1. An attorney who provides indigent defense services is entitled to receive hourly compensation for court appearances and other time reasonably spent on indigent defense services or representation at a rate equal to the prevailing hourly compensation rate for attorneys appointed to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel at the time such services or representation is provided. The Executive Director may increase such an hourly rate for good cause and as deemed reasonable and necessary, including, without limitation, because of the complexity of a case or the scarcity of available qualified attorneys to provide indigent defense services.2. As used in subsection 1, "attorney who provides indigent defense services" means: (a) In a county whose population is less than 100,000, an attorney, other than a public defender, who is selected pursuant to NRS 7.115 to provide indigent defense services; or(b) In all counties, an attorney who is appointed pursuant to NRS 34.750 to represent a petitioner who files a postconviction petition for habeas corpus.Nev. Admin. Code § 180.Sec. 1
Added to NAC by R033-23A, eff. 12/15/2023NRS 180.320, as amended by section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 454, chapter 285, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1888