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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.050 - Assessment of court costs and fees; duty of court clerk to assist parties; no charge for certified copy of order for applicant.

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any applicant for a temporary or extended order. After any hearing and no later than final disposition of the application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.
2. The clerk of the court shall provide each party, free of cost, with information about the:
(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders;
(b) Procedure for filing an application for an order; and
(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.
3. The clerk of the court or other person designated by the court shall assist any party in completing and filing the application, affidavit and any other paper or pleading necessary to initiate or respond to an application for a temporary or extended order. This assistance does not constitute the practice of law, but the clerk shall not render any advice or service that requires the professional judgment of an attorney.
4. The clerk of the court shall not charge an applicant for a temporary or extended order for providing the applicant with a certified copy of the temporary or extended order.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2284; A 1997, 191; 2001, 2128)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.065 - Alternative method for serving adverse party at current place of employment; when adverse party deemed served; immunity from liability for employer.

1. If the current address where the adverse party resides is unknown and the law enforcement agency has made at least two attempts to personally serve the adverse party at the adverse party’s current place of employment with a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of the hearing thereon, the law enforcement agency or a person designated by the law enforcement agency may serve the adverse party by:
(a) Delivering a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of hearing thereon to the current place of employment of the adverse party; and
(b) Thereafter, mailing a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of hearing thereon to the adverse party at the adverse party’s current place of employment.
2. Delivery pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be made by leaving a copy of the documents specified at the current place of employment of the adverse party with the manager of the department of human resources or another similar person. Such a person shall:
(a) Accept service of the documents and make a reasonable effort to deliver the documents to the adverse party;
(b) Identify another appropriate person who will accept service of the documents and who shall make a reasonable effort to deliver the documents to the adverse party; or
(c) Contact the adverse party and arrange for the adverse party to be present at the place of employment to accept service of the documents personally.
3. After delivering the documents to the place of employment of the adverse party, a copy of the documents must be mailed to the adverse party by first-class mail to the place of employment of the adverse party in care of the employer.
4. The adverse party shall be deemed to have been served 10 days after the date on which the documents are mailed to the adverse party.
5. Upon completion of service pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency or the person designated by the law enforcement agency who served the adverse party in the manner set forth in this section shall file with or mail to the clerk of the court proof of service in this manner.
6. An employer is immune from civil liability for any act or omission with respect to accepting service of documents, delivering documents to the adverse party or contacting the adverse party and arranging for the adverse party to accept service of the documents personally pursuant to this section, if the employer acts in good faith with respect to accepting service of documents, delivering documents to the adverse party or contacting the adverse party and arranging for the adverse party to accept service of the documents personally.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1754; A 2019, 2832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.070 - Inclusion in order of requirement of arrest; verification of notice to adverse party.

1. Every temporary or extended order must include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest an adverse party if the officer has probable cause to believe that the adverse party has violated any provision of the order. The law enforcement officer may make an arrest with or without a warrant and regardless of whether the violation occurs in the officer’s presence.
2. If a law enforcement officer cannot verify that the adverse party was served with a copy of the application and order, the officer shall:
(a) Inform the adverse party of the specific terms and conditions of the order;
(b) Inform the adverse party that the adverse party now has notice of the provisions of the order and that a violation of the order will result in the adverse party’s arrest;
(c) Inform the adverse party of the location of the court that issued the original order and the hours during which the adverse party may obtain a copy of the order; and
(d) Inform the adverse party of the date and time set for a hearing on an application for an extended order, if any.
3. Information concerning the terms and conditions of the order, the date and time of the notice provided to the adverse party and the name and identifying number of the officer who gave the notice must be provided in writing to the applicant and noted in the records of the law enforcement agency and the court.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2285; A 1997, 1809; 2003, 888; 2007, 1277)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.080 - Expiration, conversion, modification and dissolution of order; hearing; court to enter findings of fact concerning extended order effective for more than 1 year; construction of section not to affect right of adverse party to interlocutory appeal.

