“Magistrate” defined
Known as the Nevada Criminal Procedure Law
The act spans §§ 169–169 (28 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Jerome Mosley v. County of Clark (1993)
Most recently applied in Weddell v. County of Carson City (January 2003)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1398; A 1983, 901; 2013, 1752)
“Magistrate” means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes:
1. Justices of the Supreme Court;
2. Judges of the Court of Appeals;
3. Judges of the district courts;
4. Justices of the peace;
5. Municipal judges; and
6. Others upon whom are conferred by law the powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.