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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 212 - Offenses Relating to Prisons and Prisoners › NRS 212.220 - Penalties for absence without authorization or tampering with electronic device; restitution.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.400, a person who has been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a felony or a gross misdemeanor, who is being supervised electronically pursuant to such an arrest, charge or conviction and who:
(a) Is absent or attempts to be absent from his or her residence, employment or other activity authorized by the supervising agency without authorization; or
(b) Removes or disables or attempts to remove or disable the electronic device used to supervise the person,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
2. A person who has been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor, who is supervised electronically pursuant to such an arrest, charge or conviction and who:
(a) Is absent or attempts to be absent from his or her residence, employment or other activity authorized by the supervising agency without authorization; or
(b) Removes or disables or attempts to remove or disable the electronic device used to supervise the person,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution for any damage to or loss of the electronic device used to supervise the person.
4. A sentence imposed pursuant to this section must run consecutively with the sentence imposed for the original offense.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1225)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.005 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 213.005 to 213.100, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the State Board of Pardons Commissioners.
2. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board.
3. "Victim" includes:
(a) A person, including a governmental entity, against whom a crime has been committed;
(b) A person who has been injured or killed as a direct result of the commission of a crime; or
(c) A relative of a person described in paragraph (a) or (b). For the purposes of this paragraph, a "relative" of a person includes:
(1) A spouse, parent, grandparent or stepparent;
(2) A natural born child, stepchild or adopted child;
(3) A grandchild, brother, sister, half brother or half sister; or
(4) A parent of a spouse.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1330; A 1995, 1258, 2388; 2005, 2906; 2009, 775)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.010 - State Board of Pardons Commissioners: Members; meetings; notice of meetings to victim.

1. The State Board of Pardons Commissioners consists of the Governor, the justices of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General.
2. Meetings of the Board for the purpose of considering applications for clemency may be held semiannually or oftener, on such dates as may be fixed by the Board.
3. Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035, the Board shall give written notice at least 15 days before a meeting to each victim of the crimes committed by each person whose application for clemency will be considered at the meeting, if the victim so requests in writing and provides his or her current address. If a current address is not provided, the Board may not be held responsible if the notice is not received by the victim. The victim may submit a written response to the Board at any time before the meeting. All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current or former address, which pertains to a victim and which is received by the Board pursuant to this subsection is confidential.
[1:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11569]—(NRS A 1957, 738; 1973, 803; 1979, 657; 1983, 1330, 1438, 1658; 1997, 3244; 2009, 775)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.015 - Salaries of certain Board members who are justices of Supreme Court.

1. A member of the Board who has served as a district judge, a judge of the Court of Appeals or a justice of the Supreme Court, or any combination thereof, for at least 4 years, is entitled to compensation as a member of the Board in the amount of 2 percent of his or her annual salary as a justice of the Supreme Court for each year of service as a district judge, a judge of the Court of Appeals or a justice of the Supreme Court, or any combination thereof. The compensation received by a justice for service on the Board must not exceed 22 percent of his or her annual salary as a justice of the Supreme Court.
2. The salaries provided for in this section must be paid out of money provided by direct legislative appropriation from the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 1314; A 1965, 1154; 1969, 790; 1971, 2205; 1977, 1014; 1981, 1372; 1985, 1608; 1989, 1896, 2119; 1995, 2515; 1999, 3196; 2013, 1767)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.017 - Secretary of Board: Appointment; qualifications; duties.

1. The Chair of the State Board of Parole Commissioners shall appoint a person to serve as Secretary of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners.
2. The Secretary must be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in correctional services.
3. The Secretary shall perform such duties as are required by the Board, including, but not limited to:
(a) Preparing the agenda for meetings of the Board;
(b) Providing notification to victims on behalf of the Board and the State Board of Parole Commissioners; and
(c) Establishing and facilitating the procedures by which a person may apply to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored by the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 804; A 2003, 427)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 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.
[4:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11572] + [Part 5:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11573]—(NRS A 1977, 869; 1983, 1331; 2001 Special Session, 199; 2005, 2907; 2009, 775)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.030 - When notice of application not required.

No notice shall be required of an application for:
1. A restoration to citizenship to take effect at the expiration of a term of imprisonment; or
2. The commutation of the death penalty.
[9:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11577]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.035 - Restoration of civil rights expedited by Board under certain conditions.

