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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030

“Child” defined

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NRS 62A.030  “Child” defined.

      1.  “Child” means:

      (a) A person who is less than 18 years of age;

      (b) A person who is less than 21 years of age and subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for an unlawful act that was committed before the person reached 18 years of age; or

      (c) A person who is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court as a juvenile sex offender pursuant to the provisions of NRS 62F.205 to 62F.360, inclusive.

      2.  The term does not include:

      (a) A person who is excluded from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.330;

      (b) A person who is transferred to the district court for criminal proceedings as an adult pursuant to NRS 62B.335; or

      (c) A person who is certified for criminal proceedings as an adult pursuant to NRS 62B.390 or 62B.400.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 1023; A 2007, 2773; 2009, 49; 2017, 2973)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark
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State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 62A.030(l)(c). However, the juvenile court cannot end its jurisdiction over a child for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 62F.”
State v. Barren (2012) nev · cites it 2× “330(1) similarly limits the juvenile court to having jurisdiction over a “child,” which NRS 62A.030 defines, in relevant part, as “[a] person who is less than 21 years of age.”
Zalyaul v. State (2022) nev “” NRS 62A.030(1)(b) (emphasis added). It is undisputed that if Zalyaul was charged before he turned 21, he would have fallen squarely within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction because the acts alleged to have been committed when he was 14 years old are designated as criminal…”
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Logan D.) (2013) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 62A.030(1)(c). However, the juvenile court cannot end its jurisdiction over a child for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 62F.”
BARBER (JAQUEZ) VS. STATE (2015) nev · cites it 2× “See NRS 62A.030(1) (defining "child"); NRS 62B.”
In re I.S. (2024) nev “…IN THE MATTER OF I.S., A CHILD AS No. 86035 DEFINED BY NRS 62A.030. ' 1.S., tFï LED Appellant, vs. MAR”
in Re: Jamar M., a Minor (2013) nev “"); NRS 62A.030(1) (defining the term "child" to exclude persons over the age of 21 unless circumstances not relevant here apply); see also NRS 62B.”
BARBER (JAQUEZ) VS. STATE (2015) nev “See NRS 62A.030(1) (defining "child"); NRS 62B.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030(1) — 3 cases
BARBER (JAQUEZ) VS. STATE (2015) nev “See NRS 62A.030(1) (defining "child"); NRS 62B.”
in Re: Jamar M., a Minor (2013) nev “"); NRS 62A.030(1) (defining the term "child" to exclude persons over the age of 21 unless circumstances not relevant here apply); see also NRS 62B.”
BARBER (JAQUEZ) VS. STATE (2015) nev “See NRS 62A.030(1) (defining "child"); NRS 62B.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030(1)(b) — 1 case
Zalyaul v. State (2022) nev “” NRS 62A.030(1)(b) (emphasis added). It is undisputed that if Zalyaul was charged before he turned 21, he would have fallen squarely within the juvenile court’s jurisdiction because the acts alleged to have been committed when he was 14 years old are designated as criminal…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030(1)(c) — 1 case
State v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. (Logan D.) (2013) nev “NRS 62A.030(1)(c). However, the juvenile court cannot end its jurisdiction over a child for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 62F.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030(l)(b) — 1 case
State v. Barren (2012) nev “330(1) similarly limits the juvenile court to having jurisdiction over a “child,” which NRS 62A.030 defines, in relevant part, as “[a] person who is less than 21 years of age.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 62A.030(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013) nev “NRS 62A.030(l)(c). However, the juvenile court cannot end its jurisdiction over a child for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 62F.”
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