Existing law prescribes the qualifications for a person to be a candidate for or be eligible to the office of justice of the peace, including, without limitation, the requirement that such a person have a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the State Board of Education. (NRS 4.010) Section 1 of this bill additionally requires a justice of the peace who is not licensed or admitted to practice law in the courts of this State at the time of his or her election or appointment to pass an examination prescribed by the Nevada Supreme Court within 18 months after taking the official oath. Section 1 requires that such an examination test the competency of the examinee's knowledge on certain subject matters related to the duties of a justice of the peace.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4.010
Reprint 1: 4.010
As Enrolled: 4.010
BDR: 4.010