209.4615 - Offender to obtain approval of Director for employment, contractual activity or business activity; private employment of offender. - Nevada Statutes

209.4615  Offender to obtain approval of Director for employment, contractual activity or business activity; private employment of offender.

      1.  An offender shall obtain the approval of the Director before the offender:

      (a) Engages in any employment, including, but not limited to, employment by a private employer or self-employment;

      (b) Enters into a contract; or

      (c) Participates in a business activity.

      2.  The Director has sole discretion to approve or disapprove employment, contractual activity or business activity pursuant to subsection 1 and may withdraw approval at any time.

      3.  An offender who is employed by a private employer shall:

      (a) Deposit his or her income from such employment in the offender’s individual account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund;

      (b) Provide the Director with a copy of all the offender’s federal income tax returns, reports and withholding forms when they become available to the offender; and

      (c) Provide the Director with a record of any of the offender’s bank accounts, including, but not limited to, a checking account, savings account, investment account or account with a brokerage firm, upon a request from the Director.

      4.  Upon request of the Director, a private employer who employs an offender shall provide the Director with:

      (a) Monthly statements accounting for all wages the employer paid to the offender; and

      (b) Any additional information concerning the employment of the offender that is requested by the Director.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 3177)