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S.B. 15
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*SB15*
SENATE BILL NO. 15–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
(ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES)
PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to indigent defense.
(BDR 20-144)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State Highway Fund: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to indigent defense; revising the requirements of
certain reports relating to the provision of indigent
defense services submitted to the Department of Indigent
Defense Services; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the board of county commissioners of each county with a
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public defender or which contracts for indigent defense services to provide an
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annual report to the Department of Indigent Defense Services concerning the
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provision of indigent defense services, unless the Department requires the report to
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be provided on a quarterly basis. (NRS 260.070) Section 1 of this bill revises the
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requirements of this annual report by: (1) removing the ability of the Department to
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require quarterly reporting; (2) authorizing a county to certify in its annual report
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that the plan for the provision of indigent defense services has not changed; and (3)
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excluding from the requirement to submit estimated costs in its annual report a
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county that has voluntarily transferred or has been required to transfer to the State
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Public Defender responsibility for the provision of indigent defense services.
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*SB15*
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 260.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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260.070 1. The public defender shall make an annual report
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to:
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(a) The board of county commissioners covering all cases
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handled by his or her office during the preceding year.
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(b) The Department of Indigent Defense Services created by
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NRS 180.400 which includes any information required by the
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Department.
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2. The board of county commissioners of each county with a
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public defender or which contracts for indigent defense services
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shall provide an annual report to the Department on or before
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May 31 of each year . [, unless the Department requires the report to
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be provided on a quarterly basis.] The report must include [any] :
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(a) Any information requested by the Department concerning
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the provision of indigent defense services in the county [and must
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include, without limitation, the] ;
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(b) The plan for the provision of indigent defense services for
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the county for the next fiscal year or, [if the Department requires the
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report to be provided on a quarterly basis, for the next quarter.] if no
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changes have been made to an existing plan for the provision of
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indigent defense services for the previous fiscal year, certification
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indicating that no changes have been made; and
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(c) The estimated cost to carry out the plan for the provision of
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indigent defense services for the next fiscal year, unless the county
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has voluntarily transferred or has been required to transfer
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responsibility for the provision of indigent defense services to the
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State Public Defender pursuant to NRS 180.450.
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3. As used in this section, “indigent defense services” has the
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meaning ascribed to it in NRS 180.004.
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