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(a) All In Forma Pauperis (IFP) requests must be approved before the related filings will be processed by the court.

(b) The IFP request may be approved by a clerk forthwith for expedited determination.

(c) If the IFP application is denied, and the applicant wishes to contest the determination, the application must be submitted to the case judge for review.

(d) If an IFP request is denied by the case judge, and the requesting party provides a telephone number on the IFP request, the court will call the requesting party by telephone to inform the party of the ruling and to request payment of the filing fees if that party desires to proceed. The party must pay the applicable fee no later than 4:00 p.m. on the second judicial day following the telephone call by the court. If the requesting party fails to provide the court with a telephone number on the IFP request, the fees must be paid no later than 4:00 p.m. on the second judicial day following the court’s denial of the IFP request. If payment of the appropriate filing fees is not made within the applicable period set forth above, any documents relating to the IFP request will be returned to the initiating party by mail.

(e) If the IFP request is approved, the related documents will be processed as if the appropriate fees had been paid.

(f) Unless the judicial order granting the IFP explicitly states otherwise:

(1) A granted IFP request only applies to the one related action in justice court; and

(2) A granted IFP request only applies to court costs and fees and does not waive bond requirements, security requirements, or court reporter compensation (including transcript costs).

(g) In accordance with NRS 12.015, if a Statement of Legal Aid Representation is submitted, the fees set forth in NRS 12.015 will be deemed automatically waived in the North Las Vegas Justice Court without the need for a court order in individual cases. The Statement of Legal Aid Representation may only be filed by a “client of a program for legal aid” as defined in NRS 12.015(8), or that client’s attorney, and must indicate the specific entity that is providing legal assistance to the indigent party.

(h) IFP requests for summary eviction cases shall be governed by the provisions of Rule 42.