The Board may adopt a policy to provide an expedited process to take action, without holding a meeting, to restore the civil rights, in whole or in part, of a person who submits an application to the Board to have his or her civil rights restored if certain conditions are met, including, without limitation, that:
1. There is no objection from the court in which the judgment was rendered;
2. There is no objection from the district attorney of the county wherein the person was convicted; and
3. The Board has not received a written request for notice concerning a meeting to consider an application for clemency from a victim of a crime committed by the person.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 774)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.040 - District attorneys to furnish Board with statement upon receipt of notice of application for remission, commutation or pardon; notice of application to victim.

All district attorneys receiving notice of an application for a pardon, or commutation of punishment, or remission of fine or forfeiture, shall transmit forthwith to:
1. The Board a statement in writing of facts surrounding the commission of the offense for which the applicant is incarcerated or subject to penalty and any information affecting the merits of the application.
2. Each victim of the person applying for clemency a copy of the notice of the application, if the victim so requests in writing and provides his or her current address. If a current address is not provided, the district attorney may not be held responsible if a copy of the notice is not received by the victim. All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current or former address, which pertains to a victim and which is received by the district attorney pursuant to this subsection is confidential.
[6:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11574]—(NRS A 1957, 333; 1983, 1331; 1997, 3244)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.050 - Board members may administer oaths; certification of affidavits and depositions by judges, county clerks and notaries public.

1. Any member of the Board shall have authority to administer an oath or affirmation to any person offering to testify upon the hearing of an application for a pardon, or the commutation of a punishment, or the remission of a fine or forfeiture.
2. Any district judge, county clerk or notary public may take and certify affidavits and depositions to be used upon such applications, either for or against the same.
[7:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11575]—(NRS A 1957, 738)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.055 - Person with communications disability entitled to services of interpreter at hearing.

An applicant or a witness at a hearing upon an application for clemency who is a person with a communications disability as defined in NRS 50.050 is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive. The interpreter must be appointed by the Governor or a member of the Board designated by the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 657; A 2001, 1776; 2007, 170)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.060 - Procedure when judgment of fine or forfeiture is remitted.

Whenever acting as the Board, the Governor, justices of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General, or the major part of them, the Governor being one, shall remit any judgment of fine or forfeiture, a certificate reciting the fine or forfeiture remitted, duly signed and attested with the Great Seal of the State, shall be filed in the clerk’s office of the court wherein the judgment of fine or forfeiture was entered, and the clerk shall make an entry in the judgment docket or other proper place, showing that the fine or forfeiture is remitted, which filing and entry shall be evidence of the satisfaction thereof.
[2:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11570]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.070 - Fines and forfeitures do not include discharge from liability on bail bond.

The fines and forfeitures mentioned in this chapter shall not be so construed as to include the remittance or discharge from liability on any bail bond.
[10:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11578]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.080 - Procedure when death penalty is commuted.

1. Whenever any punishment involving the death penalty is commuted, a statement in writing shall be made out and signed reciting:
(a) The name of the person whose punishment is commuted.
(b) The time and place where convicted.
(c) The amount, kind and character of punishment substituted instead of the death penalty.
(d) The place where the substituted punishment is to be served out or suffered.
2. The statement shall be directed to the proper officer or authority charged by law with the safekeeping and execution of the punishment. The statement, attested with the Great Seal of this state, shall be sufficient authority for such officer or authority to receive and retain the person named in the statement as therein directed, and the officer or authority named in the statement must receive the person whose punishment has been commuted, and retain the person as directed.
[3:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11571]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.085 - Board prohibited from commuting sentence of death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole to sentence that would allow parole; exception.

1. If a person is convicted on or after July 1, 1995, of any crime that the person committed when he or she was 18 years of age or older, the Board shall not commute:
(a) A sentence of death; or
(b) A sentence of imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole,
to a sentence that would allow parole.
2. If a person is convicted of any crime that the person committed when he or she was less than 18 years of age, the Board may, in its discretion, commute:
(a) A sentence of death; or
(b) A sentence of imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole,
to a sentence that would allow parole.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1258; A 2017, 1642)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.090 - Pardon: Restoration of civil rights; relieved of disabilities; limitations.

