Senate Bill No. 114–Committee on Judiciary

(On Behalf of Washoe County)

February 4, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes county or city to seek reimbursement from nonindigent prisoner for cost of booking and releasing prisoner. (BDR 16-563)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to prisoners; authorizing a county or city to seek reimbursement from a nonindigent prisoner for the cost of booking and releasing the prisoner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 211.2415 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 211.2415 1. A board of county commissioners or the governing body

1-3 of an incorporated city may seek reimbursement from a nonindigent

1-4 prisoner for expenses incurred by the county or city for the booking,

1-5 maintenance , [and] support and release of the prisoner , [in a county or

1-6 city jail or detention facility,] including expenses incurred during a period

1-7 of pretrial detention if time served during the pretrial detention is credited

1-8 by the court against any sentence imposed.

1-9 2. The amount of reimbursement sought by a county or city pursuant to

1-10 subsection 1 must not exceed the actual cost [per day] for the booking,

1-11 maintenance , [and] support and release of the prisoner and may include,

1-12 without limitation, the costs of providing heating, air conditioning, food,

1-13 clothing, bedding and medical care to a prisoner.

1-14 Sec. 2. NRS 211.244 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-15 211.244 1. At any time after the conviction of a prisoner, and after

1-16 the financial status of the prisoner has been determined or the prisoner has

1-17 refused or failed to complete and sign the form required by NRS 211.242,

2-1 the sheriff of the county, or the administrator of the department of detention

2-2 of an incorporated city or the person appointed to administer a city jail,

2-3 may issue a written demand to the prisoner for reimbursement of the

2-4 expenses incurred by the county or city for the [prisoner’s maintenance and

2-5 support during his period of imprisonment.] booking, maintenance,

2-6 support and release of the prisoner.

2-7 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the prisoner shall pay

2-8 the total amount due when the written demand is issued. The prisoner may

2-9 arrange to make payments on a monthly basis. If such arrangements are

2-10 made, the prisoner must be provided with a monthly billing statement

2-11 which specifies the date on which his next payment is due.

2-12 3. A court may order a prisoner to perform supervised work for the

2-13 benefit of the community to satisfy the written demand for reimbursement.

2-14 Each hour of work performed by the prisoner reduces the amount he owes

2-15 by $8. If the prisoner does not satisfy the written demand for

2-16 reimbursement within the time set by the court, the district attorney for a

2-17 county or the city attorney for an incorporated city may file a civil action

2-18 pursuant to NRS 211.245.

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