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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.050 (2026)

Jurisdiction

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NRS 5.050  Jurisdiction.

      1.  Municipal courts have jurisdiction of civil actions or proceedings:

      (a) For the violation of any ordinance of their respective cities.

      (b) To determine whether a person has committed a civil infraction punishable pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.

      (c) To prevent or abate a nuisance within the limits of their respective cities.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 173.115, the municipal courts have jurisdiction of all misdemeanors committed in violation of the ordinances of their respective cities. A municipal court may, upon approval of the district court, transfer original jurisdiction of a misdemeanor to the district court for the purpose of assigning an offender to a program established:

      (a) By the district court pursuant to:

             (1) NRS 176A.250, if the municipal court:

                   (I) Has not established its own program pursuant to that section; or

                   (II) Determines that the transfer is appropriate and necessary; or

             (2) NRS 176A.280, if the municipal court has not established its own program pursuant to that section; or

      (b) Pursuant to NRS 433A.335, if the offender is eligible to receive assisted outpatient treatment pursuant to that section.

      3.  The municipal courts have jurisdiction of:

      (a) Any action for the collection of taxes or assessments levied for city purposes, when the principal sum thereof does not exceed $2,500.

      (b) Actions to foreclose liens in the name of the city for the nonpayment of those taxes or assessments when the principal sum claimed does not exceed $2,500.

      (c) Actions for the breach of any bond given by any officer or person to or for the use or benefit of the city, and of any action for damages to which the city is a party, and upon all forfeited recognizances given to or for the use or benefit of the city, and upon all bonds given on appeals from the municipal court in any of the cases named in this section, when the principal sum claimed does not exceed $2,500.

      (d) Actions for the recovery of personal property belonging to the city, when the value thereof does not exceed $2,500.

      (e) Actions by the city for the collection of any damages, debts or other obligations when the amount claimed, exclusive of costs or attorney’s fees, or both if allowed, does not exceed $2,500.

      (f) Actions seeking an order pursuant to NRS 441A.195.

      4.  Nothing contained in subsection 3 gives the municipal court jurisdiction to determine any such cause when it appears from the pleadings that the validity of any tax, assessment or levy, or title to real property, is necessarily an issue in the cause, in which case the court shall certify the cause to the district court in like manner and with the same effect as provided by law for certification of causes by justice courts.

      5.  The municipal courts may hold a jury trial for any matter:

      (a) Within the jurisdiction of the municipal court; and

      (b) Required by the United States Constitution, the Nevada Constitution or statute.

      6.  A municipal judge may, pursuant to an interlocal agreement, conduct a pretrial release hearing in a justice court.

      [33:19:1865; B § 938; BH § 2452; C § 2533; RL § 4853; NCL § 8395] + [34:19:1865; B § 939; BH § 2453; C § 2534; RL § 4854; NCL § 8396]—(NRS A 1959, 853; 1981, 652, 1928; 1985, 129, 671; 1991, 454; 2001 Special Session, 258; 2009, 111; 2013, 599; 2017, 1242, 3025; 2021, 1313, 3348; 2023, 1744, 1798, 2509)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: City of Las Vegas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 146 P.3d 240 (Nev. 2006).
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City of Las Vegas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 146 P.3d 240 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 5× “NRS 5.050(2). See NRS 4.370. 117 Nev. 892, 900-01 , 34 R3d 509, 514-15 (2001).”
Blackjack Bonding v. City of Las Vegas Mun. Court, 14 P.3d 1275 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 2× “2 Blackjack concedes that NRS 5.050 provides municipal courts subject matter jurisdiction over bail and property bonds, but contends that municipal courts lack jurisdiction to collect fees for these bonds.”
McKay v. City of Las Vegas, 789 P.2d 584 (Nev. 1990). · cites it 2× “050 does not give municipal courts the power to declare a statute unconstitutional they have no such power.”
City of Las Vegas v. Las Vegas Mun. Court, 879 P.2d 739 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 3× “DISCUSSION The City contends that NRS 5.050 provides the municipal court jurisdiction to enforce TPOs.”
City Of Henderson v. Dist. Ct. (Cullen) (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “253, § 8, at 1314; see also NRS 5.050(2). The Legislature also amended NRS 202.”
Ohm v. Dist. Ct. (City Of Henderson) (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “253, § 8, at 1314; see also NRS 5.050(2). The Legislature also amended NRS 202.”
State v. Manning (Juan) (Nev. 2016). “6, § 6; NRS 5.050(2); NRS 207.200. Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.”
High (Juan) v. City of Las Vegas (Nev. 2017). “See NRS 5.050(2). We have reviewed the documents on file with this court and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying his petition.”
Andersen (Christopher) v. Dist. Ct. (City Of Las Vegas) (Nev. 2022). “During the pendency of this action, the Nevada legislature passed, and the governor signed, A.B. 42, which expressly authorizes the municipal court to hold a jury trial for “any matter” within its jurisdiction, which includes a misdemeanor BDV offense.”
Andersen (Christopher) v. Dist. Ct. (City Of Las Vegas) (Nev. 2022). “2021); see also NRS 5.050(2). The bill became effective on January 1, 2022 and applies to offenses committed before that date if they are "pending or otherwise unresolved on January 1, 2022.”
Ohm v. Dist. Ct. (City Of Henderson) (Nev. 2022). “253, § 8, at 1314; see also NRS 5.050(2). The Legislature also amended NRS 202.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.050(2) — 9 cases
City of Las Vegas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 146 P.3d 240 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 5.050(2). See NRS 4.370. 117 Nev. 892, 900-01 , 34 R3d 509, 514-15 (2001).”
City of Las Vegas v. Las Vegas Mun. Court, 879 P.2d 739 (Nev. 1994). “DISCUSSION The City contends that NRS 5.050 provides the municipal court jurisdiction to enforce TPOs.”
City Of Henderson v. Dist. Ct. (Cullen) (Nev. 2022). “253, § 8, at 1314; see also NRS 5.050(2). The Legislature also amended NRS 202.”
Ohm v. Dist. Ct. (City Of Henderson) (Nev. 2022). “253, § 8, at 1314; see also NRS 5.050(2). The Legislature also amended NRS 202.”
State v. Manning (Juan) (Nev. 2016). “6, § 6; NRS 5.050(2); NRS 207.200. Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.050(3)(c) — 1 case
Blackjack Bonding v. City of Las Vegas Mun. Court, 14 P.3d 1275 (Nev. 2000). “2 Blackjack concedes that NRS 5.050 provides municipal courts subject matter jurisdiction over bail and property bonds, but contends that municipal courts lack jurisdiction to collect fees for these bonds.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 5.050(4) — 1 case
City of Las Vegas v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. Cnty. of Clark, 146 P.3d 240 (Nev. 2006). “NRS 5.050(2). See NRS 4.370. 117 Nev. 892, 900-01 , 34 R3d 509, 514-15 (2001).”
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