1. A person who is granted a full, unconditional pardon by the Board is restored to all civil rights, including, without limitation, the right to bear arms, and is relieved of all disabilities incurred upon conviction.
2. A pardon granted by the Board shall be deemed to be a full, unconditional pardon unless the official document issued pursuant to subsection 3 explicitly limits the restoration of the civil rights of the person or does not relieve the person of all disabilities incurred upon conviction.
3. Upon being granted a pardon by the Board, a person so pardoned must be given an official document which provides that the person has been granted a pardon. If the person is restored to the right to bear arms, the official document must explicitly state that the person is restored to the right to bear arms. If the person has not been granted a full, unconditional pardon, the official document must explicitly state all limitations on the restoration of the civil rights of the person and all disabilities incurred upon conviction from which the person is not relieved.
4. A person who has been granted a pardon in this State or elsewhere and whose official documentation of his or her pardon is lost, damaged or destroyed may file a written request with a court of competent jurisdiction to restore his or her civil rights pursuant to this section. Upon verification that the person has been granted a pardon and is eligible to be restored to his or her civil rights, the court shall issue an order restoring the person to his or her civil rights. A person must not be required to pay a fee to receive such an order.
5. A person who has been granted a pardon in this State or elsewhere may present:
(a) Official documentation of his or her pardon; or
(b) A court order restoring his or her civil rights,
as proof that the person has been restored to his or her civil rights.
[Part 5:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11573]—(NRS A 1973, 1845; 1977, 665; 2001, 1696; 2003, 2692; 2005, 2907; 2011, 24)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.095 - Notice by Board to victim if clemency granted.

If the Board remits a fine or forfeiture, commutes a sentence or grants a pardon, it shall give written notice of its action to the victim of the person granted clemency, if the victim so requests in writing and provides his or her current address. If a current address is not provided, the Board may not be held responsible if the notice is not received by the victim. All personal information, including, but not limited to, a current or former address, which pertains to a victim and which is received by the Board pursuant to this section is confidential.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 1330; A 1997, 3245)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.100 - Order of discharge when clemency granted.

Whenever clemency is granted by the Board, there shall be served upon the Director of the Department of Corrections or other officer having the person in custody, an order to discharge the person therefrom upon a day to be named in the order, upon the conditions, limitations or restrictions named therein.
[Part 5:149:1933; 1931 NCL § 11573]—(NRS A 1977, 870; 2001 Special Session, 199)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.107 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the State Board of Parole Commissioners.
2. "Chief" means the Chief Parole and Probation Officer.
3. "Division" means the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety.
4. "Residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a crime to his or her place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the Board.
5. "Responsivity factors" means characteristics of a person that affect his or her ability to respond favorably or unfavorably to any treatment goals.
6. "Risk and needs assessment" means a validated, standardized actuarial tool that identifies risk factors that increase the likelihood of a person reoffending and factors that, when properly addressed, can reduce the likelihood of a person reoffending.
7. "Sex offender" means any person who has been or is convicted of a sexual offense.
8. "Sexual offense" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.
9. "Standards" means the objective standards for granting or revoking parole or probation which are adopted by the Board or the Chief.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 738; A 1969, 181, 596; 1973, 190, 803; 1975, 84; 1977, 285; 1979, 657; 1987, 946, 2233; 1989, 1885, 1895; 1991, 1411, 2045; 1993, 1552, 2885; 1995, 28, 416, 730, 731, 1425, 2290, 2294; 1997, 526, 1030, 1560, 1686, 1691, 1723, 2507, 2511, 2512, 2513, 2657, 3338, 3362; 1999, 23, 69; 2001, 2589, 2798; 2003, 180, 1391; 2011, 67; 2013, 228, 384, 1170; 2015, 618, 1446; 2017, 2724; 2019, 4450; 2021, 2435; 2023, 82, 1426, 1873)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.10705 - Legislative declaration concerning parole, probation and residential confinement.

The Legislature finds and declares that the release or continuation of a person on parole or probation is an act of grace of the State. No person has a right to parole or probation, or to be placed in residential confinement, and it is not intended that the establishment of standards relating thereto create any such right or interest in liberty or property or establish a basis for any cause of action against the State, its political subdivisions, agencies, boards, commissions, departments, officers or employees.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1885; A 1991, 316)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1071 - Division: Creation; composition; Chief.

