Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders
NRS 33.560 - Filing of verified application for emergency or extended order: Persons who may file verified application; grounds; contents; service.


1. A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.
2. A family or household member who reasonably believes that a person poses an imminent risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing, controlling, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any firearm may file a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior.
3. A verified application filed pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:
(a) The name of the person seeking the order for protection against high-risk behavior;
(b) The name and address, if known, of the person who is alleged to pose an imminent risk pursuant to subsection 1 or 2;
(c) A detailed description of the conduct and acts that constitute high-risk behavior and the dates on which the high-risk behavior occurred; and
(d) Any supplemental documents or information.
4. An applicant is not required to serve, or have served on its behalf, an application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior and notice of the hearing described in NRS 33.565, but an applicant who is a law enforcement officer may in the discretion of the officer serve the verified application and notice of the hearing on the adverse party.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 4172; A 2021, 590)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 33 - Injunctions; Protection Orders

NRS 33.010 - Cases in which injunction may be granted.

NRS 33.015 - Injunction to restrain unlawful act against witness or victim of crime.

NRS 33.017 - Definitions.

NRS 33.018 - Acts which constitute domestic violence; exceptions.

NRS 33.019 - Masters: Appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.

NRS 33.0195 - Venue.

NRS 33.020 - Requirements for issuance of temporary and extended orders; availability of court; court clerk to inform protected party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

NRS 33.030 - Contents of order; interlocutory appeal.

NRS 33.0305 - If court issues extended order, adverse party is prohibited from subsequently purchasing or otherwise acquiring firearm while extended order is in effect; penalty.

NRS 33.031 - Extended order may prohibit possession of firearm by adverse party; factors for court to consider in determining whether to prohibit possession of firearm; exception; penalty.

NRS 33.033 - Requirements for surrender, sale or transfer of firearm in possession of adverse party; authorization to charge fee for collection and storage of firearm.

NRS 33.035 - Extended order to include assignment of income for support of child in certain circumstances.

NRS 33.040 - No requirement of action for dissolution of marriage; order does not preclude other action; consolidation with other action.

NRS 33.050 - Assessment of court costs and fees; duty of court clerk to assist parties; no charge for certified copy of order for applicant.

NRS 33.060 - Notice of order to law enforcement agency; duty to serve order without charge and to enforce order; no charge for copy of order for applicant and adverse party.

NRS 33.065 - Alternative method for serving adverse party at current place of employment; when adverse party deemed served; immunity from liability for employer.

NRS 33.070 - Inclusion in order of requirement of arrest; verification of notice to adverse party.

NRS 33.080 - Expiration, conversion, modification and dissolution of order; hearing; court to enter findings of fact concerning extended order effective for more than 1 year; construction of section not to affect right of adverse party to interlocuto...

NRS 33.085 - Order from another jurisdiction: Accorded full faith and credit under certain circumstances; effect of mutual orders; enforcement; effect of not registering order or including order in repository or database; immunity.

NRS 33.090 - Order from another jurisdiction: Registration in this State; duties of court clerk; prohibition against notification of adverse party by clerk; no charge for registration, certified copy or service.

NRS 33.095 - Duty to transmit information concerning temporary, emergency or extended order to Central Repository.

NRS 33.100 - Penalty for intentional violation of order.

NRS 33.110 - Short title.

NRS 33.113 - Definitions.

NRS 33.116 - "Adverse party" defined.

NRS 33.119 - "Canadian domestic-violence protection order" defined.

NRS 33.122 - "Domestic protection order" defined.

NRS 33.125 - "Issuing court" defined.

NRS 33.128 - "Law enforcement officer" defined.

NRS 33.131 - "Person" defined.

NRS 33.134 - "Protected person" defined.

NRS 33.137 - "Record" defined.

NRS 33.140 - "Tribunal" defined.

NRS 33.143 - Enforcement of Canadian domestic-violence protection order by law enforcement officer.

