Nevada Revised Statutes Section 62E.600 - Juvenile Justice

Program of restitution through work: Conditions for participation; payment of costs.

1. The juvenile court may order a delinquent child to participate in a program of restitution through work that is established pursuant to NRS 62E.580 if the child:

(a) Is 14 years of age or older;

(b) Has never been adjudicated delinquent for an unlawful act that involved the use or threatened use of force or violence against a victim and has never been found to have committed such an unlawful act in any other jurisdiction, unless the juvenile court determines that the child would benefit from the program;

(c) Is ordered to provide restitution to a victim; and

(d) Voluntarily agrees to participate in the program of restitution through work.

2. If the juvenile court orders a child to participate in a program of restitution through work, the juvenile court may order any or all of the following, in the following order of priority if practicable:

(a) The child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to the extent of their financial ability, to pay the costs associated with the participation of the child in the program, including, but not limited to, a reasonable sum of money to pay for the cost of policies of insurance against liability for personal injury and damage to property or for industrial insurance, or both, during those periods in which the child participates in the program or performs work, unless, in the case of industrial insurance, it is provided by the employer for which the child performs the work; or

(b) The child to work on projects or perform community service for a period that reflects the costs associated with the participation of the child in the program.

Last modified: February 25, 2006