200.3781 - Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order. - Nevada Statutes

200.3781  Petitioner for order: Deferment of costs and fees; free information concerning order; no fee for serving order.

      1.  The payment of all costs and official fees must be deferred for any person who petitions a court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.378. After any hearing and not later than final disposition of such an application or order, the court shall assess the costs and fees against the adverse party, except that the court may reduce them or waive them, as justice may require.

      2.  The clerk of the court shall provide a person who petitions the court for a temporary or extended order pursuant to NRS 200.378 and the adverse party, free of cost, with information about the:

      (a) Availability of temporary and extended orders pursuant to NRS 200.378;

      (b) Procedure for filing an application for such an order; and

      (c) Right to proceed without legal counsel.

      3.  A person who obtains an order pursuant to NRS 200.378 must not be charged any fee to have the order served in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 230)