211.242 - Investigation of financial status of prisoner required; prisoner to complete form to be used in investigation.

211.242  Investigation of financial status of prisoner required; prisoner to complete form to be used in investigation.

      1.  Before a board of county commissioners or the governing body of an incorporated city may request reimbursement from a prisoner, the board or governing body must conduct an investigation of the financial status of the prisoner.

      2.  For the purpose of determining the financial status of a prisoner, the board or governing body shall require the prisoner to complete and sign a form under penalty of perjury. The form must contain provisions for determining:

      (a) The age, sex and marital status of the prisoner;

      (b) The number and ages of the children or other dependents of the prisoner; and

      (c) The type and value of any real estate, personal property, investments, pensions, annuities, bank accounts, cash or other property of value owned or possessed by the prisoner.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 838)