1. A temporary order expires within such time, not to exceed 45 days, as the court fixes. If an application for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order or at the same time that an application for a temporary order is filed, the temporary order remains in effect until:
(a) The hearing on the extended order is held; or
(b) If the court schedules a second or third hearing pursuant to subsection 5 or 6 of NRS 33.020, the date on which the second or third hearing on an application for an extended order is held.
2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.
3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 2 years, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for not more than 2 years.
4. A court shall enter a finding of fact providing the basis for the imposition of an extended order effective for more than 1 year.
5. At any time while the extended order is in effect, the party who obtained the extended order or the adverse party may appear and move for its dissolution or modification based on changes of circumstance of the parties, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.
6. This section must not be construed to affect the right of an adverse party to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to NRS 33.030.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2285; A 1999, 1373; 2017, 1218; 2019, 1500, 2833, 2855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.090 - Order from another jurisdiction: Registration in this State; duties of court clerk; prohibition against notification of adverse party by clerk; no charge for registration, certified copy or service.

1. A person may register an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe within the United States or a Canadian domestic-violence protection order by presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction in a judicial district in which the person believes that enforcement may be necessary.
2. The clerk of the court shall:
(a) Maintain a record of each order registered pursuant to this section;
(b) Provide the protected party with a copy of the order registered pursuant to this section bearing proof of registration with the court;
(c) Forward, by conventional or electronic means, by the end of the next business day, a copy of an order registered pursuant to this section to the appropriate law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the residence, school, child care facility or other provider of child care, or place of employment of the protected party or the child of the protected party; and
(d) Inform the protected party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.
3. The clerk of the court shall not:
(a) Charge a fee for registering an order or for providing a certified copy of an order pursuant to this section.
(b) Notify the party against whom the order has been made that an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe has been registered in this State.
4. A person who registers an order pursuant to this section must not be charged to have the order served in this State.
5. As used in this section, "Canadian domestic-violence protection order" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2286; A 1997, 1810; 1999, 2063; 2001, 2129; 2015, 2564; 2017, 622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.095 - Duty to transmit information concerning temporary, emergency or extended order to Central Repository.

1. Any time that a court issues a temporary or extended order and any time that a person serves such an order, registers such an order, registers a Canadian domestic-violence protection order or receives any information or takes any other action pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, or NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, the person shall cause to be transmitted, in the manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, any information required by the Central Repository in a manner which ensures that the information is received by the Central Repository by the end of the next business day.
2. Any time that a court issues an emergency or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.570 or 33.580, the court shall cause to be transmitted, in the manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, any information required by the Central Repository in a manner which ensures that the information is received by the Central Repository by the end of the next business day.
3. As used in this section, "Canadian domestic-violence protection order" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1807; A 2017, 623; 2019, 4177; 2021, 590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.100 - Penalty for intentional violation of order.

A person who intentionally violates:
1. A temporary order is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. An extended order and:
(a) Who has not previously violated an extended order is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(b) Who has previously violated an extended order one time is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or
(c) Who has previously violated an extended order two or more times is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
Each act that constitutes a violation of the temporary or extended order may be prosecuted as a separate violation of the order.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2286; A 1989, 138; 1995, 1014; 1997, 35; 2001 Special Session, 123; 2003, 1515; 2005, 955; 2019, 2835, 2855)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.113 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 33.116 to 33.140, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.119 - "Canadian domestic-violence protection order" defined.

"Canadian domestic-violence protection order" means a judgment or part of a judgment or order issued in a civil proceeding by a court of Canada under the laws of the issuing jurisdiction that relates to domestic violence and prohibits an adverse party from:
1. Being in physical proximity to a protected person or following a protected person;
2. Directly or indirectly contacting or communicating with a protected person or other person described in the order;
3. Being within a certain distance of a specified place or location associated with a protected person; or
4. Molesting, annoying, harassing or engaging in threatening conduct directed at a protected person.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.122 - "Domestic protection order" defined.

"Domestic protection order" means an injunction or other order issued by a tribunal which relates to domestic or family violence laws to prevent a person from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassment of, direct or indirect contact or communication with or being in physical proximity to another person.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.146 - Other enforcement of Canadian domestic-violence protection order.

