Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484A.7045. Community service; payment of associated insurance costs; conditions

(a) In lieu of all or a part of any civil penalty or administrative assessment, or both, that may be imposed for the commission of the civil infraction; or

(b) As all or part of the punishment for the commission of the civil infraction.

(a) The court must fix the period of community service that is imposed and distribute the period over weekends or over other appropriate times that will allow the person to continue employment and to care for his or her family. The period of community service fixed by the court must not exceed 200 hours.

(b) A supervising authority listed in subsection 2 must agree to accept the person for community service before the court may require the person to perform community service for that supervising authority. The supervising authority must be located in or be the town or city of the person's residence or, if that placement is not possible, one located within the jurisdiction of the court or, if that placement is not possible, the authority may be located outside the jurisdiction of the court.

(c) Community service that a court requires pursuant to this section must be supervised by an official of the supervising authority or by a person designated by the authority.

(d) The court may require the supervising authority to report periodically to the court the person's performance in carrying out the community service.

(e) A person performing community service in lieu of the payment of a civil penalty must receive credit toward the civil penalty at a rate per hour of community service performed that is equal to at least $10 or the state minimum wage for an employee who is not provided health benefits by his or her employer, whichever is greater.