Nevada § 180.460 - Transfer of responsibility for provision of indigent defense services

§ 180.460. Transfer of responsibility for provision of indigent defense services

1. A county that transfers responsibility for the provision of indigent defense services

to the State Public Defender pursuant to NRS 180.450 may seek to have the responsibility transferred back to the county by submitting

a request to the Executive Director in writing on or before December 31 of an even-numbered

year. 2. Upon finding that the county is able to meet minimum standards for the provision

of indigent defense services, the Executive Director shall approve transferring the

responsibility for the provision of indigent defense services to the county. 3. If the Executive Director denies a request to transfer responsibility for the provision

of indigent defense services to a county, the Executive Director must inform the board

of county commissioners for the county of the reasons for the denial and the issues

that must be resolved before the responsibility for the provision of indigent defense

services will be transferred to the county. 4. If the Executive Director approves a request to transfer responsibility for the

provision of indigent defense services to the county, the board of county commissioners

for the county shall notify the State Public Defender in writing on or before March

1 of the next odd-numbered year and the responsibilities must transfer at a specified

time on or after July 1 of the same year in which the notice was given, as determined

by the Executive Director.