Nevada § 176.278 Payment of restitution from civil judgment or settlement in favor of defendant and against State, political subdivision, officer, employee or contractor

Nevada Statutes

§ 176.278 — Payment of restitution from civil judgment or settlement in favor of defendant and against State, political subdivision, officer, employee or contractor

Nevada § 176.278

Title 14PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 176Judgment

EXECUTION

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176.278 (2026).

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person who is or was imprisoned in the state prison or a county or city jail or detention facility is awarded a judgment against:

(a)The State of Nevada, a county or a city;

(b)A department, commission, board or other agency of the State of Nevada, a county or a city; or

(c)A current or former officer, employee or contractor of the State of Nevada, a county or a city, Ê arising from a civil action that accrued while the person was imprisoned in the state prison or county or city jail or detention facility, the person or governmental entity that pays the judgment shall deposit the money for the judgment with the court. The court shall deduct from the money received from the judgment any amount of money owed by the person for restituti

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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person who is or was imprisoned in the state prison or a county or city jail or detention facility is awarded a judgment against:
(a) The State of Nevada, a county or a city;
(b) A department, commission, board or other agency of the State of Nevada, a county or a city; or
(c) A current or former officer, employee or contractor of the State of Nevada, a county or a city,
Ê arising from a civil action that accrued while the person was imprisoned in the state prison or county or city jail or detention facility, the person or governmental entity that pays the judgment shall deposit the money for the judgment with the court. The court shall deduct from the money received from the judgment any amount of money owed by the person for restitution and send the money to the appropriate person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a governmental agency to whom restitution is owed.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a person enters into a settlement for money in an action described in subsection 1, the person or governmental entity that pays the settlement shall deposit the money for the settlement with the court in which the action was filed or the district court of the county in which the person resides if no action was filed. The court shall deduct from the money deposited with the court any amount of money owed by the person for restitution and send the money to the appropriate person, governmental agency or political subdivision of a governmental agency to whom restitution is owed.
3. If any money remains after the court makes the deduction pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, the court shall forward the remaining money to the person who initiated the action.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a judgment or settlement in a case that involves the death of a person who was imprisoned.