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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. If a biological specimen is obtained from a person pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913, and the person is convicted of the offense for which the biological specimen was obtained, the court, in addition to any other penalty, shall order the person, to the extent of the person's financial ability, to pay the sum of $150 as a fee for obtaining the specimen and for conducting the genetic marker analysis. The fee:
(a) Must be stated separately in the judgment of the court or on the docket of the court;
(b) Must be collected from the person before or at the same time that any fine imposed by the court is collected from the person; and
(c) Must not be deducted from any fine imposed by the court.
2. All money that is collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be paid by the clerk of the court to the county treasurer on or before the fifth day of each month for the preceding month.
3. The board of county commissioners of each county shall by ordinance create in the county treasury a fund to be designated as the fund for genetic marker analysis. The county treasurer shall deposit money that is collected pursuant to subsection 2 in the fund for genetic marker analysis. The money must be accounted for separately within the fund.
4. Each month, the county treasurer shall use the money deposited in the fund for genetic marker analysis to pay for the actual amount charged to the county for obtaining a biological specimen from a person pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913.
5. The board of county commissioners of each county may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises which the board of county commissioners shall deposit with the county treasurer for credit to the fund for genetic marker analysis.
6. If money remains in the fund after the county treasurer makes the payments required by subsection 4, the county treasurer shall pay the remaining money each month to the forensic laboratory that is designated by the county pursuant to NRS 176.0917 to conduct or oversee genetic marker analysis for the county. A forensic laboratory that receives money pursuant to this subsection shall use the money to cover any expense related to genetic marker analysis.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases § 176.0915. Fee for obtaining biological specimen and for analysis; inclusion in sentence; creation of county fund; use of money in fund - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-14-procedure-in-criminal-cases/nv-rev-st-176-0915/
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