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NRS 2.345 Distribution of court decisions without charge. The following persons and agencies are entitled to the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals in pamphlet or electronic form without charge: 1. Each of the judges of the District Court of the United States…

NRS 2.350 Title of bound volumes. The title of each of the bound volumes shall be Nevada Reports, which title, together with the name of the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the number of the volume, shall be printed on the back of each book. [4:187:1915; 1919 RL p. 3315; NCL § 521…

NRS 2.360 Justices to supervise and direct preparation of material. The work of the reporters of decisions in preparing the material for the Nevada Reports shall be under the direction and supervision of the justices of the Supreme Court. [5:187:1915; 1919 RL p. 3315; NCL § 5216]

NRS 2.370 Duties of stenographic clerks and Clerk of the Court. 1. The stenographic clerks of the Supreme Court shall, without additional compensation, assist the reporters of decisions in the preparation of the material for the Nevada Reports. 2. Immediately after the filing of …

NRS 2.380 Printing of Nevada Reports. The Supreme Court shall cause to be printed a number of copies of each volume of decisions published on or after October 1, 2021, sufficient in the opinion of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to meet the requirements for free distributi…

NRS 2.400 Money for printing Nevada Reports and advance sheets. Funds for printing the Nevada Reports and the pamphlet decisions shall be provided by legislative appropriation from the General Fund as a budgeted part of the appropriation for the support of the Supreme Court, and …

NRS 2.410 Supervision and control; rules governing operation. The Supreme Court Law Library must be under the supervision and control of the Supreme Court, which may make and enforce such rules as may be necessary for the government, use and services of the Library. Such rules mu…

NRS 2.430 Librarian and other personnel: Appointment; unclassified service; leaves of absence. 1. The Supreme Court may appoint a Librarian, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Supreme Court. 2. The Supreme Court Law Librarian, with the approval of the Supreme Court, may, with…

NRS 2.460 Purchase and exchange of publications authorized. The Supreme Court Law Librarian may purchase and exchange the Nevada Reports, Nevada Revised Statutes and supplements or any other compilation or code of Nevada laws, or any other book or periodical with other law librar…

NRS 2.470 Charges for services; disposition of receipts. 1. The Supreme Court Law Librarian may collect a charge from any person who requests any photostatic copy or photocopy print of any paper or document from the Supreme Court Law Library or who uses any computerized service f…

NRS 2.480 Money for operation and maintenance; use of Law Library’s Account. 1. Funds for operation and maintenance of the Supreme Court Law Library must be provided by legislative appropriation from the General Fund in the State Treasury as a budgeted part of the appropriation f…

NRS 2.490 Gifts: Deposit in Law Library Gift Account; use. All gifts of money which the Supreme Court Librarian is authorized to accept must be deposited in the Supreme Court Law Library Gift Account, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account is a continuing …

NRS 2A.010 Composition; commission; oath. The Court of Appeals shall consist of a Chief Judge and two associate judges. Each judge of the Court of Appeals hereafter elected or appointed must be commissioned by the Governor and, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall …

NRS 2A.020 Qualifications. 1. A person may not be a candidate or be eligible for the office of judge of the Court of Appeals unless the person: (a) Has attained the age of 25 years. (b) Is an attorney licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State at the time o…

NRS 2A.030 Election. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 2A.040, the judges of the Court of Appeals must be chosen at general elections by the qualified electors of this State. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 2A.040, each judge holds office for a term of 6 years from and incl…

NRS 2A.040 Appointment of initial judges by Governor. 1. The initial three judges of the Court of Appeals must be appointed by the Governor from among three nominees selected for each individual office by the Commission on Judicial Selection pursuant to Section 20 of Article 6 of…

NRS 2A.050 Chief Judge. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint one judge of the Court of Appeals to be the Chief Judge. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1704)

NRS 2A.060 Resignation of office. Resignation of office by a judge of the Court of Appeals must be made to the Governor and to the Court Administrator. The Governor shall notify the Court Administrator as soon as practicable upon his or her acceptance of the resignation or retire…

NRS 2A.070 Vacancy filled by Governor; term. When any vacancy occurs in the office of judge of the Court of Appeals, the Governor shall fill the same by granting a commission, which expires at the next general election by the people and upon the qualification of his or her succes…

NRS 2A.080 Salary. 1. Until the first Monday in January 2029, the annual base salary of each judge of the Court of Appeals is $165,000. On the first Monday in January 2029 and on the first Monday of every sixth year thereafter, the annual base salary of his or her successor in of…

NRS 2A.090 Service of judges as supplemental district judges. The judges of the Court of Appeals shall also serve as ex officio supplemental district judges, and in that capacity shall perform such judicial duties as may be designated in the rules adopted by the Supreme Court, Se…

