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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.405 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 52.405 to 52.435, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Custodian of the records of a casino or hotel" means an employee or agent of a gaming licensee or hotel who has the care, custody and control of the records of the casino or hotel.
2. "Records of a casino or hotel" means memoranda, reports, records or compilations of data in any form which are kept in the course of an activity which is regularly conducted by a gaming licensee or hotel.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 787)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.415 - Authentication of copies.

The content of records of a casino or hotel, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by a copy of the record which is authenticated by a custodian of the records of a casino or hotel in a signed affidavit. The custodian must verify in the affidavit that the copy is a true and complete reproduction of the original record of a hotel or casino and that the original record was made at or near the time of the act or event concerning which information was recorded, by or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge of the act or event, and in the course of a regularly conducted activity. The affidavit required by this section must be substantially in the form prescribed in subsection 3 of NRS 52.260.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 787; A 1995, 1729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.425 - Subpoenaed records: Delivery of authenticated copy by custodian; notice and availability upon receipt; preservation.

1. A custodian of the records of a hotel or casino complies with a subpoena requesting the production of the records of a casino or hotel by delivering true and complete copies of the original records to the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued. The copies may be delivered personally or by mail and must be accompanied by the affidavit authenticating the records which is required by NRS 52.415.
2. Upon receipt of the requested records, the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued shall promptly notify all parties to the action of their receipt and make the records available for their inspection and copying.
3. The records must be preserved and maintained as a cohesive unit and may not be separated except upon the order of the court.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 788)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.435 - Order for production of original record; appearance by custodian.

If during a trial or a proceeding for discovery, the authenticity of a record is reasonably questioned or if an interpretation of handwriting is in question, the court may order the personal attendance of the custodian of the records and may order that the original records be produced.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 788)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.450 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 52.450 to 52.480, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Banking or financial institution" means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift company or credit union licensed to do business as such in this State or any other state.
2. "Custodian of the records of a banking or financial institution" means an employee or agent of a banking or financial institution who has the care, custody and control of the records of the banking or financial institution.
3. "Records of a banking or financial institution" means memoranda, reports, records or compilations of data in any form which are kept in the course of an activity which is regularly conducted by a banking or financial institution.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.460 - Authentication of copies; form and contents of affidavit.

1. The content of records of a banking or financial institution, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by a copy of the record which is authenticated by a custodian of the records of a banking or financial institution in a signed affidavit. The custodian must verify in the affidavit that the copy is a true and complete reproduction of the original record and that the original record was made at or near the time of the act or event concerning which information was recorded, by or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge of the act or event, and in the course of a regularly conducted activity.
2. The affidavit required by subsection 1 must be substantially in the form prescribed in subsection 3 of NRS 52.260.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 323; A 1995, 1729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.470 - Subpoenaed records: Delivery of authenticated copy by custodian; notice and availability upon receipt; preservation.

1. A custodian of the records of a banking or financial institution complies with a subpoena requesting the production of the records of a banking or financial institution by delivering true and complete copies of the original records to the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued. The copies may be delivered personally or by mail and must be accompanied by the affidavit authenticating the records required by NRS 52.460.
2. Upon receipt of the requested records, the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued shall promptly notify all parties to the action of their receipt and make the records available for their inspection and copying.
3. The records must be preserved and maintained as a cohesive unit and may not be separated except upon the order of the court.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.480 - Order for production of original record; appearance by custodian.

If during a trial or a proceeding for discovery, the authenticity of a record of a banking or financial institution is reasonably questioned or if an interpretation of handwriting is in question, the court may order the personal attendance of the custodian of the records and may order that the original records be produced.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 324)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 52 - Documentary and Other Physical Evidence › NRS 52.500 - Evidence describing measurements of hazardous waste or hazardous material.

1. Photographs, samples and writings describing the measurements, including actual net weight or estimated net weight, of hazardous waste or a hazardous material are admissible in evidence in lieu of the waste or material in any criminal or civil proceeding if they are authenticated.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Hazardous material" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.7024.
(b) "Hazardous waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.430.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 183; A 1993, 850)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.010 - Persons before whom affidavits may be taken for use in this State.

