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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.300 - Establishment; members; benefits.

1. A plan under which all justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals and district judges who are elected or appointed for the first time as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or district judge on or after November 5, 2002, and who take office on or after January 1, 2003, and who withdraw from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, if eligible to do so, must receive benefits for retirement, disability and death, and under which justices of the peace and municipal judges who are allowed to participate in the plan pursuant to NRS 1A.285 may receive benefits for retirement, disability and death, is hereby established and must be known as the Judicial Retirement Plan.
2. Each justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or district judge elected or appointed for the first time as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or district judge on or after November 5, 2002, and who takes office on or after January 1, 2003, and who withdraws pursuant to NRS 1A.280 from the Public Employees’ Retirement System, if eligible to do so, is a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan.
3. Each justice of the peace and municipal judge who is allowed and who elects to participate in the Judicial Retirement Plan pursuant to NRS 1A.285 is a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan.
4. Benefits are earned pursuant to the Judicial Retirement Plan in the manner set forth in NRS 1A.120 to 1A.150, inclusive, 1A.190, 1A.240 and 1A.310 to 1A.670, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 74; A 2005, 995, 1069; 2013, 1721)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.310 - Purchase of credit for service: Requirements; sources; installments.

Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 1A.410:
1. A member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who has 5 years of creditable service may, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, purchase up to 5 years of service. The member must pay the full actuarial cost of the service as determined by an actuary of the System.
2. A justice or judge may purchase creditable service pursuant to subsection 1 only if, at the time of the purchase, the justice or judge is employed in a position eligible for membership in the Judicial Retirement Plan.
3. A member of the Judicial Retirement Plan may use:
(a) All or any portion of the balance of the member’s interest in a qualified trust pursuant to section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a); or
(b) The money contained in an individual retirement account or in an individual retirement annuity of a member, the entire amount of which is:
(1) Attributable to a qualified distribution from a qualified trust pursuant to section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a); and
(2) Qualified as an eligible rollover distribution pursuant to section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 402,
to purchase creditable service pursuant to subsection 1.
4. If a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan enters into an agreement whereby the member agrees to pay for the purchase of service credit in installments and the member defaults on that agreement, the member is entitled to receive service credit in the proportion that the principal paid bears to the principal due under the agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 74; A 2003, 2070)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.314 - Amount of contribution by members of Plan; deduction from payroll; return of contributions.

For members of the Judicial Retirement Plan who have an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015:
1. A member must pay 50 percent of the total contribution rate that is actuarially determined for members of the Judicial Retirement Plan pursuant to NRS 1A.312.
2. The amount described in subsection 1 must be deducted from each payroll during the period of the member’s membership in the Judicial Retirement Plan and transmitted to the Board at intervals designated and upon forms prescribed by the Board. The contributions must be paid on compensation earned by a member from the member’s first day of service.
3. The Judicial Retirement Plan shall guarantee to each member the return of at least the total contributions which the member has made and which were credited to the member’s individual account. These contributions may be returned to the member, the member’s estate or beneficiary or a combination thereof in monthly benefits, a lump-sum refund or both. The relevant provisions of NRS 286.430 apply to a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who withdraws his or her contributions to the Plan pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2732)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.320 - Service credit: Commencement; termination.

Service credit for a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan begins on the day the member’s term of office begins and terminates on the day the term of office expires, unless sooner terminated on the day of the member’s death, resignation or removal from office.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 75)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.330 - Service credited in another system ineligible; exception.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan must not receive credit in the Plan for service that entitled the member to credit for retirement purposes in any other retirement system operated by the federal or a state government, or any of their agencies or political subdivisions, including, without limitation, the Social Security Act.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 75)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.340 - Time of vesting; vesting of benefits upon termination of System.

