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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.010

Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents; duties of county commissioners

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NRS 428.010  Duty of county to provide aid and relief to indigents; duties of county commissioners.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.382, to the extent that money may be lawfully appropriated by the board of county commissioners for this purpose pursuant to NRS 428.050, 428.285 and 450.425, every county shall provide care, support and relief to the poor, indigent, incompetent and those incapacitated by age, disease, accident or motor vehicle crash, lawfully resident therein, when those persons are not supported or relieved by their relatives or guardians, by their own means, or by state hospitals, or other state, federal or private institutions or agencies.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 439B.330, the boards of county commissioners of the several counties shall establish and approve policies and standards, prescribe a uniform standard of eligibility, appropriate money for this purpose and appoint agents who will develop regulations and administer these programs to provide care, support and relief to the poor, indigent, incompetent and those incapacitated by age, disease, accident or motor vehicle crash.

      [1:51:1861; B § 3749; BH § 1981; C § 2154; RL § 2915; NCL § 5137] + [1:11:1905; RL § 2926; NCL § 5148]—(NRS A 1971, 1181; 1985, 2033; 1987, 91, 882, 1514; 1993, 1971; 1995, 1430; 2015, 1674)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1965–2020 · leading case: Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk
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Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk (1990) nev · cites it 11× “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
CLARK CTY. SOCIAL SERV. DEPT. v. Newkirk (1990) nev · cites it 11× “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
County of Lander v. BOARD OF TR. OF ELKO GEN. HOSP. (1965) nev · cites it 2× “This obligation is fixed in this state by *359 the provisions of NRS 428.010 and 428.050, which are set forth in the margin.”
Washoe Medical Center, Inc. v. Churchill County (1992) nev · cites it 2× “WMC filed a complaint against Cooper and Churchill County on April 11, 1990, seeking monetary damages pursuant to NRS 428.010, 1 428.015, 2 428.020(2), 3 439B.”
Nye County v. Washoe Medical Center (1992) nev “Nye County insists that the statute is intended to apply only to indigents, and must be read in conjunction with NRS 428.010, which places a duty upon every county to “provide care, support and relief to the poor, indigent, incompetent and those incapacitated by age, disease or…”
Washoe County v. Wittenberg (1984) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 428.010(1) 1 requires the county to provide care to the poor, indigent, incompetent, and incapacitated residents of the county.”
Nye County v. Washoe Medical Center, Inc. (1994) nev · cites it 3× “Nye County, on the other hand, insists that its duty to provide aid and relief to indigents is established by NRS 428.010, which provides as follows: *669 428.”
Ramos v. CCDC (2020) nvd “Plaintiff cites to NRS 428.010 (Duty of county 25 to provide aid and relief to indigents, etc.”
Clark County v. Nevada State Department of Health, Welfare & Rehabilitation (1968) nev “Until then the only other custodial statute is NRS 428.010 which requires that “[e]very county shall relieve and support all * * * those incapacitated by age, disease or accident, * * * when such persons are not supported * * * by * * * relatives * * * or by state hospitals * *…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.010(1) — 4 cases
Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk (1990) nev “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
CLARK CTY. SOCIAL SERV. DEPT. v. Newkirk (1990) nev “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
Washoe Medical Center, Inc. v. Churchill County (1992) nev “WMC filed a complaint against Cooper and Churchill County on April 11, 1990, seeking monetary damages pursuant to NRS 428.010, 1 428.015, 2 428.020(2), 3 439B.”
Washoe County v. Wittenberg (1984) nev “NRS 428.010(1) 1 requires the county to provide care to the poor, indigent, incompetent, and incapacitated residents of the county.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 428.010(2) — 3 cases
Clark County Social Service Department v. Newkirk (1990) nev “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
CLARK CTY. SOCIAL SERV. DEPT. v. Newkirk (1990) nev “3 was inconsistent with NRS 428.010 and NRS 428.030 and was therefore invalid, and also that it violated the equal protection clause.”
Nye County v. Washoe Medical Center, Inc. (1994) nev “Nye County, on the other hand, insists that its duty to provide aid and relief to indigents is established by NRS 428.010, which provides as follows: *669 428.”
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