Senate Bill No. 73-Committee on Judiciary

(On Behalf of Washoe County)

January 29, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY--Increases number of judges of second judicial district designated as judges of family court. (BDR 1-679)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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 of the second judicial district designated as 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 3.012 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.012 For the second judicial district there must be 11 district judges, [1] 2 of whom must be [a judge] judges of the family court.
Sec. 2 NRS 3.012 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.012 For the second judicial district there must be 11 district judges, [2] 3 of whom must be judges of the family court.
Sec. 3 The additional family court judge required pursuant to section 1 of this act must be appointed by the governor and serve until January 4, 1999. The successor of this judge must be selected at the general election to be held on November 3, 1998, and take office on January 4, 1999. The term of the successor judge expires on January 3, 2005. On and after the effective date of this act, department 5 of the second judicial district is hereby designated as a family court.
Sec. 4 The additional family court judge required pursuant to section 2 of this act must be selected at the general election to be held on November 5, 2002. The term of this judge expires on January 5, 2009. On and after January 6, 2003, department 2 of the second judicial district is hereby designated as a family court.
Sec. 5 1. This section and sections 1 and 3 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 2 and 4 of this act become effective on January 6, 2003.

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