Assembly Bill No. 623–Committee on Judiciary

(On Behalf of Administrative Office of the Courts)

March 19, 1999

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Provides for additional judge in fifth judicial district. (BDR 1-844)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to district courts; providing for an additional judge in the fifth judicial district; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 3.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 3.015 For the fifth judicial district there must be [one district judge.]

1-3 two district judges.

1-4 Sec. 2. The additional district judge required for the fifth judicial

1-5 district pursuant to section 1 of this act must be selected at the general

1-6 election to be held on November 7, 2000, and take office on January 1,

1-7 2001. The term of this judge expires on January 6, 2003.

1-8 Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

1-9 to the district judges’ salary account the sum of $66,500 for the salary of

1-10 the additional district judge required pursuant to section 1 of this act.

1-11 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

1-12 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to

1-13 the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

1-14 been made.

2-1 Sec. 4. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply

2-2 to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the

2-3 provisions of this act.

2-4 Sec. 5. 1. This section and sections 2 and 4 of this act become

2-5 effective on October 1, 1999.

2-6 2. Sections 1 and 3 of this act become effective on January 1, 2001.

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