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Estatutos Seleccionados: Nevada

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Las leyes de Nevada están actualizadas hasta legislación de la 82ª Sesión Ordinaria (2023), efectivo hasta el 1 de octubre de 2023. En este momento no hay una versión oficial de las leyes de Nevada en español, pero puede encontrar estas y otras leyes en el sitio web de la Legislatura de Nevada.

Title 1. State Judicial Department District Courts

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 3. District Courts

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Mediation of Cases Involving Custody or Visitation of Child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

3.475. Establishment of programs of mandatory mediation in county whose population is 700,000 or more; report to Legislature

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the district court shall establish by rule approved by the Supreme Court a program of mandatory mediation in cases that involve the custody or visitation of a child.

2. The program must:

(a) Require the impartial mediation of the issues of custody and visitation and authorize the impartial mediation of any other nonfinancial issue deemed appropriate by the court.

(b) Authorize the court to exclude a case from the program for good cause shown, including, but not limited to, a showing that:

(1) There is a history of child abuse or domestic violence by one of the parties;

(2) The parties are currently participating in private mediation; or

(3) One of the parties resides outside of the jurisdiction of the court.

(c) Provide standards for the training of the mediators assigned to cases, including, but not limited to:

(1) Minimum educational requirements, which must not be restricted to any particular professional or educational training;

(2) Minimum requirements for training in the procedural aspects of mediation and the interpersonal skills necessary to act as a mediator;

(3) A minimum period of apprenticeship for persons who have not previously acted as domestic mediators;

(4) Minimum requirements for continuing education; and

(5) Procedures to ensure that potential mediators understand the high standard of ethics and confidentiality related to their participation in the program.

(d) Prohibit the mediator from reporting to the court any information about the mediation other than whether the dispute was resolved.

(e) Establish a sliding schedule of fees for participation in the program based on the ability of a party to pay.

(f) Provide for the acceptance of gifts and grants offered in support of the program.

(g) Allow the court to refer the parties to a private mediator.

3. The costs of the program must be paid from the county general fund. All fees, gifts and grants collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the county general fund.

4. This section does not prohibit a court from referring a financial or other issue to a special master or other person for assistance in resolving the dispute.

3.500. Establishment of programs of mandatory mediation in county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000; report to Legislature

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more and less than 700,000, the district court shall establish by rule approved by the Supreme Court a program of mandatory mediation in cases which involve the custody or visitation of a child. A district court in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may establish such a program in the same manner for use in that county. The district courts in two or more counties whose populations are less than 100,000 may establish such a program in the same manner for use in the counties in which the courts are located.

2. The program must:

(a) Require the impartial mediation of the issues of custody and visitation and any other nonfinancial issue deemed appropriate by the court.

(b) Allow the court to exclude a case from the program for good cause shown, including a showing of a history of child abuse or domestic violence by one of the parties, ongoing private mediation or residency of one of the parties out of the jurisdiction of the court.

(c) Provide standards for the training of the mediators assigned to cases pursuant to the rule, including but not limited to:

(1) Minimum educational requirements, which may not be restricted to any particular professional or educational training;

(2) Minimum requirements for training in the procedural aspects of mediation and the interpersonal skills necessary to act as a mediator;

(3) A minimum period of apprenticeship for persons who have not previously acted as domestic mediators;

(4) Minimum requirements for continuing education; and

(5) Procedures to ensure that potential mediators understand the high standard of ethics and confidentiality related to their participation in the program.

(d) Prohibit the mediator from reporting to the court any information about the mediation other than whether the mediation was successful or not.

(e) Establish a sliding schedule of fees for participation in the program based on the client’s ability to pay.

(f) Provide for the acceptance of gifts and grants offered in support of the program.

(g) Allow the court to refer the parties to a private mediator for assistance in resolving the issues.

3. The costs of the program must be paid from the account for dispute resolution in the county general fund. All fees, gifts and grants collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the account.

4. This section does not prohibit a court from referring a financial or other issue to a special master or other person for assistance in resolving the dispute.

Title 3. Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings Injunctions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 33. Injunctions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

General Provisions

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9 de enero de 2024

33.010. Cases in which injunction may be granted

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

An injunction may be granted in the following cases:

1. When it shall appear by the complaint that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief demanded, and such relief or any part thereof consists in restraining the commission or continuance of the act complained of, either for a limited period or perpetually.

2. When it shall appear by the complaint or affidavit that the commission or continuance of some act, during the litigation, would produce great or irreparable injury to the plaintiff.

3. When it shall appear, during the litigation, that the defendant is doing or threatens, or is about to do, or is procuring or suffering to be done, some act in violation of the plaintiff’s rights respecting the subject of the action, and tending to render the judgment ineffectual.

33.015. Injunction to restrain unlawful act against witness or victim of crime.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Whenever it appears that a defendant or other person is doing, about to do, threatening to do or procuring to be done some act against a victim of a crime or a witness in violation of any provision of NRS 199.230, 199.240 or 199.305, a court of competent jurisdiction may issue an injunction restraining the defendant or other person from the commission or continuance of that act.

Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

33.017. Definitions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

As used in NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Extended order” means an extended order for protection against domestic violence.

2. “Temporary order” means a temporary order for protection against domestic violence.

33.018. Acts which constitute domestic violence.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Domestic violence occurs when a person commits one of the following acts against or upon the person’s spouse or former spouse, any other person to whom the person is related by blood or marriage, any other person with whom the person has had or is having a dating relationship, any other person with whom the person has a child in common, the minor child of any of those persons, the person’s minor child or any other person who has been appointed the custodian or legal guardian for the person’s minor child:

(a) A battery.

(b) An assault.

(c) Coercion pursuant to NRS 207.190.

(d) A sexual assault.

(e) A knowing, purposeful or reckless course of conduct intended to harass the other person. Such conduct may include, but is not limited to:

(1) Stalking.

(2) Arson.

(3) Trespassing.

(4) Larceny.

(5) Destruction of private property.

(6) Carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.

(7) Injuring or killing an animal.

(8) Burglary.

(9) An invasion of the home.

(f) A false imprisonment.

(g) Pandering.

2. The provisions of this section do not apply to:

(a) Siblings, except those siblings who are in a custodial or guardianship relationship with each other; or

(b) Cousins, except those cousins who are in a custodial or guardianship relationship with each other.3. As used in this section, “dating relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement. The term does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary association between persons in a business or social context.

33.019. Masters: Appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

In an action to issue, dissolve, convert, modify, register or enforce a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, the court may appoint a master to take testimony and recommend orders.

2. The master must be an attorney licensed to practice in this state.

3. The master shall:

(a) Take testimony and establish a record; and

(b) Make findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations concerning a temporary or extended order.

33.020. Requirements for issuance of temporary and extended orders; availability of court; court clerk to inform protected party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court from specific facts shown by a verified application that an act of domestic violence has occurred or there exists a threat of domestic violence, the court may grant a temporary or extended order. A court shall only consider whether the act of domestic violence or the threat thereof satisfies the requirements of NRS 33.018 without considering any other factor in its determination to grant the temporary or extended order.
 

2. A temporary or extended order must not be granted to the applicant or the adverse party unless the applicant or the adverse party has requested the order and has filed a verified application that an act of domestic violence has occurred or there exists a threat of domestic violence. If the applicant reasonably believes that disclosing his or her address and contact information in the application would jeopardize his or her safety, the applicant may decline to disclose his or her address and contact information in the application. If the applicant declines to disclose his or her address and contact information in the application, then such information:
 

(a) Must be disclosed to the court and, for criminal justice purposes, to any other authorized agency of criminal justice to allow the agency of criminal justice to carry out any duty required pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive;
 

(b) Must be maintained in a separate, confidential, electronic document or database which is not publicly accessible; and
 

(c) Must not be released, disclosed or made accessible to the public, except as authorized by the court.
 

3. The court may require the applicant or the adverse party, or both, to appear before the court before determining whether to grant the temporary or extended order.
 

4. A temporary order may be granted with or without notice to the adverse party. An extended order may only be granted after notice to the adverse party and a hearing on the application.
 

5. A hearing on an application for an extended order must be held within 45 days after the date on which the application for the extended order is filed. If the adverse party has not been served pursuant to NRS 33.060 or 33.065 and fails to appear at the hearing, the court may, upon a showing that law enforcement, after due diligence, has been unable to serve the adverse party or that the adverse party has sought to avoid service by concealment, set a date for a second hearing which must be held within 90 days after the date on which the first hearing was scheduled.
 

6. If the adverse party has not been served pursuant to NRS 33.060 or 33.065 and fails to appear on the date set for a second hearing on an application for an extended order pursuant to subsection 5, the court may, upon a showing that law enforcement, after due diligence, has been unable to serve the adverse party or that the adverse party has sought to avoid service by concealment, set a date for a third hearing which must be held within 90 days after the date on which the second hearing was scheduled.
 

7. The court shall rule upon an application for a temporary order within 1 judicial day after it is filed.
 

8. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court from specific facts communicated by electronic means to the court by an alleged victim that an act of domestic violence has occurred and the alleged perpetrator of the domestic violence has been arrested and is presently in custody pursuant to NRS 171.137, the court may grant a temporary order. Before approving an order under such circumstances, the court shall confirm with the appropriate law enforcement agency that the applicant is an alleged victim and that the alleged perpetrator is in custody. Upon approval by the court, the signed order may be transmitted to the facility where the alleged perpetrator is in custody by electronic or telephonic transmission to a facsimile machine. If such an order is received by the facility holding the alleged perpetrator while the alleged perpetrator is still in custody, the order must be personally served by an authorized employee of the facility before the alleged perpetrator is released. The court shall mail a copy of each order issued pursuant to this subsection to the alleged victim named in the order and cause the original order to be filed with the court clerk on the first judicial day after it is issued.
 

9. In a county whose population is 52,000 or more, the court shall be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nonjudicial days and holidays, to receive electronic communications and for the issuance of a temporary order pursuant to subsection 8.
 

10. In a county whose population is less than 52,000, the court may be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nonjudicial days and holidays, to receive electronic communications and for the issuance of a temporary order pursuant to subsection 8.
 

11. The clerk of the court shall inform the protected party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.
 

12. As used in this section, “agency of criminal justice” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.030.

33.030. Contents of order; interlocutory appeal.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court by a temporary order may:

(a) Enjoin the adverse party from threatening, physically injuring or harassing the applicant or minor child, either directly or through an agent;

(b) Exclude the adverse party from the applicant’s place of residence;

(c) Prohibit the adverse party from entering the residence, school or place of employment of the applicant or minor child and order the adverse party to stay away from any specified place frequented regularly by them;

(d) If it has jurisdiction under chapter 125A of NRS, grant temporary custody of the minor child to the applicant;

(e) Enjoin the adverse party from physically injuring, threatening to injure or taking possession of any animal that is owned or kept by the applicant or minor child, either directly or through an agent;

(f) Enjoin the adverse party from physically injuring or threatening to injure any animal that is owned or kept by the adverse party, either directly or through an agent; and

(g) Order such other relief as it deems necessary in an emergency situation.

2. The court by an extended order may grant any relief enumerated in subsection 1 and:

(a) Specify arrangements for visitation of the minor child by the adverse party and require supervision of that visitation by a third party if necessary;

(b) Specify arrangements for the possession and care of any animal owned or kept by the adverse party, applicant or minor child; and

(c) Order the adverse party to:

(1) Avoid or limit communication with the applicant or minor child;

(2) Pay rent or make payments on a mortgage on the applicant’s place of residence;

(3) Pay for the support of the applicant or minor child, including, without limitation, support of a minor child for whom a guardian has been appointed pursuant to chapter 159A of NRS or a minor child who has been placed in protective custody pursuant to chapter 432B of NRS, if the adverse party is found to have a duty to support the applicant or minor child;

(4) Pay all costs and fees incurred by the applicant in bringing the action; and

(5) Pay monetary compensation to the applicant for lost earnings and expenses incurred as a result of the applicant attending any hearing concerning an application for an extended order.

3. If an extended order is issued by a justice court, an interlocutory appeal lies to the district court, which may affirm, modify or vacate the order in question. The appeal may be taken without bond, but its taking does not stay the effect or enforcement of the order.

4. A temporary or extended order must specify, as applicable, the county and city, if any, in which the residence, school, child care facility or other provider of child care, and place of employment of the applicant or minor child are located.

5. A temporary or extended order must provide notice that:

(a) Responding to a communication initiated by the applicant may constitute a violation of the protective order; and

(b) A person who is arrested for violating the order will not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after the person’s arrest if:

(1) The arresting officer determines that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;

(2) The person has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection; or

(3) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the person has:

(I) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in the person’s blood or breath; or(II) An amount of a prohibited substance in the person’s blood or urine, as applicable, that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110.

33.031. Extended order may prohibit possession of firearm by adverse party; factors for court to consider in determining whether to prohibit possession of firearm; exception; penalty

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court may include in an extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.030:
(a) A requirement that the adverse party surrender, sell or transfer any firearm in the adverse party’s possession or under the adverse party’s custody or control in the manner set forth in NRS 33.033; and
(b) A statement that, unless the provisions of subsection 3 apply, the adverse party is prohibited from possessing or having under the adverse party’s custody or control any firearm while the order is in effect pursuant to NRS 202.360.
2. In determining whether to include the provisions set forth in subsection 1 in an extended order, the court must consider, without limitation, whether the adverse party:
(a) Has a documented history of domestic violence;
(b) Has used or threatened to use a firearm to injure or harass the applicant, a minor child or any other person; and
(c) Has used a firearm in the commission or attempted commission of any crime.
3. If a court includes the provisions set forth in subsection 1 in an extended order, the court may include a limited exception from the prohibition to possess or have under the adverse party’s custody or control any firearm if the adverse party establishes that:
(a) The adverse party is employed by an employer who requires the adverse party to use or possess a firearm as an integral part of the adverse party’s employment;
(b) The adverse party only uses or possesses the firearm in the course of such employment; and
(c) The employer will provide for the storage of any such firearm during any period when the adverse party is not working.
4. An adverse party who violates any provision included in an extended order pursuant to this section concerning the surrender, sale, transfer, possession, custody or control of a firearm is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000. The court must include in the order a statement that violation of such a provision in the order is a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

33.033. Requirements for surrender, sale or transfer of firearm in possession of adverse party; law enforcement agency may charge fee for collection and storage of firearm

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a court orders an adverse party to surrender, sell or transfer any firearm pursuant to NRS 33.031, the adverse party shall, not later than 24 hours after service of the order:
(a) Surrender any firearm in the adverse party’s possession or under the adverse party’s custody or control to the appropriate local law enforcement agency designated by the court in the order;
(b) Surrender any firearm in the adverse party’s possession or under the adverse party’s custody or control to a person designated by the court in the order;
(c) Sell or transfer any firearm in the adverse party’s possession or under the adverse party’s custody or control to a licensed firearm dealer; or
(d) Submit an affidavit:
(1) Informing the court that he or she currently does not have any firearm in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control; and
(2) Acknowledging that failure to surrender, sell or transfer any firearm in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control is a violation of the extended order and state law.
2. If the court orders the adverse party to surrender any firearm to a local law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the law enforcement agency shall provide the adverse party with a receipt which includes a description of each firearm surrendered and the serial number of each firearm surrendered. The adverse party shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after surrendering any such firearm, provide the receipt to the court.
3. If the court orders the adverse party to surrender any firearm to a person designated by the court pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the adverse party shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after the adverse party surrenders any firearm to such person, provide to the court and the appropriate local law enforcement agency the name and address of the person designated in the order and a written description of each firearm surrendered and the serial number of each firearm surrendered to such person.
4. If the adverse party sells or transfers any firearm to a licensed firearm dealer pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1:
(a) The licensed firearm dealer shall provide the adverse party with a receipt which includes a description of each firearm sold or transferred, the serial number of each firearm sold or transferred and, if the firearm was transferred, whether the transfer is permanent or temporary; and
(b) The adverse party shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after such sale or transfer, provide the receipt to the court and the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
5. If there is probable cause to believe that the adverse party has not surrendered, sold or transferred any firearm in the adverse party’s possession or under the adverse party’s custody or control within 24 hours after service of the order, the court may issue and deliver to any law enforcement officer a search warrant which authorizes the law enforcement officer to enter and search any place where there is probable cause to believe any firearm is located and seize the firearm.
6. A local law enforcement agency may charge and collect a fee from the adverse party for the collection and storage of a firearm pursuant to this section. The fee must not exceed the cost incurred by the local law enforcement agency to provide the service.
7. A licensed firearm dealer may charge and collect a fee from the adverse party for the storage of a firearm pursuant to this section.
8. As used in this section, “licensed firearm dealer” means a person licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(a).

33.035. Extended order to include assignment of income for support of child in certain circumstances

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a court issues an extended order which includes an order for the support of a minor child, the court shall order the adverse party to assign to the party who obtained the extended order that portion of the income of the adverse party which is due or to become due and is sufficient to pay the amount ordered by the court for the support, unless the court finds good cause for the postponement of the assignment. A finding of good cause must be based upon a written finding by the court that the immediate assignment of income would not be in the best interests of the child.

2. An assignment of income ordered pursuant to subsection 1 is subject to the provisions of chapters 31A and 125B of NRS.

3. The Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources, in consultation with the Office of Court Administrator and other interested governmental entities, shall develop procedures and forms to allow a person to whom an assignment is ordered to be made to enforce the assignment in an expeditious and safe manner.

33.040. No requirement of action for dissolution of marriage; order does not preclude other action; consolidation with other action.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary or extended order may be granted under NRS 33.020 without regard to whether an action for divorce, annulment of marriage or separate maintenance has been filed respecting the applicant and the adverse party.

2. A temporary or extended order is in addition to and not in lieu of any other available civil or criminal action. An applicant is not barred from seeking an order because of other pending proceedings.

3. An application for a temporary or extended order may be consolidated with another civil action if it would prevent an act of domestic violence.

33.050. Assessment of court costs and fees; duty of court clerk to assist parties; no charge for certified copy of order for applicant.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any applicant for a temporary or extended order. After any hearing and no later than final disposition of the application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.

2. The clerk of the court shall provide each party, free of cost, with information about the:

(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders;

(b) Procedure for filing an application for an order; and

(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.

3. The clerk of the court or other person designated by the court shall assist any party in completing and filing the application, affidavit and any other paper or pleading necessary to initiate or respond to an application for a temporary or extended order. This assistance does not constitute the practice of law, but the clerk shall not render any advice or service that requires the professional judgment of an attorney.

4. The clerk of the court shall not charge an applicant for a temporary or extended order for providing the applicant with a certified copy of the temporary or extended order.

33.060. Notice of order to law enforcement agency; duty to serve and enforce order without charge; no charge for copy of order for applicant and adverse party.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court shall transmit, by the end of the next business day after the order is issued, a copy of the temporary or extended order to the appropriate law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the residence, school, child care facility or other provider of child care, or place of employment of the applicant or the minor child.

2. The court shall order the appropriate law enforcement agency to serve, without charge, the adverse party personally with the temporary order. If after due diligence, the law enforcement agency has attempted and been unable to personally serve the adverse party with the temporary order, the law enforcement agency shall leave a notice in a conspicuous place at the last known address of the adverse party. The notice must include, without limitation, a statement that contains the following information:

(a) That the adverse party must contact the law enforcement agency within 24 hours of the attempted personal service and the exact time in which the 24-hour period expires; and

(b) The contact information for the law enforcement agency, including, without limitation, the phone number of the law enforcement agency.

3. If the adverse party responds to the notice pursuant to subsection 2, the law enforcement agency must obtain the necessary information from the adverse party to serve the adverse party personally with the temporary order.

4. If after due diligence, the law enforcement agency has attempted and been unable to serve the adverse party with personal service of the temporary order three times and the adverse party has not responded to the notices pursuant to subsection 2, the applicant may petition the court to order the law enforcement agency to serve the adverse party with the temporary order at his or her place of employment, if applicable. The petition must include, without limitation, affidavits, declarations or other evidence setting forth specific facts demonstrating:

(a) That the law enforcement agency, with due diligence, attempted to locate and personally serve the adverse party three times and left corresponding notices at his or her place of residence after each attempted service pursuant to subsection 2; and

(b) The contact information of the adverse party, including, without limitation, the known or last known phone number and residential address of the adverse party and the name and commercial address of his or her place of employment.

5. If the adverse party is unemployed or after due diligence, the law enforcement agency has attempted and been unable to serve the adverse party with the temporary order at his or her place of employment pursuant to subsection 4, the applicant may petition the court to order the law enforcement agency to serve the adverse party by an alternative service method pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, service of an application for an extended order and the notice of any hearing thereon must be served upon the adverse party:

(a) Pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; or

(b) In the manner provided in NRS 33.065.

7. If the applicant files an application for an extended order at the same time as his or her application for a temporary order or before such time that a law enforcement agency is able to successfully serve the temporary order on the adverse party, the application for the extended order and notice of the hearing thereon must be served with the temporary order in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsections 1 to 5, inclusive, regardless of whether the law enforcement agency has commenced service of the temporary order pursuant to subsections 1 to 5, inclusive.

8. A law enforcement agency shall enforce a temporary or extended order without regard to the county in which the order was issued.9. The clerk of the court shall issue, without fee, a copy of the temporary or extended order to the applicant and the adverse party.

33.065. Alternative method for serving adverse party at current place of employment; when adverse party deemed served; immunity from liability for employer

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If the current address where the adverse party resides is unknown and the law enforcement agency has made at least two attempts to personally serve the adverse party at the adverse party’s current place of employment with a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of the hearing thereon, the law enforcement agency or a person designated by the law enforcement agency may serve the adverse party by:

(a) Delivering a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of hearing thereon to the current place of employment of the adverse party; and

(b) Thereafter, mailing a copy of the application for an extended order and the notice of hearing thereon to the adverse party at the adverse party’s current place of employment.

2. Delivery pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be made by leaving a copy of the documents specified at the current place of employment of the adverse party with the manager of the department of human resources or another similar person. Such a person shall:

(a) Accept service of the documents and make a reasonable effort to deliver the documents to the adverse party;

(b) Identify another appropriate person who will accept service of the documents and who shall make a reasonable effort to deliver the documents to the adverse party; or

(c) Contact the adverse party and arrange for the adverse party to be present at the place of employment to accept service of the documents personally.

