422.065 - Eligibility of aliens for state or local public benefits.

422.065  Eligibility of aliens for state or local public benefits.

      1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of state or local law, a person or governmental entity that provides a state or local public benefit:

      (a) Shall comply with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1621 regarding the eligibility of an alien for such a benefit.

      (b) Is not required to pay any costs or other expenses relating to the provision of such a benefit after July 1, 1997, to an alien who, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1621, is not eligible for the benefit.

      2.  Compliance with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1621 must not be construed to constitute any form of discrimination, distinction or restriction made, or any other action taken, on the basis of national origin.

      3.  As used in this section, “state or local public benefit” has the meaning ascribed to it in 8 U.S.C. § 1621.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2224)