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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.220 - Unlawful to purchase judgments.

It is unlawful for any justice of the peace of the same township, directly or indirectly, to purchase any judgment or any part thereof on the docket of such justice, or on any docket in his or her possession. For each offense, the justice of the peace shall be fined not more than $1,000.
[68:108:1866; B § 2666; BH § 1703; C § 1849; RL § 2821; NCL § 4821]—(NRS A 1979, 1458)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.230 - Docket entries.

Every justice must keep a docket, by conventional or electronic means, in which the justice must enter:
1. The title of every action or proceeding.
2. The object of the action or proceeding; and if a sum of money be claimed, the amount thereof.
3. The date of the summons, and the time of its return; and if an order to arrest the defendant be made, or a writ of attachment be issued, a statement of the fact.
4. The time when the parties, or either of them, appear, or their nonappearance, if default be made; a minute of the pleadings and motions; if in writing, referring to them; if not in writing, a concise statement of the material parts of the pleading.
5. Every adjournment, stating on whose application and to what time.
6. The demand for a trial by jury, when the same is made, and by whom made, the order for the jury, and the time appointed for the return of the jury and for the trial.
7. The names of the jurors who appear and are sworn, and the names of all witnesses sworn, and at whose request.
8. The verdict of the jury, and when received; if the jury disagree and are discharged, the fact of such disagreement and discharge.
9. The judgment of the court, specifying the costs included, and the time when rendered.
10. The issuing of the execution, when issued and to whom; the renewals thereof, if any, and when made, and a statement of any money paid to the justice, when and by whom.
11. The receipt of a notice of appeal, if any be given, and of the appeal bond, if any be filed.
[1911 CPA § 858; RL § 5800; NCL § 9347]—(NRS A 1971, 1997; 2015, 2553)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.235 - Ruling that provision of Nevada Constitution or Nevada Revised Statutes is unconstitutional: Prevailing party to provide copy of ruling to Attorney General.

If a justice court holds that a provision of the Nevada Constitution or the Nevada Revised Statutes violates a provision of the Nevada Constitution or the United States Constitution, the prevailing party in the proceeding shall provide a copy of the ruling to the Office of the Attorney General.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 820)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.240 - Entries in docket prima facie evidence of facts.

The several particulars of NRS 4.230 specified must be entered under the title of the action to which they relate, and (unless otherwise in this chapter provided) at the time when they occur. Such entries in a justice’s docket, or a transcript thereof, certified by the justice, or the justice’s successor in office, are prima facie evidence of the facts so stated.
[1911 CPA § 859; RL § 5801; NCL § 9348]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.260 - Court records; disposition upon expiration of term.

Every justice of the peace, upon the expiration of his or her term of office, must deposit with his or her successor the justice’s official dockets and all papers filed in his or her office, as well the justice’s own as those of the justice’s predecessors or any other which may be in the justice’s custody, to be kept as public records.
[1911 CPA § 861; RL § 5803; NCL § 9350]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.270 - Disposition of court records in case of vacancy.

If the office of a justice becomes vacant by the justice’s death or removal from the township, or otherwise, before the justice’s successor is elected and qualified, the docket and papers in possession of such justice must be deposited in the office of some other justice in the township, to be by the other justice delivered to the successor of such justice. If there is no other justice in the township, then the docket and papers of such justice must be deposited in the office of the county clerk of the county, to be by the county clerk delivered to the successor in office of the justice.
[1911 CPA § 862; RL § 5804; NCL § 9351]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.280 - Jurisdiction of justice of the peace with whom docket is deposited.

Any justice with whom the docket of his or her predecessor, or of any other justice, is deposited, has and may exercise over all actions and proceedings entered in such docket the same jurisdiction as if originally commenced before him or her. In case of the creation of a new county, or the change of the boundary between two counties, any justice into whose hands the docket of a justice formerly acting as such within the same territory may come, is, for the purposes of this section, considered the successor of such former justice.
[1911 CPA § 863; RL § 5805; NCL § 9352]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.310 - Justice of the peace may issue subpoenas and final process to any part of county.