1. A tribunal may issue an order enforcing or refusing to enforce a Canadian domestic-violence protection order on application of:
(a) A person authorized by the laws of this State, other than NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, to seek enforcement of a domestic protection order; or
(b) An adverse party.
2. In a proceeding under subsection 1, the tribunal shall follow the procedures of this State for the enforcement of a domestic protection order. An order entered under this section is limited to the enforcement of the terms of the Canadian domestic-violence protection order.
3. A Canadian domestic-violence protection order is enforceable under this section if:
(a) The order identifies the parties;
(b) The order is valid and has not expired;
(c) The issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter under the laws of the jurisdiction of the issuing court; and
(d) The adverse party was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard before the order was issued or, in the case of an ex parte order, the adverse party was given reasonable notice and had or will have an opportunity to be heard within a reasonable time after the order was issued and, in any event, in a manner consistent with the right of the adverse party to due process.
4. A Canadian domestic-violence protection order valid on its face is prima facie evidence of enforceability under this section.
5. A claim that a Canadian domestic-violence protection order does not comply with subsection 3 is an affirmative defense in a proceeding seeking enforcement of the order. If the tribunal determines that the order is not enforceable, the tribunal shall issue an order that the Canadian domestic-violence protection order is not enforceable under this section and NRS 33.143 and may not be registered pursuant to NRS 33.090.
6. If the Canadian domestic-violence protection order is a mutual order for protection against domestic violence and:
(a) No counter or cross-petition or other pleading was filed by the adverse party; or
(b) A counter or cross-petition or other pleading was filed and the court did not make a specific finding of domestic violence by both parties,
the court shall refuse to enforce the order against the protected person and may determine whether to issue its own temporary or extended order.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.149 - Immunity.

This State, an agency or political subdivision of this State, a law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court and any other state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity are immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising out of the registration or enforcement of a Canadian domestic-violence protection order or the detention or arrest of an alleged violator of a Canadian domestic-violence protection order if the act or omission was a good faith effort to comply with NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, or the provisions of NRS 33.090 or 33.095 relating to the registration of a Canadian domestic-violence protection order.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.155 - Uniformity of application and construction.

In applying and construing the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic-Violence Protection Orders Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.158 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, modify, limit or supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
(Added to NRS by 2017, 622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.200 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 33.210, 33.220 and 33.230 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2843)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.240 - Acts that constitute harassment in workplace.

Harassment in the workplace occurs when:
1. A person knowingly threatens to cause or commits an act that causes:
(a) Bodily injury to the person or another person;
(b) Damage to the property of another person; or
(c) Substantial harm to the physical or mental health or safety of a person;
2. The threat is made or the act is committed against an employer, an employee of the employer while the employee performs the employee’s duties of employment or a person present at the workplace of the employer; and
3. The threat would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out or the act would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2843)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.250 - Verified application for temporary order; contents of application.

1. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer who reasonably believes that harassment in the workplace has occurred may file a verified application for a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace against the person who allegedly committed the harassment.
2. The verified application must include, without limitation:
(a) The name of the employer seeking the order;
(b) The name and address, if known, of the person who allegedly committed the harassment in the workplace; and
(c) A detailed description of the events that allegedly constituted harassment in the workplace and the dates on which these events occurred.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2844)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.260 - Notice of intent to seek order to be provided to known target of harassment.

If an employer has knowledge that a specific person is the target of harassment in the workplace and the employer intends to seek a temporary or extended order for protection against such harassment, the employer shall make a good faith effort to notify the person who is the target of the harassment that the employer intends to seek such an order.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.280 - Effect of temporary or extended order; court may not issue order against more than one person; contents of order.

1. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace may:
(a) Enjoin the person who allegedly committed the harassment from contacting the employer, an employee of the employer while the employee is performing the employee’s duties of employment and any person while the person is present at the workplace of the employer;
(b) Order the person who allegedly committed the harassment to stay away from the workplace of the employer; and
(c) Order such other relief as the court deems necessary to protect the employer, the workplace of the employer, the employees of the employer while performing their duties of employment and any other persons who are present at the workplace.
2. A court may not issue a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace that is against more than one person.
3. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace must:
(a) Specify, as applicable, the county and city, if any, in which the workplace of the employer is located and in which the employees of the employer perform their duties of employment;
(b) Include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest the person who allegedly committed the harassment, with or without a warrant, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been served with a copy of the order and has violated a provision of the order;
(c) State the reasons for granting the order; and
(d) Include the following statement:
WARNING
This is an official court order. If you disobey this order, you may be arrested and prosecuted for the crime of violating an order for protection against harassment in the workplace and any other crime that you may have committed in disobeying this order.
4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 3, if the court granted a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace without notice, the order must:
(a) Include a statement that the person who allegedly committed the harassment is entitled to a hearing on the order pursuant to NRS 33.270;
(b) Include the name and address of the court in which the petition for a hearing may be filed;
(c) Contain the date and hour of issuance;
(d) Be immediately filed with the clerk of the court;
(e) Define the irreparable injury, loss or damage resulting from the harassment and state why it is irreparable; and
(f) Set forth the reasons for granting the order without notice.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2845)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.300 - Transmittal of copy of order to law enforcement agency; service and enforcement of order; issuance of copies of order.

