Amendment No. 890

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

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box: Conflicts with Amendment No. 769. Resolves conflict with A.B. No. 20. Makes substantive change.

Resolves Conflicts with: AB20

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 line 2 and inserting:

"5.020 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [2,] 3 and NRS".

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 5 through 9 and inserting:

"governing body of that city. [He shall hold his office for 1 year, unless a longer period is] The term of office of a municipal judge is the period fixed by [the] :

(a) An ordinance adopted by the city if the city is organized under general law; or

(b) The charter of the city [, in which case he shall hold his office for that longer period.] if the city is organized under a special charter.

Before entering upon his duties, a municipal judge shall take the constitutional oath of office.

2. A municipal judge must:".

Amend section 1, page 1, line 10, by deleting "the" and inserting "this".

Amend section 1, page 1, line 13, by deleting "and".

Amend section 1, page 1, line 14, by deleting "city." and inserting:

"city; and

(d) Not have ever been removed or retired from any judicial office by the commission on judicial discipline.".

Amend section 1, page 1, line 15, by deleting "2." and inserting "[2.] 3.".

Amend section 1, page 1, after line 18, by inserting:

"[3.] 4. For the purposes of this section, a person shall not be ineligible to be a candidate for the office of municipal judge if a decision to remove or retire him from a judicial office is pending appeal before the supreme court or has been overturned by the supreme court.".

Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. This act becomes effective at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1999.".

Amend the title of the bill, first line, after "authorizing" by inserting "certain".