Nevada · Court rules
JCR_LV — Las Vegas Justice Court Local Rules of Practice
29 sections
29 sections
- LVJCR 1.2Rule 1.2 . Definitions. As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms below have the following meanings:
- LVJCR 5.2Rule 5.2 . Small claims complaint.
- LVJCR 5.3Rule 5.3 . Types of actions not authorized in small claims court.
- LVJCR 5.4Rule 5.4 . Small claims trial setting.
- LVJCR 5.5Rule 5.5 . Service of small claims complaint and notice of trial date.
- LVJCR 5.6Rule 5.6 . Counterclaim.
- LVJCR 5.8Rule 5.8 . Motions.
- LVJCR 5.9Rule 5.9 . Small claims subpoenas.
- LVJCR 5.10Rule 5.10 . Trial.
- LVJCR 5.11Rule 5.11 . Mediation.
- LVJCR 5.15Rule 5.15 . Appeals.
- LVJCR 6.1Rule 6.1 . Definitions. As used in Part 6 of these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms below have the following meanings:
- LVJCR 6.2Rule 6.2 . Summary evictions.
- LVJCR 6.3Rule 6.3 . Rent deposits relating to claims of uninhabitability under NRS 118A.355 .
- LVJCR 6.4Rule 6.4 . Stay of eviction.
- LVJCR 6.5Rule 6.5 . Motions to set aside in eviction cases.
- LVJCR 6.8Rule 6.8 . Eviction Diversion Program.
- LVJCR 7.1Rule 7.1 . Three types of cases. There are three types of cases involving violations of traffic offenses in the Nevada Revised Statutes: criminal misdemeanor citations, criminal misdemeanor citations alleging only regulatory offenses, and civil infractions.
- LVJCR 7.3Rule 7.3 . Criminal misdemeanor arraignment.
- LVJCR 7.4Rule 7.4 . Failure to pay. For all criminal misdemeanor citations in which a person was sentenced to pay a fine and administrative assessment fee and the person has not paid in full by the date set by the court, the court may:
- LVJCR 7.5Rule 7.5 . Resolution of regulatory violations on or before arraignment date.
- LVJCR 7.6Rule 7.6 . Failure to pay. For all criminal misdemeanor citations alleging regulatory offenses in which a person was sentenced to pay a fine and administrative assessments and the person has not paid in full by the date set by the court, the court may:
- LVJCR 7.7Rule 7.7 . Prosecutorial election to treat violation as civil infraction.
- LVJCR 7.8Rule 7.8 . Two options to resolve traffic civil infraction citations. A defendant who has been issued a traffic civil infraction citation must use the court’s Online Traffic Dispute Resolution System to resolve the case. No court hearings will be set before a judicial officer other than as outlined in subsection (b) below.
- LVJCR 7.9Rule 7.9 . Demerit point reduction. A defendant facing a civil infraction citation is eligible for a demerit point(s) reduction through an amendment to a nonmoving violation if the following conditions are satisfied:
- LVJCR 7.10Rule 7.10 . Failure to pay civil penalty. If a civil penalty or administrative assessment is not paid in full by a date 90 days after the issuance of the civil infraction citation, the court may:
- LVJCR 7.11Rule 7.11 . Community service.
- LVJCR 7.12Rule 7.12 . Motions.
- LVJCR 7.13Rule 7.13 . Case closure.