1. The retirement allowance for a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan becomes vested on the date that the member completes 5 years of creditable service.
2. Benefits for survivors offered pursuant to this chapter become vested on the date that the member of the Judicial Retirement Plan completes 10 years of creditable service or becomes entitled to begin receiving benefits or on the date of the member’s death, whichever event occurs first.
3. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, any change in the provisions of this chapter is retroactive for all service of any member of the Judicial Retirement Plan before the date of vesting, but no change may impair any vested allowance or benefit.
4. Upon the termination or partial termination of the System, all accrued benefits that are funded become 100 percent vested and nonforfeitable.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 87)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.350 - Eligibility: Age and service; reduction of benefit for retirement before required age.

1. A member of the Judicial Retirement Plan:
(a) Who has an effective date of membership before July 1, 2015, is eligible to retire at the age of 65 years if the member has at least 5 years of service, at the age of 60 years if the member has at least 10 years of service and at any age if the member has at least 30 years of service.
(b) Who has an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015, is eligible to retire at the age of 65 years if the member has at least 5 years of service, at the age of 62 years if the member has at least 10 years of service, at the age of 55 years if the member has at least 30 years of service and at any age if the member has at least 33 1/3 years of service. For the purposes of this paragraph, any year or part of a year of service purchased pursuant to NRS 1A.310 by a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who has an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015, must not be considered in determining the number of years of service of the member unless the member has a family medical emergency. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Board shall define by regulation "family medical emergency" and set forth by regulation the circumstances in which purchased service credit may be considered in determining the number of years of service of a member who has a family medical emergency.
2. Any member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who has the years of creditable service necessary to retire, but has not attained the required age, if any, may retire at any age with a benefit actuarially reduced to the required retirement age. Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 1A.410, a retirement benefit pursuant to this subsection must be reduced by 4 percent of the unmodified benefit for each full year that the member is under the appropriate retirement age, and an additional 0.33 percent for each additional month that the member is under the appropriate retirement age. Any option selected pursuant to this subsection must be reduced by an amount proportionate to the reduction provided in this subsection for the unmodified benefit. The Board may adjust the actuarial reduction based upon an experience study of the System and recommendation by the actuary.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 75; A 2015, 2735)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.360 - Employment of retired justice or judge: Consequences; payment of contributions for justice or judge who does not enroll in Plan.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 1A.370, if a retired justice or judge accepts employment as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge in any judicial capacity, including, without limitation, employment as a senior justice, senior judge, senior justice of the peace or senior municipal judge of the Nevada Court System, the retired justice or judge is disqualified from receiving any allowances under the Judicial Retirement Plan for the duration of his or her active service.
2. If a retired justice or judge accepts any employment other than that described in subsection 1, the justice or judge is entitled to the same allowances as a retired justice or judge who has no employment.
3. If a retired justice or judge who accepts employment as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge in a judicial capacity pursuant to this section elects not to reenroll in the Judicial Retirement Plan pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 1A.370, the Court Administrator if the retired justice or judge is a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the Court of Appeals or a district judge, the county if the retired justice or judge is a justice of the peace or the city if the retired justice or judge is a municipal judge, may pay contributions on behalf of the retired justice or judge to a retirement fund which is not a part of the Judicial Retirement Plan in an amount not to exceed the amount of the contributions that the Court Administrator, county or city would pay to the System on behalf of a participating justice or judge who is employed in a similar position.
4. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a retired justice or judge who accepts employment as a senior justice, senior judge, senior justice of the peace or senior municipal judge of the Nevada Court System if the retired justice or judge:
(a) At the time of reemployment, is receiving:
(1) A benefit that is not actuarially reduced pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 1A.350; or
(2) A benefit actuarially reduced pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 1A.350 and the retired justice or judge has reached the required age at which he or she could have retired with a benefit that was not actuarially reduced pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 1A.350; and
(b) Accepts the employment at least 90 days after the effective date of his or her retirement pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 1A.130.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 75; A 2001 Special Session, 98; 2005, 995, 2067; 2009, 2216, 2222; 2013, 1722; 2015, 3067, 3069)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.370 - Employment of retired justice or judge: Enrollment in Plan; rights of membership; accrual of credit for service; benefits for survivor.

