{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-5.0505","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 5.0505","heading":"Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to district court.","body":"1. A municipal court may, on its own motion, transfer original jurisdiction of a criminal case filed with that court to a district court in this State if 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 transferring a case pursuant to this section before a plea agreement has been reached or the 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 district court to which the case was transferred. If a district 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#NRS005Sec0505","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"61b51bfabf2d341430254da5aac8826976d0267297f6dccd92e412a01bb2d0d3","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-5.0503","next":"us-nv/nrs-5.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}