Nevada § 213.020 - Notice of application for remission, commutation, pardon or restoration of civil rights: Contents; service
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§ 213.020. Notice of application for remission, commutation, pardon or restoration of civil rights: Contents; service
1. Any person intending to apply to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment
commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored, or any person acting
on his or her behalf, must submit an application to the Board, in accordance with
the procedures established by the Secretary pursuant to NRS 213.017 , specifying therein: (a) The court in which the judgment was rendered; (b) The amount of the fine or forfeiture, or the kind or character of punishment; (c) The name of the person in whose favor the application is to be made; (d) The particular grounds upon which the application will be based; and (e) Any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary. 2. A person must not be required to pay a fee to have a fine or forfeiture remitted,
a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored pursuant
to this section. 3. Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035 , the Secretary shall submit notice of the date, time and location of the meeting
to consider the application and one copy of the application to the district attorney
and to the district judge of the county wherein the person was convicted. In cases of fines and forfeitures, notice of the date, time and location of the
meeting to consider the application must also be served on the chair of the board
of county commissioners of the county wherein the person was convicted. 4. Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035 , notice of the date, time and location of a meeting to consider an application pursuant
to this section must be served upon the appropriate persons as required in this section
at least 30 days before the presentation of the application, unless a member of the
Board, for good cause, prescribes a shorter time.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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