432.014 - Fees for services rendered through programs of Division. - Nevada Statutes

432.014  Fees for services rendered through programs of Division.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and by specific statute:

      (a) The Division shall:

             (1) Establish and impose a schedule of fees for services rendered through each of its programs. The highest fee established for a service must approximate the cost of providing the service.

             (2) Establish a scale proportionate to income so that a family whose income is low can afford services preventive of greater expense to the family or the public afterward.

             (3) Submit the schedule to the Director for approval before enforcement.

      (b) The fees collected pursuant to the schedule must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the State General Fund.

      (c) The Administrator may waive any fee established pursuant to the schedule if the Administrator determines that the person required to pay that fee is financially unable to do so.

      2.  Fees collected pursuant to this section for services provided to juveniles committed to the custody of the Division, the Nevada Youth Training Center, the Caliente Youth Center or any other state facility for the detention of children pursuant to title 5 of NRS must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to a separate account in the State General Fund for expenditure by the Administrator to carry out the powers and duties of the Administrator and the Division.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 41)