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AB218 • 2025

Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and adopt rules governing procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information. (BDR S-535)

AN ACT relating to courts; requesting that the Nevada Supreme Court study procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information; requesting that the Nevada Supreme Court adopt court or administrative rules governing such procedures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to courts; requesting that the Nevada Supreme Court study procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information; requesting that the Nevada Supreme Court adopt court or administrative rules governing such procedures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Sponsor
View 1 Primary Sponsors Close Primary Sponsors Assemblymember Cecelia González
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Plain English Breakdown

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Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and adopt rules governing procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information. (BDR S-535)

Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and adopt rules governing procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information.

What This Bill Does

  • Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and adopt rules governing procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information.
  • (BDR S-535)

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Amendments

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Adopted Amendments

Plain English: 2025 Session (83rd) A AB218 23 NCA/BAW - Date: 4/9/2025 A.B.

  • 2025 Session (83rd) A AB218 23 NCA/BAW - Date: 4/9/2025 A.B.
  • No.
  • 218—Requires the Court Administrator and each court in this State to establish a program to send certain communications regarding court proceedings by text message.
  • (BDR 1-535) Page 1 of 8 *A_AB218_23* Amendment No.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System

    (No further action taken.) (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and adopt rules governing procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information. (BDR S-535)

Current Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT A.B. 218

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 218–ASSEMBLYMEMBER GONZÁLEZ

PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and
adopt rules governing procedures for notif ying
defendants and persons who are issued a civil
infraction citation of certain information .
(BDR S-535)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to courts; requesting that the Nevada Supreme
Court study procedures for notifying defendants and
persons who are issued a civil infraction citation of
certain information; requesting that the Nevada Supreme
Court adopt court or administrative rules governing such
procedures; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) requires a peace officer to collect a telephone number and an 1
indication of whether a person who is issued a civil infraction citation agrees to 2
receive communications by text message; and (2) authorizes a court to send certain 3
communications relating to civil infraction citations by text message. (NRS 4
484A.7035, 484A.704) This bill requests that the Nevada Supreme Court: (1) study 5
procedures for notifying defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction 6
citation of certain information; (2) consider, without limitation, best practices, input 7
from interested stakeholders and the technological needs of the court s when 8
studying such procedures; and ( 3) adopt court or administrative rules governing 9
such procedures. 10

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 2

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Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 5
Sec. 8. The Legislature hereby respectfully requests that the 6
Nevada Supreme Court: 7
1. Study procedures for notifying defendants and persons who 8
are issued a civil infraction citation of certain information, 9
including, without limitation, court dates, required court 10
appearances, missed court appearances and any required or missed 11
payments to the court; 12
2. In studying such procedures pursuant to subsection 1, 13
consider, without limitation, the best practices for notifying 14
defendants and persons who are issued a civil infraction citation, 15
input from interested community and justice system stakeholders 16
and the technological needs of the court system; and 17
3. Adopt court or administrative rules governing such 18
procedures. 19

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