Nevada Code § 179.118

Distribution of proceeds from forfeited property
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1. The proceeds from any sale or retention
of property declared to be forfeited and any interest accrued pursuant to
subsection 2 of NRS 179.1175 must be
applied, first, to the satisfaction of any protected interest established by a
claimant in the proceeding, then to the proper expenses of the proceeding for
forfeiture and resulting sale, including the expense of effecting the seizure,
the expense of maintaining custody, the expense of advertising and the costs of
the suit.
2. Any balance remaining after the
distribution required by subsection 1 must be deposited as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if the plaintiff seized the property, in the special account
established pursuant to NRS 179.1187 by
the governing body that controls the plaintiff.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if the plaintiff is a metropolitan police department, in the
special account established by the Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal
Affairs pursuant to NRS 179.1187 .
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, if more than one agency was substantially involved in the seizure,
in an equitable manner to be directed by the court hearing the proceeding for
forfeiture.
(d) If the property was seized pursuant to NRS 200.760 , in the State Treasury for credit
to the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime to be used for the
counseling and the medical treatment of victims of crimes committed in
violation of NRS 200.366 , 200.710 to 200.730 , inclusive, or 201.230 .
(e) If the property was seized as the result of a
violation of NRS 202.300 , in the general
fund of the county in which the complaint for forfeiture was filed, to be used
to support programs of counseling of persons ordered by the court to attend
counseling pursuant to NRS 62E.290 .
(f) If the property was forfeited pursuant to NRS 201.351 , with the county treasurer to
be distributed in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 201.351 .

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