NRS 266.550

Powers and jurisdiction: Same as justice court; trial summary and without jury; exception; fees

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Blanton v. North Las Vegas Municipal Court (1987)

Most recently applied in Patterson v. Las Vegas Mun. Court (September 2023)

[Part 66:125:1907; RL § 832; NCL § 1167]—(NRS A 1997, 115; 2021, 1321)

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1. The municipal court shall have such powers and jurisdiction in the city as are now provided by law for justice courts, wherein any person or persons are charged with the breach or violation of the provisions of any ordinance of such city or of this chapter, of a police or municipal nature. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 5.050, the trial and proceedings in such cases must be summary and without a jury.

2. The powers of the municipal court include the power to charge and collect those fees authorized pursuant to NRS 5.073.

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