Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 7 - Attorneys and Counselors at Law
NRS 7.030 - Prerequisites to receiving license to practice law. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occ...


1. Each person, before receiving a license to practice law, shall:
(a) Take, before a person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths, the oath prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court.
(b) Pay to the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $25. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer as provided by subsection 7 of NRS 2.250. The money received by the State Treasurer pursuant to this paragraph must be placed in the State General Fund.
(c) Submit to the State Bar of Nevada a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Admissions Director of the State Bar of Nevada to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
2. An application for a license to practice law must include the social security number of the applicant.
[6:6:1861; A 1871, 148; 1873, 114; B § 889; BH § 2534; C § 2617; RL § 503; NCL § 596]—(NRS A 1957, 13; 1959, 22; 1985, 1208; 1997, 1260, 2034; 1999, 520)
Each person, before receiving a license to practice law, shall:
1. Take, before a person authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths, the oath prescribed by rule of the Supreme Court.
2. Pay to the Clerk of the Supreme Court the sum of $25. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall remit the fees to the State Treasurer as provided by subsection 7 of NRS 2.250. The money so received by the State Treasurer must be placed in the State General Fund.
3. Submit to the State Bar of Nevada a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Admissions Director of the State Bar of Nevada to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
[6:6:1861; A 1871, 148; 1873, 114; B § 889; BH § 2534; C § 2617; RL § 503; NCL § 596]—(NRS A 1957, 13; 1959, 22; 1985, 1208; 1997, 1260, 2034, effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 7 - Attorneys and Counselors at Law

NRS 7.030 - Prerequisites to receiving license to practice law. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occ...

NRS 7.034 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duties of Supreme Court. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures...

NRS 7.037 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish p...

NRS 7.039 - Renewal of license: Application to include information relating to state business license; denial of renewal for unpaid debt assigned to State Controller for collection.

NRS 7.045 - Unlawful solicitation of legal business; penalty.

NRS 7.055 - Duty of discharged attorney to deliver certain materials to client; enforcement; adjudication of claims to materials.

NRS 7.065 - Representation of indigent persons by attorneys in public employment.

NRS 7.075 - Duties of attorney upon death of client being represented in pending action; sanctions.

NRS 7.085 - Payment of additional costs, expenses and attorney’s fees by attorney who files, maintains or defends certain civil actions or extends civil actions in certain circumstances.

NRS 7.095 - Limitations on contingent fees for representation of persons in certain actions against providers of health care. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Limitations on contingent fees for representation of persons in certain actions again...

NRS 7.105 - Persons prohibited from defending persons charged with violations of ordinances or state laws.

NRS 7.107 - Attorney acting as real estate broker: Duties; penalties; license.

NRS 7.111 - Definitions.

NRS 7.112 - "Department" defined.

NRS 7.113 - "Selection" defined.

NRS 7.115 - Appointment of attorney other than public defender prohibited unless public defender disqualified; procedure when public defender disqualified.

NRS 7.125 - Fees of attorney other than public defender.

NRS 7.135 - Reimbursement for expenses; employment of investigative, expert or other services.

NRS 7.145 - Claim for compensation and expenses.

NRS 7.155 - Payment of compensation and expenses from county treasury or money appropriated to State Public Defender.

NRS 7.165 - Payment of compensation and expenses by defendant.

NRS 7.175 - Compensation and expenses on new trial.

NRS 7.275 - Continuation as public corporation; powers; rules of Supreme Court.

NRS 7.285 - Unlawful practice of law; criminal penalties; initiation of civil action by State Bar of Nevada.