Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 176A - Probation and Suspension of Sentence
NRS 176A.255 - Transfer of jurisdiction from justice court or municipal court to district court for assignment of defendant to program.

1. A justice court or a municipal court may, upon approval of the district court, transfer original jurisdiction to the district court of a case involving an eligible defendant.
2. As used in this section, "eligible defendant" means a person who:
(a) Has not tendered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, or been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, an offense that is a misdemeanor;
(b) Appears to suffer from mental illness or to be intellectually disabled; and
(c) Would benefit from assignment to a program established pursuant to NRS 176A.250.
(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 259; A 2003, 1467, 1946; 2007, 1422; 2013, 686)

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