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NRS 1.4296 “Suspend” defined. “Suspend” means a decision issued by the Commission to require a judge to temporarily leave his or her office for conduct described in NRS 1.4675. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1336)

NRS 1.430 Compensation of members and employees. 1. Each member of the Commission who is not a judicial officer is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Commission, for each day’s attendance at each meeting of the Commission. 2. While engaged in the b…

NRS 1.440 Jurisdiction of Commission over judges; filing of complaint or action relating to proceeding of Commission; appointment of justices of the peace and municipal judges to Commission. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commission has exclusive jurisdictio…

NRS 1.445 Appointment of alternate members to Commission. 1. Each appointing authority shall appoint for each position for which the authority makes an appointment to the Commission one or more alternate members. The Governor shall not appoint more than two alternate members of t…

NRS 1.450 Assistants; witnesses; expenses. The Commission may: 1. Within the amount of money appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, employ and compensate as an employee or contract with as an independent contractor: (a) One or more persons to prepare the budget and man…

NRS 1.460 Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission; service of process. 1. All public officers and employees of the State, its agencies and political subdivisions and all officers of the court shall cooperate with the Commission in any lawful investigation or pr…

NRS 1.462 Proceedings before Commission; applicable rules. 1. Proceedings before the Commission are civil matters designed to preserve an independent and honorable judiciary. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 1.425 to 1.4695, inclusive, or in the procedural rules adopted by …

NRS 1.464 Reports: Annual; biennial; contents; confidentiality. 1. On or before September 30 of each year, the Commission shall prepare an annual report summarizing the activities of the Commission during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report must include, without limitati…

NRS 1.465 Immunity. 1. The following persons are absolutely immune from suit for all conduct at any time in the course of their official duties: (a) Any member who serves on the Commission; (b) Any person employed by the Commission; (c) Any independent contractor of the Commissio…

NRS 1.4653 Circumstances under which judge may be disciplined or retired; forfeiture of office by justice of the peace or municipal judge for failure to attend required instruction. 1. The Commission may remove a judge, publicly censure a judge or impose other forms of discipline…

NRS 1.4654 Notice to justice of the peace or municipal judge of intention to order forfeiture of office; public hearing; appeal. 1. If the Commission reasonably believes that a justice of the peace or municipal judge failed to attend the instruction required pursuant to NRS 4.036…

NRS 1.4655 Commencement of inquiry regarding alleged misconduct or incapacity of judge; time limitation for considering complaints; certain action required. 1. The Commission may begin an inquiry regarding the alleged misconduct or incapacity of a judge upon the receipt of a comp…

NRS 1.4656 Certain determinations or findings of Commission to be recorded in minutes of proceedings. Except as otherwise expressly provided in NRS 1.425 to 1.4695, inclusive, or any other applicable provision of law, a determination or finding by the Commission must be recorded …

NRS 1.4657 Required actions upon receipt of complaint; letter of caution. 1. The Commission shall, in accordance with its procedural rules, examine each complaint that it receives to determine whether the complaint alleges objectively verifiable evidence from which a reasonable i…

NRS 1.466 Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas. 1. During any stage of a disciplinary proceeding, including, but not limited to, an investigation pursuant to NRS 1.4663 and a formal hearing, the Commission may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance or testimony of a witness o…

NRS 1.4663 Appointment of investigator; designation of special counsel; conduct, scope and written report of investigation. 1. If the Commission determines pursuant to NRS 1.4657 that a complaint alleges objectively verifiable evidence from which a reasonable inference could be d…

NRS 1.4665 Procedures for allegation of incapacity; informal resolution of complaint relating to incapacity; medical, psychiatric or psychological testing by physician; burden of proof. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or in the procedural rules adopted by the Comm…

NRS 1.4667 Review of report of investigation; letter of caution; judge to respond to complaint under certain circumstances. 1. The Commission shall review the report prepared pursuant to NRS 1.4663 to determine whether there is a reasonable probability that the evidence available…

NRS 1.467 Finding of whether reasonable probability of grounds for disciplinary action exists required; letter of caution; deferred discipline agreement; procedure when reasonable probability is found to exist. 1. After a judge responds to the complaint as required pursuant to NR…

NRS 1.4673 Hearing on formal statement of charges; procedure; actions after formal hearing on charges. 1. Unless a deferred discipline agreement has been entered into with the judge pursuant to NRS 1.468, a hearing on a formal statement of charges must be held. If practicable, th…

NRS 1.4675 Circumstances under which a judge may be suspended with or without pay; hearing; appeal. 1. The Commission shall suspend a judge from the exercise of office with salary: (a) While there is pending an indictment or information charging the judge with a crime punishable …

