2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 209 - Department of Corrections
NRS 209.4615 - Offender to obtain approval of Director for employment, contractual activity or business activity; private employment of offender.

1. An offender shall obtain the approval of the Director before the offender:

(a) Engages in any employment, including, but not limited to, employment by a private employer or self-employment;

(b) Enters into a contract; or

(c) Participates in a business activity.

2. The Director has sole discretion to approve or disapprove employment, contractual activity or business activity pursuant to subsection 1 and may withdraw approval at any time.

3. An offender who is employed by a private employer shall:

(a) Deposit his or her income from such employment in the offender’s individual account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund;

(b) Provide the Director with a copy of all the offender’s federal income tax returns, reports and withholding forms when they become available to the offender; and

(c) Provide the Director with a record of any of the offender’s bank accounts, including, but not limited to, a checking account, savings account, investment account or account with a brokerage firm, upon a request from the Director.

4. Upon request of the Director, a private employer who employs an offender shall provide the Director with:

(a) Monthly statements accounting for all wages the employer paid to the offender; and

(b) Any additional information concerning the employment of the offender that is requested by the Director.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3177)