Defendants deemed unfit for trial are supposed to be transferred to a mental health facility within seven days of a court order, but the state has consistently failed to meet this deadline amid a shortage of mental health facilities.

The two Clark County public defenders who argued the case — Nancy Lemke and Christy Craig — told lawmakers during a Wednesday meeting of an interim committee studying pretrial detention that multiple changes in law, and potentially enhanced court system funding, were needed to see the state fully comply with the court's decision and new framework for assessing cash bail.

In a 6-1 ruling published Thursday, justices authored a majority opinion that created a new three-tiered process for lower-court judges and prosecutors to follow before requiring a person to pay cash bail in order to be released before trial. It also requires judges to take into consideration a person's finances before assessing any cash bail as a condition of release.