NRS 1.4677 Forms of discipline. 1. Pursuant to a deferred discipline agreement with the judge entered into pursuant to NRS 1.468 or based on a finding of misconduct following a hearing on a formal statement of charges, the Commission may take one or more of the following actions:…

NRS 1.468 Deferral of formal disciplinary action. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, if the Commission reasonably believes that a judge has committed an act or engaged in a behavior that would be addressed most appropriately through rehabilitation, treatment,…

NRS 1.4681 Extension of time limitations on disciplinary action; computation; prima facie evidence of unreasonable delay. 1. The Commission may extend the limitations on time set forth in NRS 1.425 to 1.4695, inclusive, for good cause shown. 2. The limitations on time set forth i…

NRS 1.4683 Confidentiality of existence of proceeding and information and materials related to proceeding; issuance of explanatory statements when name of judge subject of complaint is made public; exceptions to confidentiality. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and…

NRS 1.4687 Public access to formal statement of charges and certain other records; open hearings; private deliberative sessions; certain records privileged. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2: (a) Upon the filing of a formal statement of charges with the Commission b…

NRS 1.469 Authorized statements by Commission when subject matter becomes public. In any disciplinary proceeding in which the subject matter becomes public, through independent sources, or upon a determination pursuant to NRS 1.467 and filing of a formal statement of charges, the…

NRS 1.4694 Rules to be adopted to provide for disposition of complaint or formal statement of charges. The Commission shall adopt rules providing for the disposition of a complaint or formal statement of charges at any stage in a disciplinary proceeding, pursuant to: 1. The conse…

NRS 1.4695 Rules to be adopted to establish privileged status of certain communications. The Commission shall adopt rules to establish the status of particular communications related to a disciplinary proceeding as privileged or nonprivileged. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1094) INTERPR…

NRS 1.500 Fees of interpreters and translators. Interpreters and translators shall receive such fees as the court determines are reasonable and necessary. [14:49:1883; BH § 2355; C § 2479; RL § 2016; NCL § 2947]—(NRS A 2023, 2599) Court Interpreters for Persons Who Speak Language…

NRS 1.510 Rules establishing program of certification or registration of interpreters; application for certificate or registration; grounds for disciplinary action. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish proce…

NRS 1.520 Rules to carry out program of certification or registration of interpreters; imposition of fees or fines. The Court Administrator may: 1. With the advice of the committee established pursuant to NRS 1.530, adopt any rules necessary to carry out a program for the certifi…

NRS 1.530 Committee to advise Court Administrator regarding adoption of rules relating to certification or registration of interpreters; report. 1. The Chief Justice shall appoint, from a list of recommendations submitted by the Court Administrator, a committee to advise the Cour…

NRS 1.540 Unlawful acts; civil action or recovery prohibited for certain violations. 1. It is unlawful for a person to act as a certified or registered court interpreter or advertise or put out any sign or card or other device which might indicate to the public that the person is…

NRS 1.545 Petition for review of criminal history; fee. 1. The Court Administrator shall adopt rules prescribing the process by which a person with a criminal history may petition the Court Administrator to review the criminal history of the person to determine if the person’s cr…

NRS 1.550 Statement concerning obligation for child support required for issuance or renewal of certificate or registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and re…

NRS 1.560 Suspension of certificate or registration; reinstatement of suspended certificate or registration. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the pr…

NRS 1.570 Renewal of certificate or registration: Application to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection. 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter, an applicant…

NRS 1A.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 1A.020 to 1A.090, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 68)

NRS 1A.020 “Board” defined. “Board” means the Public Employees’ Retirement Board. (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 68)

NRS 1A.030 “Compensation” defined. 1. “Compensation” means the salary paid to a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the Court of Appeals or a district judge by this State, to a justice of the peace by a county or to a municipal judge by a city, including: (a) Base pay, which…

NRS 1A.040 “Disability retirement allowance” defined. “Disability retirement allowance” means monthly payments from the Judicial Retirement Fund paid to persons with disabilities who are retired justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, district judges, justi…

NRS 1A.050 “Judicial Retirement Plan” defined. “Judicial Retirement Plan” means the retirement plan established pursuant to NRS 1A.300. (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 68)

NRS 1A.060 “Retired justice or judge” defined. “Retired justice or judge” means a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge who was a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan at the time he or she retired or…

NRS 1A.070 “Service” defined. “Service” means all creditable employment which is validated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and can be used in determining eligibility and scope of benefits for justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, district judge…