3. After delivering the documents to the place of employment of the adverse party, a copy of the documents must be mailed to the adverse party by first-class mail to the place of employment of the adverse party in care of the employer.

4. The adverse party shall be deemed to have been served 10 days after the date on which the documents are mailed to the adverse party.

5. Upon completion of service pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency or the person designated by the law enforcement agency who served the adverse party in the manner set forth in this section shall file with or mail to the clerk of the court proof of service in this manner.6. An employer is immune from civil liability for any act or omission with respect to accepting service of documents, delivering documents to the adverse party or contacting the adverse party and arranging for the adverse party to accept service of the documents personally pursuant to this section, if the employer acts in good faith with respect to accepting service of documents, delivering documents to the adverse party or contacting the adverse party and arranging for the adverse party to accept service of the documents personally.

33.070. Inclusion in order of requirement of arrest; verification of notice to adverse party.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Every temporary or extended order must include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest an adverse party if the officer has probable cause to believe that the adverse party has violated any provision of the order. The law enforcement officer may make an arrest with or without a warrant and regardless of whether the violation occurs in his presence.

2. If a law enforcement officer cannot verify that the adverse party was served with a copy of the application and order, he shall:

(a) Inform the adverse party of the specific terms and conditions of the order;

(b) Inform the adverse party that he now has notice of the provisions of the order and that a violation of the order will result in his arrest;

(c) Inform the adverse party of the location of the court that issued the original order and the hours during which the adverse party may obtain a copy of the order; and

(d) Inform the adverse party of the date and time set for a hearing on an application for an extended order, if any.

3. Information concerning the terms and conditions of the order, the date and time of the notice provided to the adverse party and the name and identifying number of the officer who gave the notice must be provided in writing to the applicant and noted in the records of the law enforcement agency and the court.

33.080. Expiration, conversion, modification and dissolution of order; hearing; court to enter findings of fact concerning extended order effective for more than 1 year; construction of section not to affect right of adverse party to interlocutory appea

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary order expires within such time, not to exceed 45 days, as the court fixes. If an application for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order or at the same time that an application for a temporary order is filed, the temporary order remains in effect until:

(a) The hearing on the extended order is held; or

(b) If the court schedules a second or third hearing pursuant to subsection 5 or 6 of NRS 33.020, the date on which the second or third hearing on an application for an extended order is held.

2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 2 years, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for not more than 2 years.

4. A court shall enter a finding of fact providing the basis for the imposition of an extended order effective for more than 1 year.

5. At any time while the extended order is in effect, the party who obtained the extended order or the adverse party may appear and move for its dissolution or modification based on changes of circumstance of the parties, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

6. This section must not be construed to affect the right of an adverse party to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to NRS 33.030.

33.085. Order from another jurisdiction: Accorded full faith and credit under certain circumstances; effect of mutual orders; enforcement; effect of not registering order or including order in repository or database; immunity.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe within the United States, including, without limitation, any provisions in the order related to custody and support, is valid and must be accorded full faith and credit and enforced by the courts of this state as if it were issued by a court in this state, regardless of whether the order has been registered in this state, if the court in this state determines that:

(a) The issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter under the laws of the State, territory or Indian tribe in which the order was issued; and

(b) The adverse party was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard before the order was issued or, in the case of an ex parte order, the adverse party was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard within the time required by the laws of the issuing state, territory or tribe and, in any event, within a reasonable time after the order was issued.

2. If the order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe is a mutual order for protection against domestic violence and:

(a) No counter or cross-petition or other pleading was filed by the adverse party; or

(b) A counter or cross-petition or other pleading was filed and the court did not make a specific finding of domestic violence by both parties,

the court shall refuse to enforce the order against the applicant and may determine whether to issue its own temporary or extended order.

3. A law enforcement officer shall enforce an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe and shall make an arrest for a violation thereof in the same manner that a law enforcement officer would make an arrest for a violation of a temporary or extended order issued by a court of this state unless it is apparent to the officer that the order is not authentic on its face. An officer shall determine that an order is authentic on its face if the order contains:

(a) The names of the parties;

(b) Information indicating that the order has not expired; and

(c) Information indicating that the court which issued the order had legal authority to issue the order as evidenced by a certified copy of the order, a file-stamped copy of the order, an authorized signature or stamp of the court which issued the order or another indication of the authority of the court which issued the order.

An officer may determine that any other order is authentic on its face.

4. In enforcing an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe or arresting a person for a violation of such an order, a law enforcement officer may rely upon:

(a) A copy of an order for protection against domestic violence that has been provided to the officer;

(b) An order for protection against domestic violence that is included in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection pursuant to NRS 33.095 or in any national crime information database;

(c) Oral or written confirmation from a law enforcement agency or court in the jurisdiction in which the order for protection against domestic violence was issued that the order is valid and effective; or

(d) An examination of the totality of the circumstances concerning the existence of a valid and effective order for protection against domestic violence, including, without limitation, the statement of a person protected by the order that the order remains in effect.

5. The fact that an order has not been registered or included in the Repository for Information Concerning Orders for Protection in the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History pursuant to NRS 33.095 or in any national crime information database is not grounds for a law enforcement officer to refuse to enforce the terms of the order unless it is apparent to the officer that the order is not authentic on its face.6. A court or law enforcement officer who enforces an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid or who refuses to enforce such an order based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid and the employer of such a law enforcement officer are immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken based on that belief.

33.090. Order from another jurisdiction: Registration in this state; duties of court clerk; prohibition against notification of adverse party by clerk; no charge for registration, certified copy or service

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person may register an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe within the United States or a Canadian domestic-violence protection order by presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction in a judicial district in which the person believes that enforcement may be necessary.
2. The clerk of the court shall:
(a) Maintain a record of each order registered pursuant to this section;
(b) Provide the protected party with a copy of the order registered pursuant to this section bearing proof of registration with the court;
(c) Forward, by conventional or electronic means, by the end of the next business day, a copy of an order registered pursuant to this section to the appropriate law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the residence, school, child care facility or other provider of child care, or place of employment of the protected party or the child of the protected party; and
(d) Inform the protected party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.
3. The clerk of the court shall not:
(a) Charge a fee for registering an order or for providing a certified copy of an order pursuant to this section.
(b) Notify the party against whom the order has been made that an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe has been registered in this State.
4. A person who registers an order pursuant to this section must not be charged to have the order served in this State.
5. As used in this section, “Canadian domestic-violence protection order” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119.

33.095. Duty to transmit information concerning temporary or extended order to central repository.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Any time that a court issues a temporary or extended order and any time that a person serves such an order, registers such an order, registers a Canadian domestic-violence protection order or receives any information or takes any other action pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, or NRS 33.110 to 33.158, inclusive, the person shall cause to be transmitted, in the manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, any information required by the Central Repository in a manner which ensures that the information is received by the Central Repository by the end of the next business day.

2. Any time that a court issues an emergency or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.570 or 33.580, the court shall cause to be transmitted, in the manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, any information required by the Central Repository in a manner which ensures that the information is received by the Central Repository by the end of the next business day.

3. As used in this section, “Canadian domestic-violence protection order” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.119.

33.100. Penalties for violation of order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A person who intentionally violates:

1. A temporary order is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. An extended order and:

(a) Who has not previously violated an extended order is guilty of a misdemeanor;

(b) Who has previously violated an extended order one time is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; or

(c) Who has previously violated an extended order two or more times is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

Each act that constitutes a violation of the temporary or extended order may be prosecuted as a separate violation of the order.

Orders for Protection Against Harassment in the Workplace

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

33.200. Definitions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

As used in NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 33.210, 33.220 and 33.230 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

33.210. Employee defined.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Employee” means a person who is employed by an employer, including, without limitation, an independent contractor.

33.220. Employer defined.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Employer” means a public or private employer in this state, including, without limitation, the State of Nevada, an agency of this state and a political subdivision of this state.

33.230. "Order for protection against harassment in the workplace" defined.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Order for protection against harassment in the workplace” means an order issued pursuant to NRS 33.270.

33.240. Acts that constitute harassment in workplace.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Harassment in the workplace occurs when:

1. A person knowingly threatens to cause or commits an act that causes:

(a) Bodily injury to himself or another person;

(b) Damage to the property of another person; or

(c) Substantial harm to the physical or mental health or safety of a person;

2. The threat is made or the act is committed against an employer, an employee of the employer while the employee performs his duties of employment or a person present at the workplace of the employer; and

3. The threat would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out or the act would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed.

33.250. Verified application for temporary order; contents of application.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer who reasonably believes that harassment in the workplace has occurred may file a verified application for a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace against the person who allegedly committed the harassment.

2. The verified application must include, without limitation:

(a) The name of the employer seeking the order;

(b) The name and address, if known, of the person who allegedly committed the harassment in the workplace; and

(c) A detailed description of the events that allegedly constituted harassment in the workplace and the dates on which these events occurred.

33.260. Notice of intent to seek order to be provided to known target of harassment.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

If an employer has knowledge that a specific person is the target of harassment in the workplace and the employer intends to seek a temporary or extended order for protection against such harassment, the employer shall make a good faith effort to notify the person who is the target of the harassment that the employer intends to seek such an order.

33.270. Requirements for issuance of temporary or extended order; expiration; right to challenge temporary order; award of costs and attorney's fees to prevailing party; interlocutory appeal of extended order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court may issue a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace if it appears to the satisfaction of the court from specific facts shown by a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.250 that harassment in the workplace has occurred.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace must not be issued without notice to the person who allegedly committed the harassment. A temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace must not be issued without the giving of security by the employer in an amount determined by the court to be sufficient to pay for such costs and damages as may be incurred or suffered by the person who allegedly committed the harassment if the person who allegedly committed the harassment is found to have been wrongfully enjoined or restrained.

3. The court may require the employer or the person who allegedly committed the harassment, or both, to appear before the court before determining whether to issue the temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace.

4. A court may issue a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace without written or oral notice to the person who allegedly committed the harassment or his attorney only if:

(a) A verified application is accompanied by an affidavit that contains specific facts which clearly show that immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result to the employer, an employee of the employer while the employee performs the duties of his employment or a person who is present at the workplace of the employer before the person who allegedly committed the harassment or his attorney can be heard in opposition; and

(b) The employer and the employer’s attorney, if any, set forth in the affidavit: (1) The efforts, if any, that have been made to give notice to the person who allegedly committed the harassment; and (2) The facts supporting waiver of notice requirements.

5. A temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace that is granted, with or without notice, must expire not later than 15 days after the date on which the order is issued, unless extended pursuant to subsections 6 and 7.

6. If a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace is granted, with or without notice, the employer or his authorized agent may apply for an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace by filing a verified application for an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace. If such an application is filed, the temporary order remains in effect until the hearing on the application for an extended order is held. The application must:

(a) In addition to the information required by subsection 2 of NRS 33.250, set forth the facts that provide the basis for granting an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace;

(b) Be filed before the expiration of the temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace;

(c) Be heard as soon as reasonably possible and not later than 10 days after the date on which the application is filed with the court unless the court determines that there are compelling reasons to hold the hearing at a later date; and

(d) Be dismissed if the court finds that the temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace which is the basis of the application has been dissolved or has expired.

7. At the hearing on an application filed pursuant to subsection 6, the employer must present evidence sufficient to support the granting of the application for an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace. At the hearing, the court may:

(a) Dissolve or modify the temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace; or

(b) Grant an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace.

8. If granted, an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace expires within such time, not to exceed 1 year, as the court fixes.

9. Upon 2 days’ notice to an employer who obtained a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace without notice or on such shorter notice to the employer as the court may prescribe, the person who allegedly committed the harassment may appear and move the dissolution or modification of the temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace. Upon the filing of such a motion, the court shall proceed to hear and determine the motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require. At the hearing, the court may dissolve, modify or extend the order.

10. The court may award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party in a matter brought pursuant to this section.

11. If a court issues an extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace, an interlocutory appeal lies to the district court, which may affirm, modify or vacate the order in question. The appeal may be taken without bond, but its taking does not stay the effect or enforcement of the order.

33.280. Effect of temporary or extended order; court may not issue order against more than one person; contents of order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace may: (a) Enjoin the person who allegedly committed the harassment from contacting the employer, an employee of the employer while the employee is performing his duties of employment and any person while the person is present at the workplace of the employer; (b) Order the person who allegedly committed the harassment to stay away from the workplace of the employer; and (c) Order such other relief as the court deems necessary to protect the employer, the workplace of the employer, the employees of the employer while performing their duties of employment and any other persons who are present at the workplace.

2. A court may not issue a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace that is against more than one person.

3. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace must: (a) Specify, as applicable, the county and city, if any, in which the workplace of the employer is located and in which the employees of the employer perform their duties of employment; (b) Include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest the person who allegedly committed the harassment, with or without a warrant, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been served with a copy of the order and has violated a provision of the order; (c) State the reasons for granting the order; and (d) Include the following statement:

WARNING This is an official court order. If you disobey this order, you may be arrested and prosecuted for the crime of violating an order for protection against harassment in the workplace and any other crime that you may have committed in disobeying this order.

4. In addition to the requirements of subsection 3, if the court granted a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace without notice, the order must: (a) Include a statement that the person who allegedly committed the harassment is entitled to a hearing on the order pursuant to NRS 33.270; (b) Include the name and address of the court in which the petition for a hearing may be filed; (c) Contain the date and hour of issuance; (d) Be immediately filed with the clerk of the court; (e) Define the irreparable injury, loss or damage resulting from the harassment and state why it is irreparable; and (f) Set forth the reasons for granting the order without notice.

33.290. Order does not preclude other action.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace is in addition to and not in lieu of any other available civil or criminal action. An employer is not barred from seeking an order because of other pending proceedings.

33.300. Transmittal of copy of order to law enforcement agency; service and enforcement of order; issuance of copies of order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court shall transmit, by the end of the next business day after a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace is issued, a copy of the order to the appropriate law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the workplace of the employer or the areas in which the employees of the employer perform their duties of employment.

2. The court may order the appropriate law enforcement agency to serve the person who allegedly committed the harassment personally with the order if it finds that such service is necessary to avoid an act of violence and to file with or mail to the clerk of the court proof of service by the end of the next business day after service is made. Service of an application for an order, the notice of hearing thereon and the order must be served upon the person who allegedly committed the harassment pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.

3. A law enforcement agency shall enforce a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace without regard to the county in which the order was issued.

4. The clerk of the court that issued a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace shall issue a copy of the order to the employer who requested the order and the person who allegedly committed the harassment.

33.310. Registration of order; effect of registration; duty of court clerk to maintain record of registered order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An employer or an authorized agent of an employer may register a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace issued by the court of another state by presenting a certified copy of the order to the clerk of the court in a judicial district in which the employer believes that enforcement may be necessary.

2. A temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace that is registered has the same effect and must be enforced in like manner as such an order issued by a court of this state.

3. The clerk of the court shall maintain a record of each order registered pursuant to this section.

33.320. Arrest of person who violates order; service of order; duty to note date and time of service on copy of order issued to employer.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Whether or not a violation occurs in the presence of a law enforcement officer, the officer may, with or without a warrant, arrest and take into custody a person if the officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 33.270 against the person;

(b) The person has been served with a copy of the order; and

(c) The person is acting in violation of the order.

2. If a law enforcement officer cannot verify that the person was served with a copy of the order and the officer is at the workplace of the employer, the officer shall serve the person with a copy of the order if a copy is available.

3. A law enforcement officer who serves a person with a copy of an order pursuant to subsection 2 shall note the date and time of such service on the copy of the order that was issued to the employer.

33.330. Immunity for certain persons who enforce or refuse to enforce order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court, a law enforcement officer or any other person who enforces a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken based upon that belief.

2. A court, a law enforcement officer or any other person who refuses to enforce a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken based upon that belief.

3. The employer of a law enforcement officer who enforces a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace based upon a reasonable belief that the order is valid or who refuses to enforce such an order based upon a reasonable belief that the order is not valid is immune from civil and criminal liability for any action taken or not taken by the law enforcement officer based upon that belief.

33.340. Employer immune from civil liability under certain circumstances; use of actions taken and statements made by employer.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An employer is immune from civil liability for:

(a) Seeking a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace, if the employer acts in good faith in seeking the order; or

(b) Failing to seek a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace.

2. An action taken or a statement made by an employer pursuant to NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive:

(a) Shall not be deemed an admission by the employer of any fact; and

(b) May be used for the purposes of impeachment.

33.350. Penalty for intentional violation of order.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A person who intentionally violates a temporary or extended order for protection against harassment in the workplace is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order.

33.360. Limitations on effect of provisions.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

The provisions of NRS 33.200 to 33.360, inclusive, do not:

1. Modify the duty of an employer to provide a safe workplace for the employees of the employer and other persons present at the workplace of the employer;

2. Prohibit a person from engaging in any constitutionally protected exercise of free speech, including, without limitation, speech involving labor disputes concerning organized labor; or

3. Prohibit a person from engaging in any activity which is part of a labor dispute.

Orders for Protection of Children

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

33.400. Parent or guardian authorized to petition for order on behalf of child; contents of order; appeal of extended order; penalty for violation of order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the parent or guardian of a child may petition any court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the child for a temporary or extended order against a person who is 18 years of age or older and who the parent or guardian reasonably believes has committed or is committing a crime involving:

(a) Physical or mental injury to the child of a nonaccidental nature; or

(b) Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of the child.

2. If such an order on behalf of a child is granted, the court may direct the person who allegedly committed or is committing the crime to:

(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the child and any other location specifically named by the court.

(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the child and any other person specifically named by the court, who may include, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the child.

(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the child or to protect any other person specifically named by the court, who may include, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the child.

3. If a defendant charged with committing a crime described in subsection 1 is released from custody before trial or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill during the trial, the court may issue a temporary or extended order or provide as a condition of the release or sentence that the defendant:

(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the child against whom the alleged crime was committed and any other location specifically named by the court.

(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the child against whom the alleged crime was committed and any other person specifically named by the court, who may include, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the child.

(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the child or to protect any other person specifically named by the court, who may include, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the child.

4. A temporary order may be granted with or without notice to the adverse party. An extended order may be granted only after:

(a) Notice of the petition for the order and of the hearing thereon is served upon the adverse party pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; and

(b) A hearing is held on the petition.

5. If an extended order is issued by a justice court, an interlocutory appeal lies to the district court, which may affirm, modify or vacate the order in question. The appeal may be taken without bond, but its taking does not stay the effect or enforcement of the order.

6. Unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order, any person who intentionally violates:

(a) A temporary order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) An extended order is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

7. Any court order issued pursuant to this section must:

(a) Be in writing;

(b) Be personally served on the person to whom it is directed; and

(c) Contain the warning that violation of the order:

(1) Subjects the person to immediate arrest.
(2) Is a gross misdemeanor if the order is a temporary order.
(3) Is a category C felony if the order is an extended order.

33.410. Petition for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.400. After any hearing and not later than final disposition of such an application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.

2. The clerk of the court shall provide a person who petitions the court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 33.400 and the adverse party, free of cost, with information about the:

(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders pursuant to NRS 33.400;
(b) Procedure for filing an application for such an order; and
(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.

3. A person who obtains an order pursuant to NRS 33.400 must not be charged any fee to have the order served in this state.

33.420. Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of temporary order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary order issued pursuant to NRS 33.400 expires within such time, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes. If a petition for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order, the temporary order remains in effect until the hearing on the extended order is held.

2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 1 year, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for not more than 1 year.

33.430. Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; arrest for violation; enforcement of order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Each court that issues an order pursuant to NRS 33.400 shall transmit, as soon as practicable, a copy of the order to all law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction. The copy must include a notation of the date on which the order was personally served upon the person to whom it is directed.

2. A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 33.400 to the person to be arrested;
(b) The person to be arrested has been served with a copy of the order; and
(c) The person to be arrested is acting in violation of the order.

3. Any law enforcement agency in this State may enforce a court order issued pursuant to NRS 33.400.

33.440. Parent or guardian to be informed of final disposition of trial upon request; record of restrictions on defendant's conduct

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Upon the request of the parent or guardian of a child, the prosecuting attorney in any trial brought against a person for a crime described in subsection 1 of NRS 33.400 shall inform the parent or guardian of the final disposition of the case.

2. If the defendant is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill and the court issues an order or provides a condition of his sentence restricting the ability of the defendant to have contact with the child against whom the crime was committed or witnesses, the clerk of the court shall:

(a) Keep a record of the order or condition of the sentence; and

(b) Provide a certified copy of the order or condition of the sentence to the parent or guardian of the child and other persons named in the order.

Orders for Protection Against High-Risk Behavior

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

33.540. “Family or household member” defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Family or household member” means, with respect to an adverse party, any:

1. Person related by blood, adoption or marriage to the adverse party within the first degree of consanguinity;

2. Person who has a child in common with the adverse party, regardless of whether the person has been married to the adverse party or has lived together with the adverse party at any time;

3. Domestic partner of the adverse party;

4. Person who has a biological or legal parent and child relationship with the adverse party, including, without limitation, a natural parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent or grandchild;

5. Person who is acting or has acted as a guardian to the adverse party; or

6. Person who is currently in a dating or ongoing intimate relationship with the adverse party.

33.550. Acts that constitute high-risk behavior

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. High-risk behavior occurs when a person:

(a) Uses, attempts to use or threatens the use of physical force against another person;

(b) Communicates a threat of imminent violence toward himself or herself or against another person;

(c) Commits an act of violence directed toward himself or herself or another person;

(d) Engages in a pattern of threats of violence or acts of violence against himself or herself or another person, including, without limitation, threats of violence or acts of violence that have caused another person to be in reasonable fear of physical harm to himself or herself;

(e) Exhibits conduct which a law enforcement officer reasonably determines would present a serious and imminent threat to the safety of the public;

(f) Engages in conduct which presents a danger to himself or herself or another person while:

(1) In possession, custody or control of a firearm; or

(2) Purchasing or otherwise acquiring a firearm;

(g) Abuses a controlled substance or alcohol while engaging in high-risk behavior as described in this section; or

(h) Acquires a firearm or other deadly weapon within the immediately preceding 6 months before the person otherwise engages in high-risk behavior as described in this section.

