1. Assembly Bill No. 86–Committee on Judiciary

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AN ACT relating to justices of the peace; requiring that the justices of the peace in certain

townships be licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this state; and

providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 4.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 4.010 1. A person who is not a qualified elector is not eligible to the
  1. office of justice of the peace.
  1. 2. [A justice of the peace in a township whose population is 250,000 or
  1. more must be an attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in
  1. the courts of this state.] A justice of the peace [in a township whose
  1. population is less than 250,000] must have a high school diploma or its
  1. equivalent as determined by the state board of education [.] and:
  1. (a) In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, a justice of the
  1. peace in a township whose population is 100,000 or more must be an
  1. attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this
  1. state.
  1. (b) In a county whose population is less than 400,000, a justice of the
  1. peace in a township whose population is 250,000 or more must be an
  1. attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of this
  1. state.
  1. 3. Subsection 2 does not apply to any person who held the office of
  1. justice of the peace on June 30, [1987.] 1999.

Sec. 2. Section 4 of Assembly Bill No. 20 of this session is hereby

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4. NRS 4.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
  1. 4.010 1. A person [who is] shall not be a [qualified elector is
  1. not] candidate for or be eligible to the office of justice of the peace
  1. [.] unless he is a qualified elector and has never been removed or
  1. retired from any judicial office by the commission on judicial
  1. discipline. For the purposes of this subsection, a person shall not
  1. be ineligible to be a candidate for the office of justice of the peace
  1. if a decision to remove or retire him from a judicial office is
  1. pending appeal before the supreme court or has been overturned
  1. by the supreme court.
  1. 2. A justice of the peace must have a high school diploma or its
  1. equivalent as determined by the state board of education and:

(a) In a county whose population is 400,000 or more, a justice of

the peace in a township whose population is 100,000 or more must

be an attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in the

courts of this state.

(b) In a county whose population is less than 400,000, a justice

of the peace in a township whose population is 250,000 or more

must be an attorney who is licensed and admitted to practice law in

the courts of this state.

3. Subsection 2 does not apply to any person who held the

office of justice of the peace on June 30, 1999.

Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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