NRS 428.110
Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county.

1.

Any person who brings into or leaves within, or aids another person in bringing into or leaving within any county, an indigent person who is a nonresident or whose county of residence is another county, knowingly and for the purpose of imposing the indigent person as a public charge on the county to which the person is brought or left is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2.

Any person who brings into or leaves within any county, an indigent person who is a nonresident or whose county of residence is another county, knowing him or her to be an indigent person, shall forfeit and pay the sum of $100 for each offense, to be sued for and recovered by and to the use of the county in a civil action before any court of competent jurisdiction.

HOSPITAL CARE FOR INDIGENT PERSONS

Source: Section 428.110 — Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-428.html#NRS428Sec110.

428.010
Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents 428.015
Requirements and standards of eligibility for medical and financial assistance to be established 428.020
Determination of county of residence. 428.030
Eligibility for relief 428.040
Indigent person to provide information and cooperation when applying for relief. 428.045
Custody, use, preservation and confidentiality of information relating to applicants for and recipients of public assistance. 428.050
Levy of tax ad valorem 428.060
Application by nonresident indigent: Temporary relief 428.070
Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county 428.080
Expenditure for transportation of nonresident indigent to place of residence. 428.090
Medical assistance to and disposal of remains of nonresidents and other persons 428.093
Denial by county of medical or financial assistance: Form and contents of adverse decision 428.095
Liability insurance for persons rendering medical care. 428.110
Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 428.110’s source at nv.us

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Location: https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_428.110

Original Source: Section 428.110 — Criminal and civil penalties for bringing nonresident indigent into county., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-428.html#NRS428Sec110 (last accessed Feb. 5, 2021).