2. For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to engage in high-risk behavior if he or she has previously been convicted of:

(a) Violating a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to NRS 33.020;

(b) Violating a temporary or extended order for protection against sexual assault issued pursuant to NRS 200.378; or

(c) A crime of violence, as defined in NRS 200.408, punishable as a felony.

33.560. Filing of verified application for ex parte or extended order: Persons who may file verified application; grounds; contents; service

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.

2. A family or household member who reasonably believes that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.

3. A verified application filed pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:

(a) The name of the person seeking the order for protection against high-risk behavior;

(b) The name and address, if known, of the person who is alleged to pose an imminent risk pursuant to subsection 1 or 2;

(c) A detailed description of the conduct and acts that constitute high-risk behavior and the dates on which the high-risk behavior occurred; and

(d) Any supplemental documents or information.

4. An applicant is not required to serve, or have served on its behalf, an application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior and notice of the hearing described in section 1.3 of this act, but an applicant who is a law enforcement officer may in the discretion of the officer serve the verified application and notice of the hearing on the adverse party.

33.570. Requirements for issuance of ex parte order; availability of court; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court shall issue an emergency order if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence from facts shown by a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.560:

(a) That a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm;

(b) The person engaged in high-risk behavior; and

(c) Less restrictive options have been exhausted or are not effective.

2. The court may require the person who filed the verified application or the adverse party, or both, to appear before the court before determining whether to issue an emergency order.

3. An emergency order may be issued with or without notice to the adverse party.

4. The clerk of the court shall inform the applicant and the adverse party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.

33.580. Requirements for issuance of extended order; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court shall issue an extended order if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence from facts shown by a verified application filed pursuant to NRS 33.560:

(a) That a person poses a risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm;

(b) The person engaged in high-risk behavior; and

(c) Less restrictive options have been exhausted or are not effective.

2. The clerk of the court shall inform the applicant and the adverse party upon the successful transfer of information concerning the registration to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History as required pursuant to NRS 33.095.

33.590. Contents of ex parte or extended order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Each emergency or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.570 or 33.580 must:

1. Require the adverse party to surrender any firearm that is in the possession or control of the adverse party in the manner set forth in NRS 33.600.

2. Prohibit the adverse party from possessing or controlling any firearm while the order is in effect.

3. Include a provision ordering any law enforcement officer to arrest the adverse party with a warrant, or without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been served with a copy of the order and has violated a provision of the order.

4. State the reasons for the issuance of the order.

5. Include instructions for surrendering any firearm as ordered by the court.

6. State the time and date on which the order expires.

7. Require the adverse party to surrender any permit issued pursuant to NRS 202.3657.

8. Include the following statement:

WARNING

This is an official court order. If you disobey this order, you may be arrested and prosecuted for the crime of violating an emergency or extended order and any other crime that you may have committed in disobeying this order.

33.600. Requirements for surrender of firearm in possession of adverse party

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. After a court orders an adverse party to surrender any firearm pursuant to NRS 33.590, the adverse party shall, immediately after service of the order surrender any firearm that is in the possession or control of the adverse party to:

(a) The law enforcement agency designated by the court in the order, if the verified application pursuant to NRS 33.560 was filed by a family or household member; or

(b) The law enforcement agency of the law enforcement officer who filed the verified application pursuant to NRS 33.560.

2. At the time any firearm is surrendered, the law enforcement agency shall provide the adverse party with a receipt which includes a description of each firearm surrendered and the adverse party shall, not later than 1 business day after surrendering any such firearm, provide the original receipt to the court. The law enforcement agency shall store any such firearm or may contract with a licensed firearm dealer to provide storage.

3. If there is probable cause to believe that the adverse party has not surrendered any firearm that is in the possession or control of the adverse party, any law enforcement officer may apply to the court for a search warrant which authorizes the officer to enter and search any place where there is probable cause to believe any such firearm is located and seize the firearm.

4. If, while executing a search warrant pursuant to subsection 3, the health or safety of the officer or the adverse party is put at risk because of any action of the adverse party, the law enforcement officer is under no duty to continue to attempt to execute the search warrant and the execution of the warrant shall be deemed unsuccessful. If such execution is unsuccessful, the law enforcement agency shall, as soon as practicable after the risk has subsided, attempt to execute the search warrant until the search warrant is successfully executed.

5. A law enforcement agency shall return any surrendered or seized firearm to the adverse party:

(a) In the manner provided by the policies and procedures of the law enforcement agency;

(b) After confirming that:

(1) The adverse party is eligible to own or possess a firearm under state and federal law; and

(2) Any emergency order issued pursuant to NRS 33.570 is dissolved or no longer in effect or a court has issued an order to return the surrendered firearms pursuant to NRS 33.640, as applicable; and

(c) As soon as practicable but not more than 14 days after the dissolution or expiration of the emergency order or receiving the order to return the surrendered firearms pursuant to NRS 33.640, as applicable.

6. If a person other than the adverse party claims title to any firearm surrendered or seized pursuant to this section and the person is determined by the law enforcement agency to be the lawful owner, the firearm must be returned to the lawful owner, if:

(a) The lawful owner agrees to store the firearm in a manner such that the adverse party does not have access to or control of the firearm; and

(b) The law enforcement agency determines that:

(1) The firearm is not otherwise unlawfully possessed by the lawful owner; and

(2) The person is eligible to own or possess a firearm under state or federal law.

7. As used in this section, “licensed firearm dealer” means a person licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(a).

33.640. Expiration, dissolution and renewal of order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The family or household member or law enforcement officer who filed the verified application pursuant to NRS 33.560 or the adverse party may request in writing to appear and move for the dissolution of an emergency or extended order. Upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the adverse party no longer poses a risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm, the court shall dissolve the order. If all parties stipulate to dissolve the order, the court shall dissolve the order upon a finding of good cause.

2. Upon the expiration or dissolution of an emergency or extended order, the court shall:

(a) Order the return of any firearm surrendered by the adverse party;

(b) Provide a copy of the order to:

(1) The adverse party; and

(2) The law enforcement agency holding any such surrendered firearm; and

(c) Cause, on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety, a record of the expiration or dissolution of the order to be transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to ensure that information concerning the adverse party is removed from the Central Repository.

3. Not less than 3 months before the expiration of an extended order and upon petition by a family or household member or law enforcement officer, the court may, after notice and a hearing, renew an extended order upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence. Such an order expires within a period, not to exceed 1 year, as the court fixes.

Title 6. Justice Courts and Civil Procedure Therein

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 73. Small Claims

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

73.010. Jurisdiction of justice of peace for small claims; proper venue for filing action

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A justice of the peace has jurisdiction and may proceed as provided in this chapter and by rules of court in all cases arising in the justice court for the recovery of money only, where the amount claimed does not exceed $10,000.

2. An action brought pursuant to this chapter must be filed in one of the following townships as the proper venue for the action:

(a) The township in which the defendant named is a resident, does business or is employed at the time the cause of action arose or at the time the complaint is filed; or

(b) In addition to any township described in paragraph (a):

(1) In a case involving injury to the person or property, the township where the injury was committed.(2) In a case involving a person who has contracted to perform an obligation at, or relating to, a particular place, the township in which the obligation is or was to be performed. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the township in which the obligation is incurred shall be deemed to be the township in which the obligation is or was to be performed, unless there is a special contract to the contrary.

Title 11. Domestic Relations

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 125. Dissolution of Marriage

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Divorce

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125.010. Causes for divorce

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Divorce from the bonds of matrimony may be obtained for any of the following causes:

1. Insanity existing for 2 years prior to the commencement of the action. Upon this cause of action the court, before granting a divorce, shall require corroborative evidence of the insanity of the defendant at that time, and a decree granted on this ground shall not relieve the successful party from contributing to the support and maintenance of the defendant, and the court may require the plaintiff in such action to give bond therefor in an amount to be fixed by the court.

2. When the spouses have lived separate and apart for 1 year without cohabitation the court may, in its discretion, grant an absolute decree of divorce at the suit of either party.

3. Incompatibility.

125.020. Verified complaint; residence or domicile; jurisdiction of district court

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Divorce from the bonds of matrimony may be obtained for the causes provided in NRS 125.010, by verified complaint to the district court of any county:

(a) In which the cause therefor accrued;

(b) In which the defendant resides or may be found;

(c) In which the plaintiff resides;

(d) In which the parties last cohabited; or

(e) If plaintiff resided 6 weeks in the State before suit was brought.

2. Unless the cause of action accrued within the county while the plaintiff and defendant were actually domiciled therein, no court has jurisdiction to grant a divorce unless either the plaintiff or defendant has been resident of the State for a period of not less than 6 weeks preceding the commencement of the action.

125.150. Alimony and adjudication of property rights; award of attorney’s fee; postjudgment motion; subsequent modification by court

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125.155 and 125.165, and unless the action is contrary to a premarital agreement between the parties which is enforceable pursuant to chapter 123A of NRS:
 

1. In granting a divorce, the court:
 

(a) May award such alimony to either spouse, in a specified principal sum or as specified periodic payments, as appears just and equitable;
 

(b) Shall, to the extent practicable, make an equal disposition of the community property of the parties, including, without limitation, any community property transferred into an irrevocable trust pursuant to NRS 123.125 over which the court acquires jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 164.010, except that the court may make an unequal disposition of the community property in such proportions as it deems just if the court finds a compelling reason to do so and sets forth in writing the reasons for making the unequal disposition; and
 

(c) Shall provide an explanation, or ensure that an explanation has been provided, to the parties of any provision relating to the disposition of pension or retirement benefits that will be included in the decree of divorce or any related order.
 

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in granting a divorce, the court shall dispose of any property held in joint tenancy in the manner set forth in subsection 1 for the disposition of community property. If a party has made a contribution of separate property to the acquisition or improvement of property held in joint tenancy, the court may provide for the reimbursement of that party for his or her contribution. The amount of reimbursement must not exceed the amount of the contribution of separate property that can be traced to the acquisition or improvement of property held in joint tenancy, without interest or any adjustment because of an increase in the value of the property held in joint tenancy. The amount of reimbursement must not exceed the value, at the time of the disposition, of the property held in joint tenancy for which the contribution of separate property was made. In determining whether to provide for the reimbursement, in whole or in part, of a party who has contributed separate property, the court shall consider:
 

(a) The intention of the parties in placing the property in joint tenancy;
 

(b) The length of the marriage; and
 

(c) Any other factor which the court deems relevant in making a just and equitable disposition of that property.
 

As used in this subsection, “contribution” includes, without limitation, a down payment, a payment for the acquisition or improvement of property, and a payment reducing the principal of a loan used to finance the purchase or improvement of property. The term does not include a payment of interest on a loan used to finance the purchase or improvement of property, or a payment made for maintenance, insurance or taxes on property.
 

3. A party may file a postjudgment motion in any action for divorce, annulment or separate maintenance to obtain adjudication of any community property or liability omitted from the decree or judgment as the result of fraud or mistake. A motion pursuant to this subsection must be filed within 3 years after the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake. The court has continuing jurisdiction to hear such a motion and shall equally divide the omitted community property or liability between the parties unless the court finds that:
 

(a) The community property or liability was included in a prior equal disposition of the community property of the parties or in an unequal disposition of the community property of the parties which was made pursuant to written findings of a compelling reason for making that unequal disposition; or
 

(b) The court determines a compelling reason in the interests of justice to make an unequal disposition of the community property or liability and sets forth in writing the reasons for making the unequal disposition.
 

If a motion pursuant to this subsection results in a judgment dividing a defined benefit pension plan, the judgment may not be enforced against an installment payment made by the plan more than 6 years after the installment payment.
 

4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125.141, whether or not application for suit money has been made under the provisions of NRS 125.040, the court may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to either party to an action for divorce.
 

5. In granting a divorce, the court may also set apart such portion of the separate property of either spouse for the other spouse’s support or the separate property of either spouse for the support of their children as is deemed just and equitable.
 

6. In the event of the death of either party or the subsequent remarriage of the spouse to whom specified periodic payments were to be made, all the payments required by the decree must cease, unless it was otherwise ordered by the court.
 

7. If the court adjudicates the property rights of the parties, or an agreement by the parties settling their property rights has been approved by the court, whether or not the court has retained jurisdiction to modify them, the adjudication of property rights, and the agreements settling property rights, may nevertheless at any time thereafter be modified by the court upon written stipulation signed and acknowledged by the parties to the action, and in accordance with the terms thereof.
 

8. If a decree of divorce, or an agreement between the parties which was ratified, adopted or approved in a decree of divorce, provides for specified periodic payments of alimony, the decree or agreement is not subject to modification by the court as to accrued payments. Payments pursuant to a decree entered on or after July 1, 1975, which have not accrued at the time a motion for modification is filed may be modified upon a showing of changed circumstances, whether or not the court has expressly retained jurisdiction for the modification. In addition to any other factors the court considers relevant in determining whether to modify the order, the court shall consider whether the income of the spouse who is ordered to pay alimony, as indicated on the spouse’s federal income tax return for the preceding calendar year, has been reduced to such a level that the spouse is financially unable to pay the amount of alimony the spouse has been ordered to pay.
 

9. In addition to any other factors the court considers relevant in determining whether to award alimony and the amount of such an award, the court shall consider:
 

(a) The financial condition of each spouse;
 

(b) The nature and value of the respective property of each spouse;
 

(c) The contribution of each spouse to any property held by the spouses pursuant to NRS 123.030;
 

(d) The duration of the marriage;
 

(e) The income, earning capacity, age and health of each spouse;
 

(f) The standard of living during the marriage;
 

(g) The career before the marriage of the spouse who would receive the alimony;
 

(h) The existence of specialized education or training or the level of marketable skills attained by each spouse during the marriage;
 

(i) The contribution of either spouse as homemaker;
 

(j) The award of property granted by the court in the divorce, other than child support and alimony, to the spouse who would receive the alimony; and
 

(k) The physical and mental condition of each party as it relates to the financial condition, health and ability to work of that spouse.
 

10. In granting a divorce, the court shall consider the need to grant alimony to a spouse for the purpose of obtaining training or education relating to a job, career or profession. In addition to any other factors the court considers relevant in determining whether such alimony should be granted, the court shall consider:
 

(a) Whether the spouse who would pay such alimony has obtained greater job skills or education during the marriage; and
 

(b) Whether the spouse who would receive such alimony provided financial support while the other spouse obtained job skills or education.
 

11. If the court determines that alimony should be awarded pursuant to the provisions of subsection 10:
 

(a) The court, in its order, shall provide for the time within which the spouse who is the recipient of the alimony must commence the training or education relating to a job, career or profession.
 

(b) The spouse who is ordered to pay the alimony may, upon changed circumstances, file a motion to modify the order.
 

(c) The spouse who is the recipient of the alimony may be granted, in addition to any other alimony granted by the court, money to provide for:
 

(1) Testing of the recipient’s skills relating to a job, career or profession;
 

(2) Evaluation of the recipient’s abilities and goals relating to a job, career or profession;
 

(3) Guidance for the recipient in establishing a specific plan for training or education relating to a job, career or profession;
 

(4) Subsidization of an employer’s costs incurred in training the recipient;
 

(5) Assisting the recipient to search for a job; or
 

(6) Payment of the costs of tuition, books and fees for:
 

(I) The equivalent of a high school diploma;
 

(II) College courses which are directly applicable to the recipient’s goals for his or her career; or
 

(III) Courses of training in skills desirable for employment.
 

12. For the purposes of this section, a change of 20 percent or more in the gross monthly income of a spouse who is ordered to pay alimony shall be deemed to constitute changed circumstances requiring a review for modification of the payments of alimony. As used in this subsection, “gross monthly income” means the total amount of income received each month from any source of a person who is not self-employed or the gross income from any source of a self-employed person, after deduction of all legitimate business expenses, but without deduction for personal income taxes, contributions for retirement benefits, contributions to a pension or for any other personal expenses.

Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125.555. Required notice concerning admission to bail

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A restraining order or injunction that is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence which is issued in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to this title must provide notice that a person who is arrested for violating the order or injunction will not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after the person’s arrest if:
(a) The arresting officer determines that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;
(b) The person has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection; or
(c) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the person has:
(1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or
(2) An amount of a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine , as applicable, that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110.
2. For the purposes of this section, an order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence if it grants relief that might be given in a temporary or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive.

125.560. Penalty for violation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person who intentionally violates a restraining order or injunction

that is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence and

that is issued in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to this title

shall be punished:

(a) Where the order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary order for protection against domestic violence, for a misdemeanor.

(b) Where the order or injunction is in the nature of an extended order for protection against domestic violence and:

(1) The person has not previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence, for a misdemeanor;

(2) The person has previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence one time, for a gross misdemeanor; or

(3) The person has previously violated an extended order for protection against domestic violence two or more times, for a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. For the purposes of this section, an order or injunction is in the nature of a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence if it grants relief that might be given in a temporary or extended order issued pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive.

Chapter 125A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Article 1. General Provisions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125A.005. Short title

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

125A.015. Definitions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 125A.025 to 125A.175, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

125A.025. "Abandoned" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Abandoned” means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.

125A.035. "Child" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Child” means a person who has not attained 18 years of age.

125A.045. "Child custody determination" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. “Child custody determination” means a judgment, decree or other order of a court which provides for the legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child.

2. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial and modification order.

3. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of a natural person.

125A.055. "Child custody proceeding" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. “Child custody proceeding” means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child is an issue.

2. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights and protection from domestic violence, in which the issue may appear.

3. The term does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation or enforcement pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.

125A.065. "Commencement" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Commencement” means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding.

125A.075. "Court" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Court” means an entity authorized pursuant to the law of a state to establish, enforce or modify a child custody determination.

125A.085. "Home state" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Home state” means:

1. The state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence from the state, immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding.

2. In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth, including any temporary absence from the state, with a parent or a person acting as a parent.

125A.095. "Initial determination" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Initial determination” means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child.

125A.105. "Issuing court" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Issuing court” means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

125A.115. "Modification" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Modification” means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes or is otherwise made after a previous determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination.

125A.125. "Person" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Person” means any of the following:

1. A natural person.

2. Any form of business or commercial entity and any other nongovernmental legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, limited-liability company, association, joint venture, business trust, estate, trust or unincorporated organization.

3. A government, a political subdivision of a government, or an agency or instrumentality of a government or a political subdivision of a government.

125A.135. "Person acting as a parent" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Person acting as a parent” means a person, other than a parent, who:

1. Has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody of the child for a period of 6 consecutive months, including any temporary absence, within 1 year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and

2. Has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody pursuant to the law of this state.

125A.145. "Physical custody" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Physical custody” means the physical care and supervision of a child.

125A.155. "State" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

125A.165. "Tribe" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Tribe” means an Indian tribe or band or Alaskan native village which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.

125A.175. "Warrant" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Warrant” means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child.

125A.205. Proceedings governed by other law

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

The provisions of this chapter do not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.

125A.215. Application to Indian tribes

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 et seq., is not subject to the provisions of this chapter to the extent that the proceeding is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

2. A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying NRS 125A.005 to 125A.395, inclusive.

3. A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter must be recognized and enforced pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.

125A.225. International application

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying NRS 125A.005 to 125A.395, inclusive.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter must be recognized and enforced pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply if the child custody laws of the foreign country where the child custody determination was made violate fundamental principles of human rights.

125A.235. Effect of child custody determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with NRS 125A.255 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.

125A.245. Priority

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.

125A.255. Notice to persons outside State

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this State may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this State for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.

2. Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this State or by the law of the state in which the service is made.

3. Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.

125A.265. Appearance and limited immunity

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.

2. A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable pursuant to the laws of that state.

3. The immunity granted pursuant to subsection 1 does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter committed by a natural person while present in this state.

125A.275. Communication between courts

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

2. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, the parties must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.

3. Communication between courts concerning schedules, calendars, court records and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a record must be made of a communication pursuant to this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.

5. For the purposes of this section, “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

125A.285. Taking testimony in another state

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.

2. A court of this state:

(a) May permit a natural person residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state; and

(b) Shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

3. Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

125A.295. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this State may request the appropriate court of another state to:

(a) Hold an evidentiary hearing;

(b) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;

(c) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;

(d) Forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and

(e) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

2. Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this State may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection 1.

3. Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this State.

4. A court of this State shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement officer of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.

Article 2. Jurisdiction

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125A.305. Initial child custody jurisdiction

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this State has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:

(a) This State is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding or was the home state of the child within 6 months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this State but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this State;

(b) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a) or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this State is the more appropriate forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365 or 125A.375 and:

(1) The child and the child’s parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this State other than mere physical presence; and
(2) Substantial evidence is available in this State concerning the child’s care, protection, training and personal relationships;

(c) All courts having jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this State is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child pursuant to NRS 125A.365 or 125A.375; or

(d) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction pursuant to the criteria specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

2. Subsection 1 is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this State.

3. Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.

125A.315. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with NRS 125A.305 or 125A.325 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:

(a) A court of this state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child’s care, protection, training and personal relationships; or

(b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.

2. A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination pursuant to NRS 125A.305.

125A.325. Jurisdiction to modify determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 125A.305 and:

1. The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.315 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365; or

2. A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.

125A.335. Temporary emergency jurisdiction

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.

2. If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, a child custody determination made pursuant to this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides, and this state becomes the home state of the child.

3. If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, any order issued by a court of this state pursuant to this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.

4. A court of this state which has been asked to make a child custody determination pursuant to this section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state pursuant to a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.

125A.345. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Before a child custody determination is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255 must be given to all persons entitled to notice pursuant to the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated and any person having physical custody of the child.

2. The provisions of this chapter do not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

3. The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are governed by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of this state.

125A.355. Simultaneous proceedings

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive, if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to NRS 125A.385. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with the provisions of this chapter does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

3. In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:

(a) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;

(b) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or

(c) Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.

125A.365. Inconvenient forum

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state which has jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon motion of a party, the court’s own motion or request of another court.

2. Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including:

(a) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child;

(b) The length of time the child has resided outside this state;

(c) The distance between the court in this state and the court in the state that would assume jurisdiction;

(d) The relative financial circumstances of the parties;

(e) Any agreement of the parties as to which state should assume jurisdiction;

(f) The nature and location of the evidence required to resolve the pending litigation, including testimony of the child;

(g) The ability of the court of each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present the evidence; and

(h) The familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the pending litigation.

3. If a court of this state determines that it is an inconvenient forum and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum, it shall stay the proceedings upon condition that a child custody proceeding be promptly commenced in another designated state and may impose any other condition the court considers just and proper.

4. A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if a child custody determination is incidental to an action for divorce or another proceeding while still retaining jurisdiction over the divorce or other proceeding.

125A.375. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.335 or by other state law, if a court of this state has jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless:

(a) The parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction;

(b) A court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325 determines that this state is a more appropriate forum pursuant to NRS 125A.365; or

(c) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction pursuant to the criteria specified in NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325.

2. If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection 1, it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305, 125A.315 and 125A.325.

3. If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection 1, it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than the provisions of this chapter.

125A.385. Information to be submitted to court

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided by state law, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child’s present address or whereabouts, the places where the child has lived during the last 5 years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The pleading or affidavit must state whether the party:

(a) Has participated, as a party or witness or in any other capacity, in any other proceeding concerning the custody of or visitation with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number and the date of the child custody determination, if any;

(b) Knows of any proceeding that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings for enforcement and proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding; and

(c) Knows the names and addresses of any person not a party to the proceeding who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or visitation with, the child and, if so, the names and addresses of those persons.

2. If the information required by subsection 1 is not furnished, the court, upon motion of a party or its own motion, may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.

3. If the declaration as to any of the items described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection 1 is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the court’s jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.

4. Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of any proceeding in this or any other state that could affect the current proceeding.

5. If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, the information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public unless the court orders the disclosure to be made after a hearing in which the court takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty of the party or child and determines that the disclosure is in the interest of justice.

125A.395. Appearance of parties and child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has physical custody or control of the child to appear in person with the child.

2. If a party to a child custody proceeding whose presence is desired by the court is outside this state, the court may order that a notice given pursuant to NRS 125A.255 include a statement directing the party to appear in person with or without the child and informing the party that failure to appear may result in a decision adverse to the party.

3. The court may enter any orders necessary to ensure the safety of the child and of any person ordered to appear pursuant to this section.

4. If a party to a child custody proceeding who is outside this state is directed to appear pursuant to subsection 2 or desires to appear personally before the court with or without the child, the court may require another party to pay reasonable and necessary travel and other expenses of the party so appearing and of the child.

Article 3. Enforcement

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125A.405. Definitions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

As used in NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 125A.415 and 125A.425 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

125A.415. "Petitioner" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Petitioner” means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

125A.425. "Respondent" defined

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

“Respondent” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

125A.435. Enforcement under Hague Convention

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of a child made pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.

125A.445. Duty to enforce

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with the provisions of this chapter or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of the provisions of this chapter and the determination has not been modified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

2. A court of this state may utilize any remedy available pursuant to other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.

125A.455. Temporary visitation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(a) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(b) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

2. If a court of this state makes an order pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction pursuant to the criteria specified in NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.

125A.465. Registration of child custody determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to a court of this state which is competent to hear custody matters:

(a) A letter or other document requesting registration;

(b) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and

(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.385, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

2. On receipt of the documents required by subsection 1, the registering court shall cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form.

3. The registering court shall provide the persons named pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.

4. The person seeking registration of a child custody determination pursuant to subsection 1 shall serve notice, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, upon each parent or person who has been awarded custody or visitation identified pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1.

5. The notice required by subsection 4 must state that:

(a) A registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state;

(b) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within 20 days after service of notice; and

(c) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

6. A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 20 days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive;

(b) The child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive; or

(c) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

7. If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation.

8. Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.9. The provisions of this section do not apply to an order for protection against domestic violence issued by the court of another state, territory or Indian tribe within the United States, or a Canadian domestic-violence protection order, which is registered pursuant to NRS 33.090.

125A.475. Enforcement of registered determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court of this state may grant any relief normally available pursuant to the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

2. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify except in accordance with NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.

125A.485. Simultaneous proceedings

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a proceeding for enforcement pursuant to the provisions of NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court.

2. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.

125A.495. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A petition pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original.

2. A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination must state:

(a) Whether the court that issued the determination identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was;

(b) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court whose decision must be enforced pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and, if so, identify the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding;

(c) Whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights and adoptions and, if so, identify the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding;

(d) The present physical address of the child and the respondent, if known;

(e) Whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody of the child and attorney’s fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement officers and, if so, the relief sought; and

(f) If the child custody determination has been registered and confirmed pursuant to NRS 125A.465, the date and place of registration.

3. Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing must be held on the next judicial day after service of the order unless that date is impossible. If that date is impossible, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of the hearing at the request of the petitioner.

4. An order issued pursuant to subsection 3 must state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent that at the hearing the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment of fees, costs and expenses pursuant to NRS 125A.535, and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, unless the respondent appears and establishes that:

(a) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed pursuant to NRS 125A.465 and that:

(1) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive;
(2) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive; or
(3) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or

(b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed pursuant to NRS 125A.465, but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive.

125A.505. Service of petition and order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125A.525, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by state law, upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.

125A.515. Hearing and order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to NRS 125A.335, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that:

(a) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed pursuant to NRS 125A.465 and that:

(1) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive;

(2) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive; or

(3) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of NRS 125A.255, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or

(b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed pursuant to NRS 125A.465, but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive.

2. The court shall award the fees, costs and expenses authorized pursuant to NRS 125A.535 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officers, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.

3. If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

4. A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of a married couple or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding conducted pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive.

125A.525. Warrant to take physical custody of child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or to be removed from this state.

2. If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or to be removed from this state, it may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition must be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed unless that date is impossible. If that date is impossible, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The application for the warrant must include the statements required by subsection 2 of NRS 125A.495.

3. A warrant to take physical custody of a child must:

(a) Recite the facts upon which the conclusion that the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or to be removed from this state is based;

(b) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; and

(c) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief.

4. The respondent must be served with the petition, warrant and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.

5. A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by exigent circumstances of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.

6. The court may impose conditions upon placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child’s custodian.

125A.535. Costs, fees and expenses

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

2. The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than the provisions of this chapter.

125A.545. Recognition and enforcement

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with the provisions of this chapter which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so pursuant to NRS 125A.305 to 125A.395, inclusive.

125A.555. Appeals

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, in the same manner as appeals in other civil cases are taken.

2. To the extent consistent with the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure, the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution shall expedite an appeal brought pursuant to this section.

3. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order pursuant to NRS 125A.335, the enforcing court may not stay an order enforcing a child custody determination pending appeal.

125A.565. Role of district attorney and Attorney General

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In a case arising pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, a district attorney or the Attorney General may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding brought pursuant to NRS 125A.405 to 125A.585, inclusive, or any other available civil proceeding to locate a child, obtain the return of a child or enforce a child custody determination if there is:

(a) An existing child custody determination;

(b) A request to do so from a court in a pending child custody proceeding;

(c) A reasonable belief that a criminal statute has been violated; or

(d) A reasonable belief that the child has been wrongfully removed or retained in violation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

2. A district attorney or the Attorney General acting pursuant to this section acts on behalf of the court and may not represent any party.

125A.575. Role of law enforcement officers

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

At the request of a district attorney or the Attorney General acting pursuant to NRS 125A.565, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist the district attorney or the Attorney General with responsibilities pursuant to NRS 125A.565.

125A.585. Costs and expenses

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by a district attorney or the Attorney General and law enforcement officers pursuant to NRS 125A.565 or 125A.575.

Article 4. Miscellaneous Provisions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125A.605. Application and construction

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

In applying and construing the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

Chapter 125B. Obligation of Support

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

General Provisions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125B.020. Obligation of parents

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The parents of a child (in this chapter referred to as “the child”) have a duty to provide the child necessary maintenance, health care, education and support.

2. They are also liable, in the event of the child’s death, for its funeral expenses.

3. The father is also liable to pay the expenses of the mother’s pregnancy and confinement.

4. The obligation of the parent to support the child under the laws for the support of poor relatives applies to children born out of wedlock.

125B.030. Recovery by parent with physical custody from other parent

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Where the parents of a child do not reside together, the physical custodian of the child may recover from the parent without physical custody a reasonable portion of the cost of care, support, education and maintenance provided by the physical custodian. In the absence of a court order for the support of a child, the parent who has physical custody may recover not more than 4 years’ support furnished before the bringing of the action to establish an obligation for the support of the child.

125B.080. Amount of payment: Determination

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A court of this State shall apply the guidelines established by the Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.620 to:
1. Determine the required support in any case involving the support of children; or
2. Change the amount of the required support of children.

125B.145. Review and modification of order for support: Request for review; jurisdiction; notification of right to request review

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An order for the support of a child must, upon the filing of a request for review by: (a) The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, its designated representative or the district attorney, if the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services or the district attorney has jurisdiction in the case; or (b) A parent or legal guardian of the child, be reviewed by the court at least every 3 years pursuant to this section to determine whether the order should be modified or adjusted. Each review conducted pursuant to this section must be in response to a separate request.

2. If the court: (a) Does not have jurisdiction to modify the order, the court may forward the request to any court with appropriate jurisdiction. (b) Has jurisdiction to modify the order and, taking into account the best interests of the child, determines that modification or adjustment of the order is appropriate, the court shall enter an order modifying or adjusting the previous order for support in accordance with the guidelines established by the Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.620.

3. The court shall ensure that: (a) Each person who is subject to an order for the support of a child is notified, not less than once every 3 years, that the person may request a review of the order pursuant to this section; or (b) An order for the support of a child includes notification that each person who is subject to the order may request a review of the order pursuant to this section.

4. An order for the support of a child may be reviewed at any time on the basis of changed circumstances. For the purposes of this subsection, a change of 20 percent or more in the gross monthly income of a person who is subject to an order for the support of a child shall be deemed to constitute changed circumstances requiring a review for modification of the order for the support of a child.

5. As used in this section: (a) “Gross monthly income” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 125.150. (b) “Order for the support of a child” means such an order that was issued or is being enforced by a court of this State.

Chapter 125C. Custody and Visitation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Custody of Children

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125C.001. State policy

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

The Legislature declares that it is the policy of this State:

1. To ensure that minor children have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with both parents after the parents have ended their relationship, become separated or dissolved their marriage;

2. To encourage such parents to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing; and

3. To establish that such parents have an equivalent duty to provide their minor children with necessary maintenance, health care, education and financial support. As used in this subsection, “equivalent” must not be construed to mean that both parents are responsible for providing the same amount of financial support to their children.

125C.0015. Parents have joint custody until otherwise ordered by court

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.

2. If a court has not made a determination regarding the custody of a child, each parent has joint legal custody and joint physical custody of the child until otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

125C.002. Joint legal custody

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. When a court is making a determination regarding the legal custody of a child, there is a presumption, affecting the burden of proof, that joint legal custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if:

(a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint legal custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the legal custody of the minor child; or

(b) A parent has demonstrated, or has attempted to demonstrate but has had his or her efforts frustrated by the other parent, an intent to establish a meaningful relationship with the minor child.

2. The court may award joint legal custody without awarding joint physical custody.

125C.0025. Joint physical custody

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. When a court is making a determination regarding the physical custody of a child, there is a preference that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of a minor child if:

(a) The parents have agreed to an award of joint physical custody or so agree in open court at a hearing for the purpose of determining the physical custody of the minor child; or

(b) A parent has demonstrated, or has attempted to demonstrate but has had his or her efforts frustrated by the other parent, an intent to establish a meaningful relationship with the minor child.

2. For assistance in determining whether an award of joint physical custody is appropriate, the court may direct that an investigation be conducted.

125C.003. Best interests of child: Primary physical custody; presumptions; child born out of wedlock

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A court may award primary physical custody to a parent if the court determines that joint physical custody is not in the best interest of a child. An award of joint physical custody is presumed not to be in the best interest of the child if:

(a) The court determines by substantial evidence that a parent is unable to adequately care for a minor child for at least 146 days of the year;

(b) A child is born out of wedlock and the provisions of subsection 2 are applicable; or

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of section 8 of this act or NRS 125C.210, there has been a determination by the court after an evidentiary hearing and finding by clear and convincing evidence that a parent has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the child, a parent of the child or any other person residing with the child. The presumption created by this paragraph is a rebuttable presumption.

2. A court may award primary physical custody of a child born out of wedlock to:

(a) The mother of the child if:

(1) The mother has not married the father of the child;

(2) A judgment or order of a court, or a judgment or order entered pursuant to an expedited process, determining the paternity of the child has not been entered; and

(3) The father of the child:

(I) Is not subject to any presumption of paternity under NRS 126.051;

(II) Has never acknowledged paternity pursuant to NRS 126.053; or

(III) Has had actual knowledge of his paternity but has abandoned the child.

(b) The father of the child if:

(1) The mother has abandoned the child; and

(2) The father has provided sole care and custody of the child in her absence.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Abandoned” means that a mother or father has:

(1) Failed, for a continuous period of not less than 6 months, to provide substantial personal and economic support to the child; or

(2) Knowingly declined, for a continuous period of not less than 6 months, to have any meaningful relationship with the child.

(b) “Expedited process” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 126.161.

125C.0035. Best interests of child: Joint physical custody; preferences; presumptions when court determines parent or person seeking custody is perpetrator of domestic violence or has committed act of abduction against child or any other child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In any action for determining physical custody of a minor child, the sole consideration of the court is the best interest of the child. If it appears to the court that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of the child, the court may grant physical custody to the parties jointly.

2. Preference must not be given to either parent for the sole reason that the parent is the mother or the father of the child.

3. The court shall award physical custody in the following order of preference unless in a particular case the best interest of the child requires otherwise:

(a) To both parents jointly pursuant to section 6 of this act or to either parent pursuant to section 7 of this act. If the court does not enter an order awarding joint physical custody of a child after either parent has applied for joint physical custody, the court shall state in its decision the reason for its denial of the parent’s application.

(b) To a person or persons in whose home the child has been living and where the child has had a wholesome and stable environment.

(c) To any person related within the fifth degree of consanguinity to the child whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for the child, regardless of whether the relative resides within this State.

(d) To any other person or persons whom the court finds suitable and able to provide proper care and guidance for the child.

4. In determining the best interest of the child, the court shall consider and set forth its specific findings concerning, among other things:

(a) The wishes of the child if the child is of sufficient age and capacity to form an intelligent preference as to his or her physical custody.

(b) Any nomination of a guardian for the child by a parent.

(c) Which parent is more likely to allow the child to have frequent associations and a continuing relationship with the noncustodial parent.

(d) The level of conflict between the parents.

(e) The ability of the parents to cooperate to meet the needs of the child.

(f) The mental and physical health of the parents.

(g) The physical, developmental and emotional needs of the child.

(h) The nature of the relationship of the child with each parent.

(i) The ability of the child to maintain a relationship with any sibling.

(j) Any history of parental abuse or neglect of the child or a sibling of the child.

(k) Whether either parent or any other person seeking physical custody has engaged in an act of domestic violence against the child, a parent of the child or any other person residing with the child.

(l) Whether either parent or any other person seeking physical custody has committed any act of abduction against the child or any other child.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 or NRS 125C.210, a determination by the court after an evidentiary hearing and finding by clear and convincing evidence that either parent or any other person seeking physical custody has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the child, a parent of the child or any other person residing with the child creates a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint physical custody of the child by the perpetrator of the domestic violence is not in the best interest of the child. Upon making such a determination, the court shall set forth:

(a) Findings of fact that support the determination that one or more acts of domestic violence occurred; and

(b) Findings that the custody or visitation arrangement ordered by the court adequately protects the child and the parent or other victim of domestic violence who resided with the child.

6. If after an evidentiary hearing held pursuant to subsection 5 the court determines that each party has engaged in acts of domestic violence, it shall, if possible, then determine which person was the primary physical aggressor. In determining which party was the primary physical aggressor for the purposes of this section, the court shall consider:

(a) All prior acts of domestic violence involving either party;

(b) The relative severity of the injuries, if any, inflicted upon the persons involved in those prior acts of domestic violence;

(c) The likelihood of future injury;

(d) Whether, during the prior acts, one of the parties acted in self-defense; and

(e) Any other factors which the court deems relevant to the determination.

In such a case, if it is not possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 5 applies to both parties. If it is possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 5 applies only to the party determined by the court to be the primary physical aggressor.

7. A determination by the court after an evidentiary hearing and finding by clear and convincing evidence that either parent or any other person seeking physical custody has committed any act of abduction against the child or any other child creates a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint physical custody or unsupervised visitation of the child by the perpetrator of the abduction is not in the best interest of the child. If the parent or other person seeking physical custody does not rebut the presumption, the court shall not enter an order for sole or joint physical custody or unsupervised visitation of the child by the perpetrator and the court shall set forth:

(a) Findings of fact that support the determination that one or more acts of abduction occurred; and

(b) Findings that the custody or visitation arrangement ordered by the court adequately protects the child and the parent or other person from whom the child was abducted.

8. For the purposes of subsection 7, any of the following acts constitute conclusive evidence that an act of abduction occurred:

(a) A conviction of the defendant of any violation of NRS 200.310 to 200.340, inclusive, or 200.359 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct;

(b) A plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the defendant to any violation of NRS 200.310 to 200.340, inclusive, or 200.359 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct; or

(c) An admission by the defendant to the court of the facts contained in the charging document alleging a violation of NRS 200.310to 200.340, inclusive, or 200.359 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct.

9. If, after a court enters a final order concerning physical custody of the child, a magistrate determines there is probable cause to believe that an act of abduction has been committed against the child or any other child and that a person who has been awarded sole or joint physical custody or unsupervised visitation of the child has committed the act, the court shall, upon a motion to modify the order concerning physical custody, reconsider the previous order concerning physical custody pursuant to subsections 7 and 8.

10. As used in this section:

(a) “Abduction” means the commission of an act described in NRS 200.310 to 200.340, inclusive, or 200.359 or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct.

(b) “Domestic violence” means the commission of any act described in NRS 33.018.

125C.004. Award of custody to person other than parent

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Before the court makes an order awarding custody to any person other than a parent, without the consent of the parents, it shall make a finding that an award of custody to a parent would be detrimental to the child and the award to a nonparent is required to serve the best interest of the child.

2. No allegation that parental custody would be detrimental to the child, other than a statement of that ultimate fact, may appear in the pleadings.

3. The court may exclude the public from any hearing on this issue.

125C.0045. Court orders; modification or termination of orders; form for orders; court may order parent to post bond if parent resides in or has significant commitments in foreign country

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In any action for determining the custody of a minor child, the court may, except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, and chapter 130 of NRS:

(a) During the pendency of the action, at the final hearing or at any time thereafter during the minority of the child, make such an order for the custody, care, education, maintenance and support of the minor child as appears in his or her best interest; and

(b) At any time modify or vacate its order, even if custody was determined pursuant to an action for divorce and the divorce was obtained by default without an appearance in the action by one of the parties.

The party seeking such an order shall submit to the jurisdiction of the court for the purposes of this subsection. The court may make such an order upon the application of one of the parties or the legal guardian of the minor.

2. Any order for joint custody may be modified or terminated by the court upon the petition of one or both parents or on the court’s own motion if it is shown that the best interest of the child requires the modification or termination. The court shall state in its decision the reasons for the order of modification or termination if either parent opposes it.

3. Any order for custody of a minor child entered by a court of another state may, subject to the provisions of NRS 125C.0601 to125C.0693, inclusive, and to the jurisdictional requirements in chapter 125A of NRS, be modified at any time to an order of joint custody.

4. A party may proceed pursuant to this section without counsel.

5. Any order awarding a party a limited right of custody to a child must define that right with sufficient particularity to ensure that the rights of the parties can be properly enforced and that the best interest of the child is achieved. The order must include all specific times and other terms of the limited right of custody. As used in this subsection, “sufficient particularity” means a statement of the rights in absolute terms and not by the use of the term “reasonable” or other similar term which is susceptible to different interpretations by the parties.

6. All orders authorized by this section must be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 125A of NRS and NRS 125C.0601 to 125C.0693, inclusive, and must contain the following language:

PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ORDER: THE ABDUCTION, CONCEALMENT OR DETENTION OF A CHILD IN VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS PUNISHABLE AS A CATEGORY D FELONY AS PROVIDED IN NRS 193.130. NRS 200.359 provides that every person having a limited right of custody to a child or any parent having no right of custody to the child who willfully detains, conceals or removes the child from a parent, guardian or other person having lawful custody or a right of visitation of the child in violation of an order of this court, or removes the child from the jurisdiction of the court without the consent of either the court or all persons who have the right to custody or visitation is subject to being punished for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130.

7. In addition to the language required pursuant to subsection 6, all orders authorized by this section must specify that the terms of the Hague Convention of October 25, 1980, adopted by the 14th Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, apply if a parent abducts or wrongfully retains a child in a foreign country.

8. If a parent of the child lives in a foreign country or has significant commitments in a foreign country:

(a) The parties may agree, and the court shall include in the order for custody of the child, that the United States is the country of habitual residence of the child for the purposes of applying the terms of the Hague Convention as set forth in subsection 7.

(b) Upon motion of one of the parties, the court may order the parent to post a bond if the court determines that the parent poses an imminent risk of wrongfully removing or concealing the child outside the country of habitual residence. The bond must be in an amount determined by the court and may be used only to pay for the cost of locating the child and returning the child to his or her habitual residence if the child is wrongfully removed from or concealed outside the country of habitual residence. The fact that a parent has significant commitments in a foreign country does not create a presumption that the parent poses an imminent risk of wrongfully removing or concealing the child.