1. There is hereby created the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety.
2. The Division consists of the Chief and such sections as the Chief may create with the approval of the Director of the Department of Public Safety.
3. The Chief of the Division is the Chief Parole and Probation Officer.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 596; A 1977, 285; 1993, 1522; 2001, 2589)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1072 - Chief: Duties.

The Chief shall:
1. Administer all activities and services of the Division.
2. Be responsible for the management of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 596; A 1977, 286; 1993, 1522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1073 - Chief: Powers.

The Chief may:
1. Organize the Division to provide maximum efficiency in carrying out its duties.
2. Appoint the heads of sections as established.
3. Appoint such assistants and other employees as may be required to administer the duties imposed by law upon the Board and the Division within the limits of appropriations.
4. Set standards of service.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 596; A 1977, 286; 1993, 1522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1075 - Information obtained by employees of Division or Board privileged; nondisclosure.

Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, all information obtained in the discharge of official duty by an employee of the Division or the Board is privileged and may not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other than the Board, the judge, district attorney or others entitled to receive such information, unless otherwise ordered by the Board or judge or necessary to perform the duties of the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 799; A 1975, 179; 1993, 1524; 1995, 2066; 1997, 837; 2005, 83)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1076 - Fee to defray costs of supervision; regulations; waiver.

1. The Division shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, charge each parolee, probationer or person supervised by the Division through residential confinement a fee to defray the cost of his or her supervision.
(b) Adopt by regulation a schedule of fees to defray the costs of supervision of a parolee, probationer or person supervised by the Division through residential confinement. The regulation must provide for a monthly fee of at least $30.
2. The Chief may waive the fee to defray the cost of supervision, in whole or in part, if the Chief determines that payment of the fee would create an economic hardship on the parolee, probationer or person supervised by the Division through residential confinement.
3. Unless waived pursuant to subsection 2, the payment by a parolee, probationer or person supervised by the Division through residential confinement of a fee charged pursuant to subsection 1 is a condition of his or her parole, probation or residential confinement.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 204; A 1987, 24; 1993, 1524; 1997, 1561, 3362; 1999, 669)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1077 - Contracts and agreements with Federal Government.

The Division may enter into such contracts and agreements with the Federal Government or any of its agencies as may be necessary, proper and convenient.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 799; A 1975, 41; 1977, 287; 1979, 612; 1993, 1523)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1078 - Risk and needs assessment to be administered to each parolee to determine level of supervision and develop individualized case plans; subsequent assessments to determine whether to change level; exceptions to administration of assessment; periodic validation of assessment.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Division shall administer a risk and needs assessment to each parolee under the Division’s supervision. The results of the risk and needs assessment must be used to set a level of supervision for each parolee and to develop individualized case plans pursuant to subsection 4. The risk and needs assessment must be administered and scored by a person trained in the administration of the tool.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, on a schedule determined by the appropriate risk and needs assessment tool, or more often if necessary, the Division shall administer a subsequent risk and needs assessment to each parolee. The results of the risk and needs assessment conducted in accordance with this subsection must be used to determine whether a change in the level of supervision is necessary. The Division shall document the reasons for maintaining or changing the level of supervision. If the Division changes the level of supervision, the Division shall notify the parolee of the change.
3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 are not applicable if the level of supervision for the parolee is set by law.
4. The Division shall develop an individualized case plan for each parolee. The case plan must include a plan for addressing the criminogenic risk factors identified on the risk and needs assessment, if applicable, and the list of responsivity factors that will need to be considered and addressed for each parolee.
5. The risk and needs assessment required under this section must undergo periodic validation studies in accordance with the timeline established by the developer of the assessment. The Division shall establish quality assurance procedures to ensure proper and consistent scoring of the risk and needs assessment.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1560; A 2019, 237, 4451; 2021, 2436; 2023, 1653)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1079 - Establishment and operation of independent reporting facilities to provide certain daily services to parolees and probationers; regulations.