1. A retired justice or judge who accepts employment as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge in any judicial capacity, including, without limitation, employment as a senior justice, senior judge, senior justice of the peace or senior municipal judge of the Nevada Court System, may enroll in the Judicial Retirement Plan as of the effective date of that employment unless the retired justice or judge is reemployed pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 1A.360. As of the date of enrollment:
(a) The retired justice or judge forfeits all retirement allowances for the duration of that employment; and
(b) Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 1A.400 or 1A.410, if the duration of the employment is at least 6 months, the retired justice or judge gains additional service credit for that employment and is entitled to have a separate service retirement allowance calculated based on his or her compensation and service, effective upon the termination of that employment. If the duration of the employment is:
(1) Less than 5 years, the additional allowance must be added to the retired justice’s or judge’s original allowance and must be under the same option and designate the same beneficiary as the original allowance; or
(2) Five years or more, the additional allowance may be under any option and designate any beneficiary in accordance with NRS 1A.430.
2. The original service retirement allowance of such a retired justice or judge must not be recalculated based upon the additional service credit, nor is the retired justice or judge entitled to any of the rights of membership that were not in effect at the time of his or her original retirement. The accrual of service credit pursuant to this section is subject to the limits imposed by:
(a) NRS 1A.440; and
(b) Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 415.
3. Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 1A.400 or 1A.410, a retired justice or judge who has been receiving a retirement allowance pursuant to the Judicial Retirement Plan and who is reemployed and is enrolled in the Plan for at least 5 years may have his or her additional credit for service added to his or her previous credit for service. This additional credit for service must not apply to more than one period of employment after the original retirement.
4. The survivor of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who had previously retired and was reemployed and enrolled in the Plan, who qualifies for benefits pursuant to NRS 1A.340 and 1A.530 to 1A.670, inclusive, is eligible for the benefits based on the service accrued through the second period of employment.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 76; A 2003, 2071; 2005, 996, 2068; 2009, 2217, 2222; 2013, 1722; 2015, 3069)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.390 - Limitation on distributions to members.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every distribution to a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan must be made pursuant to the provisions of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(9), that apply to governmental plans.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 77)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.400 - Limitation on compensation used to determine retirement benefit.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of compensation used to determine the retirement benefit of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan must not exceed:
1. If the member has an effective date of membership before July 1, 2015, the limitation provided by section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17).
2. If the member has an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015, the lesser of:
(a) The limitation provided by section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(17); or
(b) Two hundred thousand dollars. The limitation set forth in this paragraph must be adjusted by the Board every year by an amount equal to the average percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) for the immediately preceding 3-year period.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 77; A 2015, 2736)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.410 - Limitations on benefits and contributions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the benefits payable to and the contributions made for the benefit of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan are limited pursuant to the provisions of sections 415(b) and 415(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §§ 415(b) and 415(c), that apply to governmental plans.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 75)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.420 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.

Forfeitures must not be applied to increase the benefits any member of the Judicial Retirement Plan would otherwise receive pursuant to the provisions governing the Plan as provided by section 401(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 401(a)(8).
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 77)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.430 - Consent of spouse to retirement plan of member.

1. If the spouse of the member of the Judicial Retirement Plan does not consent to the retirement plan chosen by the member before the date on which the retirement becomes effective pursuant to NRS 1A.130 the System must:
(a) Notify the spouse that the spouse has 90 days to consent or have the member change the selection; and
(b) Pay the retirement at the amount calculated for Option 2 provided in NRS 1A.450 until the spouse consents or for 90 days, whichever is less.
2. Upon consent of the spouse or at the end of the 90 days, the retirement benefit must be recalculated and paid under the terms of the option originally selected by the member retroactively to the date on which the retirement became effective.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 78)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.440 - Determination of monthly allowance for service retirement.

Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 1A.400 or 1A.410:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a monthly service retirement allowance must be determined by multiplying a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan’s average compensation:
(a) If the member has an effective date of membership before July 1, 2015, by 3.4091 percent for each year of service, except that a member of the Plan is entitled to a benefit of not more than 75 percent of the member’s average compensation.
(b) If the member has an effective date of membership on or after July 1, 2015, by 3.1591 percent for each year of service, except that a member of the Plan is entitled to a benefit of not more than 75 percent of the member’s average compensation.
2. For the purposes of this section, "average compensation" means the average of a member of the Plan’s 36 consecutive months of highest compensation as certified by the Court Administrator if the member is a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the Court of Appeals or a district judge, by the county if the member is a justice of the peace or by the city if the member is a municipal judge.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 78; A 2003, 2072; 2005, 997; 2013, 1723; 2015, 2736)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.460 - Optional plans: Death of beneficiary; change of selection; effective date of termination or adjustment of allowance.

1. If a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan enters retirement status under one of the optional plans described in NRS 1A.450 and the designated beneficiary predeceases the retired justice or judge, the monthly retirement allowance must be automatically adjusted to the unmodified retirement allowance provided in NRS 1A.440.
2. A retired justice or judge may not change the selected option or designated beneficiary after the effective date of retirement except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of this section and subsection 3 of NRS 1A.370.
3. A retired justice or judge may cancel the selected option and designation of beneficiary and revert to the unmodified retirement allowance. The retired justice or judge shall make this election by written designation, acknowledged and filed with the Board. The written election must be accompanied by a written, notarized acknowledgment of the change by the beneficiary if the beneficiary is the spouse of the retired justice or judge. The election to cancel a selected option and revert to the unmodified allowance does not abrogate any obligation of the retired justice or judge respecting community property.
4. The termination or adjustment of a monthly retirement allowance resulting from the death of a justice or judge or beneficiary must not become effective until the first day of the month immediately following the death of the retired justice or judge or beneficiary.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 79; A 2005, 2069)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.470 - Optional deduction from benefits for payment of premium or contribution for group insurance or other obligations; regulations; exemption of Executive Officer, Board and System from liability for errors or omissions.

1. In addition to the options provided in NRS 287.023 and subject to the requirements of that section, any justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge who retires under the conditions set forth in NRS 1A.350 and, at the time of retirement, was covered or had his or her dependents covered by any group insurance or medical and hospital service established pursuant to NRS 287.010, 287.020 or paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 287.025, has the option of having the Executive Officer of the Board deduct and pay his or her premium or contribution for that group insurance or medical and hospital service coverage, as well as the amount due or to become due upon any obligation designated by the Board pursuant to subsection 2, from his or her monthly retirement allowance until:
(a) The justice or judge notifies the Executive Officer of the Board to discontinue the deduction; or
(b) Any of the dependents of the justice or judge elect to assume the premium or contribution applicable to the dependent’s coverage before the death of such a retired justice or judge and continue coverage pursuant to NRS 287.023 after the justice’s or judge’s death.
2. The Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 1, including, without limitation, regulations governing the number and types of obligations, amounts for the payment of which may be deducted and paid by the Board at the option of the retired justice or judge pursuant to this section.
3. The Executive Officer of the Board, the Board and the System are not liable for any damages resulting from errors or omissions concerning the deductions and payment of premiums or contributions authorized pursuant to this section unless willful neglect or gross negligence is proven.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 79; A 2003, 3273; 2005, 997; 2013, 1723)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.490 - Disability retirement allowance: Applicability of certain provisions.

The provisions of NRS 286.630, 286.634 and 286.637, concerning disability retirement, apply to a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who is receiving a disability retirement allowance pursuant to NRS 1A.480.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 81)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.500 - Disability retirement allowance: Cancellation.

