Nev. Rev. Stat. § 4.3713

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Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to another justice court or municipal court

Official statutory text

1. A justice court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to another justice court or a municipal court if: (a) The case involves criminal conduct that occurred outside the limits of the county or township where the court is located; (b) Such a transfer is necessary to promote access to justice for the defendant and the justice court has noted its findings concerning that issue in the record; (c) The defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230 , 176A.250 or 176A.280 , or to access other services located elsewhere in this State; or (d) All the justices of the peace in the justice court have either recused themselves or been disqualified from presiding over the case.

2. A justice court may not issue an order for the transfer of a case pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 until a plea agreement has been reached or the final disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.

3. An order issued by a justice court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the justice court or municipal court to which the case was transferred. If a justice court or municipal court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the justice court which sought the transfer.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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