An affidavit to be used before any court, judge or officer of this State may be taken before any justice, judge or clerk of any court, or any justice of the peace or notary public in this State.
[1911 CPA § 508; RL § 5450; NCL § 8997]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.020 - Taking of affidavits in other states and territories for use in this State.

An affidavit taken in another state or in a territory of the United States to be used in this State shall be taken before a commissioner appointed by the Governor of this State to take affidavits and depositions in such other state or territory, or before any notary public or judge of a court of record having a seal.
[1911 CPA § 509; RL § 5451; NCL § 8998]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.030 - Certification of signature of officer to affidavit taken in another state or territory.

When an affidavit is taken before a judge of a court in another state or in a territory of the United States, the genuineness of the signature of the judge, the existence of the court, and the fact that such judge is a member thereof shall be certified by the clerk of the court, under the seal thereof.
[1911 CPA § 511; A 1933, 140; 1931 NCL § 9000]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.040 - Taking of affidavits in foreign countries.

An affidavit taken in a foreign country to be used in this State shall be taken before an ambassador, minister, consul, vice consul or other consular agent of the United States, or any notary public or other person authorized by the laws of such country to administer oaths, or before any judge of a court of record of such foreign country, with the seal of the court attached, if there be one, and if there be none, then with a statement attached by the judge or clerk of the court to the effect that the court has no seal.
[1911 CPA § 510; A 1923, 136; 1933, 140; 1931 NCL § 8999]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.045 - Use of unsworn declaration in lieu of affidavit or other sworn declaration; exception.

Any matter whose existence or truth may be established by an affidavit or other sworn declaration may be established with the same effect by an unsworn declaration of its existence or truth signed by the declarant under penalty of perjury, and dated, in substantially the following form:
1. If executed in this State: "I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on..................................................
(date) (signature)
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, if executed outside this State: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct."
Executed on..................................................
(date) (signature)
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2741; A 2001, 2349; 2011, 15)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.110 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 53.100 to 53.200, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 53.120 to 53.160, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 11)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.140 - "Person" defined.

"Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 11)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.160 - "Subpoena" defined.

"Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under the authority of a court of record requiring a person to:
1. Attend and give testimony at a deposition;
2. Produce and permit the inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information or tangible things in the possession, custody or control of the person; or
3. Permit the inspection of premises under the control of the person.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 12)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.170 - Request for issuance of subpoena; duties of clerk of court; contents of subpoena.

1. To request the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk of a court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this State. A request for the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to this section does not constitute an appearance in the courts of this State.
2. When a party submits a foreign subpoena to the clerk of a court in this State, the clerk, in accordance with that court’s procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.
3. A subpoena issued pursuant to subsection 2 must:
(a) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and
(b) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 12)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.180 - Service and enforcement of subpoena.

A subpoena issued by the clerk of a court pursuant to NRS 53.170 must be served and enforced in compliance with Rule 45 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure or Rule 45 of the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 12)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.190 - Application to court for protective order or for enforcement, quashing or modification of subpoena.

An application to a court for a protective order or to enforce, quash or modify a subpoena issued by the clerk of the court pursuant to NRS 53.170 must comply with all applicable rules of court and laws of this State and be submitted to the court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 12)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.260 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 53.270 to 53.330, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 13)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.300 - "Sign" defined.

"Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
1. To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
2. To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 13)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.340 - Applicability.

The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, apply to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the United States, whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, do not apply to a declaration by a declarant who is physically located on property that is within the boundaries of the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of another country or a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 14)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.350 - Validity of unsworn declaration.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a law of this State requires or permits the use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, has the same effect as a sworn declaration.
2. The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, do not apply to:
(a) A deposition;
(b) An oath of office;
(c) An oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;
(d) A document intended to be recorded pursuant to chapter 111 of NRS; or
(e) A self-proving declaration or affidavit signed pursuant to NRS 133.050 or 133.055.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 14)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.370 - Form of unsworn declaration.

