The following shall be the courts of justice for this State: 1. The Supreme Court. 2. The Court of Appeals. 3. The district courts. 4. Justice courts. 5. Such municipal courts as may from time to time be established by the Legislature in incorporated cities or towns. [1:19:1865; B § 910; BH § 2425; C […]
The following courts are courts of record: 1. The Supreme Court; 2. The Court of Appeals; 3. The district courts; 4. The Justice courts; and 5. The municipal courts: (a) In any case in which a jury trial is required; or (b) If so designated pursuant to NRS 5.010. [41:19:1865; B § 946; BH § […]
The common law of England, so far as it is not repugnant to or in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the United States, or the Constitution and laws of this State, shall be the rule of decision in all the courts of this State. [1911 CPA § 532; RL § 5474; NCL § […]
Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this State, or before a judicial officer, shall be in the English language; but such abbreviations as are now commonly used in that language may be used, and numbers may be expressed by figures or numerals, in the customary manner. [65:19:1865; B § 970; BH § […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3.100, the District Court in and for Carson City shall sit at Carson City. 2. Except as provided in subsection 5 or NRS 3.100, every other court of justice, except justice or municipal court, shall sit at the county seat of the county in which it is held. […]
A judge of any court of justice for this State shall cause the telephone number of his or her office that is located within the court to be published in the telephone directory that is provided to the public in the jurisdiction in which the court is located. (Added to NRS by 1997, 226)
If no judge attends on the day appointed, or to which court may have been adjourned before 12 m., the sheriff or clerk shall adjourn the court until the next day at 10 a.m., and if no judge attends on that day before 12 m., the sheriff or clerk shall adjourn the court until the […]
A judge authorized to hold or preside at a court appointed to be held in a city, precinct or town, may, by an order filed with the county clerk and published as he or she may prescribe, direct that the court be held or continued at any other place in the city or county than […]
When the court is held at a place appointed as provided in NRS 1.070, every person held to appear at the court shall appear at the place so appointed. [54:19:1865; B § 959; BH § 2473; C § 2554; RL § 4874; NCL § 8416]
The sitting of every court of justice shall be public except as otherwise provided by law; but the judge of any court may exclude any minor during any criminal trial therein except such minor be on trial, or when testifying as a witness, or when the minor shall be a law student preparing to apply […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each courthouse must contain a lactation room that members of the public may use to express breast milk. 2. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply to a courthouse if the person who is responsible for the operation of the courthouse determines that: (a) The courthouse […]
Every court of this state and every justice, judge or clerk of any court shall have power to administer oaths or affirmations. [Part 1911 CPA § 541; RL § 5483; NCL § 9030]
1. A court in this State may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards to provide for the acceptance of credit cards or debit cards by the court for the payment of money owed to the court for a fee, fine, administrative assessment, restitution or any other charge owed to the […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each court of justice for this State shall recycle or cause to be recycled, to the extent reasonably possible, the paper and paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials it produces. This subsection does not apply to: (a) Construction and demolition waste; or (b) Confidential documents […]
1. Before disposing of electronic waste, each court of justice in this State shall permanently remove any data stored on the electronic waste. 2. As used in this section, “electronic waste” means electronic equipment that has been discarded, is no longer wanted by the owner or for any other reason enters the waste collection, recovery, […]
1. The Supreme Court may adopt rules not inconsistent with the laws of this State to provide for the electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents filed with the courts of justice. 2. If the Supreme Court adopts such rules, each court of justice may provide for the electronic filing, storage and reproduction of documents […]
The courts of justice may be held, and judicial business may be transacted, on any day except as provided in NRS 1.130. [49:19:1865; B § 954; BH § 2468; C § 2549; RL § 4869; NCL § 8411]
1. No court except a justice court or a municipal court shall be opened nor shall any judicial business be transacted except by a justice court or municipal court on Sunday, or on any day declared to be a legal holiday according to the provisions of NRS 236.015, except for the following purposes: (a) To […]
The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the district courts, the justice courts and those municipal courts designated as courts of record pursuant to NRS 5.010 shall have a seal. [55:19:1865; B § 960; BH § 2474; C § 2555; RL § 4875; NCL § 8417]—(NRS A 1987, 122; 1991, 160; 2013, 1710)
The several district courts for which separate seals have not been provided heretofore, or the respective judges thereof, by an order in writing filed with the respective clerks of such courts, shall direct such clerks to procure such seals, which seals shall have the following inscriptions surrounding the same. “District Court, …………………… District, County of […]
