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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.550 (2026)

Powers and jurisdiction: Same as justice court; trial summary and without jury; exception; fees

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NRS 266.550  Powers and jurisdiction: Same as justice court; trial summary and without jury; exception; fees.

      1.  The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justice courts, wherein any person or persons are charged with the breach or violation of the provisions of any ordinance of such city or of this chapter, of a police or municipal nature. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 5.050, the trial and proceedings in such cases must be summary and without a jury.

      2.  The powers of the municipal court include the power to charge and collect those fees authorized pursuant to NRS 5.073.

      [Part 66:125:1907; RL § 832; NCL § 1167]—(NRS A 1997, 115; 2021, 1321)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1967–2023 · leading case: Blanton v. North Las Vegas Mun. Court, 748 P.2d 494 (Nev. 1987).
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Blanton v. North Las Vegas Mun. Court, 748 P.2d 494 (Nev. 1987). · cites it 9× “First, is NRS 266.550, which precludes jury trials in municipal courts, constitutional? 1 Second, does either the United States Constitution or the Nevada State Constitution mandate that persons charged in the municipal courts with driving under the influence of alcohol, a…”
Blackjack Bonding v. City of Las Vegas Mun. Court, 14 P.3d 1275 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 4× “From 1991 to 1997, NRS 266.550 (now NRS 266.550(1)) read, in pertinent part: “The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justices’ courts.”
Bronson v. Swinney, 648 F. Supp. 1094 (D. Nev. 1986). · cites it 2× “See NRS § 266.550. These are dif *1101 ficult problems.”
Patterson v. Las Vegas Mun. Court, 535 P.3d 657 (Nev. 2023). · cites it 4× “073 and NRS 266.550. NRS 5.073(1) provides that "[t]he practice and proceedings in the municipal court must conform, as nearly as practicable, to the practice and proceedings of justice courts in similar cases.”
Donahue v. City of Sparks, 903 P.2d 225 (Nev. 1995). “NRS 266.550 provides: The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justices’ courts, wherein any person or persons are charged with the breach or violation of the provisions of any ordinance of such city or of this…”
Hudson v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 422 P.2d 688 (Nev. 1967). “2d 245 (1965); NRS 266.550. However, Hudson was found guilty in the lower court and appealed to the district court, where he demanded a trial by jury on the grounds that an appeal is de novo and that the Nevada statutes allow him a jury in the district court although denied to…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.550(1) — 1 case
Blackjack Bonding v. City of Las Vegas Mun. Court, 14 P.3d 1275 (Nev. 2000). “From 1991 to 1997, NRS 266.550 (now NRS 266.550(1)) read, in pertinent part: “The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justices’ courts.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.550(2) — 1 case
Blackjack Bonding v. City of Las Vegas Mun. Court, 14 P.3d 1275 (Nev. 2000). “From 1991 to 1997, NRS 266.550 (now NRS 266.550(1)) read, in pertinent part: “The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justices’ courts.”
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