1. The Division may establish and operate one or more independent reporting facilities for the purpose of providing certain daily services, including, without limitation, counseling, health care services and assistance with obtaining employment, to any parolee or probationer who is ordered to attend such an independent reporting facility as an intermediate sanction. The Chief may contract for any services necessary to operate such independent reporting facilities.
2. The use by the Division of any resources of another agency or entity to provide services to a parolee or probationer at an independent reporting facility must not be construed to grant any authority to the other agency or entity to operate or assist in the operation of the independent reporting facility.
3. The Division may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2724)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.108 - Creation; members; Chair; qualifications; decisions.

1. The State Board of Parole Commissioners is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety.
2. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor.
3. A Chair of the Board must be appointed by the Governor. The Chair shall delegate to the Executive Director of the Board such authorities and responsibilities as the Chair deems necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Board.
4. Each member of the Board must have at least:
(a) A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, sociology, psychology, social work, law or the administration of correctional or rehabilitative facilities and programs and not less than 3 years of experience working in one or several of these fields; or
(b) Four years of experience in one or several of the fields specified in paragraph (a).
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, when making an appointment to the Board, the Governor shall, to the extent practicable:
(a) Appoint a person who has experience in the field of:
(1) Prisons;
(2) Parole and probation;
(3) Law enforcement, including investigation;
(4) Criminal law as the Attorney General, a deputy attorney general, a district attorney or a deputy district attorney;
(5) Social work or therapy with emphasis on family counseling, domestic violence and urban social problems; or
(6) The advocacy of victims’ rights; and
(b) Ensure that each of the fields listed in paragraph (a) is represented by at least one member of the Board who has experience in the field.
6. No more than two members of the Board may represent one of the fields listed in paragraph (a) of subsection 5.
7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.133, a decision on any issue before the Board, concurred in by four or more members, is the decision of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 738; A 1959, 797; 1977, 286; 1979, 1116; 1987, 317; 1991, 1354; 1993, 1523; 1995, 2290; 1997, 3339; 2001, 2589; 2023, 1873)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1083 - Executive Director: Appointment; unclassified service; qualifications; duties.

1. The Chair of the Board shall appoint an Executive Director of the Board who:
(a) Reports to the Chair;
(b) Serves at the pleasure of the Chair; and
(c) Is in the unclassified service of the State.
2. The Executive Director must be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in:
(a) Administration, the parole process and advocacy on behalf of victims of crimes;
(b) Fiscal management;
(c) Grants management;
(d) The legislative process; and
(e) Laws and regulations concerning parole in this State.
3. The Executive Director shall exercise and perform any powers or duties delegated to the Executive Director by the Chair pursuant to NRS 213.108.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 1872)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1085 - Executive Secretary: Appointment; unclassified service; qualifications; duties.

1. The Board shall appoint an Executive Secretary, who is in the unclassified service of the State.
2. The Executive Secretary must be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in correctional services.
3. The Executive Director of the Board shall supervise the activities of the Executive Secretary.
4. The Executive Secretary is the Secretary of the Board and shall perform such duties in connection therewith as the Executive Director of the Board may require, including, without limitation, preparing the agenda for board meetings and answering correspondence from prisoners in the state prison.
5. The Executive Secretary shall send copies of the list received from the Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS 209.254 to all law enforcement agencies in this state and to other persons whom the Executive Secretary deems appropriate, at least 30 days before any scheduled action by the Board. Each law enforcement agency that receives the list shall make the list available for public inspection during normal business hours.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 804; A 1979, 349; 1995, 1258, 2066; 1997, 521; 2013, 229; 2017, 136; 2023, 1874)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1086 - Method of payment of compensation, salaries and expenses of Executive Director, Executive Secretary and employees.

The compensation, salaries and expenses of the Executive Director, Executive Secretary and employees of the Board must be paid, upon certification by the Secretary of the Board, in the same manner as those of other state officers and employees.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 798; A 1961, 656; 1963, 1330; 1965, 701; 1967, 1487; 1971, 1423; 1973, 804; 1977, 287; 1981, 1270; 1985, 396; 2023, 1874)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1087 - Terms of members; vacancies; other employment prohibited; administration of oaths; certification of affidavits and depositions.