1. When the recipient of a disability retirement allowance is determined by the Board to be no longer disabled, the recipient’s allowance must be cancelled.
2. A retired justice or judge who retired on account of disability whose benefit is cancelled may:
(a) Suspend his or her monthly benefit until eligible for service retirement; or
(b) Elect a service retirement reduced for his or her age if the justice or judge has the service credit necessary to retire.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 81)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.510 - Disability retirement allowance: Consequences of employment of recipient.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whenever a recipient of a disability retirement allowance pursuant to NRS 1A.480 returns to employment as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge, the allowance must be discontinued and the member’s service credit at the time of disability retirement must be restored. The member shall retire under the same retirement plan previously selected for retirement on account of disability if the member returns to disability retirement or elects service retirement within 1 year after the member’s return to employment.
2. A recipient of a disability retirement allowance may be employed and continue to receive his or her allowance if the member applies to the Board for approval of the employment before the member begins to work and the Board approves the member’s application. The application must include:
(a) A full description of the proposed employment; and
(b) A statement written by the member of the System declaring the reasons why the proposed employment should not be found to conflict with the member’s disability.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 81; A 2005, 999; 2013, 1725)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.520 - Payment of allowance or benefit to alternate payee pursuant to domestic relations order.

1. A person may submit a judgment, decree or order of a district court, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada relating to child support, alimony or the disposition of community property to the Executive Officer of the Board or the Executive Officer’s designee for a determination of whether the judgment, decree or order entitles an alternate payee to receive from the System all or a portion of the allowance or benefit of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan or a retired justice or judge.
2. The judgment, decree or order submitted to the Executive Officer of the Board or the Executive Officer’s designee must be signed by a district judge, the judges of the Court of Appeals or the justices of the Supreme Court and entered and certified by the clerk of the district court or the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
3. The Executive Officer of the Board or the Executive Officer’s designee shall, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Board, determine whether the judgment, decree or order entitles the alternate payee to receive an allowance or benefit from the System. An alternate payee is entitled to receive an allowance or benefit from the Judicial Retirement Plan if the judgment, decree or order:
(a) Specifies clearly the names and last known mailing addresses, if any, of the member of the Judicial Retirement Plan or retired justice or judge and the alternate payee;
(b) Specifies clearly the amount, percentage or manner of determining the amount of the allowance or benefit of the member of the Judicial Retirement Plan or retired justice or judge that must be paid by the System to each alternate payee;
(c) Specifically directs the System to pay an allowance or benefit to the alternate payee;
(d) Does not require the System to provide an allowance or benefit or any option not otherwise provided under this chapter; and
(e) Does not require the payment of an allowance or benefit to an alternate payee before the retirement of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan.
4. For the purposes of this subsection, "alternate payee" means a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan or retired justice or judge who, pursuant to a judgment, decree or order relating to child support, alimony or the disposition of community property, is entitled to receive all or a portion of the allowance or benefit of a member or retired justice or judge from the System.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 82; A 2005, 1069; 2013, 1725)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.530 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 1A.530 to 1A.670, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 1A.540 to 1A.560, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 83; A 2015, 2736)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.540 - "Child" defined.

"Child" means an unmarried person under 18 years of age who is the issue or legally adopted child of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan. As used in this section, "issue" means the progeny or biological offspring of the deceased member.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 83)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.550 - "Dependent parent" defined.

