Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.010 (2026)

General requirements for court; designation as court of record

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NRS 5.010 General requirements for court; designation as court of record. There must be in each city a municipal court presided over by a municipal judge. The municipal court:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 1.050, must be held at such place in the city within which it is established as the governing body of that city may by ordinance direct.

2. May by ordinance be designated as a court of record.

[35:19:1865; B § 940; BH § 2454; C § 2535; RL § 4855; NCL § 8397]—(NRS A 1983, 899; 1985, 671; 1991, 161; 2015, 980)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1992–2013 · leading case: City of Sparks v. Sparks Mun. Court, 302 P.3d 1118 (Nev. 2013).

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City of Sparks v. Sparks Mun. Court, 302 P.3d 1118 (Nev. 2013). · cites it 4× “See NRS 5.010, 5.050. The Sparks City Charter 2 provides for respondent Sparks Municipal Court in Article IV, entitled "Judicial Department.”

Sandstrom v. Second Jud. Dist. Court of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Washoe, 119 P.3d 1250 (Nev. 2005). “An appeal perfected transfers the action to the district court for trial anew, unless the municipal court is designated as a court of record as provided in NRS 5.010. The municipal court must be treated and considered as a justice court whenever the proceedings thereof are…”

Nunez v. City of North Las Vegas, 1 P.3d 959 (Nev. 2000). “555; NRS 5.010; North Las Vegas City Charter, ch.”

Cook v. Maher, 842 P.2d 729 (Nev. 1992). “5, § 5.010, which provides for a general city election to be held in June in odd-numbered years.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.010(6) — 1 case

City of Sparks v. Sparks Mun. Court, 302 P.3d 1118 (Nev. 2013). “See NRS 5.010, 5.050. The Sparks City Charter 2 provides for respondent Sparks Municipal Court in Article IV, entitled "Judicial Department.”

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