Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 7.115 (2026)

Appointment of attorney other than public defender prohibited unless public defender disqualified; procedure when public defender disqualified

✓ current as of July 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section NRSleg.state.nv.us (official) Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

NRS 7.115 Appointment of attorney other than public defender prohibited unless public defender disqualified; procedure when public defender disqualified. 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.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1156; A 1995, 921; 2021, 2263)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1983–2013 · leading case: Koza v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 665 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1983).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Koza v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court Ex Rel. Cnty. of Clark, 665 P.2d 244 (Nev. 1983). “NRS 7.115. 6 Although not conclusive, defense counsel’s representations as an officer of the court should be regarded with deference.”

Washoe Co. Pub. Def.'s Off. v. Dist. Ct. (Gammick) (Nev. 2013). · cites it 7× “SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1947A NRS 7.115, NRS 171.188, and NRS 260.060 address the appointment of counsel for indigent criminal defendants.”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.