9. Except where a contract providing otherwise has been executed pursuant to NRS 123.080, the obligation for care, education, maintenance and support of any minor child created by any order entered pursuant to this section ceases:

(a) Upon the death of the person to whom the order was directed; or

(b) When the child reaches 18 years of age if the child is no longer enrolled in high school, otherwise, when the child reaches 19 years of age.

10. As used in this section, a parent has “significant commitments in a foreign country” if the parent:

(a) Is a citizen of a foreign country;

(b) Possesses a passport in his or her name from a foreign country;

(c) Became a citizen of the United States after marrying the other parent of the child; or

(d) Frequently travels to a foreign country.

125C.005. Plan for carrying out court's order; access to child's records

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The court may, when appropriate, require the parents to submit to the court a plan for carrying out the court’s order concerning custody.

2. Access to records and other information pertaining to a minor child, including, without limitation, medical, dental and school records, must not be denied to a parent for the reason that the parent is not the child’s custodial parent.

125C.0055. Order for production of child before court; determinations concerning physical custody of child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, it appears to the court that any minor child of either party has been, or is likely to be, taken or removed out of this State or concealed within this State, the court shall forthwith order such child to be produced before it and make such disposition of the child’s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him or her the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his or her behalf.

2. If, during any action for determining the custody of a minor child, either before or after the entry of a final order concerning the custody of a minor child, the court finds that it would be in the best interest of the minor child, the court may enter an order providing that a party may, with the assistance of the appropriate law enforcement agency, obtain physical custody of the child from the party having physical custody of the child. The order must provide that if the party obtains physical custody of the child, the child must be produced before the court as soon as practicable to allow the court to make such disposition of the child’s custody as appears most advantageous to and in the best interest of the child and most likely to secure to him or her the benefit of the final order or the modification or termination of the final order to be made in his or her behalf.

3. If the court enters an order pursuant to subsection 2 providing that a party may obtain physical custody of a child, the court shall order that party to give the party having physical custody of the child notice at least 24 hours before the time at which he or she intends to obtain physical custody of the child, unless the court deems that requiring the notice would likely defeat the purpose of the order.

4. All orders for a party to appear with a child issued pursuant to this section may be enforced by issuing a warrant of arrest against that party to secure his or her appearance with the child.

5. A proceeding under this section must be given priority on the court calendar.

125C.006. Consent required from noncustodial parent to relocate child when primary physical custody established; petition for permission from court; attorney’s fees and costs

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If primary physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court and the custodial parent intends to relocate his or her residence to a place outside of this State or to a place within this State that is at such a distance that would substantially impair the ability of the other parent to maintain a meaningful relationship with the child, and the custodial parent desires to take the child with him or her, the custodial parent shall, before relocating:
 

(a) Attempt to obtain the written consent of the noncustodial parent to relocate with the child; and
 

(b) If the noncustodial parent refuses to give that consent, petition the court for permission to relocate with the child.
 

2. The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the custodial parent if the court finds that the noncustodial parent refused to consent to the custodial parent’s relocation with the child:
 

(a) Without having reasonable grounds for such refusal; or
 

(b) For the purpose of harassing the custodial parent.
 

3. A parent who relocates with a child pursuant to this section without the written consent of the noncustodial parent or the permission of the court is subject to the provisions of NRS 200.359.

125C.0065. Consent required from non-relocating parent to relocate child when joint physical custody established; petition for primary physical custody; attorney's fees and costs

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If joint physical custody has been established pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court and one parent intends to relocate his or her residence to a place outside of this State or to a place within this State that is at such a distance that would substantially impair the ability of the other parent to maintain a meaningful relationship with the child, and the relocating parent desires to take the child with him or her, the relocating parent shall, before relocating:

(a) Attempt to obtain the written consent of the non-relocating parent to relocate with the child; and

(b) If the non-relocating parent refuses to give that consent, petition the court for primary physical custody for the purpose of relocating.

2. The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the relocating parent if the court finds that the non-relocating parent refused to consent to the relocating parent’s relocation with the child:

(a) Without having reasonable grounds for such refusal; or

(b) For the purpose of harassing the relocating parent.

3. A parent who relocates with a child pursuant to this section before the court enters an order granting the parent primary physical custody of the child and permission to relocate with the child is subject to the provisions of NRS 200.359.

 

125C.007. Petition for permission to relocate; factors to be weighed by court

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In every instance of a petition for permission to relocate with a child that is filed pursuant to NRS 125C.200 or section 13 of this act, the relocating parent must demonstrate to the court that:

(a) There exists a sensible, good-faith reason for the move, and the move is not intended to deprive the non-relocating parent of his or her parenting time;

(b) The best interests of the child are served by allowing the relocating parent to relocate with the child; and

(c) The child and the relocating parent will benefit from an actual advantage as a result of the relocation.

2. If a relocating parent demonstrates to the court the provisions set forth in subsection 1, the court must then weigh the following factors and the impact of each on the child, the relocating parent and the non-relocating parent, including, without limitation, the extent to which the compelling interests of the child, the relocating parent and the non-relocating parent are accommodated:

(a) The extent to which the relocation is likely to improve the quality of life for the child and the relocating parent;

(b) Whether the motives of the relocating parent are honorable and not designed to frustrate or defeat any visitation rights accorded to the non-relocating parent;

(c) Whether the relocating parent will comply with any substitute visitation orders issued by the court if permission to relocate is granted;

(d) Whether the motives of the non-relocating parent are honorable in resisting the petition for permission to relocate or to what extent any opposition to the petition for permission to relocate is intended to secure a financial advantage in the form of ongoing support obligations or otherwise;

(e) Whether there will be a realistic opportunity for the non-relocating parent to maintain a visitation schedule that will adequately foster and preserve the parental relationship between the child and the non-relocating parent if permission to relocate is granted; and

(f) Any other factor necessary to assist the court in determining whether to grant permission to relocate.

3. A parent who desires to relocate with a child pursuant to NRS 125C.200 or section 13 of this act has the burden of proving that relocating with the child is in the best interest of the child.

125C.0075. Unlawful relocation with child; attorney's fees and costs

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

If a parent with primary physical custody or joint physical custody relocates with a child in violation of NRS 200.359:

1. The court shall not consider any post-relocation facts or circumstances regarding the welfare of the child or the relocating parent in making any determination.

2. If the non-relocating parent files an action in response to the violation, the non-relocating parent is entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred as a result of the violation.

Miscellaneous Provisions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125C.210. Child conceived as result of sexual assault: Rights of natural father convicted of sexual assault; rights when father is spouse of victim; rebuttable presumption upon divorce

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a child is conceived as the result of a sexual assault and the person convicted of the sexual assault is the natural father of the child, the person has no right to custody of or visitation with the child unless the natural mother or legal guardian consents thereto and it is in the best interest of the child.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if the person convicted of the sexual assault is the spouse of the victim at the time of the sexual assault. If the persons later divorce, the conviction of sexual assault creates a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint custody of the child by the perpetrator of the sexual assault is not in the best interest of the child. The court shall set forth findings that any custody or visitation arrangement ordered by the court adequately protects the child and the victim of the sexual assault.

125C.220. Presumptions concerning custody and visitation when parent of child is convicted of first degree murder of other parent of child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The conviction of the parent of a child for murder of the first degree of the other parent of the child creates a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint custody of the child by the convicted parent is not in the best interest of the child. The rebuttable presumption may be overcome only if:

(a) The court determines that:

(1) There is no other suitable guardian for the child;
(2) The convicted parent is a suitable guardian for the child; and
(3) The health, safety and welfare of the child are not at risk; or

(b) The child is of suitable age to signify his assent and assents to the order of the court awarding sole or joint custody of the child to the convicted parent.

2. The conviction of the parent of a child for murder of the first degree of the other parent of the child creates a rebuttable presumption that rights to visitation with the child are not in the best interest of the child and must not be granted if custody is not granted pursuant to subsection 1. The rebuttable presumption may be overcome only if:

(a) The court determines that:

(1) The health, safety and welfare of the child are not at risk; and
(2) It will be beneficial for the child to have visitations with the convicted parent; or

(b) The child is of suitable age to signify his assent and assents to the order of the court awarding rights to visitation with the child to the convicted parent.

3. Until the court makes a determination pursuant to this section, no person may bring the child into the presence of the convicted parent without the consent of the legal guardian or custodian of the child.

125C.230. Presumption concerning custody when court determines that parent or other person seeking custody of child is perpetrator of domestic violence

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 125C.210 and 125C.220, a determination by the court after an evidentiary hearing and finding by clear and convincing evidence that either parent or any other person seeking custody of a child has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the child, a parent of the child or any other person residing with the child creates a rebuttable presumption that sole or joint custody of the child by the perpetrator of the domestic violence is not in the best interest of the child. Upon making such a determination, the court shall set forth:

(a) Findings of fact that support the determination that one or more acts of domestic violence occurred; and

(b) Findings that the custody or visitation arrangement ordered by the court adequately protects the child and the parent or other victim of domestic violence who resided with the child.

2. If after an evidentiary hearing held pursuant to subsection 1 the court determines that more than one party has engaged in acts of domestic violence, it shall, if possible, determine which person was the primary physical aggressor. In determining which party was the primary physical aggressor for the purposes of this section, the court shall consider:

(a) All prior acts of domestic violence involving any of the parties;

(b) The relative severity of the injuries, if any, inflicted upon the persons involved in those prior acts of domestic violence;

(c) The likelihood of future injury;

(d) Whether, during the prior acts, one of the parties acted in self-defense; and

(e) Any other factors that the court deems relevant to the determination.

In such a case, if it is not possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 1 applies to each of the parties. If it is possible for the court to determine which party is the primary physical aggressor, the presumption created pursuant to subsection 1 applies only to the party determined by the court to be the primary physical aggressor.

3. As used in this section, “domestic violence” means the commission of any act described in NRS 33.018.

Visitation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

125C.010. Order awarding visitation rights must define rights with particularity and specify habitual residence of child

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Any order awarding a party a right of visitation of a minor child must:

(a) Define that right with sufficient particularity to ensure that the rights of the parties can be properly enforced and that the best interest of the child is achieved; and

(b) Specify that the State of Nevada or the state where the child resides within the United States of America is the habitual residence of the child.

The order must include all specific times and other terms of the right of visitation.

2. As used in this section, “sufficient particularity” means a statement of the rights in absolute terms and not by the use of the term “reasonable” or other similar term which is susceptible to different interpretations by the parties.

125C.020. Rights of noncustodial parent: Additional visits to compensate for wrongful deprivation of right to visit

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In a dispute concerning the rights of a noncustodial parent to visit his or her child, the court may, if it finds that the noncustodial parent is being wrongfully deprived of his or her right to visit, enter a judgment ordering the custodial parent to permit additional visits to compensate for the visit of which the noncustodial parent was deprived.
 

2. An additional visit must be:
 

(a) Of the same type and duration as the wrongfully denied visit;
 

(b) Taken within 1 year after the wrongfully denied visit; and
 

(c) At a time chosen by the noncustodial parent.
 

3. The noncustodial parent must give the court and the custodial parent written notice of his or her intention to make the additional visit at least 7 days before the proposed visit if it is to be on a weekday or weekend and at least 30 days before the proposed visit if it is to be on a holiday or vacation.

125C.030. Imprisonment for contempt for failure to comply with judgment ordering additional visit

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A custodial parent who fails to comply with a judgment ordering an additional visit may, upon a judgment of the court, be found guilty of contempt and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail. During the period of imprisonment, the court may authorize his or her temporary release from confinement during such hours and under such supervision as the court determines are necessary to allow the custodial parent to go to and return from his or her place of employment.
 

2. A custodial parent imprisoned for contempt pursuant to subsection 1 must be released from the jail if the court has reasonable cause to believe that the custodial parent will comply with the order for the additional visit.

125C.040. Imprisonment for contempt: Violation of condition; failure to return when required

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a custodial parent is imprisoned for contempt pursuant to NRS 125C.030 and violates any condition of that imprisonment, the court may:
 

(a) Require that the custodial parent be confined to the county jail for the remaining period of his or her sentence; and
 

(b) Deny the custodial parent the privilege of a temporary release from confinement for his or her employment.
 

2. A custodial parent, imprisoned for contempt, who fails to return to the jail at the time required by the court after being temporarily released from confinement for his or her employment, may be deemed to have escaped from custody and, if so, the custodial parent is guilty of a misdemeanor.

125C.050. Petition for right of visitation for certain relatives and other persons

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a parent of an unmarried minor child:
 

(a) Is deceased;
 

(b) Is divorced or separated from the parent who has custody of the child;
 

(c) Has never been legally married to the other parent of the child, but cohabitated with the other parent and is deceased or is separated from the other parent; or
 

(d) Has relinquished his or her parental rights or his or her parental rights have been terminated,
 

the district court in the county in which the child resides may grant to the great-grandparents and grandparents of the child and to other children of either parent of the child a reasonable right to visit the child during the child’s minority.
 

2. If the child has resided with a person with whom the child has established a meaningful relationship, the district court in the county in which the child resides also may grant to that person a reasonable right to visit the child during the child’s minority, regardless of whether the person is related to the child.
 

3. A party may seek a reasonable right to visit the child during the child’s minority pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 only if a parent of the child has denied or unreasonably restricted visits with the child.
 

4. If a parent of the child has denied or unreasonably restricted visits with the child, there is a rebuttable presumption that the granting of a right to visitation to a party seeking visitation is not in the best interests of the child. To rebut this presumption, the party seeking visitation must prove by clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interests of the child to grant visitation.
 

5. The court may grant a party seeking visitation pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 a reasonable right to visit the child during the child’s minority only if the court finds that the party seeking visitation has rebutted the presumption established in subsection 4.
 

6. In determining whether the party seeking visitation has rebutted the presumption established in subsection 4, the court shall consider:
 

(a) The love, affection and other emotional ties existing between the party seeking visitation and the child.
 

(b) The capacity and disposition of the party seeking visitation to:
 

(1) Give the child love, affection and guidance and serve as a role model to the child;
 

(2) Cooperate in providing the child with food, clothing and other material needs during visitation; and
 

(3) Cooperate in providing the child with health care or alternative care recognized and permitted under the laws of this State in lieu of health care.
 

(c) The prior relationship between the child and the party seeking visitation, including, without limitation, whether the child resided with the party seeking visitation and whether the child was included in holidays and family gatherings with the party seeking visitation.
 

(d) The moral fitness of the party seeking visitation.
 

(e) The mental and physical health of the party seeking visitation.
 

(f) The reasonable preference of the child, if the child has a preference, and if the child is determined to be of sufficient maturity to express a preference.
 

(g) The willingness and ability of the party seeking visitation to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the child and the parent or parents of the child as well as with other relatives of the child.
 

(h) The medical and other needs of the child related to health as affected by the visitation.
 

(i) The support provided by the party seeking visitation, including, without limitation, whether the party has contributed to the financial support of the child.
 

(j) Any other factor arising solely from the facts and circumstances of the particular dispute that specifically pertains to the need for granting a right to visitation pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 against the wishes of a parent of the child.
 

7. If the parental rights of either or both natural parents of a child are relinquished or terminated, and the child is placed in the custody of a public agency or a private agency licensed to place children in homes, the district court in the county in which the child resides may grant to the great-grandparents and grandparents of the child and to other children of either parent of the child a reasonable right to visit the child during the child’s minority if a petition therefor is filed with the court before the date on which the parental rights are relinquished or terminated. In determining whether to grant this right to a party seeking visitation, the court must find, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the visits would be in the best interests of the child in light of the considerations set forth in paragraphs (a) to (i), inclusive, of subsection 6.
 

8. Rights to visit a child may be granted:
 

(a) In a divorce decree;
 

(b) In an order of separate maintenance; or
 

(c) Upon a petition filed by an eligible person:
 

(1) After a divorce or separation or after the death of a parent, or upon the relinquishment or termination of a parental right;
 

(2) If the parents of the child were not legally married and were cohabitating, after the death of a parent or after the separation of the parents of the child; or
 

(3) If the petition is based on the provisions of subsection 2, after the eligible person ceases to reside with the child.
 

9. If a court terminates the parental rights of a parent who is divorced or separated, any rights previously granted pursuant to subsection 1 also must be terminated, unless the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that visits by those persons would be in the best interests of the child.
 

10. For the purposes of this section, “separation” means:
 

(a) A legal separation or any other separation of a married couple if the couple has lived separate and apart for 30 days or more and has no present intention of resuming a marital relationship; or
 

(b) If a couple was not legally married but cohabitating, a separation of the couple if the couple has lived separate and apart for 30 days or more and has no present intention of resuming cohabitation or entering into a marital relationship.

 

Title 14. Procedure in Criminal Cases

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 171. Proceedings to Commitment

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Time of Commencing Criminal Actions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

171.085. Limitations for felonies

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.080 to 171.084, inclusive, and 171.095, an indictment for:
 

1. Theft, robbery, burglary, forgery, arson, a violation of NRS 90.570, a violation punishable pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 3 of NRS 598.0999 or a violation of NRS 205.377 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 4 years after the commission of the offense.
 

2. Sexual assault must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 20 years after the commission of the offense.
 

3. Sex trafficking must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
 

4. Any felony other than the felonies listed in subsections 1, 2 and 3 must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 3 years after the commission of the offense.

171.090. Limitations for gross and simple misdemeanors

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 171.095, 202.885 and 624.800, an indictment for:

1. A gross misdemeanor must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 2 years after the commission of the offense.

2. Any other misdemeanor must be found, or an information or complaint filed, within 1 year after the commission of the offense.

Investigation of Suspected Criminal Activity; Detention, Identification and Custodial Interrogation of Suspects

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

171.1227. Peace officer to submit written report concerning suspected acts of domestic violence; information from reports to be aggregated and forwarded to Central Repository; content of report

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a peace officer investigates an act that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, the peace officer shall prepare and submit a written report of the investigation to the peace officer’s supervisor or to another person designated by the peace officer’s supervisor, regardless of whether the peace officer makes an arrest.

2. If the peace officer investigates a mutual battery that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 and finds that one of the persons involved was the primary physical aggressor, the peace officer shall include in the report:

(a) The name of the person who was the primary physical aggressor; and

(b) A description of the evidence which supports the peace officer’s finding.

3. If the peace officer does not make an arrest, the peace officer shall include in the report the reason the peace officer did not do so.

4. The information contained in a report made pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 must be:

(a) Aggregated each month; and

(b) Forwarded by each jurisdiction to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History not later than the 15th day of the following month.

5. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall prescribe the form on which the information described in subsection 4 must be reported to the Central Repository. In addition to the information required pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the form must also require the inclusion of the following information from each report:

(a) The gender, age and race of the persons involved;

(b) The relationship of the persons involved;

(c) The date and time of day of the offense;

(d) The number of children present, if any, at the time of the offense;

(e) Whether or not an order for protection against domestic violence was in effect at the time of the offense;

(f) Whether or not any weapons were used during the commission of the offense;

(g) Whether or not any person required medical attention;

(h) Whether or not any person was given a domestic violence card that contains information about appropriate counseling or other supportive services available in the community in which that person resides;

(i) Whether or not the primary physical aggressor, if identified, was arrested and, if not, any mitigating circumstances explaining why an arrest was not made; and

(j) Whether or not any other person was arrested.

Arrest: By Whom and How Made

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

171.137. Arrest required for suspected battery constituting domestic violence; exceptions.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, whether or not a warrant has been issued, a peace officer shall, unless mitigating circumstances exist, arrest a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a battery upon his or her spouse, former spouse, any other person to whom he or she is related by blood or marriage, a person with whom he or she has had or is having a dating relationship, a person with whom he or she has a child in common, the minor child of any of those persons, his or her minor child or a person who is the custodian or guardian of his or her minor child:
 

(a) If the peace officer had a face-to-face encounter with the person to be arrested that was of sufficient duration to determine whether probable cause existed while responding to the initial incident or call for service, within the preceding 24 hours.
 

(b) If the peace officer did not have a face-to-face encounter with the person to be arrested that was of sufficient duration to determine whether probable cause existed while responding to the initial incident or call for service, within the preceding 7 days.
 

2. If the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a battery described in subsection 1 was a mutual battery, the peace officer shall attempt to determine which person was the primary physical aggressor. If the peace officer determines that one of the persons who allegedly committed a battery was the primary physical aggressor involved in the incident, the peace officer is not required to arrest any other person believed to have committed a battery during the incident. In determining whether a person is a primary physical aggressor for the purposes of this subsection, the peace officer shall consider:
 

(a) Prior domestic violence involving either person;
 

(b) The relative severity of the injuries inflicted upon the persons involved;
 

(c) The potential for future injury;
 

(d) Whether one of the alleged batteries was committed in self-defense; and
 

(e) Any other factor that may help the peace officer decide which person was the primary physical aggressor.
 

3. A peace officer shall not base a decision regarding whether to arrest a person pursuant to this section on the peace officer’s perception of the willingness of a victim or a witness to the incident to testify or otherwise participate in related judicial proceedings.
 

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability upon a peace officer or his or her employer for a determination made in good faith by the peace officer not to arrest a person pursuant to this section.
 

5. The provisions of this section do not apply to:
 

(a) Siblings, except those siblings who are in a custodial or guardianship relationship with each other; or
 

(b) Cousins, except those cousins who are in a custodial or guardianship relationship with each other.
 

6. As used in this section, “dating relationship” means frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement. The term does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary association between persons in a business or social context.

Title 15. Crimes and Punishments

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 193. Criminality Generally

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

193.120. Classification of crimes

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law and punishable upon conviction by death, imprisonment, fine or other penal discipline.

2. Every crime which may be punished by death or by imprisonment in the state prison is a felony.

3. Every crime punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 6 months, is a misdemeanor.

4. Every other crime is a gross misdemeanor.

193.130. Categories and punishment of felonies

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except when a person is convicted of a category A felony, and except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a person convicted of a felony shall be sentenced to a minimum term and a maximum term of imprisonment which must be within the limits prescribed by the applicable statute, unless the statute in force at the time of commission of the felony prescribed a different penalty. The minimum term of imprisonment that may be imposed must not exceed 40 percent of the maximum term imposed.

2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, for each felony committed on or after July 1, 1995:

(a) A category A felony is a felony for which a sentence of death or imprisonment in the state prison for life with or without the possibility of parole may be imposed, as provided by specific statute.

(b) A category B felony is a felony for which the minimum term of imprisonment in the state prison that may be imposed is not less than 1 year and the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is not more than 20 years, as provided by specific statute.

(c) A category C felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $10,000, unless a greater fine is authorized or required by statute.

(d) A category D felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $5,000, unless a greater fine is authorized or required by statute.

(e) A category E felony is a felony for which a court shall sentence a convicted person to imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 4 years. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.100 or paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 453.336, upon sentencing a person who is found guilty of a category E felony, the court shall suspend the execution of the sentence and grant probation to the person upon such conditions as the court deems appropriate. Such conditions of probation may include, but are not limited to, requiring the person to serve a term of confinement of not more than 1 year in the county jail. In addition to any other penalty, the court may impose a fine of not more than $5,000, unless a greater penalty is authorized or required by statute.

193.140. Punishment of gross misdemeanors

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Every person convicted of a gross misdemeanor shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 364 days, or by a fine of not more than $2,000, or by both fine and imprisonment, unless the statute in force at the time of commission of such gross misdemeanor prescribed a different penalty.

193.150. Punishment of misdemeanors

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both fine and imprisonment, unless the statute in force at the time of commission of such misdemeanor prescribed a different penalty.

2. In lieu of all or a part of the punishment which may be imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the convicted person may be sentenced to perform a fixed period of community service pursuant to the conditions prescribed in NRS 176.087.

Chapter 200. Crimes Against the Person

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

200.310. Kidnapping: Degrees

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person who willfully seizes, confines, inveigles, entices, decoys, abducts, conceals, kidnaps or carries away a person by any means whatsoever with the intent to hold or detain, or who holds or detains, the person for ransom, or reward, or for the purpose of committing sexual assault, extortion or robbery upon or from the person, or for the purpose of killing the person or inflicting substantial bodily harm upon him, or to exact from relatives, friends, or any other person any money or valuable thing for the return or disposition of the kidnapped person, and a person who leads, takes, entices, or carries away or detains any minor with the intent to keep, imprison, or confine him from his parents, guardians, or any other person having lawful custody of the minor, or with the intent to hold the minor to unlawful service, or perpetrate upon the person of the minor any unlawful act is guilty of kidnapping in the first degree which is a category A felony.

2. A person who willfully and without authority of law seizes, inveigles, takes, carries away or kidnaps another person with the intent to keep the person secretly imprisoned within the State, or for the purpose of conveying the person out of the State without authority of law, or in any manner held to service or detained against his will, is guilty of kidnapping in the second degree which is a category B felony.

200.320. Kidnapping in first degree: Penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A person convicted of kidnapping in the first degree is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:

1. Where the kidnapped person suffers substantial bodily harm during the act of kidnapping or the subsequent detention and confinement or in attempted escape or escape therefrom, by imprisonment in the state prison:

(a) For life without the possibility of parole;

(b) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has been served; or

(c) For a definite term of 40 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has been served.

2. Where the kidnapped person suffers no substantial bodily harm as a result of the kidnapping, by imprisonment in the state prison:

(a) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served; or

(b) For a definite term of 15 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served.

200.330. Kidnapping in second degree: Penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

A person convicted of kidnapping in the second degree is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $15,000.

200.359. Detention, concealment or removal of child from person having lawful custody or from jurisdiction of court and relocation of child by parent without written consent of other parent or court permission: Penalties; limitation on issuance of arrest warrant; restitution; exceptions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person having a limited right of custody to a child by operation of law or pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of any court, including a judgment or decree which grants another person rights to custody or visitation of the child, or any parent having no right of custody to the child, who:

(a) In violation of an order, judgment or decree of any court willfully detains, conceals or removes the child from a parent, guardian or other person having lawful custody or a right of visitation of the child; or

(b) In the case of an order, judgment or decree of any court that does not specify when the right to physical custody or visitation is to be exercised, removes the child from the jurisdiction of the court without the consent of either the court or all persons who have the right to custody or visitation,

is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a parent who has joint legal and physical custody of a child pursuant to NRS 125C.0015 shall not willfully conceal or remove the child from the custody of the other parent with the specific intent to frustrate the efforts of the other parent to establish or maintain a meaningful relationship with the child. A person who violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection 1 unless the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court that he or she violated this subsection to protect the child or himself or herself from an act that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018.

3. If the mother of a child has primary physical custody pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 125C.003, the father of the child shall not willfully conceal or remove the child from the physical custody of the mother. If the father of a child has primary physical custody pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 125C.003, the mother of the child shall not willfully conceal or remove the child from the physical custody of the father. A person who violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection 1.

4. A parent who has joint physical custody of a child pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court shall not relocate with the child pursuant to NRS 125C.0065 without the written consent of the non-relocating parent or before the court enters an order granting the parent primary physical custody of the child and permission to relocate with the child, as applicable. A person who violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection 1.

5. A parent who has primary physical custody of a child pursuant to an order, judgment or decree of a court shall not relocate with the child pursuant to NRS 125C.006 without the written consent of the non-relocating parent or the permission of the court. A person who violates this subsection shall be punished as provided in subsection 1.

6. Before an arrest warrant may be issued for a violation of this section, the court must find that:

(a) This is the home state of the child, as defined in NRS 125A.085; and

(b) There is cause to believe that the entry of a court order in a civil proceeding brought pursuant to chapter 125, 125A or 125C of NRS will not be effective to enforce the rights of the parties and would not be in the best interests of the child.

7. Upon conviction for a violation of this section, the court shall order the defendant to pay restitution for any expenses incurred in locating or recovering the child.

8. The prosecuting attorney may recommend to the judge that the defendant be sentenced as for a misdemeanor and the judge may impose such a sentence if the judge finds that:

(a) The defendant has no prior conviction for this offense and the child has suffered no substantial harm as a result of the offense; or

(b) The interests of justice require that the defendant be punished as for a misdemeanor.

9. A person who aids or abets any other person to violate this section shall be punished as provided in subsection 1.

10. In addition to the exemption set forth in subsection 11, subsections 4 and 5 do not apply to a person who demonstrates a compelling excuse, to the satisfaction of the court, for relocating with a child in violation of NRS 125C.006 or 125C.0065.

11. This section does not apply to a person who detains, conceals, removes or relocates with a child to protect the child from the imminent danger of abuse or neglect or to protect himself or herself from imminent physical harm, and reported the detention, concealment, removal or relocation to a law enforcement agency or an agency which provides child welfare services within 24 hours after detaining, concealing, removing or relocating with the child, or as soon as the circumstances allowed. As used in this subsection:

(a) “Abuse or neglect” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 200.508.

(b) “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.

200.364. Sexual Assault and Seduction: Definitions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

As used in NRS 200.364 to 200.3788, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
 

1. “Forensic laboratory” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09117.
 

2. “Forensic medical examination” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.300.
 

3. “Genetic marker analysis” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176.09118.
 

4. “Offense involving a pupil or child” means any of the following offenses:
 

(a) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a school or volunteers at a school and a pupil pursuant to NRS 201.540.
 

(b) Sexual conduct between certain employees of a college or university and a student pursuant to NRS 201.550.
 

(c) Sexual conduct between certain employees or contractors of or volunteers for an entity which provides services to children and a person under the care, custody, control or supervision of the entity pursuant to NRS 201.555.
 

5. “Perpetrator” means a person who commits a sexual offense, an offense involving a pupil or child or sex trafficking.
 

6. “Sex trafficking” means a violation of subsection 2 of NRS 201.300.
 

7. “Sexual assault forensic evidence kit” means the forensic evidence obtained from a forensic medical examination.
 

8. “Sexual offense” means any of the following offenses:
 

(a) Sexual assault pursuant to NRS 200.366.
 

(b) Statutory sexual seduction pursuant to NRS 200.368.
 

9. “Sexual penetration” means cunnilingus, fellatio, or any intrusion, however slight, of any part of a person’s body or any object manipulated or inserted by a person into the genital or anal openings of the body of another, including sexual intercourse in its ordinary meaning. The term does not include any such conduct for medical purposes.
 

10. “Statutory sexual seduction” means ordinary sexual intercourse, anal intercourse or sexual penetration committed by a person 18 years of age or older with a person who is 14 or 15 years of age and who is at least 4 years younger than the perpetrator.
 

11. “Victim” means a person who is a victim of a sexual offense, an offense involving a pupil or child or sex trafficking.
 

12. “Victim of sexual assault” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.280.

200.366. Sexual assault: Definition; penalties; exclusions

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person is guilty of sexual assault if the person:

(a) Subjects another person to sexual penetration, or forces another person to make a sexual penetration on themselves or another, or on a beast, against the will of the victim or under conditions in which the perpetrator knows or should know that the victim is mentally or physically incapable of resisting or understanding the nature of the perpetrator’s conduct; or

(b) Commits a sexual penetration upon a child under the age of 14 years or causes a child under the age of 14 years to make a sexual penetration on themselves or another, or on a beast.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, a person who commits a sexual assault is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:

(a) If substantial bodily harm to the victim results from the actions of the defendant committed in connection with or as a part of the sexual assault, by imprisonment in the state prison:

(1) For life without the possibility of parole; or

(2) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 15 years has been served.

(b) If no substantial bodily harm to the victim results, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 10 years has been served.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who commits a sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 years is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished:

(a) If the crime results in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), if the crime does not result in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 25 years has been served.

(c) If the crime is committed against a child under the age of 14 years and does not result in substantial bodily harm to the child, by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 35 years has been served.

4. A person who commits a sexual assault against a child under the age of 16 years and who has been previously convicted of:

(a) A sexual assault pursuant to this section or any other sexual offense against a child; or

(b) An offense committed in another jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute a sexual assault pursuant to this section or any other sexual offense against a child,

is guilty of a category A felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole.

5. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is less than 18 years of age and who commits any of the acts described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 if the person is not more than 2 years older than the person upon whom the act was committed unless:

(a) The person committing the act uses force or threatens the use of force; or

(b) The person committing the act knows or should know that the victim is mentally or physically incapable of resisting or understanding the nature of the perpetrator’s conduct.

6. For the purpose of this section, “other sexual offense against a child” means any act committed by an adult upon a child constituting:

(a) Incest pursuant to NRS 201.180;

(b) Lewdness with a child pursuant to NRS 201.230;

(c) Sado-masochistic abuse pursuant to NRS 201.262; or

(d) Luring a child using a computer, system or network pursuant to NRS 201.560, if punished as a felony.

200.373. Sexual assault of spouse by spouse

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

It is no defense to a charge of sexual assault that the perpetrator was, at the time of the assault, married to the victim, if the assault was committed by force or by the threat of force.

200.378. Court may impose temporary or extended order to restrict conduct of alleged perpetrator, defendant or convicted person; penalty for violation of order; dissemination of order; notice provided in order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, a person who reasonably believes that the crime of sexual assault has been committed against him or her by another person may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or extended order directing the person who allegedly committed the sexual assault to:
(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the victim of the alleged sexual assault and any other location specifically named by the court.
(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the alleged sexual assault and any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged sexual assault.
(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the victim of the alleged sexual assault or to protect any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged sexual assault.
2. If a defendant charged with a crime involving sexual assault is released from custody before trial or is found guilty at the trial, the court may issue a temporary or extended order or provide as a condition of the release or sentence that the defendant:
(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the victim of the alleged sexual assault and any other location specifically named by the court.
(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the alleged sexual assault and any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged sexual assault.
(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the victim of the alleged sexual assault or to protect any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged sexual assault.
3. A temporary order may be granted with or without notice to the adverse party. An extended order may be granted only after:
(a) Notice of the petition for the order and of the hearing thereon is served upon the adverse party pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(b) A hearing is held on the petition.
4. If an extended order is issued by a justice court, an interlocutory appeal lies to the district court, which may affirm, modify or vacate the order in question. The appeal may be taken without bond, but its taking does not stay the effect or enforcement of the order.
5. Unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order, any person who intentionally violates:
(a) A temporary order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) An extended order is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
6. Any court order issued pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be in writing;
(b) Be personally served on the person to whom it is directed; and
(c) Contain the warning that violation of the order:
(1) Subjects the person to immediate arrest.
(2) Is a gross misdemeanor if the order is a temporary order.
(3) Is a category C felony if the order is an extended order.
7. A temporary or extended order issued pursuant to this section must provide notice that a person who is arrested for violating the order will not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after the arrest if:
(a) The arresting officer determines that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;
(b) The person has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection; or
(c) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the person has:
(1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or
(2) An amount of a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine , as applicable, that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110.

200.3781. Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.378. After any hearing and not later than final disposition of such an application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.

2. The clerk of the court shall provide a person who petitions the court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.378 and the adverse party, free of cost, with information about the:

(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders pursuant to NRS 200.378;

(b) Procedure for filing an application for such an order; and

(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.

3. A person who obtains an order pursuant to NRS 200.378 must not be charged any fee to have the order served in this State.

200.3782. Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of temporary order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary order issued pursuant to NRS 200.378 expires within such time, not to exceed 30 days, as the court fixes. If a petition for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order, the temporary order remains in effect until the hearing on the extended order is held.

2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event, the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 3 years, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for not more than 3 years.

4. A court shall enter a finding of fact providing the basis for the imposition of an extended order effective for more than 1 year.

5. At any time while the extended order is in effect, the party who obtained the extended order or the adverse party may appear and move for its dissolution or modification based on changes of circumstance of the parties, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.6. This section must not be construed to affect the right of an adverse party to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to NRS 33.030.

200.3783. Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; enforcement

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Each court that issues an order pursuant to NRS 200.378 shall transmit, as soon as practicable, a copy of the order to all law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction. The copy must include a notation of the date on which the order was personally served upon the person to whom it is directed.

2. A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 200.378 to the person to be arrested;

(b) The person to be arrested has been served with a copy of the order; and

(c) The person to be arrested is acting in violation of the order.

3. Any law enforcement agency in this State may enforce a court order issued pursuant to NRS 200.378.

200.3784. Victim to be given certain information and documents concerning case; clerk to keep record of order or condition restricting conduct of defendant

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Upon written request of the alleged victim, the prosecuting attorney in any trial brought against a person on a charge of sexual assault shall timely inform the alleged victim of:
 

(a) Any pretrial disposition of the case;
 

(b) The final disposition of the case; and
 

(c) Information from the record of registration pursuant to NRS 179D.151 regarding the defendant, if applicable.
 

2. If the defendant is found guilty and the court issues an order or provides a condition of the sentence restricting the ability of the defendant to have contact with the victim or witnesses, the clerk of the court shall:
 

(a) Keep a record of the order or condition of the sentence; and
 

(b) Provide a certified copy of the order or condition of the sentence to the victim and other persons named in the order.

200.460. False Imprisonment: Definition; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. False imprisonment is an unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, and consists in confinement or detention without sufficient legal authority.

2. A person convicted of false imprisonment shall pay all damages sustained by the person so imprisoned, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 4, if the false imprisonment is committed:

(a) By a prisoner in a penal institution without a deadly weapon; or

(b) By any other person with the use of a deadly weapon,

the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years.

4. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 5, if the false imprisonment is committed by using the person so imprisoned as a shield or to avoid arrest, the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 15 years.

5. If the false imprisonment is committed by a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement with the use of a deadly weapon, the person convicted of such a false imprisonment is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20 years.

200.471. Assault: Definitions; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Assault” means:
 

(1) Unlawfully attempting to use physical force against another person; or
 

(2) Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.
 

(b) “Fire-fighting agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239B.020.
 

(c) “Health care facility” means a facility licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS, an office of a person listed in NRS 629.031, a clinic or any other location, other than a residence, where health care is provided.
 

(d) “Officer” means:
 

(1) A person who possesses some or all of the powers of a peace officer;
 

(2) A person employed in a full-time salaried occupation of fire fighting for the benefit or safety of the public;
 

(3) A member of a volunteer fire department;
 

(4) A jailer, guard or other correctional officer of a city or county jail;
 

(5) A prosecuting attorney of an agency or political subdivision of the United States or of this State;
 

(6) A justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace, municipal judge, magistrate, court commissioner, master or referee, including a person acting pro tempore in a capacity listed in this subparagraph;
 

(7) An employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose official duties require the employee to make home visits;
 

(8) A civilian employee or a volunteer of a law enforcement agency whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to law enforcement; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for the law enforcement agency;
 

(9) A civilian employee or a volunteer of a fire-fighting agency whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to fire fighting or fire prevention; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for the fire-fighting agency; or
 

(10) A civilian employee or volunteer of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to code enforcement; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for this State or a political subdivision of this State.
 

(e) “Provider of health care” means:
 

(1) A physician, a medical student, a perfusionist, an anesthesiologist assistant or a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS, a practitioner of respiratory care, a homeopathic physician, an advanced practitioner of homeopathy, a homeopathic assistant, an osteopathic physician, a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 633 of NRS, a podiatric physician, a podiatry hygienist, a physical therapist, a medical laboratory technician, an optometrist, a chiropractic physician, a chiropractic assistant,a naprapath, a doctor of Oriental medicine, a nurse, a student nurse, a certified nursing assistant, a nursing assistant trainee, a medication aide-certified, a person who provides health care services in the home for compensation, a dentist, a dental student, a dental hygienist, a dental hygienist student, an expanded function dental assistant, an expanded function dental assistant student, a pharmacist, a pharmacy student, an intern pharmacist, an attendant on an ambulance or air ambulance, a psychologist, a social worker, a marriage and family therapist, a marriage and family therapist intern, a clinical professional counselor, a clinical professional counselor intern, a behavior analyst, an assistant behavior analyst, a registered behavior technician, a mental health technician, a licensed dietitian, the holder of a license or a limited license issued under the provisions of chapter 653 of NRS, a public safety officer at a health care facility, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, a paramedic or a participant in a program of training to provide emergency medical services; or
 

(2) An employee of or volunteer for a health care facility who:
 

(I) Interacts with the public;
 

(II) Performs tasks related to providing health care; and
 

(III) Wears identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the person as an employee or volunteer of the health care facility.
 

(f) “School employee” means a licensed or unlicensed person employed by a board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 391.100 or 391.281.
 

(g) “Sporting event” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.630.
 

(h) “Sports official” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.630.
 

(i) “Taxicab” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.8816.
 

(j) “Taxicab driver” means a person who operates a taxicab.
 

(k) “Transit operator” means a person who operates a bus or other vehicle as part of a public mass transportation system.
 

(l) “Utility worker” an employee of a public utility as defined in NRS 704.020 whose official duties require the employee to:
 

(1) Interact with the public;
 

(2) Perform tasks related to the operation of the public utility; and
 

(3) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee as working for the public utility.
 

2. A person convicted of an assault shall be punished:
 

(a) If paragraph (c) or (d) does not apply to the circumstances of the crime and the assault is not made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon, for a misdemeanor.
 

(b) If the assault is made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
 

(c) If paragraph (d) does not apply to the circumstances of the crime and if the assault:
 

(1) Is committed upon:
 

(I) An officer, a school employee, a taxicab driver, a transit operator or a utility worker who is performing his or her duty;
 

(II) A provider of health care while the provider of health care is performing his or her duty or is on the premises where he or she performs that duty; or
 

(III) A sports official based on the performance of his or her duties at a sporting event; and
 

(2) The person charged knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, a provider of health care, a school employee, a taxicab driver, a transit operator, a utility worker or a sports official,
 

for a gross misdemeanor, unless the assault is made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon, then for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
 

(d) If the assault:
 

(1) Is committed by a probationer, a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement or a parolee upon:
 

(I) An officer, a school employee, a taxicab driver, a transit operator or a utility worker who is performing his or her duty;
 

(II) A provider of health care while the provider of health care is performing his or her duty or is on the premises where he or she performs that duty; or
 

(III) A sports official based on the performance of his or her duties at a sporting event; and
 

(2) The probationer, prisoner or parolee charged knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, a provider of health care, a school employee, a taxicab driver, a transit operator, a utility worker or a sports official,
 

for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130, unless the assault is made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon, then for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

200.481. Battery: Definitions; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Battery” means any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.
 

(b) “Child” means a person less than 18 years of age.
 

(c) “Fire-fighting agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239B.020.
 

(d) “Health care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.471.
 

(e) “Officer” means:
 

(1) A person who possesses some or all of the powers of a peace officer;
 

(2) A person employed in a full-time salaried occupation of fire fighting for the benefit or safety of the public;
 

(3) A member of a volunteer fire department;
 

(4) A jailer, guard, matron or other correctional officer of a city or county jail or detention facility;
 

(5) A prosecuting attorney of an agency or political subdivision of the United States or of this State;
 

(6) A justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals, district judge, justice of the peace, municipal judge, magistrate, court commissioner, master or referee, including, without limitation, a person acting pro tempore in a capacity listed in this subparagraph;
 

(7) An employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose official duties require the employee to make home visits;
 

(8) A civilian employee or a volunteer of a law enforcement agency whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to law enforcement; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for the law enforcement agency;
 

(9) A civilian employee or a volunteer of a fire-fighting agency whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to fire fighting or fire prevention; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for the fire-fighting agency; or
 

(10) A civilian employee or volunteer of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose official duties require the employee or volunteer to:
 

(I) Interact with the public;
 

(II) Perform tasks related to code enforcement; and
 

(III) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee or volunteer as working or volunteering for this State or a political subdivision of this State.
 

(f) “Provider of health care” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.471.
 

(g) “School employee” means a licensed or unlicensed person employed by a board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 391.100 or 391.281.
 

(h) “Sporting event” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.630.
 

(i) “Sports official” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 41.630.
 

(j) “Strangulation” means intentionally applying sufficient pressure to another person to make it difficult or impossible for the person to breathe, including, without limitation, applying pressure to the neck, throat or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce the intake of air, or applying any pressure to the neck on either side of the windpipe, but not the windpipe itself, to stop the flow of blood to the brain via the carotid arteries.
 