An unsworn declaration under NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, must be in substantially the following form:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Executed on the _____ (date) day of ________ (month), _______ (year), at ___________________________ (city or other location and state), __________ (country).
(printed name)
(signature)
(Added to NRS by 2011, 14)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.380 - Uniformity of application and construction.

In applying and construing NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, 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 2011, 15)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 53 - Affidavits; Foreign Depositions › NRS 53.390 - Effect of Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act on federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

The provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the federal 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 2011, 15)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Findings of Presumed Death › NRS 55.010 - Finding of presumed death admissible in evidence.

A written finding of presumed death, made by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or other officer or employee of the United States authorized to make such finding, pursuant to the Federal Missing Persons Act (56 Stat. 143, 1092, and P.L. 408, ch. 371, second session Seventy-eighth Congress; 50 U.S.C. App. Supp. 1001-17), as now or hereinafter amended, or a duly certified copy of such finding, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this State as evidence of the death of the person therein found to be dead, and of the date, circumstances and place of the person’s disappearance as far as the same may be disclosed by such finding.
[1:131:1945; 1943 NCL § 9933]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Findings of Presumed Death › NRS 55.020 - Official written reports admissible in evidence.

An official written report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged, or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, made by any officer or employee of the United States authorized to make same by the Act referred to in NRS 55.010 or by any other law of the United States, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this State as evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged, or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, as the case may be.
[2:131:1945; 1943 NCL § 9933.01]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 55 - Findings of Presumed Death › NRS 55.030 - Signed findings, reports, records and certified copies as prima facie evidence.

For the purposes of NRS 55.010 and 55.020 any finding, report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by such an officer or employee of the United States as is described in those sections, shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such an officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his or her authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the same, such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of his or her authority so to certify.
[3:131:1945; 1943 NCL § 9933.02]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 56 - Tests of Biological Specimens › NRS 56.020 - Determination of parentage or identity.

1. Whenever it is relevant in a civil or criminal action to determine the parentage or identity of any person or corpse, the court, by order, may direct any party to the action and the person involved in the controversy to submit to one or more tests to obtain a biological specimen to determine the genetic markers of the specimen, to be made by qualified persons, under such restrictions and directions as the court deems proper.
2. Whenever a test is ordered and made, the results of the test may be received in evidence. The order for the tests also may direct that the testimony of the experts and of the persons so examined may be taken by deposition. The opinion of any expert concerning results of genetic tests may be weighted in accordance with evidence, if available, of the statistical probability of the alleged genetic relationship. The court shall determine how and by whom the costs of the examination must be paid.
[2:159:1951]—(NRS A 1979, 1279; 1989, 377; 2001, 3037)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.010 - Definitions.

As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 62A.015 to 62A.350, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1023; A 2013, 1526; 2017, 747, 4383)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.030 - "Child" defined.

1. "Child" means:
(a) A person who is less than 18 years of age;
(b) A person who is less than 21 years of age and subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for an unlawful act that was committed before the person reached 18 years of age; or
(c) A person who is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as a juvenile sex offender pursuant to the provisions of NRS 62F.205 to 62F.360, inclusive.
2. The term does not include:
(a) A person who is excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.330;
(b) A person who is transferred to the district court for criminal proceedings as an adult pursuant to NRS 62B.335; or
(c) A person who is certified for criminal proceedings as an adult pursuant to NRS 62B.390 or 62B.400.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1023; A 2007, 2773; 2009, 49; 2017, 2973)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.060 - "Community service" defined.

1. "Community service" means community service performed in accordance with NRS 62E.190.
2. The term includes, but is not limited to, public service, work on public projects, supervised work for the benefit of the community or any other work required by the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1023)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.080 - "Director of juvenile services" defined.

"Director of juvenile services" means:
1. In a judicial district that does not include a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the chief probation officer who is appointed pursuant to NRS 62G.050;
2. In a judicial district that includes a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, the director of juvenile services who is appointed pursuant to NRS 62G.130; or
3. In a judicial district that includes a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the director of the department of juvenile justice services who is appointed pursuant to NRS 62G.330 or who is appointed pursuant to NRS 62G.200 to 62G.240, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1023; A 2011, 1138)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.110 - "Evaluation center" defined.

