Nevada Revised Statutes Title 16. Correctional Institutions; Aid to Victims of Crime § 211.245. Civil action against prisoner who fails to make payment when due; temporary restraining order to prevent disposition of prisoner's property; priority of payments for existing obligations

1. If a prisoner fails to make a payment within 10 days after it is due, the district attorney for a county or the city attorney for an incorporated city may file a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction within this State seeking recovery of:

2. A civil action brought pursuant to this section must:

3. The county or city treasurer of the county or incorporated city in which a prisoner is or was confined shall determine the amount of reimbursement that the prisoner owes to the city or county. The county or city treasurer may render a sworn statement indicating the amount of reimbursement that the prisoner owes and submit the statement in support of a civil action brought pursuant to this section. Such a statement is prima facie evidence of the amount due.

4. A court in a civil action brought pursuant to this section may award a money judgment in favor of the county or city in whose name the action was brought.

5. If necessary to prevent the disposition of the prisoner's property by the prisoner, or the prisoner's spouse or agent, a county or city may file a motion for a temporary restraining order. The court may, without a hearing, issue ex parte orders restraining any person from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing or in any way disposing of any property of the prisoner, real or personal, whether community or separate, except for necessary living expenses.

6. The payment, pursuant to a judicial order, of existing obligations for: