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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 1.050

Places of holding court; stipulations of parties

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NRS 1.050  Places of holding court; stipulations of parties.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 3.100, the District Court in and for Carson City shall sit at Carson City.

      2.  Except as provided in subsection 5 or NRS 3.100, every other court of justice, except justice or municipal court, shall sit at the county seat of the county in which it is held.

      3.  Justice courts must be held in their respective townships, precincts or cities, except that a justice court may also be held:

      (a) In a court or other facility used by any other justice court located within the same county, with the consent of the justice of the peace who presides over that court or other facility.

      (b) With the approval of the court, in any county or city jail or detention facility where a person whose offense or alleged offense which is subject to the jurisdiction of the court is customarily held in custody.

      4.  Municipal courts must be held in their respective cities, except that a municipal court may also be held, with the approval of the court, in any county or city jail or detention facility where a person whose offense or alleged offense which is subject to the jurisdiction of the court is customarily held in custody.

      5.  The parties to an action in any court may stipulate, with the approval of the court, that the action may be tried, or any proceeding related to the action may be had, before that court at any other place in this State where court is regularly held.

      [51:19:1865; B § 956; BH § 2470; C § 2551; RL § 4871; NCL § 8413]—(NRS A 1969, 312, 591; 1999, 2575; 2015, 979)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1969–1970 · leading case: Madison National Life Insurance v. Second Judicial District Court
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Madison National Life Insurance v. Second Judicial District Court (1969) nev · cites it 4× “Was the hearing in Ely, Nevada, a violation of NRS 1.050 and thus void? 1. The hearing held by Judge Wilkes was in open court but in Ely, Nevada.”
Miller v. Ashurst (1970) nev “” Madison concerned a hearing on a petition for counsel fees heard by Judge Wilkes of the Seventh Judicial District Court, in Ely, while sitting as a judge of the Second Judicial District Court.”
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