Title 20

NRS 258.005 General qualifications. 1. No person is eligible to the office of constable unless the person: (a) Will have attained the age of 21 years on the date he or she would take office if so elected or appointed; (b) Is a qualified elector; and (c) Is registered to vote in t…

NRS 258.007 Certification as category I or category II peace officer required in certain townships; forfeiture of office. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each constable of a township whose population is 15,000 or more or a township that has within its boundaries …

NRS 258.010 Election; appointment of sheriff to serve ex officio; term of office; abolition of office. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3: (a) Constables must be elected by the qualified electors of their respective townships. (b) The constables of the several…

NRS 258.020 Oath and bond. Each constable elected or appointed in this state shall, before entering upon the duties of office: 1. Take the oath prescribed by law. The oath must be filed and recorded in a book provided for that purpose in the office of the recorder of the county w…

NRS 258.030 Vacancy when office not abolished: Applicable law governing appointment. Except for those townships that the boards of county commissioners have determined do not require an office of constable, if any vacancy exists or occurs in the office of constable in any townshi…

NRS 258.040 Compensation. 1. The several boards of county commissioners of each county, at the regular meeting in July of any year in which an election of constables is held, shall fix the minimum compensation of the constables within their respective townships for the ensuing te…

NRS 258.050 Expenses; claims. 1. When any constable shall be entitled to receive necessary traveling expenses for the transaction of public business, such expenses shall include the constable’s actual living expenses, but the amount allowed for traveling by private conveyance sha…

NRS 258.060 Deputies; certification of deputy as category I or category II peace officer required in certain townships. 1. All constables may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact all official business pertaining to the office to the same extent as their principals. A …

NRS 258.065 Clerical and operational staff: Appointment; powers; oath; bond; compensation; duties. 1. The constable of a township may, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such clerical and operational staff as the work of the constable requires. …

NRS 258.070 Duties and powers of constable or deputy; circumstances under which constable or deputy has powers of peace officer and may carry firearm; certain constables and deputies required to wear badges; duties and powers of sheriff or deputy. 1. Subject to the provisions of …

NRS 258.0703 Processes, writs and orders: Endorsement and memorandum of receipt. When any process, writ or order is delivered to the constable to be served or executed, the constable shall: 1. Forthwith endorse upon it the year, month, day and hour of its receipt. 2. Give to the …

NRS 258.0705 Processes, writs and orders: Service or execution; return; liability for damages. 1. A constable to whom any process, writ, order or paper is delivered shall: (a) Execute the same with diligence, according to its command or as required by law. (b) Return it without d…

NRS 258.0707 Liability for neglect or refusal to attach, levy upon or sell property pursuant to writ of execution or attachment. If the constable to whom a writ of execution or writ of attachment is delivered neglects or refuses, after being required by the creditor or the credit…

NRS 258.075 Report of deaths to public administrator or certain other person in certain counties. In counties having a population of less than 100,000, every constable shall report immediately to the public administrator or a person employed or contracted with pursuant to NRS 253…

NRS 258.080 Duties in new township. When any constable, by the formation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits thereof, the constable shall continue to act as constable for such new township, and shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which …

NRS 258.090 Liability on bond: Tender of fees and indemnity bond. No constable shall be liable for any damages for neglecting or refusing to serve any civil process, unless the constable’s legal fees (and an indemnifying bond in cases where the constable has doubts as to the owne…

NRS 258.110 Unlawful failure to arrest offender; penalty. Any constable who willfully refuses to arrest any person charged with a criminal offense is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be removed from office. [Part 67:108:1866; B § 2665; BH § 1702; C § 1848; RL § 2820; NCL §…

NRS 258.120 Purchasing judgment prohibited; penalty. If any constable shall, directly or indirectly, purchase any judgment, or any part thereof, on the docket of any justice of the peace of the same township, the constable is guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 68:108:1866; B § 2666; …

NRS 258.125 Fees; expenses; accounting. 1. Constables are entitled to the following fees for their services: For serving a summons or any other process in civil cases............................ $26 For summoning a jury before a justice of the peace...............................…

NRS 258.135 Acceptance of credit card, debit card or electronic transfer of money for payment of fees owed constable; convenience fee. 1. A constable may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of systems that provide for the electronic trans…

NRS 258.170 No other fees to be charged. No other fees shall be charged by constables than those specifically set forth in this chapter, nor shall fees be charged for any other services than those mentioned in this chapter. [Part 17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2019; NCL § …

NRS 258.180 Fee book. Every constable shall keep in his or her office a fee book in which the constable shall enter in detail the title of the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book shall be open to public inspection. [Part 18:49:1883; BH § 2359;…

NRS 258.190 Quarterly financial statements. 1. In each calendar year, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, the constables who receive fees under the provisions of this chapter shall make out and file with the boards of county commissioners of their several cou…

NRS 258.200 Failure to comply with certain statutory requirements: Penalty. Any constable who shall violate any of the provisions of NRS 258.170, 258.180 and 258.190 shall be fined not more than $1,000. [Part 21:49:1883; BH § 2362; C § 2486; RL § 2023; NCL § 2954]—(NRS A 1967, 54…

NRS 258.205 Penalties for failure of constable to file report, oath or other document with county or Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission. In addition to any fine imposed pursuant to NRS 258.200, a board of county commissioners may establish, by resolution or ordinan…

NRS 258.210 Punishment for taking excessive fees. If any constable shall take more or greater fees than are allowed by law, the constable shall be liable to indictment, and on conviction shall be removed from office and fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. [Part 22:49:1883; BH …

NRS 258.220 Table of fees to be posted; penalties. Any constable receiving fees as provided by law shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a fee table for public inspection. A sum not exceeding $20 for each day of the constable’s omission so to do …

NRS 258.230 Fees payable in advance; execution. Except with respect to the fees described in paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 258.125, all fees prescribed in this chapter shall be payable in advance, if demanded. If a constable shall not have received any or all of h…

NRS 258.240 Limitation on mileage. When any constable serves more than one process in the same cause, not requiring more than one journey from his or her office, the constable shall receive mileage only for the most distant service. [Part 35:49:1883; BH § 2376; C § 2500; RL § 203…