Title 5

NRS 62C.014 Custodial interrogation of child: Limitations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a peace officer or other person authorized to conduct a custodial interrogation of a child taken into custody shall not during a custodial interrogation of a child: (a) Kno…

NRS 62C.015 Treatment of child who engages in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution or who engages in certain unlawful acts in connection with commercial sexual exploitation; report of commercial sexual exploitation to agency which provides child welfare services. 1. A ch…

NRS 62C.020 Conditions and limitations on releasing child who is detained for committing certain acts involving domestic violence, stalking, aggravated stalking, harassment or sexual assault. 1. A child must not be released from custody sooner than 12 hours after the child is tak…

NRS 62C.030 Conditions and limitations on detaining child in certain facilities; temporary placement of child excluded from jurisdiction of juvenile court or certified for criminal proceedings as adult. 1. If a child is not alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision, the …

NRS 62C.035 Screening required for child detained in facility for detention of children; exception; time and method for conducting screening; report of commercial sexual exploitation to agency which provides child welfare services. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,…

NRS 62C.040 Detention hearing required for child alleged to be delinquent within certain period; written consent of juvenile court required for release after such hearing. 1. If a child who is alleged to be delinquent is taken into custody and detained, the child must be given a …

NRS 62C.050 Release of child alleged to be in need of supervision required within certain period; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child who is alleged to be in need of supervision is taken into custody and detained, the child must be released not…

NRS 62C.060 Custody and detention of child alleged to have committed offense involving firearm; conditions and limitations on release of child; test of child for use of controlled substances; evaluation of child by qualified professional; immunity for statements made during evalu…

NRS 62C.065 Custody and detention of child alleged to have committed battery against school employee or child welfare professional under certain circumstances; conditions and limitations on release of child; evaluation of child by qualified professional; immunity for statements m…

NRS 62C.070 Citation for traffic offense. 1. If a child is stopped by a peace officer for a violation of any traffic law or ordinance which is punishable as a misdemeanor, the peace officer may prepare and issue a traffic citation pursuant to the same criteria as would apply to a…

NRS 62C.073 Citation for alcohol or marijuana offense; notification of parent or guardian of child. 1. A peace officer may prepare and issue a citation in the same manner in which a traffic citation is prepared and issued pursuant to NRS 62C.070 if the child is stopped or otherwi…

NRS 62C.075 Citation for offense related to tobacco. 1. If a child is stopped or otherwise detained by a peace officer for an offense related to tobacco, the peace officer may prepare and issue a citation in the same manner in which a traffic citation is prepared and issued pursu…

NRS 62C.100 Referral of complaint to probation officer; preliminary inquiry and recommendation by probation officer; powers and duties of district attorney concerning approval and filing of petition; release of child if petition not approved or timely filed. 1. When a complaint i…

NRS 62C.110 Petition: Signature; verification; contents. 1. Before a petition alleging delinquency or need of supervision or a petition for revocation may be filed with the juvenile court, the district attorney must prepare and sign the petition. The district attorney shall repre…

NRS 62C.120 Petition alleging that child committed certain sexual or violent acts: District attorney required to provide certain documentation to victim. 1. If a petition filed pursuant to the provisions of this title contains allegations that a child committed an unlawful act wh…

NRS 62C.200 Informal supervision by probation officer: Conditions for placement; written agreement; duration; effect on filing petition. 1. When a complaint is made alleging that a child is delinquent or in need of supervision, the child may be placed under the informal supervisi…

NRS 62C.210 Informal supervision by probation officer: Agreement may require community service, restitution and completion of program of cognitive training and human development. 1. An agreement for informal supervision may require the child to: (a) Perform community service, pro…

NRS 62C.220 Report by probation officer concerning cases involving informal supervision. Upon the request of the juvenile court, a probation officer shall file with the juvenile court a report of: 1. The number of children placed under informal supervision during the previous yea…

NRS 62C.230 Court referral for informal supervision or court supervision pursuant to supervision and consent decree; effect of successful completion of supervision and consent decree. 1. If the district attorney files a petition with the juvenile court, the juvenile court may: (a…

NRS 62C.240 Court referral for court supervision pursuant to supervision and consent decree of child alleged to have engaged in prostitution or solicitation of prostitution; violation of supervision and consent decree or order; dismissal of petition. 1. If the district attorney f…

NRS 62C.300 Summons: Persons to whom issued; contents; not required with voluntary appearance. 1. After a petition has been filed and after such further investigation as the juvenile court may direct, the juvenile court shall direct the clerk of the court to issue a summons that:…

NRS 62C.310 Service of summons. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a summons must be served personally by the delivery of a true copy to the person summoned. 2. If the juvenile court determines that it is impracticable to serve a summons personally, the juvenile cou…

NRS 62C.320 When writ of attachment of person may issue; penalty for violation. 1. The juvenile court may issue a writ for the attachment of a child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, and command a probation officer or peace officer to bring before the juvenile cour…