(k) “Taxicab” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.8816.
 

(l) “Taxicab driver” means a person who operates a taxicab.
 

(m) “Transit operator” means a person who operates a bus or other vehicle as part of a public mass transportation system.
 

(n) “Utility worker” means an employee of a public utility as defined in NRS 704.020 whose official duties require the employee to:
 

(1) Interact with the public;
 

(2) Perform tasks related to the operation of the public utility; and
 

(3) Wear identification, clothing or a uniform that identifies the employee as working for the public utility.
 

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 200.485, a person convicted of a battery, other than a battery committed by an adult upon a child which constitutes child abuse, shall be punished:
 

(a) If the battery is not committed with a deadly weapon, and no substantial bodily harm to the victim results, except under circumstances where a greater penalty is provided in this section or NRS 197.090, for a misdemeanor.
 

(b) If the battery is not committed with a deadly weapon, and either substantial bodily harm to the victim results or the battery is committed by strangulation, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
 

(c) If:
 

(1) The battery is committed upon:
 

(I) An officer, school employee, taxicab driver, transit operator or utility worker who was performing his or her duty;
 

(II) A provider of health care while the provider of health care is performing his or her duty or is on the premises where he or she performs that duty; or
 

(III) A sports official based on the performance of his or her duties at a sporting event;
 

(2) The officer, provider of health care, school employee, taxicab driver, transit operator, utility worker or sports official suffers substantial bodily harm or the battery is committed by strangulation; and
 

(3) The person charged knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, provider of health care, school employee, taxicab driver, transit operator, utility worker or sports official,
 

for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.
 

(d) If the battery:
 

(1) Is committed upon:
 

(I) An officer, school employee, taxicab driver, transit operator or utility worker who is performing his or her duty;
 

(II) A provider of health care while the provider of health care is performing his or her duty or is on the premises where he or she performs that duty; or
 

(III) A sports official based on the performance of his or her duties at a sporting event; and
 

(2) The person charged knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, provider of health care, school employee, taxicab driver, transit operator, utility worker or sports official,
 

for a gross misdemeanor, except under circumstances where a greater penalty is provided in this section.
 

(e) If the battery is committed with the use of a deadly weapon, and:
 

(1) No substantial bodily harm to the victim results, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
 

(2) Substantial bodily harm to the victim results or the battery is committed by strangulation, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.
 

(f) If the battery is committed by a probationer, a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement or a parolee, without the use of a deadly weapon, whether or not substantial bodily harm results and whether or not the battery is committed by strangulation, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years.
 

(g) If the battery is committed by a probationer, a prisoner who is in lawful custody or confinement or a parolee, with the use of a deadly weapon, and:
 

(1) No substantial bodily harm to the victim results, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years.
 

(2) Substantial bodily harm to the victim results or the battery is committed by strangulation, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years.

200.485. Battery which constitutes domestic violence: Penalties; referring child for counseling; right to trial by jury; restriction against probation and suspension; notice of prohibition against owning or possessing firearm; order to surrender, sell or

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsections 2 to 5, inclusive, or NRS 200.481, a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018:
 

(a) For the first offense within 7 years, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
 

(1) Imprisonment in the city or county jail or detention facility for not less than 2 days, but not more than 6 months; and
 

(2) Performing not less than 48 hours, but not more than 120 hours, of community service.
 

The person shall be further punished by a fine of not less than $200, but not more than $1,000. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this paragraph may be served intermittently at the discretion of the judge or justice of the peace, except that each period of confinement must be not less than 12 consecutive hours and must occur at a time when the person is not required to be at his or her place of employment or on a weekend.
 

(b) For the second offense within 7 years, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
 

(1) Imprisonment in the city or county jail or detention facility for not less than 20 days, but not more than 6 months; and
 

(2) Performing not less than 100 hours, but not more than 200 hours, of community service.
 

The person shall be further punished by a fine of not less than $500, but not more than $1,000. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this paragraph may be served intermittently at the discretion of the judge or justice of the peace, except that each period of confinement must not be less than 12 consecutive hours and must occur at a time when the person is not required to be at his or her place of employment or on a weekend.
 

(c) For the third offense within 7 years, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not less than $1,000, but not more than $5,000.
 

2. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to subsection 3 or NRS 200.481, a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, if the battery is committed by strangulation as described in NRS 200.481, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
 

3. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.481, a person who has been previously convicted of:
 

(a) A felony that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018;
 

(b) A battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, if the battery is committed with the use of a deadly weapon as described in NRS 200.481; or
 

(c) A violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct set forth in paragraph (a) or (b),
 

and who commits a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and shall be further punished by a fine of not less than $2,000, but not more than $5,000.
 

4. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.481, a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, if the battery is committed against a victim who was pregnant at the time of the battery and the person knew or should have known that the victim was pregnant:
 

(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 20 days and may be further punished by a fine of not less than $500, but not more than $1,000.
 

(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison of a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not less than $1,000, but not more than $5,000.
 

5. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 200.481, a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, if the battery causes substantial bodily harm, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison of a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not less than $1,000, but not more than $5,000.
 

6. In addition to any other penalty, if a person is convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, the court shall:
 

(a) For the first offense within 7 years, require the person to participate in weekly counseling sessions of not less than 1 ½ hours per week for not less than 6 months, at his or her expense, in a program for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence that has been certified pursuant to NRS 439.258.
 

(b) For the second offense within 7 years, require the person to participate in weekly counseling sessions of not less than 1 ½ hours per week for not less than 12 months, at his or her expense, in a program for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence that has been certified pursuant to NRS 439.258.
 

If the person resides in this State but the nearest location at which counseling services are available is in another state, the court may allow the person to participate in counseling in the other state in a program for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence that has been certified pursuant to NRS 439.258.
 

7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an offense that occurred within 7 years immediately preceding the date of the principal offense or after the principal offense constitutes a prior offense for the purposes of this section:
 

(a) When evidenced by a conviction; or
 

(b) If the offense is conditionally dismissed or the judgment of conviction is set aside pursuant to NRS 176A.240, 176A.260 or 176A.290 or dismissed in connection with successful completion of a diversionary program or specialty court program,
 

without regard to the sequence of the offenses and convictions. An offense which is listed in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 3 that occurred on any date preceding the date of the principal offense or after the principal offense constitutes a prior offense for the purposes of this section when evidenced by a conviction, without regard to the sequence of the offenses and convictions. The facts concerning a prior offense must be alleged in the complaint, indictment or information, must not be read to the jury or proved at trial but must be proved at the time of sentencing and, if the principal offense is alleged to be a felony, must also be shown at the preliminary examination or presented to the grand jury.
 

8. In addition to any other penalty, the court may require such a person to participate, at his or her expense, in a program of treatment for an alcohol or other substance use disorder that has been certified by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
 

9. If it appears from information presented to the court that a child under the age of 18 years may need counseling as a result of the commission of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018, the court may refer the child to an agency which provides child welfare services. If the court refers a child to an agency which provides child welfare services, the court shall require the person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 to reimburse the agency for the costs of any services provided, to the extent of the convicted person’s ability to pay.
 

10. If a person is charged with committing a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 that is punishable as a misdemeanor and may prohibit the person from owning, possessing or having under his or her control or custody any firearm pursuant to NRS 202.360, the person is entitled to a trial by jury pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 175.011, regardless of whether the person was previously prohibited from owning, possessing or having under his or her control or custody any firearm pursuant to NRS 202.360.
 

11. A court shall not grant probation to or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 that is punishable as a felony.
 

12. In every judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights issued pursuant to this section, the court shall:
 

(a) Inform the person convicted that he or she is prohibited from owning, possessing or having under his or her custody or control any firearm pursuant to NRS 202.360; and
 

(b) Order the person convicted to permanently surrender, sell or transfer any firearm that he or she owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control in the manner set forth in NRS 202.361.
 

13. A person who violates any provision included in a judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights issued pursuant to this section concerning the surrender, sale, transfer, ownership, possession, custody or control of a firearm is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000. The court must include in the judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights a statement that a violation of such a provision in the judgment or admonishment is a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

14. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.
 

(b) “Battery” has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 200.481.
 

(c) “Offense” includes a battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018 or a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct.

200.571. Harassment: Definition; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person is guilty of harassment if:

(a) Without lawful authority, the person knowingly threatens:

(1) To cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person;

(2) To cause physical damage to the property of another person;

(3) To subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or

(4) To do any act which is intended to substantially harm the person threatened or any other person with respect to his or her physical or mental health or safety; and

(b) The person by words or conduct places the person receiving the threat in reasonable fear that the threat will be carried out.

2. Except where the provisions of subsection 2, 3 or 4 of NRS 200.575 are applicable, a person who is guilty of harassment:

(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) For the second or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.3. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.

200.575. Stalking: Definitions; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person who, without lawful authority, willfully or maliciously engages in a course of conduct directed towards a victim that would cause a reasonable person under similar circumstances to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, harassed or fearful for his or her immediate safety or the immediate safety of a family or household member, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, harassed or fearful for his or her immediate safety or the immediate safety of a family or household member, commits the crime of stalking. Except where the provisions of subsection 2, 3 or 4 are applicable, a person who commits the crime of stalking:
 

(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
 

(b) For the second offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
 

(c) For the third or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 5 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or 4 and unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law, a person who commits the crime of stalking where the victim is under the age of 16 and the person is 5 or more years older than the victim:
 

(a) For the first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
 

(b) For the second offense, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 5 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

(c) For the third or any subsequent offense, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

3. A person who commits the crime of stalking and in conjunction therewith threatens the person with the intent to cause the person to be placed in reasonable fear of death or substantial bodily harm commits the crime of aggravated stalking. A person who commits the crime of aggravated stalking shall be punished for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

4. A person who commits the crime of stalking with the use of an Internet or network site, electronic mail, text messaging or any other similar means of communication to publish, display or distribute information in a manner that substantially increases the risk of harm or violence to the victim shall be punished for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130.
 

5. If any act engaged in by a person was part of the course of conduct that constitutes the crime of stalking and was initiated or had an effect on the victim in this State, the person may be prosecuted in this State.
 

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 200.571, a criminal penalty provided for in this section may be imposed in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for any other criminal offense arising from the same conduct or for any contempt of court arising from the same conduct.
 

7. If the court finds that a person convicted of stalking pursuant to this section committed the crime against a person listed in subsection 1 of NRS 33.018 and that the victim has an ongoing, reasonable fear of physical harm, the court shall enter the finding in its judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights.
 

8. If the court includes such a finding in a judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights issued pursuant to this section, the court shall:
 

(a) Inform the person convicted that he or she is prohibited from owning, possessing or having under his or her control or custody any firearm pursuant to NRS 202.360; and
 

(b) Order the person convicted to permanently surrender, sell or transfer any firearm that he or she owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control in the manner set forth in NRS 202.361.
 

9. A person who violates any provision included in a judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights issued pursuant to this section concerning the surrender, sale, transfer, ownership, possession, custody or control of a firearm is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000. The court must include in the judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights a statement that a violation of such a provision in the judgment or admonishment is a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

10. The penalties provided in this section do not preclude the victim from seeking any other legal remedy available.
 

11. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct which consists of two or more acts over a period of time that evidences a continuity of purpose directed at a specific person.
 

(b) “Family or household member” means a spouse, a former spouse, a parent or other person who is related by blood or marriage or is or was actually residing with the person.
 

(c) “Internet or network site” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.4744.
 

(d) “Network” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.4745.
 

(e) “Offense” includes, without limitation, a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or similar conduct set forth in this section.
 

(f) “Text messaging” means a communication in the form of electronic text or one or more electronic images sent from a telephone or computer to another person’s telephone or computer by addressing the communication to the recipient’s telephone number.
 

(g) “Without lawful authority” includes acts which are initiated or continued without the victim’s consent. The term does not include acts which are otherwise protected or authorized by constitutional or statutory law, regulation or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to:
 

(1) Picketing which occurs during a strike, work stoppage or any other labor dispute.
 

(2) The activities of a reporter, photographer, camera operator or other person while gathering information for communication to the public if that person is employed or engaged by or has contracted with a newspaper, periodical, press association or radio or television station and is acting solely within that professional capacity.
 

(3) The activities of a person that are carried out in the normal course of his or her lawful employment.
 

(4) Any activities carried out in the exercise of the constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech and assembly.

200.581. Where offense committed

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Harassment, stalking or aggravated stalking shall be deemed to have been committed where the conduct occurred or where the person who was affected by the conduct was located at the time that the conduct occurred.

200.591. Court may impose temporary or extended order to restrict conduct of alleged perpetrator, defendant or convicted person; penalty for violation of order; dissemination of order; notice provided in order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, a person who reasonably believes that the crime of stalking, aggravated stalking or harassment is being committed against him or her by another person may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or extended order directing the person who is allegedly committing the crime to:
(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the victim of the alleged crime and any other location specifically named by the court.
(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the alleged crime and any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged crime.
(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the victim of the alleged crime or to protect any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged crime.
2. If a defendant charged with a crime involving harassment, stalking or aggravated stalking is released from custody before trial or is found guilty at the trial, the court may issue a temporary or extended order or provide as a condition of the release or sentence that the defendant:
(a) Stay away from the home, school, business or place of employment of the victim of the alleged crime and any other location specifically named by the court.
(b) Refrain from contacting, intimidating, threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the alleged crime and any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged crime.
(c) Comply with any other restriction which the court deems necessary to protect the victim of the alleged crime or to protect any other person named in the order, including, without limitation, a member of the family or the household of the victim of the alleged crime.
3. A temporary order may be granted with or without notice to the adverse party. An extended order may be granted only after:
(a) Notice of the petition for the order and of the hearing thereon is served upon the adverse party pursuant to the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(b) A hearing is held on the petition.
4. If an extended order is issued by a justice court, an interlocutory appeal lies to the district court, which may affirm, modify or vacate the order in question. The appeal may be taken without bond, but its taking does not stay the effect or enforcement of the order.
5. Unless a more severe penalty is prescribed by law for the act that constitutes the violation of the order, any person who intentionally violates:
(a) A temporary order is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) An extended order is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
6. Any court order issued pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be in writing;
(b) Be personally served on the person to whom it is directed; and
(c) Contain the warning that violation of the order:
(1) Subjects the person to immediate arrest.
(2) Is a gross misdemeanor if the order is a temporary order.
(3) Is a category C felony if the order is an extended order.
7. A temporary or extended order issued pursuant to this section must provide notice that a person who is arrested for violating the order will not be admitted to bail sooner than 12 hours after the person’s arrest if:
(a) The arresting officer determines that such a violation is accompanied by a direct or indirect threat of harm;
(b) The person has previously violated a temporary or extended order for protection; or
(c) At the time of the violation or within 2 hours after the violation, the person has:
(1) A concentration of alcohol of 0.08 or more in his or her blood or breath; or
(2) An amount of a prohibited substance in his or her blood or urine , as applicable, that is equal to or greater than the amount set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 484C.110.

200.592. Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.591. After any hearing and not later than final disposition of such an application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.

2. The clerk of the court shall provide a person who petitions the court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.591 and the adverse party, free of cost, with information about the:

(a) Availability of temporary and extended orders pursuant to NRS 200.591;

(b) Procedure for filing an application for such an order; and

(c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.

3. A person who obtains an order pursuant to NRS 200.591 must not be charged any fee to have the order served in this State.

200.594. Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of temporary order

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A temporary order issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 expires within such time, not to exceed 45 days, as the court fixes. If a petition for an extended order is filed within the period of a temporary order, the temporary order remains in effect until the hearing on the extended order is held.

2. On 2 days’ notice to the party who obtained the temporary order, the adverse party may appear and move its dissolution or modification, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.

3. An extended order expires within such time, not to exceed 2 years, as the court fixes. A temporary order may be converted by the court, upon notice to the adverse party and a hearing, into an extended order effective for no more than 2 years.

4. A court shall enter a finding of fact providing the basis for the imposition of an extended order effective for more than 1 year.

5. At any time while the extended order is in effect, the party who obtained the extended order or the adverse party may appear and move for its dissolution or modification based on changes of circumstance of the parties, and in that event the court shall proceed to hear and determine such motion as expeditiously as the ends of justice require.6. This section must not be construed to limit the adverse party to an interlocutory appeal pursuant to NRS 200.591.

200.597. Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; enforcement

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Each court that issues an order pursuant to NRS 200.591 shall transmit, as soon as practicable, a copy of the order to all law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction. The copy must include a notation of the date on which the order was personally served upon the person to whom it is directed.

2. A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that:

(a) An order has been issued pursuant to NRS 200.591 to the person to be arrested;

(b) The person to be arrested has been served with a copy of the order; and

(c) The person to be arrested is acting in violation of the order.

3. Any law enforcement agency in this State may enforce a court order issued pursuant to NRS 200.591.

200.601. Victim to be given certain information and documents concerning case; clerk to keep record of order or condition restricting conduct of defendant

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. The prosecuting attorney in any trial brought against a person on a charge of harassment, stalking or aggravated stalking shall inform the alleged victim of the final disposition of the case.

2. If the defendant is found guilty and the court issues an order or provides a condition of sentence restricting the ability of the defendant to have contact with the victim or witnesses, the clerk of the court shall:

(a) Keep a record of the order or condition of the sentence; and

(b) Provide a certified copy of the order or condition of the sentence to the victim and other persons named in the order.

200.603. Peering, peeping or spying through window, door or other opening of dwelling of another; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person shall not knowingly enter upon the property or premises of another or upon the property or premises owned by him and leased or rented to another with the intent to surreptitiously conceal himself on the property or premises and peer, peep or spy through a window, door or other opening of a building or structure that is used as a dwelling on the property or premises.

2. A person who violates subsection 1 is guilty of:

(a) If the person is in possession of a deadly weapon at the time of the violation, a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

(b) If the person is not in possession of a deadly weapon at the time of the violation, but is in possession of a photographic or digital camera, video camera or other device capable of recording images or sound at the time of the violation, a gross misdemeanor.

(c) If the person is not in possession of a deadly weapon or a photographic or digital camera, video camera or other device capable of recording images or sound at the time of the violation, a misdemeanor.

3. This section does not apply to:

(a) A law enforcement officer conducting a criminal investigation or surveillance;

(b) A building inspector, building official or other similar authority employed by a governmental body while performing his duties; or

(c) An employee of a public utility while performing his duties.

200.604. Capturing image of private area of another person; distributing, disclosing, displaying, transmitting or publishing image of private area of another person; penalties; exceptions; confidentiality of image

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person shall not knowingly and intentionally capture an image of the private area of another person:

(a) Without the consent of the other person; and

(b) Under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person shall not distribute, disclose, display, transmit or publish an image that the person knows or has reason to know was made in violation of subsection 1.

3. Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to section 6 of this act [Chapter 193, Laws of Nevada 2015, or] section 5 of this act [Chapter 399, Laws of Nevada 2015], a person who violates this section:

(a) For a first offense, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) For a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

4. This section does not prohibit any lawful law enforcement or correctional activity, including, without limitation, capturing, distributing, disclosing, displaying, transmitting or publishing an image for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a violation of this section.

5. If a person is charged with a violation of this section, any image of the private area of a victim that is contained within:

(a) Court records;

(b) Intelligence or investigative data, reports of crime or incidents of criminal activity or other information;

(c) Records of criminal history, as that term is defined in NRS 179A.070; and

(d) Records in the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History,

is confidential and, except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 and 7, must not be inspected by or released to the general public.

6. An image that is confidential pursuant to subsection 5 may be inspected or released:

(a) As necessary for the purposes of investigation and prosecution of the violation;

(b) As necessary for the purpose of allowing a person charged with a violation of this section and his or her attorney to prepare a defense; and

(c) Upon authorization by a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in subsection 7.

7. A court of competent jurisdiction may authorize the inspection or release of an image that is confidential pursuant to subsection 5, upon application, if the court determines that:

(a) The person making the application has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the court that good cause exists for the inspection or release; and

(b) Reasonable notice of the application and an opportunity to be heard have been given to the victim.

8. As used in this section:

(a) “Broadcast” means to transmit electronically an image with the intent that the image be viewed by any other person.

(b) “Capture,” with respect to an image, means to videotape, photograph, film, record by any means or broadcast.

(c) “Female breast” means any portion of the female breast below the top of the areola.

(d) “Private area” means the naked or undergarment clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breast of a person.

(e) “Under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” means:

(1) Circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that he or she could disrobe in privacy, without being concerned that an image of his or her private area would be captured; or

(2) Circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that his or her private area would not be visible to the public, regardless of whether the person is in a public or private place.

200.780. Unlawful dissemination of intimate image; exceptions; penalty

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person commits the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image when, with the intent to harass, harm or terrorize another person, the person electronically disseminates or sells an intimate image which depicts the other person and the other person:

(a) Did not give prior consent to the electronic dissemination or the sale of the intimate image;

(b) Had a reasonable expectation that the intimate image would be kept private and would not be made visible to the public; and

(c) Was at least 18 years of age when the intimate image was created.

2. A person who commits the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to the electronic dissemination of an intimate image for the purpose of:

(a) A legitimate public interest;

(b) Reporting unlawful conduct;

(c) Any lawful law enforcement or correctional activity;

(d) Investigation or prosecution of a violation of this section; or

(e) Preparation for or use in any legal proceeding.

4. A person who commits the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image is not considered a sex offender and is not subject to registration or community notification as a sex offender pursuant to NRS 179D.010 to 179D.550, inclusive.

Chapter 202. Crimes Against Public Health and Safety

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Weapons

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Dangerous Weapons and Firearms

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

202.340. Confiscation and disposition of dangerous weapons by law enforcement agencies

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided for firearms forfeitable pursuant to NRS 453.301, when any instrument or weapon described in NRS 202.350 is taken from the possession of any person charged with the commission of any public offense or crime or any child charged with committing a delinquent act, the instrument or weapon must be surrendered to:

(a) The head of the police force or department of an incorporated city if the possession thereof was detected by any member of the police force of the city; or

(b) The chief administrator of a state law enforcement agency, for disposal pursuant to NRS 333.220, if the possession thereof was detected by any member of the agency.