Justices of the peace may issue subpoenas in any action or proceeding in the courts held by them, and final process on any judgment recovered therein, to any part of the county.
[1911 CPA § 866; RL § 5808; NCL § 9355]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.320 - Blanks must be filled in all papers issued by justice of the peace, except subpoenas.

The summons, execution, and every other paper made or issued by a justice, except a subpoena, must be issued without a blank left to be filled by another; otherwise it is void.
[1911 CPA § 867; RL § 5809; NCL § 9356]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.340 - Temporary assistance for justice of the peace: Requirements; compensation and travel expenses.

1. Whenever any justice of the peace, in consequence of ill health, absence from his or her township, or other cause, is prevented from attending to his or her official duties, the justice of the peace shall, if necessary, invite any other qualified justice of the peace of the same or another county or appoint a person from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.032 to attend to his or her official duties, including those of registry agent. If the justice of the peace does not obtain another justice of the peace pursuant to this section and the justice of the peace fails or is unable to appoint a person from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.032, the board of county commissioners shall:
(a) In counties whose population is more than 100,000, appoint any other justice of the peace of the same or another county or a person from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.032 to attend to his or her official duties.
(b) In counties whose population is 100,000 or less, appoint any other justice of the peace of the same or another county or a person from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.032 or obtain a judge of a municipal court pursuant to NRS 4.345, to attend to his or her official duties.
A temporary vacancy resulting from absence, disability or other cause must not be filled by another justice of the peace or a substitute justice of the peace for more than 30 days at any one time.
2. Whenever any justice of the peace, in consequence of having too many or too lengthy matters before him or her, is prevented from timely attention to his or her official duties, the justice of the peace may, with the consent of the board of county commissioners, invite any other duly qualified justice of the peace of the same or another county to attend to some or all of his or her official duties, including those of registry agent, for no more than 30 days at any one time.
3. A justice of the peace from another county temporarily acting in the place of another justice of the peace has no claim for services rendered by him or her pursuant to this section against the county in which the justice of the peace customarily serves. The justice of the peace is entitled to receive his or her necessary traveling expenses from the county in which he or she is invited to serve, together with any additional compensation authorized by the board of county commissioners of that county.
[1:101:1881; A 1885, 20; 1913, 9; 1949, 141; 1943 NCL § 8473]—(NRS A 1959, 43; 1979, 1367; 1983, 569; 1991, 14, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.345 - Disqualification of justice of the peace in certain counties: Substitution of municipal judge.

In counties whose population is 100,000 or less, if the justice of the peace is disqualified by reason of being a party to or interested in a proceeding pending in the justice court or of being related to the defendant, plaintiff or complaining witness in the proceeding by consanguinity or affinity within the third degree, or in any case of the justice’s sickness, absence or inability to act, and if a substitute justice of the peace has not been obtained pursuant to NRS 4.340 and a person has not been appointed from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.032, a judge of a municipal court of any city in the county may, on the written request of the chair of the board of county commissioners, serve in place of the justice of the peace.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 461; A 1983, 901; 1991, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.350 - Clerk: Appointment; compensation; powers and duties.

1. The justices of the peace of each justice court where there is more than one justice of the peace shall appoint a clerk of the court, who may also be known as the justice court administrator. In a justice court where there is only one justice of the peace, the justice of the peace shall be deemed to be the clerk of the court unless the justice of the peace appoints another person as the clerk of the court.
2. The compensation of a clerk so appointed must be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
3. The clerk of the court may, under the direct supervision of the justice of the peace, administer oaths, take and certify affidavits and acknowledgments, issue process, enter suits on the docket, and do all clerical work in connection with the keeping of the records, files and dockets of the court, and shall perform any other duties in connection with the office as the justice of the peace prescribes.
[1:178:1941; 1931 NCL § 8475.10] + [1:164:1939; A 1943, 200; 1947, 607; 1949, 337; 1951, 173]—(NRS A 1959, 496; 1963, 287; 1965, 1221; 1985, 50; 1989, 1907; 1997, 4; 2011, 1134; 2023, 159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.353 - Deputy marshal: Appointment; duties; qualifications; compensation.