"Evaluation center" means a facility which is approved by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide an evaluation of an offender to a court to determine if the offender has an alcohol or substance use disorder. The term includes a facility operated by a court or other governmental agency.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.180 - "Juvenile court" defined.

1. "Juvenile court" means each district judge who is assigned to serve as a judge of the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.010 or court rule.
2. The term includes a master who is performing an act on behalf of the juvenile court if:
(a) The juvenile court delegates authority to the master to perform the act in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Nevada; and
(b) The master performs the act within the limits of the authority delegated to the master.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1024)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.220 - "Minor traffic offense" defined.

"Minor traffic offense" means a violation of any state or local law or ordinance governing the operation of a motor vehicle upon any highway within this State other than:
1. A violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, or 706 of NRS that causes the death of a person;
2. A violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120;
3. A violation declared to be a felony; or
4. A violation of a provision of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is punishable as a civil infraction pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1024; A 2009, 1877; 2021, 3352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.240 - "Private school" defined.

"Private school" includes private elementary and secondary educational institutions. The term does not include a home in which instruction is provided to a child who is excused from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070 or a school or educational program that is conducted exclusively for children who have been adjudicated delinquent.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1025; A 2023, 1220)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.260 - "Public school" defined.

"Public school" includes all kindergartens and elementary schools, junior high schools and middle schools, high schools, charter schools and any other schools, classes and educational programs which receive their support through public taxation and, except for charter schools, whose textbooks and courses of study are under the control of the State Board of Education. The term does not include a school or educational program that is conducted exclusively for children who have been adjudicated delinquent.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.270 - "Qualified professional" defined.

"Qualified professional" means:
1. A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.;
2. A psychologist licensed to practice in this State;
3. A social worker holding a master’s degree in social work and licensed in this State as a master social worker or clinical social worker;
4. A registered nurse holding a master’s degree in the field of psychiatric nursing and licensed to practice professional nursing in this State;
5. A marriage and family therapist licensed in this State pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS; or
6. A clinical professional counselor licensed in this State pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1025; A 2007, 3075; 2021, 3507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.280 - "Regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children" defined.

1. "Regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children" means a regional facility which provides court-ordered treatment and rehabilitation for children and which is administered by or for the benefit of more than one governmental entity.
2. The term includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The facility in Clark County known as Spring Mountain Youth Camp;
(b) The facility in Douglas County known as China Spring Youth Camp; and
(c) The facility in Lyon County known as Western Nevada Regional Youth Facility.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Any local facility for the detention of children; or
(b) The Nevada Youth Training Center, the Caliente Youth Center or any state facility for the detention of children.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1025; A 2017, 4383)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.300 - "School bus" defined.

"School bus" includes every motor vehicle owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private school and regularly operated for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity or privately owned and regularly operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity. The term does not include a passenger car operated under a contract to transport children to and from school, a common carrier or commercial vehicle under the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board or the Nevada Transportation Authority when such a vehicle is operated in the regular conduct of its business in interstate or intrastate commerce within the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1025)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.330 - "State facility for the detention of children" defined.

1. "State facility for the detention of children" means a state facility for the detention or commitment of children which is administered by the State of Nevada.
2. The term includes, but is not limited to, the Nevada Youth Training Center and the Caliente Youth Center.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.360 - Legislative declaration.

The Legislature hereby declares that:
1. This title must be liberally construed to the end that:
(a) Each child who is subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court must receive such care, guidance and control, preferably in the child’s own home, as will be conducive to the child’s welfare and the best interests of this State; and
(b) When a child is removed from the control of the parent or guardian of the child, the juvenile court shall secure for the child a level of care which is equivalent as nearly as possible to the care that should have been given to the child by the parent or guardian.
2. One of the purposes of this title is to promote the establishment, supervision and implementation of preventive programs that are designed to prevent a child from becoming subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1026)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62A - General Provisions › NRS 62A.380 - Use of services and facilities of agencies which provide child welfare services; duties of such agencies.

