Rule 10 . Appearance by communication equipment; electronic coverage of court proceedings.

(a) The court adopts Supreme Court Rules (SCR) 229-246 (Rules on Electronic Coverage of Court Proceedings), SCR Part IX -A (Rules Governing Appearance by Telephonic Transmission Equipment for Criminal Proceedings; Rules Governing Appearance by Simultaneous Audiovisual Transmission Equipment for Criminal Proceedings), and SCR Part IX -B (Rules Governing Appearance by Telephonic Transmission Equipment for Civil and Family Court Proceedings; Rules Governing Appearance by Simultaneous Audiovisual Transmission Equipment for Civil and Family Court Proceedings). (b) Furthermore, the Pahrump Justice Court hereby adopts ADKT 0581 and the Order Adopting Recommendations of the Commission to Study Best Practices for Virtual Advocacy in Nevada’s Courts and the guidelines set forth for limited jurisdiction courts, such as the Pahrump Justice Court Departments A and B. As a result, all requests for a virtual appearance consistent with applicable rules regarding the timeliness of the request and Zoom appearances will be granted for pretrial release hearings, arraignments, criminal status checks, criminal motion practices, confirmation of counsel proceedings, civil infractions, evictions, TPOs, bail hearings, civil motion practices, and civil status checks.