1. Subject to the provisions of subsections 2, 4 and 10, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the justice of the peace for each justice court may appoint a deputy marshal for the court instead of a bailiff. The deputy marshal serves at the pleasure of the justice of the peace that the deputy marshal serves.
2. In all townships where there is more than one justice of the peace, there may be a number of deputy marshals at least equal to the number of justices of the peace. If the justices of the peace cannot agree upon the appointment of any deputy marshal within 30 days after a vacancy occurs in the office of deputy marshal, the appointment must be made by a majority of the board of county commissioners.
3. Each deputy marshal shall:
(a) Preserve order in the court.
(b) Open and close court.
(c) Perform other such duties as may be required of the deputy marshal by the justice of the peace of the court.
4. The deputy marshal must be a qualified elector of the county and shall give bond, to be approved by the justice of the peace, in the sum of $2,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duty.
5. The compensation of each deputy marshal for his or her services must be fixed by the board of county commissioners of the county and the deputy marshal’s salary paid by the county wherein he or she is appointed, the same as the salaries of other county officers are paid.
6. The board of county commissioners of the respective counties shall allow the salary stated in subsection 5 as other salaries are allowed to county officers, and the county auditor shall draw his or her warrant for it, and the county treasurer shall pay it.
7. The provisions of this section do not authorize the deputy marshal to serve any civil or criminal process, except such orders of the court which are specially directed by the court or the presiding justice of the peace thereof to the deputy marshal for service.
8. If a deputy marshal is appointed for a court pursuant to subsection 1, each session of the court must be attended by the deputy marshal.
9. For good cause shown, a deputy marshal appointed for a court pursuant to subsection 1 may be assigned temporarily to assist other justice courts or assist with court administration as needed.
10. A person appointed to be a deputy marshal pursuant to subsection 1 must be certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission as a category I peace officer not later than 18 months after appointment.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2190; A 2011, 1135)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.355 - Referee: Conditions for appointment; qualifications; powers and duties; decisions; compensation.

1. A justice of the peace in a township whose population is 40,000 or more may appoint a referee to take testimony and recommend orders and a judgment:
(a) In any action filed pursuant to NRS 73.010;
(b) In any action filed pursuant to NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive;
(c) In any action for a misdemeanor constituting a violation of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS, except NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120;
(d) In any action for a misdemeanor constituting a violation of a county traffic ordinance; or
(e) In any action to determine whether a person has committed a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
2. The referee must meet the qualifications of a justice of the peace as set forth in NRS 4.010.
3. The referee:
(a) Shall take testimony;
(b) Shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations for an order or judgment;
(c) May, subject to confirmation by the justice of the peace, enter an order or judgment; and
(d) Has any other power or duty contained in the order of reference issued by the justice of the peace.
4. The findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations of the referee must be furnished to each party or his or her attorney at the conclusion of the proceeding or as soon thereafter as possible. Within 5 days after receipt of the findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations, a party may file a written objection. If no objection is filed, the court shall accept the findings, unless clearly erroneous, and the judgment may be entered thereon. If an objection is filed within the 5-day period, the justice of the peace shall review the matter by trial de novo, except that if all of the parties so stipulate, the review must be confined to the record.
5. A referee must be paid one-half of the hourly compensation of a justice of the peace.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 378; A 1991, 47; 2001, 2849; 2005, 160; 2009, 1875; 2015, 945; 2021, 3345)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.357 - Master: Conditions for appointment; qualifications; duties; compensation.