NRS 62C.330 Extradition of child. 1. If a child commits a criminal offense in this State and the child flees to another state, the Governor shall request extradition of the child from the other state to this State according to the other state’s procedure for the extradition of ad…

NRS 62C.400 Department of juvenile services to provide certain information to juvenile court and school district concerning child who engaged in discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying. 1. If a department of juvenile services determines that a child who is curren…

NRS 62D.010 Manner for conducting proceedings; proceeding open to public; exception. 1. Each proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this title: (a) Is not criminal in nature. (b) Must be heard separately from the trial of cases against adults. (c) Must be heard withou…

NRS 62D.020 Prosecution for same offense in another proceeding prohibited. 1. If a child is prosecuted for an offense in a juvenile proceeding, the child may not be prosecuted again for the same offense in another juvenile proceeding or in a criminal proceeding as an adult. 2. Fo…

NRS 62D.030 Advisement of right to representation by attorney; order of appointment and referral of selection of attorney; waiver of right to representation; parent or guardian not responsible for payment of appointed attorney; compensation of appointed attorney. 1. If a child is…

NRS 62D.035 Attorney authorized to consult with and seek appointment of certain professionals. Subject to the provisions of subsection 6 of NRS 62D.030 and chapter 260 of NRS, a public defender or any other attorney who represents a child in proceedings pursuant to the provisions…

NRS 62D.040 Procedure at first appearance at intake and before juvenile court; when adjudicating hearing is required; standards of proof; actions of court after determination of whether or not allegations have been established. 1. At the child’s first appearance at intake and bef…

NRS 62D.100 Right to representation by attorney; appointment of attorney under certain circumstances; compensation. 1. A parent or guardian of a child who is alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision may be represented by an attorney at all stages of the proceedings. The…

NRS 62D.110 Juvenile court to provide certificate of attendance to parent or guardian; contents. 1. If a parent or guardian of a child appears with or on behalf of the child at a detention hearing, the juvenile court shall provide to the parent or guardian a certificate of attend…

NRS 62D.120 Juvenile court to provide to parents and guardians notice of juvenile proceedings to be held after detention hearing; contents of notice. 1. For any proceeding after the initial detention hearing, the juvenile court shall cause written notice of the proceeding and a c…

NRS 62D.130 Terminating or threatening to terminate employment of parent or guardian for appearance at proceeding prohibited; penalty; civil remedy. 1. If a parent or guardian of a child gives the employer of the parent or guardian or an agent of the employer notice of an appeara…

NRS 62D.140 “Incompetent” defined. As used in NRS 62D.140 to 62D.190, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “incompetent” means a child does not have the present ability to: 1. Understand the nature of the allegations of delinquency or, if the child is a child in need…

NRS 62D.145 Suspension of case to determine competence of child. 1. Any time after a petition is filed and before the final disposition of a case, if doubt arises as to the competence of a child, the juvenile court shall suspend the case until the question of competence is determ…

NRS 62D.150 Duties of person making motion for evaluation of child. A person who makes a motion for the evaluation of a child for the purpose of determining whether the child is incompetent shall: 1. Certify that the motion is being made in good faith and is based on reasonable g…

NRS 62D.155 Appointment of one or more experts to evaluate and report on competence of child; qualification and duties of expert. 1. If the juvenile court suspends a case pursuant to NRS 62D.145, the juvenile court shall appoint one or more experts, at least one of whom is a psyc…

NRS 62D.160 Evaluation of child by expert: Required considerations. 1. An expert who is appointed by the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62D.155 shall evaluate the child as specified in the court order appointing the expert. 2. An expert shall consider as part of his or her evalua…

NRS 62D.165 Written report of expert: Contents. 1. A written report submitted by an expert pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 62D.155 must: (a) Identify the specific matters referred to the expert by the juvenile court for evaluation; (b) Describe the procedures, techniques and test…

NRS 62D.170 Expedited hearing to determine competence of child. 1. Upon receipt of the required written reports from all experts appointed by the juvenile court, the juvenile court shall hold an expedited hearing to determine whether the child is incompetent. 2. The parties may w…

NRS 62D.175 Juvenile court to consider certain information only for certain purposes; exception; statements made by child during evaluation not admissible as evidence in certain circumstances. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the juvenile court may consider any in…

NRS 62D.180 Determination of competence of child by juvenile court; additional determinations if child determined to be incompetent; issuance of necessary recommendations and orders. 1. After the juvenile court considers the written reports of all the experts appointed by the juv…

NRS 62D.185 Periodic review by juvenile court of child determined to be incompetent. 1. If the juvenile court determines that a child is incompetent pursuant to NRS 62D.180, the juvenile court shall conduct a periodic review to determine whether the child has attained competence.…

NRS 62D.190 Child determined to be incompetent may not be adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision, placed under supervision of juvenile court or committed to custody of correctional facility during period that child remains incompetent; sealing of records. 1. If the juve…

NRS 62D.210 Procedure when proceedings involve placement into foster care; appointment of attorney. 1. If a proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this title involves the placement of an Indian child into foster care, the juvenile court shall require that notice of th…