1. A court shall transmit, by the end of the next business day after a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace is issued, a copy of the order to the appropriate law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the workplace of the employer or the areas in which the employees of the employer perform their duties of employment.
2. The court may order the appropriate law enforcement agency to serve the person who allegedly committed the harassment personally with the order if it finds that such service is necessary to avoid an act of violence and to file with or mail to the clerk of the court proof of service by the end of the next business day after service is made. Service of an application for an order, the notice of hearing thereon and the order must be served upon the person who allegedly committed the harassment pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
3. A law enforcement agency shall enforce a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace without regard to the county in which the order was issued.
4. The clerk of the court that issued a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace shall issue a copy of the order to the employer who requested the order and the person who allegedly committed the harassment.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2846)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.310 - Registration of order; effect of registration; duty of court clerk to maintain record of registered order.

1. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer may register a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace issued by the court of another state by presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of the court in a judicial district in which the employer believes that enforcement may be necessary.
2. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace that is registered has the same effect and must be enforced in like manner as such an order issued by a court of this state.
3. The clerk of the court shall maintain a record of each order registered pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.320 - Arrest of person who violates order; service of order; duty to note date and time of service on copy of order issued to employer.

1. Whether or not a violation occurs in the presence of a law enforcement officer, the officer may, with or without a warrant, arrest and take into custody a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 33.270 against the person;
(b) The person has been served with a copy of the order; and
(c) The person is acting in violation of the order.
2. If a law enforcement officer cannot verify that the person was served with a copy of the order and the officer is at the workplace of the employer, the officer shall serve the person with a copy of the order if a copy is available.
3. A law enforcement officer who serves a person with a copy of an order pursuant to subsection 2 shall note the date and time of such service on the copy of the order that was issued to the employer.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.330 - Immunity for certain persons who enforce or refuse to enforce order.

1. A court, a law enforcement officer or any other person who enforces a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken based upon that belief.
2. A court, a law enforcement officer or any other person who refuses to enforce a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken based upon that belief.
3. The employer of a law enforcement officer who enforces a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid or who refuses to enforce such an order based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken by the law enforcement officer based upon that belief.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.340 - Employer immune from civil liability under certain circumstances; use of actions taken and statements made by employer.

1. An employer is immune from civil liability for:
(a) Seeking a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace, if the employer acts in good faith in seeking the order; or
(b) Failing to seek a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace.
2. An action taken or a statement made by an employer pursuant to NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive:
(a) Shall not be deemed an admission by the employer of any fact; and
(b) May be used for the purposes of impeachment.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.350 - Penalty for intentional violation of order.

A person who intentionally violates a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2848; A 2005, 956)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.360 - Limitations on effect of provisions.

The provisions of NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive, do not:
1. Modify the duty of an employer to provide a safe workplace for the employees of the employer and other persons present at the workplace of the employer;
2. Prohibit a person from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech, including, without limitation, speech involving labor disputes concerning organized labor; or
3. Prohibit a person from engaging in any activity which is part of a labor dispute.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2848)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.410 - Petition for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order.

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.400. After any hearing and not later than final disposition of such an application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.
2. The clerk of the court shall provide a person who petitions the court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.400 and the adverse party, free of cost, with information about the:
(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders pursuant to NRS 33.400;
(b) Procedure for filing an application for such an order; and
(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.
3. A person who obtains an order pursuant to NRS 33.400 must not be charged any fee to have the order served in this state.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 807)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.420 - Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of temporary order.

1. A temporary order issued pursuant to NRS 33.400 expires within such time, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes. If a petition for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order, the temporary order remains in effect until the hearing on the extended order is held.
2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.
3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 1 year, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for not more than 1 year.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 808)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.430 - Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; arrest for violation; enforcement of order.

