NRS 4.350 Clerk: Appointment; compensation; powers and duties.
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NRS 4.350 Clerk: Appointment; compensation; powers and duties.
1. The justices of the peace of each justice court where there is more than one justice of the peace shall appoint a clerk of the court, who may also be known as the justice court administrator. In a justice court where there is only one justice of the peace, the justice of the peace shall be deemed to be the clerk of the court unless the justice of the peace appoints another person as the clerk of the court.
2. The compensation of a clerk so appointed must be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
3. The clerk of the court may, under the direct supervision of the justice of the peace, administer oaths, take and certify affidavits and acknowledgments, issue process, enter suits on the docket, and do all clerical work in connection with the keeping of the records, files and dockets of the court, and shall perform any other duties in connection with the office as the justice of the peace prescribes.