1. The term of office of each member of the Board is 4 years.
2. Appointments to the Board must be made by the Governor within 60 days from the time any vacancy occurs.
3. Members of the Board are in the unclassified service of the State. They shall devote their entire time and attention to the business of the Board and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit which detracts from the full and timely performance of their duties.
4. Any member of the Board may administer an oath or affirmation to any person offering to testify at a meeting to consider a prisoner for parole or in a parole revocation hearing, and any district judge, county clerk or notary public may take and certify an affidavit or deposition to be used at a meeting to consider a prisoner for parole or in a parole revocation hearing.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 738; A 1959, 797; 1973, 179; 1975, 295; 1977, 286; 1985, 396; 1995, 2291; 1997, 27; 1999, 131)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.10887 - Board to compile, maintain, organize, tabulate and publish information concerning decisions regarding parole.

1. The Board shall compile and maintain detailed information concerning all decisions regarding parole. The information must include, but is not limited to:
(a) The Board’s reasons for each decision to grant, deny, revoke or continue parole.
(b) The number of decisions made by the Board granting parole, denying parole, revoking parole and continuing parole.
2. The Board shall:
(a) Organize and tabulate the information compiled pursuant to this section at regular intervals, which must not exceed 3 months; and
(b) Publish such information on its Internet website.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3338; A 2015, 2767)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1089 - Subpoenas.

1. For the purposes of NRS 213.107 to 213.157, inclusive:
(a) The Chair of the Board; and
(b) The inquiring officer conducting an inquiry pursuant to NRS 213.1511,
may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers.
2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any books and papers as required by the subpoena, the Chair of the Board or inquiring officer may report to the district court by petition, setting forth that:
(a) Due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) The witness has been subpoenaed by the Chair of the Board or inquiring officer pursuant to this section; and
(c) The witness has failed or refused to attend or produce the books and papers required by the subpoena before the Board or at the inquiry which is named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to the witness,
and asking for an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books and papers.
3. Upon such petition, the court shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 days from the date of the order, and then and there show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness.
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued, the court shall enter an order that the witness appear before the Board or at the inquiry at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order the witness must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 169; A 1995, 28)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1092 - Chief: Appointment; qualifications.

1. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall appoint the Chief Parole and Probation Officer, who is in the unclassified service of the State.
2. The Chief Parole and Probation Officer must:
(a) Be selected on the basis of his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in correctional services.
(b) Have had at least 5 years’ experience in correctional programs, of which at least 3 years were in a responsible administrative position.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 797; A 1969, 597; 1977, 287; 1993, 1523; 2001, 2591; 2005, 548)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1094 - Chief: Other employment prohibited.

The Chief Parole and Probation Officer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 798; A 1961, 656; 1963, 1330; 1965, 701; 1967, 1487; 1971, 1423; 1973, 804; 1977, 287; 1981, 1270; 1985, 396; 1995, 2310)—(Part substituted in revision by NRS 213.1086)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1095 - Chief: Powers and duties.

The Chief Parole and Probation Officer:
1. Is responsible for and shall supervise the fiscal affairs and responsibilities of the Division.
2. May establish, consolidate and abolish sections within the Division.
3. May establish, consolidate and abolish districts within the State to which assistant parole and probation officers are assigned.
4. Shall appoint the necessary supervisory personnel and other assistants and employees as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Division.
5. Is responsible for such reports of investigation and supervision and other reports as may be requested by the Board or courts.
6. Shall direct the work of all assistants and employees assigned to him or her.
7. Shall formulate methods of investigation, supervision, recordkeeping and reporting.
8. Shall develop policies of parole and probation after considering other acceptable and recognized correctional programs and conduct training courses for the staff. Such training courses must include:
(a) Training in evidence-based practices, including, without limitation, principles of effective intervention, effective case management and effective practices in community supervision settings; and
(b) Courses on interacting with victims of domestic violence and trauma and people with behavioral health needs and both physical and intellectual disabilities.
9. Shall furnish to each person released under his or her supervision a written statement of the conditions of parole or probation, instruct any parolee or probationer regarding those conditions, and advise the Board or the court of any violation of the conditions of parole and probation.
10. At the close of each biennium, shall submit to the Governor and the Board a report, with statistical and other data, of his or her work.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 798; A 1969, 597; 1973, 1565; 1977, 120, 288; 1983, 322; 1985, 396; 1993, 1523; 2019, 4452)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.1096 - Powers and duties of assistant parole and probation officers.