1. Each court that issues an order pursuant to NRS 33.400 shall transmit, as soon as practicable, a copy of the order to all law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction. The copy must include a notation of the date on which the order was personally served upon the person to whom it is directed.
2. A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 33.400 to the person to be arrested;
(b) The person to be arrested has been served with a copy of the order; and
(c) The person to be arrested is acting in violation of the order.
3. Any law enforcement agency in this State may enforce a court order issued pursuant to NRS 33.400.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 808; A 2005, 958)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.440 - Parent or guardian to be informed of final disposition of trial upon request; record of restrictions on defendant’s conduct.

1. Upon the request of the parent or guardian of a child, the prosecuting attorney in any trial brought against a person for a crime described in subsection 1 of NRS 33.400 shall inform the parent or guardian of the final disposition of the case.
2. If the defendant is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill and the court issues an order or provides a condition of the defendant’s sentence restricting the ability of the defendant to have contact with the child against whom the crime was committed or witnesses, the clerk of the court shall:
(a) Keep a record of the order or condition of the sentence; and
(b) Provide a certified copy of the order or condition of the sentence to the parent or guardian of the child and other persons named in the order.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 808; A 2007, 1429)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.500 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 33.500 to 33.670, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 33.510 to 33.540, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4170; A 2021, 590; 2023, 2609)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.540 - "Family or household member" defined.

"Family or household member" means, with respect to an adverse party, any:
1. Person related by blood, adoption or marriage to the adverse party within the first degree of consanguinity;
2. Person who has a child in common with the adverse party, regardless of whether the person has been married to the adverse party or has lived together with the adverse party at any time;
3. Domestic partner of the adverse party;
4. Person who has a biological or legal parent and child relationship with the adverse party, including, without limitation, a natural parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent or grandchild;
5. Person who is acting or has acted as a guardian to the adverse party; or
6. Person who is currently in a dating or ongoing intimate relationship with the adverse party.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.550 - Acts that constitute high-risk behavior.

1. High-risk behavior occurs when a person:
(a) Uses, attempts to use or threatens the use of physical force against another person;
(b) Communicates a threat of imminent violence toward himself or herself or against another person;
(c) Commits an act of violence directed toward himself or herself or another person;
(d) Engages in a pattern of threats of violence or acts of violence against himself or herself or another person, including, without limitation, threats of violence or acts of violence that have caused another person to be in reasonable fear of physical harm to himself or herself;
(e) Exhibits conduct which a law enforcement officer reasonably determines would present a serious and imminent threat to the safety of the public;
(f) Engages in conduct which presents a danger to himself or herself or another person while:
(1) In possession, custody or control of a firearm; or
(2) Purchasing or otherwise acquiring a firearm;
(g) Abuses a controlled substance or alcohol while engaging in high-risk behavior as described in this section; or
(h) Acquires a firearm or other deadly weapon within the immediately preceding 6 months before the person otherwise engages in high-risk behavior as described in this section.
2. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to engage in high-risk behavior if he or she has previously been convicted of:
(a) Violating a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.020;
(b) Violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual assault issued pursuant to NRS 200.378; or
(c) A crime of violence, as defined in NRS 200.408, punishable as a felony.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4171)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.560 - Filing of verified application for emergency or extended order: Persons who may file verified application; grounds; contents; service.

1. A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.
2. A family or household member who reasonably believes that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.
3. A verified application filed pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:
(a) The name of the person seeking the order for protection against high-risk behavior;
(b) The name and address, if known, of the person who is alleged to pose an imminent risk pursuant to subsection 1 or 2;
(c) A detailed description of the conduct and acts that constitute high-risk behavior and the dates on which the high-risk behavior occurred; and
(d) Any supplemental documents or information.
4. An applicant is not required to serve, or have served on its behalf, an application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior and notice of the hearing described in NRS 33.565, but an applicant who is a law enforcement officer may in the discretion of the officer serve the verified application and notice of the hearing on the adverse party.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4172; A 2021, 590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.565 - Hearing to review verified application for emergency or extended order: Time for hearing in open court; actions that court may take; telephonic hearing to review verified application filed by law enforcement officer; availability of court.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court shall hold a hearing in open court to review a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.560 not later than 1 judicial day after its filing by the applicant. At the hearing the court may:
(a) Regardless of whether notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to the adverse party:
(1) Issue an emergency order pursuant to NRS 33.570; or
(2) Decline to issue an emergency order, in which case, the court must:
(I) Schedule a hearing in accordance with NRS 33.575; or
(II) If the applicant so requests, dismiss the verified application.
(b) If notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to the adverse party:
(1) Issue an extended order pursuant to NRS 33.580;
(2) Dismiss the verified application; or
(3) Upon the request of either party and for good cause shown, schedule a hearing in accordance with NRS 33.575.
2. If the verified application was filed by a law enforcement officer, the court may hold a telephonic hearing to review the verified application not later than 1 day after the filing of the application. At the telephonic hearing, the court:
(a) May not issue an extended order pursuant to NRS 33.580.
(b) May, regardless of whether notice and an opportunity to be heard has been provided to the adverse party:
(1) Issue an emergency order pursuant to NRS 33.570; or
(2) Decline to issue the emergency order, in which case, the court must:
(I) Schedule a hearing in accordance with NRS 33.575; or
(II) If the law enforcement agency so requests, dismiss the verified application.
3. The telephonic hearing described in subsection 2 must be recorded contemporaneously by a certified court reporter or by electronic means. After the hearing, the recording must be transcribed, certified by a judicial officer and filed with the clerk of court.
4. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the court shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nonjudicial days and holidays, to conduct telephonic hearings pursuant to subsection 2.
5. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the court may be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nonjudicial days and holidays, to conduct telephonic hearings pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.570 - Requirements for issuance of emergency order; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

