Every justice must keep a docket, by conventional or electronic means, in which the justice must enter:
1. The title of every action or proceeding.
2. The object of the action or proceeding; and if a sum of money be claimed, the amount thereof.
3. The date of the summons, and the time of its return; and if an order to arrest the defendant be made, or a writ of attachment be issued, a statement of the fact.
4. The time when the parties, or either of them, appear, or their nonappearance, if default be made; a minute of the pleadings and motions; if in writing, referring to them; if not in writing, a concise statement of the material parts of the pleading.
5. Every adjournment, stating on whose application and to what time.
6. The demand for a trial by jury, when the same is made, and by whom made, the order for the jury, and the time appointed for the return of the jury and for the trial.
7. The names of the jurors who appear and are sworn, and the names of all witnesses sworn, and at whose request.
8. The verdict of the jury, and when received; if the jury disagree and are discharged, the fact of such disagreement and discharge.
9. The judgment of the court, specifying the costs included, and the time when rendered.
10. The issuing of the execution, when issued and to whom; the renewals thereof, if any, and when made, and a statement of any money paid to the justice, when and by whom.
11. The receipt of a notice of appeal, if any be given, and of the appeal bond, if any be filed.
[1911 CPA § 858; RL § 5800; NCL § 9347]—(NRS A 1971, 1997; 2015, 2553)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 4.010 - Qualifications of justice of the peace.
NRS 4.020 - Number and election of justices of the peace.
NRS 4.025 - Terms of justices of the peace.
NRS 4.030 - Oath and bond of justice of the peace.
NRS 4.032 - Justices of the peace pro tempore.
NRS 4.033 - Senior justices of the peace.
NRS 4.035 - Courses of instruction for justices of the peace; payment of costs.
NRS 4.036 - Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception.
NRS 4.040 - Salaries and compensation of justices of the peace.
NRS 4.050 - Claims and expenses.
NRS 4.065 - Additional fees: Imposition; disposition of proceeds.
NRS 4.073 - Additional fees to offset costs of operating law library.
NRS 4.075 - Additional fees in certain smaller counties: Imposition; disposition of proceeds.
NRS 4.080 - Justice of the peace to charge only fees authorized by law.
NRS 4.090 - Justice of the peace to keep record of fees charged.
NRS 4.100 - Monthly financial statements.
NRS 4.120 - Punishment for taking excessive fees.
NRS 4.130 - Table of fees to be posted.
NRS 4.140 - Fees payable in advance; execution for fees due.
NRS 4.150 - Vacancy in office; duty of clerk of board of county commissioners.
NRS 4.155 - Townships with more than one justice of the peace.
NRS 4.157 - Chief justice of the peace in certain townships: Selection; duties.
NRS 4.160 - Number of justices of the peace where townships altered.
NRS 4.170 - Duties of justices of the peace.
NRS 4.175 - Report of certain statistical information to be submitted to Court Administrator.
NRS 4.180 - Power to take and certify acknowledgments and affidavits.
NRS 4.185 - Use of facsimile signature: Conditions and restrictions.
NRS 4.190 - Power to administer oaths or affirmations.
NRS 4.215 - Justices of the peace in certain townships not to practice law.
NRS 4.220 - Unlawful to purchase judgments.
NRS 4.240 - Entries in docket prima facie evidence of facts.
NRS 4.260 - Court records; disposition upon expiration of term.
NRS 4.270 - Disposition of court records in case of vacancy.
NRS 4.280 - Jurisdiction of justice of the peace with whom docket is deposited.
NRS 4.290 - Successor defined.
NRS 4.300 - Designation of succeeding justice of the peace.
NRS 4.310 - Justice of the peace may issue subpoenas and final process to any part of county.
NRS 4.320 - Blanks must be filled in all papers issued by justice of the peace, except subpoenas.
NRS 4.350 - Deputy clerk: Appointment; compensation; powers and duties.
NRS 4.353 - Deputy marshal: Appointment; duties; qualifications; compensation.
NRS 4.357 - Master: Conditions for appointment; qualifications; duties; compensation.
NRS 4.360 - Denomination of court; court always open; where held.
NRS 4.365 - Small claims: Supplies and postage; duties of boards of county commissioners.
NRS 4.371 - Effect of transfer of original jurisdiction from district court to justice court.
NRS 4.3715 - Transfer of original jurisdiction of criminal case to district court.
NRS 4.375 - Power to order restitution for embezzled property.
NRS 4.3755 - Restitution paid by defendant convicted of misdemeanor: Collection; disbursement.
NRS 4.376 - "Residential confinement" defined.
NRS 4.3764 - Establishment and modification of terms and conditions.
NRS 4.3766 - Violation of terms and conditions.
NRS 4.390 - Required for certain proceedings.
NRS 4.400 - Operation of equipment; transcription of recordings; use of transcript.