Nev. Admin. Code § 180.Sec. 37 - NEW

1. In addition to any other requirements provided by law or this chapter, an attorney must:

(a) Have reasonable knowledge of substantive Nevada and federal law, constitutional law, criminal law and criminal procedure, the rules of evidence, the rules of appellate procedure, ethical rules, local rules and practices and changes and developments in the law. As used in this paragraph, "reasonable knowledge" means knowledge possessed by an attorney who provides competent representation to a client in accordance with Rule 1.1 of the Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct;

(b) Have reasonable knowledge of the forensic and scientific issues that can arise in a criminal case and the legal issues concerning defenses to a crime and be reasonably able to litigate such issues effectively; and

(c) Be reasonably able to use the office technology that is commonly used in the legal community and the technology that is used within the applicable court system and thoroughly review materials that are provided in an electronic format.

2. An attorney shall:

(a) Complete, on an annual basis, a minimum of 5 hours of CLE courses relevant to indigent defense services and submit proof of compliance with such CLE requirements to the Department before January 1 each year by submitting a copy of the annual transcript for the attorney from the Board of Continuing Legal Education of the State Bar of Nevada by mail or electronically, as provided on the website of the Department.

Any CLE courses provided by the Department count toward satisfaction of the annual CLE requirement.

(b) Notify the Department or its designee and each county within which the attorney provides indigent defense services if the attorney accepts employment as a prosecuting attorney or judge or is sanctioned by a court or the State Bar of Nevada. An attorney shall provide such notification not later than 72 hours after he or she accepts such employment or is sanctioned.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 180.Sec. 37

Added to NAC by R042-20A, eff. 10/25/2021; A by R033-23A, eff. 12/15/2023

NRS 180.320