"Dependent parent" means the surviving parent of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who was dependent upon the deceased member for at least 50 percent of his or her support for at least 6 months immediately preceding the death of the deceased member.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 83)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.570 - Eligibility.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan had 2 years of creditable service in the 2 1/2 years immediately preceding the member’s death, or if the employee had 10 or more years of creditable service, certain of his or her dependents are eligible for payments as provided in NRS 1A.530 to 1A.670, inclusive. If the death of the member resulted from a mental or physical condition which required the member to leave his or her position as a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace or municipal judge or go on leave without pay, eligibility pursuant to the provisions of this section extends for 18 months after the member’s termination or commencement of leave without pay.
2. If the death of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan occurs while the member is on leave of absence for further training and if the member met the requirements of subsection 1 at the time his or her leave began, certain of the member’s dependents are eligible for payments as provided in subsection 1.
3. If the death of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan is caused by an occupational disease or an accident or motor vehicle crash arising out of and in the course of the member’s employment, no prior creditable service is required to make the member’s dependents eligible for payments pursuant to NRS 1A.530 to 1A.670, inclusive, except that this subsection does not apply to an accident or motor vehicle crash occurring while the member is traveling between the member’s home and his or her principal place of employment.
4. As used in this section, "dependent" includes a survivor beneficiary designated pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 84; A 2005, 999; 2013, 1726; 2015, 1655)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.580 - Payments to child of deceased member.

1. Each child of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan is entitled to receive a cumulative benefit of at least $400 per month, beginning on the first day of the month following the member’s death.
2. Payments to any child cease on the last day of the month of the child’s:
(a) Death;
(b) Marriage; or
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 4 or 5, attaining the age of 18 years.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, these benefits may be paid to the child of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan until the last day of the month of the child’s 23rd birthday if, at the time that the child attains 18 years, the child is, and continues thereafter to be, a full-time student in any accredited:
(a) High school;
(b) Vocational or technical school; or
(c) College or university.
4. If the Board ceases the payment of benefits to a child of a deceased member who received benefits pursuant to subsection 3 because the child ceased being a full-time student, the Board may resume the payment of such benefits until the last day of the month of the child’s 23rd birthday if the child returns to full-time status at an accredited:
(a) High school;
(b) Vocational or technical school; or
(c) College or university.
5. These benefits may be commenced or extended indefinitely beyond a child’s 18th birthday if and so long as the child is determined by the System to be:
(a) Financially dependent; and
(b) Physically or mentally incompetent.
6. All benefits under this section may be paid by the System to the child’s:
(a) Surviving parent; or
(b) Legal guardian.
7. The Board shall establish uniform standards and procedures for determining whether a child is:
(a) A full-time student;
(b) Financially dependent; and
(c) Physically or mentally incompetent.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 84; A 2005, 1070; 2019, 678)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.590 - Payments to spouse of deceased member.

1. The spouse of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan is entitled to receive a cumulative benefit of at least $450 per month. The payments must begin on the first day of the month immediately following the death of the member and must cease on the last day of the month in which the spouse dies.
2. The benefits paid pursuant to this section are in addition to any benefits paid pursuant to NRS 1A.580.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 85)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.600 - Payments to spouse of deceased member who had 10 or more years of creditable service.

1. The spouse of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who had 10 or more years of creditable service is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to that provided by:
(a) Option 3 in NRS 1A.450, if the deceased member had less than 15 years of service on the date of the death of the member; or
(b) Option 2 in NRS 1A.450, if the deceased member had 15 or more years of service on the date of the death of the member.
To apply the provisions of Options 2 and 3, the deceased member shall be deemed to have retired on the date of the death of the member immediately after having named the spouse as beneficiary under the applicable option. This benefit must be computed without any reduction for age for the deceased member. The benefits provided by this subsection must be paid to the spouse for the remainder of the spouse’s life.
2. The spouse may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
(a) This section; or
(b) NRS 1A.590.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 85)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.610 - Payments to spouse if deceased member was eligible to retire.

The spouse of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who was fully eligible to retire, both as to service and age, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to that provided by Option 2 in NRS 1A.450. This section does not apply to the spouse of a member who was eligible to retire only under subsection 2 of NRS 1A.350. For the purposes of applying the provisions of Option 2, the deceased member shall be deemed to have retired on the date of the death of the member immediately after having named the spouse as beneficiary under Option 2. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the spouse for the remainder of the spouse’s life. The spouse may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
1. This section;
2. NRS 1A.590; or
3. NRS 1A.600.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 86)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.615 - Payments to spouse of deceased member killed in course of judicial service.