NRS 2A.100 Pensions. 1. Any judge of the Court of Appeals who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a district court in any one or more of those courts for a period or periods aggregating 22 years and has ended such service is, af…

NRS 2A.110 Retirement because of incapacity, disability or advanced age. 1. A judge of the Court of Appeals who has served as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a district court in any one or more courts for a period or periods aggregating 5…

NRS 2A.120 Benefits for surviving spouse. 1. If a judge of the Court of Appeals at the time of his or her death had retired and was then receiving a pension under the provisions of NRS 2A.100, or if at the time of his or her death the judge had not retired but had performed suffi…

NRS 2A.130 Benefits for surviving child. 1. Each child of a deceased judge of the Court of Appeals is entitled to receive payments equal in amount to the payments provided in NRS 286.673 for the child of a deceased member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. 2. In determin…

NRS 2A.140 Benefits for survivor beneficiary and additional payees. 1. A judge of the Court of Appeals may designate, in writing, a survivor beneficiary and one or more additional payees to receive the payments provided pursuant to this section if the judge is unmarried on the da…

NRS 2A.150 Application and administration of provisions concerning pensions, retirement and benefits. The provisions of NRS 2A.100 to 2A.150, inclusive: 1. Apply only to a judge of the Court of Appeals or a surviving spouse or surviving child of a judge of the Court of Appeals wh…

NRS 2A.160 Jurisdiction; review by Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall fix by rule the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals and shall provide for the review, where appropriate, of appeals decided by the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.170 Power on appeal. The Court of Appeals may reverse, affirm or modify the judgment or order appealed from as to any or all of the parties, and may, if necessary, order a new trial, and in a criminal action, order the new trial to be had in the proper place. On a direct a…

NRS 2A.180 Regular sessions; issuance of writs. The Court of Appeals shall: 1. Hold such regular sessions during each calendar year as are necessary to dispose of its business. 2. Always be open for the issuance of writs. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.190 Assignment of submitted cases; written decisions and opinions. 1. Immediately upon a case being submitted to the Court of Appeals it must be assigned to one member of the court for the preparation of an opinion. 2. All opinions and decisions rendered by the Court of Ap…

NRS 2A.200 Judge not to practice law. A judge of the Court of Appeals shall not act as attorney or counsel in any court except in an action or proceeding to which the judge is a party on the record. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708)

NRS 2A.210 Absence from State; forfeiture of office. A judge of the Court of Appeals shall not absent himself or herself from this State for more than 90 consecutive days. A violation of the provisions of this section shall work a forfeiture of office. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1708…

NRS 2A.220 Power to take and certify acknowledgments and affidavits. The judges of the Court of Appeals have power in any part of the State 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 any…

NRS 2A.230 Use of facsimile signature: Conditions and restrictions. 1. Each judge of the Court of Appeals may use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of the judge’s handwritten signature whenever the necessity arises and upon approval of the Court …

NRS 2A.240 Clerk. The Clerk of the Supreme Court is ex officio clerk of the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1709)

NRS 2A.250 Bailiff. The Bailiff of the Supreme Court is ex officio bailiff of the Court of Appeals. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1709)

NRS 2A.260 Other employees. The Court of Appeals, or a majority thereof, is authorized to employ stenographic clerks, law clerks, legal assistants, legal secretaries and other necessary employees within the limits of the appropriation made for the support of the Court of Appeals.…

NRS 3.001 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 3.002 to 3.008, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1999, 706; A 1999, 2025; 2025, 2189)

NRS 3.002 “Chief Judge” defined. “Chief Judge” means a district judge who is chosen as the Chief Judge of a judicial district pursuant to NRS 3.025. (Added to NRS by 1999, 706)

NRS 3.004 “Department of the family court” defined. “Department of the family court” means any department of the district court that is designated as a department of the family court. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2019)

NRS 3.006 “Family court” defined. “Family court” means the division of the district court that is established as a family court pursuant to NRS 3.0105. (Added to NRS by 1999, 706)

NRS 3.007 “Judicial officer” defined. “Judicial officer” means a person who is appointed by a court to act as a judicial officer of the court. (Added to NRS by 2025, 2189)

NRS 3.008 “Jurisdiction of the family court” defined. “Jurisdiction of the family court” means the jurisdiction of the family court that is established in NRS 3.223. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2020) COURTS AND JUDGES

NRS 3.010 Judicial districts: Number; constitution. The State is hereby divided into 11 judicial districts, as follows: First Judicial District. Carson City and the County of Storey constitute the First Judicial District. Second Judicial District. The County of Washoe constitutes…

NRS 3.0105 Establishment of family court in county whose population is 100,000 or more; assignment of judges; required instruction. 1. There is hereby established, in each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a family court as a division o…