(On Behalf of the Administrative Office of the Courts)
January 29, 1997
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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means
SUMMARY--Increases number of judges in eighth judicial district. (BDR 1-788)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of judges in the eighth judicial district; increasing the number of the district judges that must be judges of the family court; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 3.018 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.018 For the eighth judicial district there must be [24] 27 district judges, 8 of whom must be judges of the family court.
Sec. 2 NRS 3.018 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.018 For the eighth judicial district there must be [27] 30 district judges, [8] 11 of whom must be judges of the family court.
Sec. 3 The three additional district judges required for the eighth judicial district pursuant to section 1 of this act must be appointed by the governor and take office on January 5, 1998. These judges shall serve on the civil and criminal courts until January 4, 1999. The successors of these judges must be selected at the general election to be held on November 3, 1998, and take office on January 4, 1999. The terms of these judges expire on January 3, 2005.
Sec. 4 The three additional district judges required for the eighth judicial district who must be judges of the family court pursuant to section 2 of this act must be selected at the general election to be held on November 3, 1998, and take office on January 4, 1999. The terms of these judges expire on January 3, 2005.
Sec. 5 The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6 1. This section and sections 3 to 5, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 1997.
2. Section 1 of this act becomes effective on January 5, 1998.
3. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on January 4, 1999.