Assembly Bill No. 69–Committee on Ways and Means

February 6, 2001

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary
and Ways and Means

SUMMARY—Imposes surcharge on payment of child support collected by district attorney to be used for programs for mentoring of children. (BDR 11‑110)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: 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 children; imposing a surcharge on each payment of child support collected by a district attorney to be used for programs for the mentoring of children; 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. Chapter 125B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 a new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. Each time a district attorney collects an installment of an

1-4 obligation to pay support for a child that arises from the judgment of a

1-5 court, a surcharge of $1 must be added to the amount of the installment

1-6 and collected by the district attorney.

1-7 2. A district attorney shall remit the money collected from the

1-8 surcharge imposed pursuant to this section to the county treasurer on or

1-9 before the fifth day of each month for the preceding month, to be

1-10 deposited in a special fund in the county treasury to be designated as the

1-11 fund for programs for the mentoring of children. The money in the fund

1-12 does not revert to the general fund of the county at any time, and any

1-13 interest earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable

1-14 charges, must be credited to the fund.

1-15 3. Each board of county commissioners shall adopt guidelines and

1-16 procedures setting forth the manner in which the money collected

1-17 pursuant to this section is to be distributed to a nonprofit organization

1-18 that offers a program for the mentoring of children.

1-19 4. The money in the fund must be distributed, in accordance with the

1-20 guidelines and procedures adopted by the board of county commissioners

2-1 pursuant to subsection 3, to nonprofit organizations in the county that

2-2 offer programs for the mentoring of children.

2-3 Sec. 2. NRS 125B.002 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-4 125B.002 As used in NRS 125B.002 to 125B.180, inclusive, and

2-5 section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and

2-6 terms defined in NRS 125B.004 and 125B.008 have the meanings ascribed

2-7 to them in those sections.

2-8 Sec. 3. The amendatory provisions of this act apply to an installment

2-9 of an obligation to pay support for a child that is collected on or after

2-10 July 1, 2001.

2-11 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

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