1. The spouse of a member killed in the course of judicial service on or after July 1, 2013, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to the greater of:
(a) Fifty percent of the salary of the member on the date of the member’s death; or
(b) One hundred percent of the retirement allowance that the member was eligible to receive based on the member’s years of service obtained before the member’s death without any reduction for age for the deceased member.
2. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the spouse for the remainder of the spouse’s life.
3. The spouse may elect to receive the benefits by any one of the following only:
(a) This section;
(b) NRS 1A.590;
(c) NRS 1A.600; or
(d) NRS 1A.610.
4. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall define by regulation "killed in the course of judicial service."
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2732)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.620 - Designation of survivor beneficiary and additional payees by member.

1. A member of the Judicial Retirement Plan may designate, in writing, a survivor beneficiary and one or more additional payees to receive the payments provided pursuant to NRS 1A.630, 1A.640 or 1A.650 if the member is unmarried on the date of the death of the member.
2. A designation pursuant to subsection 1 must be made on a form approved by the Executive Officer of the Board. If a member has designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary, the member must designate the percentage of the payments that the survivor beneficiary and each additional payee is entitled to receive.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 85; A 2003, 2072)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.630 - Payments to survivor beneficiary of and to additional payees designated by deceased member.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the survivor beneficiary of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan is entitled to receive a cumulative benefit of at least $450 per month. If a member has designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary pursuant to NRS 1A.620, the cumulative benefit paid pursuant to this subsection must be divided between the survivor beneficiary and any additional payee in the proportion designated by the member pursuant to NRS 1A.620. The payments must begin on the first day of the month immediately following the death of the member and must cease on the last day of the month in which the survivor beneficiary dies.
2. The benefits paid pursuant to this section are in addition to any benefits paid pursuant to NRS 1A.580.
3. As used in this section, "survivor beneficiary" means a person designated pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 85; A 2003, 2072)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.640 - Payments to survivor beneficiary of and to additional payees designated by deceased member who had 10 or more years of creditable service.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the survivor beneficiary of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who had 10 or more years of creditable service is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to that provided by:
(a) Option 3 in NRS 1A.450, if the deceased member had less than 15 years of service on the date of the death of the member; or
(b) Option 2 in NRS 1A.450, if the deceased member had 15 or more years of service on the date of the death of the member.
To apply the provisions of Options 2 and 3, the deceased member shall be deemed to have retired on the date of the death of the member immediately after having named the survivor beneficiary as beneficiary pursuant to the applicable option. This benefit must be computed without any reduction for age for the deceased member. The benefits provided by this subsection must be paid to the survivor beneficiary for the remainder of the life of the survivor beneficiary.
2. If the member had designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary pursuant to NRS 1A.620, the monthly allowance to which a survivor beneficiary is entitled pursuant to subsection 1 must be divided between the survivor beneficiary and any additional payee in the proportion designated by the member pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
3. The survivor beneficiary may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
(a) This section; or
(b) NRS 1A.630.
4. As used in this section, "survivor beneficiary" means a person designated pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 85; A 2003, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.650 - Payments to survivor beneficiary and to additional payees designated by deceased member if deceased member was eligible to retire.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the survivor beneficiary of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan who was fully eligible to retire, both as to service and age, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to that provided by Option 2 in NRS 1A.450. This section does not apply to the survivor beneficiary of a member who was eligible to retire only pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 1A.350. For the purposes of applying the provisions of Option 2, the deceased member shall be deemed to have retired on the date of the death of the member immediately after having named the survivor beneficiary as beneficiary pursuant to Option 2. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the survivor beneficiary for the remainder of the life of the survivor beneficiary. The survivor beneficiary may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
(a) This section;
(b) NRS 1A.630; or
(c) NRS 1A.640.
2. If the member had designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary pursuant to NRS 1A.620, the monthly allowance to which a survivor beneficiary is entitled pursuant to subsection 1 must be divided between the survivor beneficiary and any additional payee in the proportion designated by the member pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
3. As used in this section, "survivor beneficiary" means a person designated pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 86; A 2003, 2073)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.655 - Payments to survivor beneficiary of deceased member killed in course of judicial service.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the survivor beneficiary of a member of the Judicial Retirement Plan killed in the course of judicial service on or after July 1, 2013, is entitled to receive a monthly allowance equivalent to the greater of:
(a) Fifty percent of the salary of the member on the date of the member’s death; or
(b) One hundred percent of the retirement allowance that the member was eligible to receive based on the member’s years of service obtained before the member’s death without any reduction for age for the deceased member.
2. If the member had designated one or more payees in addition to the survivor beneficiary pursuant to NRS 1A.620, the monthly allowance to which a survivor beneficiary is entitled pursuant to subsection 1 must be divided between the survivor beneficiary and any additional payees in the proportion designated by the member pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
3. The benefits provided by this section must be paid to the survivor beneficiary for the remainder of the beneficiary’s life.
4. The survivor beneficiary may elect to receive the benefits provided by any one of the following only:
(a) This section;
(b) NRS 1A.630;
(c) NRS 1A.640; or
(d) NRS 1A.650.
5. For the purposes of this section, the Board shall define by regulation "killed in the course of judicial service."
6. As used in this section, "survivor beneficiary" means a person designated pursuant to NRS 1A.620.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2733)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.660 - Payments to dependent parents; conditions.

