171.103 - Court clerk may accept complaint filed electronically; procedure; service. - Nevada Statutes

171.103  Court clerk may accept complaint filed electronically; procedure; service.

      1.  A court clerk may accept a complaint filed pursuant to this chapter that is filed electronically. A complaint that is filed electronically must contain an image of the signature of the prosecuting attorney.

      2.  If a court clerk accepts a complaint that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 1, the court clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint by an electronic time stamp and shall electronically return the complaint with the electronic time stamp to the prosecuting attorney. A complaint that is filed and time-stamped electronically pursuant to this section may be converted into a printed document and served upon a defendant in the same manner as a complaint that is not filed electronically.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 892)