Senate Bill No. 73-Committee on Judiciary

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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.

[Approved March 17, 1997]

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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