1. In any county in which the appointment of masters by a justice court is authorized by the board of county commissioners, the local rules of practice adopted in a justice court within the county may authorize the appointment of one or more masters to perform certain duties that the Supreme Court has approved. If the justice court elects to appoint a master or masters, the local rules of practice adopted in that court must set forth the selection process for choosing a master.
2. A master appointed pursuant to subsection 1 must possess qualifications that are equal to or greater than the qualifications required of the justice of the peace for the township in which the master is appointed as set forth in NRS 4.010.
3. The Supreme Court shall provide by rule for a course of instruction in the elements of substantive law relating to the duties of any master appointed pursuant to subsection 1. A master appointed pursuant to subsection 1 may not perform any duties of a master until he or she has completed the course of instruction described in this subsection.
4. A master appointed pursuant to subsection 1 may not preside over:
(a) Any trial for a misdemeanor constituting:
(1) An act of domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018; or
(2) A violation of NRS 484B.657, 484C.110 or 484C.120; or
(b) Any preliminary hearing for a gross misdemeanor or felony.
5. A person appointed as a master must take and subscribe to the official oath before acting as a master.
6. A master is entitled to receive a salary or a per diem salary set by the board of county commissioners. The annual sum expended for salaries of masters must not exceed the amount budgeted for those expenses by the board of county commissioners.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.360 - Denomination of court; court always open; where held.

The courts held by justices of the peace are denominated justice courts. Justice courts have no terms and must always be open. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 5 of NRS 1.050, justice courts must be held in their respective townships.
[Part 1911 CPA § 772; A 1913, 359; NCL § 9261]—(NRS A 2015, 980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.365 - Small claims: Supplies and postage; duties of boards of county commissioners.

1. A justice of the peace shall in the manner provided by law make and file a claim against the county to reimburse the justice of the peace for moneys expended for postage stamps and charges of the post office for registered or certified mail incurred in connection with the duties prescribed in chapter 73 of NRS and by rules of court for small claims actions. The claims shall be acted upon by the board of county commissioners in the same manner as other claims presented to the board.
2. The board of county commissioners of every county shall furnish to every justice of the peace in their county a reasonable supply of the various blank forms required in small claims actions, and also all forms, docket book and stationery necessary for the use of the justice in complying with the provisions of chapter 73 of NRS and the rules of court.
[1911 CPA § 874m; added 1923, 260; R 1927, 297; added 1927, 297; NCL § 9376] + [Part 1911 CPA § 874n; added 1923, 260; R 1927, 297; added 1927, 297; A 1951, 174]—(NRS A 1969, 95, 411)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.371 - Effect of transfer of original jurisdiction from district court to justice court.

If an action is transferred from the district court to the justice court pursuant to NRS 3.221:
1. The transfer of the action shall not be deemed to constitute the filing of a new action in the justice court, and a party to the action may not be required to pay a new filing fee to the justice court as the result of the transfer of the action; and
2. The transfer of the action must not be construed to affect any period of limitation concerning the filing of the action.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 419)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.3713 - Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to another justice court or municipal court.

1. A justice court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to another justice court or a municipal court if:
(a) The case involves criminal conduct that occurred outside the limits of the county or township where the court is located;
(b) Such a transfer is necessary to promote access to justice for the defendant and the justice court has noted its findings concerning that issue in the record;
(c) The defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230, 176A.250 or 176A.280, or to access other services located elsewhere in this State; or
(d) All the justices of the peace in the justice court have either recused themselves or been disqualified from presiding over the case.
2. A justice court may not issue an order for the transfer of a case pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 until a plea agreement has been reached or the final disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.
3. An order issued by a justice court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the justice court or municipal court to which the case was transferred. If a justice court or municipal court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the justice court which sought the transfer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 297; A 2019, 4414; 2023, 162)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.3715 - Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to district court.

1. A justice court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a district court in this State if the defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230, 176A.250 or 176A.280, or to access other services located elsewhere in this State.
2. A justice court may not issue an order for the transfer of a case pursuant to this section before a plea agreement has been reached or the disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.
3. An order issued by a justice court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the district court to which the case was transferred. If a district court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the justice court which sought the transfer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 297; A 2019, 4415)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.372 - Administration of program of supervision for persons with suspended sentences or persons sentenced to residential confinement.

