Nevada § 5.026 - Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 5.026 — Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5.026. Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception
1. Each municipal judge who is first elected or appointed to office after July 1,
1971, shall attend the instruction provided pursuant to NRS 5.025 , on the first occasion when such instruction is offered after the election or appointment
of the municipal judge, unless excused by written order of a judge of the district
court in and for the county where the city is situated, which must be filed with the
Court Administrator. Such an order is final for all purposes. 2. If a municipal judge fails to attend such instruction without securing a written
order pursuant to subsection 1, the municipal judge forfeits his or her office unless
the Commission on Judicial Discipline finds pursuant to NRS 1.4654 that there was a reasonable excuse for the failure to attend such instruction.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5.026 ("Attendance required at courses of instruction; penalty for unexcused absence; exception") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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