Court may order certain homeless defendants to complete program; waiver or reduction of fines, administrative assessments and fees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 176.016
in effect1. A justice court, municipal court or district court, as applicable, that has jurisdiction over an eligible defendant who is charged with or convicted of an eligible offense may order the eligible defendant to complete a program of treatment.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court that orders an eligible defendant to complete a program of treatment pursuant to this section may waive or reduce any fine, administrative assessment or fee that would otherwise be imposed upon the eligible defendant for commission of the eligible offense pursuant to specific statute.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Eligible defendant means a homeless person who is charged with or convicted of an eligible offense.
(b) Eligible offense means a violation of any local ordinance prohibiting public urination or defecation or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage, or the same or similar conduct, or a violation of the following statutory provisions, or any local ordinance prohibiting the same or similar conduct, that is punishable as a misdemeanor:
(1) NRS 202.450 .
(2) NRS 205.860 .
(3) NRS 206.010 .
(4) NRS 206.140 .
(5) NRS 206.310 .
(6) NRS 207.200 .
(c) Homeless person means a person:
(1) Who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate residence;
(2) With a primary residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including, without limitation, a car, a park, an abandoned building, a bus or train station, an airport or a camping ground; or
(3) Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements, including, without limitation, transitional housing, hotels or motels paid for by any federal, state or local governmental program or any charitable organization.
Ê For the purpose of this paragraph, a person shall be deemed to be a homeless person if the person provides sufficient proof to the court that the person meets the criteria set forth in subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) or the person has recently used public services for homeless persons or if a public or private agency or entity that provides services to homeless persons provides sufficient proof to the court that the person is a homeless person.
(d) Program of treatment means a preprosecution diversion program, specialty court program or other program designed to assist homeless persons that is established pursuant to NRS 174.032 , 176A.230 , 176A.250 , 176A.280 , 433A.335 or another specific statute or by court rule or court order.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-176.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026