1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 252.060, the district attorneys in counties of classes 1 to 5, inclusive, as classified in the table of annual salaries, shall not engage in the private practice of law.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 245.0435

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

2.  A district attorney who is permitted to engage in the private practice of law shall disqualify himself or herself from any criminal prosecution of a person who has been involved in a matter related to the district attorney’s private practice of law.

3.  As used in this section, ‘private practice of law’ by a district attorney means the performance of legal service, for compensation, for any person or organization except the district attorney’s county and any other governmental agency which the district attorney has a statutory duty to serve.

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