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1-1 Section 1. NRS 209.221 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 209.221 1. The offenders’ store fund is hereby created as a special

1-16 it, must be expended for the welfare and benefit of all offenders.

2-1 4. If necessary to cover a shortfall of money in the prisoners’ personal

2-2 property fund, the director may, after obtaining the approval of the interim

2-3 finance committee, authorize the state controller to transfer money from the

2-4 offenders’ store fund to the prisoners’ personal property fund, and the state

2-5 controller shall make the transfer.

2-6 5. If an offender has insufficient money in his individual account in the

2-7 prisoners’ personal property fund to repay or defray costs assessed to the

2-8 offender pursuant to NRS 209.246, the director shall authorize the state

2-9 controller to transfer sufficient money from the offenders’ store fund to the

2-10 appropriate account in the state general fund to pay costs remaining unpaid,

2-11 and the state controller shall make the transfer. Any money so transferred

2-12 must be accounted for separately. The director shall cause the offenders’

2-13 store fund to be reimbursed from the offender’s individual account in the

2-14 prisoners’ personal property fund, as money becomes available.

2-15 6. If the department incurs costs related to state property that has been

2-16 willfully damaged, destroyed or lost or incurs costs related to medical

2-17 examination, diagnosis or treatment for an injury to an offender, the

2-18 director may authorize the state controller to transfer money from the

2-19 offenders’ store fund to the appropriate account in the state general fund to

2-20 repay or defray those costs if:

2-21 (a) The director has reason to believe that an offender caused the

2-22 damage, destruction, loss or injury; and

2-23 (b) The identity of the offender is unknown or cannot be determined by

2-24 the director with reasonable certainty.

2-25 The state controller shall make the transfer if authorized by the director.

2-26 Any money transferred must be accounted for separately. If the identity of

2-27 the offender is determined after money has been transferred, the director

2-28 shall cause the offenders’ store fund to be reimbursed from the offender’s

2-29 individual account in the prisoners’ personal property fund, as money

2-30 becomes available.

2-31 7. If an offender who has been assigned to a center for the purpose

2-32 of making restitution is returned to an institution for committing an

2-33 infraction of the regulations of the department and the center has not

2-34 been fully compensated for the cost of providing the offender with

2-35 housing, transportation, meals or medical or dental services at the center,

2-36 the director may authorize the state controller to transfer money from the

2-37 offenders’ store fund to the appropriate account in the state general fund

2-38 to repay or defray those costs. The state controller shall make the

2-39 transfer if authorized by the director. Any money transferred must be

2-40 accounted for separately. The director shall cause the offenders’ store

2-41 fund to be reimbursed from the offender’s individual account in the

2-42 prisoners’ personal property fund, as money becomes available.

3-1 8. If an offender has insufficient money in his individual account in the

3-2 prisoners’ personal property fund to repay or defray costs assessed to the

3-3 offender pursuant to NRS 209.246, the offender shall sign a statement

3-4 under penalty of perjury concerning his financial situation. Such a

3-5 statement must include, but is not limited to, the following information:

3-6 (a) The value of any interest the offender has in real estate;

3-7 (b) The value of the personal property of the offender;

3-8 (c) The assets in any bank account of the offender; and

3-9 (d) The employment status of the offender.

3-10 [8.] 9. The statement required by subsection [7] 8 must also authorize

3-11 the department to access any relevant document, for the purpose of

3-12 verifying the accuracy of the information provided by the offender pursuant

3-13 to this section, including, but not limited to, information regarding any bank

3-14 account of the offender, information regarding any bank account held in

3-15 trust for the offender and any federal income tax return, report or

3-16 withholding form of the offender.

3-17 [9.] 10. An offender who conceals assets from the department or

3-18 provides false or misleading information on a statement prepared pursuant

3-19 to this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3-20 [10.] 11. A person who aids or encourages an offender to conceal

3-21 assets from the department or to provide false or misleading information on

3-22 a statement prepared pursuant to this section is guilty of a gross

3-23 misdemeanor.

3-24 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.