Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 3.245 (2026)
Appointment of masters for criminal proceedings
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NRS 3.245 Appointment of masters for criminal proceedings. In any county in which the appointment of
masters for criminal proceedings by a district court is authorized by the board
of county commissioners, the local rules of practice adopted in a judicial
district within the county may authorize the Chief Judge of a district court to
appoint one or more masters for criminal proceedings to perform certain
subordinate or administrative duties that the Nevada Supreme Court has approved
to be assigned to such a master.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1570; A 2003, 409)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: State v. Frederick, 299 P.3d 372 (Nev. 2013).
State v. Frederick, 299 P.3d 372 (Nev. 2013). “Through NRS 3.245, the Legislature has delegated to district courts the authority to designate district court hearing masters and to this court the authority to approve the duties that may be assigned to those hearing masters.”
Roger v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Nev. 2013). “Can the judicial branch, pursuant to local district court rule, give a Nevada justice of the peace authority over felony guilty pleas, when the Legislature has expressly denied that authority? NRS 3.245 empowers the district court to appoint masters to hear plea negotiations in…”
Clark Cnty. Deputy Marshals Ass'n. v. Clark Cnty., 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 49 (Nev. 2025). “2201(6); NRS 3.245, along with court reporters, NRS 3.”
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