Nevada Code § 488.440

Fee for chemical analysis
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1. If a defendant pleads guilty or guilty
but mentally ill to, or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, a
violation of NRS 488.410 , 488.420 or 488.425 and a chemical analysis of his or
her blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance was conducted, the court
shall, in addition to any penalty provided by law, order the defendant to pay
the sum of $60 as a fee for the chemical analysis. Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection, any money collected for the chemical analysis must not be
deducted from, and is in addition to, any fine otherwise imposed by the court
and must be:
(a) Collected from the defendant before or at the
same time that the fine is collected.
(b) Stated separately in the judgment of the
court or on the courts docket.
2. All money collected pursuant to
subsection 1 must be paid by the clerk of the court to the county or city
treasurer, as appropriate, on or before the fifth day of each month for the
preceding month.
3. The treasurer shall deposit all money
received pursuant to subsection 2 in the county or city treasury, as
appropriate, for credit to the fund for forensic services created pursuant to NRS 453.575 . The money must be accounted
for separately within the fund.
4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 5, each month the treasurer shall, from the money credited to the
fund pursuant to subsection 3, pay any amount owed for forensic services and
deposit any remaining money in the county or city general fund, as appropriate.
5. In counties that do not receive
forensic services under a contract with the State, the money credited to the
fund pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(b), must be:
(1) Expended to pay for the chemical
analyses performed within the county;
(2) Expended to purchase and maintain
equipment to conduct such analyses;
(3) Expended for the training and
continuing education of the employees who conduct such analyses; and
(4) Paid to law enforcement agencies which
conduct such analyses to be used by those agencies in the manner provided in
this subsection.
(b) May only be expended to cover the costs of
chemical analyses conducted by, equipment used by or training for employees of
an analytical laboratory that is approved by the Committee on Testing for Intoxication
created in NRS 484C.600 .

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