NRS 74.040 – Punishment for contempt.
A justice may punish for contempt for the same acts or omissions, in the same manner and with the same effects as is provided for judges in chapter 22 of NRS. [1911 CPA § 856; RL § 5798; NCL § 9345]—(NRS A 1975, 510)
NRS 71.040 – Arresting officer must give notice of arrest to plaintiff.
The officer making the arrest must immediately give notice thereof to the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney or agent, and endorse on the summons, and subscribe a certificate, stating the time of serving the same, the time of the arrest and of giving notice to the plaintiff. [1911 CPA § 805; RL § 5747; NCL […]
NRS 71.050 – Arresting officer must keep defendant in custody.
The officer making the arrest must keep the defendant in custody until the defendant is discharged by order of the justice. [1911 CPA § 806; RL § 5748; NCL § 9295]
NRS 71.090 – Applicability of chapter 31 of NRS to justice courts.
The provisions of chapter 31 of NRS are applicable to attachments issued in justice courts, the word “constable” being substituted for the word “sheriff,” whenever the writ is directed to a constable, and the word “justice” being substituted for the word “judge.” [1911 CPA § 810; A 1913, 364; 1933, 85; 1931 NCL § 9299]—(NRS […]
NRS 71.100 – Enforcement; applicability of other provisions of NRS.
In an action to recover possession of personal property, the plaintiff may, at the time of issuing summons, or at any time thereafter before answer, claim the delivery of such property. NRS 31.840 to 31.950, inclusive, are applicable to such claim when made in justice courts, the powers therein given and duties imposed on sheriffs […]
NRS 70.030 – Renewal.
An execution may, at the request of the judgment creditor, be renewed before the expiration of the time fixed for its return, by the word “renewed” written thereon, with the date thereof, and subscribed by a justice or the clerk of the justice court, under the direction and supervision of a justice. Such renewal has […]
NRS 70.040 – Duties of officer receiving executions; sales of real property.
1. The sheriff or constable to whom the execution is directed must execute the same in the same manner as the sheriff is required by the provisions of chapter 21 of NRS to proceed upon executions directed to him or her, and the constable to whom the writ is given, and any successor in office, […]
NRS 70.050 – Applicability of chapter 21 of NRS to justice courts.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of chapter 21 of NRS are applicable to justice courts, the word “justice” being inserted in lieu of the word “judge” wherever the word appears and the word “constable” being inserted in lieu of the word “sheriff” wherever the word appears. [1911 CPA § 845; A […]
NRS 71.010 – Order of arrest and arrest of defendant.
An order to arrest the defendant may be endorsed on a summons issued by the justice, and the defendant may be arrested thereon by the sheriff or constable, at the time of serving the summons, and brought before the justice, and there detained until duly discharged, in the following cases: 1. In an action for […]
NRS 71.020 – Affidavit and undertaking for order of arrest.
Before an order for an arrest can be made, the party applying must prove to the satisfaction of the justice, by the affidavit of himself or herself or some other person, the facts upon which the application is founded. The plaintiff must also execute and deliver to the justice a written undertaking in the sum […]