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NRS 245.0435

Private practice of law by certain district attorneys prohibited; disqualification from prosecution

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Duval Ranching Co. v. Glickman (1996)

Most recently applied in Duval Ranching Co. v. Glickman (June 1996)

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1479; A 1977, 1325; 1981, 1159; 1985, 1553; 1991, 103; 1995, 2520; 2025, 434)

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 252.060, the district attorneys in counties whose population is 3,000 or more shall not engage in the private practice of law.

2. A district attorney who is permitted to engage in the private practice of law shall disqualify himself or herself from any criminal prosecution of a person who has been involved in a matter related to the district attorney’s private practice of law.

3. As used in this section, “private practice of law” by a district attorney means the performance of legal service, for compensation, for any person or organization except the district attorney’s county and any other governmental agency which the district attorney has a statutory duty to serve.

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