Nevada § 19.031 - Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for legal aid

§ 19.031. Additional fees in civil actions: Programs for legal aid

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 19.034 , in each county in which legal services are provided without charge to indigent or

elderly persons through a program for legal aid organized under the auspices of the

State Bar of Nevada, a county or local bar association, a county or municipal program

for legal services or other program funded by this State or the United States to provide

legal assistance, the clerk of the court shall, on the commencement of any civil action

or proceeding in the district court for which a filing fee is required, and on the

filing of any answer or appearance in any such action or proceeding for which a filing

fee is required, charge and collect a fee of $25 from the party commencing or appearing

in the action or proceeding. These fees are in addition to any other fees required by law. 2. In each county described in subsection 1, the clerk of the court shall, on the

commencement of any action provided for in chapter 125 of NRS , and on the filing of any answer or appearance in any such action, charge and collect

a fee of $14 from the party commencing or appearing in the action. These fees are in addition to any other fees required by law. 3. On or before the first Monday of each month, the clerk of the court shall pay over

to the county treasurer the amount of all fees collected by the clerk of the court

pursuant to subsections 1 and 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the county treasurer shall remit quarterly

to the organization operating the program for legal services all the money received

by the county treasurer from the clerk of the court. 4. The organization operating the program for legal services shall use any money received

pursuant to subsection 3 as follows: (a) From each $25 collected pursuant to subsection 1: (1) Fifteen dollars and fifty cents for the benefit of indigent persons in the county;

and (2) Nine dollars and fifty cents for the benefit of elderly persons in the county. (b) From each $14 collected pursuant to subsection 2: (1) Ten dollars for the benefit of indigent persons in the county; and (2) Four dollars for the benefit of elderly persons in the county. 5. If the county treasurer receives notice from the State or a political subdivision

that an award of attorney's fees or costs has been made to an organization that receives

money pursuant to this section and has been paid, the county treasurer shall: (a) Deduct an amount equal to the award from the amount to be paid to the organization;

and (b) Remit an equal amount to the State or to the political subdivision that paid the

fees or costs at the time when the county treasurer would have paid it to the organization. 6. The fees which are collected from a county must be used for the benefit of the

indigent or elderly persons in that county.