LegalFix
Sign In

NRS 176A.285 - Transfer of jurisdiction from justice court or municipal court to district court for assignment of defendant to program.

NV Rev Stat § 176A.285 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

If a justice court or municipal court has not established a program pursuant to NRS 176A.280, the justice court or municipal court, as applicable, may, upon approval of the district court, transfer original jurisdiction to the district court of a case involving a defendant who meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 176A.280 and has not tendered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, or been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, an offense that is a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 103; A 2017, 3020)

Previous Section
NRS 176A.280 - Establishment of program for treatment of veterans and members of military; qualifications; assignment of defendant to program; progress reports. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
Next Section
NRS 176A.287 - Ineligibility for program: Exceptions.