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NRS 258.090 – Liability on bond: Tender of fees and indemnity bond.

No constable shall be liable for any damages for neglecting or refusing to serve any civil process, unless the constable’s legal fees (and an indemnifying bond in cases where the constable has doubts as to the ownership of the property sought to be levied upon or attached, if the same shall be required by the […]

NRS 258.110 – Unlawful failure to arrest offender; penalty.

Any constable who willfully refuses to arrest any person charged with a criminal offense is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be removed from office. [Part 67:108:1866; B § 2665; BH § 1702; C § 1848; RL § 2820; NCL § 4820]—(NRS A 1967, 542; 2013, 2948; 2015, 2519)

NRS 258.120 – Purchasing judgment prohibited; penalty.

If any constable shall, directly or indirectly, purchase any judgment, or any part thereof, on the docket of any justice of the peace of the same township, the constable is guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 68:108:1866; B § 2666; BH § 1703; C § 1849; RL § 2821; NCL § 4821]—(NRS A 1967, 542)

NRS 258.125 – Fees; expenses; accounting.

1. Constables are entitled to the following fees for their services: For serving a summons or any other process in civil cases………………………. $17 For summoning a jury before a justice of the peace……………………………………… 7 For taking a bond or undertaking………………………………………………………………….. 5 For serving an attachment against the property of a defendant…………………… 15 For serving subpoenas, […]

NRS 258.170 – No other fees to be charged.

No other fees shall be charged by constables than those specifically set forth in this chapter, nor shall fees be charged for any other services than those mentioned in this chapter. [Part 17:49:1883; BH § 2358; C § 2482; RL § 2019; NCL § 2950]

NRS 258.180 – Fee book.

Every constable shall keep in his or her office a fee book in which the constable shall enter in detail the title of the matter, proceeding or action, and the fees charged therein. The fee book shall be open to public inspection. [Part 18:49:1883; BH § 2359; C § 2483; RL § 2020; NCL § […]

NRS 258.190 – Quarterly financial statements.

1. In each calendar year, on the first Monday of January, April, July and October, the constables who receive fees under the provisions of this chapter shall make out and file with the boards of county commissioners of their several counties a full and correct statement under oath of all fees or compensation, of whatever […]

NRS 258.210 – Punishment for taking excessive fees.

If any constable shall take more or greater fees than are allowed by law, the constable shall be liable to indictment, and on conviction shall be removed from office and fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. [Part 22:49:1883; BH § 2363; C § 2487; RL § 2024; NCL § 2955]

NRS 258.220 – Table of fees to be posted; penalties.

Any constable receiving fees as provided by law shall publish and set up in some conspicuous place in his or her office a fee table for public inspection. A sum not exceeding $20 for each day of the constable’s omission so to do shall be forfeited, which sum with costs may be recovered by any […]

NRS 258.230 – Fees payable in advance; execution.

Except with respect to the fees described in paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 258.125, all fees prescribed in this chapter shall be payable in advance, if demanded. If a constable shall not have received any or all of his or her fees, which may be due the constable for services rendered […]

NRS 258.240 – Limitation on mileage.

When any constable serves more than one process in the same cause, not requiring more than one journey from his or her office, the constable shall receive mileage only for the most distant service. [Part 35:49:1883; BH § 2376; C § 2500; RL § 2037; NCL § 2968]