FJDCR 1.2

(a) Other laws. These rules will be interpreted, applied, and enforced to avoid inconsistency with any governing statutes and rules.

(b) Liberal construction. These rules will be liberally construed to promote the fair and efficient administration of justice by the court, and to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every case.

(c) No limiting of discretion. These rules are not intended to and will not limit the discretion of the court. The court on its own initiative or on motion may change, suspend, or waive any of these rules in the interests of justice.

(d) Headings. Rule and subdivision headings in these rules will not affect the scope, meaning, or intent of any provision in the rules.

(e) Tense, gender, and number. The past, present, and future tenses will each include the others. The masculine, feminine, and neutral genders will each include the others. The singular and plural forms will each include the other.

(f) References to “days.” All references to “days” in these rules mean consecutive calendar days unless otherwise specified. “Judicial days” means days the court is open and excludes weekends and holidays recognized by the State of Nevada.