Nevada
For Nevada, statute is NRS 428.070; who owes the duty is The father, mother or child of sufficient financial ability, as appropriate, shall pay to the county the amount the county paid for the burial, entombment or cremation of a natural child or a natural parent; condition on the parent is a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030; ability-to-pay qualifier is of sufficient financial ability; civil or criminal is civil, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Nevada our reading
- Statute
- NRS 428.070 verified
- Who owes the duty
- The father, mother or child of sufficient financial ability, as appropriate, shall pay to the county the amount the county paid for the burial, entombment or cremation of a natural child or a natural parent. verified
- Condition on the parent
- a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030 verified
- Ability-to-pay qualifier
- of sufficient financial ability verified
- Civil or criminal
- civil our reading
- Who may bring the action
- The board of county commissioners shall advise the Attorney General of the failure of a responsible person to pay such amount and the Attorney General shall cause appropriate legal action to be taken to enforce the collection of all or part of such amount. verified
- Defences in the statute
- The child of a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030 is not liable for the amount paid by the county for that parent, except where the natural child promised to support the natural parent in writing, has access to and control of the natural parent’s assets or income and has sufficient financial ability to support the natural parent. verified
- Limited to public assistance cases
- public assistance only our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
2. The child of a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030 is not liable for the amount paid by the county for that parent, except where the natural child promised to support the natural parent in writing, has access to and control of the natural parent’s assets or income and has sufficient financial ability to support the natural parent. 3. A recipient of aid under the provisions of NRS 428.030 who later acquires sufficient financial ability so to do shall reimburse the county which extended county hospitalization to the recipient for any unpaid portion of the aid granted. Action against the relatives of such person is not a condition precedent to action against the person. 4. The father, mother or child of sufficient financial ability, as appropriate, shall pay to the county the amount the county paid for the burial, entombment or cremation of a natural child or a natural parent.
— leg.state.nv.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Statute
NRS 428.070 Responsibility of relative and recipient of aid for hospitalization provided by county: Reimbursement of county; determination of financial responsibility; action to enforce collection.
Who owes the duty and Ability-to-pay qualifier
4. The father, mother or child of sufficient financial ability, as appropriate, shall pay to the county the amount the county paid for the burial, entombment or cremation of a natural child or a natural parent.
Condition on the parent and Defences in the statute
2. The child of a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030 is not liable for the amount paid by the county for that parent, except where the natural child promised to support the natural parent in writing, has access to and control of the natural parent’s assets or income and has sufficient financial ability to support the natural parent.
Civil or criminal and Who may bring the action
5. The board of county commissioners shall advise the Attorney General of the failure of a responsible person to pay such amount and the Attorney General shall cause appropriate legal action to be taken to enforce the collection of all or part of such amount.
Limited to public assistance cases
1. The father or mother of sufficient financial ability so to do shall pay to the county which has extended county hospitalization to any natural child under the provisions of NRS 428.030 the amount granted to such natural child. 2. The child of a natural parent receiving county hospitalization pursuant to NRS 428.030 is not liable for the amount paid by the county for that parent, except where the natural child promised to support the natural parent in writing, has access to and control of the natural parent’s assets or income and has sufficient financial ability to support the natural parent.
— all from leg.state.nv.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- leg.state.nv.ushttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-428.html