Notice of application for remission, commutation, pardon or restoration of civil rights: Contents; service; provision of factual and non-character testimony by district judge in response to subpoena or formal request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 213.020
in effect1. Any person intending to apply to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored, or any person acting on his or her behalf, must submit an application to the Board, in accordance with the procedures established by the Secretary pursuant to NRS 213.017 , specifying therein:
(a) The court in which the judgment was rendered;
(b) The amount of the fine or forfeiture, or the kind or character of punishment;
(c) The name of the person in whose favor the application is to be made;
(d) The particular grounds upon which the application will be based; and
(e) Any other information deemed relevant by the Secretary.
2. A person must not be required to pay a fee to have a fine or forfeiture remitted, a punishment commuted, a pardon granted or his or her civil rights restored pursuant to this section.
3. Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035 , the Secretary shall submit notice of the date, time and location of the meeting to consider the application and one copy of the application to the district attorney of the county wherein the person was convicted. In cases of fines and forfeitures, notice of the date, time and location of the meeting to consider the application must also be served on the chair of the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the person was convicted.
4. Except as otherwise provided in a policy adopted pursuant to NRS 213.035 , notice of the date, time and location of a meeting to consider an application pursuant to this section must be served upon the appropriate persons as required in this section at least 30 days before the presentation of the application, unless a member of the Board, for good cause, prescribes a shorter time.
5. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a district judge from providing factual and non-character testimony regarding the release or detention of a prisoner in response to a subpoena or other formal request from the Board.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-213.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026