In general, existing law authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the parent or guardian of such a child, or both, to perform community service. (NRS 62E.180) Existing law defines “community service” for the purposes of any such order to include certain public service, work on public projects, supervised work for the benefit of the community or any other work required by the juvenile court. (NRS 62A.060, 62A.180) Section 1 of this bill revises the definition of community service to mean a community-based activity that: (1) facilitates civic engagement, facilitates or enhances connections between a child and his or her community, provides training in life skills or increases the employability of a child; and (2) is designed to achieve certain goals. Under existing law, if a juvenile court orders a child, parent or guardian to perform community service, the community service must be performed for and under the supervising authority of certain public entities or a private nonprofit corporation. (NRS 62E.190) Section 4 of this bill adds a program for which the primary purpose is to build job skills and increase employability to the list of entities under whose supervisory authority a child, parent or guardian is authorized to perform community service. Existing law authorizes or requires the juvenile court to suspend or delay the issuance of the driver's license of a child who is adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision under certain circumstances. Under existing law, if a child is already the subject of such an order, the juvenile court must order the additional suspension or delay to apply consecutively with the previous order. (NRS 62E.440, 62E.630, 62E.650, 62E.690) Sections 6, 8, 9 and 11 of this bill remove this requirement. Among other penalties, existing law requires a juvenile court to order a child who is adjudicated to be in need of supervision because the child is a habitual truant to pay a fine or perform community service, or both. (NRS 62E.430) Section 5 of this bill: (1) removes the requirement that the court order the child to pay a fine the first time the child is adjudicated to be in need of supervision; and (2) authorizes the juvenile court to order the child to perform an additional 10 hours of community service for a combined total not to exceed 20 hours in lieu of all or part of the fine ordered by the court.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 62A.060, 62C.210, 62E.173, 62E.190, 62E.430, 62E.440, 62E.560, 62E.630, 62E.650, 62E.685, 62E.690, 62E.700
Reprint 1: 62A.060, 62E.190, 62E.430, 62E.440, 62E.630, 62E.650, 62E.690
BDR: 62A.060, 62C.210, 62E.173, 62E.190, 62E.430, 62E.440, 62E.560, 62E.630, 62E.650, 62E.685, 62E.690, 62E.700