1. The court shall issue an emergency order if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence from facts shown by a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.560:
(a) That a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm;
(b) The person engaged in high-risk behavior; and
(c) Less restrictive options have been exhausted or are not effective.
2. The court may require the person who filed the verified application or the adverse party, or both, to appear before the court before determining whether to issue an emergency order.
3. An emergency order may be issued with or without notice to the adverse party.
4. The clerk of the court shall inform the applicant and the adverse party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3951, 4172; A 2021, 591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.575 - Issuance of emergency order; expiration of emergency order; extension of emergency order; declination to issue emergency order; hearing to determine whether to issue extended order or dismiss verified application.

1. If a court issues an emergency order at a hearing described in NRS 33.565:
(a) The emergency order expires within such time as the court fixes, not to exceed 7 calendar days from the date that the verified application was filed by the applicant pursuant to NRS 33.560; and
(b) Unless the emergency order is dissolved pursuant to NRS 33.640, the court shall, not later than the day that the emergency order expires, hold a hearing to determine whether to:
(1) Issue an extended order pursuant to NRS 33.580; or
(2) Dismiss the verified application.
2. In order for service of an emergency order to be effectuated pursuant to NRS 33.620 or for good cause shown, the court may extend the duration of an emergency order for a period not to exceed 7 days. Notice of any such extension must be served on the adverse party by a law enforcement agency.
3. If the court declines to issue an emergency order at the hearing described in NRS 33.565 or upon the request of either party and for good cause shown as provided in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 33.565, the court shall, not later than 7 calendar days after the filing of the verified application pursuant to NRS 33.560, schedule a hearing to determine whether to:
(a) Issue an extended order pursuant to NRS 33.580; or
(b) Dismiss the verified application.
4. If a court issues an extended order at the hearing described in this section or at the hearing described in subsection 1 of NRS 33.565, the extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 1 year, as the court fixes.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 589)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.580 - Requirements for issuance of extended order; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

1. The court shall issue an extended order if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence from facts shown by a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.560:
(a) That a person poses a risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm;
(b) The person engaged in high-risk behavior; and
(c) Less restrictive options have been exhausted or are not effective.
2. The clerk of the court shall inform the applicant and the adverse party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4173; A 2021, 591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders › NRS 33.590 - Contents of emergency or extended order.

Each emergency or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.570 or 33.580 must:
1. Require the adverse party to surrender any firearm that is in the possession or control of the adverse party in the manner set forth in NRS 33.600.
2. Prohibit the adverse party from possessing or controlling any firearm while the order is in effect.
3. Include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest the adverse party with a warrant, or without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been served with a copy of the order and has violated a provision of the order.
4. State the reasons for the issuance of the order.
5. Include instructions for surrendering any firearm as ordered by the court.
6. State the time and date on which the order expires.
7. Require the adverse party to surrender any permit issued pursuant to NRS 202.3657.
8. Include the following statement:
WARNING
This is an official court order. If you disobey this order, you may be arrested and prosecuted for the crime of violating an emergency or extended order and any other crime that you may have committed in disobeying this order.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4173; A 2021, 592)