Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.100 (2026)

Appointment of attorney if district attorney unable or fails to act; deduction from salary

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NRS 252.100  Appointment of attorney if district attorney unable or fails to act; deduction from salary.

      1.  If the district attorney fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified from acting in any matter coming before the court, the court may appoint some other person to perform the duties of the district attorney, who is entitled to receive the same compensation and expenses from the county as provided in NRS 7.125 and 7.135 for an attorney who is appointed to represent a person charged with a crime.

      2.  If the district attorney willfully neglects to attend any session of the district court the amount so paid must be deducted by the board of county commissioners from the salary allowed to the district attorney.

      [6:125:1865; A 1889, 73; 1907, 25; RL § 1597; NCL § 2075]—(NRS A 1975, 1156; 1987, 1303)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–1992 · leading case: Lane v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988).
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the appointment was ostensibly made pursuant to NRS 252.100, the statute *451 that deals with the appointment of a substitute for the district attorney when the district attorney “fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified.”
Attorney Gen. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada, 844 P.2d 124 (Nev. 1992). “NRS 252.100. We also note that the attorney general lacks authority to act as a special prosecutor.”
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the appointment was ostensibly made pursuant to NRS 252.100, the statute that deals with the appointment of a substitute for the district attorney when the district attorney "fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 252.100(1): 2 cases
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). “Moreover, the appointment was ostensibly made pursuant to NRS 252.100, the statute *451 that deals with the appointment of a substitute for the district attorney when the district attorney “fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified.”
Lane v. Second Jud. Dist., 760 P.2d 1245 (Nev. 1988). “Moreover, the appointment was ostensibly made pursuant to NRS 252.100, the statute that deals with the appointment of a substitute for the district attorney when the district attorney "fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified.”
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