NV · rules
10JDCR 4.1
Law and motion
(a) Uncontested cases. The following matters, if uncontested, may be set on any law and motion day upon request of counsel, without a court order:
(1) Adoptions
(2) Divorces
(3) Annulments
(4) Estate proceedings
(5) Guardianships
(6) Name changes
(7) Termination of parental rights
(8) Default judgments
(9) Proceedings under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act
(10) Criminal arraignments, plea changes, and sentencings
(11) Juvenile proceedings
(12) Other similar matters
(b) Calendar. Law and motion shall be held on Tuesdays. It shall begin at 8:00 a.m. with the Juvenile calendar; the Adult calendar will follow at 9:00 a.m.
(c) Legal holidays. If a law and motion day falls on any day set aside as a legal holiday by NRS 236.015, the calendar will be heard on the next day the court is open.
(d) Deadline for calendaring. Except in cases of emergency, and with the judge’s written approval, no matter will be placed on the law and motion calendar unless the clerk is notified no later than the preceding Friday at 12:00 p.m.
(e) Length. If any matter, whether contested or uncontested, is expected to take longer than 10 minutes, the matter shall be scheduled for a separate time and shall not be placed on the law and motion calendar. The court clerk is to be contacted as soon as parties are aware the matter will exceed 10 minutes, and failure to do so may result in the matter being continued.
History
[Added; effective January 1, 2020.]
Provenance
- Source
- leg.state.nv.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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