Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 62E · 63 active provisions
1. A child who is adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this title is not a criminal and any adjudication is not a conviction, and a child may be charged with a crime or convicted in a criminal proceeding only as provided in this title. 2. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, an adjudication pursuant t…
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the juvenile court may at any time modify or terminate any decree or order that it has made. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 63.480, before the juvenile court may modify or terminate an order committing a child to the custody of the Division of Child and Family Se…
1. If a court determines that a child who is currently enrolled in school unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to another person, the court shall provide the information specified in subsection 2 to the school district in which the child is currently enrolled. 2. The information required to be…
1. Any person, except a child, who willfully violates, neglects or refuses to obey the terms of any order of disposition made by the juvenile court under the provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished for contempt. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the juvenile court deter…
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 62E.100 to 62E.290, inclusive: 1. The provisions of NRS 62E.100 to 62E.290, inclusive, apply to the disposition of a case involving any child who is found to be within the purview of this title. 2. In addition to any other orders or actions authorized or required by the provisions of…
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the juvenile court may: (a) Place a child in the custody of a suitable person for supervision in the child’s own home or in another home; (b) Commit the child to the custody of a public or private institution or agency authorized to care for children; or (c) Commit the c…
In determining whether to place a child in the custody of a person other than a parent or guardian, the juvenile court shall give preference to any person who is related to the child within the fifth degree of consanguinity if the juvenile court finds that the person is suitable and able to provide proper care and guid…
In placing a child in the custody of a person or a public or private institution or agency, the juvenile court shall select, when practicable, a person or an institution or agency governed by persons of: 1. The same religious faith as that of the parents of the child; 2. If the religious faiths of the parents differ, t…
The juvenile court may permit a child to reside in a residence without the immediate supervision of an adult, exempt the child from mandatory attendance at school so that the child may be employed full-time, or both, if the child: 1. Is at least 16 years of age; 2. Has demonstrated the capacity to benefit from this pla…
1. If the juvenile court commits a child to the custody of a public or private institution or agency, the juvenile court shall: (a) Transmit a summary of its information concerning the child to the institution or agency; and (b) Order the administrator of the school that the child last attended to transmit a copy of th…
1. If it has been admitted or determined that a child is in need of supervision or in need of commitment to an institution for persons with intellectual disabilities or mental illness and the child has been or will be placed outside the home of the child by court order: (a) The juvenile court shall direct a probation o…
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the juvenile court places a child in a foster home or other similar institution, the juvenile court shall review the placement at least semiannually for the purpose of determining whether: (a) Continued placement or supervision is in the best interests of the child an…
1. If a child commits an alcohol or marijuana offense: (a) For a first or second offense: (1) The child is a child in need of supervision and is not a delinquent child, and the child must be placed under informal supervision pursuant to NRS 62C.200; and (2) The child shall perform not more than 24 hours of community se…
1. The juvenile court may establish, with the county treasurer as custodian, a special fund to be known as the restitution contribution fund. 2. The juvenile court may apply for and accept grants, gifts, donations, bequests or devises which the director of juvenile services shall deposit with the county treasurer for c…
1. The juvenile court may order a child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to perform community service. 2. If the juvenile court orders a child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to perform community service pursuant to the provisions of this title, unless the parent or guardian of the chil…
1. If the juvenile court orders a child or the parent or guardian of the child, or both, to perform community service pursuant to the provisions of this title, the child or parent or guardian of the child, or both, must perform the community service for and under the supervising authority of a county, city, town or oth…
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is required to perform any work or community service pursuant to the provisions of this title, the supervising entity shall not allow the child to perform the work or community service on or near a highway or in any other dangerous situation. 2. A supervising…
1. If a child has not previously been adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision and the unlawful act committed by the delinquent child did not involve the use or threatened use of force or violence against a victim, the juvenile court may order a child to complete any or all of the following programs: (a) A prog…
1. A program of cognitive training and human development must include, but is not limited to, education, instruction or guidance in one or more of the following subjects, as deemed appropriate by the juvenile court: (a) Motivation. (b) Habits, attitudes and conditioning. (c) Self-conditioning processes. (d) Developing…
1. To finance a program of cognitive training and human development established pursuant to NRS 62E.220, a director of juvenile services may establish, with the county treasurer as custodian, a special fund to be known as the cognitive training and human development fund. 2. A director of juvenile services may apply fo…
1. A program of sports or physical fitness and a program for the arts: (a) May be publicly or privately operated; and (b) Must be adequately supervised. 2. A program for the arts may include, but is not limited to: (a) Drawing, painting, photography or other visual arts; (b) Writing; (c) Musical, dance or theatrical pe…
1. The juvenile court may order that the driver’s license of a child be suspended for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years. 2. If the child does not possess a driver’s license, the juvenile court may prohibit the child from receiving a driver’s license for at least 90 days but not more than 2 years: (a) Immediate…
1. If a child applies for a driver’s license, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall: (a) Notify the child of the provisions of this title that permit the juvenile court to suspend or revoke the driver’s license of the child; and (b) Require the child to sign an affidavit acknowledging that the child is aware that the…
1. If a child has been adjudicated delinquent for an unlawful act listed in subsection 2, the child may petition the juvenile court for an order: (a) Vacating the adjudication; and (b) Sealing all records relating to the adjudication. 2. A child may file a petition pursuant to subsection 1 if the child was adjudicated…
1. The juvenile court may: (a) Order such medical, psychiatric, psychological or other care and treatment for a child as the juvenile court deems to be in the best interests of the child; and (b) Cause the child to be examined by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or other qualified person. 2. If the child appears…