USA Statutes : nevada
Title : Title 05 - JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chapter : CHAPTER 62E - DISPOSITION OF CASES BY JUVENILE COURT
1. A child who is adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this
title is not a criminal and any adjudication is not a conviction, and a
child may be charged with a crime or convicted in a criminal proceeding
only as provided in this title.
2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, an
adjudication pursuant to the provisions of this title upon the status of
a child does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily
resulting from conviction, and the disposition of a child or any evidence
given in the juvenile court must not be used to disqualify the child in
any future application for or appointment to the civil service.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1062 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the juvenile
court may at any time modify or terminate any decree or order that it has
made.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 63.480 , before the juvenile court may modify or
terminate an order committing a child to the custody of the Division of
Child and Family Services, the juvenile court shall:
(a) Provide the Administrator of the Division of Child and Family
Services with written notice not later than 10 days before modifying or
terminating the order, unless the Administrator waives the right to
receive such notice; and
(b) Give due consideration to the effect that the modification or
termination of the order will have upon the child and the programs of the
Division of Child and Family Services.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1067 )
1. If a court determines that a child who is currently enrolled in
school unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to
another person, the court shall provide the information specified in
subsection 2 to the school district in which the child is currently
enrolled.
2. The information required to be provided pursuant to subsection
1 must include:
(a) The name of the child;
(b) A description of any injury sustained by the other person;
(c) A description of any weapon used by the child; and
(d) A description of any threats made by the child against the
other person before, during or after the incident in which the child
injured or attempted to injure the person.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1066 )
1. Any person, except a child, who willfully violates, neglects or
refuses to obey the terms of any order of disposition made by the
juvenile court under the provisions of this title is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be punished for contempt.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the juvenile
court determines that a person is guilty of contempt, the person may be
punished by:
(a) A fine, not to exceed $500; or
(b) Imprisonment, not to exceed 25 days,
Ê or both.
3. The juvenile court may punish a person who is guilty of
contempt by imprisonment for more than 25 days if:
(a) The person is guilty of contempt for refusing to perform an act
and the person has the power to perform the act; and
(b) The juvenile court specifies the act the person must perform in
the warrant of commitment.
4. A person punished pursuant to subsection 3 may be imprisoned
until the person performs the act specified in the warrant of commitment.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1032 )
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CHILDREN SUBJECT TO JURISDICTION OF JUVENILE
COURT
Applicability
Except as otherwise
provided in NRS 62E.100 to 62E.300
, inclusive:
1. The provisions of NRS 62E.100 to 62E.300 , inclusive, apply to the disposition of a
case involving any child who is found to be within the purview of this
title.
2. In addition to any other orders or actions authorized or
required by the provisions of this title, if a child is found to be
within the purview of this title:
(a) The juvenile court may issue any orders or take any actions set
forth in NRS 62E.100 to 62E.300
, inclusive, that the juvenile court
deems proper for the disposition of the case; and
(b) If required by a specific statute, the juvenile court shall
issue the appropriate orders or take the appropriate actions set forth in
the statute.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1061 )
Commitment or Placement of Child
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the juvenile
court may:
(a) Place a child in the custody of a suitable person for
supervision in the child’s own home or in another home; or
(b) Commit the child to the custody of a public or private
institution or agency authorized to care for children.
2. If the juvenile court places the child under supervision in a
home:
(a) The juvenile court may impose such conditions as the juvenile
court deems proper; and
(b) The program of supervision in the home may include electronic
surveillance of the child.
3. If the juvenile court commits the child to the custody of a
public or private institution or agency, the juvenile court shall select
one that is required to be licensed by:
(a) The Department of Health and Human Services to care for such
children; or
(b) If the institution or agency is in another state, the analogous
department of that state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1062 )
In determining whether to place a child in
the custody of a person other than a parent or guardian, the juvenile
court shall give preference to any person who is related to the child
within the third degree of consanguinity if the juvenile court finds that
the person is suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for
the child.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1062 )
In placing a child in
the custody of a person or a public or private institution or agency, the
juvenile court shall select, when practicable, a person or an institution
or agency governed by persons of:
1. The same religious faith as that of the parents of the child;
2. If the religious faiths of the parents differ, the religious
faith of the child; or
3. If the religious faith of the child is not ascertainable, the
religious faith of either of the parents.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1062 )
The juvenile court may permit a
child to reside in a residence without the immediate supervision of an
adult, exempt the child from mandatory attendance at school so that the
child may be employed full time, or both, if the child:
1. Is at least 16 years of age;
2. Has demonstrated the capacity to benefit from this placement or
exemption; and
3. Is under the strict supervision of the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1062 )
1. If the juvenile court commits a child to the custody of a
public or private institution or agency, the juvenile court shall:
(a) Transmit a summary of its information concerning the child to
the institution or agency; and
(b) Order the administrator of the school that the child last
attended to transmit a copy of the child’s educational records to the
institution or agency.
2. The institution or agency to which the child is committed shall
provide the juvenile court with any information concerning the child that
the juvenile court may require.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1063 )
1. If it has been admitted or determined that a child is in need
of supervision or in need of commitment to an institution for the
mentally retarded or the mentally ill and the child has been or will be
placed outside the home of the child by court order:
(a) The juvenile court shall direct a probation officer or an
authorized agency to prepare for the juvenile court a study and a written
report concerning the child, the family of the child, the environment of
the child and other matters relevant to the need for treatment or
disposition of the case; and
(b) The agency which is charged with the care and custody of the
child or the agency which has the responsibility for supervising the
placement of the child shall file with the juvenile court a plan which
includes:
(1) The social history of the child and the family of the
child;
(2) The wishes of the child relating to the placement of the
child;
(3) A statement of the conditions which require intervention
by the juvenile court and whether the removal of the child from the home
of the child was a result of a judicial determination that the child’s
continuation in the home would be contrary to the child’s welfare;
(4) A statement of the harm which the child is likely to
suffer as a result of the removal;
(5) A discussion of the efforts made by the agency to avoid
removing the child from the home of the child before the agency placed
the child in foster care;
(6) The special programs available to the parent or guardian
of the child which might prevent further harm to the child and the reason
that each program is likely to be useful, and the overall plan of the
agency to assure that the services are available;
(7) A description of the type of home or institution in
which the child could be placed, a plan for assuring that the child would
receive proper care and a description of the needs of the child; and
(8) A description of the efforts made by the agency to
facilitate the return of the child to the home of the child or permanent
placement of the child.
