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NRS 252.100

Appointment of attorney if district attorney unable or fails to act; deduction from salary

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lane v. SECOND JUD. DIST., WASHOE COUNTY (1988)

Most recently applied in Attorney General v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada (December 1992)

[6:125:1865; A 1889, 73; 1907, 25; RL § 1597; NCL § 2075]—(NRS A 1975, 1156; 1987, 1303)

1. If the district attorney fails to attend any session of the district court, or for any reason is disqualified from acting in any matter coming before the court, the court may appoint some other person to perform the duties of the district attorney, who is entitled to receive the same compensation and expenses from the county as provided in NRS 7.125 and 7.135 for an attorney who is appointed to represent a person charged with a crime.

2. If the district attorney willfully neglects to attend any session of the district court the amount so paid must be deducted by the board of county commissioners from the salary allowed to the district attorney.

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