Nev. Rev. Stat. § 7.115
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Appointment of attorney other than public defender prohibited unless public defender disqualified; procedure when public defender disqualified
Official statutory text
A magistrate, master or district court shall not order the appointment of an attorney other than a public defender to represent a person charged with any offense or delinquent act by petition, indictment or information unless the magistrate, master or district court makes a finding, entered into the record of the case, that the public defender is disqualified from furnishing the representation and sets forth the reasons for the disqualification. If the public defender is disqualified, the magistrate, master or district court shall, after making a finding of the disqualification on the record and the reasons therefor, refer the selection of the attorney:
1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, to the Department or its designee in compliance with the plan of the county for the provision of indigent defense services; or
2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, in compliance with the plan of the county for the provision of indigent defense services.
1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, to the Department or its designee in compliance with the plan of the county for the provision of indigent defense services; or
2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, in compliance with the plan of the county for the provision of indigent defense services.
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