2. If there are indications that a child may be mentally retarded
or mentally ill, the juvenile court may order the child to be examined at
a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist before a
hearing on the merits of the petition. The examinations made before a
hearing or as part of the study provided for in subsection 1 must be
conducted without admission to a hospital unless the juvenile court finds
that placement in a hospital or other appropriate facility is necessary.
3. After a hearing, the juvenile court may order a parent or
guardian of the child to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist or
psychologist if:
(a) The ability of the parent or guardian to care for or supervise
the child is at issue before the juvenile court; and
(b) The parent or guardian consents to the examination.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1063 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the juvenile
court places a child in a foster home or other similar institution, the
juvenile court shall review the placement at least semiannually for the
purpose of determining whether:
(a) Continued placement or supervision is in the best interests of
the child and the public; and
(b) The child is being treated fairly.
2. In conducting the review, the juvenile court may:
(a) Require a written report from the child’s protective services
officer, welfare worker or other guardian of the child which includes,
but is not limited to, an evaluation of the progress of the child and
recommendations for further supervision, treatment or rehabilitation.
(b) Request any information or statements that the juvenile court
deems necessary for the review.
3. The juvenile court shall hold dispositional hearings not later
than 18 months after the review required by subsection 1, and at least
annually thereafter.
4. The juvenile court shall hold each dispositional hearing to
determine whether:
(a) The child should be returned to his parent or guardian or other
relatives;
(b) The child’s placement in the foster home or other similar
institution should be continued;
(c) The child should be placed for adoption or under a legal
guardianship; or
(d) The child should remain in the foster home or other similar
institution on a long-term basis.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to the placement of
a child in the home of the child’s parent or parents.
6. This section does not limit the power of the juvenile court to
order a review or similar proceeding under subsection 1 other than
semiannually.
7. In determining the placement of the child pursuant to this
section, the juvenile court shall give preference to any person who is
related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity if the
juvenile court finds that the person is suitable and able to provide
proper care and guidance for the child.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1064 )
Community Service
1. The juvenile court may order a child or the parent or guardian
of the child, or both, to perform community service.
2. If the juvenile court orders a child or the parent or guardian
of the child, or both, to perform community service pursuant to the
provisions of this title, the juvenile court may order the child or the
parent or guardian of the child, or both, to deposit with the juvenile
court a reasonable sum of money to pay for the cost of a policy for
insurance against liability for personal injury and damage to property or
for industrial insurance, or both, during those periods in which the work
is performed, unless, in the case of industrial insurance, it is provided
by the authority for which the work is performed.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1065 )
1. If the juvenile court orders a child or the parent or guardian
of the child, or both, to perform community service pursuant to the
provisions of this title, the child or parent or guardian of the child,
or both, must perform the community service for and under the supervising
authority of a county, city, town or other political subdivision or
agency of the State of Nevada or a charitable organization that renders
service to the community or its residents, including, but not limited to:
(a) A public organization that works on public projects;
(b) A public agency that works on projects to eradicate graffiti; or
(c) A private nonprofit organization that performs other community
service.
2. The person or entity who supervises the community service shall
make such reports to the juvenile court as the juvenile court may require.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1046 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is
required to perform any work or community service pursuant to the
provisions of this title, the supervising entity shall not allow the
child to perform the work or community service on or near a highway or in
any other dangerous situation.
2. A supervising entity may allow a child to perform work or
community service on or near a controlled-access highway if:
(a) The child is not required to perform any work or service in the
median of the highway;
(b) The work or service is performed behind a guardrail or other
safety barrier;
(c) Appropriate warning signs are placed on the highway at least
100 yards in front of the location where the child is working from both
directions, as appropriate based on the speed of the vehicles traveling
on the highway;
(d) A vehicle with an amber light placed on top of the vehicle is
placed at the site in a manner which shields the child from traffic;
(e) The child is required to wear a reflective vest and an orange
hat;
(f) The supervising entity obtains written permission from the
parent or guardian of the child; and
(g) The supervising entity obtains written permission from and
complies with all safety rules of the governmental entity with authority
over the controlled-access highway.
3. A supervising entity may allow a child to perform work or
community service on or near a highway that does not have controlled
access if:
(a) The child is not required to perform any work or service in the
median of the highway;
(b) Appropriate warning signs are placed at least 100 yards in
front of the location where the child is working from both directions, as
appropriate based on the speed of the vehicles traveling on the highway;
(c) A vehicle with an amber light placed on top of the vehicle is
placed at the site in a manner which shields the child from traffic;
(d) The child is required to wear a reflective vest and an orange
hat;
(e) The supervising entity obtains written permission from the
parent or guardian of the child; and
(f) The supervising entity obtains written permission from and
complies with all safety rules of the governmental entity with authority
over the highway.
4. Upon the request of the parent or guardian of the child who is
assigned to perform work or community service on or near a highway
pursuant to subsection 2 or 3, the supervising entity shall make
available to the parent or guardian information regarding the nature of
the work or community service to be performed by the child and the
specific location at which the work or community service is to be
performed.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Controlled-access highway” means every highway to or from
which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no
legal right of access except at such points only and in such manner as
may be determined by a public authority.
(b) “Other dangerous situation” means any situation that poses a
reasonably foreseeable risk that serious bodily harm or injury to a child
could occur.
