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NRS 432B.5901

Applicability of chapter 128

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO L.L.S. (2021)

Most recently applied in 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20 - IN RE: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO R.A.S. (April 2025)

(Added to NRS by 2017, 4068)

of NRS to proceedings concerning termination of parental rights; authority of agency which provides child welfare services to file motion for termination of parental rights.

1. The provisions of chapter 128 of NRS, to the extent they do not conflict with the provisions of NRS 432B.5901 to 432B.5908, inclusive, apply to all proceedings concerning the termination of parental rights that are commenced pursuant to this section by an agency which provides child welfare services.

2. If a child is determined to be a child in need of protection pursuant to NRS 432B.550, an agency which provides child welfare services may, at any stage of a proceeding held pursuant to this chapter, file a motion for the termination of parental rights as part of the proceeding.

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