1. If the county in which a justice court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing, the chief of that department shall administer a program of supervision for persons whose sentences have been suspended pursuant to NRS 4.373 or who are sentenced to a term of residential confinement pursuant to NRS 4.3762.
2. If the county in which the justice court is situated does not have a department of alternative sentencing and:
(a) Any city located within the county in which the justice court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing:
(1) The chief of the department of alternative sentencing of such a city may administer the program of supervision; or
(2) If the chief of the department of alternative sentencing of such a city does not wish to administer the program of supervision, the justice court may contract with a qualified person to administer the program of supervision.
(b) No city located within the county in which the justice court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing, the justice court may contract with a qualified person to administer the program of supervision.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2231; A 1995, 873; 2009, 2258)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.374 - Determination if defendant is veteran or member of military; alternative program of treatment.

1. As soon as possible after a defendant is arrested or cited, the justice of the peace shall attempt to determine whether the defendant is a veteran or a member of the military and, if so, whether the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280.
2. Before accepting a plea from a defendant or proceeding to trial, the justice of the peace shall:
(a) Address the defendant personally and ask the defendant if he or she is a veteran or a member of the military; and
(b) Determine whether the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280.
3. If the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280, the justice court may, if the justice court has not established a program pursuant to NRS 176A.280 and, if appropriate, take any action authorized by law for the purpose of having the defendant assigned to:
(a) A program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.280; or
(b) If a program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.280 is not available for the defendant, a program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.230 or 176A.250.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Member of the military" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.043.
(b) "Veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.090.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 109; A 2017, 3024; 2019, 4416)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.375 - Power to order restitution for embezzled property.

As part of the sentence for a violation of NRS 205.300, a justice of the peace may order that the person convicted of the offense make restitution to the owner of the property embezzled, at the times and in the amounts specified in the order.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 979)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.3755 - Restitution paid by defendant convicted of misdemeanor: Collection; disbursement.

1. If a justice of the peace orders a defendant who is convicted of a misdemeanor to make restitution to a person named in the order, the justice court or the county in which the justice court is located shall collect the restitution paid by the defendant.
2. All money for restitution collected by a justice court or county pursuant to subsection 1 must be paid to the person named in the order in the manner set forth in the order.
3. If a justice court or county that has collected money for restitution pursuant to subsection 1 cannot, after a good faith effort, locate the person named in the order, it shall deposit the money in a fund for the compensation of victims of crime created by the office of the district attorney of the county in which the court is located.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 120)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.376 - "Residential confinement" defined.

As used in NRS 4.376 to 4.3766, inclusive, "residential confinement" means the confinement of a person convicted of a misdemeanor to the person’s place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the sentencing court.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.3764 - Establishment and modification of terms and conditions.

1. In sentencing a person to a term of residential confinement, a justice of the peace may establish the terms and conditions of that confinement.
2. The justice of the peace may, at any time, modify the terms and conditions of the residential confinement.
3. The justice of the peace shall cause a copy of his or her order to be delivered to the convicted person and the local law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.390 - Required for certain proceedings.

Proceedings in each justice court must be recorded by using sound recording equipment except where the board of county commissioners of the county in which the court is located authorizes, and the justice of the peace appoints, a certified court reporter to take down the proceedings in the same manner and with the same effect as in a district court.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1511; A 1993, 1410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.400 - Operation of equipment; transcription of recordings; use of transcript.

1. Each justice of the peace shall appoint and, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, fix the compensation of a suitable person, who need not be a certified court reporter and may have other responsibilities in the court to operate the sound recording equipment. The person so appointed shall subscribe to an oath that the person will so operate it as to record all of the proceedings.
2. The justice of the peace may designate the same or another person to transcribe the recording into a written transcript. The person so designated shall subscribe to an oath that the person has correctly transcribed it. The transcript may be used for all purposes for which transcripts are used and is subject to correction in the same manner as other transcripts.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1511; A 1993, 1410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.410 - Compensation for preparing transcript.