(c) “Supervising entity” means a person or entity that is
responsible for supervising children who are ordered to perform work or
community service pursuant to the provisions of this title.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1046 )
Alternative Programs
1. If a child has not previously been adjudicated delinquent or in
need of supervision and the unlawful act committed by the delinquent
child did not involve the use or threatened use of force or violence
against a victim, the juvenile court may order a child to complete any or
all of the following programs:
(a) A program of cognitive training and human development
established pursuant to NRS 62E.220 .
(b) A program for the arts as described in NRS 62E.240 .
(c) A program of sports or physical fitness as described in NRS
62E.240 .
2. If the juvenile court orders the child to participate in a
program of cognitive training and human development, a program for the
arts or a program of sports or physical fitness, the juvenile court may
order any or all of the following, in the following order of priority if
practicable:
(a) The child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to
the extent of their financial ability, to pay the costs associated with
the participation of the child in the program, including, but not limited
to, a reasonable sum of money to pay for the cost of policies of
insurance against liability for personal injury and damage to property
during those periods in which the child participates in the program;
(b) The child to work on projects or perform community service for
a period that reflects the costs associated with the participation of the
child in the program; or
(c) The county in which the petition alleging the child to be in
need of supervision is filed to pay the costs associated with the
participation of the child in the program.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1066 )
1. A program of cognitive training and human development must
include, but is not limited to, education, instruction or guidance in one
or more of the following subjects, as deemed appropriate by the juvenile
court:
(a) Motivation.
(b) Habits, attitudes and conditioning.
(c) Self-conditioning processes.
(d) Developing a successful way of life.
(e) The process of solving problems.
(f) Emotions and emotional blocks.
(g) Assurances and demonstrative maturity.
(h) Family success.
(i) Family relationships.
(j) Interfamilial understanding and communications.
(k) Financial stability.
(l) Effective communications.
(m) Conflict resolution.
(n) Anger management.
(o) Obtaining and retaining employment.
2. A director of juvenile services may contract with persons and
public or private entities that are qualified to operate or to
participate in a program of cognitive training and human development.
3. A director of juvenile services may designate a person to carry
out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1044 )
1. To finance a program of cognitive training and human
development established pursuant to NRS 62E.220 , a director of juvenile services may
establish, with the county treasurer as custodian, a special fund to be
known as the cognitive training and human development fund.
2. A director of juvenile services may apply for and accept
grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises which the director shall
deposit with the county treasurer for credit to the fund.
3. The fund must be a separate and continuing fund, and no money
in the fund reverts to the general fund of the county at any time. The
interest earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable
charges, must be credited to the fund.
4. A director of juvenile services shall:
(a) Expend money from the fund only to finance a program of
cognitive training and human development; and
(b) If the source of the money is a grant, gift, donation, bequest
or devise, expend the money, to the extent permitted by law, in
accordance with the terms of the grant, gift, donation, bequest or devise.
5. A director of juvenile services must authorize any expenditure
from the fund before it is made.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1044 )
1. A program of sports or physical fitness and a program for the
arts:
(a) May be publicly or privately operated; and
(b) Must be adequately supervised.
2. A program for the arts may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Drawing, painting, photography or other visual arts;
(b) Writing;
(c) Musical, dance or theatrical performance; and
(d) Any other structured activity that involves creative or
artistic expression.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1044 )
Restrictions on Driver’s License
1. The juvenile court may order that the driver’s license of a
child be suspended for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years.
2. If the child does not possess a driver’s license, the juvenile
court may prohibit the child from receiving a driver’s license for at
least 90 days but not more than 2 years:
(a) Immediately following the date of the order, if the child is
eligible to receive a driver’s license.
(b) After the date the child becomes eligible to apply for a
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on
the date of the order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1065 )
1. If a child applies for a driver’s license, the Department of
Motor Vehicles shall:
(a) Notify the child of the provisions of this title that permit
the juvenile court to suspend or revoke the license of the child; and
(b) Require the child to sign an affidavit acknowledging that the
child is aware that his driver’s license may be suspended or revoked
pursuant to the provisions of this title.
2. If the juvenile court issues an order delaying the ability of a
child to receive a driver’s license, not later than 5 days after issuing
the order the juvenile court shall forward to the Department of Motor
Vehicles a copy of the order.
3. If the juvenile court issues an order suspending the driver’s
license of a child:
(a) The juvenile court shall order the child to surrender his
driver’s license to the juvenile court; and
(b) Not later than 5 days after issuing the order, the juvenile
court shall forward to the Department of Motor Vehicles a copy of the
order and the driver’s license of the child.
4. If the juvenile court issues an order suspending the driver’s
license of a child, the Department of Motor Vehicles:
(a) Shall report the suspension of the driver’s license of the
child to an insurance company or its agent inquiring about the child’s
driving record, but such a suspension must not be considered for the
purpose of rating or underwriting.
(b) Shall not treat the suspension in the manner statutorily
required for moving traffic violations, unless the suspension resulted
from the child’s poor performance as a driver.
(c) Shall not require the child to submit to the tests and other
requirements which are adopted by regulation pursuant to subsection 1 of
NRS 483.495 as a condition of reinstatement or reissuance after the
suspension of a driver’s license, unless the suspension resulted from the
child’s poor performance as a driver.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1065 )
Miscellaneous Provisions
1. If the juvenile court imposes a fine against:
(a) A delinquent child pursuant to NRS 62E.730 ;
(b) A child who has committed a minor traffic offense, except an
offense related to metered parking, pursuant to NRS 62E.700 ; or
(c) A child in need of supervision because the child is a habitual
truant pursuant to NRS 62E.430 ,
Ê the juvenile court shall order the child or the parent or guardian of
the child to pay an administrative assessment of $10 in addition to the
fine.
2. The juvenile court shall state separately on its docket the
amount of money that the juvenile court collects for the administrative
assessment.
3. If the child is found not to have committed the alleged act or
the charges are dropped, the juvenile court shall return to the child or
the parent or guardian of the child any money deposited with the juvenile
court for the administrative assessment.
4. On or before the fifth day of each month for the preceding
month, the clerk of the court shall pay to the county treasurer the money
the juvenile court collects for administrative assessments.
