Under existing law, a person who pleads or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of a misdemeanor is required to pay an administrative assessment, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court. A portion of those proceeds is required to be deposited in a special account in the State General Fund and distributed: (1) to the Office of Court Administrator to allocate for certain prescribed uses; and (2) for use in the support of certain state agencies and programs to the extent of legislative authorization. (NRS 176.059) Section 1 of this bill eliminates that special account and the requirements for the distribution and use of the money deposited into that account. Instead, section 1 requires the portion of the proceeds from administrative assessments for misdemeanors that is required under existing law to be deposited in a special account in the State General Fund for distribution and use in a certain prescribed manner to instead be deposited in the State General Fund without any specific requirements for the distribution or use of that money. Section 2 of this bill repeals provisions relating to the distribution of the proceeds from administrative assessments for misdemeanors in conformance with the changes made by section 1 which eliminate requirements for the distribution and use of certain portions of those proceeds.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 176.059
As Enrolled: 176.059
BDR: 176.059