Nev. Admin. Code § 180.Sec. 31 - NEW
1. An attorney who seeks to provide indigent
defense services to a person charged with a misdemeanor must:
(a) Be licensed to practice law in the State
of Nevada; and
(b) Have sufficient
training or experience to provide competent representation. For purposes of
this paragraph, proof of completion of 6 hours of CLE related to indigent
defense services, or full attendance at the annual conference of the
Department, during the 12 months immediately preceding the provision of such
indigent defense services constitutes sufficient training or experience to
provide competent representation.
2. An attorney who is beginning to provide
indigent defense services in misdemeanor matters is encouraged to consider
seeking the participation of a supervising or more experienced attorney before
undertaking representation in a jury trial involving a misdemeanor offense or a
misdemeanor offense for which the penalty can be enhanced in accordance with,
if applicable, the process set forth in the plan for the provision of indigent
defense services.
Notes
NRS 180.320
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