1. If the person designated to transcribe the proceedings is:
(a) Regularly employed as a public employee, the person is not entitled to additional compensation for preparing the transcript.
(b) Not regularly employed as a public employee and not a certified court reporter, the person is entitled to such compensation for preparing the transcript as the board of county commissioners determines.
(c) A certified court reporter, the person is entitled to the same compensation as set forth in NRS 3.370.
2. The compensation for transcripts and copies must be paid by the party ordering them. In a civil case, the preparation of the transcript need not commence until the compensation has been deposited with the court reporter.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1511; A 1985, 51; 1987, 910; 1993, 1410; 2005, 190; 2011, 674)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 4 - Justice Courts › NRS 4.420 - Preservation; destruction.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section:
(a) The sound recording of each proceeding in justice court must be preserved until at least 1 year after the time for filing an appeal expires.
(b) With respect to a proceeding in justice court that involves a misdemeanor for which enhanced penalties may be imposed, a gross misdemeanor or a felony, the sound recording of the proceeding must be preserved for at least 8 years after the time for filing an appeal expires.
2. If no appeal is taken, the justice of the peace may order the destruction of the recording at any time after the date specified in subsection 1.
3. If there is an appeal to the district court, the sound recording must be preserved until at least 30 days after final disposition of the case on appeal, but the justice of the peace may order the destruction of the recording at any time after that date.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1512; A 2011, 674)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.010 - General requirements for court; designation as court of record.

There must be in each city a municipal court presided over by a municipal judge. The municipal court:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 1.050, must be held at such place in the city within which it is established as the governing body of that city may by ordinance direct.
2. May by ordinance be designated as a court of record.
[35:19:1865; B § 940; BH § 2454; C § 2535; RL § 4855; NCL § 8397]—(NRS A 1983, 899; 1985, 671; 1991, 161; 2015, 980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.020 - Municipal judges: Election; term; oath; qualifications; justice of the peace as ex officio municipal judge.

1. Except as provided in subsection 3 and NRS 266.405, each municipal judge must be chosen by the electors of the city within which the municipal court is established on a day to be fixed by the governing body of that city. The term of office of a municipal judge is the period fixed by:
(a) An ordinance adopted by the city if the city is organized under general law; or
(b) The charter of the city if the city is organized under a special charter.
Before entering upon his or her duties, a municipal judge shall take the constitutional oath of office.
2. A municipal judge must:
(a) Be a citizen of the State;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the charter of a city organized under a special charter, have been a bona fide resident of the city for not less than 1 year next preceding his or her election;
(c) Be a qualified elector in the city; and
(d) Not have ever been removed or retired from any judicial office by the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
3. The governing body of a city, with the consent of the board of county commissioners and the justice of the peace, may provide that a justice of the peace of the township in which the city is located is ex officio the municipal judge of the city.
4. For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be ineligible to be a candidate for the office of municipal judge 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.
[36:19:1865; B § 941; BH § 2454; C § 2536; RL § 4856; NCL § 8398]—(NRS A 1983, 899; 1985, 671; 1999, 95, 1183)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.021 - Chief municipal judge of certain municipal courts: Selection; duties.

1. The municipal judges of each municipal court having more than one municipal judge shall choose from among those municipal judges a chief municipal judge who is to be the presiding judge of that court.
2. The chief municipal judge shall:
(a) Assign cases to each judge in the municipal court;
(b) Prescribe the hours of court;
(c) Adopt such other rules as are necessary for the orderly conduct of court business; and
(d) Perform all other duties of the chief municipal judge or of the presiding judge of a municipal court that are set forth in this chapter and any other provision of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 274; A 2023, 2606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.023 - Municipal judges pro tempore.

