Nevada § 176.016 - Court may order certain homeless defendants to complete program; waiver or reduction of fines, administrative assessments and fees

§ 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 with or convicted of an eligible offense

may order the eligible defendant to complete a program of treatment. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court that orders an eligible defendant

to complete a program of treatment pursuant to this section may waive or reduce any

fine, administrative assessment or fee that would otherwise be imposed upon the eligible

defendant for commission of the eligible offense pursuant to specific statute. 3. As used in this section: (a) “ Eligible defendant ” means a homeless person who is charged with or convicted of an eligible offense. (b) “ Eligible offense ” means a violation of any local ordinance prohibiting public urination or defecation

or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage, or the same or similar

conduct, or a violation of the following statutory provisions, or any local ordinance

prohibiting the same or similar conduct, that is punishable as a misdemeanor: (1) NRS 202.450 . (2) NRS 205.860 . (3) NRS 206.010 . (4) NRS 206.140 . (5) NRS 206.310 . (6) NRS 207.200 . (c) “ Homeless person ” means a person: (1) Who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate residence; (2) With a primary residence that is a public or private place not designed for or

ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, without

limitation, a car, a park, an abandoned building, a bus or train station, an airport

or a camping ground; or (3) Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide

temporary living arrangements, including, without limitation, transitional housing,

hotels or motels paid for by any federal, state or local governmental program or any

charitable organization. For the purpose of this paragraph, a person shall be deemed to be a homeless person

if the person provides sufficient proof to the court that the person meets the criteria

set forth in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) or the person has recently used public services

for homeless persons or if a public or private agency or entity that provides services

to homeless persons provides sufficient proof to the court that the person is a homeless

person. (d) “ Program of treatment ” means a preprosecution diversion program, specialty court program or other program

designed to assist homeless persons that is established pursuant to NRS 174.032 , 176A.230 , 176A.250 , 176A.280 , 433A.335 or another specific statute or by court rule or court order.