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2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 422A - Welfare and Supportive Services
NRS 422A.345 - Eligibility for certain public assistance of person convicted of felony involving possession, use or distribution of controlled substance.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 422A.345 (2022)
1. A person who has been convicted of a felony, an element of which is the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance, may receive any public assistance for which he or she is otherwise eligible. Pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 862a(d)(1)(A), all persons domiciled in this State are exempt from the application of 21 U.S.C. § 862a(a).
2. As used in this section, "controlled substance" has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6).
(Added to NRS by 2005, 22nd Special Session, 12; A 2021, 73)
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