NRS228.490. Duties.

      1.  For the purpose of preventing and eliminating domestic violence in this State, the Council shall:

      (a) Increase awareness of the existence and unacceptability of domestic violence in this State;

      (b) Make recommendations for any necessary legislation relating to domestic violence to the Office of the Attorney General; and

      (c) Provide financial support to programs for the prevention of domestic violence in this State.

      2.  The Council shall:

      (a) Study and review all appropriate issues related to the administration of the criminal justice system in rural Nevada with respect to offenses involving domestic violence, including, without limitation, the availability of counseling services; and

      (b) With the assistance of the Court Administrator, based upon the study and review conducted pursuant to paragraph (a), prepare and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, on or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature. In preparing the report, the Council shall solicit comments and recommendations from district judges, municipal judges and justices of the peace in rural Nevada and include in its report, as a separate section, all comments and recommendations that are received by the Council.

      3.  The Council may apply for and accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions from any source for the purpose of carrying out its duties pursuant to this section. Any money that the Council receives pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in and accounted for separately in the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence created pursuant to NRS 228.460 for use by the Council in carrying out its duties.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 940)