Title 1

NRS 1.050 Places of holding court; stipulations of parties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3.100, the District Court in and for Carson City shall sit at Carson City. 2. Except as provided in subsection 5 or NRS 3.100, every other court of justice, except justice or munici…

NRS 1.053 Court staff: Employment; salary and benefits; rules and policies. 1. The Supreme Court may, within the limits of available money, employ such persons as it deems necessary to provide an appropriate staff for the Judicial Department of the State Government. 2. The Suprem…

NRS 1.055 Contact information of judge to be made available to public. The contact information for the office of each judge in this State must be made available to the public. (Added to NRS by 1997, 226; A 2023, 2594)

NRS 1.070 Place or location of holding court may be changed. 1. A judge authorized to hold or preside at a court appointed to be held in a city, precinct or town, may, by an order filed with the county clerk and published as he or she may prescribe, direct that the court be held …

NRS 1.080 Parties to appear at place or location appointed. When the court is held at a place or location appointed as provided in NRS 1.070, every person held to appear at the court shall appear at the place or location so appointed. [54:19:1865; B § 959; BH § 2473; C § 2554; RL…

NRS 1.090 Public sittings. The sitting of every court of justice must be public except as otherwise provided by law, but the judge of any court may exclude any minor during any criminal trial therein except when the minor is on trial or is testifying as a witness. [42:19:1865; A …

NRS 1.095 Lactation room in courthouse; requirements. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each courthouse must contain a lactation room that members of the public may use to express breast milk. 2. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply to a courthouse if the …

NRS 1.100 Courts, judges and clerks may administer oaths. Every court of this state and every justice, judge or clerk of any court shall have power to administer oaths or affirmations. [Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030]

NRS 1.111 Charging interest or fee to enter into payment plan prohibited; adoption of rules related to payment plans; exception. 1. Any payment plan entered into by a defendant with a court must not require the defendant to pay interest or any fee charged specifically for enterin…

NRS 1.113 Acceptance of credit card or debit card for payment of money owed to court; payment of fee for use of credit card or debit card. 1. A court in this State may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards to provide for the acceptance of credit cards o…

NRS 1.115 Recycling of paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials by courts. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each court of justice for this State shall recycle or cause to be recycled, to the extent reasonably possible, the paper an…

NRS 1.116 Removal of data stored on electronic waste. 1. Before disposing of electronic waste, each court of justice in this State shall permanently remove any data stored on the electronic waste. 2. As used in this section, “electronic waste” means electronic equipment that has …

NRS 1.117 Electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents filed with courts. The Supreme Court shall adopt rules not inconsistent with the laws of this State to provide for the electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents filed with the courts of justice. (Ad…

NRS 1.120 Judicial days. The courts of justice may be held, and judicial business may be transacted, on any day except as provided in NRS 1.130. [49:19:1865; B § 954; BH § 2468; C § 2549; RL § 4869; NCL § 8411]

NRS 1.130 Nonjudicial days; transaction of judicial business. 1. No court except a justice court or a municipal court shall be opened nor shall any judicial business be transacted except by a justice court or municipal court on Sunday, or on any day declared to be a legal holiday…

NRS 1.140 Courts required to have seals. 1. Each court of justice in this State shall have a seal. 2. The Supreme Court shall adopt rules relating to the format of a seal required by subsection 1 and the use and storage of any such seal. [55:19:1865; B § 960; BH § 2474; C § 2555;…

NRS 1.190 Impression or electronic reproduction of seal. 1. The seal of a court may be affixed by: (a) Impressing the seal on a document or on a substance attached to a document and capable of receiving the impression; or (b) Electronically reproducing the seal on a document in a…

NRS 1.200 Original jurisdiction not lost by subsequent legislation. 1. The court having acquired jurisdiction of an action shall not lose such jurisdiction by reason of any subsequent amendment or repeal of the law under which such jurisdiction was acquired unless such amendment …

NRS 1.210 Powers of court respecting conduct of proceedings. Every court shall have power: 1. To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence. 2. To enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person or persons empowered to conduct a judicial investigation und…

NRS 1.225 Grounds and procedure for disqualifying Supreme Court justices and judges of the Court of Appeals. 1. A justice of the Supreme Court or a judge of the Court of Appeals shall not act as such in an action or proceeding when the justice or the judge entertains actual bias …

NRS 1.230 Grounds for disqualifying judges other than Supreme Court justices or judges of the Court of Appeals. 1. A judge shall not act as such in an action or proceeding when the judge entertains actual bias or prejudice for or against one of the parties to the action. 2. A jud…

NRS 1.235 Procedure for disqualifying judges other than Supreme Court justices or judges of the Court of Appeals. 1. Any party to an action or proceeding pending in any court other than the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, who seeks to disqualify a judge for actual or impli…

