Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 33.560 (2026)

Filing of verified application for emergency or extended order: Persons who may file verified application; grounds; contents; service

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

      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 NRS 33.565, 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.

      (Added to NRS by 2019, 4172; A 2021, 590)