5. On or before the 15th day of each month, the county treasurer
shall deposit the money in the county general fund for credit to a
special account for the use of the county’s juvenile court or for
services to delinquent children.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1067 )
1. The juvenile court may:
(a) Order such medical, psychiatric, psychological or other care
and treatment for a child as the juvenile court deems to be in the best
interests of the child; and
(b) Cause the child to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist or other qualified person.
2. If the child appears to be in need of medical, psychiatric,
psychological or other care or treatment:
(a) The juvenile court may order the parent or guardian of the
child to provide such care or treatment; and
(b) If, after due notice, the parent or guardian fails to provide
such care or treatment, the juvenile court may order that the child be
provided with the care or treatment. When approved by the juvenile court,
the expense of such care or treatment is a charge upon the county, but
the juvenile court may order the person having the duty under the law to
support the child to pay part or all of the expenses of such care or
treatment.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1064 )
1. The juvenile court may order the parent or guardian of a child
to refrain from engaging in or continuing any conduct which the juvenile
court believes has caused or tended to cause the child to become subject
to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
2. If the child is less than 18 years of age, the juvenile court
may order:
(a) The parent or guardian of the child; and
(b) Any sibling or other person who is living in the same household
as the child over whom the juvenile court has jurisdiction,
Ê to attend or participate in counseling, with or without the child,
including, but not limited to, counseling regarding parenting skills,
alcohol or substance abuse, or techniques of dispute resolution.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1065 )
The juvenile court may order the parent or guardian of a child
to pay, in whole or in part, for the costs related to the proceedings
involving the disposition of the case, including, but not limited to:
1. Reasonable attorney’s fees;
2. Any costs incurred by the juvenile court; and
3. Any costs incurred in investigating the acts committed by the
child and in taking the child into custody.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1067 )
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
1. The provisions of this section and NRS 62E.410 , 62E.420
and 62E.430 apply to the disposition
of a case involving a child who is found to be within the purview of this
title because the child is or is alleged to be in need of supervision.
2. If such a child is found to be within the purview of this title:
(a) The juvenile court may issue any orders or take any actions set
forth in NRS 62E.410 , 62E.420 and 62E.430 that the juvenile court deems proper for the
disposition of the case; and
(b) If required by a specific statute, the juvenile court shall
issue the appropriate orders or take the appropriate actions set forth in
the statute.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1068 )
1. If a petition is filed alleging that a child is in need of
supervision and the child previously has not been found to be within the
purview of this title, the juvenile court:
(a) Shall admonish the child to obey the law and to refrain from
repeating the acts for which the petition was filed;
(b) Shall maintain a record of the admonition;
(c) Shall refer the child to services available in the community
for counseling, behavioral modification and social adjustment; and
(d) Shall not adjudicate the child to be in need of supervision,
unless a subsequent petition based upon additional facts is filed with
the juvenile court after admonition and referral pursuant to this
subsection.
2. If a child is not subject to the provisions of subsection 1,
the juvenile court may not adjudicate the child to be in need of
supervision unless the juvenile court expressly finds that reasonable
efforts were taken in the community to assist the child in ceasing the
behavior for which the child is alleged to be in need of supervision.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to a child who is
alleged to be in need of supervision because the child is a habitual
truant.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1049 )
A child
in need of supervision must not be committed to or otherwise placed in a
state facility for the detention of children or any other facility that
provides correctional care.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1068 )
1. If a child is adjudicated to be in need of supervision because
the child is a habitual truant, the juvenile court shall:
(a) The first time the child is adjudicated to be in need of
supervision because the child is a habitual truant:
(1) Order the child to:
(I) Pay a fine of not more than $100 and the
administrative assessment required by NRS 62E.270 ; or
(II) Perform not less than 8 hours but not more than
16 hours of community service; and
(2) If the child is 14 years of age or older, order the
suspension of the driver’s license of the child for at least 30 days but
not more than 6 months. If the child does not possess a driver’s license,
the juvenile court shall prohibit the child from applying for a driver’s
license for 30 days:
(I) Immediately following the date of the order if the
child is eligible to apply for a driver’s license; or
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to
apply for a driver’s license if the child is not eligible to apply for a
driver’s license.
(b) The second or any subsequent time the child is adjudicated to
be in need of supervision because the child is a habitual truant:
(1) Order the child to:
(I) Pay a fine of not more than $200 and the
administrative assessment required by NRS 62E.270 ;
(II) Perform not more than 10 hours of community
service; or
(III) Comply with the requirements set forth in both
sub-subparagraphs (I) and (II); and
(2) If the child is 14 years of age or older, order the
suspension of the driver’s license of the child for at least 60 days but
not more than 1 year. If the child does not possess a driver’s license,
the juvenile court shall prohibit the child from applying for a driver’s
license for 60 days:
(I) Immediately following the date of the order if the
child is eligible to apply for a driver’s license; or
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to
apply for a driver’s license if the child is not eligible to apply for a
driver’s license.
2. The juvenile court may suspend the payment of a fine ordered
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if the child attends school for
60 consecutive school days, or its equivalent in a school district
operating under an alternative schedule authorized pursuant to NRS
388.090 , after the imposition of the fine, or has a valid excuse
acceptable to his teacher or the principal for any absence from school
within that period.
3. The community service ordered pursuant to this section must be
performed at the child’s school of attendance, if practicable.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1068 ; A 2003, 3218 )
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DELINQUENT CHILDREN
Applicability
1. The provisions of NRS 62E.500 to 62E.730 , inclusive:
(a) Apply to the disposition of a case involving a child who is
adjudicated delinquent.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.700 , do not apply to the disposition of a case
involving a child who is found to have committed a minor traffic offense.
