Title 5

NRS 62A.040 “Child in need of supervision” defined. “Child in need of supervision” means a child who is adjudicated to be in need of supervision pursuant to the provisions of this title. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1023)

NRS 62A.045 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission established by NRS 62B.608. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4378)

NRS 62A.060 “Community service” defined. 1. “Community service” means community service performed in accordance with NRS 62E.190. 2. The term includes, but is not limited to, public service, work on public projects, supervised work for the benefit of the community or any other wo…

NRS 62A.070 “Delinquent child” defined. “Delinquent child” means a child who is adjudicated delinquent pursuant to the provisions of this title. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1023)

NRS 62A.075 “Department of juvenile services” defined. “Department of juvenile services” means the entity designated pursuant to chapter 62G of NRS to administer the provision of services relating to the delinquency of children. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4378)

NRS 62A.080 “Director of juvenile services” defined. “Director of juvenile services” means: 1. In a judicial district that does not include a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the chief probation officer who is appointed pursuant to NRS 62G.050; 2. In a judicial distric…

NRS 62A.090 “Division of Child and Family Services” defined. “Division of Child and Family Services” means the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.100 “Division of Parole and Probation” defined. “Division of Parole and Probation” means the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.110 “Evaluation center” defined. “Evaluation center” means a facility which is approved by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services to provide an evaluation of an offender to a court to determine if the offender has an alcohol or su…

NRS 62A.120 “Family division” defined. “Family division” means the family division of the district court. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.130 “Firearm” defined. “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.140 “Guardian” defined. “Guardian” means a person, other than a parent or a state or local agency, who is legally responsible for the care, custody or support of a child. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.150 “Highway” defined. “Highway” means a street, road, alley or thoroughfare of any kind used by the public. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.160 “Indian child” defined. “Indian child” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125E.080. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024; A 2023, 2257)

NRS 62A.170 “Indian Child Welfare Act” defined. “Indian Child Welfare Act” means the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.180 “Juvenile court” defined. 1. “Juvenile court” means each district judge who is assigned to serve as a judge of the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.010 or court rule. 2. The term includes a juvenile judicial officer who is performing an act on behalf of the juvenile…

NRS 62A.185 “Juvenile judicial officer” defined. “Juvenile judicial officer” means a person who is appointed to act as a judicial officer of the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.020. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024; A 2025, 2198)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 62A.210)

NRS 62A.190 “Local facility for the detention of children” defined. “Local facility for the detention of children” means a local facility for the detention or commitment of children which is administered by a county. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.200 “Local law enforcement agency” defined. “Local law enforcement agency” means: 1. The sheriff’s office of a county; 2. A metropolitan police department; or 3. A police department of an incorporated city. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)

NRS 62A.210 “Master of the juvenile court” defined. [Replaced in revision by NRS 62A.185.]

NRS 62A.220 “Minor traffic offense” defined. “Minor traffic offense” means a violation of any state or local law or ordinance governing the operation of a motor vehicle upon any highway within this State other than: 1. A violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, or 706 of NR…

NRS 62A.225 “Offense related to tobacco” defined. “Offense related to tobacco” means a violation of an ordinance adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 244.3572. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1526)

NRS 62A.230 “Parent” defined. “Parent” means a natural parent, adoptive parent or stepparent. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1025)

NRS 62A.240 “Private school” defined. “Private school” includes private elementary and secondary educational institutions. The term does not include a home in which instruction is provided to a child who is excused from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070…

NRS 62A.250 “Property” defined. “Property” includes real or personal property. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1025)

NRS 62A.260 “Public school” defined. “Public school” includes all kindergartens and elementary schools, junior high schools and middle schools, high schools, charter schools and any other schools, classes and educational programs which receive their support through public taxatio…

NRS 62A.270 “Qualified professional” defined. “Qualified professional” means: 1. A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.; 2. A psychologist licensed to practice in this State; 3. A social wor…

NRS 62A.280 “Regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children” defined. 1. “Regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children” means a regional facility which provides court-ordered treatment and rehabilitation for children and which is administ…

NRS 62A.290 “Restitution” defined. “Restitution” means restitution ordered by the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62E.550 to 62E.610, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1025)

NRS 62A.300 “School bus” defined. “School bus” includes every motor vehicle owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private school and regularly operated for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity or privately owned and…

NRS 62A.310 “Seal” defined. “Seal” means to place the records in a separate file or other repository not accessible to the public. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1026)

NRS 62A.320 “Sexually motivated act” defined. “Sexually motivated act” means an unlawful act that is determined to be sexually motivated pursuant to NRS 62F.010. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1026)

NRS 62A.330 “State facility for the detention of children” defined. 1. “State facility for the detention of children” means a state facility for the detention or commitment of children which is administered by the State of Nevada. 2. The term includes, but is not limited to, the …

NRS 62A.340 “Treatment provider” defined. “Treatment provider” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 458.010. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1026; A 2015, 752)

NRS 62A.350 “Youth Parole Bureau” defined. “Youth Parole Bureau” means the Youth Parole Bureau of the Division of Child and Family Services. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1026)

NRS 62A.360 Legislative declaration. The Legislature hereby declares that: 1. This title must be liberally construed to the end that: (a) Each child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court must receive such care, guidance and control, preferably in the child’s ow…

NRS 62A.370 Duty of public officers and agencies to further objects of title. Each public officer and agency shall, to the extent of the jurisdictional power of the public officer or agency, render all assistance and cooperation that may further the objects of this title. (Added …

NRS 62A.380 Use of services and facilities of agencies which provide child welfare services; duties of such agencies. 1. In carrying out the objects and purposes of this title, the juvenile court may use the services and facilities of the agency which provides child welfare servi…