NRS 33.146 - Other enforcement of Canadian domestic-violence protection order.

NRS 33.149 - Immunity.

NRS 33.152 - Other remedies.

NRS 33.155 - Uniformity of application and construction.

NRS 33.158 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

NRS 33.200 - Definitions.

NRS 33.210 - "Employee" defined.

NRS 33.220 - "Employer" defined.

NRS 33.230 - "Order for protection against harassment in the workplace" defined.

NRS 33.240 - Acts that constitute harassment in workplace.

NRS 33.250 - Verified application for temporary order; contents of application.

NRS 33.260 - Notice of intent to seek order to be provided to known target of harassment.

NRS 33.270 - Requirements for issuance of temporary or extended order; expiration; right to challenge temporary order; award of costs and attorney’s fees to prevailing party; interlocutory appeal of extended order.

NRS 33.280 - Effect of temporary or extended order; court may not issue order against more than one person; contents of order.

NRS 33.290 - Order does not preclude other action.

NRS 33.300 - Transmittal of copy of order to law enforcement agency; service and enforcement of order; issuance of copies of order.

NRS 33.310 - Registration of order; effect of registration; duty of court clerk to maintain record of registered order.

NRS 33.320 - Arrest of person who violates order; service of order; duty to note date and time of service on copy of order issued to employer.

NRS 33.330 - Immunity for certain persons who enforce or refuse to enforce order.

NRS 33.340 - Employer immune from civil liability under certain circumstances; use of actions taken and statements made by employer.

NRS 33.350 - Penalty for intentional violation of order.

NRS 33.360 - Limitations on effect of provisions.

NRS 33.400 - Parent or guardian authorized to petition for order on behalf of child; contents of order; appeal of extended order; penalty for violation of order.

NRS 33.410 - Petition for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order.

NRS 33.420 - Duration of orders; dissolution or modification of temporary order.

NRS 33.430 - Order to be transmitted to law enforcement agencies; arrest for violation; enforcement of order.

NRS 33.440 - Parent or guardian to be informed of final disposition of trial upon request; record of restrictions on defendant’s conduct.

NRS 33.500 - Definitions.

NRS 33.510 - "Adverse party" defined.

NRS 33.520 - "Emergency order" defined.

NRS 33.530 - "Extended order" defined.

NRS 33.540 - "Family or household member" defined.

NRS 33.550 - Acts that constitute high-risk behavior.

NRS 33.560 - Filing of verified application for emergency or extended order: Persons who may file verified application; grounds; contents; service.

NRS 33.565 - Hearing to review verified application for emergency or extended order: Time for hearing in open court; actions that court may take; telephonic hearing to review verified application filed by law enforcement officer; availability of cour...

NRS 33.570 - Requirements for issuance of emergency order; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

NRS 33.575 - Issuance of emergency order; expiration of emergency order; extension of emergency order; declination to issue emergency order; hearing to determine whether to issue extended order or dismiss verified application.

NRS 33.580 - Requirements for issuance of extended order; court to inform applicant and adverse party upon transfer of information to Central Repository.

NRS 33.590 - Contents of emergency or extended order.

NRS 33.600 - Requirements for surrender of firearm in possession of adverse party.

NRS 33.610 - Duty of court to assist parties.

NRS 33.620 - Notice of order to law enforcement agency; duty to serve order without charge and to enforce order; risk to health or safety of the law enforcement officer or adverse party; no charge for copy of order for applicant and adverse party; wi...

NRS 33.630 - Arrest of person who violates order; verification of notice to adverse party.

NRS 33.640 - Expiration, dissolution and renewal of order.

NRS 33.650 - Duty to transmit information concerning order to Central Repository and copy of order to Attorney General; petition by adverse party to declare basis for order no longer exists; actions required if petition granted; rehearing if petition...

NRS 33.660 - Unlawful to file verified application for order which person knows or has reason to know is false or misleading or with intent to harass adverse party; penalty.

NRS 33.670 - Penalty for intentional violation of order.