Amendment No. 55

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 22 (BDR 14-509)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 3 through 17 on page 1 and lines 1 through 3 on page 2 and inserting:

"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person who is or was imprisoned in the state prison or a county jail is awarded a judgment against the State of Nevada or a county or a department, commission, board or other agency of the State of Nevada or a county or a current or former officer, employee or contractor of the State of Nevada or a county arising from a civil action that accrued while the person was imprisoned in the state prison or county jail, the person or governmental entity that pays the judgment shall deposit the money for the judgment with the court. The court shall deduct from the money received from the judgment any amount of money owed by the person for restitution and send the money to the appropriate person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a governmental agency to whom restitution is owed.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person enters into a settlement for money in an action described in subsection 1, the person or governmental entity that pays the settlement shall deposit the money for the settlement with the court in which the action was filed or the district court of the county in which the person resides if no action was filed. The court shall deduct from the money deposited with the court any amount of money owed by the person for restitution and send the money to the appropriate person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a governmental agency to whom restitution is owed.

3. If any money remains after the court makes the deduction pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the court shall forward the remaining money to the person who initiated the action.

4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a judgment or settlement in a case that involves the death of a person who was imprisoned.".

Amend the title of the bill by deleting the first, second and third lines and inserting:

"AN ACT relating to prisoners; requiring a court to deduct money owed for restitution from a monetary judgment awarded to or settlement entered into by a person who is or was imprisoned in the state prison or a county jail in a civil action brought against the State of Nevada or a county; requiring a prisoner who has filed an action for small claims to pay the".

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"SUMMARY—Revises provisions concerning certain lawsuits brought by and settlements entered into by prisoners. (BDR 14-509)".