2. If a child is adjudicated delinquent:
(a) The juvenile court may issue any orders or take any actions set
forth in NRS 62E.500 to 62E.730
, inclusive, that the juvenile court
deems proper for the disposition of the case; and
(b) If required by a specific statute, the juvenile court shall
issue the appropriate orders or take the appropriate actions set forth in
the statute.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1069 ; A 2005, 1036 )
Commitment
1. If a delinquent child is less than 12 years of age, the
juvenile court shall not commit the child to a state facility for the
detention of children.
2. If a delinquent child is 12 years of age or older, the juvenile
court shall not commit the child to a private institution unless the
commitment is approved by the superintendent of the state facility for
the detention of children to which the child would otherwise have been
committed.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1069 )
1. Each child who is adjudicated delinquent and committed by the
juvenile court to a regional facility for the detention of children or
state facility for the detention of children or ordered by the juvenile
court to be placed in a facility for the detention of children pursuant
to NRS 62E.710 must be screened to
determine whether the child is in need of mental health services or is an
abuser of alcohol or drugs.
2. The facility to which the child is committed or in which the
child is placed shall cause the screening required pursuant to subsection
1 to be conducted as soon as practicable after the child has been
committed to or placed in the facility.
3. The method for conducting the screening required pursuant to
subsection 1 must satisfy the requirements of NRS 62E.516 .
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1035 )
1. Each local facility for the detention of children and regional
facility for the detention of children shall conduct the screening
required pursuant to NRS 62C.035 and
62E.513 using a method that has been
approved by the Division of Child and Family Services. The Division shall
approve a method upon determining that the method is:
(a) Based on research; and
(b) Reliable and valid for identifying a child who is in need of
mental health services or who is an abuser of alcohol or other drugs.
2. Each local facility for the detention of children and regional
facility for the detention of children shall submit its method for
conducting the screening required pursuant to NRS 62C.035 and 62E.513 to the Division of Child and Family Services
for approval on or before July 1 of each fifth year after the date on
which the method was initially approved by the Division. Before a local
facility for the detention of children or regional facility for the
detention of children may begin using a new method for conducting the
screening required pursuant to NRS 62C.035 and 62E.513 , the facility must obtain approval of the
method from the Division pursuant to subsection 1.
3. If the Division of Child and Family Services does not approve a
method for conducting the screening required pursuant to NRS 62C.035
and 62E.513 that is submitted by a local facility for
the detention of children or a regional facility for the detention of
children, and the facility does not submit a new method for conducting
the screening for approval within 90 days after the denial, the Division
of Child and Family Services shall notify the appropriate board of county
commissioners or other governing body which administers the facility and
the chief judge of the appropriate judicial district that the facility
has not received approval of its method for conducting the screening as
required by this section.
4. Upon receiving the notice required by subsection 3, the
appropriate board of county commissioners or governing body and the chief
judge shall take appropriate action to ensure that the facility complies
with the requirements of this section and NRS 62C.035 and 62E.513 .
5. Each state facility for the detention of children shall use a
method for conducting the screening required pursuant to NRS 62E.513
that satisfies the requirements of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1. The Division of Child and Family
Services shall review the method used by each state facility for the
detention of children at least once every 5 years to ensure the method
used by the facility continues to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of subsection 1.
6. The Division of Child and Family Services shall adopt such
regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section
and NRS 62C.035 and 62E.513 , including, without limitation, regulations
prescribing the requirements for:
(a) Transmitting information obtained from the screening conducted
pursuant to NRS 62C.035 and 62E.513
; and
(b) Protecting the confidentiality of information obtained from
such screening.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1035 )
1. The juvenile court may commit a delinquent child to the custody
of the Division of Child and Family Services for suitable placement if:
(a) The child is at least 8 years of age but less than 12 years of
age, and the juvenile court finds that the child is in need of placement
in a correctional or institutional facility; or
(b) The child is at least 12 years of age but less than 18 years of
age, and the juvenile court finds that the child:
(1) Is in need of placement in a correctional or
institutional facility; and
(2) Is in need of residential psychiatric services or other
residential services for his mental health.
2. Before the juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the
custody of the Division of Child and Family Services, the juvenile court
shall:
(a) Notify the Division at least 3 working days before the juvenile
court holds a hearing to consider such a commitment; and
(b) At the request of the Division, provide the Division with not
more than 10 working days within which to:
(1) Investigate the child and his circumstances; and
(2) Recommend a suitable placement to the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1069 )
1. Before the juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the
custody of the Division of Child and Family Services, the juvenile court
shall order that a physician conduct a physical examination of the child,
which includes a blood test, test for tuberculosis, urinalysis and an
examination for venereal disease.
2. Not later than 5 days after the date on which the physical
examination is conducted, the physician shall make a written report of
the results of the physical examination to the clerk of the court.
3. Upon receipt of the written report:
(a) The clerk of the court shall immediately forward a copy of the
written report to the Administrator of the Division of Child and Family
Services; and
(b) The county auditor shall allow a claim for payment to the
physician for the physical examination.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1069 )
1. If the juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the custody
of the Division of Child and Family Services, the juvenile court may
order the parent or guardian of the child to pay, in whole or in part,
for the support of the child.
2. If the juvenile court orders the parent or guardian of the
child to pay for the support of the child:
(a) The payments must be paid to the Administrator of the Division
of Child and Family Services; and
(b) The Administrator shall deposit the payments with the State
Treasurer for credit to a separate account in the State General Fund. The
Administrator may expend the money in the separate account to carry out
the powers and duties of the Administrator and the Division of Child and
Family Services.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1070 )
Restitution
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.560 , the juvenile court may order a delinquent
child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both:
(a) To provide restitution to the victim of any unlawful act
committed by the child; or
(b) To participate in a program designed to provide restitution to
a victim of any unlawful act committed by the child.
2. The juvenile court may establish and administer programs which
are designed to provide restitution to victims of unlawful acts committed
by delinquent children.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1071 )
1. If a delinquent child has committed an unlawful act that causes
physical injury to a victim of the act, the juvenile court shall order
the child to provide restitution to the victim for medical expenses
incurred as a result of the act.
