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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
