Amendment No. 159

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 314 (BDR 1-1664)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 2 through 7 and inserting:

"5.020 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 [,] and NRS 266.405, each municipal judge must be chosen by the electors of the city within which the municipal court is established on a day to be fixed by the governing body of that city. He shall hold his office for [1 year, unless a longer period is] the period fixed by an ordinance adopted by the city or fixed by the charter of the city . [, in which case he shall hold his office for that longer period.] Before entering".

Amend the title of the bill, second line, after "ordinance;" by inserting:

"clarifying that municipal judges may be appointed in certain cities;".

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"SUMMARY—Revises and clarifies certain provisions governing municipal judges. (BDR 1-1664)".