2. If a delinquent child has committed an unlawful act that
damaged or destroyed property owned or possessed by another person, the
juvenile court shall order the child to provide restitution to the person
who owns or possesses the property.
3. If the child is not able to provide restitution pursuant to
this section, the juvenile court shall order the parent or guardian of
the child to provide restitution, unless the juvenile court determines
that extenuating circumstances exist.
4. If, because of financial hardship, a delinquent child or the
parent or guardian of the child, or both, are unable to provide
restitution pursuant to this section, the juvenile court shall order the
child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to perform
community service.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1072 )
If the
juvenile court orders a delinquent child or the parent or guardian of the
child, or both, to pay restitution:
1. The juvenile court shall determine the amount of restitution
the child or parent or guardian of the child, or both, must pay to the
victim; and
2. The juvenile court may order that the child or parent or
guardian of the child, or both, pay restitution in an amount that equals
the full amount of the loss incurred by the victim, regardless of the
amount of insurance coverage that exists for the loss.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1072 )
1. A director of juvenile services may establish a program of
restitution through work. A program of restitution through work must:
(a) Include, but is not limited to, instruction in skills for
employment and work ethics; and
(b) Require a child who participates in the program to:
(1) With the assistance of the program and if practicable,
seek and obtain a position of employment with a public or private
employer; and
(2) Sign an authorization form that permits money to be
deducted from the wages of the child to pay restitution. The director of
juvenile services may prescribe the contents of the authorization form
and may determine the amount of money to be deducted from the wages of
the child to pay restitution, but the director shall not require that
more than:
(I) Fifty percent of the wages of the child be
deducted to pay restitution if the child, with the approval of the
director or probation officer, secures the employment without the
assistance of the program; or
(II) Sixty percent of the wages of the child be
deducted to pay restitution if the child secures the employment with the
assistance of the program.
2. A program of restitution through work may include, but is not
limited to, cooperative agreements with public or private employers to
make available positions of employment for a child who participates in
the program.
3. A director of juvenile services may terminate participation by
a child in a program of restitution through work for any lawful reason or
purpose.
4. A director of juvenile services may contract with persons and
public or private entities that are qualified to operate or to
participate in a program of restitution through work.
5. A director of juvenile services may designate a person to carry
out the provisions of this section.
6. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Create a right on behalf of a child to participate in a program
of restitution through work or to hold a position of employment; or
(b) Establish a basis for any cause of action against the State of
Nevada or its officers or employees for denial of the ability to
participate in or for removal from a program of restitution through work
or for denial of or removal from a position of employment.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1045 ; A 2003, 349 )
1. To finance a program of restitution through work, a director of
juvenile services may establish, with the county treasurer as custodian,
a special fund to be known as the restitution through work fund.
2. A director of juvenile services may apply for and accept
grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises which the director shall
deposit with the county treasurer for credit to the fund.
3. The fund must be a separate and continuing fund, and no money
in the fund reverts to the general fund of the county at any time. The
interest earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable
charges, must be credited to the fund.
4. A director of juvenile services shall:
(a) Expend money from the fund only to finance a program of
restitution through work; and
(b) If the source of the money is a grant, gift, donation, bequest
or devise, expend the money, to the extent permitted by law, in
accordance with the terms of the grant, gift, donation, bequest or devise.
5. A director of juvenile services must authorize any expenditure
from the fund before it is made.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1045 )
1. The juvenile court may order a delinquent child to participate
in a program of restitution through work that is established pursuant to
NRS 62E.580 if the child:
(a) Is 14 years of age or older;
(b) Has never been adjudicated delinquent for an unlawful act that
involved the use or threatened use of force or violence against a victim
and has never been found to have committed such an unlawful act in any
other jurisdiction, unless the juvenile court determines that the child
would benefit from the program;
(c) Is ordered to provide restitution to a victim; and
(d) Voluntarily agrees to participate in the program of restitution
through work.
2. If the juvenile court orders a child to participate in a
program of restitution through work, the juvenile court may order any or
all of the following, in the following order of priority if practicable:
(a) The child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to
the extent of their financial ability, to pay the costs associated with
the participation of the child in the program, including, but not limited
to, a reasonable sum of money to pay for the cost of policies of
insurance against liability for personal injury and damage to property or
for industrial insurance, or both, during those periods in which the
child participates in the program or performs work, unless, in the case
of industrial insurance, it is provided by the employer for which the
child performs the work; or
(b) The child to work on projects or perform community service for
a period that reflects the costs associated with the participation of the
child in the program.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1072 ; A 2003, 349 )
If the juvenile court orders a
delinquent child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to pay
restitution to a victim of any unlawful act committed by the child, the
victim is not prohibited from bringing a civil action to recover damages
incurred as a result of the unlawful act.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1073 )
Specific Acts Committed by Child
1. The juvenile court shall order a delinquent child to undergo an
evaluation to determine whether the child is an abuser of alcohol or
other drugs if the child committed:
(a) An unlawful act in violation of NRS 484.379 , 484.3795 or 484.37955 ;
(b) The unlawful act of using, possessing, selling or distributing
a controlled substance; or
(c) The unlawful act of purchasing, consuming or possessing an
alcoholic beverage in violation of NRS 202.020 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an evaluation of
the child must be conducted by:
(a) An alcohol and drug abuse counselor who is licensed or
certified or an alcohol and drug abuse counselor intern who is certified
pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS to make that classification; or
(b) A physician who is certified to make that classification by the
Board of Medical Examiners.
3. If the child resides in this State but the nearest location at
which an evaluation may be conducted is in another state, the court may
allow the evaluation to be conducted in the other state if the person
conducting the evaluation:
(a) Possesses qualifications that are substantially similar to the
qualifications described in subsection 2;
(b) Holds an appropriate license, certificate or credential issued
by a regulatory agency in the other state; and
(c) Is in good standing with the regulatory agency in the other
state.
4. The evaluation of the child may be conducted at an evaluation
center.
