{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-5.0503","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 5.0503","heading":"Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to justice court or another municipal court.","body":"1. A municipal court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a justice court or another municipal court if:\n(a) The case involves criminal conduct that occurred outside the limits of the city where the court is located and the defendant has appeared before a magistrate pursuant to NRS 171.178;\n(b) Such a transfer is necessary to promote access to justice for the defendant and the municipal court has noted its findings concerning that issue in the record; or\n(c) The defendant agrees to participate in a program of treatment, including, without limitation, a program of treatment made available pursuant to NRS 176A.230, 176A.250 or 176A.280, or to access other services located elsewhere in this State.\n2. A municipal court may not issue an order for the transfer of a case pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 until a plea agreement has been reached or the final disposition of the case, whichever occurs first.\n3. An order issued by a municipal court which transfers a case pursuant to this section becomes effective after a notice of acceptance is returned by the justice court or municipal court to which the case was transferred. If a justice court or municipal court refuses to accept the transfer of a case pursuant to subsection 1, the case must be returned to the municipal court which sought the transfer.","path":["TITLE 1 — STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 5 - MUNICIPAL COURTS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-005.html#NRS005Sec0503","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"58c0afd1e94d5c0ac7917ca3e0b12db22c735761d20349187d2e5a4489b1b5c8","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-5.050","next":"us-nv/nrs-5.0505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}