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NRS 1.4657

Required actions upon receipt of complaint; letter of caution

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re Halverson (2007)

Most recently applied in Andress-Tobiasson (Melanie) Vs. Nev. Comm'N On Judicial Discipline (November 2020)

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1089; A 2009, 1340)

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1. The Commission shall, in accordance with its procedural rules, examine each complaint that it receives to determine whether the complaint alleges objectively verifiable evidence from which a reasonable inference could be drawn that a judge committed misconduct or is incapacitated.

2. If the Commission determines that a complaint does not contain such allegations, the Commission shall dismiss the complaint with or without a letter of caution. A letter of caution is not a form of discipline. The Commission may consider a letter of caution when deciding the appropriate action to be taken on a subsequent complaint against a judge unless the letter of caution is not relevant to the misconduct alleged in the subsequent complaint.

3. If the Commission determines that a complaint does contain such allegations, the Commission shall authorize further investigation.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.