1. The Department of Indigent Defense Services is hereby created. 2. The Executive Director of the Department must be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons recommended by the Board. 3. The Executive Director: (a) Is in the unclassified service of this State; (b) Serves at the pleasure of the Governor, except […]
1. The Executive Director shall: (a) Oversee all of the functions of the Department of Indigent Defense Services; (b) Serve as the Secretary of the Board without additional compensation; (c) Report to the Board on Indigent Defense Services regarding the work of the Department and provide such information to the Board as directed by the […]
1. In addition to the Executive Director, the Department must include not fewer than two deputy directors selected by the Executive Director who serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director. 2. The deputy directors: (a) Must be attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada; (b) Are in the unclassified service of […]
One deputy director selected pursuant to NRS 180.420 must be responsible for: 1. Overseeing the provision of indigent defense services in counties whose population is less than 100,000. Such oversight must include, without limitation: (a) Oversight of the State Public Defender; and (b) Determining whether attorneys meet the requirements established by the Board on Indigent […]
One deputy director selected pursuant to NRS 180.420 must be responsible for reviewing the manner in which indigent defense services are provided throughout the State. To carry out this responsibility, the deputy director shall: 1. Obtain information from attorneys relating to caseloads, salaries paid to criminal defense attorneys and the manner in which indigent defense […]
1. If a corrective action plan is recommended pursuant to NRS 180.440, the deputy director and the board of county commissioners must collaborate on the manner in which the county will meet the minimum standards for the provision of indigent defense services and the time by which the county must meet those minimum standards. Any […]
1. A county that transfers responsibility for the provision of indigent defense services to the State Public Defender pursuant to NRS 180.450 may seek to have the responsibility transferred back to the county by submitting a request to the Executive Director in writing on or before December 31 of an even-numbered year. 2. Upon finding […]
