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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…

NRS 4.371 Effect of transfer of original jurisdiction from district court to justice court. If an action is transferred from the district court to the justice court pursuant to NRS 3.221: 1. The transfer of the action shall not be deemed to constitute the filing of a new action i…

NRS 4.3713 Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to another justice court or municipal court. 1. A justice court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to another justice court or a municipal court if: (a) The …

NRS 4.3715 Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to district court. 1. A justice court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a district court in this State if the defendant agrees to participate in a progra…

NRS 4.3717 Administration of program to adjudicate certain offenses that occurred in corridor; rescission of order prohibiting person from entering corridor upon completion of diversion program. 1. In a county wherein the board of county commissioners adopts an ordinance that des…

NRS 4.3719 Reports by justice court whose jurisdiction includes corridor: Annual report to Legislature; monthly report to board of county commissioners. 1. On or before July 1 of each year, a justice court whose jurisdiction includes a corridor established pursuant to NRS 244.357…

NRS 4.372 Administration of program of supervision for persons with suspended sentences or persons sentenced to residential confinement. 1. If the county in which a justice court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing, the chief of that department shall administer…

NRS 4.373 Suspension of sentence; conditions of suspension; reduction of sentence; arrest for violation of condition of suspension. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, NRS 211A.127 or another specific statute, or unless the suspension of a sentence is expressl…

NRS 4.374 Determination if defendant is veteran or member of military; alternative program of treatment. 1. As soon as possible after a defendant is arrested or cited, the justice of the peace shall attempt to determine whether the defendant is a veteran or a member of the milita…

NRS 4.375 Power to order restitution for embezzled property. As part of the sentence for a violation of NRS 205.300, a justice of the peace may order that the person convicted of the offense make restitution to the owner of the property embezzled, at the times and in the amounts …

NRS 4.3755 Restitution paid by defendant convicted of misdemeanor: Collection; disbursement. 1. If a justice of the peace orders a defendant who is convicted of a misdemeanor to make restitution to a person named in the order, the justice court or the county in which the justice …

NRS 4.376 “Residential confinement” defined. As used in NRS 4.376 to 4.3766, inclusive, “residential confinement” means the confinement of a person convicted of a misdemeanor to the person’s place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the sentencing court. (A…

NRS 4.3762 Power to order; conditions of sentence; maximum term; arrest for violation of condition. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, in lieu of imposing any punishment other than a minimum sentence required by statute, a justice of the peace may sentence a person …

NRS 4.3764 Establishment and modification of terms and conditions. 1. In sentencing a person to a term of residential confinement, a justice of the peace may establish the terms and conditions of that confinement. 2. The justice of the peace may, at any time, modify the terms and…

NRS 4.3766 Violation of terms and conditions. If it is determined that the convicted person violated any term or condition of the convicted person’s residential confinement, the sentence may be rescinded, modified or continued. If it is rescinded, another punishment authorized by…

NRS 4.390 Required for certain proceedings. Proceedings in each justice court must be recorded by using sound recording equipment except where the board of county commissioners of the county in which the court is located authorizes, and the justice of the peace appoints, a certif…

NRS 4.400 Operation of equipment; transcription of recordings; use of transcript. 1. Each justice of the peace shall appoint and, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, fix the compensation of a suitable person, who need not be a certified court reporter and may …

NRS 4.410 Compensation for preparing transcript. 1. If the person designated to transcribe the proceedings is: (a) Regularly employed as a public employee, the person is not entitled to additional compensation for preparing the transcript. (b) Not regularly employed as a public e…

NRS 4.420 Preservation; destruction. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) The sound recording of each proceeding in justice court must be preserved until at least 1 year after the time for filing an appeal expires. (b) With respect to a proceeding in justice court…

NRS 5.010 General requirements for court; designation as court of record. There must be in each city a municipal court presided over by a municipal judge. The municipal court: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 1.050, must be held at such place in the c…

NRS 5.015 Recording of proceeding in municipal court designated as court of record; appointment of person to operate sound recording equipment; designation of person to transcribe court recording into written transcript. 1. If a municipal court has been designated as a court of r…

NRS 5.020 Municipal judges: Election; term; oath; qualifications; justice of the peace as ex officio municipal judge. 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 and NRS 266.405, each municipal judge must be chosen by the electors of the city within which the municipal court is establi…

NRS 5.021 Chief municipal judge of certain municipal courts: Selection; duties. 1. The municipal judges of each municipal court having more than one municipal judge shall choose from among those municipal judges a chief municipal judge who is to be the presiding judge of that cou…

NRS 5.023 Municipal judges pro tempore. 1. The governing body of the city shall select a number of persons it determines appropriate to comprise a panel of substitute municipal judges. The persons selected must not have ever been removed or retired from any judicial office by the…

NRS 5.024 Senior municipal judges. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or city charter, a senior municipal judge who serves in that capacity or a senior justice of the peace who serves in that capacity and who formerly served as a municipal judge may serve temporarily i…

NRS 5.0245 Appointment of referee or judicial officer for civil infraction hearing; written objection; designation of alternative title for judicial officer. 1. A municipal court may appoint a referee or judicial officer to take testimony and recommend orders and a judgment in an…

NRS 5.025 Courses of instruction for municipal judges; 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) In cou…

NRS 5.026 Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception. 1. Each municipal judge who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1971, shall attend the instruction provided pursuant to NRS 5.025, on the first occasion when such …

NRS 5.030 Compensation of municipal judges. Each municipal judge is entitled to receive compensation as fixed by the charter of the city or, if not fixed by a charter, by the governing body of the city, to be paid by the city. That compensation must not be diminished during the p…