In all other cases, the instrument or weapon must be surrendered to the sheriff of the county or the sheriff of the metropolitan police department for the county in which the instrument or weapon was taken.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the governing body of the county or city or the metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs shall at least once a year order the local law enforcement officer to whom any instrument or weapon is surrendered pursuant to subsection 1 to:

(a) Retain the confiscated instrument or weapon for use by the law enforcement agency headed by the officer;

(b) Sell the confiscated instrument or weapon to another law enforcement agency;

(c) Destroy or direct the destruction of the confiscated instrument or weapon if it is not otherwise required to be destroyed pursuant to subsection 5;

(d) Trade the confiscated instrument or weapon to a properly licensed retailer or wholesaler in exchange for equipment necessary for the performance of the agency’s duties; or

(e) Donate the confiscated instrument or weapon to a museum, the Nevada National Guard or, if appropriate, to another person for use which furthers a charitable or public interest.

3. All proceeds of a sale ordered pursuant to subsection 2 by:

(a) The governing body of a county or city must be deposited with the county treasurer or the city treasurer and the county treasurer or the city treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the general fund of the county or city.

(b) A metropolitan police committee on fiscal affairs must be deposited in a fund which was created pursuant to NRS 280.220.

4. Any officer receiving an order pursuant to subsection 2 shall comply with the order as soon as practicable.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the officer to whom a confiscated instrument or weapon is surrendered pursuant to subsection 1 shall:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), destroy or direct to be destroyed any instrument or weapon which is determined to be dangerous to the safety of the public.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), return any instrument or weapon, which has not been destroyed pursuant to paragraph (a):

(1) Upon demand, to the person from whom the instrument or weapon was confiscated if the person is acquitted of the public offense or crime of which the person was charged; or

(2) To the legal owner of the instrument or weapon if the Attorney General or the district attorney determines that the instrument or weapon was unlawfully acquired from the legal owner. If retention of the instrument or weapon is ordered or directed pursuant to paragraph (c), except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), the instrument or weapon must be returned to the legal owner as soon as practicable after the order or direction is rescinded.

(c) Retain the confiscated instrument or weapon held by the officer pursuant to an order of a judge of a court of record or by direction of the Attorney General or district attorney that the retention is necessary for purposes of evidence, until the order or direction is rescinded.

(d) Return any instrument or weapon which was stolen to its rightful owner, unless the return is otherwise prohibited by law.

6. Before any disposition pursuant to subsection 5, the officer who is in possession of the confiscated instrument or weapon shall submit a full description of the instrument or weapon to a laboratory which provides forensic services in this State. The director of the laboratory shall determine whether the instrument or weapon:

(a) Must be sent to the laboratory for examination as part of a criminal investigation; or

(b) Is a necessary addition to a referential collection maintained by the laboratory for purposes relating to law enforcement.

202.360. Ownership or possession of firearm by certain persons prohibited; penalties

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. A person shall not own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the person:
 

(a) Has been convicted of the crime of battery which constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 200.485, or a law of any other jurisdiction that prohibits the same or substantially similar conduct, committed against or upon:
 

(1) The spouse or former spouse of the person;
 

(2) Any other person with whom the person has had or is having a dating relationship, as defined in NRS 33.018;
 

(3) Any other person with whom the person has a child in common;
 

(4) The parent of the person; or
 

(5) The child of the person or a child for whom the person is the legal guardian.
 

(b) Has been convicted of a felony in this State or any other state, or in any political subdivision thereof, or of a felony in violation of the laws of the United States of America, unless the person has received a pardon and the pardon does not restrict his or her right to bear arms;
 

(c) Has been convicted of a violation of NRS 200.575 or a law of any other state that prohibits the same or substantially similar conduct and the court entered a finding in the judgment of conviction or admonishment of rights pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 200.575;
 

(d) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 33.031, is currently subject to:
 

(1) An extended order for protection against domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.017 to 33.100, inclusive, which includes a statement that the adverse party is prohibited from possessing or having under his or her custody or control any firearm while the order is in effect; or
 

(2) An equivalent order in any other state;
 

(e) Is a fugitive from justice;
 

(f) Is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance; or
 

(g) Is otherwise prohibited by federal law from having a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control.
 

A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

2. A person shall not own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm if the person:
 

(a) Has been adjudicated as mentally ill or has been committed to any mental health facility by a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(b) Has entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill in a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(c) Has been found guilty but mentally ill in a court of this State, any other state or the United States;
 

(d) Has been acquitted by reason of insanity in a court of this State, any other state or the United States; or
 

(e) Is illegally or unlawfully in the United States.
 

A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
 

3. A person shall not use or carry a firearm during and in relation to, or possess a firearm in furtherance of, the commission of any act in violation of NRS 453.321, 453.322, 453.337, 453.3385 or 453.401. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.
 

4. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Controlled substance” has the meaning ascribed to it in 21 U.S.C. § 802(6).
 

(b) “Firearm” includes any firearm that is loaded or unloaded and operable or inoperable.

202.361. Surrender, sale or transfer of firearm by person prohibited from owning or possessing firearm; fee for collection of firearm by local law enforcement agency

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If a person is prohibited from owning, possessing or having under his or her custody or control a firearm pursuant to NRS 202.360, the court in which the person is convicted shall order the person to surrender any firearm that the person owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control to a designated law enforcement agency, a person designated by court order or a licensed firearm dealer, and the person shall, not later than 24 hours after service of the order:
 

(a) Surrender any firearm that the person owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control to the appropriate local law enforcement agency designated by the court in the order;
 

(b) Surrender any firearm that the person owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control to a person designated by the court in the order;
 

(c) Sell or transfer any firearm that the person owns or that is in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control to a licensed firearm dealer; or
 

(d) Submit an affidavit:
 

(1) Informing the court that he or she currently does not own or have any firearm in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control; and
 

(2) Acknowledging that failure to surrender, sell or transfer any firearm that he or she owns or has in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control is a violation of the order and state law.
 

2. If the court orders a person to surrender any firearm to a local law enforcement agency pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the law enforcement agency shall provide the person with a receipt which includes a description of each firearm surrendered and the serial number of each firearm surrendered. The person shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after surrendering any such firearm, provide the receipt to the court.
 

3. If a person surrenders any firearm to a person designated by the court pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the person who surrenders the firearm shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after the person surrenders any firearm to such person, provide to the court and the appropriate local law enforcement agency the name and address of the person designated in the order and a written description of each firearm surrendered and the serial number of each firearm surrendered to such person.
 

4. If a person sells or transfers any firearm to a licensed firearm dealer pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1:
 

(a) The licensed firearm dealer shall provide the person with a receipt which includes a description of each firearm sold or transferred and the serial number of each firearm sold or transferred; and
 

(b) The person shall, not later than 72 hours or 1 business day, whichever is later, after such sale or transfer, provide the receipt to the court and the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
 

5. If there is probable cause to believe that the person has not surrendered, sold or transferred any firearm that the person owns or in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody or control within 24 hours after service of the order, the court may issue and deliver to any law enforcement officer a search warrant which authorizes the law enforcement officer to enter and search any place where there is probable cause to believe any firearm is located and seize the firearm.
 

6. A local law enforcement agency may charge and collect a fee from the person for the collection of a firearm pursuant to this section. The fee must not exceed the cost incurred by the local law enforcement agency to provide the service.
 

7. As used in this section, “licensed firearm dealer” means a person licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923(a).

Chapter 205. Crimes Against Property

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Fraud and False Personation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

205.450. Personating another

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Every person who shall falsely represent or personate another, and, in such assumed character, shall marry another, become bail or surety for any party, in any proceeding, civil or criminal, before any court or officer authorized to take such bail or surety, or confess any judgment, or acknowledge the execution of any conveyance of real property, or of any other instrument which, by law, may be recorded, or do any other act in the course of any suit, proceeding or prosecution, whereby the person so represented or personated may be made liable, in any event, to the payment of any debt, damages, cost or sum of money, or his or her right or interest may, in any manner be affected, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

205.455 Personating another same as stealing

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Unless a greater penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 205.463, a person who falsely represents or personates another, and, in such assumed character, receives any money or valuable property of any description intended to be delivered to the person so personated, shall be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as if the person stole the money or property so received.

205.463 Obtaining and using personal identifying information of another person to harm or impersonate person, to obtain certain nonpublic records or for other unlawful purpose; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information int

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person who knowingly:

(a) Obtains any personal identifying information of another person; and

(b) With the intent to commit an unlawful act, uses the personal identifying information:

(1) To harm that other person;

(2) To represent or impersonate that other person to obtain access to any personal identifying information of that other person without the prior express consent of that other person;

(3) To obtain access to any nonpublic record of the actions taken, communications made or received by, or other activities or transactions of that other person without the prior express consent of that other person; or

(4) For any other unlawful purpose, including, without limitation, to obtain credit, a good, a service or anything of value in the name of that other person,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who knowingly:

(a) Obtains any personal identifying information of another person; and

(b) Uses the personal identifying information to avoid or delay being prosecuted for an unlawful act,

is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

3. A person who violates:

(a) Subsection 1 or 2 by obtaining and using the personal identifying information of an older person or a vulnerable person;

(b) Subsection 1 or 2 by obtaining and using the personal identifying information of five or more persons;

(c) Subsection 1 or 2 by causing another person to suffer a financial loss or injury of $3,000 or more as a result of the violation; or

(d) Subsection 2 to avoid or delay being prosecuted for an unlawful act that is punishable as a category A felony or category B felony,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 3 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

4. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order a person convicted of violating subsection 1 to pay restitution, including, without limitation, any attorney’s fees and costs incurred to:

(a) Repair the credit history or rating of the person whose personal identifying information the convicted person obtained and used in violation of subsection 1; and

(b) Satisfy a debt, lien or other obligation incurred by the person whose personal identifying information the convicted person obtained and used in violation of subsection 1.

5. Proof of possession of the personal identifying information of five or more persons in a manner not set forth in NRS 205.4655 permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use such information in violation of this section.

205.464 Obtaining, using, possessing or selling personal identifying information for unlawful purpose by public officer or public employee; penalties; rebuttable inference that possessor of personal identifying information intended to unlawfully use such informat

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public officer or public employee who knowingly:

(a) Obtains any personal identifying information of another person from any document, file, database, source or process used by a public body to collect, store, maintain, transfer, reproduce, manage or administer personal identifying information; and

(b) Uses the personal identifying information to harm that other person or for any unlawful purpose, including, without limitation, to obtain credit, a good, a service or anything of value in the name of that person,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 5 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

2. A public officer or public employee who violates subsection 1 by:

(a) Obtaining and using the personal identifying information of an older person or a vulnerable person ;

(b) Obtaining and using the personal identifying information of five or more persons; or

(c) Causing another person to suffer a financial loss or injury of $3,000 or more as a result of the violation,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 7 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a public officer or public employee who knowingly:

(a) Obtains any personal identifying information of another person from any document, file, database, source or process used by a public body to collect, store, maintain, transfer, reproduce, manage or administer personal identifying information; and

(b) Possesses, sells or transfers the personal identifying information for the purpose of establishing a false status, occupation, membership, license or identity for himself or herself or any other person,

is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

4. A public officer or public employee who violates subsection 3 by:

(a) Obtaining and possessing, selling or transferring the personal identifying information of an older person or a vulnerable person;

(b) Obtaining and possessing, selling or transferring the personal identifying information of five or more persons; or

(c) Causing another person to suffer a financial loss or injury of $3,000 or more as a result of the violation,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a public officer or public employee who knowingly aids another public officer or public employee to commit a violation of any provision of this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

6. A public officer or public employee who violates subsection 5 by knowingly aiding another public officer or public employee in committing a violation of this section by:

(a) Obtaining the personal identifying information of an older person or a vulnerable person;

(b) Obtaining the personal identifying information of five or more persons; or

(c) Causing another person to suffer a financial loss or injury of $3,000 or more as a result of the violation,

is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 20 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.

7. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the possession or use of any personal identifying information by officers of local police, sheriff and metropolitan police departments and by agents of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety while engaged in undercover investigations related to the lawful discharge of their duties.

8. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order a public officer or public employee convicted of violating any provision of this section to pay restitution, including, without limitation, any attorney’s fees and costs incurred, to:

(a) Repair the credit history or rating of the person whose personal identifying information the public officer or public employee obtained and used in violation of subsection 1; and

(b) Satisfy a debt, lien or other obligation incurred by the person whose personal identifying information the public officer or public employee obtained and used in violation of this section.

9. Proof of possession of the personal identifying information of five or more persons in a manner not set forth in NRS 205.4655 permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use such information in violation of this section.

Chapter 207. Miscellaneous Crimes

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Miscellaneous

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

207.190. Coercion

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. It is unlawful for a person, with the intent to compel another to do or abstain from doing an act which the other person has a right to do or abstain from doing, to:

(a) Use violence or inflict injury upon the other person or any of the other person’s family, or upon the other person’s property, or threaten such violence or injury;

(b) Deprive the person of any tool, implement or clothing, or hinder the person in the use thereof; or

(c) Attempt to intimidate the person by threats or force.

2. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished:

(a) Where physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

(b) Where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used, for a misdemeanor.

Undesignated Legislation

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

AB 356 § 1. Unlawful installation of mobile tracking device

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

<2023 legislation subject to revision and classification by the Legislative Counsel Bureau.>

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person commits the crime of unlawful installation of a mobile tracking device if the person knowingly installs, conceals or otherwise places a mobile tracking device in or on the motor vehicle of another person without the knowledge and consent of an owner or lessor of the motor vehicle.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a law enforcement agency that installs, conceals or otherwise places a mobile tracking device in or on a motor vehicle in accordance with all applicable requirements of the United States Constitution, the Nevada Constitution and the laws of this State.

3. A person who commits the crime of unlawful installation of a mobile tracking device is guilty of:

(a) For the first offense, a misdemeanor.

(b) For the second offense, a gross misdemeanor.

(c) For the third or any subsequent offense, a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

4. As used in this section, “mobile tracking device” means any device that permits a person to track the movement or location of another person or object through the transmission of any signal, including, without limitation, a radio or electronic signal.

Title 53. Labor and Industrial Relations

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 608. Compensation, Wages and Hours

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Payment and Collection of Wages and Other Benefits

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

608.0198. Employee entitled to leave related to domestic violence; uses of leave; prohibited acts; required documentation; Labor Commissioner to prepare bulletin; posting; maintenance of records; other rights, remedies and agreements unimpaired

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. An employee who has been employed by an employer for at least 90 days and who is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault, or whose family or household member is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault, and the employee is not the alleged perpetrator, is entitled to not more than 160 hours of leave in one 12-month period. Hours of leave provided pursuant to this subsection:
 

(a) May be paid or unpaid by the employer;
 

(b) Must be used within the 12 months immediately following the date on which the act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault occurred;
 

(c) May be used consecutively or intermittently; and
 

(d) If used for a reason for which leave may also be taken pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., must be deducted from the amount of leave the employee is entitled to take pursuant to this section and from the amount of leave the employee is entitled to take pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
 

2. An employee may use the hours of leave pursuant to subsection 1 as follows:
 

(a) An employee may use the hours of leave only:
 

(1) For the diagnosis, care or treatment of a health condition related to an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault committed against the employee or family or household member of the employee;
 

(2) To obtain counseling or assistance related to an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault committed against the employee or family or household member of the employee;
 

(3) To participate in any court proceedings related to an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault committed against the employee or family or household member of the employee; or
 

(4) To establish a safety plan, including, without limitation, any action to increase the safety of the employee or the family or household member of the employee from a future act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault.
 

(b) After taking any hours of leave upon the occurrence of the act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault, an employee shall give not less than 48 hours’ advance notice to his or her employer of the need to use additional hours of leave for any purpose listed in paragraph (a).
 

3. An employer shall not:
 

(a) Deny an employee the right to use hours of leave in accordance with the conditions of this section;
 

(b) Require an employee to find a replacement worker as a condition of using hours of leave; or
 

(c) Retaliate against an employee for using hours of leave.
 

4. The employer of an employee who takes hours of leave pursuant to this section may require the employee to provide to the employer documentation that confirms or supports the reason the employee provided for requesting leave. Such documentation may include, without limitation, a police report, a copy of an application for an order for protection, an affidavit from an organization which provides services to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or documentation from a physician. Any documentation provided to an employer pursuant to this subsection is confidential and must be retained by the employer in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
 

5. The Labor Commissioner shall prepare a bulletin which clearly sets forth the right to the benefits created by this section. The Labor Commissioner shall post the bulletin on the Internet website maintained by the Office of Labor Commissioner, if any, and shall require all employers to post the bulletin in a conspicuous location in each workplace maintained by the employer. The bulletin may be included in any printed abstract posted by the employer pursuant to NRS 608.013.
 

6. An employer shall maintain a record of the hours of leave taken pursuant to this section for each employee for a 2-year period following the entry of such information in the record and, upon request, shall make those records available for inspection by the Labor Commissioner. The employer shall exclude the names of the employees from the records, unless a request for a record is for the purpose of an investigation.
 

7. The provisions of this section do not:
 

(a) Limit or abridge any other rights, remedies or procedures available under the law.
 

(b) Negate any other rights, remedies or procedures available to an aggrieved party.
 

(c) Prohibit, preempt or discourage any contract or other agreement that provides a more generous leave benefit or paid leave benefit.
 

8. As used in this section:
 

(a) “Domestic violence” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.018.
 

(b) “Family or household member” means a:
 

(1) Spouse;
 

(2) Domestic partner;
 

(3) Minor child; or
 

(4) Parent or other adult person who is related within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity to the employee, or other adult person who is or was actually residing with the employee at the time of the act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault.
 

(c) “Sexual assault” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.366.

Nevada Administrative Code

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Chapter 425. Support of Dependent Children

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Guidelines for Support of Children

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

425.130. Consideration of costs of child care paid by either or both parties.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

The court must consider the reasonable costs of child care paid by either or both parties and make an equitable division thereof.

425.135. Order must include provision that medical support is required to be provided to child.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Every order issued or modified in this State must include a provision specifying:

(a) That medical support is required to be provided for the child; and

(b) Any details relating to that requirement.

2. As used in this section, “medical support” includes, without limitation, the payment of a premium for accessible medical, vision or dental coverage under a plan of insurance, including, without limitation, a public plan such as Medicaid or a reduced-fee plan such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program, that is reasonable in cost. For the purpose of this subsection:

(a) Coverage under a plan of insurance is “accessible” if the plan:

(1) Is not limited to coverage within a geographical area; or

(2) Is limited to coverage within a geographical area and the child resides within that geographical area.

(b) The payment of a premium for coverage under a plan of insurance is “reasonable in cost” if:

(1) The cost:

(I) To each party who is responsible for providing medical support is not more than 5 percent of the monthly gross income of the party; or

(II) Of adding a dependent child to any existing coverage for health care or the difference between individual and family coverage, whichever is less, is not more than 5 percent of the monthly gross income of the party; and

(2) The court assesses the plan of insurance, including the copayments, deductible and maximum out-of-pocket costs, and determines that the plan is reasonable in cost.

425.140. Schedule for determining base child support obligation based on number of children and monthly gross income of obligor.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

Except as otherwise provided in NAC 425.145, the base child support obligation of an obligor must be determined according to the following schedule:

1. For one child, the sum of:

(a) For the first $6,000 of an obligor’s monthly gross income, 16 percent of such income;

(b) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000, 8 percent of such a portion; and

(c) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $10,000, 4 percent of such a portion.

2. For two children, the sum of:

(a) For the first $6,000 of an obligor’s monthly gross income, 22 percent of such income;

(b) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000, 11 percent of such a portion; and

(c) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $10,000, 6 percent of such a portion.

3. For three children, the sum of:

(a) For the first $6,000 of an obligor’s monthly gross income, 26 percent of such income;

(b) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000, 13 percent of such a portion; and

(c) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $10,000, 6 percent of such a portion.

4. For four children, the sum of:

(a) For the first $6,000 of an obligor’s monthly gross income, 28 percent of such income;

(b) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000, 14 percent of such a portion; and

(c) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $10,000, 7 percent of such a portion.

5. For each additional child, the sum of:

(a) For the first $6,000 of an obligor’s monthly gross income, an additional 2 percent of such income;

(b) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000, an additional 1 percent of such a portion; and

(c) For any portion of an obligor’s monthly gross income that is greater than $10,000, an additional 0.5 percent of such a portion.

425.145. Establishment of child support obligation using low-income schedule if economic circumstances of obligor limit ability to pay; publication of schedule by Administrative Office of the Courts.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. If the court determines that the total economic circumstances of an obligor limit his or her ability to pay a child support obligation in the amount determined pursuant to NAC 425.140, the child support obligation must be established by using a low-income schedule which is based on the current federal poverty guidelines, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and which is published annually in the Federal Register.

2. If the monthly gross income of an obligor is below the lowest level set forth in the low-income schedule, the court may establish an appropriate child support obligation based on the total economic circumstances of the obligor, balancing his or her need for self-support with the obligation to support his or her child.

3. The low-income schedule must be published by the Administrative Office of the Courts on or before March 31 of each year.

425.150. Adjustment of child support obligation in accordance with specific needs of child and economic circumstances of parties.

Actualizada: 
9 de enero de 2024

1. Any child support obligation may be adjusted by the court in accordance with the specific needs of the child and the economic circumstances of the parties based upon the following factors and specific findings of fact:

(a) Any special educational needs of the child;

(b) The legal responsibility of the parties for the support of others;

(c) The value of services contributed by either party;

(d) Any public assistance paid to support the child;

(e) The cost of transportation of the child to and from visitation;

(f) The relative income of both households, so long as the adjustment does not exceed the total obligation of the other party;

(g) Any other necessary expenses for the benefit of the child; and

(h) The obligor’s ability to pay.

2. The court may include benefits received by a child pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 402(d) based on a parent’s entitlement to federal disability or old-age insurance benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 to 433, inclusive, in the parent’s gross income and adjust an obligor’s child support obligation by subtracting the amount of the child’s benefit. In no case may this adjustment require an obligee to reimburse an obligor for any portion of the child’s benefit.