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NRS 4.032 Justices of the peace pro tempore. 1. The board of county commissioners of each county shall select a number of persons it determines appropriate to comprise a panel of substitute justices of the peace. The persons so selected must possess the qualifications set forth i…

NRS 4.033 Senior justices of the peace. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or ordinance, a senior justice of the peace who serves in that capacity may serve temporarily in any justice court in this State, regardless of whether the senior justice of the peace is a resid…

NRS 4.035 Courses of instruction for justices of the peace; payment of costs. 1. The Court Administrator shall, at the direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arrange for the giving of instruction, at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, or elsewhere: (a) I…

NRS 4.036 Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception. 1. Each justice of the peace who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1971, shall attend the instruction provided pursuant to NRS 4.035, on the first occasion when …

NRS 4.040 Salaries and compensation of justices of the peace. 1. The several boards of county commissioners of each county, at the regular meeting in December of any year immediately preceding a year in which an election of justices of the peace is held, shall fix the minimum com…

NRS 4.050 Claims and expenses. 1. When any justice of the peace is entitled to receive necessary traveling expenses for the transaction of public business, the board of county commissioners shall allow the justice of the peace the same per diem allowance and travel expenses as ar…

NRS 4.060 Fees for justice of the peace; disposition; special account for justice court; report to board of county commissioners. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, each justice of the peace shall charge and collect the following …

NRS 4.063 Additional fees: Imposition; disposition of proceeds for support of programs for dispute resolution. 1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the justice of the peace shall, on the commencement of any action or proceeding in the justice court for which a fee …

NRS 4.065 Additional fees: Imposition; disposition of proceeds. 1. The justice of the peace shall, on the commencement of any action or proceeding in the justice court for which a fee is required, and on the answer or appearance of any defendant in any such action or proceeding f…

NRS 4.071 Additional fees to offset costs of providing pro bono programs and free legal services to certain victims. 1. In addition to any other fee required by law, in each county that charges a fee pursuant to NRS 19.031 to offset a portion of the costs of providing legal servi…

NRS 4.073 Additional fees to offset costs of operating law library. 1. In addition to any other fee required by law, a board of county commissioners may impose by ordinance a filing fee to offset a portion of the costs of operating a law library established in that county by the …

NRS 4.075 Additional fees in certain smaller counties: Imposition; disposition of proceeds. 1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, in addition to any other fee required by law, impose by ordinance a filing fee of not more than…

NRS 4.080 Justice of the peace to charge only fees authorized by law. A justice of the peace shall not charge any fee that is not authorized by law. [Part 17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2019; NCL § 2950]—(NRS A 1969, 411; 1991, 328; 1999, 1205)

NRS 4.090 Justice of the peace to keep record of fees charged. The justice of the peace shall keep in his or her office a fee book or electronic record in which he or she shall enter in detail the title of the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee bo…

NRS 4.100 Monthly financial statements. 1. On or before the 15th day of each month, a justice of the peace who receives fees pursuant to the provisions of NRS 4.060, 4.063 and 4.065 shall make out and file with the county official designated by the board of county commissioners o…

NRS 4.120 Punishment for taking excessive fees. If any justice of the peace shall take more or greater fees than are allowed by law, the justice of the peace shall be liable to indictment, and on conviction shall be removed from office and fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. […

NRS 4.130 Table of fees to be posted. Any justice of the peace receiving fees as provided by law shall publish and set up by conventional or electronic means, in some conspicuous place in his or her office and on the Internet website of the justice court, a table of fees for publ…

NRS 4.140 Fees payable in advance; execution for fees due. All fees prescribed in NRS 4.060, 4.063 and 4.065 must be paid in advance, if demanded. If a justice of the peace has not received any or all of his or her fees, which are due the justice of the peace for services rendere…

NRS 4.150 Vacancy in office; duty of clerk of board of county commissioners. 1. If any vacancy occurs in the office of justice of the peace, the board of county commissioners shall either: (a) Appoint a person to fill the vacancy pursuant to NRS 245.170; or (b) Provide by resolut…

NRS 4.155 Townships with more than one justice of the peace. In townships where more than one justice of the peace has been provided for by NRS 4.020, such justices of the peace shall have concurrent and coextensive jurisdiction within the territorial limits provided by law, and …

NRS 4.157 Chief justice of the peace in certain townships: Selection; duties. 1. The justices of the peace of each justice court having more than one justice of the peace shall choose from among those justices of the peace a chief justice of the peace who is to be the presiding j…

NRS 4.160 Number of justices of the peace where townships altered. 1. When any justice of the peace, in the formation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits thereof, he or she shall be one of the justices of the peace allowed to such new township, and shall continu…

NRS 4.170 Duties of justices of the peace. The justices shall be conservators of the peace in their respective townships, and shall discharge such duties as may be prescribed by law. [2:82:1861; B § 2974; BH § 2099; C § 2318; RL § 1689; NCL § 2189]

