{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-7.125","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 7.125","heading":"Fees of attorney other than public defender.","body":"1. An attorney, other than a public defender, who is selected pursuant to NRS 7.115 to represent or defend a defendant at any stage of the criminal proceedings from the defendant’s initial appearance before the magistrate or the district court through the appeal, if any, is entitled to receive a fee for court appearances and other time reasonably spent on the matter to which the appointment is made of:\n(a) If the compensation of the attorney is subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 180.320, the amount set forth in the regulations adopted by the Board on Indigent Defense Services within the Department of Indigent Defense Services pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 180.320; or\n(b) If the compensation of the attorney is not subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 180.320, $125 per hour in cases in which the death penalty is sought and $100 per hour in all other cases.\n2. Except for cases in which the most serious crime is a felony punishable by death or by imprisonment for life with or without possibility of parole, this section does not preclude a governmental entity from contracting with a private attorney who agrees to provide such services for a lesser rate of compensation.","path":["TITLE 1 — STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 7 - ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW","APPOINTED DEFENSE COUNSEL IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-007.html#NRS007Sec125","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"f507b5785243a81f77e566ddb2562944d57b230d2a1f7c814025c939fcc61728","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-7.115","next":"us-nv/nrs-7.135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}