter upon a defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty…

NRS 176.063 Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Court must advise defendant regarding lien. If a district court imposes a fine, administrative assessment or fee upon a defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or…

NRS 176.0635 Administrative assessment, fine or fee for felony or gross misdemeanor: Additional costs and fees for collection. 1. A defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill who owes a fine, administrative assessment or f…

NRS 176.064 Collection fee for unpaid administrative assessment, fine, fee or restitution; use of collection agency; civil judgment; attachment or garnishment; imprisonment. 1. If a fine, administrative assessment, fee or restitution is imposed upon a defendant pursuant to this c…

NRS 176.0643 Circumstances under which person who commits minor traffic offense is presumed to be indigent and not to have ability to pay fine, administrative assessment or fee; “minor traffic offense” defined. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, a person who commits a minor tra…

NRS 176.0647 Circumstances under which fine, administrative assessment or fee owed by defendant who commits minor traffic offense is deemed uncollectible. Any delinquent fine, administrative assessment or fee owed by a defendant pursuant to NRS 176.064 who commits a minor traffic…

NRS 176.065 Rate of additional imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a person is sentenced to both fine and imprisonment, or to pay a forfeiture in addition to imprisonment, the court may, p…

NRS 176.075 Rate of imprisonment in default of administrative assessment, fine or forfeiture. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a person is sentenced to pay a fine or forfeiture without an accompanying sentence of imprisonment, the court may, pursuant to NRS 6…

NRS 176.085 Reduction of excessive fine or administrative assessment; payment in installments. Whenever, after a fine and administrative assessment have been imposed but before they have been discharged by payment or confinement, it is made to appear to the judge or justice impos…

NRS 176.087 Imposition of community service in lieu of fine, administrative assessment, fee or imprisonment or as condition of probation. 1. Except where the imposition of a specific criminal penalty is mandatory, a court may order a convicted person to perform supervised communi…

NRS 176.0911 Definitions. As used in NRS 176.0911 to 176.0919, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 176.09111 to 176.09119, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1668; A 2001, 3032; …