1. In carrying out the objects and purposes of this title, the juvenile court may use the services and facilities of the agency which provides child welfare services.
2. The agency which provides child welfare services shall determine the plans, placements and services to be provided to any child pursuant to the provisions of this title, chapter 432 of NRS, NRS 432B.010 to 432B.400, inclusive, and 432B.4681 to 432B.469, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1026; A 2011, 2677; 2017, 747)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.010 - Assignment of judges to juvenile court; powers and duties.

1. In any judicial district in which there are two or three district judges, the district judges, by mutual consent, shall:
(a) Assign one district judge to serve as the judge of the juvenile court for a period set by the district judges; or
(b) Divide the powers and duties set forth in this title among the district judges as they see fit.
2. In a judicial district which does not include a county whose population is 100,000 or more and in which there are four or more district judges:
(a) The district judges, by mutual consent, shall assign one district judge to serve as the judge of the juvenile court for a period of 2 years; or
(b) If the district judges cannot agree, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall assign one district judge to serve as the judge of the juvenile court for a period of 2 years.
3. If, for any reason, a district judge who is assigned to serve as a judge of the juvenile court pursuant to this section is unable to act, any other district judge of the judicial district may act temporarily as a judge of the juvenile court during the period that the district judge who is regularly assigned is unable to act.
4. Each district judge who is assigned to serve as a judge of the juvenile court has all the powers and duties set forth in this title, and the primary duty of the district judge is to administer the provisions of this title.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1027)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.020 - Master of the juvenile court: Appointment; training; compensation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the juvenile court or the chief judge of the judicial district may appoint any person to act as a master of the juvenile court if the person is qualified by previous experience, training and demonstrated interest in the welfare of children to act as a master of the juvenile court.
2. A probation officer shall not act as a master of the juvenile court unless the proceeding concerns:
(a) A minor traffic offense;
(b) An offense related to tobacco; or
(c) A child who is alleged to be a habitual truant.
3. If a person is appointed to act as a master of the juvenile court, the person shall attend instruction at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges in Reno, Nevada, in a course designed for the training of new judges of the juvenile court on the first occasion when such instruction is offered after the person is appointed.
4. If, for any reason, a master of the juvenile court is unable to act, the juvenile court or the chief judge of the judicial district may appoint another qualified person to act temporarily as a master of the juvenile court during the period that the master who is regularly appointed is unable to act.
5. The compensation of a master of the juvenile court:
(a) May not be taxed against the parties.
(b) Must be paid out of appropriations made for the expenses of the district court, if the compensation is fixed by the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1027; A 2013, 1526)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.030 - Master of the juvenile court: Powers and duties; review of recommendations by juvenile court.

1. The juvenile court may order a master of the juvenile court to:
(a) Swear witnesses.
(b) Take evidence.
(c) Make findings of fact and recommendations.
(d) Conduct all proceedings before the master of the juvenile court in the same manner as a district judge conducts proceedings in a district court.
2. Not later than 10 days after the evidence before a master of the juvenile court is closed, the master shall file with the juvenile court:
(a) All papers relating to the case;
(b) Written findings of fact; and
(c) Written recommendations.
3. A master of the juvenile court shall provide to the parent or guardian of the child, the attorney for the child, the district attorney, and any other person concerned, written notice of:
(a) The master’s findings of fact;
(b) The master’s recommendations;
(c) The right to object to the master’s recommendations; and
(d) The right to request a hearing de novo before the juvenile court as provided in subsection 4.
4. After reviewing the recommendations of a master of the juvenile court and any objection to the master’s recommendations, the juvenile court shall:
(a) Approve the master’s recommendations, in whole or in part, and order the recommended disposition;
(b) Reject the master’s recommendations, in whole or in part, and order such relief as may be appropriate; or
(c) Direct a hearing de novo before the juvenile court if, not later than 5 days after the master provides notice of the master’s recommendations, a person who is entitled to such notice files with the juvenile court a request for a hearing de novo before the juvenile court.
5. A recommendation of a master of the juvenile court is not effective until expressly approved by the juvenile court as evidenced by the signature of a judge of the juvenile court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1028)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.040 - County youth services commission: Establishment; composition; duties.

