1.  Actions against a county may be commenced in the district court of the judicial district embracing the county; but actions between counties shall be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in any county not a party to the action.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 13.030

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

2.  Immediately on the service of process, the officer served shall deliver such process and all papers accompanying such service to the district attorney for the county.

3.  Actions brought for or against the county shall be in the name of the county.

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