Assistant parole and probation officers shall:
1. Investigate all cases referred to them for investigation by the Board or by the Chief Parole and Probation Officer, or by any court in which they are authorized to serve.
2. Supervise all persons released on probation by any such court or released to them for supervision by the Board or by the Chief Parole and Probation Officer.
3. Furnish to each person released under their supervision a written statement of the conditions of parole or probation and instruct the person regarding those conditions.
4. Keep informed concerning the conduct and condition of all persons under their supervision and use all suitable methods to aid and encourage them and to bring about improvement in their conduct and conditions.
5. Keep detailed records of their work.
6. Collect and disburse all money in accordance with the orders of the Chief Parole and Probation Officer or the court.
7. Keep accurate and complete accounts of all money received and disbursed in accordance with such orders and give receipts therefor.
8. Make such reports in writing as the court or the Chief Parole and Probation Officer may require.
9. Coordinate their work with that of other social agencies.
10. File identifying information regarding their cases with any social service index or exchange operating in the area to which they are assigned.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 799; A 1977, 288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.10983 - Seizure, custody, use and sale of property other than dangerous instrument or weapon.

1. A parole or probation officer shall immediately deliver to the Division any seized, abandoned or unclaimed property, other than an instrument or weapon described in NRS 202.350, which the parole or probation officer obtains in the pursuance of his or her duty, unless the parole or probation officer is required to retain the property as evidence pursuant to a court order or directive of the Attorney General or a district attorney. Property retained as evidence must be placed in a secured locker for evidence at a law enforcement agency in this state and when released from evidence must be immediately delivered to the Division.
2. The Division shall keep the property for return to the owner and, unless it is contraband, return it to the owner if the owner submits a claim to the Division and establishes his or her ownership within 1 year after the Division comes into possession of it. Contraband includes any property which, if possessed by a parolee or probationer, would constitute a violation of the terms of his or her parole or probation or any federal or state law. Contraband becomes the property of the Division.
3. Any contraband consisting of controlled substances or dangerous drugs must be disposed of or destroyed as provided by law.
4. If the Division is not able to determine the owner of the property within the 1-year period, the Division acquires title to it and the Chief Parole and Probation Officer shall:
(a) Sell the property at a public auction at the same times and places that confiscated instruments and weapons are sold; or
(b) Retain the property for the official use of the Division.
5. The Division shall keep accurate records of all property governed by this section.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 370; A 1993, 1524)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 213 - Pardons and Paroles; Remissions of Fines and Commutations of Punishments › NRS 213.10985 - Seizure, custody, use and sale of dangerous instrument or weapon.

1. A parole or probation officer shall immediately deliver to the Division any seized, abandoned or unclaimed instrument or weapon described in NRS 202.350 which the parole or probation officer obtains in the pursuance of his or her duty, unless the parole or probation officer is required to retain it as evidence pursuant to a court order or directive of the Attorney General or a district attorney. Property retained as evidence must be placed in a secured locker for evidence at a law enforcement agency in this state and when released from evidence must be immediately delivered to the Division.
2. The Division shall:
(a) Destroy or direct to be destroyed the instrument or weapon if it is determined to be dangerous to the safety of the public.
(b) Return an instrument or weapon which has not been destroyed pursuant to paragraph (a), upon demand, to any person other than a parolee or probationer:
(1) From whom it was confiscated if that person is acquitted of the public offense or crime of which that person was charged; or
(2) Who otherwise claims and establishes ownership of it. Any such instrument or weapon which is not destroyed, returned or claimed within 1 year after the Division comes into possession of it becomes the property of the Division.
3. The Chief Parole and Probation Officer shall at least once a year order the officers who have custody of such instruments and weapons that have become the property of the Division to:
(a) Retain the instrument or weapon for official use by the Division.
(b) Deliver the instruments and weapons to another custodial officer of the Division to be sold.
(c) Sell any such instrument or weapon to another law enforcement agency at a price not less than its prevailing market value.
(d) Sell all unretained and unsold instruments and weapons at a public auction to be held at least once in each year, after notice of such public auction describing the instrument or weapons to be sold is published once a week for 2 weeks immediately preceding the date of the auction in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city of the sale.
4. All proceeds of the sales provided for in subsection 3 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.
5. Any officer receiving an order as provided in subsection 3 shall comply with such order as soon as practicable.
6. The Division shall keep accurate records of all instruments and weapons governed by this section.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 371; A 1993, 1525)