1. In any county where it is deemed advisable, the juvenile court may establish a youth services commission.
2. Each youth services commission must consist of five persons appointed by the juvenile court.
3. In conjunction with the Division of Child and Family Services, the youth services commission shall advise the juvenile court, the Legislature, the Governor and the governing bodies of each city and the county to:
(a) Determine the extent to which various departments, agencies and organizations may wish to cooperate in a common effort to coordinate their existing programs and develop new programs to reduce the incidence of juvenile delinquency;
(b) Develop necessary formal agreements among those departments, agencies and organizations, including agreements involving the joint exercise of power;
(c) Initiate, where feasible, other special projects for the prevention of delinquency through the use and coordination of existing resources within the community; and
(d) Seek and secure money and resources to carry out the purposes of the youth services commission.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1032)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.100 - Expenses incurred in complying with title are charge against county; exception; fixing salaries, expenses and other compensation of employees of juvenile court and department of juvenile justice services.

1. All expenses incurred in complying with the provisions of this title are a charge against the county, except for expenses that must be paid by the State of Nevada pursuant to the provisions of chapter 63 of NRS or a specific statute.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, within the limits provided by the board of county commissioners, the juvenile court shall fix the salaries, expenses and other compensation of masters of the juvenile court, probation officers and all employees of the juvenile court.
3. If the board of county commissioners has established a department of juvenile justice services by ordinance pursuant to NRS 62G.200 to 62G.240, inclusive, the board of county commissioners shall fix the salaries, expenses and other compensation of probation officers, assistant probation officers and all employees of the department of juvenile justice services.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1087)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.110 - Provision of ancillary services to child who is subject to the jurisdiction of juvenile court; billing and reimbursement for such services.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62B.245, if a child becomes subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and the child receives ancillary services that are administered or financed by a county, including, but not limited to, transportation or psychiatric, psychological or medical services, the juvenile court shall:
1. To the extent possible, arrange for the child to receive such services from an approved provider that receives a sufficient amount of federal or state funding to offset the remainder of the costs of such services.
2. Arrange for the billing of any available public or private medical insurance to pay for such services.
3. Not order the parent or guardian of the child to reimburse the county for the costs of such services unless the child receives such services from a provider that is not approved or the child seeks additional services beyond those recommended for the child, in which case the parent or guardian of the child shall pay the costs of such services.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1087; A 2019, 1956)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.120 - Responsibility for payment of expenses resulting from commitment of child to custody of institution or person other than parent or guardian.

