Right to counsel

Nevada , Legislation , Civil Commitment

When a “person with an intellectual disability or a person with a related condition” is involuntary confined to an “intellectual disability center”, the court is required to appoint counsel.  Nev. Stat. § 435.126(3).  

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.