5. The person who conducts the evaluation of the child shall
report to the juvenile court the results of the evaluation and make a
recommendation to the juvenile court concerning the length and type of
treatment required for the child.
6. The juvenile court shall:
(a) Order the child to undergo a program of treatment as
recommended by the person who conducts the evaluation of the child.
(b) Require the treatment facility to submit monthly reports on the
treatment of the child pursuant to this section.
(c) Order the child or the parent or guardian of the child, or
both, to the extent of their financial ability, to pay any charges
relating to the evaluation and treatment of the child pursuant to this
section. If the child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, do
not have the financial resources to pay all those charges:
(1) The juvenile court shall, to the extent possible,
arrange for the child to receive treatment from a treatment facility
which receives a sufficient amount of federal or state money to offset
the remainder of the costs; and
(2) The juvenile court may order the child, in lieu of
paying the charges relating to his evaluation and treatment, to perform
community service.
7. After a treatment facility has certified a child’s successful
completion of a program of treatment ordered pursuant to this section,
the treatment facility is not liable for any damages to person or
property caused by a child who:
(a) Drives, operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle
or a vessel under power or sail while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance; or
(b) Engages in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484.379 , 484.3795 , 484.37955 , subsection 2 of NRS 488.400 , NRS 488.410 , 488.420 or 488.425 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or
similar conduct.
8. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the juvenile
court from:
(a) Requiring an evaluation to be conducted by a person who is
employed by a private company if the company meets the standards of the
Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. The
evaluation may be conducted at an evaluation center.
(b) Ordering the child to attend a program of treatment which is
administered by a private company.
9. All information relating to the evaluation or treatment of a
child pursuant to this section is confidential and, except as otherwise
authorized by the provisions of this title or the juvenile court, must
not be disclosed to any person other than:
(a) The juvenile court;
(b) The child;
(c) The attorney for the child, if any;
(d) The parents or guardian of the child;
(e) The district attorney; and
(f) Any other person for whom the communication of that information
is necessary to effectuate the evaluation or treatment of the child.
10. A record of any finding that a child has violated the
provisions of NRS 484.379 , 484.3795 or 484.37955 must be included in the driver’s record of that child for 7
years after the date of the offense.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1073 ; A 2005, 31 , 162 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is
adjudicated delinquent for the unlawful act of using, possessing, selling
or distributing a controlled substance, or purchasing, consuming or
possessing an alcoholic beverage in violation of NRS 202.020 , the juvenile court shall:
(a) If the child possesses a driver’s license, issue an order
suspending the driver’s license of the child for at least 90 days but not
more than 2 years; or
(b) If the child does not possess a driver’s license and the child
is or will be eligible to receive a driver’s license within the 2 years
immediately following the date of the order, issue an order prohibiting
the child from receiving a driver’s license for a period specified by the
juvenile court which must be at least 90 days but not more than 2 years:
(1) Immediately following the date of the order, if the
child is eligible to receive a driver’s license; or
(2) After the date the child will be eligible to receive a
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on
the date of the order.
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending
or delaying the issuance of his driver’s license, the juvenile court
shall order the additional suspension or delay, as appropriate, to apply
consecutively with the previous order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1074 )
1. If a child is adjudicated delinquent for an unlawful act in
violation of NRS 484.379 , 484.3795 or 484.37955 , the juvenile court shall, if the child possesses a driver’s
license:
(a) Issue an order revoking the driver’s license of the child for
90 days and requiring the child to surrender his driver’s license to the
juvenile court; and
(b) Not later than 5 days after issuing the order, forward to the
Department of Motor Vehicles a copy of the order and the driver’s license
of the child.
2. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall order the child to
submit to the tests and other requirements which are adopted by
regulation pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 483.495 as a condition of reinstatement of the driver’s license of the
child.
3. If the child is adjudicated delinquent for a subsequent
unlawful act in violation of NRS 484.379 , 484.3795 or 484.37955 , the juvenile court shall order an additional period of
revocation to apply consecutively with the previous order.
4. The juvenile court may authorize the Department of Motor
Vehicles to issue a restricted driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.490
to a child whose driver’s license is revoked pursuant to this
section.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1075 ; A 2005, 163 )
1. If a child is adjudicated delinquent because the child handled
or possessed a firearm or had a firearm under his control in violation of
NRS 202.300 , the juvenile court shall:
(a) For the first offense:
(1) Order the child to perform 200 hours of community
service; and
(2) Issue an order suspending the driver’s license of the
child for not more than 1 year or, if the child does not possess a
driver’s license, prohibit the child from receiving a driver’s license
for not more than 1 year:
(I) Immediately following the date of the order, if
the child is eligible to receive a driver’s license.
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to
receive a driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a
license on the date of the order.
(b) For the second offense:
(1) Order the child to perform at least 200 hours but not
more than 600 hours of community service; and
(2) Issue an order suspending the driver’s license of the
child for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years or, if the child
does not possess a driver’s license, prohibit the child from receiving a
driver’s license for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years:
(I) Immediately following the date of the order, if
the child is eligible to receive a driver’s license.
(II) After the date the child becomes eligible to
receive a driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a
license on the date of the order.
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending
or delaying the issuance of his driver’s license, the juvenile court
shall order an additional suspension or delay, as appropriate, to apply
consecutively with the previous order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1075 )
If a child is adjudicated
delinquent because the child handled or possessed a firearm or had a
firearm under his control in violation of NRS 202.300 , the juvenile court shall:
1. Order that any license to hunt issued to the child pursuant to
chapter 502 of NRS must be revoked by the Department of Wildlife;
2. Order that the child must not receive a license to hunt within
the 2 years immediately following the date of the order or until the
child is 18 years of age, whichever is later;
3. Order the child to surrender to the juvenile court any license
to hunt then held by the child; and
4. Not later than 5 days after issuing the order, forward to the
Department of Wildlife any license to hunt surrendered by the child and a
copy of the order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1076 ; A 2003, 1558 )
1. In determining the appropriate disposition of a case of a
delinquent child, the juvenile court shall consider whether the unlawful
act committed by the child involved the use of a firearm or the use or
threatened use of force or violence against the victim of the act.