NRS 1.250 Subsequent application for order refused or granted conditionally; contempt and vacation of order. 1. If an application for an order made to a judge of a court in which the action or proceeding is pending be refused, in whole or in part, or be granted conditionally, no …

NRS 1.260 Vacancy not to affect action. No action or proceeding in a court of justice shall be affected by a vacancy in the office of all or any of the judges, or by the failure of a term thereof. [64:19:1865; B § 969; BH § 2483; C § 2564; RL § 4884; NCL § 8426]

NRS 1.270 No judge or justice of the peace to have partner or associate practicing law in this State; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no judge or justice of the peace shall have a partner or associate acting as attorney or counsel in any court in this …

NRS 1.310 Adjournment or continuance of action or proceeding during legislative session if party or attorney is member of Legislature or President of Senate. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a person: (a) Is a member of the Legislature or the President of the S…

NRS 1.320 Office created. There is hereby created the office of Court Administrator. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1996)

NRS 1.330 Appointment; tenure; salary. The Court Administrator shall: 1. Be appointed by the Supreme Court and shall serve at the pleasure of the Court. 2. Receive an annual salary set by the Supreme Court within the limits of legislative appropriations. (Added to NRS by 1971, 19…

NRS 1.340 Assistants: Appointment; compensation. The Court Administrator, with the approval of the Supreme Court, may appoint and fix, within the limits of legislative appropriations, the compensation of such assistants as are necessary to enable the Court Administrator to perfor…

NRS 1.350 Private law practice prohibited. During the Court Administrator’s term of office neither the Court Administrator nor any of his or her assistants may engage directly or indirectly in the private practice of law. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1996)

NRS 1.360 Duties. Under the direction of the Supreme Court, the Court Administrator shall: 1. Examine the administrative procedures employed in the courts of this State and make recommendations for the improvement thereof; 2. Develop a uniform system for collecting and compiling …

NRS 1.363 Report concerning equity in workplace; transmittal; confidentiality. 1. The Court Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada, the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislatu…

NRS 1.365 Claims which must be submitted to and processed by Executive Officer of Public Employees’ Retirement Board or Court Administrator. 1. All of the following claims must be submitted to the Executive Officer of the Public Employees’ Retirement Board who shall process the c…

NRS 1.370 Provision of records and information; unauthorized disclosure. 1. All judges, clerks and employees of the district courts, justice courts and municipal courts shall provide the Court Administrator with any records, papers or other information that the Court Administrato…

NRS 1.380 Duties of Court Administrator. The Court Administrator shall serve as secretary, prepare the budget and manage the fiscal affairs of the Commission on Judicial Selection. (Added to NRS by 1977, 411)

NRS 1.390 Compensation of members and employees. 1. Each member of the Commission on Judicial Selection 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. …

NRS 1.400 Rules. The Commission on Judicial Selection may adopt rules for the operation of the Commission and for maintaining the confidentiality of its proceedings and records. (Added to NRS by 1977, 410; A 2023, 2599)

NRS 1.410 Public officers and employees to cooperate with Commission. All public officers and employees of the State, its agencies and political subdivisions and all officers of the court shall cooperate with the Commission on Judicial Selection in any lawful investigation or pro…

NRS 1.425 Definitions. As used in NRS 1.425 to 1.4695, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 1.4253 to 1.4296, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1995, 800; A 1997, 1094; 2009, 1338; 201…

NRS 1.4253 “Admonish” defined. “Admonish” means to issue a written expression of disapproval of a judge for one or more violations of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct by the judge as described in NRS 1.4653. The expression of disapproval may include a warning to the ju…

NRS 1.4257 “Censure” defined. “Censure” means to issue a formal, written condemnation of a judge for one or more violations of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct by the judge as described in NRS 1.4653 that do not require the removal or barring of the judge from office b…

NRS 1.426 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the Commission on Judicial Discipline. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1087)

NRS 1.4263 “Complaint” defined. “Complaint” means information in any form and from any source that alleges or implies judicial misconduct or incapacity. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1336)

NRS 1.4267 “Formal statement of charges” defined. “Formal statement of charges” means a document setting forth the specific acts of judicial misconduct or incapacity, including any amendment thereto. (Added to NRS by 2009, 1336)

NRS 1.427 “Incapacitated” defined. “Incapacitated” means unable to perform the duties of office because of advanced age or mental or physical disability. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1087; A 2009, 1338)

NRS 1.428 “Judge” defined. “Judge” means: 1. A justice of the Supreme Court; 2. A judge of the Court of Appeals; 3. A judge of the district court; 4. A judge of the municipal court; 5. A justice of the peace; 6. Any other officer of the Judicial Branch of this State, whether or n…