If payments are not made pursuant to the provisions of NRS 1A.580, 1A.590, 1A.600, 1A.630 or 1A.640, the dependent parent of a deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan is entitled to receive a cumulative benefit of at least $400 per month, and if there are two dependent parents, each is entitled to receive a cumulative benefit of at least $400 per month. Payments to any parent pursuant to this section must cease upon the death of that parent.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 86)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 1A - Judicial Retirement › NRS 1A.670 - Limitation on and reduction of amount of monthly allowance.

The amount of each monthly allowance paid as specified in NRS 1A.580 to 1A.660, inclusive, must not exceed the deceased member of the Judicial Retirement Plan’s average compensation and must be reduced by the amount of any other benefit received from any source:
1. If that benefit was provided or purchased by the expenditure of money by this State if the deceased member was a justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or district judge, by the county if the deceased member was a justice of the peace or by the city if the deceased member was a municipal judge, except for lump-sum payments under a group insurance program; and
2. To the extent that the total of the allowance and the other benefit would otherwise exceed the deceased member’s average compensation.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 86; A 2005, 1000; 2013, 1727)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › NRS 2.010 - Composition; commission; oath.

The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and six associate justices. Each justice hereafter elected or appointed shall be commissioned by the Governor and, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall take the constitutional oath of office.
[2:19:1865; B § 911; BH § 2426; C § 2509; RL § 4829; NCL § 8371]—(NRS A 1967, 835; 1997, 1529; 2015, 3692)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › NRS 2.020 - Qualifications.

1. A person may not be a candidate for or be eligible to the office of justice of the Supreme Court unless the person:
(a) Has attained the age of 25 years.
(b) Is an attorney licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State at the time of the election or appointment.
(c) Has been an attorney licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this State, another state or the District of Columbia for not less than 15 years at any time preceding the election or appointment, at least 2 years of which have been in this State.
(d) Is a qualified elector and has been a bona fide resident of this State for 2 years next preceding the election or appointment.
(e) Has not ever been removed from any judicial office by the Legislature or removed or retired from any judicial office by the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
2. For the purposes of this section, a person is eligible to be a candidate for the office of justice of the Supreme Court if a decision to remove or retire the person from a judicial office is pending appeal before the Supreme Court or has been overturned by the Supreme Court.
[Part 1:217:1909; A 1931, 9; 1931 NCL § 618] + [Part 2:108:1866; A 1953, 711; 1955, 459]—(NRS A 1977, 762; 1999, 94; 2005, 1211)