NRS 4.175 Report of certain statistical information to be submitted to Court Administrator. In the time and manner prescribed by the Supreme Court, the justice of the peace of a township or, if there is more than one justice of the peace of a township, a justice of the peace desi…

NRS 4.180 Power to take and certify acknowledgments and affidavits. Justices of the peace, within their respective townships, shall have power to take and certify: 1. The acknowledgment of conveyances and the satisfaction of a judgment of any court. 2. An affidavit to be used in …

NRS 4.185 Use of facsimile signature: Conditions and restrictions. 1. Each justice of the peace may use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of his or her handwritten signature whenever the necessity arises and upon approval of the Supreme Court, su…

NRS 4.190 Power to administer oaths or affirmations. Every justice of the peace shall have power to administer oaths or affirmations. [Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030]

NRS 4.215 Justices of the peace in certain townships not to practice law. A justice of the peace in a township whose population is more than 75,000 may not act as attorney or counsel in any court except in an action or proceeding to which the justice of the peace is a party on th…

NRS 4.220 Unlawful to purchase judgments. It is unlawful for any justice of the peace of the same township, directly or indirectly, to purchase any judgment or any part thereof on the docket of such justice, or on any docket in his or her possession. For each offense, the justice…

NRS 4.230 Docket entries. Every justice must keep a docket, by conventional or electronic means, in which the justice must enter: 1. The title of every action or proceeding. 2. The object of the action or proceeding; and if a sum of money be claimed, the amount thereof. 3. The da…

NRS 4.235 Ruling that provision of Nevada Constitution or Nevada Revised Statutes is unconstitutional: Prevailing party to provide copy of ruling to Attorney General. If a justice court holds that a provision of the Nevada Constitution or the Nevada Revised Statutes violates a pr…

NRS 4.240 Entries in docket prima facie evidence of facts. The several particulars of NRS 4.230 specified must be entered under the title of the action to which they relate, and (unless otherwise in this chapter provided) at the time when they occur. Such entries in a justice’s d…

NRS 4.260 Court records; disposition upon expiration of term. Every justice of the peace, upon the expiration of his or her term of office, must deposit with his or her successor the justice’s official dockets and all papers filed in his or her office, as well the justice’s own a…

NRS 4.270 Disposition of court records in case of vacancy. If the office of a justice becomes vacant by the justice’s death or removal from the township, or otherwise, before the justice’s successor is elected and qualified, the docket and papers in possession of such justice mus…

NRS 4.280 Jurisdiction of justice of the peace with whom docket is deposited. Any justice with whom the docket of his or her predecessor, or of any other justice, is deposited, has and may exercise over all actions and proceedings entered in such docket the same jurisdiction as i…

NRS 4.310 Justice of the peace may issue subpoenas and final process to any part of county. Justices of the peace may issue subpoenas in any action or proceeding in the courts held by them, and final process on any judgment recovered therein, to any part of the county. [1911 CPA …

NRS 4.320 Blanks must be filled in all papers issued by justice of the peace, except subpoenas. The summons, execution, and every other paper made or issued by a justice, except a subpoena, must be issued without a blank left to be filled by another; otherwise it is void. [1911 C…

NRS 4.340 Temporary assistance for justice of the peace: Requirements; compensation and travel expenses. 1. Whenever any justice of the peace, in consequence of ill health, absence from his or her township, or other cause, is prevented from attending to his or her official duties…

NRS 4.345 Disqualification of justice of the peace in certain counties: Substitution of municipal judge. In counties whose population is 100,000 or less, if the justice of the peace is disqualified by reason of being a party to or interested in a proceeding pending in the justice…

NRS 4.350 Clerk: Appointment; compensation; powers and duties. 1. The justices of the peace of each justice court where there is more than one justice of the peace shall appoint a clerk of the court, who may also be known as the justice court administrator. In a justice court whe…

NRS 4.353 Deputy marshal: Appointment; duties; qualifications; compensation. 1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2, 4 and 10, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the justice of the peace for each justice court may appoint a deputy marshal for the court instea…

NRS 4.355 Referee: Conditions for appointment; qualifications; powers and duties; decisions; compensation. 1. A justice of the peace in a township whose population is 40,000 or more may appoint a referee to take testimony and recommend orders and a judgment: (a) In any action fil…

NRS 4.357 Judicial officer: Conditions for appointment; qualifications; duties; compensation; designation of alternative title. 1. In any county in which the appointment of judicial officers by a justice court is authorized by the board of county commissioners, the local rules of…

NRS 4.360 Denomination of court; court always open; where held. The courts held by justices of the peace are denominated justice courts. Justice courts have no terms and must always be open. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 5 of NRS 1.050, justice courts must be …

NRS 4.365 Small claims: Supplies and postage; duties of boards of county commissioners. 1. A justice of the peace shall in the manner provided by law make and file a claim against the county to reimburse the justice of the peace for moneys expended for postage stamps and charges …

NRS 4.370 Jurisdiction. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, justice courts have jurisdiction of the following civil actions and proceedings and no others except as otherwise provided by specific statute: (a) In actions arising on contract for the recovery of money on…