If the juvenile court commits a child to the custody of a person who is not the parent or guardian of the child or to the custody of a public or private institution or agency, and no provision is otherwise made by law for the support of the child, the expenses incurred for the support of the child while in such custody, if approved by an order of the juvenile court, are a charge upon the county where the child has a legal residence.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1087, 1088; A 2019, 1957)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.140 - Payment of expenses related to commitment of child to regional facility for treatment and rehabilitation of children.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, if a child is committed to the custody of a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children, the juvenile court may order the county where the child has a legal residence to pay the expenses incurred for the support of the child in an amount equal to any money paid for that purpose by the Division of Child and Family Services. Such an order may not be entered if the county maintains the facility to which the child is committed.
2. This section does not prohibit the juvenile court from providing for the support of the child in any other manner authorized by law.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1087; A 2017, 4384; 2019, 1958)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.150 - Certain counties to pay assessment for operation of regional facilities for treatment and rehabilitation of children partially supported by State.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, each county shall pay an assessment for the operation of each regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children that is partially supported by the State of Nevada and is operated by a county whose population is less than 700,000.
2. The total aggregated amount of assessments required to be paid by all counties subject to the requirements of subsection 1 equals the total amount budgeted by the Legislature for the operation of the regional facility, minus any money appropriated by the Legislature for the support of the regional facility.
3. The assessment owed by each assessed county equals the sum of:
(a) Fifty percent of the total aggregated amount of assessments prescribed by subsection 2, divided by the total number of pupils in this State in the preceding school year, excluding pupils in counties whose population is 700,000 or more, and multiplied by the number of pupils in the assessed county; and
(b) Fifty percent of the total aggregated amount of assessments prescribed by subsection 2, divided by the total number of bed days at the regional facility for the 2 immediately preceding fiscal years, and multiplied by the number of bed days used by the assessed county.
4. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services shall calculate the assessment owed by each county pursuant to subsection 3 in June of each year for the ensuing fiscal year.
5. Each county must pay the assessed amount to the Division of Child and Family Services in quarterly installments that are due the first day of the first month of each calendar quarter.
6. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services shall deposit the money received pursuant to subsection 5 in a separate account in the State General Fund. The money in the account may be withdrawn only by the Administrator for the operation of regional facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of children.
7. Revenue raised by a county to pay the assessment required pursuant to subsection 1 is not subject to the limitations on revenue imposed pursuant to chapter 354 of NRS and must not be included in the calculation of those limitations.
8. The provisions of this section do not apply to a county whose population is 700,000 or more.
9. As used in this section:
(a) "Bed day" means a day for which a specific bed at a regional facility is occupied.
(b) "Regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children" or "regional facility" does not include the facility in Lyon County known as Western Nevada Regional Youth Center.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1085; A 2011, 1139; 2017, 4384; 2023, 177)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.165 - Counties to pay assessment for activities of Youth Parole Bureau; approval for county to carry out provisions relating to parole; exemption from assessment.

1. Unless an exemption is approved pursuant to subsection 4, each county shall pay an assessment for the activities of the Youth Parole Bureau that are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 63.700 to 63.780, inclusive.
2. The assessment owed by each county equals the total amount budgeted by the Legislature for the operation of the Youth Parole Bureau, divided by the total number of pupils enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in public schools in this State in the preceding school year and multiplied by the number of pupils enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in public schools in the assessed county. The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services shall calculate the assessment owed by each county in June of each year for the ensuing fiscal year.
3. Each county must pay the assessed amount to the Division of Child and Family Services in quarterly installments that are due the first day of the first month of each calendar quarter.
4. A county may submit a proposal to the Governor for the county to carry out the provisions of NRS 63.700 to 63.780, inclusive, with respect to any child released from a state facility for the detention of children who resides within the county. If the Governor approves the proposal, the Governor must submit a recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee to exempt the county from the assessment required pursuant to subsection 1. The Interim Finance Committee, upon receiving the recommendation from the Governor, shall consider the proposal and determine whether to approve the exemption. In considering whether to approve the exemption, the Interim Finance Committee shall consider, among other things, the best interests of the State, the effect of the exemption and the intent of the Legislature in requiring the assessment to be paid by each county.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2519)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.200 - Powers and duties of counties to provide facilities for detention of children and alternative programs.

1. The board of county commissioners:
(a) In a county whose population is 55,000 or more, shall provide a facility for the detention of children.
(b) In all other counties, may provide a facility for the detention of children.
2. The boards of county commissioners of two or more counties, without regard to the population of the counties, may provide a combined facility for the detention of children under terms agreed upon by the boards of county commissioners and the juvenile courts of the affected judicial districts.
3. In addition to any facilities for the detention of children, a board of county commissioners may establish or maintain programs which provide alternatives to placing a child in a facility for the detention of children.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1084; A 2011, 1140)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 62B - General Administration › NRS 62B.210 - Conduct and location of facilities for detention of children.

1. Any facility for the detention of children:
(a) Must be constructed and conducted as nearly like a home as possible;
(b) Must not be deemed to be or treated as a penal institution; and
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, must not adjoin, be located on the same grounds as, or share common facilities or common grounds with a prison, an adult jail or an adult lockup.
2. If a facility for the detention of children complies with the provisions of 28 C.F.R. § 31.303 relating to collocated facilities, the facility for the detention of children may adjoin, be located on the same grounds as, or share common facilities or common grounds with an adult jail or an adult lockup.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1084)