1. The governing body of the city shall select a number of persons it determines appropriate to comprise a panel of substitute municipal judges. The persons selected must not have ever been removed or retired from any judicial office by the Commission on Judicial Discipline and must be:
(a) Members in good standing of the State Bar of Nevada;
(b) Adult residents of the city; or
(c) Justices of the peace of the county.
2. Whenever a municipal judge is disqualified from acting in a case pending in the municipal court or is unable to perform his or her duties because of his or her temporary sickness or absence, the municipal judge shall, if necessary, appoint a person from the panel of substitute municipal judges to act in his or her place.
3. A person so appointed must take and subscribe to the official oath before acting as a municipal judge pro tempore. While acting in that capacity, the municipal judge pro tempore is entitled to receive a per diem salary set by the governing body. The annual sum expended for salaries of municipal judges pro tempore must not exceed the amount budgeted for that expense by the governing body.
4. If an appointment of a municipal judge pro tempore becomes necessary and the municipal judge fails or is unable to make the appointment, the mayor shall make the appointment from the panel of substitute municipal judges.
5. For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be ineligible to be a candidate for the office of municipal judge pro tempore 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.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1639; A 1983, 899; 1999, 95)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.024 - Senior municipal judges.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or city charter, a senior municipal judge who serves in that capacity or a senior justice of the peace who serves in that capacity and who formerly served as a municipal judge may serve temporarily in any municipal court in this State, regardless of whether he or she is a resident of the city in which the municipal court to which he or she is assigned is located.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Senior justice of the peace" means a former justice of the peace who has received a commission from the Supreme Court to serve as a senior justice of the peace pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Supreme Court.
(b) "Senior municipal judge" means a former judge of a municipal court who has received a commission from the Supreme Court to serve as a senior municipal judge pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Supreme Court.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 105)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.0245 - Appointment of referee or hearing master for civil infraction hearing.

1. A municipal court may appoint a referee or hearing master to take testimony and recommend orders and a judgment in any action to determine whether a person has committed a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
2. The referee or hearing master:
(a) Shall take testimony;
(b) Shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations for an order or judgment;
(c) May, subject to confirmation by the court, enter an order or judgment; and
(d) Has any other power or duty contained in the order of reference issued by the court.
3. The findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations of the referee or hearing master must be furnished to each party or his or her attorney at the conclusion of the proceeding or as soon thereafter as possible. Within 5 days after receipt of the findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations, a party may file a written objection. If no objection is filed, the court shall accept the findings, unless clearly erroneous, and the judgment may be entered thereon. If an objection is filed within the 5-day period, the court shall review the matter by trial de novo, except that if all of the parties so stipulate, the review must be confined to the record.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3348)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.025 - Courses of instruction for municipal judges; payment of costs.

1. The Court Administrator shall, at the direction of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, arrange for the giving of instruction, at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, or elsewhere:
(a) In court procedure, recordkeeping and the elements of substantive law appropriate to a municipal court, to each municipal judge who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1971, and to other such judges who so desire and who can be accommodated, between each election designated for the election of such judges and the date of entering office.
(b) In statutory amendments and other developments in the law appropriate to a municipal court, to all such judges at convenient intervals.
2. Each city shall pay to the Supreme Court the city’s pro rata share of the costs of such instruction as budgeted for pursuant to the Local Government Budget and Finance Act.
3. The Supreme Court shall deposit with the State Treasurer, for credit to the appropriate account of the Supreme Court, all money received pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 838; A 1975, 1025; 1977, 362; 1981, 253; 1983, 109, 900; 2001, 1819)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.026 - Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception.

1. Each municipal judge who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1, 1971, shall attend the instruction provided pursuant to NRS 5.025, on the first occasion when such instruction is offered after the election or appointment of the municipal judge, unless excused by written order of a judge of the district court in and for the county where the city is situated, which must be filed with the Court Administrator. Such an order is final for all purposes.
2. If a municipal judge fails to attend such instruction without securing a written order pursuant to subsection 1, the municipal judge forfeits his or her office unless the Commission on Judicial Discipline finds pursuant to NRS 1.4654 that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure to attend such instruction.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 838; A 1977, 363; 1983, 900; 2017, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.030 - Compensation of municipal judges.

Each municipal judge is entitled to receive compensation as fixed by the charter of the city or, if not fixed by a charter, by the governing body of the city, to be paid by the city. That compensation must not be diminished during the period for which the judge is elected. The compensation may be increased during that period if so provided in the charter of the city.
[37:19:1865; B § 942; BH § 2456; C § 2537; RL § 4857; NCL § 8399]—(NRS A 1983, 900; 1989, 283)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.040 - Municipal judges: Power to take and certify acknowledgments.

