1.  The following persons are subject to jurisdiction under this Code:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 412.2545

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(a) Any person described in subsection 1 of NRS 412.254 or who is a member of the state military forces; and

(b) Any person who is in the custody of the state military forces before trial or who is serving a sentence imposed by a court-martial.

2.  Any person described in subsection 1 is subject to this Code until the person’s active service has been terminated in accordance with the law or regulations of the state military forces and the National Guard Bureau and the regulations applicable to that person’s service.