2. If the juvenile court finds that the act committed by the child
involved the use of a firearm or the use or threatened use of force or
violence against the victim, the juvenile court shall include the finding
in its order and may:
(a) Commit the child for confinement in a secure facility for the
detention of children, including a facility which is secured by its staff.
(b) Impose any other punitive measures that the juvenile court
determines to be in the best interests of the public or the child.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1076 )
1. If a child is adjudicated delinquent for an unlawful act that
involves cruelty to or torture of an animal, the juvenile court shall
order the child to participate in counseling or other psychological
treatment.
2. The juvenile court shall order the child or the parent or
guardian of the child, or both, to the extent of their financial ability,
to pay the cost of the child to participate in the counseling or other
psychological treatment.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Animal” does not include the human race, but includes every
other living creature.
(b) “Torture” or “cruelty” includes every act, omission or neglect,
whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or
permitted.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1076 )
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is
adjudicated delinquent for the unlawful act of placing graffiti on or
otherwise defacing public or private property owned or possessed by
another person in violation of NRS 206.125 or 206.330 ,
the juvenile court may:
(a) If the child possesses a driver’s license, issue an order
suspending the driver’s license of the child for at least 90 days but not
more than 2 years; or
(b) If the child does not possess a driver’s license and the child
is or will be eligible to receive a driver’s license within the 2 years
immediately following the date of the order, issue an order prohibiting
the child from receiving a driver’s license for a period specified by the
juvenile court which must be at least 90 days but not more than 2 years:
(1) Immediately following the date of the order, if the
child is eligible to receive a driver’s license; or
(2) After the date the child will be eligible to receive a
driver’s license, if the child is not eligible to receive a license on
the date of the order.
2. If the child is already the subject of a court order suspending
or delaying the issuance of his driver’s license, the juvenile court
shall order the additional suspension or delay, as appropriate, to apply
consecutively with the previous order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1076 )
1. If a child is found to have committed a minor traffic offense,
the juvenile court may do any or all of the following:
(a) Order the child to pay a fine. If the juvenile court orders the
child to pay a fine, the juvenile court shall order the child to pay an
administrative assessment pursuant to NRS 62E.270 , unless the offense involved a violation of
a law or ordinance governing metered parking. If, because of financial
hardship, the child is unable to pay the fine, the juvenile court may
order the child to perform community service.
(b) Recommend to the Department of Motor Vehicles the suspension of
the driver’s license of the child.
(c) Order the child to attend and complete a traffic survival
course.
(d) Order the child or the parent or guardian of the child, or
both, to pay the reasonable cost for the child to attend the traffic
survival course.
(e) Order the child placed on probation and impose such conditions
as the juvenile court deems proper.
2. The juvenile court shall forward to the Department of Motor
Vehicles, in the form required by NRS 483.450 , a record of the minor traffic offense, unless the offense
involved a violation of a law or ordinance governing standing or parking.
3. As used in this section, “juvenile court” means:
(a) The juvenile court; or
(b) The Justice Court or municipal court if the juvenile court has
transferred the case and record to the Justice Court or municipal court
pursuant to NRS 62B.380 .
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1070 )
The juvenile court may order any
child who is:
1. Less than 18 years of age and who has been adjudicated
delinquent and placed on probation by the juvenile court to be placed in
a facility for the detention of children for not more than 30 days for
the violation of probation.
2. At least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age and who
has been placed on probation by the juvenile court to be placed in a
county jail for the violation of probation.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1071 )
Miscellaneous Provisions
1. The juvenile court may order a delinquent child to participate
in a program of visitation to the office of the county coroner that is
established pursuant to this section.
2. In determining whether to order the child to participate in
such a program, the juvenile court shall consider whether the unlawful
act committed by the child involved the use or threatened use of force or
violence against himself or others or demonstrated a disregard for the
safety or well-being of himself or others.
3. The juvenile court may establish a program of visitation to the
office of the county coroner in cooperation with the coroner of the
county pursuant to this section.
4. Before a delinquent child may participate in a program of
visitation, the parent or guardian of the child must provide to the
juvenile court on a form provided by the juvenile court:
(a) Written consent for the child to participate in the program of
visitation; and
(b) An executed release of liability for any act or omission, not
amounting to gross negligence or willful misconduct of the juvenile
court, the county coroner, or any other person administering or
conducting a program of visitation, that causes personal injury or
illness of the child during the period in which the child participates in
the program of visitation.
5. A program of visitation must include, but is not limited to:
(a) A visit to the office of the county coroner at times and under
circumstances determined by the county coroner.
(b) A course to instruct the child concerning:
(1) The consequences of his actions; and
(2) An awareness of his own mortality.
(c) An opportunity for each participant in a program of visitation
to evaluate each component of the program.
6. The juvenile court may order the child, or the parent or
guardian of the child, or both, to pay a fee of not more than $45 based
on the ability of the child or the parent or guardian of the child, or
both, to pay for the costs associated with the participation of the child
in the program of visitation.
7. If the juvenile court establishes a program of visitation
pursuant to this section, the juvenile court shall, on or before January
15 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Director of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature a report regarding the
effect of the program on the incidence of juvenile crime and the rate of
recidivism.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1071 ; A 2005, 1065 )
1. The juvenile court may order a delinquent child to pay a fine.
2. If the juvenile court orders a delinquent child to pay a fine,
the juvenile court shall order the child to pay an administrative
assessment pursuant to NRS 62E.270 .
3. If a delinquent child is less than 17 years of age, the
juvenile court may order the parent or guardian of the child to pay any
fines and penalties that the juvenile court imposes for the unlawful act
committed by the child.
4. If, because of financial hardship, the parent or guardian is
unable to pay any fines and penalties that the juvenile court imposes for
the unlawful act committed by the child, the juvenile court may order the
parent or guardian to perform community service.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1070 )