Municipal judges, within their respective cities, may take and certify:
1. The acknowledgment of conveyances and the satisfaction of a judgment of any court.
2. An affidavit to be used in any court of justice in this state.
[Part 63:19:1865; B § 968; BH § 2482; C § 2563; RL § 4883; NCL § 8425]—(NRS A 1983, 900)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.045 - Report of certain statistical information to be submitted to Court Administrator.

In the time and manner prescribed by the Supreme Court, the municipal judge of a city or, if there is more than one municipal judge for a city, a municipal judge designated by mutual consent of the other municipal judges of that city, shall submit to the Court Administrator a written report of the statistical information required pursuant to the uniform system for collecting and compiling statistical information regarding the State Court System which is prescribed by the Supreme Court.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 707; A 2015, 2554)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.0503 - Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to justice court or another municipal court.

1. A municipal court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a justice court or another municipal court if:
(a) The case involves criminal conduct that occurred outside the limits of the city where the court is located and the defendant has appeared before a magistrate pursuant to NRS 171.178;
(b) Such a transfer is necessary to promote access to justice for the defendant and the municipal court has noted its findings concerning that issue in the record; or
(c) The defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230, 176A.250 or 176A.280, or to access other services located elsewhere in this State.
2. A municipal court may not issue an order for the transfer of a case pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 until a plea agreement has been reached or the final disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.
3. An order issued by a municipal court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the justice court or municipal court to which the case was transferred. If a justice court or municipal court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the municipal court which sought the transfer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 297; A 2019, 4416)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.0505 - Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to district court.

1. A municipal court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a district court in this State if the defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230, 176A.250 or 176A.280, or to access other services located elsewhere in this State.
2. A municipal court may not issue an order transferring a case pursuant to this section before a plea agreement has been reached or the disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.
3. An order issued by a municipal court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the district court to which the case was transferred. If a district court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the municipal court which sought the transfer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 298; A 2019, 4417)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.052 - Administration of program of supervision for persons with suspended sentences or persons sentenced to residential confinement.

1. If the city in which a municipal court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing, the chief of that department shall administer a program of supervision for persons whose sentences have been suspended pursuant to NRS 5.055 or who are sentenced to a term of residential confinement pursuant to NRS 5.076.
2. If the city in which the municipal court is situated does not have a department of alternative sentencing and:
(a) The county in which the municipal court is situated has a department of alternative sentencing, the chief of the department of alternative sentencing of the county shall administer the program of supervision.
(b) The county in which the municipal court is situated does not have a department of alternative sentencing, the municipal court may contract with a qualified person to administer the program of supervision.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 2232; A 1995, 873; 2009, 2259)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.057 - Determination if defendant is a veteran or member of military; alternative program of treatment.

1. As soon as possible after a defendant is arrested or cited, the municipal judge shall attempt to determine whether the defendant is a veteran or a member of the military and, if so, whether the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280. Before accepting a plea from a defendant or proceeding to trial, the municipal judge shall:
(a) Address the defendant personally and ask the defendant if he or she is a veteran or a member of the military; and
(b) Determine whether the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280.
2. If the defendant meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280, the municipal court may, if the municipal court has not established a program pursuant to NRS 176A.280 and, if appropriate, take any action authorized by law for the purpose of having the defendant assigned to:
(a) A program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.280; or
(b) If a program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.280 is not available for the defendant, a program of treatment established pursuant to NRS 176A.230 or 176A.250.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Member of the military" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.043.
(b) "Veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.090.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 111; A 2017, 3026; 2019, 4418)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 5 - Municipal Courts › NRS 5.060 - Process, writs and warrants.

1. Municipal judges and municipal courts may issue all legal process, writs and warrants necessary and proper to the complete exercise of their powers.
2. All warrants issued by the municipal court must run to any sheriff or constable of the county, the marshal or any police officer of the city, or a marshal or park ranger who is part of a unit of specialized law enforcement established pursuant to NRS 280.125.
3. Any constable or sheriff may serve any process or make any arrest authorized to be made by any officer of a city.
[39:19:1865; B § 944; BH § 2458; C § 2539; RL § 4859; NCL § 8401]—(NRS A 1983, 901; 1985, 672; 1995, 159)