Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 180 - Indigent Defense Services
NRS 180.400 - Creation; Executive Director; employment and contracts for consultants.


1. The Department of Indigent Defense Services is hereby created.
2. The Executive Director of the Department must be appointed by the Governor from a list of three persons recommended by the Board.
3. The Executive Director:
(a) Is in the unclassified service of this State;
(b) Serves at the pleasure of the Governor, except that the Executive Director may only be removed upon a finding of incompetence, neglect of duty, commission of an act that constitutes moral turpitude, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office or for any other good cause;
(c) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada; and
(d) Must devote his or her entire time to his or her duties and shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
4. The Executive Director may, within the limits of money available for this purpose, employ or enter into a contract for the services of such employees or consultants as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2884)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 180 - Indigent Defense Services

NRS 180.002 - Definitions.

NRS 180.0025 - "Board" defined.

NRS 180.0031 - "Department" defined.

NRS 180.0035 - "Executive Director" defined.

NRS 180.004 - "Indigent defense services" defined.

NRS 180.010 - Office created; term; qualifications; private practice of law prohibited; supervision; assignment of additional duties.

NRS 180.030 - Employment of deputies and other employees; qualifications of deputies.

NRS 180.040 - Office; branch offices.

NRS 180.050 - Contracts for legal services.

NRS 180.060 - Duties: Representation of indigent persons; contracts to render services.

NRS 180.080 - Duties: Reports to Executive Director and participating counties.

NRS 180.090 - Application.

NRS 180.100 - Other protections and sanctions not excluded.

NRS 180.110 - Collection of charges to counties for services.

NRS 180.300 - Creation; members and appointing authorities; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity.

NRS 180.310 - Terms and reappointment of voting members; selection of Chair; removal of voting members; vacancies; meetings; voting.

NRS 180.320 - Duties of Board; adoption of regulations.

NRS 180.400 - Creation; Executive Director; employment and contracts for consultants.

NRS 180.410 - Duties of Executive Director; annual report.

NRS 180.420 - Deputy directors.

NRS 180.430 - Duties of designated Deputy Director.

NRS 180.440 - Duties of other designated Deputy Director.

NRS 180.450 - Corrective action plans.

NRS 180.460 - Transfer of responsibility for provision of indigent defense services.

NRS 180.500 - Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; creation of Account; use of money in Account; nonreversion.