Assembly Bill No. 133–Committee on Judiciary

 

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AN ACT relating to district courts; revising the provision governing the duties that may be performed by masters for criminal proceedings in district courts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. NRS 3.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    3.245  [The] In any county in which the appointment of

masters for criminal proceedings by a district court is authorized

by the board of county commissioners, the local rules of practice

adopted in a judicial district within the county may authorize the

chief judge of a district court [may] to appoint one or more masters

for criminal proceedings to [inform defendants of their rights, assign

counsel for indigent defendants and perform other similar] perform

certain subordinate or administrative duties that the Nevada

Supreme Court has approved to be assigned [by the court in any

county where the appointment is authorized by the board of county

commissioners. The duty of setting bail shall not be assigned to a

master.] to such a master.

    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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