Rule 1.2 . Definitions. As used in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms below have the following meanings:

(a) “Cash” means U.S. currency, approved credit or debit cards, money orders, cashier’s checks, and checks drawn on a business account, trust account, or legal aid account. (b) “Clerk” means the Clerk of the Las Vegas Justice Court. (c) “Court” means the Las Vegas Justice Court. (d) “Day(s)” means calendar days. (e) “Electronic service” or “electronically served” means the electronic transmission of a document to a party at the email address on file with the court via the court’s electronic filing system or by mail if no email address exists. (f) “Inmate” means anyone who is currently being held in any detention facility, jail, or prison. (g) “Party,” “petitioner,” “applicant,” “claimant,” “plaintiff,” “defendant,” or any other designation of a party to any action or proceeding, case, or other court matter must include and apply to such party’s attorney of record. (h) “Person” must include and apply to corporations, firms, associates and all other entities, as well as natural persons. (i) “Shall” and “must” are mandatory, and “may” is permissive. (j) The past, present, and future tenses must each include the others; the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will include the others; and the singular and plural numbers will each include the other. PART 2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURT [RESERVED] PART 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS [RESERVED] PART 4. CIVIL PRACTICE [RESERVED] PART 5. SMALL CLAIMS